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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1960
Page
4
La Crosse merchants welcome a Standard Rate and Data Service release showing local retail trade about $300 per household above national and Wisconsin averages for the 12 months ending June 30 1960. The La Crosse total exceeded $85 million with healthier spending amid steady personal incomes, contrasted with broader unemployment trends.
A speech urges clearer U S portrayal abroad to counter Soviet misperceptions and show peaceful aims. It notes America’s dual colonial stance, calls for mutual understanding, and asks foreign observers to view the nation in full historical context and justice.
The Brooklyn wreckage shows a DC-8 jet airliner with a fuel capacity of 23,059 gallons weighing 154,496 pounds. By comparison a fully loaded 79 passenger DC-7C piston airliner weighs 143,000 pounds, highlighting the extraordinary scale of the tragedy.
In a 1960 column INEZ ROBB argues for a moratorium on post election analyses by pollsters. She notes Republicans claim of fraud but says evidence is lacking and mocks race gender and class based conclusions. The piece critiques endless political post mortems and calls for restraint.
In New Orleans Republicans question campaign tactics by using a trolley filled with attractive women and a sign reading Streetcar Desires Nixon Lodge. The note appears in a Jerry Bennett News Notebook item about political pranks and public perception.
A compact retrospective notes 1940 events: British bombs in six countries, Italy defeat aims, London air raid shelter damage, Greece relief funds at $1,229, plus Romanian troop movements and Halifax named ambassador. Also 1930 items include Senator Nye revelations on Wall Street funding, musical impresario Harris death, and scattered hometown holiday notices and road planning requests.
Christmas guests include Mrs. Eugene Gleason of Milwaukee and May Aiken of Chicago. Funeral of Mrs Sophie Pammel. TPA president Joe Hurtgen reports 42 members. Gilettes of Genoa haul 20 000 pounds of rough fish from the Mississippi River. Clarence Schissler of Freimark roadhouse faces a gun point incident. Hulda Darling residence damaged by 500 fire from an iron left on. Retiring Gov Philipp says he will not seek office again. Plus aged items from 1910 and notices of local business changes and honors.
The piece notes Los Angeles first appointing a public defender in 1913, California extending the system to counties ten years later, and its spread to other states. It then answers questions on coin flipping origins, cloud color, rug sweeping, calming oil on seas, and woods best for fence posts with concise expert replies.
In this 1960 analysis the author portrays a Soviet led campaign to spread communism through Africa Asia and Latin America. It describes covert influence operations in Ethiopia Laos Algeria Nepal Congo and Latin American nations with warnings that recurring warfare and U.N. divisions help the regime. The piece argues the U.S. must supply direct military aid and pressure the U.N. to curb Soviet backed threats.
Madison viewer notes Senator Proxmire touts lower federal spending over two years than the Eisenhower administration despite voting for some domestic appropriations. He favors cutting foreign aid while touting national defense budgets, inviting questions about alignment with Democratic platform and his famed expansionist campaigns.
South faces six spades with hearts ace off and must avoid trumps. He cashes a top spade then leads to dummy to finesse against the jack in four to jack-nine splits. East can foil with a nine spot on first trump lead, creating a defensive choice and increasing South’s chances of error.
A lyric poem depicts carolers visiting during Yuletide, their distant singing stirring longing and spiritual thoughts. The speaker imagines angels walking among us as melodies fade beneath the heavens, concluding with a note of reverent hope.
A New York Times reporter, seeking a department official, was told the official was in a meeting. The secretary quipped that they merely sit and watch their heads roll back and forth on the table, underscoring frustration and a sense of turmoil within the agency.
The notice lists La Crosse area home delivery rates and mail subscription prices. It notes rates for within and outside 75 miles, with yearly, half year, and quarterly options. It also includes contact and delivery service times for missed papers and carrier information.
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