Five Die In Head-On Truck Crash Near Spring Green Wis
Cause of the fatal two truck crash remains unknown with no witnesses. Five men from La Crosse area and Minnesota died when one truck reportedly drifted into the opposite lane on Highway 14 near Spring Green. Victims include Bobby Muller Jr and Virgil Muller of La Farge, Harold Gudgeon of Cashton, Cyrus Stafslien of Viroqua, and Raymond Trotter of St. Paul. The wreck, near Highway 23 junction, blocked the road as crews removed bodies for hours.
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Spring Green
Wis
Here
Highway 14
la Crosse
Minnesota
la Farge
Bobby Muller Jr
Virgil L
Jimmy) Muller
Harold W. Gudgeon
Cashton
Cyrus J. Stafslien
Viroqua
Raymond R. Trotter
St. Paul
Spring Green Bridge
Highway 23
Staf's Transfer
Stafslien
Trotter
Dart Transport Co
Chicago
Ray Reese
Warren
Ind
Iowa County
Chest hits 97 percent of goal for La Crosse Community Chest
La Crosse community fund reaches 247,899 dollars of a 255,513 goal in the fall campaign marking a third straight year of increases. Davy praised executive secretary Runkle and noted expectant 15 to 18 thousand dollar rise next year with renewed leadership and broader participation across unions and local firms. The luncheon at the La Crosse Club announced the results.
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Community Chest of
Chest
la Crosse
The
Red Cross
Davy
Thomas Runkle
Northern Plastics Corp
la Crosse Garment Manufacturing Co
Riviera Sportswear
Lodge 21
IAM
Trane Co
la Crosse Club
Red Berlin Wall Christmas Brings Sharp Contrast
In Berlin the West lights over 800 trees each dusk along the wall, while East Berlin features only three plain firs guarded by border police. Red loudspeakers blast propaganda as West Berliners shop for Christmas away from the barrier, with brick-throwing guards harming a few trees on the East side.
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Berlin
East Berlin
Ek Wn
Elsenstrasse
West Berlin
Harzerstrasse
Wall
Guardsmen Blood Drive Aids Three Young Heart Patients
Seventy one members of the 32nd Division donated blood at Yakima to help three youngsters including seven year old Diane Riley daughter of Sgt Edward Riley of Janesville Wisconsin who face open heart surgery. The drive followed a radio appeal while troops were on temporary duty at the Yakima Firing Center about 100 miles away. Yakima Red Cross manager Greg Lusty said the volunteers provided a crucial blood supply that a larger emergency draw might have required.
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FT. Lewis
Wash
32Nd Division
Wisconsin
Yakima
Red Cross
Diane Riley
Edward Riley
Janesville
Wis
32Nd
Greg Lusty
Kennedy Macmillan Near Agreement on Berlin and Testing
Kennedy and Macmillan pursue a joint path on Berlin and resumed testing amid US UK talks. The leaders plan a communique and will press for a broader Atlantic alliance stance with Congo, Berlin, and nuclear issues on the agenda as they prepare for further talks.
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Hamilton
Bermuda
Kennedy
Macmillan
Atlantic Alliance
Palm Beach
Fla
Congo
Berlin
Southeast Asia
United States
Western Alliance
White House
Pierre Salinger
Ion Berlin
United Nations
Wisconsin Senate revives Nelson tax plan amid party split
In Madison the Wisconsin Senate resurrected Gov. Nelson's compromised tax bill by a two to one margin after brief defeat. Democrats split, Republicans divided between stalwarts and moderates, as leaders warn the proposal may harm the party’s 1962 campaign. Jess Miller questioned the bill’s quality but offered Republicans one more chance for passage.
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John Wyngaard
la Crosse Tribune
Madison Bureau
Madison
Wisconsin Senate
Gov. Nelson
Senate
William Moser
Milwaukee
Nelson
Jess Miller
Richland Center
Wisconsin Tax Bill Back For Final Assembly Test
Gov Gaylord Nelson's tax compromise returns to the Wisconsin Assembly after a Senate reversal 17 to 14. The measure would impose a 3 percent sales tax on selected items a 1 percent income tax increase and withholding on income taxes. Amendments extend relief to communities with mill rates as low as $14 per thousand.
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Madison
Gaylord Nelson
Senate
Wisconsin Assembly
Assembly
House
Ernest Keppler
R-Sheboygan
Keppler
Reduction In Natural Gas Rates Cuts Bills In Wisconsin
The Federal Power Commission ordered Northern Natural Gas to rebate excess rates, leading Northern States Power Co in La Crosse to implement a permanent 2.2 cent and temporary 5.6 cent per 1,000 cubic feet decrease, totaling about 7.8 cents or 8.2 percent. The change affects La Crosse and Hudson customers with estimated annual savings near $20,000 and a refund exceeding $48,000.
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la Crosse
Arthur L. ‘Christensen
Northern States Power Co
Federal Power Commission
Northern Natural Gas. Co
Omaha
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
South Dakota
Nebraska
Illinois
Northern
Christensen
Northern Natural
Northern States
NSP
Merriam
Hudson
Wisconsin Assembly Passes Hazardous Job Bill
The Wisconsin Assembly approved a bill listing parole officers and state hospital attendants as hazardous state jobs eligible for full pay while injured in the line of duty. The 46 42 vote also gave preliminary approval to a separate measure barring court action to move products from a business place during a strike.
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Madison
Wisconsin Assembly
Senate
Assembly
COL Declines yet earnings rise with high buying power
Living costs fell by a tenth of a percent in November while spendable earnings for the average worker rose to a record high. Prices for toys and sporting goods dropped, and factory workers’ weekly take home after taxes increased by about $1 from October.
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Washington
Robert J. Myers
Labor Statistics
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Howard Zitzner
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David
Wurt‘smith
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James Johnson
Chaseburg
Theodore Ritter
Owatonna
Minn
Cashton Village
Torkelson Funeral Home
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Bobby J. Muller Jr
Ferries Funeral
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Stuart
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Patricia
Ed Muller
Duane
Virgil Muller
Lis
Ferries Funeral Home
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Robert Paar
Fred Johnson
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