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Newspaper

La Crosse Tribune

Location

La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Dec 29, 1965

Page

2

Trainmen Sign Job Protection Agreement

The Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen and four railways announced a new job protection pact effective after merger. Routes include Great Northern Northern Pacific Chicago Burlington and Quincy and Spokane Portland and Seattle. The deal guarantees ongoing earnings and offers moving aid and seniority protections for affected workers.

ST. Paul Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen BRT Great Northern Northern Pacific Chicago Burlington & Quincy Spokane Portland & Seattle F. D. Tuffley Tacoma Wash Brotherhood Burlington Portland Seattle Four Roads Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers

Boy Leads Police On Chaotic Chase After Shoplifting

A 13 year old Sparta boy on probation for stealing two cars caused a frantic pursuit by Police Chief Gerald Donovan and Undersheriff David Copperfield. He fled the Wales Reception Center for Boys after being sentenced for shoplifting phonograph records at Jones Fairway Super Market. He was captured near Water and Main streets and jailed pending transfer to Wales. His 15 year old brother faced probation on check forgery charges a week earlier.

Sparta Wis Madison Wales James W. Rice Rice Jones Fairway Gerald Donovan David Copperfield Water Main Streets Monroe County Arden Oss

Dead Satellite Reanimates After Space Mishap

Lincoln Laboratory engineers reported that LES4, a Lincoln Experimental Satellite, previously thought dead, suddenly resumed operation after launch setbacks. LES4 was sent aloft with three other satellites aboard a Titan 3D rocket, which reached 90 miles and then attempted to boost to 18 200 miles above the equator but failed to complete the planned maneuvers.

Lexington Mass Lincoln Laboratory LES4 Lincoln Experimental Satellite Air Force

Smoking Blamed For Fire Death In Proctor

Charles Daly aged 73 died in a house fire in Proctor Minnesota at a sister’s home where he lived Fire Chief Harry Helquist blamed the blaze on careless smoking and estimated damages over 3000 dollars Daly was a retired yardmaster for the Duluth Missabe and Iron Range Railway

Proctor, Minn Charles Daly A. E. Ortquist Harry Helquist Daly Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range

Two Africans Visit Oakdale for Co op Study

Two Tanzanian inspectors Abdul Musa Tondolo and Anase Elichila Temu stay two weeks at Oakdale REA to study cooperative operation as part of a six month international training program in Madison. They will visit area co otts and tour the Veterans Administration Hospital while engaging with local groups.

Wisconsin Abdul Musa Tondolo Anase Elichila Temu Tanzania Africa Oakdale Rural Electric Cooperative Lloyd McCaskey Oakdale REA Tomah Wis Tondolo Temu Ministry of Commerce and Cooperatives Veterans Administration Hospital Oakdale Rea

Vietnam War Escalation After Feb Cease Fire Ends

After the cease-fire ended on February 7 the Viet Nam conflict intensified as mortars hit Pleiku in the highlands, killing eight Americans and wounding over 100. The U S retaliated with air strikes on North Vietnam. Meanwhile Moscow and Peking vie for influence, with Shelepin invited to Hanoi stirring peace speculation. The Reuters report notes rising Kremlin interest in a Vietnamese settlement to renew coexistence with the United States.

Pleiku U.S United States Viet Nam Soviet Union Communist Party Alexander Shelepin Hanoii Moscow Peking Kremlin

Fire destroys Baptist Church in Medford

Medford fire gutted the 73 year old First Baptist Church in downtown across from the Taylor County courthouse. Officials said the blaze started on the first floor with undetermined cause and no damage estimate available. The white frame building was built in 1892 and previously housed the Congregational Church until 1948.

Medford First Baptist Taylor County Congregational Church Leslie Ketelhut

Jesters III to Play Benefit at Albatross Coffeehouse

Jesters III will perform popular music at the Albatross on Front and Main Streets Wednesday at 8 p.m. in a benefit for continued Albatross operation. The venue, linked to La Chute and the Coach House, offers music and conversation with soft drinks coffee and snacks.

Jesters III Front Main Sts la Chute Coach House

End of an era as Gogebic iron mine closes in Bessemer

The Peterson mine in Bessemer Michigan will cease operations on February 4 ending 81 years of iron mining on the Gogebic Range. The closure shifts the area back to copper with White Pine Co planning expansion. Unemployment surged from 5.8 to 20.9 percent in 1961 before retraining efforts cut the rate.

Bessemer, Mich Michigan Peterson Gogebic Range Bessemer White Pine Co Gogebic Gogebic County

Honeywell Wins $42.5 Million Antisubmarine Torpedo Contract

Honeywell Inc. won a 42.5 million dollar contract to produce 1000 Mark 46 antisubmarine torpedoes for the Navy. Work will be at the Hopkins Minnesota plant employing about 1600. more workers expected.

