Kickapoo Flood Control Plan Outlined At La Farge Meeting
U S Corps of Engineers presented a 14.8 million flood control project for the Kickapoo River including a dam and multiple purpose reservoir one mile above La Farge and levees at Soldiers Grove and Gays Mills. Local officials and residents debated benefits and costs with support from Congressman Vernon Thomson and Sen. Proxmire allies. opposition centered on tolls on soil and property and school impacts.
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Stark
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Roger Andrew
Gale Houston
Howard B. Anderson
Ontario
Rockton
Wisconsin Highway Commission
U.S. Bureau of Public Roads
Additional Wisconsin Calendar Books Ordered by La Crosse Tribune
Over 5,000 Wisconsin Calendar Books sold with continued demand. The La Crosse Tribune orders more from the Wisconsin State Historical Society Madison. Orders filled by Tribune book department with carrier delivery. Price $1 per copy. mail orders accepted by The Book Department La Crosse Tribune La Crosse Wisconsin.
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la Crosse Tribune Book Department
la Crosse
Israel Demands Death Penalty For Eichmann
In Jerusalem the Israeli attorney general urged death for Adolf Eichmann for his role in the Holocaust. Eichmann, defiant, told the tribunal he was a tool of a vast Nazi machine and claimed others shifted blame onto him. The court set Friday for sentence with likely death. Eichmann may appeal to Israel’s Supreme Court, with ten days to file.
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Wisconsin Assembly Backs Tax Revision Bill 52 44
Gov Nelson wins a bipartisan Assembly vote 52 44 on a tax revision measure. The plan faces a likely Senate battle with Republicans opposing, while Democrats back the governor’s mixed sales tax and income tax approach. The session could end within days if the Senate concurs.
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Senate takes up measure on Monday in Wisconsin
State Senates debate on the governor tax revision bill will start Monday afternoon after the measure passed by the Assembly Tuesday and before printed form is available. GOP leaders said the Republican majority will caucus that afternoon to hear a detailed explanation of the proposal.
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Four Killed in Marshfield Two Car Crash
In Marshfield Wisconsin a farmer Bernard B Kier his wife and three children died in a two car wreck on icy Highway 10 six miles southwest of Marshfield. Roy Grassman 31 of Granton died in his car. Injured were Ruth Kier 32 and Philip 5. Police say Grassman crossed into the Kier vehicle causing the crash on a clear frigid night. The Kier family was en route to Bible Center Congregation Church services.
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Wood County
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Granton
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Bible Center Congregation
Madison Fire Ravages State Street Building
A below zero blaze at State Street in Madison caused over 250000 dollars in damage to an L shaped building housing stores and offices. Firefighters battled three hours. 22 students nearby evacuated. Red Cross seeking housing for victims.
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Sparta Man Dies from Apparent Heart Attack While Shoveling Snow
A Sparta man, John Sanders aged 68, collapsed while shoveling snow and died at his rural home Tuesday evening. The Coulee Region recorded extreme cold with La Crosse at 11 below zero and wind chills near 30 below in some spots. Snow cover was eight inches. highways were slippery but open. Local temperatures rivaled storms in the South Pole with much colder readings across Wisconsin and neighboring states.
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Walker assails U.N. policy and censorship of the military
Former Maj. Gen. Edwin A. Walker, speaking in Dallas, denounced the United Nations and U.S. foreign policy, accusing officials of censorship that he says compromises sovereignty. He urged unity of American power and military strength, criticizing German division, U.N. parity, and the Berlin airlift as concessions to the Soviet Union.
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Fire Chief Finds Own Sofa Ablaze
Asssistant Fire Chief Albert Batastini rushed from his home to a fire at an upholstery repair shop. He discovered the blaze was in a sofa he had personally taken to the shop for repairs.
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