Viets Move to Improve Military Leadership in South Vietnam
South Vietnam begins a merit based promotion system for officers as U S advisers press reforms. Resistance exists over eliminating deadwood while Gen Westmoreland’s alarm over leadership deterioration spurred the initiative and formal notes catalyzed the changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. Viets
Fred S. Hoffman
Saigon
South Vietnam
United States
U.S
William C. Westmoreland
Vietnam
White House Christmas Decorations Shine at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave
Washington AP reports a festive White House interior for Christmas. A 20 foot balsam fir dominates the Blue Room with gingerbread, toy soldiers, and garlands. Mrs Lyndon B Johnson adds a 13 foot papier mache creche in the East Room and a 50 state wreath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Pennsylvania Avenue
White House
Lyndon B. Johnson
Executive Mansion
Superior U Student Center Gets Approval
The State Building Commission authorized Superior State University to build a 1.6 million student center and approved a 2.3 million food service facility at Oshkosh State. It also backed planning for nine universities to buy sites for married student housing, plus UW campuses for education science, zoology, and a 12.7 million dormitory at UW Milwaukee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
University of Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Air force pilots strike convoy and DMZ targets in Vietnam
U S Air Force pilots report knocking out five trucks in a camouflaged convoy 42 miles northwest of Dong Hoi and hitting multiple trenches and bunkers in the DMZ. Two 7th Fleet destroyers silenced radar on the coast 12 miles north to the west of Dong Hoi. Ingersoll and Keppler aided by five inch guns, radar stopped transmitting afterward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Vietnam
U.S. Air Force
Dong Hoi
North
South Vietnam
7Th Fleet
Ingersoll
Keppler
Salas Talk at La Crosse Center Postponed Indefinitely
Jesus Salas appearance at Newman Center La Crosse State University scheduled for Wednesday at 7 30 pm has been postponed indefinitely. Salas leads a campaign for better working and living conditions for migrant laborers in Wisconsin and had a prior commitment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesus Salas
Newman Center
la Crosse State University
Cincinnati Strangler may be in custody
Police indicated a statement could be issued today in the Posteal Laskey case as he was questioned on several minor offenses. An 10 a.m. news conference was not held, but officials said media would be notified when a statement is ready. The murders involve Barbara Bowman and six elderly women, with five rapes among the victims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Posteal Laskey
Jacob Schott
Youth dies as Wisconsin highway toll nears 1042
The death of 18 year old Thomas Richards of Hortonville raises Wisconsin 1966 highway fatalities to 1042. He died from injuries after a one car crash on Outagamie County Trunk M near Hortonville. The driver Gary Kemp, 18, is in fair condition. A separate crash near Beetown killed 52 year old Mary Axtell on a Grant County road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hortonville
Wisconsin
Thomas Richards
Outagamie County
Gary Kemp
New London
Mary Axtell
Cassville
Grant County
Beetown
Knowles Disappointed By Supreme Court Baseball Ruling
Wisconsin Governor Knowles expressed deep disappointment that the Supreme Court declined to review the state's antitrust dispute over bringing major league baseball to Milwaukee. He urged citizens to foster an atmosphere that would attract the sport back to Wisconsin in the future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Warren P. Knowles
U.S. Supreme Court
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Central to Logan on WKTY basketball highlight
