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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1963
Page
8
On this date in 1945, World War II ended as Japan surrendered unconditionally. The AP notes August 14 as the day with the year’s 226th day and 139 days remaining.
An advertising blurb promotes FASTEETH denture powder for firmer teeth and comfortable eating with no gummy taste. It also lists varied historical notes, including Nagasaki and Hiroshima events, Oregon Territory, the Social Security Act, the Atlantic Charter, U.S. wheat policy, a 1950s airliner crash, a Plymouth cash robbery, Churchill and pollination facts.
Ballooning costs worry planners of the March on Washington for jobs and freedom set for August 2. Leaders estimate 100,000 to 250,000 participants as organizers seek funds for a loudspeaker system and travel expenses. They expect the march to be self funded by dues and contributions from NAACP and other groups.
In Flint Michigan the Adams Hotel blaze that began Sunday killed a second person. Frank Torrey a 68 year old blind former evangelist died after being trapped six hours in his third floor room. Autopsy ordered to determine cause of death.
Os car Pearson, 61, executive vice president of the Tennessee Coal and Iron Division of U S Steel, died Monday in Birmingham. He previously served as U S Steel general manager of operations and operations vice president.
An Associated Press survey finds that in four of six world centers families with modest incomes pay 13 to 20 percent of their incomes in taxes. In the United States personal income last year was $440 billion with $128 billion paid in taxes. federal taxes in 1962 averaged $549 per person versus $1.92 in 1800.
A wartime style comparison shows New York drivers paying 20 percent total tax on a 5824 wage while Frankfurt and Tokyo drivers face lower rates. Rio de Janeiro leads with 65 percent of earnings taxed for a 100000 salary. Indirect taxes hit England and Japan follows postwar reforms.
Clarence B. Randall, 80, a leading St. Paul attorney and father of Ramsey County Attorney William B. Randall, died Monday night after a heart attack following several weeks hospitalization. He previously represented Northwestern Bell and Tri State Telephone and Telegraph, where he served as president before joining a St. Paul firm in 1944.
Dr Marion C. Millender, 104, one of the nation’s oldest practicing physicians, died Monday in Asheville after practicing into his 90s. He had served the city for many decades and was renowned for his medical work.
The State Banking Department says 475 state and mutual savings banks and trust companies in Wisconsin held total assets of 3.2 billion at June 29, up five institutions from a year earlier. Major assets include 1.5 billion in loans and discounts and 1 billion in U.S. government obligations.
Milwaukee police officer Eugene J. Moser resigned less than a day after he and Patrolman Edward Orlowski were suspended for allegedly taking cash gifts from a house of prostitution madam. Chief Johnson noted 11 other officers faced lie detector tests with no action yet.
Dr Edward D Kohlstedt a Methodist leader of national stature died in Menlo Park California at age 88 Private services are planned for Wednesday He led the home mission council from 1937 to 1939 earlier served as president of Dakota Wesleyan University and was a Wisconsin minister for 20 years He retired to Menlo Park in 1947 and is survived by his wife a daughter and two sons.
The report records large obligations and bonds for state and local government, totaling billions, with bank assets showing sizable shifts. Time deposits rise by 165.6 million to 1.5 billion, demand deposits up 52.2 million, and U.S. government deposits advance 94.2 million. Capital and surplus totals rise and reserves fluctuate with notable changes across categories.
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