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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1963
Page
2
A Beverly Hills mother asks Ann Landers about a dangerous game at a 11 year old dancing class party Heaven Or Hell where kids kiss or hit in a closet. The advisor condemns adult behavior and suggests safer activities like YMCA sports.
A crossword style list presents Across and Down clues with partial answers and abbreviations. It includes references to names, objects, and terms such as Grand old name, attic, redactor, frost clues, and various abbreviations, forming a tangled puzzle grid.
Marc Earnhardt, 11, from Englewood Colorado travels with his grandmother to Madison to tour the University of Wisconsin campus. He hopes to study medicine or veterinary science and says the campus is bigger and more beautiful than he imagined. His grandmother says they will help but he must work for admission.
Fred Moyer a 23 year old Boy Scout guide from Mc Allen Texas was killed by a lightning strike while canoeing on Moose Lake with two scouts. The bolt hit after ricocheting from a tree and tore a three inch hole in the canoe. Gary Rawl and Bob Caconower of Fort Worth Texas aided in the rescue attempt but Moyer died.
The continued arraignment of a La Crosse youth on a morals charge will be the sole criminal item on the La Crosse Circuit Court motion day calendar. Judge Lincoln Neprud will hear the case against Ardis L. Nelson 19 of 607 Pine St who allegedly took indecent liberties with a 14 year old girl. The 29 civil matters include nine hearings in divorce suits.
Debate on the foreign aid program moves forward with authorization at 4.1 billion for the year starting July 1 and an impending appropriation bill. Rep. Otto Passman opposes funding levels, while amendments expand limits on Cuba aid, restrict a Bokaro steel mill loan, set minimum loan rates, and push development funds toward private enterprise.
Cook County coroner says William Horlick Sidley died of natural causes. Earlier reports suggested sleeping pills overdose. Sidley 50 died Aug. 13 in an ambulance en route to a hospital after illness at the apartment of Elaine Maurer 43, a former secretary.
Madison AP The State Highway Department says Highway 26 in Janesville is now on the list of main routes with closed sections and detours due to construction. Other closures include 162 between Stoddard and Chaseburg 43 in Kenosha County near 75 70 in Sawyer County between Addison and Ojibwa 75 in Kenosha County near Kansasville and Paddock Lake 103 east of Ladoga Fond du Lac County 24 in Milwaukee 27 south of Cadett Chippewa County 46 north of Balsam Lake Polk County 67 north of Oconomowoc and 113 near Maple Bluff Madison.
The board of review heard two property owners complain about high 1963 assessments. Eileen Layton's 2314 State St property rose from 6000 to 6300 dollars and Lyle and Inez Molstad’s 1262 Seiler Lane assessment fell from 9500 to 8900 dollars.
The Committee on Water Pollution reports a hearing in Neillsville on September 18 to discuss alleged Black River pollution across Taylor Clark Jackson Trempealeau and La Crosse counties.
A dense list of stock quotes and bond prices dated August 24 1965 compiled by Shearson Hamill and Co with numerous issues including RCA Aileen Allis Chalmers Republic Steel American Can Rexall Drug Central Telephone American Cyanamid Reynolds Metals and many others. The page also lists indices such as Dow Jones Averages and sector summaries for utilities railroads and commodities along with fund prices and futures data.
Miners secretary said the larger drill was penetrating 35 feet per hour as plans shifted to a 12 inch hole then reaming to 17 and possibly 24 inches. Rescue crews noted missed holes and ongoing tests while the trapped men Fellin Throne and Bova communicated via Geiger counter readings and humor to boost morale.
Northland College in Ashland says it must deny admission to out of town students due to insufficient on campus housing. A new dormitory is planned for fall while a 20 percent admissions spike occurred a year early. Enrollment last year was 420. City residents are asked to offer rooms for students.
Cattle steady to weak with steers 23.00 to 25.00 and heifers 22.00 to 24.00. Holstein cattle 20.00 to 21.50. calves strong to 1.00 higher with top 32.00 to 33.00. hogs steady with No 1 and 2 butchers 17.00 to 17.50 and sows 15.50 to 16.50. Estimated Friday receipts: 200 cattle 200 calves 200 hogs and 100 sheep.
Swift and Company quotes show hogs steady with various weight bands priced up to 16.50 while sows and stags trade lower. Cattle by class steady with dry fed steers and yearlings top at 24.50 and utilities around 15.50 down. Market roundups include Chicago grain and cattle/butter/egg prices.
In Kensington Minnesota two Evansville workers James Ellingson and Carl Lindemeyer died from fumes while cleaning a farm well on the Elving Berquist property near Pope County. Fireman Craig Watson was overcome during rescue and hospitalized in Starbuck in fair condition.
Phyllis Bot tome, 79, a noted novelist and lecturer, died Thursday in London AP reports.
Trane Company workers again surpassed the daily goal on Thursday with 196 pints donated, 40 over the target and reducing the two day deficit to 40 pints. The Badger Regional Bloodmobile had started at Trane Wednesday 100 pints short, and officials said meeting the 780 pint quota appears likely as total reaches 584 pints.
Detroit AP reports General Motors Chrysler Ford and American Motors will fit all new cars with seat belts effective Jan 1 1964. Studebaker had begun earlier and NashKelvinator traced trends to 1950. Dealers can install belts quickly at about $20 plus factors. List prices will reflect the standard feature.
