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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1960
Page
1
An early morning explosion leveled a Charlestown cafe and damaged the adjacent Purity Sugar Cane Co brick building. Two killed and five hurt as fire crews search rubble. one victim was cafe owner Benjamin Segal.
Traffic deaths rose in the early hours of the Christmas weekend with 39 fatalities by midday, eight more people died in fires, and three in other accidents for a total of 80. The National Safety Council warned speeding and drinking worsen holiday toll as up to 510 lives could be lost over the 7 hour period from Friday 6 pm to Monday midnight.
A Canadian National train struck a bus carrying Christmas shoppers at a crossing in St John’s Newfoundland. Twelve people including the driver were injured as rescuers freed a trapped woman and man after the bus slid onto the tracks on ice. The bus was dragged 50 feet before stopping at a telephone pole.
President elect Kennedy signals caution on tax cuts and public works until after inauguration. He names Walter Heller as economic adviser and says a full economic plan will come after January 20 with study input from MIT’s Paul Samuelson. He plans holiday family time and golf before addressing policy.
Federal records show $23.221 million spent on Bong Air Force Base at Kansasville, Ra in e and Kenosha counties. Land and improvements cost $1.629 million, buildings and utilities $21.592 million, with termination and settlement costs not included. State aims to set a purchase price and development plan by spring.
The Christmas holiday rush claims four lives in Wisconsin with two more deaths from earlier crashes. Toll for 1960 hits 889, up from 809 last year. Victims include Lawrence Seaman 23 of Berlin killed in Waushara County Trunk E crash near Red Gran ite and Rev John B Dering 47 of Dubuque in a two car collision on Highway 151 near Platteville.
Miss Martha Sorenson of Appleton Wisconsin working as a education adviser under the Point Four program said she felt no fear during the Dessie area fighting near Addis Ababa. She noted the rebellion was distant and guards were posted around foreign lodging as a precaution.
The Constellation fire caused 49 deaths and about 75 million dollars in damage. Rear Adm. Schuyler N. Pyne testified it arose from an unforeseeable chain of circumstances not due to negligence. Navy orders imposed stricter safety measures including banning certain fuel tanks and removing temporary below deck structures.
A severe cold wave that drove temperatures to record lows eases as moderating air moves in from the northeast. Subzero readings in Phillipsburg Pennsylvania drop to 15 below then rise toward 10 below within an hour. Buffalo New York reports 7 below after a heavy lake snowstorm that dumped over a foot and isolated the metro area.
La Crosse armory expansion moves to the state building commission next Thursday. J R Rotherme! says federal aid may be available though details are not yet finished. The note comes from the Madison Bureau of the La Crosse Tribune.
Ailing nine year old Dorothy Ridgeway in Hardy Virginia receives thousands of Christmas cards and gifts from around the world after a Weather Bureau teletype plea. An English dancing doll from Guisborough was delivered via New York and Roanoke with greetings from Japan Germany Korea Greenland and every U S state. Military units including Ft Eustis sent gifts as Dorothy battles Schuller-Christian syndrome with no recent disease progression.
Festive activity marks Christmas Eve from Lagos to Washington as churches fill and shops overflow. US president urges reflection on flaws while international scenes show markets booming in Britain Italy and Paris amid hardship in the Congo and ongoing prisoner releases.
A letter from Santa assures 11 year old Coleta Burns of Viola Arkansas that he is alive and will visit her family. He explains mail delays, promises 18 gifts including games and a toy piano for twins, encyclopedias for brothers, boots jeans and hat for Coleta, and asks for patience as he covers much territory. He notes help from New York Police Athletic League and George Otłowski of Perth Amboy.
Twenty eight crewmen from the storm wrecked Pine Ridge returned home or headed home while chief engineer Richart remained aboard the stern section. Seven crewmen were lost when the ship split near Cape Hatteras. Towing to Newport News was underway with four Curb tug crew aboard the stern and two tugs plus Coast Guard support guiding the salvage effort. A formal inquiry will determine fault, and a separate U.S. District Court ruling set April 24 for filing claims against the shipowners.
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