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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1966
Page
1
The Associated Press announces that Vietnam will be spelled as one word in all AP dispatches effective today. While hyphenated Viet-Nam appears on Saigon stamps and in UN usage, and Viet Nam is found on maps, Vietnam as one word is now standard with Vietnamese as its derivative.
U S B52 Stratoforts bombed the Mu Gia Pass in North Vietnam and the demilitarized zone seven miles north of the Rockpile amid mounting pressure on Communist forces. The eight engine bombers each carried up to 27 tons. This was the eighth B52 raid on North Vietnam and the first since Oct. 10.
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower recovered well after gallbladder removal at Walter Reed Army Hospital. A hospital spokesman said his heart action was normal and his prospects excellent as he greeted his wife Mamie, son John, and brother Dr Milton Eisenhower after the 1 hour 45 minute operation.
A Milwaukee subcommittee of the State Building Commission recommended major cuts to UW expansion requests, trimming nearly 30 million from over 79 million in proposed construction for Green Bay Parkside Milwaukee and Madison sites.
The state building commission approved a 1.7 million dollar addition to La Crosse State University’s science building and delayed a 1.5 million classroom building for at least two years. The body endorsed nearly 37 million for university projects and 28 million in welfare buildings as part of an 185 million construction budget influenced by a 339 million debt.
The U S Supreme Court rules Georgia may select its next governor by choosing between Howard Callaway and Lester Maddox as no candidate won a majority in the November election. The ruling upholds a 142 year old constitution section allowing the legislature to decide between the top two vote-getters.
The Supreme Court upkept James R Hoffa s 1964 jury tampering conviction ruling use of an informer not per se unconstitutional Chief Justice Warren dissented Justices Clark and Douglas would have dismissed the appeal Hoffa faced eight year prison term and a $10000 fine in federal court Chattanooga Tennessee The case centers on using Baton Rouge official Edward Partin as a government informer Hoffa s appeal argued Fourth Amendment violations Stewart rejected that claim noting Partin entered the room by invitation and conversations were directed to him The court left open further legal moves in Hoffa s case
Dr. Jay Sanford of Southwestern Medical School said Ruby's cancer is not necessarily hopeless. He noted investigation into the primary source may take more than a week and that surgery, chemotherapy, or radiation could be used depending on the cancer's source. Ruby, 55, is the man who killed Lee Harvey Oswald and was later linked to President Kennedy's assassin.
Madison Mrs Duane Sydow crawled through flames and heavy smoke to pull her four year old son Danny from a basement fire in the east side home. Assistant fire chief Henry Anderson praised her actions noting it could have been too late without her intervention. An eight year old boy said there was a fire and the younger child remained inside. Fire Inspector Carroll Paltz said the older child started the blaze with matches.
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