Eau Claire Man Is Wisconsin Handicapped Person of 1960
Robert B. Southard a 26 year old quadriplegic from Eau Claire was named Wisconsin handicapped person of 1960 by the Governor's Committee on Employment of the Physically Handicapped. He built a career in insurance and leads Shelter for the Handicapped while advocating for others. He plans to enter a national competition for the handicapped American of the year title and a presidential trophy.
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Madison
Eau Claire
Wisconsin
Robert B. Southard
Southard
Wisconsin Neurological Foundation
Rice Lake
Eau Claire State College
Shelter For the
Fire and legal items span several Wisconsin towns
Shelby reports a Dec 15 fire at the Party House with slight smoke damage. The court orders Loren L. Roder to pay $25 monthly support for four minors, with a March reconsideration. Local cases note disorderly conduct fines, drunken driving and nonsupport sentences, plus multiple marsh and grass fires around Whitehall and La Crosse.
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Shelby
Highway 14
Broiler
Loren L. Roder
Sparta
Bellino Thrilled By Visit With Kennedy
Navy All‑American halfback Joe Bellino calls a visit with President-elect John F Kennedy a thrill rivaling any on the football field. Bellino and four Massachusetts teammates were invited to Kennedy’s Georgetown home for a half hour on Wednesday night.
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Washington
John F. Kennedy
Navy
Joe Bellino
Bellino
Kennedy
Massachusetts
Georgetown
Youth Admits Stealing 2100 Dynamite Caps Near Quarry
A 13 year old from Viroqua Wisconsin confessed to taking 2100 dynamite blasting caps earlier this month from a quarry in the Cook area. He carried them in a knapsack by bicycle to a private garage where they were kept. Sheriff’s department cautions a fall could have been fatal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viroqua
Wis
Cook Area
Sheriff's Department
Mayor defends veto in school funding dispute
The mayor and aldermen debated teacher salaries and school mill rates. Knutson challenged educationists and cited rising costs and class size concerns, while supporters argued for higher pay to attract qualified teachers. Aldermen proposed various increases and contingency funds.
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Knutson
Sheldon Nerby
20Th Ward
Emil Schultz
Mth
James Shoger
6Th Ward
Jets collide over New York as fatal crash rocks Brooklyn
A TWA Lockheed Constellation hit another plane near Miller Field and Staten Island as emergency crews rushed to a seven alarm fire in Brooklyn. Debris shattered walls and ten buildings burned while Coast Guard rescue saved six survivors, two critically hurt.
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Brooklyn
Mitchell Field Air Force Base
Long Island
TWA
Miller Field
Staten Island
Coast Guard
Kennedy names Dawson declines postmaster general bid
The cabinet offered the postmaster general post to Negro Rep. William L. Dawson but he turned it down saying he can serve better in the House. Kennedy pledged a new choice soon and reports tied Hiram W. Brawley to the post.
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William L. Dawson
Ill
Dawson
Kennedy
House
Hiram W. Brawley
Senate Post Office and Civil Service Committee
Tax Group Refuses To Amend Report In Wisconsin
Madison reports a citizens committee on tax revision voting today to reject altering the final report. A motion to remove personal property tax relief for merchants and manufacturers failed amid debate over tax equity and constitutional uniformity, ending in a tie on Lynn Stalbaum's relief proposal.
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Madison
Citizens Committee On
Wisconsin
James Martineau
Oconto
Stanley Greene
Sturgeon Bay
Lynn Stalbaum
Dracine
Stalbaum
Miller Upton
Weather Record For Lacrosse Vicinity And Midwest
Light snow possible tonight with northwest winds 18 to 25 mph. Saturday brings fair to partly cloudy skies and continued cold with low around 12 and high near 20. Wisconsin sees snow chances in south and west central areas Saturday, light snow northeast. Minnesota reports scattered light snow and a warmer southwest, Iowa has snow flurries along the Minnesota border with 25 to 35 mph winds. five day forecast from Saturday to Wednesday shows temperatures 3 to 5 degrees below normal and light snow chances Sunday Monday and possibly Wednesday.
