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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1963
Page
4
The La Crosse Community Chest ends the 1963 drive with 261 282 dollars to fund 22 agencies next year, a fraction over 100 percent and about 9300 more than 1962. Cochairs Henry Funk and Robert Waller led a large volunteer effort amid notable indifference from some residents.
Cattle feeders and livestock producers unite against rising beef imports seen as depressing prices from near 30 to about 20 dollars per hundredweight in Chicago. They urge a quota of about 5 percent across beef pork veal and mutton while noting wider farm and cheese sectors feel the impact.
Readers share international responses to President Kennedy's assassination. Messages from Hannover and Berlin describe mourning, respect, and a desire for leadership, noting Berlin's candle vigils and theaters closing as part of the collective sorrow. The letters reflect strong personal ties and universal grief across cultures.
The Rabinovitz nomination for a Western Wisconsin district judgeship triggers nationwide and state turmoil. After the American Bar Association deemed him unqualified, the Wisconsin Bar Association surveyed 3350 members. 2040 disagreed, 793 agreed. The dispute centers on partisanship and personal ties surrounding the vacancy left by Judge Patrick T. Stone.
Mrs. Maxine Glove Parker finally earned her diploma after 14 years, with seven children in the audience aged 2 to 14. The ceremony at Aherns Night School highlighted her perseverance and family support.
A Florida newspaper sponsored a spelling bee and announced the winner with a misspelled name. In a subsequent correction, the mother’s name was also misspelled, prompting another error notice from the paper.
A La Crosse mother asks editor to publish honor rolls for all local high schools. She notes one semester past and only one school listed, urging community input and wider student recognition to reflect efforts and needs of families with high schoolers.
A compact chronicle across four decades highlights a 1943 coup in Bolivia against Penaranda and wartime moves in Europe and the Pacific, plus local arrests in Wisconsin. It then surveys 1933 reforms, traffic and accident notes, and a nurse dinner, followed by 1923 crime, railway robbery, and a train hold up. The piece closes with 1913 corporate deals and personnel movements.
A physician notes the enduring value of the Christmas spirit as a remedy for modern stress. He argues that embracing peace and goodwill reduces nerves and frustration more effectively than tranquilizers, though it requires patience and consistent effort.
The Madison vast new state office building signals a rapid expansion of Wisconsin's government. State and local operations occupy more space beyond the Capitol, with taxes rising as the size of the public establishment doubles roughly every decade.
Congress and President Johnson signed a law providing more than a billion dollars in federal aid to education over three years, directing funds mainly to church related colleges and universities for labs libraries and classrooms. Elementary schools receive no aid.
Cy Barrett weighs reader questions on embezzlement motives and ethics. A CPA cites reasons for theft, while letters advise on marketing a new wallet design and patent rights. Cy answers unemployment credit questions and promotes Home Typing For Profit.
The Burlington Hawk Eye editorial argues against rapid naming of public places after John Kennedy. It compares past name changes from Hoover Dam to Boulder Dam and warns such renaming shows superficial reverence, urging meaningful memorials like libraries or cultural centers instead.
In a Regency Club rubber, Walter Malowan's overcall on two jacks vied with a weak Malowan defense. South led clubs after Malowan's signal, South won dummy’s ace and played trumps, and despite signals for a club continuation, a heart was led. South then pursued diamonds, and Malowan’s five diamonds thwarted three discards, forcing a down result.
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