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La Crosse Tribune

Location

La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Dec 26, 1963

Page

2

Barry Goldwater Attacks Johnson On Foreign Aid Bill

Senator Barry Goldwater blasts President Johnson for pressuring Congress over the 3 billion dollar foreign aid bill during the holidays. He condemns last minute sessions and calls Johnson’s tactics a personal appeal to lawmakers as Christmas votes near. Goldwater recovers in Phoenix from heel surgery amid the political clash.

Washington Barry Goldwater R-Ariz Johnson Congress Goldwater Senate Phoenix House Soviet Union

Fair Weather Across Nation With Regional Cold Spells

The report notes mostly seasonal temperatures and fair weather nationwide with freezing readings in Florida Georgia and Alabama. Florida records range from 25 in Cross City to 36 in Daytona Beach. Miami lows reach 46. A warming trend is expected in the Southeast while the North Central cools slightly, with light snow in the north and light rain in Oregon and western Washington.

Associated Press Florida Georgia Alabama Mercury Cross City Tallahassee Gainesville Daytona Beach Miami Weather Bureau Maine Idaho Oregon Washington Norfolk Neb

Fairmont Driver Hits Two Deer With Car

Robert G. Cox of Fairmont, 41, had no prior deer hunting success but struck two deer with his car near dawn. A doe on the shoulder collided with the vehicle after he accelerated, a half grown fawn on the left side was also struck. The doe died. the fawn was destroyed due to injuries. Cox estimated damage at about $40.

Fairmont Minn Robert G. Cox Cox Fawn

Weather Record Shippers North and West Forecasts

La Crosse and vicinity expect much colder with light snow ending tonight. Wisconsin sees colder with snow mainly in the south. Minnesota mainly fair north with a few snow flurries. Iowa under a cold wave with light snow in the north portion. Friday turns variable and colder across regions.

Lacrosse Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa

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Tri State Deaths Report From Wisconsin

Mrs John Goplin 72 of Westby dies December 25 at Viroqua hospital with services in West Coon Prairie Lutheran Church. Burial in Coon Prairie Cemetery. Survived by three daughters three sons a sister a brother and 19 grandchildren. Also noted Readstown death of Lowell M Aikins 63 of Wickenburg formerly Readstown and Henry Olson about 70 found dead in Viroqua area with funeral home arrangements. Surviving widow and daughter are listed.

Westby Wis John ‘Millie) Goplin Viroqua Hospital West Coon Prairie Lutheran Church H. O. Aasen Coon Prairie Cemetery Hans Bakken Here John Goplin Dughters Morris Myrtle) Kingslien Selmer Hazel) Olson Edward Verna) Mashak Herman James Pewaukee Mabel Wang Henry Bakken Readstown Lowell M. Aikins Wickenburg Ariz Readstown Methodist Church Richard Alger Liberty Polo Cemetery Lime Funeral Home Frank Atkins Brookville Wisconsin Telephone Co Mildred Sam Asperheim Roger Gray James Glass Viroqua Bert Bunker Seattle Wash Henry Olson Olson Odd Fellows Jacobson - Vance Funeral Home William Cox Paul J. Payne Sumner St Nelson Funeral Home St. John’s Catholic Church Constant Chilicki St. Lawrence O’toole Mt. Hope Payne

Minnesota Groups Back Lodge Bid for GOP Nomination

Two Minnesota groups form to back Henry Cabot Lodge for the Republican presidential nomination. Daniel C. Corrigan of St Paul and John C. McNulty of St Louis Park say they started organizing behind Lodge, though they have not heard of each other. Previously groups had backed Judd Goldwater and Stassen. Lodge is U S ambassador to South Vietnam.

Minneapolis Minnesota Henry Cabot Lodge Daniel C. Corrigan St. Paul John C. McNulty St. Louis Park Lodge Walter Judd Barry Goldwater Harold Stassen U.S South Viet Nam

Wars On Starlings, But Admires 'Em

Georgia Secretary of State Ben Fortson praises the starlings despite an official campaign to eradicate them at the State Capitol grounds. He notes the birds remind him of Britain's dauntless spirit as he tests various attack methods but the birds remain entrenched.

