Square Dancers Convene for Seventh Wisconsin Convention
Wisconsin and neighboring state dancers gather in Green Bay for the seventh annual square and round dance convention at the Green Bay Arena. William Levinger oversees exhibitors, Philip Lunde chairs panel discussions, and 66 callers had registered by August first.
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Wisconsin
Green Bay
William Levinger
la Crosse
Philip Lunde
Galesville
A. A. Schroeder
Convention Corporation
Dean Peterson
Wisconsin Square Dance Association
Levingers
Petersons
Schroeders
Fred Kroner
Carlton Prinz
Green Bay Arena
Slim Hayes
Des Moines
Iowa
Out-of-state man forfeits bond for slingshot firing
Harry Dusenberg, 21, from Chester Pennsylvania, forfeited a 14 dollar bond in La Crosse Municipal Court for discharging a dangerous missile from a slingshot. Police said he fired pellets from his hotel window on April 20, breaking a window at 22412 State St within 600 feet of an occupied building.
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la Crosse Municipal Court
Harry Dusenberg
Chester
la Crosse
State St
Hearing set in Madison on 16 percent rate hike request
The Wisconsin Public Service Commission will hold a Madison hearing on September 10 to review an application by the Wisconsin Household Goods Carriers Bureau of Milwaukee to raise long distance hauling rates by 16 percent.
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Madison
Wisconsin Public Service Commission
Wisconsin Household Goods Carriers’ Bureau of Milwaukee
Savings Loan Assails Held Up By Gunman
A masked man armed with a revolver robbed the West Federal Savings and Loan Association in Milwaukee's Capitol Court shopping center, fleeing with 15 000 to 25 000. Assistant VP Mrs William E Schumm said the robber, wearing a rubber mask, forced five employees behind the tellers cages and filled a bag with cash from seven or eight drawers. Michael Anniuk, 20, saw the getaway car, later found abandoned. the vehicle had been stolen earlier. The robbers were white. the suspect was 35 to 40, about six feet tall.
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Milwaukee
West Federal Savings & Loan Association
Capitol Court
William E. Schumm
Michael Anniuk
Anniuk
Pigeon Club Show Set For Sept 12
La Crosse Pigeon Fanciers Association plans a Young Bird Show at Myrick Park shelterhouse on Sunday September 12 with about 400 birds expected. It includes the Midwest Modena Club Meet and La Crosse Racing Pigeon Club Meet. Judging begins 10 30 a m with 33 trophies if 10 or more birds enter per class.
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la Crosse Pigeon Fanciers Association
Myrick Park
Richard Will
la Crosse
Roy Wilson
S. 8Th St
Joseph Powers Sr
Ronald Patton
Carrol Bramhall
Carl Hilke
James Weisbecker
Ronald Mroch
Verne Baker
Harold Wannecke
Gerald Michaels
Deer Dodges Truck Safe. Eggs Scrambled in Oregon Driver Incident
Garth B. Attaway of Clackamas Oregon steered a truck and trailer loaded with eggs toward Seattle when a deer appeared in the road. He swerved and the deer leaped to safety but the rig overturned, scrambling the eggs. Attaway was not injured.
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Olympia
Wash
Garth B. Attaway
Clackamas
Ore
Seattle
Attaway
U S Sets Off 17th Underground N Test
Washington reports the 17th underground nuclear test of the year at the Nevada test site by the Atomic Energy Commission. The blast had a low yield, measuring under 20 000 tons of TNT.
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Washington
Atomic Energy Commission
Nevada
AEC
Economy In District To Be Steady
The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis reports no decisive change in the 9th District economy. Activity remains high with strong construction and retail building, steady farm prices, and modest deposit fluctuations through July.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Federal Reserve District
Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
la Crosse
Youth on way to invite LBJ to film
A 19 year old Minot man, Colin St Croix, left La Crosse on a motorcycle Friday headed for Washington to invite President Johnson, Vice President Humphrey, and North Dakota's delegation to the world premiere of The Great Sioux Massacre in Minot on Sept 17. He plans to duplicate the Custer Massacre report carrying a photostat of the Bis m ar k Tribune front page from July 6 1876 and deliver it to the New York Herald Tribune.
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Minot
N.D
la Crosse
Washington, D.C
Colin St. Croix
Johnson
Humphrey
North Dakota
St. Croix
Custer
Bismarck Tribune
Bismarck
New York Herald-Tribune
Contamination Concerns Plague Mississippi River Segment
Dr. Paul C. Gotterdam of the La Crosse City Board of Health said the east bank of the Mississippi River between Isle la Plume and Running Slough is highly contaminated and advised against swimming. He noted the west bank on the Minnesota side is fairly good with no tests south of Running Slough. The health department is investigating the contamination source.
