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Newspaper

La Crosse Tribune

Location

La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Aug 26, 1965

Page

3

Military May Reclaim Astronauts To Man Its Orbiting Laboratories

The Pentagon pursues full MOL development with NASA astronauts possible on five two man flights. Johnson backs the program while pledging peaceful space aims and UN treaty commitments. Launches will use Cape Kennedy and Vanderberg AFB with some missions over Soviet and Chinese airspace.

Military Elton C. Fay Washington Manned Orbiting Laboratory Johnson Pentagon National Aeronautics and Space Administration Defense NASA Robert S. McNamara Outer Space Earth Manned Orbiting Laboratories Cape Kennedy Fla Vandenberg Air Force Base Calif United States Soviet Union White House McNamara Air Force Defense Department

One Room School Tackles Retardation On Crotched Mountain

In Greenfield New Hampshire psychologists at the Crotched Mountain Rehabilitation Center study brain damage in so called retarded children. They find many are highly educable and can be rehabilitated. Scott F. now 16 attends public high school after six years of special classes and can read at a fourth grade level despite aphasia. Manfred T. Drewski heads the program and notes Scott learned to read through targeted teaching.

Crotched Mountain Foundation Scott F New Hampshire Keene Scott Manfred T. Drewski

Two Minnesotans Die In Highway Crashes

The AP reports Farmington man Robert L. Caldon died when his car struck a traffic signal in Mendota Heights. Teresa Cauley, about 60, of Graceville, was killed in a rural intersection collision west of Clinton in Big Stone County. Several others were injured, including Amos Erickson and Rudolph Anderson, both injured in Mendota Heights, plus two youths from Clinton and two Graceville residents hospitalized.

Associated Press Farmington Graceville Minnesota Robert L. Caldon Mendota Heights Amos Erickson Aitkin Rudolph Anderson St. Paul Park Teresa Cauley Clinton Big Stone Mary Grant Rose O’connor Keith Piper Mike Shannon

Luci Johnson Confirmed in Catholic Church

Luci Johnson, younger daughter of President Lyndon B. Johnson, was confirmed in the Roman Catholic Church in a private ceremony. She was baptized Catholic on her 18th birthday July 2, attended by her parents, sister Lynda, and a few close friends.

Washington Luci Johnson Lyndon B. Johnson Elizabeth Carpenter Johnson Luci Lynda

Humorist Gurney Williams Dies Before Train Trip

Gurney Williams, 61, humorist and Look magazine humor editor, died Wednesday as he prepared to board a commuter train to Manhattan in Chappaqua New York. He was a prominent editor and writer in American journalism.

Chappaqua N.Y Gurney Williams Manhattan Look Magazine

Two Wisconsin Marines Missing After Hong Kong C130 Crash

In Washington AP reports two Wisconsin Marines are listed as missing after a C130 transport plane crashed on takeoff in Hong Kong. The missing are PFC Dennis R. Martin of Pewaukee and Sgt. George H. Blexrude of Eau Claire, with 13 survivors including PFC L. I. Boretsky of Milwaukee.

Washington Wisconsin Defense Department Hong Kong Dennis R. Martin Matthew L. Martin Pewaukee George H. Blexrude Clarence H. Blexrude Eau Claire Pfc L. I. Boretsky Milwaukee

Darlington Man Dies In Roof Fall

A Darlington man, Harland Jackson aged 42, was killed Wednesday after falling from a roof he was repairing in Mineral Point. He was employed by a Darlington roofing company.

Darlington Mineral Point Harland, Jackson

Spanish financier Bertran y Guell dies in Barcelona

Felipe Bertran y Guell a 64 year old Spanish financier and president of the Institute of Hispanic Studies died of a heart attack in Barcelona on Wednesday.

Barcelona Spain Felipe Berttran Y Guell Bertran Institute of Hispanic Studies

Gemini 5 mission details and in-flight concerns

Ground crews monitor water buildup in the fuel cell tanks as Gemini 5 nears splashdown after eight days in orbit. The crew reports tight water storage, dwindling propellant for maneuvering jets, and a dramatic sunset venting event resembling seven million stars.

Conrad Gemini Control

Hudson Tot Run Over by Train in Tragic Piercing Accident

An 18 month old Hudson Wisconsin girl named Sherrie Deal was struck by a North Western Railway freight train near her home. The child suffered a skull fracture and underwent surgery in St Paul after being pulled from beneath the car by her brother James on leave from the Army.

ST. Paul, Minn Hudson, Wis St. Paul Hospital Sherrie Deal Harold Deal North Western Railway N. S. Wesley Sherrie James Hudson Hospital Ito St. Paul

Steel union talks seek 40 cent package with wage gains

Chief negotiator R Conard Cooper says the package would lift costs by 3 percent annually with wage hikes of 10 to 21 cents in year one and 6 cents in year three. Abel calls the offer a backward step valuing it at 37.9 cents per hour, about 2.3 percent of current $4.40 wages and benefits.

