District Forester Greta Jensen Named Land and Water Fund Coordinator
Eric Jensen of La Crosse, district forester for the Wisconsin Conservation Department, will move to Madison to coordinate Wisconsin’s Land and Water Conservation Fund program. The $1.77 million matching grant supports recreation development with 40 percent to local governments, 40 percent to state agencies, and 20 percent in a contingency fund for high priority projects. Jensen, 39, has served since 1950 and will be joined by two other personnel shifts approved by the Conservation Commission.
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Eric Jensen
la Crosse
Wisconsin Conservation Department
Wisconsin
U.S. Land and Water Conservation Fund
Jensen
Madison
Congress
State
Whitehall
Wisconsin Conservation Commission
Milton E. Reinke
Northwest Area
Spooner
Agricultural Conference Is Scheduled
The annual state conference of ASCS officials county personnel and office managers runs Wednesday to Friday at the Holiday Inn. ASCS Director Robert Bergland opens the session at 1 p.m. Wednesday. Fred Ritchie speaks. a panel answers questions. Banquet at 6:30 p.m. features Barney Allen. Friday closing speaker Robert Clodius addresses the group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
Holiday Inn
Robert Bergland
ASCS
Midwest Area
Fred Ritchie
Barney Allen
Secretary of Agriculture
Robert Clodius
University of Wisconsin
Induction Set for 42 From County in September
Officials of Local Board 33 of the Selective Service System announced that 42 registrants from La Crosse County will be inducted on September 14. The call, higher than last year and July 1965, matches a doubled national induction for September. Inductees will serve two years with Army and Navy options. induction occurs in Minneapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board 33
Selective Service System
la Crosse County
Army
Navy
Minneapolis
Baseball Doubleheader and Pop Show Broadcasts
Radio highlights list games on WKTY at 5 25 p m Braves against Reds doubleheader. WKBH at 7 55 p m features Twins versus Tigers. WCOW FM at 7 15 p m also airs Braves against Reds. Vox Pop on WLCX at 7 p m rounds out the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WKTY
Milwaukee Braves
Cincinnati Reds
WLCX
WKBH
Minnesota Twins
Detroit Tigers
Wcow-Fm
Sparta
Braves
Reds
Miss Oktoberfest Pageant Opens September Deadline
Applications for the Miss Oktoberfest Pageant are due by midnight September 1. Eligible entrants must be 18 by December 31 and under 25, vying for Miss Oktoberfest and Miss La Crosse titles. Forms available at the Greater La Crosse Chamber of Commerce, WLCX, Degen Berglund drug stores, and five city banks. The pageant takes place October 1 at the Mary E Sawyer Auditorium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greater la Crosse
Storms Batter Midwest as Snow Drifts Hit Maine
Storms lash sections of the Midwest with windy thunderstorms and hail damaging corn. Maine sees a touch of snow while New England faces frosty 30s and cool conditions across the region. Rain totals reach up to five inches in Iowa with heavy downpours in Missouri and Illinois.
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Midwest
Maine
Missouri
Illinois
Tarkio
Atchison County
Springfield
Ill
Iowa
Weather Bureau
Bethany
Trenton
Grant City
New England
New York State
Gulf
Arizona Mountains
Federal Civilian Workers Rise by 34471 in July
A congressional committee reports the number of civilian federal workers climbed by 34,471 in July, the largest monthly gain since June 1962. The July total reached 2,542,590, according to the Joint Committee on Reduction of Nonessential Federal Expenditures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congressional
Joint Committee On
Youth Surrenders Over Stolen Motor Bike Case
A 15 year old La Crosse youth surrendered to County Traffic Police after being sought in connection with a stolen motorcycle. He was taken to La Crosse County Jail after being picked up in Medary Town. The bike owned by a La Crosse resident had been missing several days. The case is being turned over to welfare officials.
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la Crosse
la Crosse County
Medary
Heating Plant To Be Attractive Says McPhee
La Crosse State University's proposed Campbell Road heating plant with gas and coal units is described as attractive and costed at 1.5 million dollars. Opposition grows in Ward 14 with a resolution prepared, though university officials say zoning rules do not apply and past projects faced little resistance.
