Damage Action Heard In Court In Shelby
A personal injury suit arising from an accident June 8 at the Speedway stock car track in Shelby began in La Crosse Circuit Court. Angus McConnell and his wife Carol sue driverless car owner Joseph Vaughan and others including Tri State Racing Association managers and insurers Lloyds of London and Indiana Insurance. Jury of five women and seven men toured the scene after opening statements by lawyers before Judge Lincoln Neprud.
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Speedway
Shelby
la Crosse
Angus McConnell
Pine St
Carol
Joseph Vaughan
Camp McCoy
McConnells
Donald Friday
George Blakey
Leo Dahlberg
Nora Safford
Thomas P. Quillin
Paul A. Williams
Flossie Peterson
Ellen Ingli
Alma Pynn
Arthur B. Fay
Three-vehicle city crash reports and details
Saturday crashes on 21st and Jackson Streets and nearby intersections involve a truck driven by Louis Bornheimer and two cars led by Clifford Randall and John Behan with varying damage estimates. Additional incidents include Selenke striking a parked car near 817 South 17th Street, and later collisions at Gillette and Bohres Streets resulting in minor losses for Murphy Becker Hogatt and Kellicott.
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Louis Bornheimer
Kane St
Clifford Randall
Pine St
John Behan
21St
Jackson Streets
Bornheimer
Kendall
Behan
Theodore Selenke
Denton St
Benora Wright
N. 9Th St
S. 17Th St
Selenke
Patrick F. Murphy
Livingston St
Gillette Street
George Street
Gordon Becker
N. 7Th St
Gillette
Murphy
Becker
Burlen Hogatt
Kansas City
Kan
Bohres
Robert Kellicott
S. 7Th St
Livingston Street
Kansas
Kellicutt
Prison Uprising Persists at 650-Cell Santa Fe Prison
A Sunday afternoon prison clash leaves control of Cell Block 2 and the hospital with inmates roaming the yard. About 150 armed officers from county, state police, and National Guard prepare for a possible assault while negotiators talk through a porthole. Ringleader Robert Eads of St. Louis faces 18 to 25 years for armed robbery.
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Los Alamos
Abram
Joe Roach
Robert Eads
St. Louis
Prison Uprising Murders, Hostages Raise 1904 Crisis
News reports say convicts seized guards during a prison uprising in La Crosse Wis and later confined several in a hospital. Gov. Mechem of Arizona ordered National Guard aid as authorities seek to regain control while hostages are identified including Mariano Chavez and Agustino Gonzales.
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la Crosse
Wis
Congress
Mariano Chavez
Augustine Gonsales
Edwin L. Mechem
Phoeniix
Ariz
Santa Fe
Gov. Mechem
Phoenix
Roach
Agustino Gonzales
Hosital
Celestino Escudero
Fred Artinez
Gabriel Ortiz
Tony Sandoval
John Vacherlon
400 Persons To Give Blood Needed Here
La Crosse Red Cross reports about 200 donors registered for the December 15 to 17 blood drive. Officials say 600 donors are needed to meet a 450 pint quota and cover a 216 pint shortfall from the last visit. The goal is 616 pints. early registrations are weak. The drive runs at the American Legion Clubrooms with hours 1 to 7 p.m. Monday and Tuesday and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday. Call 4 2252 or visit the Red Cross Headquarters in the Federal Building to register.
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la Crosse County
Red Cross
Eft la Crosse
Korea
American Legion
Red Cross Blood
Federal Building
Eisenhower rests after hectic campaign and Korea trip
President elect Eisenhower spent Sunday recuperating after a busy campaign and his tour of Korea. Hagerty said he rested in bed most of the day as aides discussed strategy and planned future meetings with Dulles and Humphrey arriving by helicopter from Wake Island. He had only recently returned home from Europe on June 1.
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Wilton B. Persons
White House
Hagerty
Dulles
Humphrey
Wake Island
Helena
Eisenhower
Korea
Europe
Livestock and meat prices steady in Chicago market report
Swift & Co. posts buying hours and discounts for excess fill. Hog prices rise 15 cents with top near 15.75 and varied weights offered. Cattle and calf markets show mixed movements with primes up to 37.50 and calves down about 1.00. Lambs steady with top around 20.50. Chicago and regional values include salable hogs and cattle figures from multiple sources.
