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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1963
Page
3
Washington AP reports federal agencies colleges and major employers seek returning Peace Corps volunteers. About 400 have completed two years overseas with 325 more to finish by year end. Industry aims to hire veterans for roles in engineering chemistry and agriculture at roughly 750 a month.
Two La Crosse residents spoke to the University of Wisconsin Law School summer course on legal problems. Atty. Robert Johns discussed negotiating settlements and County Judge Eugene A. Toepel outlined probate procedure. The 10 week course trains senior students in practical legal methods and may substitute for the six month apprenticeship required after graduation.
More than 300 cattle entered as the 66th annual four day Elroy fair opens. Attendance in first two days running ahead of last year with fair weather expected to boost crowds. Junior fair cattle divisions draw keen competition with some classes splitting entries. Holstein entries reach 19 in the junior and 28 in the senior heifer classes. Veteran judge Charles Brace of Lone Rock calls the entries the finest he has seen in Juneau County fairs.
Sgt. Alvin C. York, famed World War I Medal of Honor recipient, is seriously ill in Nashville hospital. Officials say he remains unconscious to some degree, with rising temperature after weeks of treatment for bedsores and a past stroke leaving him bed-ridden at his Pall Mall home.
Mostly fair tonight and Sunday in Lacrosse and vicinity. Cooler tonight then a bit warmer Sunday with Lows in the upper 40s and highs in the mid 70s. Monday turns partly cloudy and warmer with a chance of showers. Wisconsin cool and clear tonight, fair and warmer Sunday. Minnesota mostly fair tonight and Sunday with cooler tonight and warmer Sunday. Iowa partly cloudy tonight and Sunday with showers and thunderstorms in the extreme west. Degree days show 0 to date, total 8 through August 17, 1962. normal 12.
River readings show flood stage at 124.7 with 24 hour changes recorded. Sunrise is at 6 12 am and sunset at 8 05 pm on Sunday.
Premier Cyrille Adoula returned from Europe to a financial crisis as inflation and high government spending threaten Congo national bankruptcy. International experts urge devaluation of the Congo franc to ease the economy.
United States suspended two aid items in July worsensing Congo shortages and public works funding. Experts warn the franc is overvalued and call for devaluation up to 500 percent to curb smuggling and aid exporters. Belgium may assume much debt and securities while backing Congo’s salaries and diplomats.
AP Special Correspondent William L. Ryan reports that Latin American communists divide into Chinese revolutionary and Soviet reform camps. In Brazil the split is clear with two parties led by Prestes and a 5,000 strong splinter group. Castro’s Cuba edges toward the Chinese line while Castro’s lieutenants and regional groups push violence amid regional unrest.
A dense list of speeding fines and court actions from Sparta and surrounding areas includes Dale Von Ruden Westby Marvin Johnson Madison and Edwin Roper Park Ridge Ill facing speeding charges with varying fines. Several defendants face drunk driving imprudence and license issues along with numerous county court and municipal court citations and judgments for a wide range of offenses.
Last night’s low and yesterday’s high reported for Bemidji Bismarck Boston Chicago Denver Des Moines Duluth Fairbanks Fort Worth Honolulu Indianapolis Kansas City LACROSSE Los Angeles Memphis Miami Milwaukee Minneapolis New Orleans New York Phoenix Philadelphia Rochester Richmond San Francisco Seattle St Louis Washington Winnipeg. Forecast covers regional conditions and temperature ranges.
Wisconsin Atty. Gen. George Thompson met with Colorado officials to discuss the Denver police burglary ring investigation of 1961. The session aimed to gain ideas for Milwaukee probes as warrants and suspensions affected vice squad officers.
The State Highway Department lists major roads with closed sections due to construction including State 162 between Stoddard and Chaseburg State 43 near Kenosha County and State 75 near Kansasville Paddock Lake State 70 between Radisson and Ojibwa State 103 east of Ladoga State 24 in Milwaukee State 27 south of Cadott State 46 north of Balsam Lake State 67 north of Oconomowoc and 113 near Maple Bluff Madison. Work continues on many other main roads but they remain open.
AP dispatch reports experts from three Communist nations placing seismographic devices near the French test site in the western Sahara. French underground testing rumored in the Ahaggar Mountains. Travelers say groups of Soviets East Germans and Chinese posed as oil prospectors near Algiers. Under Algerian independence France retains Sahara base rights for five years.
A Soviet built TU 104 of a Czechoslovak airline was grounded by mechanical trouble then destroyed by fire at Santa Cruz International Airport in Bombay. The blaze left the aircraft a twisted wreck. cause listed as accidental, no injuries reported.
Dan Kinney son of Mr and Mrs Donald R Kinney 2328 Mississippi St will receive a commission in the armed services Saturday upon completing ROTC work after his graduation from the University of Wisconsin this summer.
Rain slowed the Wisconsin State Fair but attendance stayed strong with 83,590 on Friday and 687,595 through eight days toward a 10 day total. Youth Day drew 45,000 under 18s. highlights included a rocket flight and baton twirling titles. Local winners in swine shows and hog contests were noted from Beloit, Elk Horn, Mt. Carroll, and Waukesha with several grand and champion titles awarded.
The Hixon House at 429 North Seventh Street will open Sundays from 1 to 5 p.m. starting August 18. James A. Brindley of the La Crosse County Historical Society announced the hours. Built in 1857 by Gideon C. Hixon it was donated to the society by Mrs. Frank P. Hixon.
The March page notes Spirit of ammonia remedies and travel sickness supplies plus aspirin salt tablets bandages and towels. The American Red Cross will run about a dozen first aid stations staffed by Public Health Service doctors and volunteer nurses with around 30 ambulances on standby. The Medical Committee for Civil Rights will operate at the Willard Hotel with doctors nurses and dentists on duty around the clock. Thousands of troops will be nearby and fire crews can reach scenes quickly if needed.
Comedian George Jessel acknowledged fathering actress Joan Tyler's daughter and will pay $500 monthly child support. The paternity case identifies the child as Charles Carla born December 27, 1961, with Jessel naming the child as beneficiary on two life insurance policies totaling $35,000.
Stephan Pauly aged two of Toledo Ohio drowned after apparently falling from a pier at Lake Delton His body was found floating about a half hour after he went missing Authorities described the incident as an accidental drowning and said his parents were notified promptly
Sen. Barry Goldwater said he would enter the 1964 Republican presidential race if he decided to run, insisting a favorite son challenge would not keep him from Wisconsin’s primary. He urged delaying the nuclear test ban treaty action and voiced concerns about Soviet tests, while about 1,200 attended a banking school graduation in Madison and 35 protesters demonstrated outside.
Secretary of State Dean Rusk indicated Khrushchev faces domestic and international pressures to ease tensions with the United States and allies. Rusk cited possible observer stations to prevent surprise attacks and noted ongoing talks with Gromyko and NATO on nonaggression and further East West accords. The discussion followed Rusk’s week in Moscow with Khrushchev and Gromyko and mirrors officials’ view that Khrushchev wants to reduce military costs to free resources for civilian growth.
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