The Associated Press reports three fatal crashes in Minnesota raising 1963 traffic deaths to 456. Earl Stransky 24 of Pine City died after his car hit a creek bridge and body recovered. Clifford MacNeal 20 of Rice killed when struck near Little Falls as he may have been signaling a motorist. Robert Bryce 47 of Villard died in an intersection collision near Villard with five others hospitalized in Glenwood.
New Delhi India AP Parliament Thursday rejected a no confidence motion against Prime Minister Nehru's government on charges of failure in defense foreign and domestic economic policies and corruption. The Congress party defeated the motion 346 to 61 after an 80 minute defense in which Nehru urged national unity against China.
Senator J W Fulbright says the split among nuclear scientists over the limited nuclear test ban may cost a few votes but will not endanger ratification. He notes a numerical majority favoring the pact banning atmospheric underwater and outer space tests, while some officials oppose. Former disarmament adviser Harold E Stassen urges overwhelming bipartisan approval to avoid harming the President’s international standing and risk of war.
Entries from August 22 to 23 record car fire rear cushions Jim Grayburn Holmen ammonia gas leak printing plant and patients moved by ambulance including Ethel Koerner 65 Bradley Ill Viola Stellingwerf 49 Emma Gautsch R 2 Onalaska Edmund Paulson and transfers between Lutheran Hospital Skemp Clinic and Hillview Home.
Three firemen died and six were hospitalized after a fuel tank explosion at the Center Oil and Coal Co. in Framingham. The blast from a 15,000 gallon tank sent an eight foot flame and propelled a 2,000 pound cap into firefighters and spectators, killing Ashland Fire Chief C. Hubert Moran 47 and Ashland firefighters Norman Berry 34 and John Reebenacher 19.
Washington report says Arcadia Country Club in Trempealeau County received a 91500 soil and water association loan from the Farmers Home Administration. The funds will finance enlarging the golf course converting sand greens to grass installing irrigation and clubhouse improvements with member contributions covering remaining costs.
The United Steel Workers won the bargaining election for 1,946 production workers in six Mirror Aluminum Co. plants in the Manitowoc Two Rivers area with 912 votes against 506 for the United Mine Workers. The NLRB announced the results, noting the Mine Workers were the previous agent. Allied Industrial Workers Union had been eliminated earlier.
Mayor Wagner ends 44 day occupation outside City Hall after a violent melee injuring three officers. Police remove pickets who attempt chain-ins and block traffic as demonstrators chant and call for jobs for Negroes and Puerto Ricans in construction.
SHENANDOAH Pa AP Joseph Bova in his late 70s cries often and refuses to eat while his son Louis 42 is one of three miners trapped 331 feet underground since Aug 13. Louis is separated from two with a six inch lifeline as food and supplies are low. Marie says the father hopes and prays for his son's survival, recalling a 1928 rescue of another son.
Senator Barry Goldwater said he would back Nelson Rockefeller if the New York governor won the Republican nomination in 1964. He stated the country cannot stand another four years of Kennedy and answered yes to the question of possible Rockefeller support after a Thursday speech in Atlanta.
From Grandview Hospital La Crosse August 20 a daughter Sara Jane born to Charles and a residence 1915 S 21st Terrace Aug 21 a son Matthew John to John and Hazel Sampson Krause Rabin Kourt La Crosse Hospital Aug 21 a son to Joseph and unnamed mother 21052 La Crosse St Milwaukee Mt Sinai Hospital Aug 16 a daughter Mindy Ann born to Ralph and wife at 4018 N Newhall St Shorewood Roberta Sklar Gorenstein noted as formerly of La Crosse
A son, Timothy John, was born August 4 at St Josephs Hospital Milwaukee to Mr and Mrs Harry Baker of Menomonee Falls. Simone Buchholtz, formerly of West Salem, and Baker formerly of Mindoro are the parents.
Robert N. Johnson 66 of 1819 Green Bay St. died Friday morning Aug 23 in a local hospital. Born Jan 13 1897 in La Crosse he is survived by his widow Lillian a daughter Dorothy Christman Vallejo Calif a son Robert Tuscaloosa Ala a sister Florence Martell Salem Ore two brothers Frank Mason Corvallis Ore and Russell Johnson La Crosse and three grandchildren. Funeral Monday at 1:50 p.m. Sletten McKee Funeral Home with Rev James Bell. burial Oak Grove Cemetery Tomah with La Crosse American Legion Post giving military rites. He was a World War I veteran and member of the American Legion and Mexican Border Veterans. Friends may call Sunday 7–9 p.m.
The 1963 Wisconsin traffic toll rose to 530 with a Dodge County man and a Kenosha County woman dying in separate late night crashes. Edward Flugenze of New Iberia Louisiana, 24, died when his car left the road and overturned in Fox Lake at 11 45 p m Thursday. Mrs Bertha Heidersdorf 61 of rural Kenosha died after a two car collision near the intersection of Highway 45 and County Trunk C near Kenosha Thursday night.
Prime Minister Fidel Castro declared the Cuban revolution will win despite attacks by counter-revolutionaries. He spoke during the opening ceremony of Cuba's annual student games, marking his first public reference to hit and run raids on refineries and factories.
Robert Isenman owner of Skyline Acres on County Highway MM told La Crosse County Sheriff that a bridle saddle and miscellaneous items were taken from the ranch sometime in the past month while the property was unoccupied.
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