Goldwater Still Leading GOP But Nixon Advances In Polls
The Tempo notes GOP sentiment shifts with Goldwater ahead as party favorite and potential nominee at San Francisco next summer. Nixon gains ground, Kennedy’s death reshapes views, while leaders weigh issues over personalities in 1964 campaign planning.
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Battleship Scharnhorst Sunk by British Fleet in 1943
Review of the news from twenty years ago notes the sinking of the battleship Scharnhorst by a British fleet with Nazi crews believed lost at sea. It also reports Marines invading Cape Gloucester with no men lost, widespread air combat losses, and Roosevelt seeking a swift settlement of the steel workers strike. It lists other wartime events and local notices from 1943.
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Nina Flemming
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Congress Powers and Foreign Policy Clash Over Wheat Loans
A New York Herald Tribune editorial argues the Constitution reserves spending and foreign policy decisions to Congress, not the President. It criticizes the drive to fund wheat sales to the Soviet Union and cites historical parallels with prewar appeasement and today’s Khrushchev outreach.
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Margaret Easton Remembered for Lifelong Community Help
The community honors Margaret Easton for a lifetime of service to the ill and disabled. Despite X ray burns and a broken hip, she led efforts for the Easter Seal Society in La Crosse County and organized resources for children in orthopedic classes and Camp Wanbeek. Her work inspired hope and left a lasting civic legacy.
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Here They Smile There They Shoot at the Berlin Wall
A Red Cross worker recalls Christmas travel through the Berlin Wall as East German guards shoot two East Berlin youths. One teen dies, the other escapes to freedom. The piece condemns the Communist system and its guards for violence amid holiday rhetoric.
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Reader Letter on Trespass Law and Memorial Names
A Tribune reader argues for stricter trespass penalties to deter deer theft and suggests shooting thieves on farms. The letter also questions changes to Cape Canaveral and Idlewild Airport names, cites Kennedy burial, and urges a bipartisan memorials study with guidance to write Congress.
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Editorial Proposal for Safeguards After Kennedy Assassination
A Tribune reader argues for laws or rules to prevent future tragedies after President Kennedy's assassination. The letter emphasizes the nation’s shared grief beyond party lines and calls for concrete memorial stewardship and safety measures.
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Let Us Act Now on Tax, Budget and Dollar Crisis
TOM CAMPBELL argues in Iron Age that a six year presidential term, tax reform, restraint on foreign aid, and a balanced budget are needed. He warns the dollar is endangered and calls drastic cuts to a 17 billion dollar slush fund and urban programs to avoid economic collapse.
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Iron Age
Johnson Speeches and Ghost Writers Then and Now
The article notes President Johnson used ghost writers including Sorensen for his first Congress address. It cites Kennedy era authoring ties and other figures like Goldwater, highlighting the long tradition of aides shaping political prose. It also quotes Sorensen and General Johnson on writing and taste for wit.
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Iron Pants) Johnson
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Wisconsin Republicans Expect Scramble Over Goldwater Nomination
Wisconsin GOP remains committed to Goldwater as the strongest nominee but warns Johnson’s national rise could dim his appeal. A potential Byrnes favored son route, with Byrne veto risk, could trigger a Goldwater-Rockefeller clash tied to the March 7 filing and the New Hampshire primary outcomes.
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Franchising in the McDonald's Era and Industry Trends
Cy Barrett notes few statistics on franchise growth while revealing McDonald's about 525 drive-ins mostly franchised and 100 million dollar sales projected for 1963. Howard Johnsons shifts to more company owned units, listings show 200 of 459 franchises cut last year with total around 450.
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Nine spot false card alters play in bridge tale
In a bridge column Oswald Jacoby recounts Harry Fishbein’s nine spot false card from decades past. The tale centers on a mislead that shifts the defense’s trump layout and alters the declarer’s plan, illustrating how a single card choice can change the outcome and expose a trap.
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La Crosse Tribune Circulation and Rates Notice
The La Crosse Tribune publishes afternoon and Sunday morning from La Crosse Wisconsin with home delivery and mail subscription rates listed. Rates vary by distance from La Crosse and range from $1.75 per month to $20 per year with advance payment required.
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