AFL-CIO Urges National Job Clearing House And Growth Plan
The AFL-CIO calls for a federal national job clearing house to track shifting industry and automation, plus vast job creation programs. Delegates press increased federal funding for education, housing, roads, and anti discrimination while backing political labor allies in 1966 elections. George Meany, elected to a new two year term, receives a pay raise to 70000 dollars amid rare floor votes. Hoffa unions and other unaffiliated groups are not admitted in this session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Afl-Cio
America
Federation
George Meany
Labor Federation
Meany
Congress
James R. Hoffa
Teamsters Union
Harry Bridges International Longshoremen’s and Warehousemen’s Union
United Mineworkers
Hubert Humphrey awards Harmon Trophy to Max Conrad
Vice President Humphrey honors Max Conrad 62 for his 57 hour 7878 mile nonstop solo Cape Town to St. Petersburg flight last Christmas. Posthumous award goes to Joan Smith for first around the world equatorial solo flight. she died in a California crash February 17. In attendance were Betty Conrad and Max Conrad III witnessing in Washington.
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Washington
Hubert H. Humphrey
Harmon
Humphrey
Max Conrad
Cape Town
South Africa
St. Petersburg
Fla
Joan Smith
Water Contaminated Plastic Novelties Warned In Midwest
The Chicago Public Health Service urged Illinois Indiana Michigan Ohio and Wisconsin to remove plastic novelties that may contain contaminated water from markets. The warning covers imported ice balls and teething rings with water and notes contamination found in items made in the United States Hong Kong and Japan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
U.S Public Health Service
Illinois
Indiana
Michigan
Ohio
Wisconsin
W.R. McClean
McLean
United States
Hong Kong
Japan
Scout Paper Drive by Troop 33 in LA Crescent
Scout Troop 33 sponsored by Prince of Peace Lutheran Church will conduct its second paper pick up Saturday at 9 a.m. Residents should tie newspapers in bundles and place them on the Tote before 9 a.m. If it rains, leave lights on and Scouts will collect at the door.
Judgment Against Rep Adam Powell Granted
Acting Supreme Court Justice Maurice Wahl awarded Harlem widow Esther James 575000 for defamation and fraudulent transfer of property by Rep Adam Clayton Powell. The ruling follows a 1963 defamation verdict and details a 50000 property transfer to the politician’s relatives after the jury decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Supreme Court
Maurice Wahl
Adam Clayton Powell
D-N.y
Wahl
Esther James
Harlem
James
Powell
Raymond Rubin
Yvette
Johnson Ayub Discuss China Vietnam and Aid
President Johnson and Pakistan's Ayub Khan conferred on China and Vietnam and economic issues after a White House dinner. Officials said a 5 p.m. final meeting would follow a prior frank private talk and a much-anticipated Tashkent summit with India.
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White House
Hubert H. Humphrey
Ayub
Kashmir
Viet Nam
Johnson
Pakistan
National Press Club
United States
Ayub-Johnson
Tashkent
India
Lal Bahadur Shastri
Shastri-Johnson
Paris
U.S
Driver injured in rollover on Highway 162 near High way 16
Steven Reiman age 20 of 422 S. 14th St. sustained bruises when his truck rolled onto its side after striking guard rails on Highway 162 near Highway 16. The vehicle owned by W A Roosevelt Co. carried piping and appliances.
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la Crosse
Highway 162
Highway 16
Steven Reiman
S. 14Th St
W. A. Roosevelt Co
Live market notes from South St. Paul auction
USDA cattle and hog sale reports show 4,500 calves and 4,500 hogs traded. Steers at 26.25 for 1125–1200 lb, heifers 21.50–24.00, cows 14.00–15.00, bulls 18.50–19.50, vealers 25.00–30.00. Hogs active with barrows and gilts 30.00–30.25 for 200–230 lb, sows 25.00–26.00, feeder pigs 25.00–27.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South ST. Paul, Minn
USDA
Chicago grain prices for wheat corn oats soybeans and oil
AP reports closing Chicago market figures with Wheat No 2 red around 1.71 a bushel No 2 hard near 1.69 Corn No 2 yellow about 1.25 to 1.25 a bushel Oats No 2 heavy white around 0.78 Soybeans No 1 yellow near 2.68 Soybean oil about 1.125 a pound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Royal Dutch
Sears Roebuck
Sinclair Oil
Socony
Sperry Rand
Standard Oil
Calif
Ind
N.J
Studebaker
Swift
Texaco
Trane Co
Union Tank Car
United Airlines
U.S. Rubber
U.S. Steel
Westinghouse Eloc
White Motors
Woolworth Zenith
Dow Jones
Wilson Leaves For U S And Talks With LBJ
Prime Minister Harold Wilson sails to the United States to meet President Johnson and address the U N General Assembly. He plans to press for tougher Rhodesia sanctions and discuss Viet Nam with Johnson. Ministers report possible oil embargo to pressure Rhodesia and airlift needs for Zambia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colin Frost
London
Harold Wilson
United States
Johnson
U.N. General Assembly
Viet Nam
Rhodesia
Wilson
Assembly
Zambia
Washington
U.S
Britain
Ar A
North Viet Nam
Hanoi
South Viet Nam
Labor Party
Organization of African Unity
Ian Smith
Guinea
Tanzania
Algeria
Sparta Area Man Loses 3 Fingers In Silo Filler Accident
Sparta Wisconsin Dean Heding 67 R 4 Sparta is hospitalized after losing three fingers of his right hand when it was caught in a silo filler blower. Jane A Cook 19 Bangor was brought to St Marys Hospital after a car went off Random Road into a ditch. Olson Cashton driven.
