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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1963
Page
8
WINONA Minn Some 30 members of the Hiawatha Valley Bird Club braved subzero to take part in the third annual Christmas bird count within a seven mile radius of Winona. The group tallied 37 species including ducks hawks and songbirds. counts in prior years were 35 in 1962 and 41 in 1961.
The Associated Press hardcover recounts President Kennedy’s death with original text and photos. Demand is overwhelming and delivery will be slower than hoped, with orders already at 1.1 million. books won’t be sold in bookstores.
A full coffee pot kept patrons energized as surveys covered mapped areas. A final tabulation followed a Sunday dinner. Attendees watched films on the bald eagle and New Brunswick.
The New Year’s Eve dance sponsored by La Crosse City Youth Council runs 8 30 p m to 12 30 a m at Mary E Sawyer Auditorium. Lee Snapp will play records with local groups providing spot entertainment. Open to all high school students with a small admission fee.
Two youths suffered minor injuries when their car hit a parked vehicle at Losey Boulevard and Hewitt Street in the Town of Shelby around 10 p.m. Saturday. Driver Lyle Rank, 18, and passenger Edward Beissel, 17, were treated and released from Lutheran Hospital. The car struck a vehicle owned by William H. Steidtmann, 2907 South Ave.
Six juveniles and an 18 year old from La Crosse were arrested after four La Crosse and two Richland Center burglaries were cleared. Investigations show three youths in Richland Center admitted breaking into Western Distributing Co. in late November and early December, implicating William L. Wood in the November 29 break in. Wood, 18, of Bainbridge Place, was to appear in county court. The juveniles admitted thefts in Richland Center and La Crosse including the State College Student Union on Christmas Eve and Christmas night, and Coleman Vocational School on Christmas night, while denying a Lincoln Junior High burglary. Police continue inquiries.
Police reported a theft at 1816 George Street where thieves removed a stripped Volkswagen body weighing 300 pounds from Sid Aldrich’s garage on Saturday. The body was valued at $300 according to authorities.
La Crosse Skyrockers of La Crosse Inc stage the 34th annual midnight New Year fireworks atop Grandad Bluff with a 6 pm kiddie exhibition. About 600 dollars of 1000 needed is pledged, chief pyrotechnician is William Bonadufer Jr., president Norman Longfellow, with shells named Battle in the Clouds and Chrysanthemum. Viewers from Minnesota and Iowa watch from cars and homes as a 30 minute show unfolds with salutes to 1963 successes and the Community Chest appeal.
Rep Henry C Schadeberg of Wisconsin cautions that civil rights bills must not infringe on property rights or grant special privilege to any group. He says rights are individual and community responsibilities and laws should be written in hearts as well as on the books.
Consumer spending in La Crosse County rose by 4.6 million in the year ending June 30 1963 with retail totals reaching 107.91 million up from 103.27 million last year. New car sales led spending alongside air conditioners washers dryers and refrigerators. Net county income rose to 143.072 million from 136.832 million prior period with a per household figure of 6633 dollars.
Dublin AP report Brendan Behan, 40, a noted playwright, was found unconscious with head injuries in a Dublin street. He underwent emergency surgery at Meath Hospital and was listed in fair condition. Police weighed whether a hit and run or a fall caused the injuries. the incident occurred near his parents’ home. Behan had just been released from hospital five days earlier after treatment for diabetes.
Coleman Vocational School will offer a typing for the visually handicapped course starting the first week in January. Lessons will be dictated rather than copied from a book and the class may run in the afternoon if at least 12 enroll. Call the school or 2 7126 for details.
Burlington Free Press offers to pay funeral expenses for readers who register to state they will drink and drive on New Year's Eve and are killed. Five registered in 1961, two signed last year, but none has collected to date.
New York AP report says the nation’s fire losses this year may hit a record 1.4 billion dollars, 112 percent higher than last year, according to the National Board of Fire Underwriters.
Lagoon at Pettibone Park opens for skating from 6 30 to 9 30 p m Monday with rough ice to be planed for a smoother surface by Friday. Eugene B Fry, park and recreation director, said crews worked on plowing planing and sweeping the ice. New Year s Eve closures noted with varied hours for Lagoon and other city rinks.
Two youths faced La Crosse County Court on charges for a cottage vandalism. Dennis G. Larson 19 pleaded innocent to 400 damage and trespassing while Thomas R. McGuire 20 pleaded guilty to both counts. Case dates set for January and presentence investigation. The incident involved a cottage owned by Bernard Hammes in the Town of Greenfield on December 21.
West Salem Wisconsin group the Skyrocketers sponsor a 25 minute program and fireworks beginning at 9 57 p m December 31 on Wendell's Hill just south of the city. The organization includes about 70 people and this marks its fifth annual New Year's Eve program. Wendell's Hill lies a quarter mile south of the village at the south end of Oak Street.
Thomas J. Gunning a foreign service officer with the US Information Agency will address the Kiwanis Club at noon in the Stoddard Hotel. He has served overseas in Athens and Thessaloniki and will return to Washington for Foreign Service Institute assignments before studying African affairs at Boston University during the 1964-65 year.
Roy W. Wood of 2884 S. 29th Court and Egda M. Suarez of San Turce Puerto Rico listed for marriage January 4 in La Crosse.
Governor John W. Reynolds spoke at an Israel Bond dinner detailing welfare expansions in the past year. He noted a new infirmary at Chippewa Falls for 1600 in facilities for 960, added 15 case workers in vocational rehab, and ongoing university and college instructional improvements plus Kerr Mills health aid for seniors, while urging continued progress.
The University of Wisconsin and three Big Ten schools Indiana Michigan State and Illinois will share a 3.5 million Ford Foundation grant for a five year international education program. The Midwest Universities Consortium for International Activities will pool resources to develop overseas operations, research centers, graduate internships and overseas training for staff. Wisconsin President Fred Harvey Harrington hailed the joint effort and noted prior grants supporting on campus area and language programs and global faculty development with Carnegie cooperation.
The La Crosse Weather Bureau forecast a five day warm up before a drop, with highs in the mid 20s and temperatures five to eight degrees below normal. Monday morning lows included -10, -1 by 11 am, and colder conditions expected toward week end across Camp McCoy Sparta Tomah and Black River Falls.
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