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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1960
Page
1
King Mahendra of Nepal tightened control by ordering the arrest of Premier B. P. Koirala and other cabinet members. The king had seized power after inheriting the throne on March 13, 1955, ending Rana oligarchy and reshaping the government established in 1959.
The United States failed for the sixth straight time to send a satellite around the moon as a giant Atlas-Able rocket exploded in flight off Cape Canaveral. The $40 million mission ended with pieces and fuel and left the moon ever farther from U.S. reach while the Soviet Union held the upper hand in space exploration.
Hazel Irene Oelrich 17 told police she was abducted at knife point from her Sultan home before school. She described being forced into an old car, driven to Monroe then Everett, and finally escaping after about 10 hours. Her father is bank manager George Oelrich.
In Algiers Casbah, riots flare as 80 000 residents dwell in squalor while French riot forces seal exits. About 100 Arabs slip past barbed wire gates. six days of violence claim 126 lives, mostly Muslims, amid revenge talks over de Gaulle’s self government policy.
President elect John F Kennedy disclosed he offered the Post Office chief job to Rep William Dawson Chicago Negro, who declined to leave the House. Dawson cited his 18 years in Congress and chairmanship of Government Operations as reasons to stay. Kennedy said no other name is set for Post Office and hinted at more Cabinet announcements later.
The report moves on from Ethiopia to Laos where Vientiane endures heavy shelling. The U S embassy and a French hospital are hit as anti-Communist forces clash with leftist troops near the city center and the airfield. Four Americans are injured. The French hospital staff flee as civilians cross the Mekong to Thailand.
The 30-year-old King Baudouin married Dona Fabiola de Moray Aragon in two moving ceremonies in Brussels. The ornate vows in the Palace throne room and the Church of Saints Michel and Gudule drew a crowd as royals and dignitaries watched. The bride’s long 20-foot train caused repeated mishaps, while Baudouin offered reassurance. The ceremony featured Cardinal Van Roey and drew European monarchs, including King Olaf of Norway and ex-King Simeon of Bulgaria. Thousands lined Brussels streets as the couple rode away.
Reports from Addis Ababa say civilians were killed and many wounded in street gun battles. Crown Prince Asfa Wassan was proclaimed king, replacing Emperor Haile Selassie, as the deposed ruler fled toward Brazil and possibly Liberia. A new prime minister Ras Imeru was named amid wartime communications cuts and suspended air traffic.
In Stillwater Minnesota inmates in the disciplinary cell block rioted for about an hour, smashing windows and burning clothing. Tear gas was used after guards moved in and cleared about 100 peaceful prisoners. The disturbance involved the same group of hard core malcontents linked to last September’s 15 hour sit in.
MADISON AP Bertell Mc Donald 40 of Wausau named member of the State Board of Veterans Affairs by Gov Gaylord Nelson. He succeeds the late Paul B Clemens of Superior and will serve until March 1963. Mc Donald is a major in the air force reserve and a former VFW post district and department commander.
Madison governor Gaylord Nelson urged state university leaders to persuade taxpayers to fund steep higher education increases. He argued Wisconsin citizens must understand rising costs with growing enrollments, while critics accused wasteful spending. Educators urged a more hopeful tone as budget talks continued.
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