Radio listings show a 7 50 p m broadcast on WKTY of Central versus Logan and a 7 15 p m WCOW FM game Wisconsin against Iowa State with basketball coverage noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WKTY
Central
Logan
Wcow-Fm
Wisconsin
Iowa State
Bonding Aims to Finish I 94 and US 16 Links on Schedule
Bakke warned that bonding is essential to complete Interstate 94 from Eau Claire to Black River Falls and the US 16 approach to the I 90 bridge over the Mississippi at La Crosse. Without it there is no prospect to meet the accelerated Western Wisconsin interstate timetable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eau Claire
Black River Falls
Mississippi River
la Crosse
Bakke
Wisconsin
Steiger Names Staff for Incoming Wisconsin Rep
Rep elect William Steiger announced his post election staff with Miss Maureen Drummy of Waupun as administrative assistant Kenneth C Rietz of Oshkosh as legislative and press assistant and Keith Mulligan of Oshkosh as home secretary Drummy is UW graduate and former executive director of the National Center for Education in Politics in New York City Rietz was Steiger's campaign director and Mulligan his campaign press secretary a former reporter for the Oshkosh Daily Northwestern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
William Steiger
R - Wis
Maureen Drummy
Waupun
Wis
Kenneth C. Rietz
Oshkosh
Keith Mulligan
Drummy
University of Wisconsin
National Center For Education In Politics
New York City
Rietz
Steiger
Mulligan
Oshkosh Daily
Northwestern
Man Injures Wife Then Takes Own Life in Tavern Parking Lot
Alfred Thompson, 51, of DeKalb Illinois, shot his wife Nora Thompson 49, of Lake Geneva, twice in the leg then killed himself with a .32 pistol in the parking lot of Pete's Hideaway on Highway 50 west of Lake Geneva. Nora Thompson was listed in satisfactory condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Geneva
Here
Walworth County
Alex Johnson
Johnson
Alfred Thompson
DeKalb
Nora
Pete
Highway 50
Thompson
Hilbert Man Killed by Falling Tree
Roy M. Knapp aged 55 of Route 1 Hilbert was killed when a tree section fell on him while he cut it down on the Walter Olp farm Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hilbert
Roy M. Knapp
Walter Olp
Stock Quotations from The Marshall Co
National quotes from the National Association of Securities Dealers as of 9 00 a m show inter dealer prices with no retail markup or commission Local and regional listings include La Crosse Cooler Pyroll Co Inc Mutual Funds and Wisconsin Fund Bid and ask ranges are provided for several funds and stocks
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc
Wis
First Bank Ltd
la Crosse Cooler
la Crosse Tele
Pyroll Co., Inc
Mutual Funds
Boston Fund
Chem. Fund
Eaton & Howard
Fidelity Fund
Manhattan Fund
Mass. Inv. Tr
Mass. Inv. Gr
Natl. Investors
Puritan Fund
Wisconsin Fund
Bal. Eaton & Howard Stk
Milwaukee Livestock Market Roundup and Midwest Prices
Milwaukee and several midwestern markets show steady cattle and hog markets. Prices include steers 22.00-24.00, heifers 21.00-23.00, Holstein steers 22.00-23.00, calves 26.00-38.00, hogs 20.00-22.00 top, lambs 21.00-22.00, with South St. Paul and Chicago reports detailing specific slaughter and feeder ranges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
South ST. Paul
South ST. Paul, Minn
USDA
Swift & Co
Winona
Minn
Highway 61
Syria cuts oil pipeline to Tripoli amid royalty dispute
The Syrian government halted IPC pipeline deliveries from Iraq to Banias and Tripoli Lebanon amid demand for higher transit royalties. Damascus seized IPC assets last week and threatened to seize more unless Iraq and IPC comply. The Banias line was shut due to full tanks, while the Tripoli route remained active.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syria
Tripoli
Beirut
Lebanon
Iraq
Europe
Iraq Petroleum Co
Banias
Damascus Radio
Baghdad
Western
IPC
Distinctive Laundry Gift for Coeds
A distinctive laundry bag, plastic clothespins and a supply of detergent in unbreakable plastic containers make a practical gift for coeds.