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Lacrosse
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
New England
Great Lakes
Ohio Valley
Plains States
Atlantic Coast
UPI
River Readings at La Crosse Station Flood Stage Change
Flood stage readings show 24 hour change at La Crosse station. Sunset times listed for Saturday 7 34 am and 4 28 pm. details include stage and prec and time of sunset reported.
Artillery Fire Rakes Vientiane Amid Laotian Battle
Roving fronts around Vientiane fuel fierce clashes as Gen. Phoumi Nosavan’s forces push to oust leftist remnants. Reports say artillery fire from feared gun positions rakes the city while refugees flee toward Bangkok. US pledge of support to Prince Boun Oum and Phoumi accompanies wartime dispatches.
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Bangkok
Thailand
Laos
Vientiane
Phoumi Nosavan
Phoumi
U. S. State Department
Prince Boun Oum
Pathet Lao
Kong le
Savvanakhet
U.S
COL Bonus Proposed By Supervisor
La Crosse County officials and employees would receive a quarterly cost-of-living bonus starting Jan 1. Supervisor Wilbert Ipsen proposed the measure in a resolution criticizing city officials and tied to the Young Plan. The plan, based on the national CPI, was sent to the finance and personnel committees.
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la Crosse County
Wilbert Ipsen
la Crosse 15Th Ward
Ipsen
Three On Legislative Liaison Committee
La Crosse County Board creates a legislative liaison committee with three members John Thomas Alvin Peterson and John Flynn to maintain communications between the board and local Wisconsin lawmakers Flynn to assume district attorney duties in January The panel was formed at the initiative of Thomas to liaise on mutual concerns with state legislators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse County
Winfield Christopherson
Town of Burns
John Thomas
la Crosse
Alvin Peterson
Onalaska
Asst. Dist
John Flynn
Flynn
Thomas
Wisconsin
International Weather Outlook
Readable fragments show weather outlooks with numbers likely representing temperatures or indices. No identifiable events, locations, or named entities are clearly stated in the available text.
Milwaukee and Winona Livestock Market Report Highlights
The Milwaukee and Winona markets show hog receipts about 800 with prices steady to up 50 cents. Cattle and calves see steady to lower trends with various weight classes listed. hogs remain the main focus and cattle demand holds at mixed price points. The report notes noon quotations and post-closing timing by Swift & Company.
Equity Livestock Auction Report from Sparta Wisconsin 1960
Equity Livestock Auction Market in Sparta sold 638 head from 300 consignors on December 14 1960. Calves were mostly steady with prices from 24.00 to 35.25 for good to prime. cows and cutters down. hogs 75 cents lower. lambs to be sold December 21. Other markets in Chicago and South St Paul listed with mixed movements and various weights and prices.
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Winona
Swift & Company
Equity Livestock Auction Market
Sparta
Wis
Equity Livestock
South
Paul, Minn
USDA
Three Armed Men Steal 44000 From Milwaukee Bar
In Milwaukee the Valent Bar and Restaurant was robbed by three armed men who fled with about 44000. The cash, in a brown leather briefcase, was to cover payroll checks at the nearby Amer ican Motors plant. Owners Valent and Haeflinger were threatened and assaulted. two brewery workers were held at gunpoint. The trio fled in a tan 1960 Falcon.
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Milwaukee
American Motors Corp
Valent
Frank Valent
James Haeflinger
King of Nepal seizes power in crackdown on politicians
King Mahendra launches a purge arresting Nepali Congress leaders including Prime Minister B. P. Koirala and most cabinet ministers. Troops guard the capital Katmandu as newspapers suspend to protest the royal action ending parliamentary democracy and pledging neutrality in world affairs.
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Katmandu
Nepal
Mahendra
B. P. Koirala
Koirala
King Seizure in Mountain Kingdom Looms
Report notes a royal seizure of power centering on domestic issues with no indicated impact on foreign policy. The king recently returned from a European tour after visiting the United States earlier in the year. Army Officers' Club held the prominent figures as events unfolded.