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la Crosse State University
Campbell Road
E. R. McPhee
State Universities
Tribune
Vine
20Th
21St Streets
Curtis Storck
McPhee
la Crosse State
Main Hall
Storck
Board of Regents
State University
Mental health care urged with love and staff support
Mrs. Carl Nordhagen assistant superintendent of Trempealeau County Hospital urged that workers who directly care for the mentally ill must truly care and love patients. She spoke at a La Crosse District Advisory Board meeting stressing continued visits and letters to aid recovery and noting religious programs provide invaluable help. She called for larger staffs including psychiatrists psychologists social workers and rehabilitation specialists. George Spencer outlined Wisconsin county hospital development.
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Carl Nordhagen
Trempealeau County Hospital
Nordhagen
la Crosse
Wisconsin Division of Mental Hygiene
Wisconsin
Navy Disbursing Clerk Dellenbach Aboard Gemini 5 Recovery
Navy disbursing clerk Bernard E. Dellenbach Jr., son of Mr and Mrs Bernard E Dellenbach, of 444 N Losey Blvd, was aboard the aircraft carrier Lake Champlain during the splashdown and recovery of Gemini 5. He was among six sailors who later dined with the astronauts at Gordon Cooper's table.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
Bernard E. Dellenbach Jr
Bernard E. Dellenbach
N. Losey Blvd
Lake Champlain
Dellenbach
Gordon Cooper
Congress approves another stop-gap funding extension
Congress authorized a third month of stop-gap financing for agencies missing appropriations. Senate passage Monday sent emergency legislation to the White House allowing agencies to spend at current rates through September 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Senate
White House
Legion to Kick Off 1966 Membership Campaign
The Wisconsin American Legion starts its 1966 campaign on October 10 with an aerial roundup on French Island. Homer Hall Jr. Post 417 sponsors and provides transport between La Crosse Municipal Airport and the event site. John Revels says pilots and post commanders will receive questionnaires. Ervin Van Dyke aims to double last year’s membership quota as a department office tracks new memberships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin American Legion
French Island
Homer Hall
Ervin van Dyke
Department
Apartment Rezoning Requests Die and One Passes
Neighbors block two apartment rezoning requests while the City Plan Commission approves one for a 12 unit $110000 complex at 1024 S 8th St and rejects another for a 12 unit $65000 project at 130 S 20th St. The commission also backs a rooming house proposal at 1322 Pine St with caveats and forwards other zoning recommendations to the judiciary committee.
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City Plan Commission
Board of Approved
U Pjance
Franklin
Pammerin
Harlan J. Wills
S. 8Th St
Wills
Carsten Dahl
S. 31St Place
Robert Spacek
S. 20Th St
Plan Commission
Paul Hemker
Paul Onsrud
Gerald Soffa
Pine St
Reneeprwen
Bruce Ranis
Chiang Kai-shek's Wife Urges Destruction of Atomic Base
Mme Chiang Kai-shek says Red China’s possession of the atomic bomb jeopardizes every nation and calls for destroying the atomic installations before they expand. She spoke during an airport interview in New York.
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New York
Chiang Kai-shek
China
Red China
Detectives Among Victims in Minneapolis Motel Robbery
Three gunmen robbed the Fair Oaks Motor Hotel office and restaurant patrons early Sunday taking nearly 800 dollars. The victims included two Minneapolis police detectives who had stopped for coffee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Fair Oaks Motor Hotel
Camp McCoy Trains 45,000 National Guardsmen and Reservists
Camp McCoy Wisconsin hosted 190 units during the summer 1965 active duty training with about 45,000 officers and enlisted personnel. Units from 13 states and four U.S. Army corps trained on the 65,000 acre post under Regular Army supervision. Col. Paul Craig praised the citizen soldier effort and plans call for a similar 1966 intake of 45,000 in/out.
