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Newspaper

La Crosse Tribune

Location

La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Dec 15, 1960

Page

5

Holdup Gang With 11YearOld Girl Detained After Cafe Shootout

Cincinnati detectives report an 11 year old girl named Kathy Porter accompanied two men in a cafe robbery that netted $101. A shotgun blast was fired to threaten the bartender, and the group also included three teen girls and a teenage boy. The girl denied being 14 and called the claim blockhead.

Cincinnati Kathy Porter

Juveniles Detained After Investigation Initiated

James Land, 66, relates that two men were ordered held for further investigation while juveniles were sent to the youth center after a previously identified girl was described as a pretty but dirty blond.

James Land

Man Found Dead Amid Exotic Pets in New York Apartment

Police found Fritz Schmaltz also known as Roland Rolan do dead in his New York City apartment among snakes birds fish and cats. An autopsy on Wednesday determined the cause of death as a heart attack.

New York Fritz Schmaltz Roland Rolando

Parents of Sons of the American Legion clarify president name

The group reports Joseph Plesha as president, correcting an earlier Wednesday article that named him John Plesha.

The Parents of Sons of the American Legion Organization Joseph Plesha John Plesha

Not Getting Any Younger Remarks Stirring Middle Aged List

A collection of quips about aging from HAL BOYLE quotes middle age listeners and older spouses. Jokes reference memory, fitness, calories, wills, snow shovels and the unease of growing older on everyday topics. The piece highlights the humor and fatigue of aging conversations.

New York Jim Abraham Lincoln

Nazarene Church Christmas Program Sunday Night

The Department of Church Schools of the Church of the Nazarene presents a Christmas program Sunday at 7 30 p m Recitations and exercises by the kindergarten and primary departments under Mrs Harold T ol lackson A pageant There Was No Room by the junior and junior high departments directed by Rev Wayne Sharpes The junior girls choir conducted by Mrs Wayne Sharpes will sing selections.

Department of Church Schools The Church of the Nazarene Harold Tollackson Wayne Sharpes

Christmas Party Held by Juvenile Division of Catholic Knights

The juvenile division of the Catholic Knights Insurance Society Branch 137 held its annual Christmas party Sunday at Leo Hall from 7 to 9 p.m. More than 100 children attended and enjoyed Christmas movies and a free lunch counter. Santa arrived to give candy and gifts.

The Catholic Knights Insurance Society Leo Hall Santa Claus Rived

Mispronunciations Spark Debate Over Word Choice

The speaker jokes about mispronouncing words and urges using perspire instead of pre spire to avoid delicacy in speech. They frame the issue as a light linguistic quirk and call for clear, direct language.

Injunction Denied in Garner Warner Bros Contract Case

Actor James Garner had a court rule his Warner Bros contract ended but denied an injunction to stop studio interference with his pursuit of other work. Judge Arnold Praeger found no sufficient evidence of interference to justify an injunction. The studio plans to appeal.

Los Angeles James Garner Warner Bros Superior Court Arnold Praeger Garner Maverick

Memorial Services Planned for Gregory Ratoff

Memorial services for film director Gregory Ratoff 67 will be held Sunday at the Russian Orthodox Church of the Holy Virgin Mary. He died Wednesday of leukemia in Solothurn Switzerland after making his home in Italy since World War II.

Hollywood Gregory Ratoff Mary Ratoff Solothurn Switzerland Italy

Eisenhower cites phone calls swaying Negro vote

The Times report says President Eisenhower stated that a couple of phone calls helped push Black voters toward the Democrats in the election. The remark, made in Washington with industrial leaders present, referenced calls by Senator John F. Kennedy and his brother Robert to support Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. after his Atlanta sit‑in arrest and King’s bond issues.

New York the Times Eisenhower Washington Dispatch Sen John F. Kennedy Kennedy Robert Sen. Kennedy Martin Luther King Jr Georgia Atlanta Dr. King

Chrysler To Close Plants For Two Weeks

Detroit AP reports Chrysler Corp will close most car and truck assembly plants from December 23 to January 9. The shutdown affects about 4,400 of 23,500 workers as the firm aims to balance production with field inventories.

Detroit Chrysler Corp Chrysler

Endorsements of Economic Freedom Message to Industrialists

A speaker urged industrialists that growing endorsements of economic freedom under the free enterprise system are only effective if the message is received and retained by all levels of the body politic. The remark came as part of a broader point on public understanding and engagement.

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