R. Conrad Cooper Cooper Abel

Tornadoes Strike Across Minnesota and Midwest Regions

Severe storms lashed southeastern Minnesota near the Iowa border with tornadoes and hail. Funnel clouds sighted around Lime Springs and near Davenport Iowa. farm buildings damaged, glass and roof damage reported, wind gusts up to 80 mph. Similar damage occurred in Ohio Stryker and Mansfield areas with power losses in Illinois and Wisconsin regions.

Associated Press Minnesota Twin Cities Whitewater State Park Rochester Winona Lime Springs Iowa Harry Wemett Newport Ohio Stryker Williams County Mansfield Wisconsin Genoa Illinois

Minnesota Teacher Killed In Wisconsin Crash

John Nadeau, 27, University of Minnesota instructor, died after his car left Highway 8 near Ladysmith Wisconsin. He suffered a fractured skull in the late Wednesday crash. MacClarey Weeks, 24, of Green Lake, was fatally injured in a separate accident on a town road off Highway 23? between Ripon and Green Lake, with Weeks alone in a vehicle found in a ditch by a passerby.

Associated Press Minnesota Wisconsin John Nadeau University of Minnesota-Minneapolis Ladysmith Wis MacClarey Weeks Green Lake Ripon Weeks Dering’s Inn

Two Teens Injured by Matchhead Bomb in Minneapolis

Two 14 year olds were injured when a bomb fueled with match heads exploded. Lonnie Jedlicki remained in serious condition after a pipe fragment gouged his abdomen. Duane Walstrom was treated and released.

Minneapolis Lonnie Jedlicki Duane Walstrom

Elderly Negro Attacked in Alabama Civil Rights Tension

In Greensboro Alabama 87 year old Perry Smaw lay near death after his tongue was cut out for criticizing civil rights demonstrators. Two Negro men were held for questioning as possible motives include robbery and protest violence. Deputy Holloway noted a shotgun was found at the scene and civil rights leaders could not be reached for comment.

Greensboro Ala David Holloway Hale County

Stock Quotations From National Markets and Funds

National quotations as of approximately 9 a.m. show prices for Allis-Chalmers, Ford, General Electric, RCA, Dow Jones Industrials at 889.87, and various railroads, utilities, and materials. The record lists inter-dealer bids, asks, and fund ranges with adjustments for markups and commissions.

Allis-Chalmers Socony American Can Sperry Rand American Motors Standard Oil of Calif American Smelting Standard Oil Ind Amer. Tel. & Tel N.J Anaconda Studebaker Swift Bucyrus Erie Texaco Chrysler Trane Co Union Tank C Great Northern Ry Gulf Oil Heileman Brew Ilinois Central Ind Int‘l Harvester Interstate Power Jones & Laughlin Koehring THE Marshall CO. Kresge Lockheed Mining Association of Securities Montgomery Ward Dealers, Inc Monsanto Chemical Northern Pacific North States A.m Mar- Northwest Banc Olin Mathieson Pepsi-Cola Phillips Pete Commission RCA Central Telephone Republic Steel Clark Oil & Ref Rexall Drug Epko Shoes, Inc Royal Dutch First Bank Sears Roebuck E Frantz Sinclair Oil Gateway Trans

RedS To Tend Brother s Grave By Viet Cong

American tuna fisherman Donald Charles Dawson trekked into Viet Cong held territory to find his missing brother Lt Daniel Dawson. After four months in captivity he was released with a Viet Cong lecture on foolhardiness and promises to tend his brother s grave when the war ends. He hoped to reach home and tell his wife and children he did all he could.

Saigon South Viet Nam Don Dawson Viet Cong Zone D Dan Arlene Dawson Daniel Dawson Bien Hoa Donald i Viet Nam Colette Emberger

Dope Raid at Late-Summer Bash in East Hampton

In a Long Island raid at a late-summer bash, East Hampton police with 40 officers arrested 21 youths, booking 11 for narcotics and 10 for disorderly conduct. A Riverhead motel raid yielded five more charged with supplying narcotics. The operation followed months of narcotics investigations surrounding the resort area.

Jerry Buck East Hampton N.Y Riverhead Long Island Fernanda Wanamaker Wetherill Edward V. Ecker Donald F. Schmidt Emmett E. Boone II Schmidt

Two Die in Burlington Plane Crash North of City

A single engine plane crashed into a field just north of Burlington killing two people. Identified victims are Glen Smith, 42, of Burlington the pilot, and Mrs. Mary Richards, 46, of Elkhorn a member of the Elkhorn Board of Education. The Cessna 182 took off from Burlington airport about 9 30 p m on a local flight and did not return before a thunderstorm hit. Police say wreckage was found in a field this morning by Burlington Flying Club members.

