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Newspaper

La Crosse Tribune

Location

La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Dec 16, 1963

Page

3

Lechin Explains Hostage Deal to Tin Miners in Bolivia

Vice President Juan Lechin met with Communist led tin miners in Catavi to urge release of 19 hostages including four Americans seized in December. Government and union leaders faced pressure amid mixed signals on a deal that would trial two imprisoned Communist leaders in Catavi and withdraw troops from mine areas. U.S. officials Douglas Henderson and Derek Singer accompanied Lechin to Oruro as negotiations continued.

Catavi Bolivia Juan Lechin la Paz Lechin Tin Miners Federation Paz Victor Paz U.S Douglas Henderson Derek Singer Peace Corps Oruro Paz Estenssoro Alfredo Ovando Bernard Rifkin Brooklyn N.Y U.S. Agency For International Development Robert Fergerstrom Honolulu Michael A. Kristula Niles Ill Cadillac, Mich Thomas M. Martin Jr Bronx

Eight Die In Wisconsin Weekend Traffic Crashes

Eight people died in Wisconsin highway crashes over the weekend. Victims include Jane Turnbull Schneiderman of Green Bay and airmen Donald Williams and George Brown. The toll for 1963 reaches 851. survivors and funeral details noted for Schneiderman, director at Green Bay Newspaper Co.

Associated Press Wisconsin Jane Turnbull Schneiderman Green Bay Andrew Turnbull The Donald A. Williams Menominee Mich George B. Brown Mitchell Ind Truax Air Force Base Madison Dane County Cottage Grove Leslie Flammang Kenosha Racine-Kenosha August Wentz West Bend Howard Abhold Fremont Highway 110 Zittau Abhold Neenah Alfred J. Walter la Crescent Minn la Crosse Robert Huston Stillwater St. Croix Hudson Schneiderman Green Bay Newspaper Co Saginaw Press-Gazette Green Bay Press Green Bay Gazette Green Bay News

Police and Ambulance Records for City County and Sparta

Police and ambulance dispatch data from City County and Sparta include Dec 15 12:47 a.m. Ferris Hyatt 70 of 2127 Wood St to Lutheran Hospital illness and Dec 15 10:27 a.m. Joseph Bettignies 79 of 2208 Losey Blvd S to St Francis Hospital illness. Also Dec 16 1:40 a.m. Louis Karrib 57 of 2201 Coulee Dr to Grandview Hospital illness and Dec 16 7:04 p.m. Linda Ghelfi 9 of 3010 S 22nd St to Grandview Hospital. Shelby Dec 16 7:35 a.m. Donald Stout 37 R 3 Westby from La Crosse Cooler Co to Grandview. County Court La Crosse Judith Wissestad 20 Sparta theft July 15 of $10 cash sentence withheld probation to WI Department of Public Welfare for one year. Municipal Court Sparta speeding and other infractions with fines listed.

Ferris Hyatt Wood St Lutheran Hospital St. Thomas More Catholic Church Joseph D. Bettignies Losey Blvd. S St. Francis Hospital Louis Karrib Coulee Drive Grandview Hospital James Dorman Holmen Linda Ghelfi S. 22Nd St Shelby Donald D. Stout Westby la Crosse Judith A. Wissestad Sparta Wisconsin Department of Public Welfare

Tavern Held Up in Kenosha

AP report says two men robbed Chris' Tavern late Sunday. One with a revolver guarded the door while the other emptied the cash register and a cigar box containing about $1,300, escaping through a side door. About $400 in checks remained.

Kenosha

Winona Livestock Prices and Grain Quotes Report

Swift & Company market report shows hog prices by weight class with gains for top weight hogs and steady to strong cattle values. Grain quotes list Chicago wheat and corn prices with no sales for soybeans and oats ranged around 0.73 to 0.75 for No 1 white oats.

Swift & Company Winona Good Sons Chicago Wheat Chicago

Flood claims residents as wall of water tears through Los Angeles

After a ruptured reservoir unleashed a 4 foot high flood in La Brea and Rodeo areas, Hattie Schwarz 73 drowned when her car was swept into a street excavation. Maurice Carroll 60 and Arch Young 58 died in Village Green debris and rubble. Dozens of autos and storefronts were damaged as water rushed down canyon streets.

Hattie Schwarz Rodeo Road la Brea Avenue Maurice Clifton Carroll Village Green Arch Young

Bodies Of 3 U S Pilots Recovered In Vietnam

In central Viet Nam a beach recovery found the bodies of three American aviators missing after a helicopter crash offshore near Quang Ngai. The copilot survived and reported the craft went down while landing to pick up wounded troops. Autopsy planned in Saigon. no wreckage located.

Saigon Viet Nam Quang Ngai Quang Tin Province

Fires Strikes Milwaukee Hotel Pfister and Wisconsin Apartment

Sixty five guests fled Hotel Pfister in Milwaukee as a ground floor coffee shop fire broke out. The blaze started in a duct causing seven thousand dollars damage. In Chippewa County Jim Falls a fire destroyed a telephone office and six hours of fighting left unknown causes and damage. Four families were left homeless when an apartment building in Harrison town near Appleton burned, destroying all possessions.