Atlanta Georgia Ben W. Fortson England Central Park New York City Britain Fortson

Ornithologist Har ry Oberholser Dies in Cleveland

Dr. Harry C. Oberholser, 93, renowned ornithologist, died Wednesday in Cleveland. He served with the Fish and Wildlife Service of the Interior Department for 46 years.

Cleveland Harry C. Oberholser Fish and Wildlife Service U.S. Department of the Interior

The Shubert Brothers Theatrical Dynasty Loses Jacob Shubert

Jacob J. Shubert 83 and partner brother of Lee Shubert died of a cerebral hemorrhage in his Manhattan apartment. He helped build a Broadway empire owning 16 New York theaters and others nationwide. The Shuberts faced antitrust scrutiny and estate tax suits surrounding their vast theater holdings.

New York Jacob J. Shubert Manhattan Lee Shubert Jacob Shubert Lee Shubert Sam Shubert Theater Shubert Alley Broadway Muriel John Syracuse N.Y Herald Square Times Square al Jolson Eddie Cantor John Charles Thomas Martyn Miller Ed Wynn Fanny Brice Ray Bolger Bert Lahr J.J Jake

Winona Swift & Company Livestock Quotations

Swift & Company reports noon quotations for hogs, cattle, veal, and produce. Hogs rise 25 with various weight bands listed, cattle including steers cows and heifers up to 25, veal steady to higher, and Chicago produce notes Butter Eggs steady to firm. South St Paul market shows hogs up 25 and feeder pigs strong, with price ranges for multiple classes.

Winona Swift & Company Bologna Chicago Chicago Mercantile Exchange South ST. Paul South ST. Paul, Minn USDA

Local obituaries recall life of Bernard Senske and others

A stream of obituaries from La Crosse area papers lists Bernard V Senske 67 owner of Skenke Shoe Service and Marys Home Bakery, wife Vera, son Bernard, daughter Mary, sisters Anna Ritter Sophie Lehman. Other notices honor Lars Nelson 92, Herbert Rhodes 65, Arthur Tabbert 71, Louis Breidel 94, Florence Henrich, Della Knutson 58, Paul Payne 48, Gordon Skilliter 62, and Alice Nelson 85 with service details and burial plans across multiple local churches and cemeteries.

Bernard V Ben) Senske N. 19Th St Senske Senske Shoe Service Mary’s Home Bakery Vera M Bernard J Mary Philomena Louis Anna) Ritter Sophie Lehman la Crosse Schumacher Church of the Blessed Sacrament T. E. O'Shaughnessy

Obituary for Mrs. Frieda Peacock of La Crosse

Mrs Frieda Peacock 68 died at a local hospital born October 2 1895 widow of Ray Peacock former La Crosse Tribune and Associated Press staff member He was a Ringling Circus publicity writer She is survived by son Fred of La Crosse mother Mrs Minnie Schultz West Salem and sisters Mrs Myron Swennes West Salem and Mrs Donald Kraling Sr Spring Valley Minn Private services will be held Friday.

Harry V. Atkinson Onalaska Elmer Esther) Prestman Mount Vernon Iowa Robert Donald la Crosse Hellwig-Morris James Bell Oak Grove Karl Della) Knutson S. 15Th St Westby Carl Clara Tostrud Tempe Ariz Knute Scottsdale Alice Nelson Avon St Holmen Alma Everett Leonard Orris la Crescent Minn Stanley Milwaukee Trinity Lutheran Church Ernest Nelson Halfway Creek Church Dickinson Caledonia Street Frieda Peacock Ray Peacock la Crosse Tribune Associated Press Ringling Circus Fred Minnie Schultz West Salem Myron Swennes Donald Kraling Sr Spring Valley

Gloria Vanderbilt Weds Fourth Time in Private Ceremony

Gloria Vanderbilt, heiress, marries her fourth husband Wyatt Emory Cooper, a movie writer, in Arlington Virginia. The private civil ceremony Tuesday was announced by her attorney. Cooper is single, both are 39.

