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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1966
Page
1
Rescue workers count nearly 1000 bodies as the quake devastates four eastern provinces near the Iranian border. Officials fear the toll will exceed 3000 with many villages wiped out and hospitals destroyed.
In Madison 156 farm laborers and supporters climbed the capitol steps to seek help after a five day trek from Wautoma. Leader Jesus Salas read demands for minimum wage protection and state worker injury coverage as officials heard the pleas.
Arthur T. Holmes of La Crosse dies suddenly Saturday morning in a local hospital at age 79. He served as Trane Co director from 1918 to 1965 and held roles as secretary and general counsel. A UW regent for ten years he was active in many civic and professional organizations. He was born in La Crosse in March 1887 and began practicing law in 1909. He is survived by his widow Helen C and two daughters.
Staff Sgt. Robert Walsh formerly of La Crosse will receive full military rites after being killed in Vietnam on August 9. A Saturday morning arrival by a Marine detail includes six pallbearers seven or eight firing squad members and a bugler. Services are at 10 a.m. Monday at Dickinson Jackson Street Funeral Chapel and 10:30 a.m. at St. Thomas More Church with burial at Catholic Cemetery. Friends may call after 4 p.m. Sunday and the Rosary is planned for 7:30 p.m. Sunday.
Five major airlines resumed air service as the machinists strike ended. Eastern National Northwest Trans World and United began bookings and flights with lighter loads and crowds small at airports nationwide. The 17 727 union vote approved a three year contract yielding about 15 percent wage hikes plus a cost of living guarantee.
Luci Johnson Nugent and husband Pat return from a Bahamas honeymoon and set up house at Austin near the University of Texas. She attends occasional weddings in Washington and plans part time study a liberal arts course while Pat pursues a MBA.
A cool cloudy weekend with rain likely. Rain chances 60 percent Saturday and 70 percent Sunday. Temperatures hold in the mid 60s Saturday and low 70s Sunday. Monday stays cloudy with lows in the mid 50s.
President Johnson said Hanoi was told the U S would stop bombing North Vietnamese targets if the Communists halt sending troops into South Viet Nam. He pressed civil rights amid campaigning in New England, calling for peaceful progress and warning of potential violence around elections. He also outlined Great Society steps and vow to end pollution in the Great Lakes.
The La Crosse County Board rejected a resolution to join the federal Cuban refugee settlement program by a 28 to 6 vote. Critics fear a flood of refugees, though officials say only one family would be involved. Msgr. Norbert Dall of Catholic Social Service notes the plan would be funded by the federal government and that few Cuban families are expected to relocate here.
Today in La Crosse County 26 couples top August marriage license listings choosing Saturday August 20 as their wedding day. The county clerk reports 50 applications this month, a heavy month trend as August overhauls June for brides while Msgr. John Paul notes St. Joseph Cathedral has five weddings planned for Saturday with capacity six or seven.
The John Wyss Jr. farm barn near Black River Falls burned Friday night after an explosion in the hayloft blew off the cement and glass block structure. Six heifers two bull calves and 1 500 bales of hay and straw were lost along with a loafing barn and four silos. Fire units from Black River Falls and Melrose plus the state conservation department aided. Damage estimated 35 000 to 50 000 with partial insurance.
A State Bar Association panel submitted seven candidates to Governor Warren Knowles to fill the Wisconsin Supreme Court vacancy created by Justice Thomas E. Fairchild’s resignation. The list includes M Eugene Baker Kenosha Charles P Curran Manston Leo B Hanley Milwaukee John A Kluwin Milwaukee Richard W Orton Lancaster Gordon Singkin Madison and George D Young Milwaukee.
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