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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1966
Page
8
The House looks set to approve a bill imposing up to 20 years in jail and fines up to 20 000 for aiding the Viet Cong or hindering U.S. troop movements. HUAC hearings produced arrests, expulsions, and volatile exchanges as Kinoy faced contempt findings.
A powerful earthquake disruption prompted U S troops and trucks to reach ruined villages and deliver 7000 pounds of medical supplies. Air Force loaded doctors and supplies from Ankara and Adana and prepared more flights. The tremors began Friday at 2 30 p m local time and were felt in Armenia and the Soviet Union with an intensity near 7 5 on the Richter scale.
Holmes Robert D Johns Patricia and Barbra Loveland with six grandchildren are named in this obituary. Services will be held at First Presbyterian Church at 10 a.m. Monday with Rev. Charles Houdek officiating. Burial follows in Oak Grove Cemetery. Friends may call Sletten McKee Funeral Home Sunday evening.
Mrs Patrick J Lucey Wisconsin lieutenant governor wife will visit La Crosse Thursday for a Mississippi River boat trip 1 30 to 2 30 p m with a coffee reception at Mrs William Gerrard 1136 King St Those wishing to join the boat meet at the Big Indian in Riverside Park at 1 p m and others may attend the 3 15 p m coffee at Mrs Gerrards Reservations by noon Tuesday with Mrs Marion Kvien 1202 East Ave S
President Lyndon B. Johnson asserts that progress requires continued effort under civil peace where all citizens, black and white, share responsibilities and rights. He emphasizes the United States must succeed or fail as one people, not divided races.
The Conservation Department said 43 campsites will be available for Mirror Lake State Park near Lake Delton opening Saturday. It marks the third new state recreational area opened this summer, with further additions planned by next spring including a beach 27 more campsites a boat launch and picnic areas.
Theta Sigma Phi announced winners of its annual awards of excellence. The Madison Wisconsin chapter received a certificate of commendation, with recognition also given to the North Shore professional chapter in Chicago.
The refugee family found work in the city and Msgr. Dall explained welfare limits under a federal program. The county board debated adopting the program amid concerns about costs and impact while local officials defended refugees as contributing to the economy and society. Carroll urged support as anti-communist aid.
William D. Buck of St. Louis Missouri has been re elected president of the AFL CIO International Association of Fire Fighters. The re election confirms Buck will lead the union for another term amid ongoing labor efforts in the firefighting sector.
Preview shows last night’s low and yesterday’s high 94 as part of a U S Weather Bureau timing forecast to 7 00 AM EST. The fragment implies temperature tracking and forecast confirmation for the early morning period.
Howard A. Olson 52 of Sparta died in a New Castle Wyoming motel while on vacation with family. He was an accountant at Camp McCoy and a major in the 32nd Infantry Division. Funeral arrangements by Robert Page Funeral Home. Michael Dean Opelt Jr. died in a Minneapolis hospital Aug 18. he was born Sept 28 1965 and survived by both families and grandparents with services at White Bear Lake Lutheran Church.
Elmer J. McCoy 84 of Valley dies in a Hillsboro hospital Friday August 19 after a brief illness. Services set for 2 30 p m Sunday at the Evangelical United Brethren Church Valley with Revs Edward Johnson and Wallace Davison officiating. Burial in Mount Vernon Cemetery.
Funeral arrangements follow a burial at Hillsboro and visitation at the Hillsboro funeral home after 7 p.m. Saturday and until noon Sunday and at the church from 1 p.m. until the service. Mr. McCoy, born October 31 1881, lived in Union Township before moving to Valley. He married Elizabeth Pinter September 25 1907 and was a Modern Woodman Lodge member and charter member of Valley’s 22 Club. Survived by widow, one daughter Evelyn Hopke of Gleason a foster-niece Arlan Marshall of Hillsboro two brothers Wallace and Jacob a sister Mrs Harold Cowden nine grandchildren and nine great grandchildren.
The five major airlines reach a final 20 hour Labor Department deal after a costly strike that drained revenue by an estimated 340 million dollars. Workers received pay and benefits promises while Congress and the White House weigh anti inflation wage guidelines and possible new labor legislation.
Steven Brekke a 17 year old from Blair reported harassment by several young men at Countryside Drive In. A car followed him and later challenged him to a fight. When he refused to exit his vehicle the youths smashed the front windows then fled as police were called.
