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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1960
Page
1
In New Orleans 15 to 17 white pupils attend William Frantz while one Negro girl enters the first grade. McDonogh No. 19 sees only three Negro girls. Police guard boycotted schools as state lawmakers push private schooling and a new, rival school board plan amid federal orders to desegregate.
The Titan intercontinental ballistic missile exploded after fueling at Vandenberg Air Force Base California causing four to six million dollars in damage. It was being lowered into a silo when the blast occurred 25 miles from witnesses with no injuries. Similar earlier explosions have happened at Cape Canaveral Florida.
Reports from Washington say President elect Kennedy plans to offer Adlai E. Stevenson the post of ambassador to the United Nations. The move aligns with suggestions that Stevenson would not be chosen as secretary of state.
Two prisoners escaped from Eau Claire jail and were captured in Rockford after a day and a half. Walter Robertson, 25, and R. W. Curry, 45, broke bars with a bed sheet rope, fled with Lois Knutson and Faylene Moore in a stolen car, then were detained by Trooper Charles Yankas and Cpl. Robert Dogue.
American buyers for Christmas trees will face similar supply and prices as last year but should expect lower quality. A good balsam fir around six feet may cost 3 to 5 dollars, with variations in remote areas. Carlton Hodges of Albion Maine, president of the Maine Christmas Tree Association, notes quality down after a heavy cut last year.
Final 1960 census figures from the Bureau of the Census list La Crosse city at 47 575 residents, up 40 from 1950. La Crosse County posts 72 465, a gain of 4 878, with Onalaska and several towns showing notable shifts while Campbell declines by 514.
President elect Kennedy received a report from Sen. Stuart Symington proposing sweeping Defense Department reorganization. The plan would abolish civilian secretaries and 22 offices to give the secretary of defense direct control in a nuclear war, with savings redirected to weapons development and arms control.
In St Paul doctors massaged the stilled heart of a 14 year old shooting victim, gave 19 pints of blood and installed an artificial artery in a bid to save his life. Terry King, son of Bald win high school basketball coach, remained in critical condition this morning at a St Paul hospital.
Protestant churchmen welcomed a plan for a wide reunion of American denominations led by Episcopal United Presbyterian Methodist and United Church of Christ with other churches invited later The proposal by Rev Eugene Carson Blake was praised as bold and hopeful though requiring time careful study and gradual steps toward a unified church body across creeds and rites
Chinese President Liu Shao-chi praised the Soviet Union for leadership in easing disarmament and promoting peaceful coexistence. He urged solidarity between the Communist parties of China and the Soviet Union and called the Soviet line correct after the Moscow summit.
Advancements hinge on Soviet production with Khrushchev urging massive support. He argues war impossible due to nuclear arms and calls for Communist states to showcase superior output and freedom. Gomulka notes adoption of the Khrushchev line. Liu affirms agreement.
A 72-foot Scout rocket failed on its second stage and plunged into the Atlantic off Virginia after a 4:14 p.m. liftoff. The four-stage solid propellant vehicle, costing more than $750000, could not be recovered and officials planned to study telemetry to guide future Scout launches.
In the Bronx a curious eight year old, Robert Ingraham, spent days exploring dark corners with a flashlight. He was found in a refrigerator in a vacated basement apartment, clutching the light. the battery was burned out and his death was ruled a neighborhood tragedy.
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