Winker pleads innocent to two tavern slayings
Samuel L. Winker, 47, pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity in county court to the Nov 26 murders of his wife Elline Winker and her father in the Romance Tavern near Genoa. Judge bound him over to circuit court for further proceedings as witnesses described the shooting and tavern scene.
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Romance Tavern
Genoa
Martin Gulbrandsen
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la Crosse
Larry Sieger
Theodore Stillwell
Elline
Viroqua
Alonzo Carter
Ruel de Garmo
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Don Smith
County Highway Department
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Madison
Dane County
Edward Roberts
Word Contest Rescheduled to Jan 8 in La Crosse Tribune
Due to the holiday the La Crosse Tribune Classified Advertising Department scrambles the Word contest. The contest originally set for Jan 2 will not be released until Jan 8. Watch for it then.
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la Crosse Tribune
Nelson Signs Sweeping Tax Revision Bill
Governor Nelson signs a broad tax reform bill aimed to simplify filing and expand credits. The measure includes changes to income taxes and business levies and faces implementation timelines this year.
Wisconsin tax reform signed by Gov Nelson nets broad changes
Madison AP Gov Gaylord Nelson signed a sweeping tax revision bill endowing Wisconsin with a new sales tax for substantial revenue and a one percent rise in income tax rates. The measure aims to curb financial chaos, spur growth, ease farmer tax burden, and fund property tax cuts, while drawing bipartisan support.
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Gaylord Nelson
Wisconsin
Nelson
Kennedy Works On Economic Talk To Congress
President Kennedy shifts from the State of the Union to an economic report for Congress. He meets with Orville Freeman and Walter Heller to discuss farm program aspects and other advisers plan to stay in Palm Beach as Congress prepares to convene on Jan 10. The 1963 budget, balanced at about 92 billion dollars, is approved.
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Marco Johannsen
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Myer Feldman
State of the Union
Nonresidents Subject To Withholding Tax
Wisconsin begins withholding income tax from nonresidents' wages in February under a new system. Estimates of nonresident contributions vary, with guesses suggesting up to two million dollars annually. The measure aims to collect taxes from all workers, including those living across state lines, and coordinates tax credits to prevent double taxation for communities reliant on state distributions.
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Katangans Ask Revision Of Congolese Constitution
Alaska tops Wisconsin as the coldest in the nation with subzero readings across Wisconsin. Clintonville reached 17 below, while Green Bay and Madison also reported deep cold. Heavy snow and ice affected the East and Midwest, with travel restrictions and record lows in multiple states.
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Wisconsin
U.S
Rubins Guilty Plea On Three Grand Larceny Counts
Samuel Rubin, 49, pleaded guilty in General Sessions to three counts of grand larceny for forging notes and swindling out of more than 10 million across 15 years. He faces sentencing Feb. 16 after posting $5,000 bail. Chemical Bank losses totaled $475,000 with other firms and stockholders also hit.
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George Postel
Rubin
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38Th St
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Seventh Ave
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Chemical Bank
District Attorney's Office
Cold snap lingers with lows near ten below in Coulee Region
Weather Bureau at La Crosse Municipal Airport predicts temperatures down to 10 below Thursday night with a warming trend to 10 above Friday and near zero Friday night. Scattered light snow flurries expected Thursday night and continued cold in the Tri-State Area.
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Coulee
la Crosse
Tri-State
la Grosse
Six Deputies Take Seats In National Parliament
Katanga deputies took seats in Congo's National Parliament and pressed for a revision of the provisional constitution to loosen central power. Nine more Katanga deputies were due from Elisabethville. President Tshombe accused U.N. troops and the U.S. ambassador Gullion of backing renewed hostilities if Katanga's assembly fails to meet.
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Leopoldville, the Congo
Congo
Katanga
Elisabethville
Moise Tshombe
Tshombe
Cyrille Adoula
U.N
U.S
Leopoldville
Edmund A. Gullion
United Nations
Adoula
Kitona
Laos Talks Hinge On Possible Souvanna Surprise
In Vientiane Prince Souvanna Phouma spoke after meetings with King Savang Vat Hana and other leaders as three princes and Premier Boun Oum seek a coalition. Officials warn a failure could spark renewed conflict and EastWest tensions.
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Laos
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Souvanna
U.S
Boun Oum
Phouma
Souphanouvong
Phoumi Nosavan
Cabiinet
Savang Vathana
Ngon Sananikone
Citizens Suggest Odd Remedies for Mailmen Dog Bites
AP report on public ideas for a post office dog bite policy. Citizens propose methods from batlike gear and cat distraction to ammonia water pistols and dog bite resistant clothing. Varying opinions show how a policy shift prompted quirky safety theories nationwide.
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Walier
Mont
Highland Park
Mich
I Post Office
Farm wife electrocuted in tub by sun lamp fall
A Wisconsin farm wife identified as Mrs. Max Preuss, 37, was electrocuted in her bath tub when a sun lamp fell into the water. The accident occurred on a Wednesday at the family home in Ashippun.
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Ashippun
Wis
Max Preuss
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