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Sparta
Wis
Dean Heding
St. Mary’s Hospital
Jane A. Cook
Bangor
Miss Cook
Keith A. Olson
Cashton
Hospital transfers and patient moves listed
On December 14 at 1 24 p m Mrs Louise Kiefer 41 from Spar ta to Lutheran Hospital for illness. Later that evening at 7 52 p m Mrs J B Knutson 90 of 711 Cass St to Lutheran Hospital for illness. On December 15 at 1 45 a m George Freeman 51 of Ace Hotel to St Francis Hospital by squad car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery Ward and Co
Louise Kiefer
Sparta
Lutheran Hospital
J. B. Knutson
Cass St
Ace Hotel
George Freeman
St. Francis Hospital
Fire department log notes two incidents in La Crosse
At 2 11 p m a false sprinkler alarm at the US Fish Control Laboratory. At 3 32 p m a car owned by June Trehus on 19th Street between Mississippi and Jackson Streets was damaged by fire.
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la Crosse
US Fish Control Laboratory
Mississippi
Aletta's Locals Offer A Head Hugger Christmas Gift
Aletta's Hat Shop at 5th and Market sells "A Head Hug ger" in all colors as a Christmas present. Priced at 3.99 and 4.99 with noon daily openings.
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Aletta’s
Aletta
Stock Quotations From The Marshall Co
National quotations reflect inter dealer prices as of 9 a.m. with adjustments for retail markup noted. Lists include Central Telegraph, First Bank, Hamilton Mfg, Rockwell Mfg, Royal Dutch N Y, Western Power, Wis Power, Norplex, Pyroil, Fidelity, and various mutual funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall CO
National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc
Central Tele
Clark
Fabri-Tek
Gateway Trans
Godfrey Co
Hamilton Mfg
Lincl, Natl. Life
Marine Capital
McQuay, Inc
Mortgage Guar
Nekoosa Edwards
Rockwell Mfg
Royal Dutch N.Y
Swank, Inc
Wallace Business
Warner Elec
Western Power
Wis. Power & L
la Crosse Cooler
A Crosse Tele
Norplex Corp
Pyroil Co., Inc
Tausche Bonds
Boston Fund
Chem. Fund
Eaton & Howard Stk. F
Fidelity Fund
Incorp. Invest
Mass. Inv
Mass. Inv. Gr
Natl. Invest
One William St
Puritan Fund
Wisconsin Fund
Theft Probed After Three City Losses Overnight
La Crosse detectives investigate a $200 theft from an unlocked Nelson Flag and Display Service cabinet and link it to two other thefts the same night, $1,500 from Boulevard IGA and $1,981 from Jupiter Discount Department Store. Nelson report not released Tuesday. Also contains livestock market data from Swift & Company in Winona with prices for hogs cattle and wholesale meat values.
Five Sparta youths face juvenile court actions in Wisconsin
Five Sparta youths aged 13 to 16 appeared before County Judge James W. Rice on juvenile charges including car theft check forgery and careless use of firearms. One 13-year-old was sent to Wales Reception Center for boys. two brothers had probation continued. a 16-year-old with a gun incident remained on probation. a 15-year-old with check forgery had continued probation until December 16. The youth with firearms offense had quit school and admitted taking a car after the shooting injuring a companion. Judge Rice noted prior drinking offense while extending supervision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sparta
Wis
James W. Rice
Wales
Rice
Dennis Stewart
Merger Of Polaris And Natco Approved For Augusta Move
Polaris Corp of Milwaukee to merge with Natco Corp of Augusta through exchange of Natco preferred stock for Polaris common stock. Boards and stockholders must approve. If approved, Polaris headquarters would move to Augusta. Polaris has $44 million assets and 3 000 stockholders. Natco has about 2 200 stockholders and 10 plants in US and Canada.