Mrs. Carl Strauss 50 of R 2 La Crescent Minn died Thursday Aug 18 in a La Crosse hospital. She was born Nov 24 1915 in La Crosse and served as director of nurses at Grandview Hospital since 1961. She held roles in Eastern Star and White Shrine lodges, served on the La Crescent School Board, and worked with the Minnesota Blood mobile. Survived by husband Carl daughter Sara Haines son Gene two sisters and two brothers. Services Monday 2 p.m. Dickinson Jackson Street Chapel with burial Prospect Hill Cemetery. Eastern Star services Sunday after 4 p.m. in the chapel.
Mrs Mary Jane Larsen 84 formerly of 236 S 23rd St died in a local hospital Saturday Aug 20 Born Feb 14 1882 in Mt Sterling Wis She is survived by one step son Gerald of Rapid City S D She was preceded in death by husband Louis in 1965 Services will be Monday at 1 30 p m at Sletten McKee Funeral Home Friends may call Sunday 7 9 p m She was a member of La Crosse Chapter 22 Eastern Star and United Commercial Travelers Auxiliary
Alexis L Valueff 72 of 705 Mormon Coulee Road died in a local hospital Friday Aug 19 formerly of Baltimore Md and recently in La Crosse Services Monday at 10 a.m. Sletten McKee Funeral Home Masonic Lodge 45 will officiate burial at Mormon Coulee Memorial Park Funeral home hours Sunday 7 to 9 p.m.
Cloudy with rain likely and continued cool conditions tonight through Saturday. Minnesota sees scattered showers and possible thunderstorms tonight and Sunday. Iowa region mostly cloudy with occasional showers or storms tonight and Sunday. locally heavy rains in the northwest and west. Sunrise Sunday at 6 14 a m Sunset Sunday at 8 02 p m Record highs and lows shown for August 20 with 97 and 50. Degree days total 8.
Flood stage readings linger for 24 hours at La Crosse stations with 24 hour change and observed precursors. Authorities monitor river levels and forecast potential rises affecting nearby communities and infrastructure.
A 80 mile migrant labor march reached the Wisconsin Capitol grounds in Madison with 500 supporters. Speakers including Attorney General La Follette and Senator Risser urged humane treatment while migrants described housing evictions and bandaged feet. The group planned a Tuesday hearing in Wautoma with growers and workers invited.
St Louis police officer Leslie Davis, 57, with no children of his own, helped deliver a child for the 15th time in his 27 years on the force, highlighting his long service.
London AP reports Capt. Henry Joseph Round an electronic engineer and inventor died Wednesday at age 85. He was known as the father of British broadcasting for his pioneering work.
Cincinnati mourns the death of concert pianist Lillian Brigel Siegel who passed away on Thursday. She rose to prominence around the turn of the century and contributed to classical music with performances in major venues. She leaves a legacy in American piano circles.
Hillview Home Employees Local 750 picketed two sites in La Crosse when a court issued a temporary restraining order against further demonstrations. The order covers Gordon Feinberg and Robert Peterson at Sanitary Supply and Metropolitan Life Insurance, with a hearing set for Wednesday. The union had held protests since June over a salary dispute and had previously targeted the county courthouse and other supervisors.
Charlyn Balabanis performs two Puccini arias in the Grand Finale with the Coulee Region Symphony under Frank Italiano at 8:30 p.m. in Myrick Park. Marilyn School of Dance students join the program, which includes Barber Overture to the School for Scandal, Meyerbeer Suite from Les Patineurs, Sibelius Symphony No. 2 finale, Gounod Faust ballet music, two Puccini arias, and Tschaikovsky Overture 1812.
Kansas City AP reports the post office suspended mail to about 80 homes over an abandoned limestone mine. Several cave-ins occurred and homes were destroyed. Residents may pick up mail at a branch office or install mailboxes outside the danger zone.
Amherst Massachusetts AP five new 22 story dormitories at the University of Massachusetts will be named after George Washington John Adams John Quincy Adams Calvin Coolidge and John F Kennedy.
A four foot high thermometer that hung on Spokane City Hall for over 40 years was stolen this week. Building foreman Ernie Richard joked that it never worked anyway as he reported the loss.
Delegates at Ashland Ohio vote to merge the National Sunday School Board into a single Board of Christian Education at the 78th general conference.
Trane Co installs about 300000 dollars of cryogenic heat exchanger testing equipment in a new 100000 square foot lab wing. The cryogenic system tests exchangers used to produce oxygen for steelmaking and other gases by low temperature air separation. Exchangers are built at La Crosse and Epinal France plants. The facility aims to simulate air separation plant conditions and operates down to 300 degrees below zero.
The La Crosse Tribune publishs daily and Sunday editions from La Crosse Wisconsin. It is a Lee Enterprises Inc affiliate and AP member with standard pricing for mail and carrier delivery.
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