Johnson says Eisenhower offered ideas after Kennedy assassination
President Johnson told four women reporters that former President Eisenhower wrote a long memo and suggested ideas the day after Kennedy's death. He described the White House tour and his daily routines, noting personal health and his belief in women reporters.
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Frances Lewine Washington
Lyndon B. Johnson
Dwight D. Eisenhower
White House
Johnson
Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Congress
Oval Office
Isabelle Shelton
Washington Evening Star
Dorothy McCardle
Washington Post
Radio - TV
Hazel Markel
Frances Lewine
Associated Press
Mercury Skies Warm Near Zero as Christmas Ice Retires
The Coulee Region ends a long subzero spell with readings near 30 degrees. La Crosse records 10 straight days below freezing since December 14 while Memphis reports 14 inches of snow and severe cold. Forecast calls for cloudy mild weather Christmas Day and temperatures rising into the 20s Thursday morning.
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Coulee
la Crosse
Carl Peterson
Santa
Memphis
Tenn
Mockingbirds
Magnolias
1000 Tough GIs Spend Christmas in Jungles
Near Dalat in South Viet Nam the U S Special Forces prepare for Christmas patrols. S Sgt Howard Stevens a Virginia Minn native leads Montagnard scouts with his prison camp experience shaping tactics. Sgt Evans Johnson a Normandy paratroop veteran makes his home base in Phrey Saung. Paratroopers will fly at first light to continue operations as Christmas trees and meals are parachuted in.
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Associated Press
Phrey Saung
Viet Nam
South Viet Nam
U.S. Special Forces
Dalat
United States
Howard Stevens
Virginia
Minn
Stevens
Evans Johnson
Korea
Johnson
Phrey Srung
Tavern Blaze Damages Dodge City Building Upstairs
Fire gutted the second floor of the Dodge City Tavern and damaged the first floor tavern and grocery store owned by Robert Kohlmeier at St Josephs Ridge. No damage estimate was given. The Kohlmeier family of eight evacuated to a neighbor’s home. two fire departments fought the blaze from 6:25 to 11 p.m. icing hampered water supply.
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Dodge City
St. Joseph’s Ridge
Robert Kohlmeier
Kohlmeier
Coon Valley
Town of
Shelby
Henley
Mary
Robert Jr
Billy
Daniel
Tommy
Jeffrey
Christmas Eve Service Broadcast At St John Reformed Church
A candlelight service at St. John's Reformed Church and United Church of Christ on West Ave and Market St starts at 11 p.m. Tuesday. Rev. John Staton confirms the Christmas Eve celebration will be broadcast on Radio WLCX, with communion on Christmas Day at 10 a.m.
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St. John’s Reformed Church
United Church of Christ
West Ave
Market St
John Staton
WLCX
Soldier in La Crosse Faces Murder Charge Defense Costs
A La Crosse area soldier Wayne Conley pleaded innocent in County Court to failing to support his five children citing defense costs for an Alaska murder charge against his wife. Judge Leonard Roraff set trial for Jan 2 with no bond posted. Welfare officials confirm Conley says funds are needed for his Alaska defense.
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la Crosse-area
Alaska
Wayne Conley
Leonard Roraff
Roraff
Conley
la Crosse Tribune
Associated Press
Trip to Winter Carnival Offered by La Crosse Group
The Oktoberfest Committee offers a round trip by Burlington Railroad from La Crosse to the St Paul Winter Carnival on Jan 25 for 413 area residents. The trip, with heated seating and a parade viewing, departs 9 a.m. and returns about 10:30 p.m. Miss Oktoberfest Mary Kay Knudson will join officials Jan 24–29, with Miss La Crosse Barbara Manke attending Jan 31–Feb 1.
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la Crosse
St. Paul
Burlington Railroad
2Nd
Pearl Streets
la Crosse Area
Mary Kay Knudson
Bangor
Miss Knudson
Burlington
27Th
State Streets
Greater la Crosse
Five youths charged in Greenfield cottage vandalism
Five youths from La Crosse and French Island face charges after a Sunday vandalism at Bernard Hammes cottage in Town of Greenfield. Two older suspects, 19 and 20, remain jailed after Christmas for arraignment. three juveniles questioned, two pending. Damages estimated at over 200 dollars. Weiker, owner leasing land from John Weiker, identified a car license linked to the incident.