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Mississippi River
Isle la Plume
Running Slough
Paul C. Gotterdam
la Crosse City
Employment Up Unemployment Down in La Crosse County
La Crosse County sees rising employment and falling unemployment through mid July per Wisconsin State Employment Service. 32 400 employed, up from 30 700 year ago, with 1 370 unemployed this July and a 4.1 percent rate. Job gains in nondurable goods offset by declines in durable goods, with steady outlook through September.
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Woodland Demonstration Site
John Schafner
Highway 35
Galesville
Peter Bich
Whitehall
Trempealeau County
Willie Curtis
la Crosse
U.S. Forest Service
Wisconsin Conservation Department
Robert Roach
Viroqua
Edwin Godel
Alma
Donald Bur
Henry Anderson
Anderson
la Crosse County
Wisconsin State Employment Service
WSES
Rev. Anderson to Move From La Crosse to Evanston Church
Reverend Carroll Anderson, longtime pastor of First Evangelical Free Church in La Crosse, will leave after ten years to join United Evangelical Free Church of Evanston at September 1. He led landmark church projects and engaged in regional evangelical efforts before plans to retire later this year with his family residing in Evanston.
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Carroll Anderson
First Evangelical Free Church
Campbell Road
la Crosse
Mr. Anderson
United Evangelical Free Church of
Evanston
Ill
Trinity Theological Seminary
Chicago
Evangelical Free
Pepin
Anderson
Paul Rader
Hiawatha Valley Sunday School Association
National Association of Evangelicals
Chetek
Arrowhead Bible Camp Association
Evangelical Free Church
Janet
Hinman Ave
City Man Back From South Education Efforts Highlight
Thomas A. Nibbe, a La Crosse native and St Olaf graduate, returned from Tuskegee Institute where he taught English and other subjects as part of a civil rights education program. He describes inadequate public schools for Negroes, limited resources, and resistance from white power structures, but notes life changing gains for adults learning to read and spell.
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la Crosse Tribune
la Crosse
South
Thomas A. Nibbe
Tuskegee Institute
Ala
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Nibbe
University of Alabama
Alabama State University
Raymond Nibibe
Kane Sr
Tuskegee
St. Olaf College
Northfield
Minn
Berkeley
Calif
Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary
St. Olaf
Montgomery
Birmingham
Phoenix City
Oul
Fort Deposit
Opelika Darden High School
COF Sets Picnic in Onalaska Park
The Catholic Order of Forest ers will hold their family picnic Sunday September 5 in Onalaska Park.
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Catholic Order of Foresters
Onalaska Park
Three Injured in Four Car Crash in La Crosse
A four vehicle collision on S 3rd Street injured three people including Violet Knobloch 54 and Joseph Knobloch 57. Knobloch was later booked for driving after revocation and leaving the scene. Herlitzka 51 was treated and released after X rays. The crash involved a parked car owned by Nessius and a moving car driven by Klawitter.
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la Crosse
S. 3Rd Street
Lutheran Hospital
Violet Knobloch
R. 1
Joseph
Gertrude A. Herlitzka
S. 21St Terrace
St. Francis Hospital
Knobloch
O. R. Nessius
Charles St
Carl E. Klawitter
Travis. St
Northfield Gels PAGEOS Balloon For Precise Earth Points
Northfield Minnesota based G T Schjeldahl Co. builds the PAGEOS satellite balloon for NASA to locate geographic points on earth within 32 feet. The 100 foot high balloon will be launched next year into a polar orbit about 2300 miles above the planet, following Echo 1 and Echo II efforts. PAGEOS stands for passive geodetic satellite.
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Northfield, Minn
Pageos
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
G.T. Schjeldahl Co
Northfield
Rotary Club Football Program Highlights and Tribute
The Ro tary Club met at Hotel Stoddard for a noon session with Arnie Nichols recounting Downtown Quarterback Club work. E W Bill Vickrey outlined La Crosse State football prospects and training in week one. D B Reinhart led a tribute ceremony for Ross Hunt before his Missoula departure with gifts and commendations. Guests included Milne Schneider Petruccelli Nudd Johnston and Abbott. visiting Rotarians Ellies and Bergslund attended.
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Rotary Club
Stoddard
Arnie Nichols
E. W
Bill) Vickrey
la Crosse State University
D. B. Reinhart
Ross Hunt
Missoula
Mont
Hunt
Warren Loveland
Chamber
Robert Smyth
George Milne
Carl ‘Schneider
D. J. Petruccelli
David Nudd
Ralph Johnston
Robert Abbott
W. F. Ellies
Winona
Grant Bergslund
Evanston, Il
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