Associated Press Wisconsin Pfister Milwaukee Jim Falls Chippewa Appleton Harrison Highway 10

NATO Ministers Debate East West Tensions After Kennedy Assassination

The closed session discussed how to keep military balance and NATO cohesion while safeguarding West Berlin. Butler urged three conditions for any Russian accord including non dissemination of nuclear weapons. Schroeder called for self determination for East Germans amid varied ally opinions.

NATO Butler West Berlin Gerhard Schroeder Kennedy Soviet Union Charles de Gaulle France Britain United States West Germany Turkey Greece Portugal

Inquest Ordered Into Richard Flores Death

Kenosha County Coroner Edward Wavro ordered an inquest into the death of Richard Flores 52 whose body was found on a downtown sidewalk. Wavro noted a bump on the back of his head.

Kenosha Kenosha County Edward Wavro Richard Flores Wavro Flores

Mississippi River Forecast Shows Little Change in Flood Stage

Flood stage readings and 24 hour changes listed for LACROSSE with a level of 124.50 indicating minor variation. Forecast time indicates river stage today with slight movement and sunrise noted for Tuesday at 7 34 a.m.

Weather record for La Crosse and vicinity

Weather summary shows snow flurries possible tonight and Tuesday with cold temperatures in Wisconsin Minnesota and Iowa. Temperature hints include near 15 to 0 degrees across regions and a five day forecast calling for a warming trend later in the week with light snow flurries and minimal precipitation.

Florida Great Lakes UPI Lacrosse Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa la Crosse

Johnson signs $1.195 billion higher education aid bill

President Johnson signs a federal aid package totaling 1.195 billion dollars over three years to expand colleges universities and facilities. The act funds classroom labs and libraries with construction grants for undergraduate junior colleges and tech institutes and supports graduate schools and long term low interest loans.

Washington Johnson Congress The Republic Capitol Hill White House

Soviet Budget Cuts Military Spending to Boost Consumer Goods

Moscow reports a 4.3 percent cut in the 1964 military budget with a 53 percent rise in investments for consumer goods over 1964 65. Finance Minister Garbuzov says defense stays strong while agriculture and light industry receive larger allocations.

Russia Preston Grover Moscow Supreme Soviet Khrushchev Vasily Garbuzov Communist Party Central Committee United States America John F. Kennedy Soviet Union Garbuzov

Parseghian Walks Out Of Signing Meeting At Notre Dame

Ara Parseghian left a meeting with Notre Dame executive vice president Rev. Edmund Joyce without signing a contract as head football coach. He cited a premature Tribune report and said details were unresolved, with a decision expected within a day or two.

South Bend Ind Ara Parseghian Notre Dame Edmund P. Joyce Irish Parseghian Evanston Ill South Bend Tribune the Tribune Northwestern University Notre Dame Athletic Board Tribune

Charles H. Tiffany of Houston Region Dies

Charles H. Tiffany 59 died Sunday evening in a La Crosse hospital after a stroke. Services set for Thursday at Money Creek Methodist Church with burial in Money Creek Cemetery. Graveside rites by Houston Masonic Lodge. He previously farmed, married Minnie Scheil in 1934, and held local civic roles. Survived by his widow and sister Leone Tiffany.

Houston, Minn Charles H. Tiffany la Crosse Money Creek Methodist Church Roger Lynn Money Creek Cemetery Houston Masonic Lodge Houston Money Creek E. A. Tiffany Minnie Scheil la Crescent Winona Scottish Rite Money Creek School Board Houston Village Council Tiffany Leone Tiffany

Kenyon Election To Be Investigated

In Red Wing Minnesota a Goodhue County grand jury will review the Kenyon village election where write-in Glenn Aronson defeated Mayor W A Bohan. The case involves alleged corrupt practices and a pamphlet posted at a polling place. Bohan withdrew charges after Aronson agreed with them and refused the mayoralty.

RED Wing, Minn Kenyon Village Glenn Aronson W.A. Bohan Goodhue County F.H. Watson Bohan Aronson

Stock Market Slips Then Edges Ahead In Tepid Trade

In New York the market struggled to sustain a slight advance as tax loss selling and reinvestment mix muddied the session. Du Pont fell about four points dragging averages. Standard Oil New Jersey and RCA rose, while IBM Xerox and Control Data gained several points. At noon the Dow stood down 0.09 at 760.08, and the AP 60 rose 0.7 to 285.1 amid mixed prices on the exchange.

New York du Pont Standard Oil New Jersey RCA Jones and Laughlin American Smelting Union Carbide Control Data IBM Xerox Dow Jones U.S. Steel Bethlehem and Republic Ford Chrysler American Motors Studebaker Allied Chemical Associated Press American Stock Exchange U.S

Khrushchev Accepts Bid To Visit India

Premier Khrushchev has accepted an invitation to visit India again but dates are not fixed Nehru told Parliament. Unconfirmed reports say he may stay in New Delhi for a week during planned trips to Nepal and Ceylon in January.

New Delhi Khrushchev India Nehru Nepal Ceylon

Liberty Bell Weight Recorded At About Two Thousand Eighty Pounds

A historical note records the Liberty Bell weighing approximately 2080 pounds reflecting its substantial size. The figure underscores the bell's mass and enduring landmark status in American history.

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