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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1965
Page
4
Readers share painful stories of unattended children near water and a cleaning woman’s drinking. A mother recalls losing a granddaughter to drowning after leaving three children in a tub. Another asks how to handle a drunk house cleaner, and a wife complains about unexpected dinner guests and overextended meals.
A frame house fire in Waurika Oklahoma claimed four members of the Leroy McFadden family. Killed were McFadden 28 his son Pat 6 daughter Shelia 3 and stepson Tony Johnson 10. His wife Juanita 31 escaped as firefighters arrived.
Federal hearing for CWO Herman Conder postponed to Jan. 6. Conder, 35, alleged courier of 209 pounds of uncut heroin found in a Columbus trailer freezer on Dec. 20, is held on $100,000 bond. Seven other hearings tied to the narcotics seizure are expected.
Rhodesians began to feel the oil embargo as rationing hit gasoline and diesel. Prime Minister Ian Smith delayed the announcement until after Christmas. Private car owners receive three to five gallons weekly while gasoline users face five to ten gallons based on vehicle size. diesel for commercial vehicles is unrestricted.
Indian Communists seek to derail a government scheme buying rice from farmers and distributing through ration shops. They aim to keep famine risks and farmer grievances alive, using eastern regions to stir agitation as the program targets the 480 million population.
Air Force T Sgt Thomas N Sloan from Minneapolis dies in Viet Nam action per Defense Department. Sloan had been listed missing and is among the latest casualty list of 21 U S servicemen. His widow Sharon resides in Minneapolis.
Whitehall area couples listed for marriages with planning months December 1921. Rice prices cited rising from 15 to 50 cents per kilo in ration shops. Couples Rollin Colby and Joyce Risler of Osseo and Darvis Anderson and Judy Sosalla of Blair to wed December 25 or 31 amid scarce rice and political in fighting.
A series of birth notices from Grandview Hospital and Lutheran, St. Francis and Tri County Memorial Hospitals list newborns in December. Daughters and sons are named with parents and addresses in Rockland Ona laska Genoa La Crescent West Salem Osseo Flagstaff Redlands and Whitehall. The piece notes the historical fact that the first contact lenses on the eyeball were developed in 1887.
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