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Camp Mccoy
Wis
McCoy
5Th U.S. Army Evaluation Board
Paul Craig
Charolais Ranch wins beef cattle at Minnesota State Fair
Fair officials seek a late day clearing trend as attendance totals 311 145 over three days and 71 129 for Monday. Litton Charolais Ranch of Chillicothe Missouri takes top honors in beef cattle judging with senior and grand champion bull and female titles. 4 H winners include Tommy Melin Eddie Sanders and Allen Rasmussen with purple ribbons while William and Martha Nunn display a conservation project with two live skunks earning a blue ribbon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Paul
Minnesota
Litton
William and
Martha Nunn
Champlin
Gurkha Troops Reported in Sarawak Clash
Singapore AP reports British Gurkha troops killed 18 Indonesians in a clash Sunday in Malaysia's Sarawak state on Borneo, according to observers.
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Singapore
Malaysia
Borneo
Sarawak
City considers overtime for flood relief for monthly staff
Finance Committee recommends 27 645 for flood overtime to be drawn from 13 000 unappropriated surplus and remaining from unused department salary funds. Peter Groves notes departments face heavy overtime and time off would disrupt operations. monthly employees to be paid straight time.
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City Council Finance Committee
Peter Groves
13Th Ward
Groves
Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church Permit Planned
Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church secured a building permit for an $89,000 structure at 2718 S 26th St with Peter Nelson and Son as general contractor. The 90 foot church, plumbing and heating by Henge Brothers, electrical by Edward Stanek, and Northern States Power Co transformer vaults at Jay Street for $10,569 were also approved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church
S. 26Th St
Peter Nelson and Son
Henge Brothers
Edward Stanek
Northern States Power Co
Jay Street
Rosicrucians Gather for Toronto Assembly
1500 members attended the International Assembly of Rosicrucians in Toronto Ontario Canada. The gathering featured personal instruction from the order's officers and observed ancient rituals at Gjerda Hall on Main Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gjerda
Main St
International Assembly of Rosicrucians
Toronto
Ontario
Order
Committee Recommends Sale of Bonds for School
City Council Finance Committee recommended selling 350000 in school bonds to fund a contingency and bridge the gap to bids for the South Side high school under construction at Green Bay Street and Losey Boulevard. The city holds a loan commitment from Batavian National Bank but aims to sell bonds to secure a lower interest rate and meet contract obligations. The sale may occur next spring with the 1966 issue, as larger bonds attract lenders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Council
South Side
Green Bay Street
Losey Boulevard
Batavian ‘National Bank
Marriage Licenses Reported In La Crosse
The La Crosse area reports two marriage licenses for Peter G. Jones and Betty L. Ghelfi set for Sept 11, and Thomas E. Zimmer to wed Jo Ann E. Rick on Sept 4. A theft case involves a 1965 Ford station wagon, tools, and hubcaps stolen from Holmen Motor Co. between Saturday and Monday night. A 16-year-old boy admitted involvement after gas stolen from a storage tank was noted.
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Peter G. Jones
la Crescent
Betty L. Ghelfi
Charles St
la Crosse
Thomas E. Zimmer
Park Ave
Jo Ann E. Rick
la Crosse St
Andreas Buehler
John A
Kay E. Lambert
Holmen Motor Co
Sheriff's Department
Frances Pedretti
Onalaska
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Oshkosh
City of la Crosse
Clarence L. Cline
Black River Falls
West Central
Reinke
State Forestry Service
Cline
Dial
3Rd St
The
Associated Press
Cooper
Equitable Life Assurance Society of the
United States
Lacrosse
Home Office
New York, N.Y
Thomas R. Larkin
Richard A. Tausche
Merrill N. Davis, Jr
C.L.A
Martin W. Hass
West Salem, Wis
George A. Sladky
Thomas M. Multerer
Dist, Mgr
Marilyn I. Sill
Willard Sill
Peace Corps
Columbia University Teachers College
New York City
Cameroon
West Cameroon
Africa
Legion
Hemker
Onsrud
Sofia
Mme. Chiang
Minn
Miracle
Dahlberg Electronics, Inc
Dahlberg
Pete Conrad
NASA
Cape Kennedy
UPI
Danny
Schumacher
Ray J. Schumacher
Roy Tichenor
Don Kish, JR
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