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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1963
Page
16
New York columnist HAL BOYLE says he will not march on Washington for the protest. He prefers staying home, drinking beer, and reading about the event while watching it on television.
A Thai troupe performed an ancient rain dance at an Asian cultural festival in Kuala Lumpur and three hours later Singapore experienced its heaviest rainfall hour long downpour since last month’s drought began.
Washington stands as a symbol of national power yet shows vast contrasts from marble monuments to blighted neighborhoods. The piece notes civil rights marchers heading to the Lincoln Memorial, races in flux, limited local self-rule, and historic demonstrations from Coxey’s 1894 march to the 1932 Bonus Army, contrasting serenity with upheaval.
Thousands of civil rights advocates mass in the nation’s capital to dramatize the struggle for Negro rights. The city awaits their arrival as part of a large protest and visibility effort.
A Wisconsin Romney for President club is organized to push a full Republican test in the 1964 primary. President Carl H. Kielisch says chapters exist in Ozaukee County Milwaukee Madison and Kenosha and the group may run Romney or slate uninstructed delegates.
AP recounts actors views on political activism as a Washington march draws attention to civil rights. Brando and others are praised or condemned. Hope, Baker, Gleason, Newman, Edwards, Crawford and Ferrer weigh personal rights against public influence.
General Lucius D. Clay joined administration critics of a 585 million foreign aid authorization cut. FBI reports show crime up 9 percent in the first six months of the year with higher larceny and auto theft. Cuba trade with non Communist nations rose led by Japan, while a Census survey signals a consumer buying surge and auto purchases in the near term.
Sen. Gaylord Nelson of Wisconsin told the South Dakota Dakota Federation of Democratic Women that unemployment, automation, education and resource conservation are the core U.S. problems. He warned the nation cannot survive as an affluent society amid poverty and urged aid to help others live in dignity to prevent communism.
The Wisconsin Board of Health committee on water pollution will hold a meeting at 10 a.m. on Wednesday September 18 in the Neillsville armory. Investigators say discharges into the Black River and tributaries in La Crosse Taylor Clark Jackson and Trempealeau Counties threaten public health and aquatic life. Municipalities and industries must report on treatment or disposal plans and facilities. All interested parties are invited.
Milwaukee AP report says more than 67000 dollars in cash and checks were stolen from a closed but unlocked safe at Mount Mary College while the treasurer Sister Mary Huberta was away for prayers and lunch. The haul included 7169 in cash and 60000 in checks from sisters who paid for summer school. Police found no visiting groups on campus Sunday.
Fifty Anglican laymen at a Toronto weekend consultation urged broader unity among lay Christians worldwide. They warned against risks of excluding women and agreed Archbishop Coggan urged a meeting of representatives from the 18 communion churches to overcome gender and parish boundaries.
A Danish agriculture note states that about seven million pigs are fattened each year in Denmark, reflecting the scale of pork production and its impact on rural economies and export potential.
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