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Newspaper

La Crosse Tribune

Location

La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Dec 05, 1960

Page

2

Three Sheboygan youths killed in crash at same spot

Three Sheboygan youths, Paul Held 17 Gerald Ward 17 and John Prinsen 18, were killed in a 1:50 a.m. crash on Highway 28 near the city limits. Alvin Makrevis Jr. 18 suffered a brain concussion and possible skull fracture and was in critical condition. The car left the road struck trees and a utility pole. Prinsen was a Sheboygan South High basketball player. The region has seen repeated crashes at the same location.

Paul R. Held Gerald M. Ward John ©. Prinsen Alvin Makrevis Jr Sheboygan Prinsen Sheboygan South High School Luella M. Etzel Milwaukee North Leeds Columbia County Margaret Huebner Kenosha Robert David E. Carney Lodi Madison Waunakee Dane County Ower

Multiple Fatal Auto Crashes Reported Across Wisconsin

A string of deadly crashes over the weekend left Ronald Wegenke 15 of Montello Dennis Frank 22 of Hartford Luella Etzel 18 of Milwaukee and Leo Jensen 59 of Racine dead in separate collisions. Others injured included four people in Waunakee and Kenosha areas as investigators logged several fatal accidents plus a group of four deaths Friday in Madison Stoughton Chippewa Falls and surrounding towns.

Ronald Wegenke Route 2 Montello Harvey Wegenke Divine Saviour Hospital Portage Leo A. Jensen Racine Milwaukee Road Kenosha County Illinois State Line Arthur Julseth Stoughton Sanford Nordness Beatrice Hahn Madison Samuel G. Cardinal Chippewa Falls

Floods devastate Britain Holland as Europe endures fierce storm

A violent weekend storm swept Britain Holland and neighboring countries causing flooding and deaths. Britain logged at least two fatalities with widespread property damage in London while Holland saw four deaths and evacuations in eastern towns. Strong winds and high seas disrupted travel across multiple nations.

London Europe Britain Holland France Germany Denmark Belgium Friesland Amsterdam Hamburg St. Paul's Church French

Milwaukee Market Report Covers Hogs Cattle and Poultry

Live stock receipts at Milwaukee and South St Paul show hogs 25 to 50 cents lower with top at 17.75 and sows weaker. cattle receipts 1,800 with cow market steady to weak and fed cattle 23.50 to 25.50. calves steady with prime at 30.00 and slaughter calves 20.00 to 24.00. Chicago reports mixed hogs, butter and eggs steady, and potato and poultry markets showing modest moves.

Monsanto Chemical Bell & Farrell, Inc Allied Radio Northern Pacific el & G Allis Chalmers St Power NS Cent Clark O. & R American Motors American Steel Royal Dutch la Crosse Tel Budd M Safeway Stores McQuay, Inc Arecier Tractor Sears Roebuck Nekoosa Chrysler Sinclair Oil No States Power Columbia Gas Sper Rand North Banc Cealth Edison Stand Oil Inc Consolidated Foods Oil NJ Pan Am Grane Stude Packard Portsmouth Co Curtiss Wright Sunray Mid-Cent Dow Chemical Swift Royal Dutch Textron Eastman Kodak Trane Tex. E. Trans Elec Auto Lite Twent Cent Fox Trane Co Ford United Airlines Wis. P Foremost Dairies U.S. Rubber Tausche General Electric Western Union Eaton & Howard General Motors White Motor General Telephone Woolworth Great Northern Ry Greyhound Fidelity Fund Illinois Central Dec Corn Inc. Investors Dec Jones & Laughlin Dow Jones la Crosse Ludlow Ward Montgomery South S&t. Paul Minn UBDA Chicago Chicago Mercantile

Winona Livestock Hogs and Cattle Prices From Swift & Company

Swift & Company reports noon quotations for Winona livestock. Hogs show a steady market with multiple weight classes and discounts for thin or unfinished hogs. Cattle market remains steady with ranges for dry fed steers, yearlings, heifers, cows, bulls, and calves.

Science Shrinks Piles Without Surgery New Treatment

A new healing substance Bio-Dyne used in Preparation H ointment and suppositories reportedly shrinks hemorrhoids and relieves itching and pain without surgery. Case reports claim piles have ceased to be a problem as the product becomes available at drug counters.

New York, N.Y

Student Under Sedation After Killing Sister

A Hofstra College freshman John Majorana 18 was sedated as doctors help him cope after accidentally shooting his 13 year old sister Juliana in their Bellmore home. The boy fled to nearby woods after the incident and was found about 24 hours later. A requiem Mass is planned for Juliana at St Barnabas church Bellmore on Tuesday.

