Coppolino Defense Restes as Trial Nears Verdict
Dr. Carl Coppolino testifies denying killing Lt. Col. William E. Farber in 1963. He says Farber died of a coronary episode and claims he tried to save him. Cross-examination covers his relation with Farber’s widow and prior statements by Mrs. Farber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freehold
N.J
Carl Coppolino
William E. Farber
F. Lee Bailey
Vincent P. Keuper
Coppolino
Farber
Marjorie
Elvin R. Simmill
Cappolino
Joseph Spelman
Philadelphia
Richard Ford
Boston
Carmela
New Jersey
Middletown Township
Coppol
Birth notices from multiple Wisconsin and Iowa hospitals
Births and adoptions listed from Lutheran Hospital Tomah Memorial Vernon Memorial Viroqua Wauk on Iowa Milwaukee Austin and Lincoln area facilities. Entries include names of newborns and parents with addresses and dates in December and January across multiple towns.
Jackie Sues To Block New JFK Book
Mrs. John F Kennedy files a summons against Look magazine and Harper & Row to stop publication of Death of a President by William Manchester. Look plans to serialize the book starting January 10 despite objections over personal reminiscences and implied tensions between Kennedy and Johnson factions. Publication had been moved to April due to author revisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
John F. Kennedy
Look Magazine
Harper & Row
William Manchester
Europe
William Attwood
Look
Kennedy
Manchester
Kennedys
Johnson
Fireman urges safety check and evacuation plan at Jefferson PTA
Jefferson School parents urged to involve children in a home fire safety check and evacuation plan. Capt. Frank Klos of the La Crosse Fire Department led the talk, noting national fire deaths and the department’s duties, and warning of holiday hazards during the Christmas season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson School
Frank Klos
la Crosse
Mindoro
Klos
Jefferson Pta
Eleanor Dennison
Keith Davison
St. Luke’s Methodist Church
County Demos Elects To Board
La Crosse County Democratic party elected five of eight nominees to the executive board for one year. Re-elected were Daniel Flaherty. elected were Dr. Gunnar A. Gundersen Jr., Clinton Hunt, Harold Klos, and Harold Ristow. Officers Ida Learner, Virgil Roberts, Avis Nessius, and Mary Muehr were also re-elected. Tickets were issued for the January 28 Madison dinner for Atty. Gen. Bronson La Follette to raise funds toward the party's 1966 campaign deficit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse County
Democratic Party
Daniel Flaherty
Gunnar A. Gundersen Jr
Clinton Hunt
Harold Klos
Harold Ristow
Ida Learner
Virgil Roberts
Avis Nessius
Mary Muehr
Madison
Bronson la Follette
Youth Bound Over In Car Theft Case In La Crosse
Jerome N. Meyer an 18 year old of 1234 Market St was bound over to Circuit Court for trial on a car theft charge after a county court hearing where his alleged accomplice Ralph T. Stone 18 of 1811 Barlow St testified he sought immunity for his part in the theft of Leonard A Hunter’s car at 802 S West Ave. Stone testified he was promised immunity in exchange for testimony. Judge Leonard F. Roraff ruled there is sufficient cause for Meyer's trial and he remains jailed at the County Jail awaiting further action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
Jerome N. Meyer
Market St
Leonard A. Hunter
S. West Ave
Ralph T. Stone
Barlow St
Meyer
Leonard F. Roraff
Inaugural Ceremony To Be Held Jan. 2
MADISON AP Inaugural ceremonies for Wisconsin s five newly elected constitutional officers will be held at noon Jan 2 in the State Capitol Rotunda Chief Justice George R Cur rie will give the oaths of office while State Republican Party Chairman Ody J Fish of Hartland will be master of ceremonies.