Minneapolis Honeywell Inc Bureau of Naval Weapons Department of the Navy Honeywell Hopkins Minn Navy Charles L. Davis Military Products Group Washington Twin Cities

Red Owl to Acquire Foodtown in Kansas Markets Deal

Red Owl Stores Inc announced it contracted to acquire Foodtown Super Markets Inc of Pittsburgh Kansas. The deal swaps 190,991 Red Owl shares for Foodtown net assets, with Foodtown to operate under present management as a subsidiary. Foodtown runs 26 stores in 21 Kansas Missouri Oklahoma cities with over 20 million in sales last year.

Minneapolis, Minn Red Owl Stores Inc Foodtown Super Markets Inc Pittsburgh Kan James A. Watson Red Owl H.W. Doty Foodtown Kansas Missouri Oklahoma Snyder Drug

Nelson protests USDA oleo purchase decision

Senator Gaylord Nelson of Wisconsin has protested to Secretary Freeman over a five million pound oleo margarine purchase. He seeks a full report explaining why margarine was bought instead of using authority to buy butter at market prices under the 1965 Farm Act for programs like school lunches relief donations and foreign distribution.

Washington Gaylord Nelson D-Wis Secretary of Agriculture Orville L. Freeman Nelson

Seaman Seeks Political Asylum in Britain

A crew member from the Polish trawler Jasien jumped ship in Aberdeen Scotland and sought political asylum in Britain. The Home Office withheld the man's name pending a ruling on his appeal.

Aberdeen Scotland Britain Home Office

Nine Killed in Coal Mine Explosion at Dutch Creek

Nine miners died in a methane gas explosion at the No. 1 Dutch Creek coal mine in western Colorado. Bodies recovered from the No. 4 south tunnel. mine located 28 miles southeast of Glenwood Springs near Redstone and the Crystal River Valley. Officials sealed off area to authorized personnel.

Redstone Colo Colorado Dutch Creek Glenwood Springs Aspen Crystal River Valley

Former New Ulm Publisher Dies

Victor E Liesch aged 60, former publisher of the Brown County Journal, died Sunday while visiting a son in Robbinsdale. A New Ulm realtor and treasurer of the New Ulm Board of Education, services were held here today.

New Ulm, Minn Victor E. Liesch Brown County Journal Liesch Robbinsdale New Ulm New Ulm Board of Education

Multiple Minnesota traffic deaths raise toll this week

The report lists several fatal crashes across Minnesota and nearby states. Names include Nelson 47, Car ol Hanson 22, and Rev. Edward Foote 42, among others, with victims in Edina Bemidji Rochester and St Paul.

Anne Ford Weds NY Stockbroker in Civil Ceremony

Anne Ford heiress to the Ford empire married stockbroker Giancarlo Uzielli in a civil ceremony at the Fifth Avenue apartment. Henry Ford II gave the bride away in a fenente ceremony officiated by Judge Frederick L. Strong. It marks the Ford family’s third marriage this year.

New York Anne Ford Giancarlo Uzielli Henry Ford II Ford Motor Co Fifth Avenue Anne McDowell Ford Miss Ford Uzielli Frederick L. Strong Ford

Ripon College to Build 300000 Infirmary and Clinic

Ripon College trustees authorize a new 300000 infirmary and clinic on the lower campus near the dormitory area. President Fred O. Pinkham says bids are due January 20 and construction starts early in 1966. The 19 bed, one story facility replaces a 65 year old former residence once used for college housing.

RIPON Ripon College Board of Trustees Fred O. Pinkham

Two Shootings Probe in Juneau County New Lisbon

Juneau County officials investigate two shooting incidents in New Lisbon area within a week. Benjamin Busch, 23, of Appleton, wounded in the knee by a rifle shot from his mother in law Lorraine Schlichting at a rural mobile home. a relative, 49 year old Mrs. Eldon Lawyer, dies of a heart attack at a nearby home. Charles Haberman, 30, of Janesville, grazed in wrist by a .22 rifle fired by his estranged wife. Haberman held in the Juneau County Jail on disorderly conduct and possessing a loaded concealed weapon.

Maulton Wis Juneau County New Lisbon Appleton Benjamin Busch Lorraine Schlichting Billy Pagel Busch Clearfield Eldon Dist. Atty Charles Macomber Pagel Ken Stubbs George Stratton Charles Haberman Janesville Habelman

Founder of Mabel Record E R Antrim Dies at 84

E R Antrim founder of the Mabel Record died at 84 in a Spring Grove hospital after a Christmas Day heart attack. He helped launch the paper in 1906 and later owned it. He served as mayor of Mabel, was a charter member of the Half Century Club, and leaves Gladys Manning Antrim, a daughter Kathryn Erickson, son Ray, three grandchildren, and a sister. Burial was at Hesper Public Cemetery.

