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La Crosse Tribune

Location

La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Aug 29, 1964

Page

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Rioting and Looting Across Philadelphia North Side

Civil unrest broke out on Philadelphia's north side with looting and property damage in a four square mile area. Police, including 700 riot officers, faced vented crowds injuring 32 officers and 95 civilians. At least 102 adults and 5 juveniles were arrested, many injured released from hospitals.

Philadelphia North Side Howard R. Learry Leary Odessa Bradford Bradford James H. J. Tate City Hall

Industrial Firm Cleared Of Blame In Milwaukee Blast

An Industrial Commission investigation cleared the Falk Corp of blame after a machine explosion killed one worker and injured 11. A metallurgical fault or steel forging issue caused the gear to shatter, with a 1100 pound fragment piercing the roof and flying up to a half mile away.

Milwaukee Industrial Commission Falk Corp August Sigurdson Falk Sigurdson Richard Falk

School Requests Still Alive In Commission

The La Crosse City Plan Commission discussed a tentative 1965 capital improvements plan totaling 1,082,980 dollars with three top school priorities, led by an elementary school at 28th and Birch Streets. Other key items include Longfellow Junior High addition and North end French Island land for a school, with some commissioners opposing the Birch project.

la Crosse City Basil Reimers

Oanh Made Acting Premier In Troubled South VietNam

The United States urges Saigon leaders to settle internal disputes quickly to focus on the anti-Communist war. Ambassador Taylor stays in Saigon to press for rapid resolution while military operations continue amid city turmoil and interfaith tensions.

Oanh South VietNam Washington United States South Viet Nam Maxwell D. Taylor Saigon Red China U.S North Viet Nam Red Laos Paris

Oanh Named Acting Premier As Rioters Rule Saigon

In Saigon a two day crisis ends with Dr Nguyen Xuan Oanh taking caretaker power for two months while Maj Gen Nguyen Khanh remains premier but ill at the Dalat resort. The move comes after street fighting between Buddhists and Roman Catholics and a harsh government crackdown. Police arrest hundreds amid clashes and looting as American involvement appears to deepen.

Saigon South Viet Nam Nguyen Xuan Oanh Oanh Nguyen Khanh Dalat Khanh Tran Thien Khiem Duong van Minh Harvard University Trinity College Hartford Conn

Miller Attacks LBJ Wartime Service At Chautauqua Rally

Rep. William E. Miller says Johnson elected to be a congressman not a soldier in World War II while Goldwater stayed in service. He notes Johnson’s Navy entry on December 8 1941 and Silver Star missions, calling a Democratic convention biography misleading. Miller finishes a 14 hour tour with a 7 000 person speech at Chautauqua Institution.

Buffalo N.Y William E. Miller Johnson Barry Goldwater Miller Navy Pearl Harbor South Pacific Washington Franklin D. Roosevelt Congress New York Chautauqua Institution Chautauqua Lockport

NFO Director Calls Boycott Strongest Ever

NFO director Robert Manke said the current withholding action on livestock in 23 states is stronger than a previous market boycott. He accused some markets of inflating receipts to break NFO morale as 300 people heard him in Elkhorn. The Milwaukee Exchange reported receipts more than double normal. prices weakened across cattle and hogs as a heavy run occurred.

Robert Manke National Farmers Organization NFO Manke Wisconsin Illinois Elkhorn Milwaukee Livestock Exchange

Nimbus satellite sends clearer earth pictures from fifth orbit

NASA and the Weather Bureau display Nimbus APT images improving over Tiros systems. The first clear view from 500 miles over Baton Rouge shows Gulf of Mexico and Texas coast as Hurricane Cleo monitored. Officials call the results remarkable and note potential for nighttime photography and enhanced hurricane tracking.

Nimbus I Texas Louisiana Alabama Mississippi Cleo Florida Georgia Vandenberg Air Force Base Calif NASA UPI David S. Johnson Weather Bureau National Weather Satellite Center Suitland Johnson National Aeronautics and Space Administration The Nimbus Baton Rouge Gulf of Mexico Morris Tepper APT Tiros

Johnson May Remain in Washington Amid Wisconsin District Shuffle

Rep. Lester Johnson of Black River Falls, a 9th District Democrat, declined re election amid reapportionment. He hinted he may stay in Washington, while Postmaster General Gronouski campaigned for elderly health programs. Wallace Mehlberg, former farm aid chief, eyes a Western Wisconsin state senate bid.

la Crosse Tribune Madison Atlantic City N.J Lester Johnson Black River Falls Wisconsin Johnson Washington John Gronouski

Woman Survives Seven Hour Mountain Plane Crash Rescue

Roberta Kowaczek 25, of Chicago, survived a crash that killed her father and brother during a fishing trip near Yellowstone. After two nights in Snowbound terrain she crawled to safety, aided by rescuers led by Sheriff Kinkade and a seven hour horseback trek. Her brother Peter 19 and father Richard 51 died in the 11,500 foot crash zone. She was treated at Coe Memorial Hospital as authorities planned removal of the bodies.

Cody Wyo Chicago Roberta Kowaczek Yellowstone National Park Paul S. Roth Shoshone National Forest Kowaczek Peter Richard Kowaczek Silver Tip Basin Yellowstone Miss Kowaczek Roth Harley Kinkade Kinkade Coe Memorial Hospital

State Highway Toll Reaches 702 After Two Deaths

Wisconsin's 1964 highway death toll rises to 702, up from 550 a year earlier. Beatrice A. Hromek, 67, of rural Mosinee died in a collision of a car and a truck on Highway 107 near Marathon County Trunk N south of Marathon. Harold Kluender, 23, of rural Waupaca died when his car left a town road and crashed through a fence, authorities said.

Associated Press Wisconsin Beatrice A. Hromek Mosinee Highway 107 Marathon County Marathon Harold Kluender Waupaca

New Motel Planned in Madison for Nearly One Million

AP reports the Madison city building inspection department issued a permit Friday for a motor hotel project costing almost 1 million dollars. The plans outline a new motel development to be built in the city.

Madison City Building Inspection Department

Makarios Opens Egypt Talks Amid Cyprus Crisis

Archbishop Makarios arrived in Alexandria to meet Egyptian President Nasser seeking military and diplomatic support for Greek Cypriots amid a dispute over Turkish troop rotation. U Thant in Geneva discussed the issue with Greek and Turkish representatives and may urge a delay in troop rotations.

Nicosia Cyprus Makarios Egypt Gamal Abdel Nasser Alexandria Nasser Mediterranean Geneva United Nations U Thant Dimitrios Nicoleirezis Greece Nihat Erim Turkey U.S Dean Acheson U.N Kata Pyrgos Athens

Weather outlook with clouds and showers scattered

Cloudy conditions with scattered thunder showers and a warm night. Southerly winds 15 to 25 mph shift to northwest 20 to 30 mph late tonight. Showers end Sunday morning, then partly cloudy and cooler. Lows mid 60s, highs mid 70s, Monday is fair and mild with lows 50s to 55.

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