New Baby Interrupts Parenthood Meeting
State Rep. Richard Boehning canceled a Monday meeting with the Tippecanoe County Planned Parenthood League after rushing his wife to a hospital where she gave birth to a baby girl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lafayette
Ind
Richard Boehning
Tippecanoe County
Planned Parenthood League
Boehning
Weather Summary for La Crosse and Nearby Areas
Cloudy tonight and Thursday with southerly winds 5 to 12 mph and then southwest to west winds 10 to 15 mph. Temperatures mid 20s tonight rising to upper 30s Thursday. Wisconsin shows little change tonight, warmer Thursday, with light rain possible in far north. Minnesota cloudy north with light snow or drizzle, northeast snow and freezing rain. Iowa variable tonight and Thursday, warmer east, colder Thursday. Five day outlook near normal temps, La Crosse high 29 low 12, less than one tenth inch precipitation with late week snow flurries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lacrosse
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
la Crosse
Shippers Forecast Project Northward and Temperature Tally
Forecast shows shipments heading north for 15 and elsewhere 20 as daily solar data notes sunrise at 7 32 a m and sunset at 4 28 p m on Thursday. Records cite December 14 1894 high of 50 and December 14 1901 low of minus 23 with degree days totaling 41 and yearly totals near normal.
River Readings Show Flood Stage at Stations
Flood stage readings across stations indicate 24 hour change and current stage. precipitation likely prompts rising levels and flood risk. Authorities urge monitoring river basins for alerts at impacted communities and downstream areas.
Stock quotations high and low bids from La Crosse area
Local market updates list inter dealer bid prices for funds and stocks at about 9:00 a.m. including La Crosse Cooler and La Crosse Tele along with Mutual Funds such as Boston Fund Chem Fund Fidelity Mass and others with bid ask ranges shown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse Cooler
la Crosse Tele
Pyroil Co., Inc
Mutual
Boston Fund
Chem. Fund
Eaton & Howard Bal
Eaton & Howard Std
Fidelity Fund
Manhattan Fund
Mass. Fv. Tr
Mass. Inv. Gr
Natl. Investors
Puritan Fund
Wisconsin Fund
Winona and South St. Paul Livestock Markets Steady to Slow
Winona market shows hogs steady with butchers at 20.00 to 20.25 and cattle steady to weak with Hi-Choice pork at 32.00 top. South St. Paul notes slow trading on cattle and hogs with prices not fully established, milder declines for some weight classes and steady feeder pigs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swift & Co
Winona
Minn
Key Winona
Top Choice
South ST. Paul
South ST. Paul, Minn
USDA
U.S
Chicago Poultry Prices Reported By USDA
AP dispatch from Chicago shows live poultry prices with roasters at 23 to 25 and young hen turkeys at 32 to 32 cents per pound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
USDA
Onalaska Budget Talks Highlight School Funding Strain
The Onalaska council faces a 1967 budget near 695000 after a two percent cut, with two thirds of salary raises unfunded and a potential 700000 high school cost feared to raise tax burdens. Citizens debate tax increases versus service cuts as board members stress needs and growth requirements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knothe
Robert Peterson
Donald Staats
la Crosse State University
Vance Shaw
N. 6Th Ave
Fred Barge
Medary
U S and North Vietnamese Air Battles Reported Around Hanoi
U S headquarters say one Air Force Thunderchief shot down by ground fire while Hanoi claims four American planes downed. A 155mm shell accident kills two and wounds two near Tay Ninh. A Viet village is struck by a bomb near Hue. Naval air strikes hit Yen Vien rail yards and a truck depot near Hanoi. Eight B52s bomb Chu Lai area as counts of missions rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wage
U. S
Air Force
Hanoi
South Vietnam
U.S
Tay Ninh
Hue
Saigon
Yen Vien
North Vietnam
China
Navy
Kitty Hawk
Cmdr
Ron Hays
Virginia Beach
Ticonderoga
Xuan Mai
Equipment Stolen From Trane Co Construction Site
Police report three Hillview area firms at the Trane Co administration building site north of Hillview Home lost more than 350 dollars in gear and materials. Stolen items include a one ton chain hoist valued at 38 dollars a 400 foot coil of aluminum wire worth 124 dollars twenty four light bulbs at 21 60 and ten twenty five foot chains and binders valued at 180 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trane Co
