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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1963
Page
6
An editor recalls a December 1912 Popular Mechanics issue and its wild notions from 4 horsepower planes to flexible wheels and rat traps. He argues many ideas were impractical but notes how some concepts foreshadow modern tools and methods.
An open letter from the La Crescent Taxpayers Association warns residents to consider the $1,400,000 high school facility proposal and rising taxes before the special election Tuesday. It argues the project risks bankruptcy, cites a $100,000 delinquent tax list, and urges prudent choices to protect the village’s finances and taxpayers.
The 630 foot Gateway Arch is under construction in St Louis within a 9 acre park commemorating the Louisiana Purchase and westward expansion. When completed in 1965 it will be taller than the Washington Monument with an observation platform and narrated project updates.
A 1943 recap notes Sicily’s fall and Allied shelling of Italy, with invasion fleet at sea and talk of a new front. Cpl Floyd Harold Briggs, 23, from Onalaska, dies in a bomber crash near Pueblo. Local war fund seeks $100,000 to finish Smoke for Yanks and county loan quotas rise.
Madison report highlights Ellen Proxmire wife of Wisconsin senator detailing the demanding life of political spouses. She writes of finance under pressure and constant public scrutiny while noting moments of longing for a quieter family life.
Robert Ruark reflects on Estes Kefauver as an opportunist who fought Crump power and championed civil rights yet faded late in politics. He notes Kefauver’s early promise, vice presidential run, strong showmanship, and a career cut short by illness, ending as a flawed but engaging public figure.
A sample bridge lesson discusses true versus false cards with a South West East example. The column explains how false plays can ruin a hand and hints at better future play in Jacoby's guide offer from The La Crosse Tribune reader service.
In Washington the Kennedy administration heralds U S nuclear superiority as diplomats await Soviet reaction to the test ban treaty. Rusk McNamara and Taylor say America remains far ahead, while Khrushchev offers no counterclaims amid Senate debates and implied Russian cooperation to secure treaty approval.
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