5 Minute Auto Safety Tests In State Rest Of Month
Wisconsin motorists face five minute safety inspections on December roads as part of Gov. Warren Knowles operation survival to curb a rising highway death toll. Inspections will cover licenses lights signals wipers brakes and equipment with citations or correction tickets issued for violations. The State Highway Patrol will add 30 percent more patrol time and 10 unmarked cars to the effort amid calls for uniform traffic law enforcement statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wisconsin
Warren P. Knowles
Knowles
State Highway Patrol
State Supreme Court
George Currie
Wisconsin university projects face deep budget cuts and delays
State plans total 435 million in new debt for university construction with 94.5 million borrowed and 22.9 million from federal grants and gifts. Major cuts include 7 million for a southern Wisconsin boys school and 5.1 million for a UW extension building, delaying projects to 1969-71.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Building Commission
Wisconsin
Coordinating Committee For Higher Education
Southern Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin
Grand Army Home
King
Superior State
la Crosse
Whitewater
Green Bay
Kenosha
Fox River Valley
Southeastern
Leonard
George Kaiser
Madison
Train Car Crash Kills Five in Minnesota Across Two Accidents
A Northern Pacific freight train hit a car at a rural crossing near Aitkin Minnesota, killing Mrs Arnold Hansen and her two sons Timothy and Anthony and daughter Mary Susan. Mary Susan died later at a hospital. A Minneapolis youth Douglas Hallbeck 16 was killed in a separate hit-and-run as his brother Ted 21 watched. A witness followed the fleeing car and noted its license number. The toll raised Minnesota's 1966 highway deaths to 908.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Aitkin, Minn
Minneapolis
Arnold Hansen
Timothy
Anthony
Mary Susan
Northern Pacific
Duluth
Aitkin
Douglas Hallbeck
28Th St
Ted
Minnesota
Oriana Skips Dateline to Deliver Christmas Day
The ocean liner Oriana leaving Vancouver for Australia will disregard the international dateline for a few hours to ensure passengers do not lose Christmas Day. By crossing west, a full day would be lost otherwise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vancouver
B.C
Australia
Capitol Building Wins Approval Amid Cold Day Debate
On a chilly December day, the state Capitol gained approval six months after a commission urged a study of cooling measures. The July meeting room had reached 91 degrees, prompting the call for action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State
Capitol
German cigarette ads curb models and under 25s
West Germany's 17 leading cigarette makers adopt guidelines to remove men of distinction from ads, stop advertising to minors, prohibit using athletes, and bar anyone under 25 from smoking in visuals, urged by the Health Ministry to avert new bans. Police report Mrs Leona McCurdy of Holmen injured in an accident at Grandview Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonn
UPI
West Germany
Theederal Ministry For Health
Women’s Volleyball Group To Be Formed In Alma Center
A women’s volleyball group will be organized at 8 p.m. on Wednesday December 14 in the Lincoln High School Auditorium Alma Center. The Booster Club of United School District 3 sponsors the effort and invites all district women to attend. High school girls are excluded. George Matals, club president, notes the booster club also sponsored two softball teams last summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alma Center
Wis
Lincoln High School
Booster Club
United School District 3
George Matals
Africans Demand U N Embargo On Oil For Rhodesia
Three African members of the United Nations Security Council call for a complete oil embargo on Rhodesia. Mali Uganda and Nigeria sought to expand British sanctions to coal and manufactured goods and deplore Britain’s stance while the United States supports the British resolution and rejects force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Hoge
United Nations, N.Y
U.N. Security Council
Rhodesia
Tan Smith
Mali
Uganda
Nigeria
Britain
Portugal
South Africa
United States
Council
U.S
Arthur J. Goldberg
Goldberg
Africa
Prisoner Exchange Not Likely
U S Secretary of State Dean Rusk said NATO talks in Paris may consider European troops for Vietnam but most members show no appetite to increase forces. Rusk noted any help would be welcomed but unlikely. Harriman spoke with Franco in Madrid about the Vietnam war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rodney Angove Paris