Hillview Home
Chicago price quotes from CME butter and related grades
A brief price rundown from Chicago Mercantile Exchange shows butter grades AA with 93 score and 6534, AA 92 at 65 percent, 90 B at 64 percent, and 89 at 62.5 percent. Also listed are cars 90 B at 65.2, 89 C at 64, and ego grade percentages for whites 41, mixed 40, mediums 36, standards 38 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Soviet to build multiple nuclear warheads for ICBMs
Pentagon sources say the Soviet Union plans to deploy many nuclear warheads on ICBMs to offset U S advantage. Warheads could reach up to one megaton and would be dispersed after reentry by a controlled launch sequence. McNamara had indicated the U S held a 3 to 1 lead in ICBMs and projected continued superiority for about 18 months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Pentagon
Soviet Union
United States
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
U.S
McNamara
Texas White House
Jury Holds Bus Driver Responsible for 85 Percent
A La Crosse Circuit Court jury found bus driver Robert Meyers 85 percent responsible for a 1964 collision with an L C L Transit Co truck at 4th and Cass Streets. The verdict tallies damages to the bus at 7694.60 and to the truck at 1290.54 with earnings losses and medical bills for both sides. If upheld, Nissen and the company would collect 85 percent of their damages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse Circuit Cour
4Th
Cass Streets
Robert Meyers
E.ast Ave
L.C.L. Transit Co
Howard E. Nissen
Green Bay
Meyers
Nissen
Lincoln Neprud
Holland Youth Sentenced Pending Pre Sentencing Action
A Holland youth, Dennis E. Rosendale, 20, pleaded guilty in La Crosse County Court to burglary at the Redwood Inn in Onalaska on December 10. He faces sentencing January 9 after a pre sentence investigation and release without bond was approved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holland
Redwood Inn
Onalaska
Dennis E. Rosendale
Holmen
la Crosse County
Leonard F. Roraff
Rosendale
State Welfare Department
Asst. Dist. Atty
Seth Stoltz
Sheriff Department
Guy Rimmer
Stoltz
William S. Boma
Bill Moyers to Quit as News Secretary
Bill Moyers resigns as President Johnson's press secretary to become publisher and chief operating officer of Newsday on Long Island. George Christian will replace him. Jacobson also will leave, returning to private law practice in Austin. Moyers cites personal family reasons and declines discussion of compensation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bill D. Moyers
Johnson
Long Island
Newsday
Moyers
Jake Jacobson
Jacobson
Austin
Tex
White House
Guggenheim
George Christian
John Connally
Texas
Christian
Jack Valenti
New York Daily News
The
Marshall
Harry F. Guggenheim
Alicia Patterson
Miss Patterson
United States
Wisconsin highway delays push 50 mile I 94 opening
Spokesman Bakke warned funding shifts may delay finishing the Eau Claire to Black River Falls stretch by 1967 and extension plans from Tomah to Black River Falls in 1968 and La Crosse to Tomah by 1969. Bonding bans could shift targets to 1972 or later as federal approvals remain unsettled. Governor and Rex Whitton cited budget cuts amid Vietnam era spending constraints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eau Claire
Black River Falls
Tomah
la Crosse
Bakke
Rex M. Whitton
Wisconsin
Knowles
Whitton
Local Marriage Licenses Listed for La Crosse Couples
Michael G Kendhammer of 615 N 8th Place and Marilyn F Horman of 321 S 19th St to wed Dec 23 in La Crosse. Jim D Hetzer of Blue Island Illinois and Mary L Ames of 923 Rose St to wed Dec 17 in La Crosse. David H Pretasky of R 1 and Stefana Butkovich of 820 Kane St to wed Dec 17 in La Crosse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael G. Kendhammer
Marilyn F. Horman
S. 19Th St
la Crosse
Jim D. Hetzer
Blue Island
Ill
Mary L. Ames
Rose St
David H. Pretasky
Stefana Butkovich
Kane St
Snowstorm Closes Schools as East Sees Heavy Snow
The storm blanketed the mid Atlantic and New England with snow up to seven inches inland and heavy rain on coastal areas. Virginia suburbs near Washington saw eight inches and the capital reported five inches, while many schools were ordered closed.
