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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1965
Page
2
A five alarm fire devastates George's Shopping Center in Milwaukee a three story brick building. 26 firemen and one police officer were treated for smoke inhalation and minor injuries. The fire began in the basement and caused over 100000 in damage with residents evacuated.
47 year old William Buelow of La Crescent sustained a fractured cervical and dorsal spine after a 15 foot fall while placing reinforcing steel in the coffer dam at pier 1 on the Interstate 90 bridge project near Dresbach Minnesota. He was moved by private ambulance to La Crosse Lutheran Hospital where he was admitted for emergency treatment and later listed in good condition. The Industrial Construction Division of Allied Structural Steel Co. of Minneapolis employs him.
The Kincheloe base in Michigan's Upper Peninsula houses a bombardment wing KC135s and an air defense squadron and serves as headquarters for a missile squadron at nearby Raco. Closure affects 2128 military personnel and 253 civilian workers with an expected annual saving of 14.633 million dollars. Senators Hart and McNamara urge careful transition planning for the region.
Paris reports President Charles de Gaulle will enter the runoff on December 19 to face Francois Mitterrand who placed a strong second in the first round with 31.72 percent. De Gaulle won 44.61 percent and met with his cabinet after returning from his country home as the cutoff for candidacy looms.
Wheat No 2 red and No 2 hard at 1.67 a bushel. Corn No 2 yellow at 1.27, No 5 yellow at 1.05 to 1.09, and yellow grade at 1.01. Oats No 2 white at 1.71. Soybeans No 1 yellow at 2.47, soybean oil at 11.50.
The document lists inter dealer prices from Shearson Hammill and Co and Marshall Co with National Association of Securities Dealers quotations. It shows bids and asks for multiple stocks and mutual funds including Royal Dutch NY, Wis Power, Lincoln Natl Life, and Fidelity Fund with recent ranges around 9 a.m. and notes on price adjustments for markup and commissions.
Wisconsin hourly market report from Swift and Company Winona Minnesota lists hogs cattle and real markets with price ranges for eight to twenty weight categories. West Bugins hours 8 to 4 Monday to Friday no market Friday. Chicago poultry and South St Paul livestock data follow with price ranges and trends.
A two seat F4C Phantom crashed 280 miles north of Saigon, killing both crew. In Pleiku and Tay Ninh areas U.S. infantry battled Viet Cong with moderate to heavy casualties, claiming 231 enemy dead and recovering 20 snipers. Boats, air strikes, and reinforcements were used as U.S. forces pressed the fighting alongside carrier jets.
The Federal Reserve Board approved a 0.5 percentage point rise in the discount rate to 4.5 percent and an increase in time deposit limits to 5.5 percent, despite administration opposition. Democratic critics say the move defies Johnson and Congress while Republicans defend restrained money growth to curb inflation.
La Crosse firemen dragged Isle la Plume Slough below the Isle la Plume bridge on Tuesday searching for Fred Spagel a 58 year old man believed drowned. Bloodhounds pointed to the bridge center where a torn bandage from Spagel's leg was found.
Andrew F Fruehauf 74 longtime publisher of the Detroit Tribune died Sunday. He led the paper for 10 years and was a son of August C Fruehauf founder of the Fruehauf Trailer Co. Cause of death not disclosed.
In Selma Alabama twelve white men were sworn as jurors in the murder trial of three white defendants in the death of Rev James J Reeb a Boston minister. The jury faced questions about civil rights bias as the case sits alongside racially charged trials in Alabama.
In La Crosse County Court Branch 2 a mortgage holder Walter E Heller and Co. grants foreclosure against Bernard E and Henrietta Misch owners of a Brice Prairie turkey farm on County Highway 7N Town of Onalaska. They are in default and must pay 27384 40 within one year or sheriff sale will occur to cover the debt.
A preliminary hearing is scheduled in County Court for James E. Wilkinson 27 of Colorado Springs Colorado charged with the August 29 burglary of Spell's Drugs at 1128 Gillette St in La Crosse. Judge Leonard F. Roraff set the hearing for December 15 Wilkinson remains jailed after unable to post 1000 bond and was recently returned from Central States Hospital where he spent three months under court ordered observation.
Robert Christianson, local diver, addressed the Roosevelt PTA Monday evening. He argued diving, when properly done, is safer than football and described his gear, experiences recovering bodies, and hazards in La Crosse area waters such as dirty water, bottom debris, and undercut banks. Fourth grade students sang Christmas carols.
La Crosse residents are urged to return Christmas Seal envelopes. The seal office reports a total of $4,318 collected so far from the 1965 stamp drive.
Howard Holly Meier longtime Chippewa Falls Herald Telegram editor resigns after nearly 20 years with the paper. He will join the Press-Tribune in Roseville California and begin duties January 3 on the West Coast newspaper.
Astronauts Frank Borman and James Lovell maneuver Gemini 7 into a new orbital pattern on the marathon mission toward a 17,500 mile per hour rendezvous with Gemini 6. A Sunday blastoff from Cape Kennedy was possible as the crew reported thruster firings, photos, and experiments while tracking a Polaris launch and enjoying ground music.
A 15-year-old La Crosse boy guided police to a wooded area north of Holmen where he and two companions buried a stolen motorcycle. Police noted only the handlebars remained visible. the bike was stolen Oct. 22 from Jay Ash of 1925 Main St. The youths, both 15, were detained and will face juvenile court action via La Crosse County Welfare Department.
A citizen commission interviews witnesses on 1965 Watts disturbances. It cites exploding African American population growth, mistrust of police, and calls for cooperative employment programs and new schooling approaches. Police relations and National Guard mobilization are examined with praise and criticism.
Five shots were fired inside the home of Rev. and Mrs. Arthur Swenson in Austin Minnesota. No injuries were reported as bullets from a .308 rifle penetrated the house. A man at the scene was arrested and sent to Rochester State Hospital after reportedly seeking marital counseling. police did not identify him and said he is estranged from his wife. Rev. Hanson serves St Olaf Lutheran Church in Austin.
The Jefferson School PTA announces a meeting for Tuesday December 14 correcting the previously published date of December 7 in the Sunday La Crosse Tribune.
After strong remarks by Alderman Sheldon Nerby and comments from judiciary chair Bernard Maney the La Crosse Common Council Committee-of-the-Whole sent a zoning reform bill back to committee. The proposal would add an alternate board member to reach a quorum and remove the board’s ability to waive residential business or industrial zoning uses.
Veteran La Crosse poultry exhibitors Dr. M. R. Serstad and Leo Kihm repeated victory at the Minnesota State poultry show in St Paul with a Cochin bantam cockerel named champion cockerel and champion bantam of all breeds. The bird had recently been judged grand champion at the national Cochin show in Illinois. The pair also displayed the best black and best white Cochin bantams.
Police reports list three incidents: Leo Rentz, 63, ill and transported to St Francis Hospital. Marlys Peterson, 19, ill and transported to Lutheran Hospital. Barbara Bachmann, 13, injured in a school PE class and transported by squad car to Lutheran Hospital with an injured left arm. All incidents occurred December 6 and 7 in city areas including 2nd and Mount Vernon Streets and Logan Junior High School.
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