Mabel, Minn Mabel Methodist Church E. R. Antrim Mabel Record Spring Grove Walter Flesner Hesper Hesper Township Winneshiek County Iowa Levi J. Antrim Mabel Mabel Tribune J. A. Nelson C. L. Christopherson Half-Century Club The Minnesota Newspaper Association Fillmore County Farm Bureau Hesper Hundred Year Club Mabel Sportsmen Club Gladys Manning David Kathryn) Erickson Milwaukee Ray St. Paul Marie Antrim

Auctioneer License Measure Is Vetoed by Governor

Gov Knowles vetoed a 1965 Legislature measure to license auctioneers criticizing it as too complex lacking licensing steps and not providing reciprocity. He also signed bills funding education programs for handicapped children, opening a treatment center for adult prisoners, extending tuition aid for foster children, and extending state insurance to blind workers.

Madison Warren P. Knowles Wisconsin Workshop For

Livestock Prices and Market Reports From Winona and South St. Paul

Swift & Company announces buying hours and quotes for hogs cattle veal and related markets in Winona Minnesota with broadcasts at 8 45 10 45 and 11 45 a m on KWNO. South St Paul trading shows slaughter steer heifer and cow prices with steady to strong movements and feeder figures for various weights and grades.

Kwno Winona South ST. Paul South ST. Paul, Minn USDA Most Choice U.S

Case Seeks Domestic Program Funds Amid Viet Nam War

Clifford P. Case urges increased federal outlays for education and domestic programs even as Everett Dirksen warns defense spending must rise. Case aligns with Robert F. Kennedy against letting Viet Nam costs curb anti poverty disease and ignorance efforts. Senator McClellan calls a moratorium on new federal spending.

Washington (Ap Clifford P. Case Viet Nam Senate Everett M. Dirksen Case Robert F. Kennedy D-N.y Dirksen South Viet Nam John L. McClellan Arkansas North Little Rock Ark

Viet Cong truce talks eyed as potential peace factor

United States lawmakers weigh a cease-fire in Vietnam with Morse noting possible hope from Hanoi’s pause in bombing. Administration sources say Washington owns the peace initiative, while Hanoi pushes a four point program for Communist control of the South. The 1954 and 1962 Geneva provisions, unconditional talks, no bases, and elections are among the points cited as potential terms for negotiation.

Morse Hanoi North Viet Nam U.S Gordon Allott R-Colp Johnson Administration Washington Viet Nam United States Southeast Asia South Viet Nam

Lifelong Jackson Resident 87 Dies in Wisconsin

Mrs Mary Lewis age 87 longtime Jackson County resident died Tuesday December 28 at a local hospital. Born March 22 1878 in Alma Center region she and husband Mark farmed before moving to Black River Falls. Services 1 PM Friday Grace Lutheran Alma Center Rev Merlin Sasman officiating burial Eastlawn Cemetery. Visitation Jensen Funeral Home Hixton Thursday afternoon and evening and at church Friday two hours prior to service. Surviving are two daughters five grandchildren nine great grandchildren and one great great granddaughter.

Black River Falls Wis Mary Lewis Jackson County Alma Center Mark Grace Lutheran Jensen Funeral Home Hixton George Bullion Conde S. D Laroy Getman

Sea Life Crossword Clues and Answers

A compact clue list for a sea life themed crossword puzzle with across and down entries including body of water armadillo and eel related terms. This card presents concise definitions and example terms such as idolize semicolon and tidal flow among others for quick solving.

Boy Dies After Emergency Transfusion In Madison

A 4 month old Pardeeville boy Rocky Vernon died in Madison Hospital after an emergency blood transfusion was given over parental religious objections. Circuit Judge Bardwell authorized the transfusion after medical testimony of a 50 50 chance without it. The child had been brought from Portage to Madison suffering from pneumonia with complications. The father protested the action during the court hearing.

Madison Pardeeville Rocky Lorne Vernon Portage Richard T. Bardwell

Mothers Win Traffic Light At Crossing

Milwaukee common council votes 17 to 1 to install traffic signals at North 6th and West Brown near Lapham Park to protect children crossing to school. The signals costing 5000 dollars should be installed by mid next week after two weeks of mothers demonstrations.

Milwaukee North 6Th West Brown Streets Lapham Park

FU Asks For Truth In Packaging Law

National Farmers Union leaders urge Congress to pass truth in packaging legislation. The committee says chain stores and food companies shortchange farmers and consumers by deceptive packaging and calls for government standards to be set.

Washington National Farmers Union Congress

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