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Augusta, Ga
Polaris Corp
Milwaukee
Wis
Natco Corp
Augusta
J. B. Fuqua
Natco Board
Fuqua
Natco
Polaris
Marine Plaza
United States
Canada
Midwest
Kintner Named NBC Board Chairman in Major Realignment
The National Broadcasting Company announces Robert E. Kintner will become NBC chairman on January 1, succeeding Robert W. Sarnoff who will become president of RCA. Walter D. Scott, 50, will be NBC president and CEO.
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New York
Robert E. Kintner
National Broadcasting Company
Kintner
NBC
Robert W. Sarnoff
Sarnoff
Radio ‘Corporation of America
RCA
Walter D. Scott
Television
Three Baker Brothers Face Robbery Charges in Court
Three Baker brothers appeared in County Court before Judge Leonard Roraff charged with armed robbery of the Last Chance Tavern near Stevenstown on December 8. The incident involved about 55 dollars. bonds were set at 5,000 each and the men remain jailed.
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la Crosse County
Leonard Roraff
Marlynn E. Baker
Clayton S. Baker
R. 1
la Crescent
Phillip L. Baker
West Salem
Atty
Robert Skemp
William Skemp
Phillip
Clayton
Philip G. Arneson
Marlynn
Roraff
Daniel Flaherty
Arneson
Last Chance Tavern
Stevenstown
Farmington
Weather outlook and record highs for La Crosse region
Occasional snow flurries expected tonight through Thursday with little temperature change. West winds 5 to 12 mph. La Crosse area temperatures Thursday 25 to 30, sunrise 7 33, sunset 4 28. Five day forecast shows 4 to 7 degrees above normal with light snow likely across Wisconsin Minnesota and Iowa. Records note high and low from 1923 and 1901.
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Lacrosse
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
la Crosse
River Readings at La Crosse Flood Stage Update
Reading shows flood stage at La Crosse with river level 263, 24 hour change 04 but details are unclear in the fragment. Local readings indicate rising water with potential impact along the riverbank area.
Viet Nam war action and casualties update
The report details a Haiphong area raid, a downed pilot rescued in the Gulf of Tonkin, and ongoing U S and South Vietnamese casualties. It notes Harvest Moon operations near Da Nang, Viet Cong losses, and fears of Viet Cong activity around Saigon with police stations attacked by masked Viet Cong forces.
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Page 1
de Witt
Haiphong Hanoi
Gulf of Tonkin
Haiphong
U.S
Viet Nam
Hanoi
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Laos
da Nang
1St Infantry
Saigon
Ia Drang Valley
Tan Thuan
Nha Be
Cholon
Bomb threat evacuated Logan Junior High School
About 150 students were evacuated at Logan Junior High during a Tuesday noon bomb scare. Firemen found no explosive device as police questioned the teen caller and three other suspects, with no admissions.
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Logan Junior High School
M. G. Pelton
White House rejects tax hike talk amid Viet Nam costs
The White House dismissed reports of a tax increase to fund war expenses in Viet Nam. Press Secretary Bill Moyers told reporters that no changes to the tax structure had been suggested to the President at this time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
White House
Viet Nam
Bill D. Moyers
Jakarta Slashes Currency Triggering Market Panic
Jakarta faced near panic as the government cut the face value of the rupiah. Merchants closed shops while Development Minister Chaerul Saleh warned against price hikes and promised punishment under the subversion act. A new 1000 rupiah note will replace higher-value notes to curb inflation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jakarta
Indonesia
Radio Jakarta
Chaerul Saleh
Archbishop Promotes Racial Justice Program in Milwaukee
Archbishop William E. Cousins announced a plan to foster racial justice through a consultive group on race relations. He will meet with inner core pastors after January 1 to design the program and encourage dialogue with Protestant and Jewish leaders. He urged empowering individuals and not merely imitating white culture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Archdiocese of
William E. Cousins
Cousins
Christmas poetry and song program at Viterbo College
A free public program titled Christmas a Thousand Years of Poetry and Song will be presented at Viterbo College at 10 a.m. on Thursday. The program features medieval carols arranged by Britten sung by the Viterbo Chorale, the Marionettes performing a 15th century poem, the Guest Sisters Madrigal Group singing 15th century Catalan and English carols, and the Freshman Chorale presenting a 16th century English text plus a modern piece. Readers will hear poems by Robert Southwell T S Eliot Aline Kilmer Eileen Duggan Thomas Butler Jessica Powers Shaemas O Sheel and a prose excerpt from Sigrud Undset The Bridal Wreath. The event is free and open to the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viterbo College
Benjamin Britten
Viterbo Chorale
Madrigal
Noel
M. Cyrilla
Robert, Southwell
T. S. Eliot
Aline Kilmer
Eileen Duggan
Thomas Butler
Jessica Powers
Shaemas O’sheel
Sigrud Undset
Police Plead As More Lights Stolen in La Crosse
La Crosse police appealed to youths to stop stealing outdoor Christmas decorations as seven more thefts were reported in 24 hours. Victims include Mary Hanson, Art Style Beauty Salon, Mrs Pattinson, and several neighbors reporting missing wreaths bulbs and light strings across multiple streets.