New York Gloria Vanderbilt Wyatt Emory Cooper Arlington Cooper Gloria

Mischa Elman Breaks Ankle In Garage Fall

New York concert violinist Mischa Elman, 72, is hospitalized with a broken right ankle after a Monday fall in a Manhattan garage. His wife reported he is in good spirits and will be in the hospital for an extended period.

Mischa Elman New York Elman Manhattan

Bob Hope Begins Christmas Tour In Crete For U S Servicemen

Comedian Bob Hope arrived in Crete from Turkey for a Christmas tour to entertain American servicemen overseas. His 62 member troupe will perform at the U S Air Force installation in Athens after a stop in Crete, with a flight planned to Athens that night.

Tion Crete Bob Hope Mediterranean Turkey Amer Ican Athens U.S. Air Force

Stamps Buy School Bus as Yale Gift

Idaho residents contributed more than 6,000 books of trading stamps to purchase a $13,000 bus for Nampa State School, aiding a school for retarded children that had been without transport after its WWII model broke down earlier this year.

Nampa, Idaho Idaho Nampa State School

Easton remembered for service to the disabled and community

From 1948 to 1954 Miss Easton served on the Wisconsin Easter Seal Society board and helped bring handicapped children to Camp Wanbeek near Wisconsin Dells. She helped form the Confidential Exchange of La Crosse, organized Christ Church children's choir, and sang in the adult choir before dying at Bethany Lutheran Home on the former Easton grounds.

Wisconsin Easter Seal Society Camp Wanbeek Wisconsin Dells la Crosse Miss Easton Christ Church Altar Guild Bethany Lutheran Home Stone Easton Home

Schadeberg Endorsed As GOP Favorite Son

Kenosha County Republican organization endorses Rep. Henry Schadeberg as Wisconsin 1964 presidential primary favorite son candidate in a unanimous resolution. State leaders urged Rep. John Byrnes and Warren Knowles among potential favorites.

Kenosha Kenosha County Republican Organization Henry Schadeberg R-Wis Wisconsin Robert Riley Schadeberg Rep John Byrnes Green Bay Talbot Peterson Appleton Warren Knowles

Stamp Collection Sells For 1.1 Million In Philadelphia

The late Philip H. Ward Jr. stamp collection sold to a New Orleans dealer for 1.1 million dollars. Roger Weill of the Raymond H. Weill Co. said the collection, once appraised at 1.6 million, would be broken up and sold. Ward, former president of Ward Electric Co., died in August at age 76 after leaving the electrical business to collect stamps in 1930.

Philadelphia Philip H. Ward Jr New Orleans Roger Weill Raymond H. Weill Co Ward Ward Electric Co

LBJ Sends Christmas Greeting to Three Ex Presidents

From a Texas ranch, President Johnson telephoned Herbert Hoover Harry S Truman and Dwight D Eisenhower on Christmas Day to wish his three ex predecessors a merry Christmas.

Johnson City Tex Texas United States Herbert Hoover Harry S. Truman Dwight D. Eisenhower Johnson

Cardinal Spellman Says Mass At Pole

Cardinal Spellman Archbishop of New York says Christmas Mass at the South Pole and at two other American Antarctic bases after traveling by ski equipped Navy plane to the remote sites.

Cardinal Spellman Christchurch New Zealand Francis Cardinal Spellman South Pole Antarctic New York

Two Wisconsin Rivers Targeted for Wilderness River Study

Federal study aims to create a national system of wilderness rivers. The St Croix near Gordon and Namekagon near Trego in Wisconsin are named for initial assessment. The team will meet January 6 in Madison to discuss possible congressional recommendations within about a year.

