Two Accused Men Fail In Break From Dane Jail
Two Chicago suspects William Welter 23 and Lawrence Nutley 27 failed a jail escape at Dane County Jail after seizing keys and fighting guards on the sixth floor. They surrendered to police when confronted near public elevators as Richard Nicks 28 faced murder charges in Sauk County.
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Madison
Dane County
William J. Welter
Lawrence Nutley
Chicago
Nutley
Welter
Richard Nicks
Sauk County
James Jantz
Lake Delton
Bob Kohl
Harold Pinger
Billy Keyes
Keyes
Pinger
Lucy Johnson
Sheriff's
Richard Telefson
Wisconsin Christmas traffic toll rises with 15 dead
Fifteen people died in Wisconsin traffic crashes over the Christmas period raising the annual toll to 1 880. The total for the holiday spanned Friday 6 p m to Monday midnight with many fatalities across counties including Mineral Point Madison Milwaukee Grant County and Monroe. Names ages and hometowns such as Mona Thomas 59 Gertrude Baxter 81 Susan Lee Heineman 19 and Larry Nelson 19 are listed among the victims along with locations like Highway Q Highway 30 and City intersections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
Mineral Point
Mona Thomas
Gertrude Baxter
Iowa
Miss Thomas
Lloyd S. Schade
Dodgeville
Robert R. Gehrend
Madison
Milwaukee
Susan Lee Heineman
Henry Wilmont
Covington
Grant County
Emma Boyer
Fog Clamps Southern California Traffic Amid Airport Shuffle
Patchy fog fouled air and auto travel in Los Angeles for the sixth day since December 20. Lockheed Air Terminal at Burbank closed passengers ferried to Los Angeles International Airport as operations shifted between the two hubs. Downtown LA was hazy but sun returned by morning. more morning fog expected with afternoon sun on Wednesday.
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Los Angeles
Lockheed Air Terminal
Burbank
Los Angeles International Airport
Pope John XXIII Calls Ecumenical Council for 1962
Pope John XXIII issued a papal bull convoking Vatican II to address internal church affairs and Christian unity. The 21st council will convene in St Peter's Basilica, with a late 1962 opening, focusing on church governance and outreach to modern humanity amid militant atheism and scientific progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Brutto
Vatican City
John XXIII
St. Peter's Basilica
John
Martin Luther
Vatican
Church of
Rome
Moderate Temperatures Sweep Wisconsin With Snow Dusting
Wisconsin sees mostly moderate temperatures with a light snow dusting in northern areas. Highs ranged from 25 at Milwaukee Madison Lone Rock and Beloit Rockford to 18 at Wausau, with Green Bay 28 and superior Duluth 21. Lows varied from 15 at Superior Duluth to 22 at Green Bay, trace precipitation and cloudy skies.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Madison
Lone Rock
Beloit-Rockford
Wausau
Green Bay
la Crosse
Eau Claire
Superior-Duluth
Park Falls
Thermal
Calif
Yuma
Ariz
Glasgow
Mont
Devils Lake
N. D
Central Plains
Great Lakes
Pacific Northwest
Farmington
N.M
Minot
N.C
Desert
California
Pacific Coast
Texas
Brownsville
Tex
Corpus Christi
Severe Cold Wave Extends Into Florida Caribbean
Christmas toll hits six year high with 521 traffic deaths during the Yuletide period. Fires claimed 83 lives, overall violent deaths total 689 as weather and ice worsen highway hazards across the nation. authorities expected a higher toll, with 550 projected.
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Florida
Caribbean
National Safety Council
Crash Near Cashton Fatal To Youth 19
Larry Nelson a 19 year old La Crosse sailor home on leave died in a head injury after his compact car collided with a car driven by Anton Steidl 36 of Waterloo Iowa four miles east of Cashton on State Highway 33. Nelson stopped at highway edge and attempted a U turn when Steidl’s car came into his lane. Nelson and Hofslien were taken to St Marys Hospital Sparta where Nelson died. Steidl remained in his lane. the Steidl car went into a ditch 226 feet from impact. Burial at Westby Coon Prairie and services set at Our Redeemers Lutheran Church officials note memorials to church fund.