Bellmore N. Y John Majorana Hofstra College John Juliana Juliana St. Barnabas Church

Missing steamer Iri drifts with no contact from sea

British agents for the Liberian owned steamer Iri report the vessel overdue on a voyage from Cornwall to Montreal. The 3093 ton ship sailed November 8 from Fowey with 21 days fuel. Captain Ben Krasner is an American. the only other American aboard is journalist James Robert Dickson, a passenger.

London Iri England Montreal Fowey Cornwall Ben Krasner James Robert Dickson

Milwaukee man seeks 140000 for Green Bay collision

James J. Gilsoul a former Green Bay policeman filed a personal injury suit in Milwaukee seeking 140000 in damages from an Air Force employee over a May 9 downtown Green Bay collision between his motorcycle and an Air Force sedan The suit claims the crash permanently disabled him and cost him his job.

Milwaukee James J. Gilsoul Green Bay Air Force Gilsoul

Fright of Her Life: Assailant Attacks 15 Year Old Girl

Jeanette Weisenberger of Bill's Valley, 15, escaped serious harm after an unknown attacker grabbed her from behind at her farm home around 6 30 p m. in Arcadia Wisconsin. She sustained bruises on neck and arms. no other molestation occurred. Trempealeau County sheriff’s department investigated after the incident was reported by her father and brother.

Arcadia Wis Jeanette Weisenberger Here Bill’s Valley Trempealeau County Sheriff Department

Pentagon revamp plan by Symington eyed for defense overhaul

The Symington committee proposes a major Pentagon restructuring including two new under secretaries, an assistant secretary for arms control, and a redefined Joint Chiefs of Staff with a single chairman of the joint staff. A military advisory council would comprise senior officers on active duty, not tied to any service. Kennedy aims to map federal aid for chronic unemployment with an 11 member panel led by Sen. Douglas. Udall is named for a Cabinet interior post, with Hodges named secretary of commerce and Ribicoff chosen for health, education and welfare. Kennedy will also meet Eisenhower and plan conferences in New York including a breakfast with Dag Hammarskjold.

Stewart L. Udall D-Ariz Symington Defense Joint Chiefs of Staff Army Navy Air Force Joint Chiefs Senate Joint Staff Secretary of Defense Kennedy Washington Pentagon Paul Douglas D-Ill Rep Udall Interior House Interior and Insular Affairs Committee Palm Beach Caroline North Carolina Luther Hodges Abraham Ribicoff Connecticut Eisenhower New York Dag Hammarskjold United Nations West Virginia Illinois Kentucky Southern Indiana Pennsylvania Minnesota Iron Range

La Crosse Couple Faces Divorce and Dismissed Charge

Yvonne Sokolik, 24, of 902 2 S 5th Ave, and Donald Johnson, 25, R J Tomah, had sexual intercourse. charge dismissed for lack of evidence. Frances Daley, 35, of 804 S Losey Blvd, seeks absolute divorce from John Daley, 36, address unknown, on grounds of fuel and inhuman treatment. They wed December 27, 1947, in La Crosse. mother awarded custody of their one minor child.

la Crosse Yvonne Sokolik S. 5Th Ave Donald Johnson R. J. Tomah Frances (Johnson) Daley S. Losey Blvd John J. Daley

Bell System plans flat rate long distance calls

AT&T outlines a six zone long distance plan allowing unlimited three minute calls within chosen zones for a fixed monthly fee possibly under 3000 dollars per line. Overages would be time based and overall bill effects are not yet known.

Boston At&t New York Chicago

United Church of Christ proposed in a 10 year reunion plan

Dr. Blake outlines a plan to unite Congregationalists Evangelical and Reformed and others into a single church with more than 20 million members. Co-presidents Wag ner and Hoskins welcome the idea and note potential joins from Episcopal and United Presbyterian factions.

United Church of Christ Congregationalists Evangelical and Reformed Church Blake Christ’s Church James E. Wagner Philadelphia Fred Hoskins New York Episcopal United Presbyterian Disciples of Christ Church United States of America

Funeral Rites Planned For Madison Editor Roy Matson

Funeral services for Roy L. Matson 52 editor of the Wisconsin State Journal will be held at St Andrew s Episcopal Church in Madison Tuesday afternoon. Matson died at University Hospitals after a heart attack in his office last week. He joined the paper in 1929 then became editor in 1942 and served as director of the Wisconsin State Journal Publishing Co Madison Newspapers Inc and Badger Broadcasting Co owner of WIBA. Survived by widow Helen Laird and two sons David and Dan burial at Roselawn Memorial Park.