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Gress Party
Army Officers’ Club
United States
Washington
U. S. State Department
Mountain Kingdom
Red China
Soviet Union
Board Authorizes Taking Of Tax Deeds In Campbell Town
The County Board authorized taking tax deeds Thursday on three delinquent properties in Campbell Town. Lot 25 block 1 Lemke Addition owned by Marvin A Severson owes 67.54 in back taxes. Lot 20 block 3 Island Park Addition owned by George W Jacobson and Marjorie A Jacobson owes 168.96. Lot 24 block 3 Island Park Addition owned by Thomas J McHenry and Shirley M McHenry owes 51.81.
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Campbell
Lemke Addition
Marvin A. Severson
Island Park Addition
George W
Marjorie A. Jacobson
Thomas J
Shirley M. McHenry
YTC Party Hosts Christmas Party at Bible Baptist Church
The YTC Youth Temperance Council will hold a Christmas party on Saturday December 17 at 7 30 p m at the Bible Baptist Church. Devotions will be by Shirley Landau and Carol Phillips is in charge of games Members may bring guests and 25 cent gifts will be exchanged.
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Youth Temperance Council
Bible Baptist Church
Shirley Landau
Carol Phillips
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Whitehall, Wis
Frank Redomski
Kulas
Arcadia
Carlyle Jacobson
Whitehall
Elmer Marten
Osseo
Leon Wier
Galesville
Bungalow Inn
Lang Dr
Marsh
Lang Drive
Northern States Power Co
Red Cloud Park
King Street
West Avenue
13Th Street
Gillette Street
Francis Lutz
3Rd St
Shirley
Wisconsin Department of Public Welfare
Walter L. Priem
Totten Hotel
Ford Foundation
Walter Selbo
Selbo
Hyman Rickover
Shelby Town
Robert Frederick
Adm
Rickover
Nerby
William Lemke
4Th Ward
Frank M. Kaufman
Robert Johnson
Donald Terpstra
Flatbush
8Th Avenues
Agnes MacDonald
William Noble
America
United Air Lines
Chicago
Idlewild
LaGuardia
New York Harbor
Narrows
Zonta Club
The
Wheeler CO
Main ST
U.S. Weather Bureau
Seatti
Otuvene
New York
Colleen
Miami
United
Shearson Hammill & CO
New York Stock Exchange
Northern Pacific
States Power
Bell & Farrell, Inc
Allied Radio
Olin Mathieson
Allis-Chalmers
Pepsi-Cola
Cent
Pfizer
Central Tel
Clark O&r
American Motors
RCA
Republic Steel
Amer Tel & Tel
Rexall Drug
Godfrey Co
Reynolds Metals
Hamilton
Bethlehem Steel
Sinclair Old
Koehring Co
Brunswick
Skyline Homes
la Crosse Tel
Caterpillar Trac
Socony
McQuay, Inc
Chrysler
Sperry Rand
Nekoosa
Corvith, Edison
Studebaker Packard
North Banc
Sunray Mid-Cent
Pan Am
Copeland
Swift
Portsmouth Co
Crane
Curtiss Wright
Texaco
DuPont
Trane
Royal Dutch Eastman Kodak
20Th Century Fox
General Dynamics
Western Union
Boston Fund
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White Motor
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Woolworth
Eaton & Howard General Telephone
Gt Northern Ry
Eaton & Howard Greyhound
Illinois Central
Dec Eggs
Fidelity Fund
Int Harvester
Janexes
Inc Investors
NS Mass
Jones & Laughlin
Dow Jones
Gr L. C
Stock Fund
Ludlow
Milwaukee Livestock
Gee
Idaho
Idaho Bakers
Red River Valley
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Chicago Poultry Chicago (P
South ST. Paul Livestock
Opping
Sun
Tues
Thur
Bicha
Syear
Mary Choitas
Dial
Pushpalal
Bharat Shamsher
Gorka Parishad Party
Nepali Con
YTC
Ah National Bank OF Lacrosse
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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