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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1964
Page
20
A recipe card details Saucy Chicken Barbecue with lemon orange molasses mustard garlic and parsley. It instructs combining ingredients heating simmering sauce and grilling chicken halves basting with sauce for about 50 minutes.
London AP says British officials indicate outsiders may have tried to free Douglas Gordon Goody from Strangeways jail in Manchester where he serves a 30 year term for the great train robbery. Last week Charles Wilson, another gang member, was aided in an escape from a Birmingham prison and remains at large.
John B. Devenport fireman apprentice USN son of Charles and Mrs Devenport of La Crosse helped fight a Villefranche France fire aboard USS Springfield a guided missile cruiser in the Mediterranean Springfield crew aided local firefighters to halt a blaze that threatened old villas the cause under investigation and progress aided by a World War II land mine explosion Springfield flagship of the Sixth Fleet in the Mediterranean.
Charles Helou a 51 year old journalist lawyer and diplomat was elected president of Lebanon by a 92 to 5 vote in Parliament. He will succeed Gen. Fuad Chehab who left after refusing a second term and takes office Sept. 23. Helou supports pro western neutralism and opposes involving Lebanon in Arab conflicts.
Northwestern Utah's Great Salt Lake averages only 15 feet in depth with an area exceeding 1500 square miles. The lake supports few living things due to its salt content near 25 percent.
Minnesota delegates to the Democratic National Convention in Atlantic City focus on Sen Hubert Humphrey and Sen Eugene McCarthy as possible vice presidential nominees. They anticipate a Humphrey tilt and note the Mississippi delegation issue, while costs and independent campaigning shape both parties in Minnesota.
Gov. John W. Reynolds praised Wisconsin’s state fair on Governor's Day calling it the greatest display of abundance and prosperity in the state’s history. He noted gains in agriculture and industry and said the economy will continue expanding in line with national trends.
Cypress-Fairbanks School Board faced a petition from residents and three ministers asking to forbid Darwinian evolution in district classrooms and to block three state textbooks. Spokesman W D Medlin urged a resolution and petitions exceeding 200 signatures, with potential for more. The board formed a committee to study the request and craft a policy.
Adm. U S Grant Sharp Jr the U S military commander in the Pacific left today for an extensive tour of the Far East.
Business leaders largely shrug off the political campaign as not derailing economic growth and expansion plans. The piece notes party splits and crossovers may alter votes, but executives expect continuing good times into next year and maintain plans for new plants and investments.
Kathryn O Hay Granahan US treasurer suffered a broken knee and elbow in a fall at a radio station. The former Pennsylvania congresswoman and widow of Rep. William Thomas Granahan was reported in satisfactory condition.
A compact ad lists Mild Longhorn Cheese Sean Slab Bacon Fort Howard tissue Dinty Moore beef stew Arcadia fryers Morton’s Salt Creamettes peas oranges Maxwell House coffee and air mail stamps with prices and a June 29 date.
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