Burlington Glen Smith Mary Richards Elkhorn Richards Elkhorn Board of Education Smith Burlington Flying Club

Illinois Man and Son Die of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

Abel Frank Ducharme, 57, of Bourbonnais Illinois, and his 18 year old son Phillip John were found dead in an Echo Lake resort cabin in Minnesota from carbon monoxide poisoning. Deputy coroner Dr. H B Barthholdt ruled the deaths accidental after both had been dead six to eight hours when found around 2 p.m. Echo Lake lies at the western end of the Echo Trail in northern St. Louis County. the cabin had a gas operated refrigerator and stove.

Buyck, Minn Illinois Echo Lake Abel Frank Ducharme Bourbonnais Phillip John H. B. Barthholdt St. Louis County

Family Financial Counseling School Attends UW

Ronald Mroch of 1327 Adams Street attended a university based family financial counseling school in Madison. The program, sponsored by Credit Union National Association International, covered human relations counseling psychology interview techniques and personal economics for Trane Employees Credit Union staff.

Ronald Mroch Adams St University of Wisconsin Mroch Trane Employes’ Credit Union Credit Union National Association International

Mediators Meet With AMC Union in Kenosha Strike

Federal mediators met separately with American Motors Corp and United Auto Workers local 72 in Kenosha and Milwaukee to forge a formula to end a strike that idled more than 16 000 Rambler workers. Main issues cited are work standards and discipline of union stewards.

Local 72 AMC Kenosha Milwaukee

River Readings Report A Hazy Aug. Evenings Incident

La Crosse notes a spate of river readings with events at 5th and 6th streets between King and Cass including a tipped street flare. A later Aug 26 incident on Henry E. Scherdin at 2146 S 23rd St led to transport by county ambulance to St Francis Hospital.

King and Cass Henry E. Scherdin S. 23Rd St St. Francis Hospital County Ambulance

Weather record for lacrosse and vicinity

Showers and thunderstorms with little temperature change tonight. southerly winds 10 to 18 mph. Low 60 to 65, near 80 Friday. Wisconsin sees west to east showers tonight into Friday, cooler. Minnesota reports 40 percent storm coverage tonight and cooler Friday. Iowa faces severe storms north and east tonight with heavy rain, then cooler and generally fair Friday. Sunrise Friday 6 22 a.m. Sunset 7 50 p.m. Degree Days 0 total 24 last year 33 normal 20. Record highs and lows noted for August 26 from 1948 and 1934.

Lacrosse Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa

B52s Strike Viet Cong Installation Near Saigon

Guam based B52 bombers of the U S Strategic Air Command hit a suspected Viet Cong installation 30 miles northeast of Saigon in the D zone jungle. It was the 11th raid of the war and third in the D zone.

Saigon Viet Nam U.S Strategic Air Command D-Zone South China Sea

Minn Marine Missing In Crash and Wounded in Viet Nam

Mrs Dorothy Michel of Richfield was notified that her son John 18 was missing in a U S plane crash at Hong Kong. Ronald Pooley 19 was wounded in Viet Nam and taken to a hospital in the Philippines.

Minneapolis Dorothy Michel Richfield Defense Department John U.S Hong Kong Wilbur Pooley Blue Earth Pfc Ronald Pooley Viet Nam Ronald Philippines

Odrinex Fat Loss Pill Ad by Spell's Drug Stores

An advertisement promotes Odrinex fat loss tablets available without a prescription. It claims rapid fat reduction, a lifetime longer life, and a money back guarantee with full refunds if unsatisfied. Sold by Spell's Drug Stores 501 Main and 1128 Gillette with mail orders option.

Spell’s Drug Main Gillette

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Gene Hebert Greenfield N.H Crotched Mountain Rehabilitation Center Westinghouse la Crosse Area CLARK DIAL Atlantic Mission Control Florida Cuba Hudson Perry Smaw Smaw New York Stock Exchange Shearson Hammill & CO la X Cooler Co la X Telephone Norplex Corp Pyroil Co. Inc Tausche Bonds Mutual Funds Boston Fund Chemical Fund Eaton & Howard Bal. F Eaton & Howard Stk. F Fidelity Fund Incorporate Mass National One William St. F Puritan Fund Donald Charles Dawson Costa Mesa Swift & Company Minn Kwno South ST. Paul South ST. Paul, Minn USDA Chicago Potatoes Chicago Chicago Mercantile Exchange Toro Lawn McCulloch Chain Wayne Water Ith & State Union Fire Department C.P T.W Dakota Lansing Prairie du Chien Trempeaieau Dodge Black Galesville West Salem Sat Sun Ena By Ronald I. Deutsch North Viet Nam Hanoi South Thanh Hoa Model Schneider Jay Street
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