Madison Wisconsin Frank P. Zeidler State Department of Resource Development St. Croix Gordon Namekagon Trego Zeidler

Five Firemen Injured In False Alarm Crash

Five Milwaukee firemen including Eighth Battalion Chief George J. Stppick were hurt when a fire truck and the chief’s car collided responding to a false alarm at a Northwest Side intersection. All other injuries were minor and the alarm originated from a nearby street box.

Milwaukee Eighth Battalion George J. Stppick Sidney S. Goldish

Youth Shoots Brother With Christmas Rifle

In Albert Lea Minnesota authorities say 17 year old Steven Hengesteg of Northwood Iowa was accidentally shot in the chest by a .22 rifle his younger brother was holding. The rifle was a Christmas present and the shooting occurred during target practice.

Albert Lea Minn Steven Hengesteg Northwood Iowa

Veteran Rider Dies With Boots On At 101

Denver AP reports veteran rider Al Bobbitt 101 died Christmas Day sitting on a porch after a lifelong career as a deputy U.S. marshal in Oklahoma's Cherokee Strip before the land rush and later as a rodeo performer.

Denver al Bobbitt Bobbitt U.S Cherokee Strip Oklahoma

Gehrig Named Assistant Superintendent of Streets

Donald Gehrig 31 of 2818 Hamilton St has been named assistant superintendent of streets. He has worked for the City of La Crosse since 1951 and was a street department account clerk since 1956. The post, vacant since December 1960 after Ambrose Marco’s promotion, is approved by the Board of Public Works.

Donald Gehrig Hamilton St Gehrig City of

Japan Population Tops 96 Million in 1 Year Rise

Japan's population stood at 96,160,000 as of Oct 1, the government statistics office reported. The figure marks an increase of 978,000 from the previous year, keeping Japan as the seventh most populated nation.

Tokyo Japan

Glass Co. official Harry Higgins dies at 81

AP reports Harry B. Higgins, 81, former board chairman of Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co., died Wednesday in Pittsburgh.

Pittsburgh (Ap Harry B. Higgins Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co

Fallout Reported On U S Carrier Enterprise

Radiation from Russia's 1961 atmospheric tests contaminated the U S aircraft carrier Enterprise for about a month but did not threaten crew health. The Navy's Bureau of Medicine and Surgery notes the exposure in a Seaton article, without stating when or where contamination occurred.

Fred S. Hoffman Washington Russia U.S Enterprise Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery Cmdr Lewis H. Seaton Seaton

Task Force Probes State Dept Security Office Practices

Secretary of State Dean Rusk appoints a two man task force to examine the State Department Office of Security. The investigators Wilson Clark Flake and George W. French Jr. focus on alleged tapping of Otto F. Otepka's office phone. Otepka, former chief security risk evaluator, was dismissed Nov. 5 and appeals the decision.

Washington Dean Rusk State Department Office of Security Otto F. Otepka Wilson Clark Flake Ghana George W. French Jr Army Otepka Department Senate Subcommittee On

Four Teens Apprehended in Auto Theft Ring

Four boys aged 15 to 17 were jailed after their arrest in a stolen 1957 car taken from Eversole Rogers Co. A La Crosse County officer nabbed them about 10 p.m. at Highways 53 and 93. The leader was named, and one boy was on leave from Kettle Moraine School for Boys.

la Crosse County la Crosse Eversole-Rogers Co Kettle Moraine School For

Thousands File Post Assassination Site in Dallas

Thousands of spectators paid silent homage in Dallas on Christmas Day at the site of President Kennedy's assassination. Traffic policemen directed multiple lanes of traffic past the corner of Houston and Elm Streets where the event occurred on November 22.

Dallas Tex Kennedy Texas Houston and Elms Streets

River readings show flood stage and station data

River readings list flood stage and 24 and 74 hour changes for LaCrosse station with today’s stage at 12. Weather data notes sunrise at 7 38 and temperature around 42. Heating degree days total 2 295 with long term normals and historic records cited.

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