U.S
Dean Rusk
Vietnam
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Rusk
Southeast Asia
Free World
NATO
Paris
Tokyo
Taipei
Saigon
Bangkok
New Delhi
Tehran
France
W. Averell Harriman
Madrid
Francisco Franco
Marriage Licenses List Show Several Local Couples to Wed
A length of notices lists numerous area residents with planned marriages this December. Entries include Arthur L. Guenter and Sharon R. Phillips in La Crosse, Donald R. Ketchum and Kathryn J. Drinnan in Racine, and others pairing residents from La Crosse Holmen Onalaska West Bend Genoa and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur L. Guenter
Yale
S.D
Sharon R. Phillips
S. 7Th St
la Crosse
Donald R. Ketchum
Charles St
Kathryn J. Drinnan
Racine
Henry Stellick
N. 9Th St
Malinda L. Liso
Daytona Beach
Fla
City of
Onalaska
Harold R. Moe
Lake Shore Drive
Sandra Dodd
S. 25Th St
Larry J. Pitzner
S. 22Nd Drive
Marilyn E. Montgomery
West Bend
Walter D. Olson Jr
West Allis
Gertrude C. Liskovec
Winnbago St
Holmen
Jerome N. Arenz
Patricia A. Donley
Boschert St
Arlan M. Anderson
Janet L. Pennel
S. 11Th St
Births at multiple area hospitals list December dates and names
A La Crosse Tribune birth notice lists newborns at St Francis, La Crosse, Lutheran and Tri State Memorial, St Josephs and St Paul hospitals. Dates range Dec 9 to Dec 12 with parents and home addresses, including Ronald and Elizabeth Ingham and John and Shirley Fancher among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronald D. Ingham
Main St
Elizabeth L. Stellflue
Peter F. Meyer
Coon Valley
Nancy J. Betz
Cecil R. Rochester
Holmen
Norene C. Pawlek
Randolph A. Eddy
S. 19Th St
Judith Ann Walden
John R. Kramer
S. 13Th St
Shirley Anderson
Robert L. Kashalek
Loomis St
Susan Coughlan
Barry K. Bertelsen
Galesville
Marion Holthaus
Nicholas John
John F. Fancher
Mormon Coulee Road
Barbara Rice
Stephanie Louise
Jerry Allen
West Salem
Ellen Berg
la Crosse Hospital
ST. Paul
Minn
St. Joseph's Hospital
Joseph Scheible Jr
White Bear Lake
Rosalie Warner
la Crosse
Weather Summary for Wisconsin Minnesota and Iowa
Weather section reports variable cloudiness and small temperature changes across Wisconsin Minnesota and Iowa. It notes southerly winds 5 to 15 mph tonight and Wednesday with low around 20 and high near 40. It records record highs and lows for Dec 13 and provides degree day totals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lacrosse
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
Oshkosh Man Found Dead From Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Oshkosh resident Arthur A. Lee, 54, was found dead in his garage Monday night, reportedly due to carbon monoxide poisoning per Winnebago County Coroner Art C. Miller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oshkosh
Arthur A. Lee
Winnebago County
Art C. Miller
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la Crosse Tribune
Westmoreland
Superior U. Student Center
Salas
Cincinnati Strangler
Laskey
Lula Kerrick
Miss Kerrick
The
Rep. Steiger
By Shearson, Hammill & CO
New York Stock Exchange
Marshall CO
Allied Stores
Allis-Chalmers
American Motors
Amer. Tel
Tel
Burlington
Carysier Consolidated Foods Oe DuPort Va
Eastman Kodek
Epko Shoe
Ethyl
Ford General
Hliness Central Ind
International Harvester
Inter, Tel
Jomnson Service
Jones & Laugiin
Koehring Kresge Wa
Lockheed
Minn, Mining
Mobil
Montgomery Ward
Monsanto Chemical
Ins
Ens Northern Pacific
Northern States
Us ‘Northwest Bancorp
Olin Mathieson
Pepsico
RCA
Republic Steel
Exall
Royal Dutch
Sears Roc
Standard Oil
Calif
N.J
E Swift
Texaco
Tidewater
Elie Trane Co
U.S. Rubber
U.S. Steel Universal
Westinghouse Electric - White Motors
Woolworthian
Zenith Dow Jones
Fabri-Tek, Inc
Gateway Trans
Giddings & Lew
Godfrey Co
Hamilton Mfg
Lincoln Natl
Life
McQuay, Inc
Nekoosa
Rockwell Mfg
Royal Dutch NY
Rust Craft
Swank, Inc
Wallace Bus
Warner Elec
Western Power Bne
Wis. Power & L
Milwaukee Livestock
Chicago
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Ichicago Poultry Chicago
Winona Livestock
Commission
Angelo Greco
Ekeer
Leona ‘McCurdy
Grandview Hospital
U.N
St. Francis Hospital
Jack Baer
Ettrick
Ina L. Wood
Rueben Uttke
South Ave
Irene Myziak
Ernest Stetzer Jr
Jefferson St
Sparta
Susan Dodge
Whitehall, Wis
Tri State Memorial Hospital
James Edwin
Charles Hoem
Chomas O Edison A
Thomas A. Edison
Doerre
Pearl St
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