Madison Roy L. Matson The Wisconsin State Journal St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church Matson University of Wisconsin University Hospitals A.M. Brayton Wisconsin State Journal Publishing Co Madison ‘Newspapers Inc Journal and Capital Times Badger Broadcasting Co Radio Stattion Wiba Cloquet Minn American Society of Newspaper Editors Sigma Delta Chi Professional Journalism University Club of Madison Helen Laird Riverside Ill David Dan Germany Roselawn Memorial Park Here

Coast Guard Rescues 17 From Freighter Grounding

Coast Guardsmen plucked 17 men from the stranded 246 foot Liberian freighter Francisco Morazan after it hit a reef off South Manitou Island. The Icebreaker Mackinaw recovered the captain and 13 crewmen plus three insurance agents and anchored in Grand Traverse Bay. Immigration officials planned to screen the listed crew, six of whom may be deported, as salvage plans for the Morazan were uncertain.

Traverse City Mich Coast Francisco Morazan U.S Mackinaw South Manitou Island Grand Traverse Bay Coast Guard

Confession in Australian Kidnapping Case Emerges

Detective Sgt. Brian Doyle disclosed at a coroner’s court that Stephen Bradley, 34, confessed to abducting Graeme Thorne, the 8 year old found dead in a Sydney suburb. Bradley was extradited from Colombo and returned Nov. 19, facing murder charges. The Thorne family had just won 100 000 Australian pounds in a government lottery.

Sydney Australia Brian Doyle Stephen Leslie Bradley Graeme Thorne Bradley Graeme Colombo Ceylon Bazil Thorne Doyle Thorne

Supreme Court rules terminal cafes must serve travelers

The Supreme Court, in a 7-2 decision led by Justice Black, ruled that interstate bus passengers cannot be refused service in terminal restaurants based on race. Bruce Boynton, a Howard Law student, was fined $10 for entering a “white” restaurant in the Trailways terminal in Richmond, Virginia, prompting the appeal. Justice Whittaker dissented, arguing the restaurant was privately operated and not carrier affiliated.

Washington Supreme Court Justice Black Whittaker Clark Bruce Boynton Trailways Richmond Boynton Howard University D.C Selma Ala U.S Walter E. Rogers Virginia Black Justice Whittaker High Court

Friederichs Named Coach At Campion

Friederichs former St Ambrose College football coach has been named head grid and track coach at Prairie du Chien Campion High School replacing Jim Peterson. Peterson remains head basketball coach and athletic director. Friederichs will teach algebra and geometry starting January 1961.

Prairie DU Chien Wis L.G. Friederichs St. Ambrose Prairie du Chien Campion High School Jim Peterson Peterson Ialso Soldiers Grove Friederichs New Orleans Holy Cross University of

Inflatable Satellite Balloon Planned for Drag Study

A compact 12 foot diameter inflatable satellite aimed to orbit for weeks to a year to measure atmospheric drag on large uniform surfaces at orbital altitude, acting as a versatile inexpensive space work horse.

Soldier Sues Army Over Enlistment Promise

Fred W. Garlick Ti of Miami Florida sues to be released from the Army claiming the service breached a promise used to recruit him. He enlisted under a high school graduate program for a specific Army school and says he did not get the school requested. He files suit as a matter of principle near completion of duty.

EL Paso Tex U. S Fred W. Garlick TI Miami Fla Garlick

Kennedy Urges Wisconsin Picks for Federal Posts

Milwaukee reports President-elect Kennedy recommended Lt. Gov. Phil Nash for assistant secretary of the interior and Norman Clapp of Lancaster for a federal regulatory agency chairmanship. Nash would oversee parks and Indian affairs. Clapp seeks a regulatory post with potential chairmanship. The moves have Gov. Gaylord Nelson and Sen. William Proxmire’s backing.

Milwaukee Phillip Nash John F. Kennedy Milwaukee Journal Nash Norman Clapp Lancaster Wisconsin Kennedy Pat Lucey Gaylord Nelson Wiliam Proxmire Clapp Federal Regulatory Agency

Woman Convicted Of Killing Husband In Beloit Stabbing

Doroth y Mae Kubitz, 29, of Beloit, was convicted Saturday night of second degree murder in the fatal stabbing of her husband Harold Kubitz, 47, in their trailer home on September 17. A presentence investigation was ordered.

Janesville Dorothy Mae Kubitz Beloit Harold

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