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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1962
Page
2
President Kennedy indicated he will likely block Army funding to begin Nike Zeus production until the system is perfected. He cited recent intercept trials, noted past funding limits, and warned the program would cost billions despite two tests and ongoing development.
Swift and Company appraises noon quotations for hogs and cattle with steady to firmer trends. Hogs show varied weights and classes from 14.00 to 15.75 per hundredweight, while cattle and veal offer ranges from 12.00 to 27.76, including steers, heifers, cows, and bulls. US market notes include Chicago poultry and produce prices, plus South St. Paul livestock trends and a NATO-related political mention.
Two separate Monday crashes claimed two lives in Minnesota. Ray Engeswick, 56, died after a collision with Herman Reetsma, 67, near Westbrook. Thomas F. Simons, 33, of Mound, died after his car overturned on Highway 10. passenger Walter Ginn, 37, was injured. A third fatality occurred when John P. Marquardt, 77, died when his tractor tipped near Max.
The Communist Party faced 12 counts for not registering under the McCarran Act after the 1961 deadline set by the Justice Department. The party argued constitutional issues and Fifth Amendment protection, claiming a compliance letter sufficed. The jury found the party deliberately failed to file the required forms.
Ernest Bell 21 of Tomah and Donna Hydge 18 of Warrens pled guilty before County Judge Lambert Hansen to stealing a pickup from Weldey Motors Tomah and a car from Phillip Isensee in Sparta. A pre sentence investigation was ordered and both are free on $500 bonds. They admitted taking the truck to Sparta then stealing the Isensee car and driving to Austin Minnesota before being caught. Richard Borgnzahn 27 of Beloit faced a failure to support charge and asked for counsel as the case was continued.
Stock quotations dated December 18 1962 show prices for Allis Chalmers Data American Can American Cyanamid and many others. The list includes firms such as Boeing Chrysler General Electric General Motors Lockheed and Montgomery Ward with varied percentages and bid prices. Mutual funds and investment trusts like Fidelity Boston Fund Mass Investors Trust and Puritan Fund are also noted with price ranges.
MILWAUKEE LIVESTOCK MILWAUKEE LIVESTOCK MILWAUKEE AP Live stock data shows hog receipts around 1,000 with prices 16.25 to 17.75 for butcher weights and sows 13.50 to 14.50 for 350 pounds and down. Cattle receipts near 1,200 with cows steady to weak and dairy bred heifers 17.00 to 18.50. Bull trends steady with bulls 19.00 to 20.00 and fed cattle 24.50 to 28.50 for steers and 24.00 to 28.00 for heifers. Calves receipts about 1,800 with prime dealers 34.00 to 36.00 and good to choice 26.00 to 34.00.
Centerville Cooperative Creamery plans a Tuesday evening meeting at Centerville Town Hall at 830 with Peter Bieri county agent as principal speaker He will discuss the new tax law and its effect on patronage dividends.
Secretary of Commerce Luther Hodges says the nations output reached a record pace in 1962 with GNP above 560 billion, but urges a prompt tax cut focused on personal income taxes to spur longer term growth while endorsing corporate tax reductions to 47 percent to unlock investment funds.
President Kennedy declares 1962 a year of peril faced and reason ruled as he lights the 72 foot spruce from Colorado for the Pageant of Peace. The display includes Nativity, 53 smaller trees for states and territories, a yule log, and eight National Zoo reindeer.
Two Duluth fishermen acted quickly when their pickup began to sink through Rice Lake ice. Kenneth Stretar and Bruce Doran rigged a wooden frame under the vehicle to slow sinking, directed a volunteer crew to haul supplies, and towed the truck toward shore. When 100 feet from shore the ice failed and the truck sank deeper, but rescuers waded out and recovered it in two feet of water.
William J. Porter presented credentials as the first U S ambassador to newly independent Algeria to Premier Ahmed Ben Bella in Algiers. Ben Bella praised Kennedy and noted Algerian gratitude for U S aid while hoping for cross ideological understanding.