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la Crosse
French Island
Greenfield Cottage
Sheriff Department
Bernard Hammes
S. East Ave
John Weiker
Coon Valley
Weiker
William S. Boma
Radio Holiday Services Schedule By Time and Church
Radio highlights list services by station including WLCX St. John's Reformed candlelight service at 11 p.m. and First Presbyterian Church midnight service. WKBH airs Pontifical High Mass at St. Joseph the Workman Cathedral at 11:45 p.m. WKTY presents Trinity Lutheran candlelight service at 11 p.m. and a Thursday 2:30 p.m. Norwegian Christmas service at Trinity Lutheran.
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WLCX
St. John’s Reformed Church
First Presbyterian Church
St. Joseph the Workman
WKTY
Trinity Lutheran
Vandal Breaks Gas Pumps at Bakkum Standard Station
Vandals broke the glass on gasoline pumps at Bakkum's Standard Service Station at 4th and Jay Streets after 10 p.m. Monday. Operator James Bakkum estimated Tuesday morning that damage ran about 45 dollars.
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Bakkum
Standard Service Station
4Th and Jay Sts
James Bakkum
Christmas Tree Sellers Sold Out Across La Crosse Area
Christmas trees are scarce with several dealers reporting complete sellouts after heavy demand. About 1,200 trees were sold at the Gopher La Crosse Boy Scout sale while others like Kienah’s, Bion’s, Bilskemper, and the YMCA report dwindling or no stock due to weather, fewer suppliers, and last minute shoppers.
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la Crosse
Onalaska
Kienah’s
Floral Service & Greenhouse
Madison St
Bion’s
Mobil Station
Jackson St
Bell Discount Store
Causeway Blvd
Bilskemper Landscape
R. 2
Boy Scout
Losey Blvd
Green Bay St
Nelson
South Ave
YMCA
Main Sts
Paul King
Gopher-La Crosse Boy Scout District
Howard Bion
Mobil
Jon Borgen
Bell Discount
Bion
Bilskemper
Rinks Open With Lagoon Ice Waiting On Thickening
The city will open rinks while Lagoon ice lags at six to eight inches. Eugene Fry says Lagoon remains 5.2 inches thick and cannot support the department jeep. Skating hours start Wednesday through Friday with multiple rinks listed and Lagoon closure until notice of readiness. All rinks should be ready for weekend skaters.
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Lagoon
Eugene Fry
la Crosse
Trane
Powell
Copeland
North Salem
Lueth
St. Andrew
Hood
Erickson
Man Injured as Tailgate Falls on Leg at Dairyland Facility
A La Crosse man, Ezra Frye, 36, suffered a broken leg when a truck tailgate fell on him at Dairyland Power Cooperative on East Avenue S. He was taken by police ambulance to Lutheran Hospital and remains hospitalized.
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la Crosse
Dairyland Power Cooperative
East Ave. S
Ezra Frye
Riverview Drive
Lutheran Hospital
Dairyland
State Colleges Agree on Uniform 1964 Calendar
Nine Wisconsin State Colleges will adopt a uniform calendar for the 1964-65 year, aligning Christmas recess and term dates across La Crosse Stevens Point Eau Claire Stout Oshkosh River Falls Superior Platteville Whitewater and River Falls quota. Thanksgiving break and Christmas vacation set. fall orientation September 8. two-semester structure with start and end dates for terms. River Falls on a quarter system ends first quarter November 25 and second quarter March 5 1965.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Council of Presidents
State College Regents
Board of Regents
la Crosse
Stevens Point
Eau Claire
Stout
Oshkosh
River Falls
Superior
Platteville
Whitewater
Sioux Falls Youth Dies After Bin Fall
Francis Zimmer, 12, of Sioux Falls was killed while hunting pigeons on grain bins. He slipped from a ladder atop a Super-Sweet Ca bin and fell to his death, leaving him the son of Mr and Mrs Francis Zimmer.
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Sioux Falls
S.D
Francis Zimmer
Francis
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Harry Peterson
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13Th Ward
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Andrew Fischer
Aberdeen
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