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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1961
Page
1
Gov. Nelson appeals for compromise on a tax bill as Madison lawmakers debate a half and half approach. Democrats show wavering support while Republicans insist on a general sales tax, with a test vote and potential adjournment looming.
Heavy snowfall across southwestern Wisconsin stalls traffic and forces school closings. Baraboo and Antigo report 10 inches, Madison 7, Wausau 6, with hazardous driving warnings in effect. One death is blamed on shoveling snow, and more snow is forecast in the region.
Police in Tokyo and Kyushu seized rifles gas masks helmets and uniforms as they cracked a ultranationalist plan to assassinate Prime Minister Hayato Ikeda and cabinet members. Thirteen men led by Toyosaku Kawanami financed by a Tokyo industrialist planned mass murder citing fear of a Communist revolution in Japan.
Three members of the Lester Scholl family died in a blaze at their farm home near New Ulm Minnesota. Grandparents also perished and a sister survived. The community donated money clothing and food after appeals by the local newspaper and KMUJ radio.
AFL-CIO leaders set 1.50 per hour as labor’s target for federal minimum wages. They urged immediate move to 1.25 and extend coverage to 16 million more workers, while pressing cuts in the 40 hour work week and pursuing wage and civil rights reforms. George Meany aligned with building trades in a dispute with Walter Reuther amid tensions at the convention.
Wisconsin main roads remained open but snow packed and slick. Forecasters expect no quick improvement due to more snow and moderate to high winds. The AAA reports southern Wisconsin highways are open with frequent icy sections while northern routes stay treacherous.
La Crosse area reports an eight inch snow cover with winds 12 to 18 mph creating drifts and icy streets. Highway crews work overnight to keep main routes passable while forecasts predict diminishing winds and colder temperatures. Schools in several towns close or cancel classes and motorists are urged to slow down due to slick conditions.
Parking will be prohibited after midnight Tuesday on downtown streets including Front from King to Vine Second, third, fourth, sixth from Cass to Vine, and Main and State from Front to 7th for snow removal. Police warn vehicles parked after midnight will be towed.
New York AP Traders on the American Stock Exchange reacted calmly after the resignation of President Edward T. McCormick and general counsel Michael E. Mooney. Prices were mixed as 480,000 shares traded in the first hour amid an SEC probe and internal scrutiny. Joseph F. Reilly became president pro tem as the exchange faced past scrutiny of the Re family for alleged stock manipulation.
Israel's three judge panel concludes its verdict finding Adolf Eichmann guilty on all 15 counts. The judgment details his role in the Holocaust from 1941 onward and notes no mitigation. Eichmann, 55, is described as a key organizer of the extermination plan and linked to early murder squads and gas supply lines.
The La Crosse Tribune ad department reports no winner in the 18th scrambled word contest held December 4. The message notes future contest No. 19 will debut December 18 with a $120 prize and promotes trading for value merchandise with sponsoring merchants.
The Associated Press reports 1961 highway fatalities in Wisconsin total 840 with Sumner Kingsley, 77, of Lake Delton, among the dead. Kingsley died in a Bara Boo hospital from injuries suffered Saturday, after a crash he endured last week.
Morton O. Withey emeritus dean of the University of Wisconsin College of Engineering died of a heart attack at his Madison home Monday night. He was stricken while driving his car into the garage after a period of heart ailment treatment.
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