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Chicago
USDA
South ST. Paul
Minn
La Crosse Tribune publication and subscription rates
Publisher and editorial staff listed for The La Crosse Tribune with office address. Circulation contact 2 8040. Home delivery 40 cents per week. Mail rates within 75 miles: one year 10 dollars, six months 5.50, three months 3.00, one month 1.25. Outside 75 to 150 miles: one year 13 dollars. Outside 150 miles: one year 15.60. Subscriptions payable in advance.
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I W. T. Burgess
R. L. Bangsberg
J. E. Lienlokken
Alfred W. Rice
Gerald G. Moriarity
Ed Keefe
Howard Colvin
A. E. Teachout
Luther Wilkins
UN. L. Burgess
Mgr
la Crosse Tribune
4Th
Cass Streets
la Crosse
Wis
the Tribune
iLee Newspaper Group
Associated Press
Call Tribune
William Kroner Taken To Hospital After Illness
William Kroner aged 65 of 131 Losey Blvd S was taken to a local hospital by police ambulance from the La Crosse Club at 7 15 p m Saturday after he fell ill.
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William Kroner
Losey Blvd. S
la Crosse Club
Court reverses earlier rule on union action
The Supreme Court, in a 7 to 2 decision, ruled it cannot hear a case on whether state courts may issue temporary bans against secondary union boycotts under the Taft Hartley Act. Justice Minton wrote the majority opinion, rejecting expanded jurisdiction, while Justice Douglas dissented joined by Justice Black.
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Washington
Supreme Court
National Labor Relations Board
High Court
Alabama
Minton
Congress
Rushford Banker James Friswold Killed in Crash
James Friswold 32 vice president of the State Bank at Rushford was killed when his automobile crashed into a concrete bridge six miles west of Houston Minnesota on Highway 16. Coroner Potter cited excessive speed as the cause. Funeral services are set for Wednesday at St Josephs Rushford with burial in the Catholic Cemetery. Friswold survived by his wife Mary Flynn and three daughters. He was city treasurer of Rushford and active in the American Legion VFW Commercial Club and local bankers and cancer fund groups. He served in the Navy earning a presidential citation. He was born June 7 1920 and educated at Rushford High School and the University of Minnesota.
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Houston, Minn
James Friswold
State Bank
Rushford
Houston
John W Potter
Friswold
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
Michael Quisle
Jensen Funeral Home
Frisvold
John Frisvold
Mary Flynn
Highway 16
Rushford High School
University of Minnesota
Navy
Pacific
Osakis
Joan Ann
Pamela Kay
Mary Jo
Jerry
Rachael) Bergenzer
Minneapolis
Kenneth
Lucille) Fish
Corona
Calif
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Commercial Club
Sportsmen’ S Club
Fillmore County Bankers Association
Fillmore County Cancer and
Proposed Election Law Changes In Draft Stage
A special House committee began drafting federal election law changes led by Rep. Boggs to address modern campaigning. Hearings showed support for raising the $3 million annual limit on committee fundraising and spending and for higher individual contribution and candidate spending caps, unchanged since 1939.
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Washington
House
Congress
Rep. Boggs
D-La
Reuther Offers Step Down for AFL CIO Unity Effort
Walter Reuther said he would abandon the CIO presidency for a lesser post if it would secure unity with AFL. The pledge came during a five minute NBC Detroit televised interview after the Atlantic City CIO convention. He urged merger without sacrificing CIO policies and noted Eisenhower must keep labor promises to ensure harmony.
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Walter Reuther
Afl-Cio
Detroit
CIO
NBC
Wwj-Tv
Atlantic City
Reuther
George Meany
AFL
Buck For The Badgers Drive Reaches Halfway Mark
MILWAUKEE The Bucks for the Badgers drive to fund the University of Wisconsin band for the Rose Bowl is halfway to its 50 000 goal. Abner A Heald said 2160 was raised in Eau Claire from a seven hour radio marathon on WEAU. The statewide drive expects continued support this week as 20 000 alumni are contacted by mail. The Alumni Association at Madison handles the fund.
