We Salute Merrillan’s Tiny Gile for steadfast service
In Merrillan, Eleanor Gile known as Tiny is celebrated for decades of civic and church work. She saved the 1922 fire bell, organized a memorial site, led Christmas candlelight services since 1952, mentored youth, supported Girl Scouts and Little League, counseled Lincoln High School additions, bakes for nursing homes, writes holiday notes, and runs the Gile Insurance Agency after her husband’s death. Her daily flag devotion and quotes reflect a life spent aiding others.
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Merrillan
Eleanor Gile
Eleanor
Tiny
Village Hall
Merrillan Methodist Church
Leon
Gile
United School District No. 3
Lincoln High School
Alma Center
Black River Falls
Gile Insurance Agency
Gibson
Robert
Rozie
the Tribune
La Crosse school board chooses Clifford Gates as employee rep
Tribune files recall twenty years back to 1955 showing Clifford Gates elected to the La Crosse Vocational and Adult School Board of Education as employee representative amid high employment counted at 14 383 in the county. Also notes Community Chest short of its goal and local school superintendent N H Rude dies in Viroqua hospital.
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Sanford Goltz
la Crosse
Clifford Gates
S. 9Th St
la Crosse County
N.H. Rude
Coon Valley
Vernon County
Viroqua Hospital
Wisconsin
Industrial Commission
Christmas Club
State Bank of la Crosse
la Crosse Board of Education
Common Council
Logan School
Democrats Fear Big Protests At New York Convention
Government and party security officials prepare for mass demonstrations in New York City during the next Democratic National Convention. Pro and anti busing factions led by George Wallace and George McGovern could drive a volatile, nationwide protest atmosphere with civil rights, unemployment and education cuts fueling street action.
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Washington
New York City
Chicago
Louisville
New York
George McGovern
Alabama
George Wallace
Wallace
McGovern
Democratic National Committee
New York State
Major R. Owens
Brooklyn
Owens
A thankless job on DNR board
The piece reflects on the demanding role of Wisconsin’s seven part time natural resources board members. It notes long hours, committee work, field trips, and volunteer service with minimal pay, while describing modern pressures from environmental groups and debates over the department’s size and scope.
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Madison
Board of Natural Resources
Red Shirts
Fox Hunt
Wisconsin Conservation Congress
Readers Write Us Doubts on Assassinations and Truth
Letter from Patrick J. Flannery of La Crosse urges comprehensive investigations into the Kennedy and King assassinations. He cites Hoover harassment of King and CIA Cuban ties, arguing the Bicentennial year demands truth to replace euphemisms and concealment.
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John Kennedy
Martin Luther King
J. Edgar Hoover
King
CIA
Patrick J. Flannery
S. 28Th St
la Crosse
Guadalcanal Veterans Hold Norfolk Reunion After 33 Years
A Guadalcanal Campaign Veterans Association reunion brought together ex servicemen who served on Guadalcanal in World War II. The three day event occurred in Norfolk Virginia this August. Eligible veterans served between August 7 1942 and February 13 1943 from any branch. Further information available from Guadalcanal Campaign Veterans Association 328 Riverview Lane Sheboygan Wisconsin 53081.
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Guadalcanal
Solomons
Southwest Pacific
Norfolk
Guadalcanal Campaign Veterans Association
Riverview Lane
Sheboygan
Wis
J. Gordon Fulcher
Association
State of Wisconsin
The Friends of Richard Nixon review in Watergate era reflections
A critic praises George W. Higgins The Friends of Richard Nixon as a serious yet readable chronicle of Watergate. It argues the book treats Watergate as a criminal conspiracy and contrasts professional prosecutors with political theatrics, while noting a minor disagreement over its assumed election impact.
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Southeast Asia
CIA
Watergate
Richard Nixon & Co
Teddy White
George W. Higgins
Friends of
Richard Nixon
Atlantic-Little, Brown
Higgins
Massachusetts
Eddy Coyle
Nixon
Walter Scott
Republic
John” Sirica
Daniel Ellsberg
Yale Law School
White House
Earl Silbert
Ervin
Sam Dash
Wisconsin city income tax urged by State Treasurer Smith
Madison AP report says Wisconsin cities face finance strain and may seek a city income tax. State Treasurer Charles Smith, a Democrat in his fifth year, says a legislative move to allow municipal income levies could be launched, acknowledging its unpopularity.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Charles Smith
Smith
Why America Might Never Embrace Metric System
A reader argues against metric adoption citing tradition and local autonomy. The piece reflects on daylight saving time objections, tax burdens, and urban finance, citing longtime skepticism toward national policy shifts and local government funding needs. It mentions income taxes, property taxes, and urban-suburban dynamics as factors shaping policy receptivity.
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Arizona
America
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Kenneth C. Blanchard
Robert S. Gallagher
Tribune
Ohio State University
Wisconsin Teachers’ Association
Milwaukee
Truman
Allis-Chalmers Co
UAW
General Motors
Henry Anderegg
City
Glenn Frank
Athletic Department
Clarence W. Spears
High Court
Bruno Hauptmann
Lindbergh
DNR
Leadge
Tines
Sam Ervin
Senate Investigating Committee
Daniel Inouye
Hawaii
Inouye
John Dean
Haldeman
Ehrlichman
By Arthur L. Srb
U.S
Europe
Wall Street
New Jersey
Connecticut
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