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Richard Rasmussen
Market St
Mary L. Erickson
Redfield St
Robert Schilling
S. 21St St
Arnold Evanson
Sunset Drive
U S Grants to Yugoslavia Support Credit Aid
Belgrade Yugoslavia AP reports the United States announced new credit grants totaling 57 million dollars to assist Yugoslavia. The move aims to bolster the Yugoslav economy amid Western aid efforts and ongoing financial support for development projects.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
United States
Waukon Seeks New Quarters For Students
Waukon Iowa seeks new quarters for high school students and faculty after last week’s fire destroyed the school building. Secretaries and principal’s offices move to Central Elementary. students will occupy the old elementary building once heated. Insurance covers loss. a new building will be erected at little or no cost to taxpayers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waukon
Iowa
Waukon High School
C. Burke Elbrick
U.S
Yugoslavia
United States
Spree Accrese Ae
Yugo
Slavia
City Found 70 Percent Negligent in Damage Suit
A Circuit Court jury found the City of La Crosse 70 percent negligent and the defendant 30 percent in a suit by Genevieve Lunde and her husband Arnold for injuries from a December 15 1962 fall. Compensations awarded totaled 257 for hospital and medical 2196 for lost wages and 1200 for pain suffering and disability. Judge Lincoln Neprud presided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
Genevieve Lunde
Ellsworth
Arnold
Lincoln Neprud
Carl F. Schnick
Wisconsin Federation of Exceptional Children Meets in Madison
Harold Niles, treasurer, and Mrs. Selma Casberg, secretary, attended an executive board meeting of the Wisconsin Federation of the Council for Exceptional Children in Madison. The newly organized federation brings together local chapters to promote education and welfare for exceptional children in Wisconsin and to foster professional cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Niles
Logan Junior High
Selma S. Casberg
Hamilton School
Wisconsin Federation of the Council For Exceptional Children
Madison
Niles
Casberg
Council For Exceptional Children
Wisconsin
Dennis Olson 13 Sent From Home to Hospital
Dennis Olson age 13 from his rural route near La Crosse was taken to La Crosse Hospital from his home on a December day for illness.
Highway Commission to Remove Signs in Wisconsin
The State Highway Commission said it will resume removing advertising signs from Wisconsin interstate highways starting Monday. The move follows a six week enforcement window and a federal clarification under the Federal Highway Beautification Act of 1965, enabling sign removal in Racine and Kenosha.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
State Highway Commission
Wisconsin
Commission
Racine
Kenosha
Milwaukee Livestock Market Report Prices Steady to Strong
AP wires report Milwaukee cattle market closing steady to strong with good to choice steers 22.50 to 25.50 and heifers 21.50 to 24.50. calves 22.00 to 34.00 for good to choice while hogs rise 25.50. weights and sows show varied gains and lambs steady at 22.50 to 25.50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Selected Force Ready by June Says Guard General
Maj. Gen. Winston P. Wilson announced the 150000-man Selected Force of National Guard and Reserve units will be ready to back the regular Army for crisis duty by June 30. He cited 97 percent readiness and a plan to complete annual field training and equipment shifts by that date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
National Guard Bureau
Army National
South
Viet Nam
National Guard
Wilson
Associated Press
Vin
Guard Bureau
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Robert Komer
Johnson- Ayub
Donald F. Hornig
South ST. Paul Livestock
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Jones & Laughlin
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Montgomery Ward
Monsanto Chemical
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Winona, Minn. Highway
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NBC Network
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