1961 Big News Year Named by AP Editors
Wisconsin editors rank the 32nd Division call up and Man in Space among the era’s top stories. The list places Yuri Gagarin first, Berlin crisis second, Hammarskjold third, with other entries including Cuba, the nuclear moratorium, Kennedy’s inauguration, Congo, Hurricane Carla, Eichmann, and Rayburn’s death.
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Wisconsin
Associated Press
32Nd National Guard
Ft. Lewis
Washington
O’konski
Pentagon
Smith
Yuri Gagarin
Berlin
Reds
Dag Hammarskjold
U Thant
Cuba
Kennedy
Congo
Patrice Lumumba
Katanga
Carla
Gulf Coast
Eichmann
Sam Rayburn
Rayburn
U.S
U N Troops In Congo By Invitation
The United Nations forces enter the Congo at the invitation of the Congolese government. The move is framed as a peacekeeping action rather than external aggression, contrasting with other regional interventions.
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U.N
Congo
World Peace Organization
Nehru
Goa
Tschombe
Debate on democracy versus republic in U S policy
The text discusses right wing claims that the United States is a republic not a democracy and questions the implications of this distinction. It references Katanga, Congo independence, and the role of representation versus direct popular power in defining governance.
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United States
Katanga
U.N
Webster's
Roark rails at British press for harsh Franco portraits
Robert C Ruark criticizes British papers for sensational coverage of Franco and bird shooting. He denounces headlines on Franco’s hunting and mocks royal-era hunting customs while defending his affection for Spain and sharp critique of press culture.
Review of the News in Years Past 1941 Highlighted
General MacArthur urges U.S. action against Japan while Manila expected to fall by January 10. Gandhi relinquishes leadership to oppose all violence. La Crosse Centennial postponed due to war. Weather, accidents, and local notices intersperse with political and labor themes.
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MacArthur
U.S
Japan
Manila
Gandhi
All-India Congress
Britain
la Crosse
Raymond C. Rice
Jean Goff
Elizabeth Gundersen
Francis Farnam
Glenn Boyer
Margaret Howe
Conventions floor privileges and Bible offer details
Reader questions cover non member floor rights at conventions and Bible sales from the La Crosse Tribune Information Bureau. It explains floor access does not grant debate or voting rights, lists tribal gemstone symbols, and notes Civil War terms origin. An order coupon presents Black and Red Letter Bible editions with mailing costs.
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H.N. A
Christ
Portraits John C Metcalfe poem about winter ghost
The poem describes a pale winter figure described as a ghost walking on snow. It notes his shapeless form lacks a face and the town senses he might come from outer space as wind and gray skies accompany his presence. The piece ends with a desire for spring to arrive and for better days.
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Outer Space
Field Enterprises, Inc
Doctor Answers Reader Questions On Tubes Removal And Cysts
A letter asks if tubal ligation can be reversed and about miscarriage risk. The doctor says reversal is possible via qualified specialists and provides contact for the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Other inquiries cover unrelated cysts and guidance on safe douching practices after menstruation.
Nehru Criticized for Goa Action as World Reacts
Diners of Nehru’s Goa invasion drew sharp global reactions. The piece argues the move mirrors imperial aggression and risks branding Nehru as an unmoral man of the year, noting Khrushchev’s applause and Western denouncement. It compares tactics to Nazi expansion and calls for self-determination.
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Berlin
Europe
Adolf Hitler
Sudetenland
Austria
Nehru
Hitler
Portugal
Great Britain
Poland
Congo
U.N
India
New York Herald Tribune, Inc
Withholding converts Wisconsin tax reform into employer collection
The new Wisconsin tax revision adopts a pay as you go withholding system. It binds the state to employer collection of income taxes and limits repeal options, while expanding lower and middle bracket burdens and flattening progressivity.
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Madison, Wis
Wyngaard
Non
Nelson
Bridge notes on fourth seat bidding and a double-dummy play
In a detailed account, North opens with a major hand, South earns a four spades contract after a sequence involving doubles and redoubles, and Teddy pursues five diamonds. The author recounts a Culbertson-Lenz era hand where a diamond ruff secures the setting despite an alternate line.
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North
South
Ely
Sidney
Lightner
Teddy
Lenz
La Crosse Tribune Publication Details and Rates
Publication information for The La Crosse Tribune includes staff roles and office address in La Crosse Wisconsin. It notes circulation through home delivery and mail rates, with subscription prices for various regional distances and payment terms.
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Park Ave
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St. Francis Hospital
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al Smith
Cleveland
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Wisconsin Ry. Light and Power Co
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Wisconsin Conservation Commission
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Earl Horn
Onalaska
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Tyre
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Abe Attell
New York
Ohio
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Folk
James M. Cox
Great Northern
Sharon
N.D
Burlington
Lynxville
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Women's Guild of Christ Church
China
la Crosse Tribune Information Bureau
F Street N. W
Washington, D. C
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Kentucky
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Washington, D.C
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Cleveland 6
Journal of the American Medical Association
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Khrushchev
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Lawrence
Nikita Khrushchev
Galbraith
John Wyngaard
Jacoby
By Oswald Jacoby
la Crosse Tribune - Burgess
E. L. Burgess
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Maxine Kahler
Luther Wilkins
la Crosse Tribune
4Th and
Cass Sts
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Lee Enterprise, Inc
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R. L. Bangsberg
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