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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1961
Page
9
AP reports Britain debates moving to a decimal currency like the dollar and centime. The move is framed as part of a broader push toward universal measurement standards to ease international trade and technology sharing amid shifting global finance.
State School Superintendent Angus B. Rothwell asked for 6.5 million in deficiency funding to cover budget gaps. He cited district reorganizations toward integrated systems and shifts to equalized formulas in Kenosha Racine Wausau and Medford as key drivers.
Hormel and Co. chairman Robert F. Gray disclosed at the annual meeting that the firm is studying new processing plants in the Southeast and Southwest with potential central headquarters in Atlanta and Texas. A Los Angeles plant would replace current facilities, and pork processing would grow at the Mitchell North Dakota plant. 1961 net income totaled 3.147 million versus 4.533 million the prior year.
Minneapolis will continue to charge drunken drivers under local ordinances and will not apply the state implied consent law. Traffic official Wayne Leonard said adopting the new law would cost the city over 100000 dollars yearly since penalties would be remitted to the state. The city aligns with highway department guidance allowing either approach.
Earthquake kills at least 20 in Colombia with many injured, the West’s Sonson area hit hardest. In Saigon the carrier Core departs after unloading helicopters and troops under a new aid program. Pope John XXIII sends a comforting blessing to Joseph P. Kennedy. Korea’s home minister Choi In kyoo and four others are executed for political crimes. Chinese officials argue disarmament is secondary to building armed forces. Maria Callas completes Medea at La Scala after a sinus operation, receiving thunderous praise. Moira Shearer welcomes a third daughter in London.
A judge and school officials in Twin Lakes moved toward settling a dispute over the McGuffey Reader. The Lovelys allege four board members erred in introducing the 1879 reader. parties signaled cooperation on its supplemental use while excluding sectarian material. A hearing on ousting four board members opened, but testimony paused after the judge's sister-in-law died.
Nine new students from the San Francisco bay area joined the White House picket line opposing atmospheric nuclear testing. Three from the University of California and six from San Francisco State College joined Drake University and University of Minnesota students already on the line, urging U.S. initiative in a “peace race.”
Former President Eisenhower and wife Mamie with granddaughter travel by private car attached to the Santa Fe Super Chief toward Palm Desert. Rail officials warned heavy Midwest snows could delay arrival as the group plans an indefinite stay near El Dorado Country Club in the Palm Springs area.
Four University of Minnesota geology graduate students gear up for the first ground exploration of Antarctica's Ellsworth Mountains. Led by Prof. Campbell Craddock the team landed on an ice cap near the range and will trek about 300 miles along the western edge living in tents with two air drops planned over ten weeks from Byrd Station.
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