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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1964
Page
7
Evan A. Hart historic sites supervisor for the Minnesota Historical Society died Monday at his home. Hart, 51, joined the society in October 1963 after working as a freelance commercial artist in Milwaukee. He was from Allison Iowa and a Kansas State College graduate. Surviving are his widow two stepsons a brother and two sisters.
Dear Nancy seeks guidance as her carpenter father insults friends to the point of risking social visits. Ann Landers advises measuring twice before speaking and asks him to ease up.
Children’s Day drew thousands under 12 admitted free and sunny weather pushed fourth day attendance to 122 835. Unofficial total reached 376 397, ahead of last year’s 352 953. Traditional morning contests drew families, while livestock sales topped with a 964 pound Hereford selling for 915.80 and a grand champion steer at 95 cents a pound to Selen’s restaurant.
Charles H. Olive, a 36 year old Minot convict serving a life term for murder, completed nine foot high by 325 foot long murals in the recreation yard under Warden Irvin Riedman. The former sign painter used enamel leftovers to depict hunting, a storm at sea, a Western town main street, and a Teton view. Other inmates suggested subjects but religious murals were ruled out.
Life Magazine estimated President Lyndon B Johnson and family wealth at 14 million with the official trustee valuing it at 4 million. The 10 million gap reflects differences between book and market value of holdings across broadcasting real estate and banking. The fortune traces to a 17 thousand radio station purchase 21 years ago.
The Maharanee of Sikkim Hope Cooke and her husband, ruler of Sikkim, depart Calcutta by plane with their infant son. They plan stops in Zurich today and London Tuesday before returning to New York.
HIGGINSVILLE Mo AP Wallace Dale Whitzel 26 of Kansas City died Sunday on his first parachute jump. Don Cooper owner of a skydiving club and jump pilot said Whitzel leaped from 2700 feet and opened his parachute but the pilot chute tangled in his arm causing him to delay opening his reserve chute.
AP report lists top 10 states by receipts for 25 key farm products and related goods. California leads in eggs green wheat and overall value while Illinois Iowa Texas and others follow in various categories such as corn soybeans cotton and dairy.
The text extols Mueller Climatrol gas heating units, highlighting Endural Heat Exchanger and Volumaire Blower for quiet comfort. It notes over a century of experience and a price only slightly higher than basic models, inviting readers to get estimates and compare.
Schneider Mueller dealers in the area list Bob's Sheet Metal in Coon Valley Wisconsin Standorf Heating Service in Prairie du Chien Wisconsin Flom and Forsyth in Houston Minnesota and Joseph Fritsch in Sparta Wisconsin offering metal work and heating services in the region.
WALLOPS ISLAND VA AP A Scout rocket launched early today to test shielding materials for manned spaceflight. The four stage rocket aimed to place a 370 pound payload at 130 miles altitude and then reenter at speeds up to 19 000 miles per hour. NASA said results were good.
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