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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1966
Page
6
The proposal to raise the state cigarette tax by one cent to fund ORAP land purchases drew protest and skepticism. Critics question affordability as 1967 69 budgets exceed current levels and urge delaying outdoor recreation tax increases amid broader funding pressures.
An editorial warns of fire risks in public buildings after a Mindoro grade school basement blaze that ruined three classrooms. It urges stricter safety checks in state and municipal structures built before 1965 and cites overlooked code standards.
Twenty years ago John L. Lewis and the United Mine Workers were found guilty of contempt of court for disregarding an order to avert an industry-shattering coal strike. Lewis fined ten thousand dollars and the UMW three point five million, with threats they may defy the government. Senate leader McCarthy urged drafting and court martial if they do not produce coal. La Crosse County Bar Association planned to inform the legislature about a critical housing shortage. Common Council set a 36 mill tax rate and raised city workers salaries by three hundred dollars. Sixteen arrested. violence at Allis-Chalmers strike injures three officers and a picket. Coal supplies deemed fairly adequate locally despite the strike.
Senator Vance Hartke andSen. Russell Long push a Finance Committee probe of the Federal Reserve Board and plans to empower savings and loan institutions to issue securities and tap private pension funds. They argue high interest and tight money cripple housing, urging action as FNMA funds are released belatedly for 15 000 low and moderate priced homes amid a record low in home building.
Madison dispatch reports that Assemblymen McKay of Ozaukee County and Froehlich of Appleton, named leaders of the Republican majority, signal a push to curb state expenditures possibly yielding a smaller biennial budget. Froehlich, a 34 year old Appleton lawyer, accountant and former Young Republicans workhorse, recently won his seat by defeating an incumbent.
SYDNEY J. HARRIS analyzes election returns and motives behind voting patterns. Voters cite war decisions in Viet Nam, shifts in conservatism, civil rights realignments, demand for new versus experienced leaders, urban suburban power shifts, weather effects, and perceptions of Great Society repudiation.
Dennis J. O Keefe and SDS members defend campus group rights at La Crosse State University challenging The La Crosse Tribune for opposing LDS chapter and SDS recognition. Letter argues free ideas, participatory democracy, and student self rule despite campus debates over ROTC dorms and Viet Nam. Apollo lunar flyers labeled Lunatiks.
Washington cabled debate on a proposed eight day Viet Cong truce in which the United States and allies would suspend bombing. Military leaders worry violations could boost enemy strength, while officials promise to honor the truce but resume fighting if attacked.
A bearded man from the California Sierras ends his seven month hermitage in the city and declares he will return to the mountains for good. He says the world is full of fools and that those who do not see it should live alone and smash their mirror.
A short quotation from Romans 3 17 notes that many choose not the way of peace. The line highlights a biblical warning about finding true calm amid conflict and moral guidance.
La Crosse Tribune details its publisher editor address and AP affiliation. It notes publication timing and postage terms with local mailing and carrier rates.
Reading notes on bidding and play from Oswald Jacoby and James Jacoby cover key bridge strategy. This column discusses partnerships and techniques, offering expert tips for North hand play and opening bids in standard modern games.
The death of Albert H. Morehead former bridge editor of the New York Times is noted as a great loss to bridge. The article previews his book Morehead on Bidding and analyzes a hands example showing bidding and play ideas including a two no trump rebid and a heart lead sequence.
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