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Laverne Schonesson
Germantown
Washingston County
Larry Nelson
la Crosse
Cashton
Monroe County
Daniel F. Young
Eau Claire
Headon
Augusta
John A. Mayer
Belgium
Port Washington
Ozaukee County
Enoch Hanson
Black River Falls
Highway 12
Wis
Anton Steidl
Waterloo
Iowa
Nelson
Lauritz Nelson
Hyde Ave
Thomas Hofflen
14Th St
Dewey Reinstra
Steidl
Reinstra
Hofslien
St. Mary’s Hospital
Sparta
Jack Brown
Ronald
Carlos Mendell
Our Redeemer’s ‘Lutheran Church
Norman Nelson
Westby-Coon Prairie
Sletten-McKee
Church Organ Fund
Mountain of Trading Stamps Buys New Bus for Patients
Northville Michigan Easter AP reports a charity effort by the Hawthorn Northville chapter of the Michigan Association for Emotionally Disturbed Children that collected 2 301 600 trading stamps from over 4 000 individuals and groups to buy a bus for the patients at Northville State Mental Hospital. The bus will be used for school trips to Hawthorn and to Detroit area attractions.
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Northville, Mich
Northville State Mental Hospital
Hawthorn
Zoo
Detroit
Hawthorn-Northville
Michigan Association For Emotionally Disturbed Children
Charles E. Dell Jr
Michigan
California
Pots Fired To Ward Off Frost
The storm system spreading a white Christmas drove freezing temperatures into Florida and the Deep South. Farmers fired smudge pots at night to prevent frost damage as Florida logged its coldest Christmas Day on record.
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Associated Press
Florida
Unfortunate Remembered as Americans Share Christmas Aid
Christmas mercy spreads across the nation as families like the Cahills, Jones, and Lynch receive help after fires and misfortune. Donations, food, clothing, and shelter flow from neighbors, fire companies, and churches, with individuals offering money, blankets, and aid to struggling households.
Kennedy back to work as President rests ill father
President Kennedy resumes official duties while monitoring his father Joseph P Kennedy at St Marys Hospital in West Palm Beach. The elder Kennedy, recovering from pneumonia and a stroke, shows slight improvement as Dr Preston Wade plans a back checkup for Kennedy and aides prepare for the State of the Union.
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Karl R. Bauman
Palm Beach
Fila
Kennedy
Preston Wade
New York
Wade
White House
Janet Travell
Pierre Salinger
Edward M. Kennedy
Joseph P. Kennedy
St.Mary's Hospital
Joseph Kennedy
Chester W. Clifton
Washington
St. Mary's Hospital
West Palm Beach
Rose Kennedy
Edward M
Ted) Kennedy
Walter Newbern
No Winners In Word Contest
The La Crosse Tribune ad department reports no winners in the 19th Scrambled Word contest held December 18. The correct answer praised ongoing customer service improvement and welcomed reader suggestions. Contest 20 releases January 2 worth $160.
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la Crosse Tribune Classified Advertising Department
Four months in a coma as girl moves hand at Christmas
Ann Hilleman, 17, slowly improved after a May crash at a high school prom. She moved her hand a few inches and smiled near a Christmas tree, signaling yes and no as doctors warn recovery could take a year.
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State Center
Iowa
Ann Hilleman
Arnold Hilleman
Ann
Hilleman
Hillemans
Fire Destroys Home of Hillsboro Farm Family
Hillsboro Wisconsin a farm family of nine children lost their home and all possessions in a Monday night fire. Mr and Mrs Peter Lynch and their children aged two to sixteen were in the house when Joyce seven found the stove fire had gone out and alerted her mother. Mrs Lynch found the room full of smoke and flames upstairs as the fire spread through the residence.
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James Sanders
Clarence Lofton
Nashville
Lofton
Sanders
New Cumberland
Harrisburg
Wilbur Jones
Fairview Fire Co
Fairview ‘Lions’ Club
Jones
Santa Claus
Silas Brown
Florida
Jay Cockrell
St. Louis
Myrtle Revercomb
Washington
D.C
D. L. McVearry
E. R. Casey
Joyce
Hillsboro
Wis
Here
Peter Lynch
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