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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1966
Page
3
AP report from Saigon describes civilians as unprotected in South Viet Nam amid daily guerrilla warfare. It cites thousands of civilian deaths and injuries, misidentification of targets by pilots, and multiple bombing incidents including the Truong Thanh village strike and the Point Welcome incident.
The report recalls last week’s airstrikes by U S Air Force on a Mekong delta village that killed 26 villagers and injured 124, highlighting civilians caught between Viet Cong and allied forces. It notes earlier bombings near Gia Linh within the DMZ with 20 dead and 10 wounded.
Seventy nine men and boys attended a combined junior leader and outdoor scout training course at Camp Decorah led by Ben Smallman and Paul Wechter with assistants from Troops in La Crosse and nearby towns. The event drew participants from four districts including La Crosse Caledonia Arcadia Trempealeau Sparta Viroqua Westby and Onalaska. Training followed a patrol system with leaders guiding patrols through all projects.
A list of marriage licenses shows couples from La Crosse Cedarburg West Salem Onalaska Sparta Spooner Norwalk Melrose and surrounding towns set to wed on August 20 with multiple pairs in La Crosse and nearby cities. Names include Edward Resavage Ruth Gunder sen Michael Boisen Pamela Fritz and others across Wisconsin towns.
Civil rights leaders and opponents clashed at a Minneapolis City Council hearing on a proposed ordinance barring discrimination in housing employment public accommodations and services. The measure would exempt private room rentals. The hearing, before about 200 people, precedes next Tuesday’s council vote. An arson inspector testified about Molotov cocktail materials found in a vacant house six days earlier, tied to enforcement provisions of the bill.
The House approved a 214.2 million dollar appropriations bill to fund Congress operations this year with a cap on Capitol extension expenditure. The compromise removes a Senate ban on funding the architect office but requires work to stay limited to a scale model. The measure returns to the Senate for action.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr and Mayor Richard J Daley meet in Chicago to discuss open housing with other civic leaders. The conference aims to resolve alleged real estate discrimination amid ongoing demonstrations and a linked rise in crime.
Milwaukee AP reports continued cool weather brought a record crowd to the Wisconsin State Fair on Tuesday. Attendance reached 75 260, a Tuesday record, with total fair attendance at 485 406 since opening Friday, about 55 000 above 1965’s halfway mark. Women’s and legislators’ day featured animal judging and Perry Como shows, while medallions were awarded to George Haberman and Ernest Swift by the State Exposition Board for community service.
Tom Stoffel of St. Paul was chosen Region 10 chairman at the national Explorer Scouts delegate conference. Region 10 covers Minnesota the Dakotas and Montana.
An 8-5 Stevens Point Common Council vote rezoned a 15 acre tract for residential use, blocking University Plaza Inc. from building a Milwaukee shopping center tied to dorm plans. State officials disputed campus plans and efforts to link the land to Stevens Point campus, with a $361,000 fine arts site appropriation facing review in September.
Wednesday brings WLCX Vox Pop at 7 p.m. WKTY offers stock car time trials at 7:20 p.m. and WKBH air 7:55 p.m. baseball Twins vs Angels. Thursday includes WKBH at 1:25 p.m. Twins vs Angels baseball matchup.
Wisconsin's seasonally increased workforce rose by 9 200 in July to 1 845 300 a record for the month The unemployment total reached 75 100 in July up from 68 300 in June due to vacation plant closings early auto plant layoffs for model changes and more summer workers entering the labor field Last year July unemployment was 64 600 The commission also noted 24 870 unemployment claims were filed last week versus 20 160 the week before.
All city parks and outlying areas will be treated Thursday night as the sixth round of spraying begins.
Robert Mickschl reports to the La Crosse County Sheriff that between Friday and Monday his $260 1963 Mark 28 maroon Mercury outboard motor and a red six gallon gasoline tank were taken from a boat on a trailer in his back yard at 2811 S. 27th St.
Five more victims were added to Wisconsin’s road toll including Mamie Hirsch 82 grandmother of Elroy Crazylegs Hirsch killed in a two car collision in Wausau. Others killed were Frank Clark 2 Racine Brock Mondroski 18 Mosinee Arnold White 29 Manitowoc.
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