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New England
Mid- Atlantic States
Connecticut
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Maine
Portland
Skowhegan
Boston
Virginia
New Jersey
Washington
Pennsylvania
New York
Oregon
Pacific Coast
Rockies
Gulf States
Mississippi
Ohio
Toastmasters Winners Named at Christmas Party Contest
Luther Allen won first in the humorous speech contest at the Toastmasters Christmas party held Tuesday night at the Holiday Inn. Philip Mackie was second, Barry McDowell third, Laheen Boutni fourth. awards were presented by John Weingandt of Madison, lieutenant governor of the Southern Wisconsin district. The winner advances to the Southern Division contest in January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther Allen
Toastmasters Club
Holiday Inn
Philip Mackie
Barry McDowell
Laheen Boutni
John Weingandt
Madison
Wisconsin
Toastmasters
Elderly Milwaukee Man Killed By Car
An 81-year-old Milwaukee man, Joseph Povsic, was fatally struck by a car Tuesday night near his South Side home. The incident adds to Wisconsin highway fatalities as the year nears a record high.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
Joseph Povsic
Girl Dies After Transfusion Over Mother's Objections
In New York a 14 year old girl, Alicia Avila, died after blood transfusions were given against her Jehovah's Witness mother's wishes. Doctors at St Luke's Hospital cited severe hemorrhaging from liver and spleen ailments as the cause. A court order had authorized the transfusions and a special guardian was appointed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
St. Luke’s Hospital
Manhattan
Alicia Avila
Inocencia Avila
Also Mentioned on This Page
la Crosse Tribune
Army
Coro
Anna Coppolino
Gordon van Dynk
R. J. Holmen
Pauline Bratberg
Wis. Memorial Hospital
Donna Kay
Clarence Rhodaback
N. Chester St
Sparta
Harriet Blount
Deborah Lynn
Charles Weichman
Lois Smith
Larry Allen
Allen Batten
Camp Douglas
Kathryn Colleen O’rourke
Herman Hanson
Soldiers Grove
Zelda Nederle
Frederic Vance
Patricia Helen Smith
Arnold Anderson
Westby
Katherine Knutson
Jerry Kilmer
Viroqua
Gloria Ann Parr
Robert Frank
Readstown
Margaret Ann Volden
Glenn Lorenz
Carol Jean Haugen
Waukon, Iowa Veteran's Hospital
Wayne Johnson
Waukon
Geraldine Marie
Arlyn Pladsen
Milwaukee, Wis
Glen Smith
Milwaukee
Blair and Taylor
St. Olaf Hospital
John Hutchins
10Th Ave
Judith Stuckey
Brad Alan
Theodore Paulson Jr
Rublee St
Judith Blank
Lincoln
Nebr
Kimberly Gay
Walter Verdon
A St
Kathryn Silbaugh
Westby and
Verdon
Lansing
Waterloo
Nancy Lynn
Merlin Klocke
Alyce Beardmore
Mrs. Kennedy Manchester
County Demos
New Baby
Republic Steel
Rexall Drug
Allied Stores
Royal Dutch
Allis Chalmers
Sears Roebuck
American Can
Sinclair Oil
American Motors
Sperry Rand
Standard Oil
Calif
Amer. Tel. & Tel
Anaconda Standard Oil
Anchor Coupling
Buri
Swift Chemetron
Texaco
Csier
Tidewater Oil
Consolidated Foods
DuPont
U.S. Rubber
Eastman Kodak
U.S. Steel
Epko Shoe
Universal
Gulf Oil
Heileman Brewing
Ilinois Central
International Harvest
Inter. Tel
Tel
Interstate Power
Johnson Service
Jones & Laughlin
Koehring
Kresge
Marshall CO
National
Lockheed
Minn. Mining
Asso- Mobil Oi
Montgomery Ward
Northern Pacific
Northwest Bancorp
Olin Mathieson
Pepsico
RCA
Saint Central
Wis
Mtr
First Bank Ltd
Gateway Trans
Giddings & L
Hamilton Mfg
Lincoln Natl. Life
McQuay, Inc
Nekoosa Edwards
Rockwell
Winona Livestock
Frank Guenther
Monroe St
Bernard Thill
9Th Ave
Guenther
Thill
Russia
By Seymour M. Hersh
Bill Moyers
Associated Press
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