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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1965
Page
8
Minnesota taxpayers receive the annual M-1 form by mail with returns due by April 15. The 1965 tax increase halves on Jan 1, reducing withholding slightly while higher Social Security taxes loom. Estimated payers may skip the Jan 15 installment if they file a final return by Jan 31.
Wisconsin state Treasurer Dena Smith, the first and only woman elected to a constitutional office in the state, held back on allowing herself to be pressured from a fifth term. Rumors bid Wilbur N. Renk from Sun Prairie to run as her successor with Smith serving as deputy, though she dismissed the deputy idea as unnecessary. Smith, Milwaukee-born and widowed, has won reelection in 1960, 1962, and 1964 and has not decided on 1966.
Flood stage reading shows 24-hr measurement at 6.1 with a drop of 0.1, indicating a slight decrease in water level today. Authorities monitor prec evaluations as stage remains below critical thresholds.
The entry recalls events on December 28 across years including the 1933 gold coin recall, 1775 Exeter constitution draft, 1818 Lincoln partner born, 1846 Iowa statehood, 1869 gum patent, 1908 Messina earthquake, 1944 Montgomery Ward seizure, and notable Cold War milestones from one to ten years prior and a year ago with leadership changes in Italy.
World health notes indicate nine to twelve million people are affected by leprosy globally. The largest concentration occurs in the Far East and the South Pacific regions.
An explosion damaged a Wisconsin Telephone Co relay station in rural Neenah over Christmas weekend. A homemade explosive device was thrown through a glass door, damaging the building though the equipment inside was not harmed. The blast was discovered Monday.
Cloudy and warmer tonight through Wednesday with 10 to 20 mph southeast winds. Lower 20s tonight and mid 30s Wednesday. Wisconsin sees snow chances in the far north. Minnesota reports light snow north with freezing drizzle central and north. Iowa warms with intermittent freezing drizzle tonight. Sunrise times and degree days noted. shippers forecast advises protection to the north and east for 15 and west and south for 20.
Lester Maddox Jr., 21, son of Georgia gubernatorial candidate Lester Maddox Sr., is jailed on two burglary counts after being found hiding in an appliance store in Cobb County. His father, Atlanta restaurant owner, says the actions reflect personal crime, not policy, and notes the son’s cooperation with police.
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