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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1966
Page
9
Chile moves away from the long lunch siesta with a straight shift for factories and government offices. Retail hours spark compromise talks as owners push for later closing and clerks demand earlier quits, leading to ongoing protests over schedules and sales times.
World Almanac notes deputy marshals solicited donations for the Washington Monument begun in 1848 and completed in 1884 with lithographs offered. Separately, store owners and housewives in the area complain about new hours cutting into mid afternoon sales as inflation and schedules disrupt daily shopping routines.
Paris UPI reports a warning from the French Champagne Producers Association that supply is lagging behind rising global demand. 1966 grape harvest was strong but not enough to steady reserves, risking a drought of French champagne within about a decade without action. possibilities include expanding production or taxes to curb demand.
Vernon J. Rossow of the Ames Research Center at Moffett Field proposes using a 40 milimeter cannon to fire into a tornado to disrupt its electromagnetic spin. He suggests firing many copper wires to create an artificial lightning bolt that neutralizes the storm’s electric charge and powers, potentially destroying the tornado.
The Western Wisconsin Retail Food Dealers Association will hold its annual holiday dinner Sunday in the Holiday Room of the Holiday Inn. Cocktail hour starts at 5 p.m. followed by dinner at 6. Dolly Madison Dairies hosts. a $1 per person charge applies. Each attendee brings a $1 exchange gift marked Sim or Her.
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