Thinking Person's Program Questioned by Public Taste
The piece critiques broadcast trends toward light entertainment and questions whether there are enough people seeking serious fare. It cites TV ratings favoring Westerns and gangster shows and notes Minow's warning about children's programming. It contrasts American tastes with European habits and ends with a biblical quote from Isaiah.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennedy
Jenkin Lloyd Jones
Eisenhower
Minow
Austria
Italy
Switzerland
Wisconsin Agriculture Cooperatives Consider Consolidation
The Wisconsin Council of Agriculture Cooperative and the Wisconsin Association of Cooperatives discuss a possible merger. The council rejected a name change and larger board in a 17 member, with conditions for continued joint work ahead of July 1962.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin Council of Agriculture Cooperative
Wisconsin Association of Cooperatives
In White House Twist Nation Finds Fitness Mood
Inez Robb reflects on Kennedy urging fitness and the twist across the nation. She recalls a dinner party where guests mime exercise routines, noting Americans are physically tough and the country is “in the pink.” The piece blends humor with social commentary on fitness culture.
Washington Notebook Highlights and Light Commentary
Secretary of Agriculture Freeman recalls a Minnesota professor who gave him a C grade and refused to show his final exam. Rep Scranton’s speech is interrupted by a dead microphone, with a heckler recalling his past as a dog caller. Korea’s General Park favors a warm reception for ambassador Il Kwon Chung in Washington.
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Secretary OF Agriculture
Orville L. Freeman
University of Minnesota
William Scranton
Scranton
Korea
Chung Hee Park
Supreme Council
Washington
Il Kwon Chung
Kennedy
Advanced Studies
Harvard
Review of 1941 war news and local events in Wisconsin
Twenty years ago wartime items outline Pacific and European fronts with Japan attacking Luzon and Wake Island. Also noted are U.S. naval clashes, a big explosion at Burlington Iowa, and local civic notices including plays, Nobel and poetry honors, accidents, crime, and community activities in La Crosse and surrounding areas.
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U.S. Navy
Cavite
Luzon Island
Russia
Libya
Axis
U.S
Britain
Iowa
Burlington
Wake Island
West Pointer
Colin P. Kelly Jr
Pearl Harbor
Haruna
William Panke
Winnebago
Who
Portraits John C Metcalfe on a Cobblestone Street
A poet recalls a cobbled street lit by a gas lamp and memories of horse drawn carriages, royal pageantry, concerts, children at play, dancers with lovers, soldiers marching, battles, and the graveside stones marking those who died. Published 1961 by Field Enterprises, Inc.
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Field Enterprises, Inc
Safety plays and a misfit lead in a bridge hand
Nail and Hathorn discuss how a Stayman search for a four four major fit can backfire. North chose Stayman over three no trump, yielding a four spade contract. South risks the hand by guarding against spades and loses two trumps and the game after 3-2 spade break.
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Nail
Hathorn
North
Stayman
South
East
Chance
West
Readers Call for Honorary Name for Riverside Park Statue
In a Tribune letter editor, MR and MRS A W Love praise a reprint of a speech and urge more editorials. Kenneth Limberg of 1441 Charles St. argues for a new name for the Big Indian statue at Riverside Park, noting that Hiawatha Decorah Tonto or Sitting Bull would all serve to distinguish the landmark.