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Milwaukee
Bucks
Badgers
University of Wisconsin
Abner A. Heald
Eau Claire
WEAU
Heald
Wisconsin
Alumni Association
Madison
Fatal Highway 53 crash near Galesville ends two lives
A three-car collision on Highway 53 near Galesville killed Dodge and Kries and injured others including Clements and Harnish. Police reported Martell's car at about 50 mph could not avoid a parked vehicle. fatalities raise Highway 53 deaths in the past month, prompting officials to consider boosting the county highway police force.
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Galesville
Clements
Dodge
Kries
Martell
Vilas Jacobs
la Crosse
Arneson
Ivan A. Wright
Reay
Alice Moore
Raymond Harnish
Onalaska
Harnish
Dew Drop
Ground Broken For Shrine At Pearl Harbor
Eleven years after the Pearl Harbor attack a misty Sunday ceremony marked ground breaking for a $75,000 shrine honoring the dead of the US Navy. Acting Hawaii governor Frank Serrao warned of a creeping communism and global tensions as the nation remembers 1941.
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Pearl Harbor
Navy
Frank Serrao
Hawaii
Pacific
Robbery at Northern Engraving Company Entrance
Police investigated a night robbery at the Northern Engraving and Manufacturing Company at 303 N 4th St. The holdup man, described as 25 to 30 years old, slim and 5'9" to 5'10", escaped on Fourth Street leaving more money behind than taken from an unlocked office safe. An off duty officer aided in the search, and a suspect was later seen in Onalaska traveling east toward Highway 53. Police in Winona alerted and followed a possible sighting. The Tankar firm funds were stolen. The description included a brown tan camelhair overcoat, gray winter cap with brown fur ear flaps, and black shoes.
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Third Street
Fourth ‘Street
Kretchmer
Tankar
Winona
Nixon Predicts Taft Harmony in Incoming Admin
Vice President elect Richard Nixon says Senator Robert Taft will work smoothly with the Eisenhower administration. He cites a balanced team of labor and management and predicts Taft and Durkin can bridge labor law disputes as Eisenhower pursues a new Korea policy. Nixon spoke after landing at National Airport returning from Mexico City.
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Nixon
Robert Taft
Eisenhower
National
Mexico City
Adolfo Ruiz Cortines
Taft
Martin P. Durkin
AFL Plumbers Union
Organized Labor
Durkin
Gen
Len
Korea
Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa Weather Forecast Report
Weather record from the US Department of Commerce covers Wisconsin Minnesota and Iowa. It notes cloudy conditions with scattered showers in Wisconsin east portions and milder northeast. Minnesota south partly cloudy and north mostly cloudy with snow flurries in northeast. Iowa partly cloudy and colder with east portion cooler. Shippers forecast advises protecting shipments within 160 miles of La Crosse for temperatures 22 to 30 across directions.
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Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
la Crosse
River forecast lowers pools Hastings to Guttenberg
The river pools will be lowered gradually for the next two days with corresponding rises just below each dam. Sunrise Tuesday is 7 28 a m and sunset Tuesday is 4 27 p m.
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Hastings
Guttenberg
Horse helps reveal missing boy case in 1951
District Attorney Edmund R. Dewing recounted how a horse named Lady gave clues leading to the body of 4 year old Danny Matson in Quincy Massachusetts after his disappearance in January 1951. Dewing urged caution noting the animal’s statements were not proof.
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Massachusetts
Dist
Edmund R. Dewing
Danny Matson
Quincy
Mass
Dewing
Matson
Pittsfield
Fielde-Wilde
Claudia Fonda
Duke University
Woman Guides Harvard Chorus as Pudding Club Admits Female
Dolly Neggemeyer, a former British dancer and renowned choreographer, becomes the first woman to influence Harvard's Hasty Pudding Club show. She teaches the precision chorus line and the first dancing line on TV, now shaping the Harvard chorus line and adapting to a male cast for the first time.
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Boston
Harvard
Hasty Pudding Club
Dolly Neggemeyer
Dolly
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June) Hanson
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Beryl) Arendt
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