Mitchell began Broadway with John Barrymore in 1918 in Redemption. He fought cancer for a year while staying spirited and witty. He appeared on Perry Como's show the night before Thanksgiving. the program was filmed last summer. Survived by widow Susan and daughter Anne Lang. James Mitchell, Ike era labor secretary, was his nephew.
The post office reports a 10 percent drop in mail volume compared with prior years as peak mailing is expected to occur soon and then stretch for two to three days. Sunday and weekend totals were far below, with 233000 pieces worked on Sunday and 342000 on Saturday, rising to 457000 Monday. National Guard motorized equipment helped parcel handling on Tuesday.
In Dakar Leopold Senghor secured a sweeping victory over Premier Mamadou Dia as 80 assembly members voted 51 to 0 with three abstentions to abolish the premiership and make Senghor head of state and government. Forces support his move toward strongman rule.
Charlotte couple Donald and Karen Meyers adopt nine Baker children from Minnesota after a fatal crash. The two families fly in together as Meyers explains they can afford to raise more children and reflect on the “greatest adventure a family can have.” The clergy member praises the reunification.
President Kennedy warned that the burden of defense must be shared with rich Western Europe while the United States maintains its nuclear arsenal. He noted a slight shift in the House after the Nov 6 elections, admitting greater global responsibilities and difficulties in passing legislation. He defended past decisions on Cuba, steel policy, and the Mississippi riot, and warned against Soviet or Chinese dominance as he outlined a course to safeguard free world security.
Wisconsin State Highway Commission received low bids totaling 5 356 707 dollars for road projects in light counties. Interchanges at New Lisbon in Juneau County on I 90 and dual lanes on I 94 near Ridge and Missouri Roads in Dane County are planned. Projects include I 90 access road Beloit to I 90 and U S 151 Beaver Dam Bypass.
The A3 advanced Polaris missile has suffered six consecutive test failures, with the latest on December 6 at Cape Canaveral. Navy officials say the causes differ per failure, all identified and corrected, and expect the system to be combat ready by mid 1964.
Dominican voters looked to a clear path for the first free election in 38 years as a priest retracted a charge that the Dominican Revolutionary Party was communist and threatening to disrupt voting. Informants said the party would drop its boycott threat after a five hour debate with Juan Bosch, its presidential candidate.
Three Milwaukee circuit court judges filed a petition in Madison seeking to be credited with prior service in lower courts. The petition asks that they receive what opponents call double pensions under Wisconsin’s retirement system, with two additional Milwaukee judges now potentially affected if benefits are granted.
Theft reported of more than 100 trees from G A Davison’s Town of Farmington farm with 14 cut in view. a car fled after loading trees. Bulbs also stolen from a Town of Shelby residence, about 25 missing from the Roeslers’ outdoor display.
A head on collision on highway 281 about 12 miles north of Jamestown early today killed three men. Leno A. Costa from St Paul Minnesota drove the auto transport. Arne Rognningen 26 of Carpio ND and Ludvig Ronningen 40 of Minot ND died in the smaller truck. Costa was found 150 feet from the scene with most of his clothing burned away.
In New Ulm Minnesota Philip S DeLeo 16 son of dance band leader Guy DeLeo drove a car into another vehicle and then crashed through a garage door. The garage belonged to Harold Loef felmacher leader of the Six Fat Dutchman orchestra.
Two men Benjamin Thomas and Raymond A. Drew were arrested after police found nitroglycerine blasting caps burglary tools and guns in their car near Rice Lake. They were arraigned in Rusk County Court held under $10,000 bonds each with a preliminary hearing set for December 27. Clayton Malaise, owner of a Bruce store, identified the suspects after pursuing and reporting the incident.
Herbert Logan 88 died at home in Tomah Wisconsin Sunday. A retired carpenter and Spanish American War veteran he was a longtime Masonic member and past worshipful master of Tomah Lodge 132 Royal Arch Masons. Masonic rites are set at the Methodist Church Wednesday at 2 pm with burial at Oak Grove Cemetery. He is survived by his wife Nell a daughter Hazel Taylor of Tomah a grandchild and two sisters in Sturgis Michigan.
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