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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1966
Page
9
In the seven-county La Crosse district July unemployment claims totaled 4 323, up from June’s 3 131 and July 1965’s 3 929. Wisconsin unemployment accounted for 4 037 of the total with other categories including interstate 116 federal 61 and former armed forces 109.
A 15 year old boy was found hanging by his ankles from a logging chain attached to a telephone pole on a French Island in La Crosse County. William Dobbs reported hearing shouting around 8 p.m. two young men allegedly forced the boy onto the pole and left. Deputies could not verify the name the youth provided.
William Smith Culbertson, who served as the U S ambassador to Romania and Chile, died Saturday at Walter Reed Army Hospital. He was 82.
Wisconsin attorney general's office asked to issue a formal opinion on whether a Green Bay Highway Commission civil service employee can run for the State Legislature while holding a state job. Robert N. Johnson faces Republican primary opposition in Brown County 3rd District. Hatch Act and little Hatch Act concerns may force his withdrawal or resignation. no precedents exist, officials say.
Volunteers from seven firms aid the sunken garden project at 4th and Main. About 1000 yards of fill are hauled in by 11 donated trucks from Coulee Site Corp Onalaska. Carpenter and concrete teams prepare plant beds as decorative boulders arrive. The project aims for a 25000 dollar finish.
Herman O. Klein a former La Crosse banker left five thousand dollars of his estimated sixty thousand dollar estate to the La Crosse Symphony Orchestra Association. Klein died at 91 on June 29 and the remainder of his estate goes to a dozen nieces nephews and grandnieces. He long headed Bata vian National Bank retiring in 1961 after 68 years in banking. He lived at 223 South 17th Street.
Six physicians expert in lung clots will speak at a September 14 symposium in La Crosse. Sponsored by the Adolf Gundersen Foundation and the Wisconsin Heart Association, the event at Holiday Lanes will include a 9:30 a.m. panel led by Dr Simon Levitt with other speakers from major medical centers. An open discussion follows in the 2 p.m. session.
Ten persons were injured in five La Crosse accidents early Sunday. Ronald Paulson 25 of 15232 George St. suffered head cuts and possible internal injuries and was taken to St Francis Hospital in good condition. The incident followed a swerving maneuver to avoid two cars on George near Stoddard. Police reported Robin Paulson 23 suffered facial cuts. The other incidents involved multiple victims near Rose and Copeland Avenues and Rose and Car Streets, with drivers named Trussoni 18, Coady 22, and Jenks 56 among the injured, plus several passengers suffering cuts and contusions.
The 1965 outdoor Festival of Arts attendance fell short again due to weather, with the Pops Concert held in Coleman Auditorium in memory of Stella Trane Jackson. The program featured four costumed youths on Bavarian horns, conductor and soloist performances, and pieces by Rimsky Korsakov, Jarrett, Puccini, Lehar, and Riegger, concluding with Rossini's William Tell. The event was recorded by WLCX for a 6 p.m. Monday broadcast.
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