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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1965
Page
4
La Crosse city council uses secret caucus to select four school board candidates. Media sue to force open meetings under state law though council claims exemption for prospective city employees. The caucus was postponed and a court test is sought to clarify public access.
The French president Jean de Gaulle contends his indispensability as voters near the election. His broadcast strategy expands after polls show other candidates rising and fears of a runoff. He is credited with restoring stability and prosperity after 1946, though questions about succession linger.
The piece argues East Germans seek freedom while the wall remains, noting escapes drop from 100 per hour to 20–30 weekly. It discusses border guard arrests, a Christmas visit agreement allowing 800,000 West Berliners to East Berlin, and claims the regime profits from the holiday traffic, valuing it around 25 million.
Renee Taylor appears at Coleman Vocational Auditorium at 8 p m to present a lecture with pictures of Hunza Land a Shangri La The Himalayas valley is isolated for 2 000 years and reportedly free of common diseases. The film and talk promote a season ticket for six admissions and benefit a worthy cause in La Crosse.
A brief note claims more golfers go over par at the 19th than on any other hole, and adds a controversial remark about hiding behind a woman's skirts.
Washington reporters say the Powell led antipoverty probe is dormant with no city hearings set and no schedule. Powell, say aides, is vacationing in the Bahamas while Gibbons and subcommittee staff wait to proceed. Critics blame Powell's control and delays amid calls for urgent, on the ground investigations.
The piece argues over the right of dissent versus treason as antiwar demonstrations with enemy flags potentially aid the foe. It cites laws defining treason and warns wartime restrictions on speech may apply while urging enforcement against pro war protests that aid Hanoi. Officials like Arthur Goldberg and President Johnson are highlighted in defending free speech amid Vietnam fatalities.
President Truman asks Congress to name a fact finding board to resolve labor disputes. Lt Gen Walter Short’s Pearl Harbor warning reply called totally inadequate. Steven J Streicher, 58, longtime local pharmacist, dies. Nazi leaders at Nuernberg denounced as murderers and robbers individually accountable for breaking world peace.
Stockholders of Mississippi Valley Light & Power Co. meet to authorize a 1.5 million dollar preferred stock issue and to change the company name to Mississippi Valley Public Service Co. The note also mentions a 5 percent freight-rate increase request and other items from 1915 society notes.
A former Ho Chi Minh Independent Mekong Regiment commander now aligned with South Vietnam discusses battlefield links to the Ia Drang Chu Pong engagements. He describes bases in Cambodia near Voeune Sai and Bo Kheo, and notes Brigadier Doan Trieng taking command while testing American strengths under pressure.
An essay contrasts Goethe on self knowledge with the idea that self understanding arises only through interaction with others. It notes psychiatry and religion meet on a narrow ridge and warns introspection fails to reveal the true self. The text shifts to military analysis of Viet Cong tactics, describing human wave assaults near Laos and Cambodia, with high casualties and strategic learning.
Wisconsin lawmakers form special legislative campaign committees to recruit and elect more party loyalists to state seats in 1966. The piece argues recruitment quality, public interest, and local politics shape legislative outcomes, noting voters’ lack of knowledge about representatives and the rising cost of government.
Harry Harkavy and Cliff Russell of Miami Beach showcase a celebrated partnership. In a two spade contract, Russell unblocked with the king of spades at a critical moment, allowing a trump sequence and a preventing diamond or club lead toward dummy. Declarer later loses only two diamonds and two trumps, ending one trick short.
The La Crosse Tribune notes publication by W T Burgess as publisher and Sanford Goltz as editor. It lists address 4th and Cass Streets La Crosse Wisconsin 54602 and announces daily afternoon and Sunday morning issues. It mentions affiliation with Lee Enterprises and the Associated Press and outlines postage and pricing terms.
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