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Andrew Hoffman
George Hoffman
Mormon Coulee Road
Orphanage
Wisconsin Auto Club
Tommy O'Connor
Chicago
Cook County
O'Connor
U.S
Japan
Isle of Yap
A. A. Bentley
Convention of All Mystic Workers
John J. Blaine
Hans Rodd
Oneida
H. J. Hirshheimer
YWCA
New “Y
West Ave
Main St
Agnes Erickson
S. 5Th
Inlaw
Lief Erickson
Lucille Houthmaker
James M. Lienlokken
L. C. Clarke
Clarke
W. O. Nice
P. P. Butterfield
C. F. Callaway
America
A. W. Love
Tribune
Riverside Park
la Crosse
Wisconsin
Decorah
Kenneth Limberg
Charles St
Kennedy Fails To Stress Wage Restraint In NAM Talk
President Kennedy did not emphasize wage restraint as promised to the NAM and the AFL CIO speech in Miami. Secretary Goldberg later framed wage increases as tied to productivity. The failure risks labor tension, economic growth, and Kennedy era credibility amid a recession outlook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennedy
Nam
Washington
National Association of Manufacturers
New York City
Afl-Cio
Arthur Goldberg
Goldberg
United States
America
Miami
White House
Labor Goldberg
New York Times
New York Herald Tribune, Inc
Memorable year for Wisconsin Conservation Department
Madison report highlights the Wisconsin Conservation Department securing major legislative wins this year. The agency increased hunting and fishing license revenues, established direct user taxation for state parks, and secured a $5 million yearly cigarette tax fund for land acquisition over ten years. Governor Nelson lauded the new era as a potential Conservation Legislature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
State Conservation Department
Conservation Department
Legislative Branch
Cigarette Tax Fund For
Nelson
Wisconsin
Siboney and Other Quick Facts Featured in Quiz
A reader quiz covers Siboney as a Cuban town, early infant incubators from 1880, Irish naming in Eire, Suez Canal WWII attacks, and promotions for a 66 page Presidents and Their Wives booklet priced at fifty five cents with a coupon form.
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Washington
Kennedy
White House
La Crosse Tribune Subscriber Rates and Service Details
La Crosse Tribune lists mail and home delivery rates for La Crosse area including Onalaska and La Crescent. Subscriptions within four miles of La Crosse cost 13 dollars per year, with six months at 7 dollars and three months at 3 dollars. Prices rise for wider areas up to 18 dollars per year outside La Crosse.
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Jann & Kelley, Inc
New York
Chicago
Detroit
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Kansas City
Atlanta
la Crosse
Onalaska
la Crescent
Carrier Bay
Mainteni
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Agric Cooperatives
Council
WAC
Inez Robb
Jin
Mr. Kennedy
Duke and Duchess of Windsor
Elsa Maxwell
Santa
United Features Syndicate, Inc
Washington Notebook
Black River Falls
Marion Nash
Pliny Peterson
Cora Berger
West Indies
Peter Peterson
Leavenworth
Warden
Causeway
Board of Public Works
Wagon Bridge
Jane Adams
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
Harry Powers
Clarksburg
W.va
Pope Pius
Mahatma Gandhi
Vatican
Badger Legionnaire
la Crosse Methodist
Legion
Maroons
Winona
Central
Sparta
Logan
Adams Express Co
Nels Thompson Clothing
4Th St
Tausche Hardware Co
Robert Verchota
Levee Park
Thomas Raper
S. 15Th
Lutheran
Joseph Haniff
Delhi
India
Claude Carr
St. Andrew
Heileman Brewing Co
Frank Schini
Burlington Railroad
Coolidge
George
Prairie du Chien
W. L. Hixon
E. J. Wiliams
Andrew Lees
Abby Burton
Charlotte Williams
Panama
Girls’ Athletic Association of
Myron Locke
Kline
Elliott
McCormick
Benezet
Hundredmark
Edward Weimar
Harry Spence
Ralph Scott
Angus Casberg
A. E. Kircheis
Western Wisconsin
Cal
Eichmann
Jacoby
By Oswald Jacoby
David Lawrence
John Wyngaard
Capitol
Department
Wort
Siboney
M. A
Cuba
Santiago de Cuba
Guantanamo
Daiquiri
D.M. A
Paris Maternity Hospital
Ireland
Eire
Republic
Republic of Ireland
Irish Free State
Suez Canal
R.W
la Crosse Tribune Information Bureau
F St
N.W
Washington, D.C
la Crosse Tribune
Gess
Lee Enterprise, Inc
Associated Press
AP News
E. L. Burg Bus
Howard Col’ Retail
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