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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1965
Page
2
MILWAUKEE AP Ten persons including three clergymen were arrested after forming a human chain across the entrance to a construction site for a new school on the fringe of the inner core area. Twenty two demonstrators linked arms across a six foot fence before workers arrived and police intervened as both Black and white workers pushed through. About 25 officers assisted.
Police arrested Rev. William Miles 39 and Rev. David Owen 29 during an all night vigil opposing the Edward MacDowell elementary school site. Demonstrators sang freedom songs as others were carried to patrol vans amid claims the school would segregate by race.
The president and critics debate the Fed move to raise discount rates and the time savings deposit decision. Leaders like Robert Roo Sa and Louis Lundberg voiced support, while Rep. Wright Patman and others condemned the actions as harming small business and consumers. The vote split 4-3 on discount rates and 6-1 on savings deposits.
Cornelius O Rourke 40 of Lake Geneva Wis died when his Santa helper parachute failed during a Christmas stunt at a Rockford Ill shopping center. The 3000 foot fall occurred after the ripcord tangled with a smoke bomb attached to his leg. The event drew a crowd of about 5000 as Fleming replaced him midair and the pilot guided the plane to safety. O Rourke left two young daughters and had survived a prior plane crash earlier in the fall.
Arthur L. Hamilton aged 89 of Appleton was struck by a taxicab that crashed onto a sidewalk after a collision at an Appleton intersection. Jimmy A. Drehmel 22 of Oshkosh died when his car overturned near Oshkosh Friday night. Mrs Mary Pevan 74 of Chippewa Falls died in hospital Sunday from injuries suffered in a brush near Cadett Nov 27 that also killed her husband Albert 80. Her death was not in the weekend toll.
Fair and slightly cooler tonight. Sunny and warmer Tuesday with lows 15 to 20 and highs near 40. Wisconsin and Minnesota cast mostly fair weather, Iowa mostly fair with cooler southeast. Five day Western Wisconsin outlook shows 12 to 15 degrees above normal, light precipitation possible.
River readings show flood stage at La Crosse with 24 hour change and precipitation figures. Authorities monitor 24 hour flood risk and stage trends across stations.
New healing substance Bio-Dyne offers a non surgical treatment for hemorrhoids. It relieves pain and itching while shrinking the condition, with improvements verified by doctors over months. The Preparation H suppositories and ointment deliver the medicine without narcotics or anesthetics.
Chicago banks moved to raise their prime rates on commercial loans from 4 to 5 percent following the Federal Reserve rediscount rate increase from 4 to 4 percent. The First National Bank of Chicago notified correspondent banks of the 5 percent rate, with other large institutions slower to act but inclined to align with higher rediscount costs.
In Kewaunee County Brown County youth Herb Johnson aged 20 and Kathy Finnel 17 of rural Denmark were found dead by the girl's father Kenneth Finnel in a parked car near a gravel pit road shortly before dawn. Coroner Andrew Lanier said carbon monoxide poisoning likely caused the deaths after the interior flooded from the running motor. The left front window had been opened about an inch.
Police reported a pint and one fifth of liquor stolen from Smale's at 533 Cass St after a front window was smashed around 7 54 p m Saturday. A passerby saw a youth running from the scene and join another youth north of the grocery.
National and local quotations listed as of 9 a.m. with inter-dealer prices for stocks such as Chrysler General Electric General Motors Ford and RCA. Bond and mutual fund figures included for Wisconsin and regional funds with bids and asks noted.
Livestock market quotes from Swift & Company Winona with buying hours 8 to 4 Monday through Friday and no market on Fridays. Hog prices up 50 cents. cattle steady with ranges by grade. veal steady. arrivals and price ranges noted for cows vealers and feeders. Also includes South St Paul reports with USDA cattle and hog movements, price ladders for slaughter steers, heifers, and vealers, and Illinois and Chicago market updates for potatoes butter eggs and grain.
Fire calls include December 4 9 14 p.m. to George Miller residence Wuensch Road chimney fire. La Crosse December 5 multiple calls report grass fire on Losey Boulevard State Road and flushing gasoline from a street at 15th and Johnson Streets. Repair details list faulty oil furnace at 517 Windsor Street R Rossen residence and flooded oil burner at 410 Cameron Avenue Corrine Fogel residence with no damage.
In Milwaukee a 38 year old tavern operator, Mrs Jessie Harvey, was shot three times in an argument with a 36 year old acquaintance. She collapsed after entering the tavern and died on arrival at a hospital. The man surrendered and was held awaiting a murder warrant.
Information about the La Crosse Tribune including publisher W T Burgess editor Sanford Goltz and address 4th and Cass Streets La Crosse Wisconsin 54602 with AP affiliation and postage policy. Notices cover publication rights and rate details for single copies and carrier delivery with mail rates on request.
The Gemini 6 and 7 crews near rendezvous in orbit while testing long duration spaceflight. Lovell and Borman endure a night sleeping in space and study suit procedures as engineers monitor systems and plan a potential Dec 12 liftoff.
The article contrasts the Johnson administration’s government driven approach to curb inflation with a conservative monetary policy favoring a tighter money supply. It notes fears of slowed expansion in 1966 as a result and discusses potential cooperation or conflict between aims. It also reports bridge results from YWCA play led by Carrie Newman and Marie Fleis.
Pope Paul VI restructures the Holy Office, renaming it the Sacred Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. He ends some secrecy, guarantees defense rights, and shifts it to align with other congregations. The moves accompany the Vatican Council’s final schema and a jubilee for Roman Catholics.
Deputy Attorney General John Bowers said Wisconsin journalists and lawyers can resolve pretrial publicity differences without new laws. He urged local authorities to share positions on publicity to guide coverage while defending use of summons as a court entry method. The AP report also noted rising wire photo contributions and announced a statewide high school journalism writing contest.
A Shullsburg man was shot to death when a revolver his brother in law was reaching for discharged while driving on a Southern Wisconsin highway. James Farrey, 24, died after a .22 bullet struck him in the chest. the incident occurred on Highway 11 near Shullsburg as Walter Shirley Jr. reached into the back seat. Autopsy planned. Shirley offered no reason for reaching for the gun.
The first Leatherneck wave hit dawn shore from the Montinello establishing a beachhead near Phu Thu. A second wave from the Montrose and helicopters landed in Valley Forge lifts. Marines push inland in a blocking move against Viet Cong strongholds along the coast.
About 150 students from a government college demonstrated outside the U S Information Service Office in Calcutta. They accused seven students of being insulted at a dinner meeting with Wisconsin Attorney General Bronson C La Follette. Officials say Leppard cursed them and ordered them out after they criticized U S involvement in Vietnam.
In Sotouboua near Lome two trucks plowed into a crowd at a traditional dance killing more than 100 and injuring about 100. An American Peace Corps worker James Driscoll of Buffalo New York died, authorities say from a broken neck. The government dispatched three planes carrying medical staff.
Milwaukee attorney Richard Steinberg was re elected Milwaukee County Democratic chairman defeating Genevieve Tesmer backed by Lt. Gov. Lucey and district chairmen. Steinberg led 7 on the first ballot and won runoff 105 to 87, amid shifts in county party leadership and Governor race speculation.
A fire here destroyed the old Chicago & North Western Railway freight depot and damaged the passenger depot, both abandoned and slated for razing this winter. The cause remains unexplained.
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