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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1965
Page
2
Ferdinand E. Marcos took the oath as sixth president of the Philippines and pledged austerity at home while boosting cooperation with free Asian nations. Vice President Humphrey attended the ceremony, which drew 50,000 at Luneta Park and millions on radio and TV.
A 12 year old West Allis boy missing since Wednesday was found under a highway bridge in Waukesha County. James Otton, blindfolded with socks tied around his neck, suffered severe leg and head injuries and was in poor condition at Waukesha Memorial Hospital. Deputies say he may have been thrown from the bridge near County Highway 11 and Highway 164, about a mile and a half north of Waukesha. His father Wallace A Ottow is a West Allis firefighter. There are two other children in the family.
Massachusetts Attorney General Edward W. Brooke, one of the nation's highest ranking Black officials, announced his candidacy for the U.S. Senate. He will seek the Republican nomination, facing the state GOP convention in June and primary in September, after Senator Saltonstall's retirement at term end. Brooke pledged to work for peace, freedom, and a better life at home and abroad.
Police hold a man at St. Peter State Hospital after he admitted to strangling William Kirkpatrick, 26, of Brainerd, nearly two years later. He phoned to a tavern Wednesday and volunteered the details to officers.
A 13 year old boy Duane Stelten drowned when a car carrying his father and two brothers sank into open water while returning from winter fishing on Clearwater Lake. Brother Robert 15 and James 26 escaped. father was rescued on the car. Firemen recovered the boy's body near the channel between Clearwater Lake and Lake Augusta amid heavy fog.
The La Crosse Board of Public Works announced that Saturday trash pickup will occur on Friday due to New Year’s Day. Crews from Modern Clean up Service will double their workload Friday, possibly causing earlier pickups.
The Cloistered Domini can Nuns invite the public to a New Year Vigil of Prayer at the Monastery Chapel 3000 South Ave starting Friday 9 p.m. The Fatima Vigil centers on the Eucharist and Rosary with the Most Blessed Sacrament on view. Holy Mass with homily will be offered Saturday evening at 8 p.m. and the public may join any holy hour Friday night or all-day Saturday.
U S officials signal a continued pause in air raids on North Vietnam while pursuing negotiations. Johnson pledges to exhaust peace efforts before harsher steps. Moscow visits and Hanoi proposals stir hope of talks, but no consensus yet. A police ambulance transfer in Wisconsin is noted in a separate line item.
Most federal offices close all day Friday for New Year. Wisconsin offices close noon Friday. Post Office open with some staff excused. FAA and Weather Bureau open Friday. Saturday service minimal. no window service or carrier delivery. mail box collection and special mail dispatch continued.
A young La Crosse man sustained a nose and stomach injury when his car hit a parked vehicle in the 200 block of West Avenue N early Thursday. Michael Swenson, 18, of 218 Main St, was treated at St Francis Hospital. The crash involved a car owned by Michael Miller, 24, Mequon Wis, which Austin slid into a second car owned by Sally H Smieja, 35, of 208 West Ave N. Another incident Wednesday noon left Michael Brown, 7, with a nose cut after a bicycle collided with a car driven by Norman J Farrington, 17, of 1011 Adams St on 11th Street north of Adams. he was treated in Grandview.
ST. PAUL AP Police say a man died after being shot while hitting a patrolman with a frying pan. Joseph Cochran about 45 attacked Patrolman Leon ard Lopez, who sustained head injuries and was hospitalized. Cochran was slain Wednesday night by the other officer.
On December 29 at 8 02 p m James A Natruk 50 of Willmar Minn was transported from the Tower Hotel to St Francis Hospital in a squad car after injuring his right knee in a fall.
Occasional light drizzle and rain tonight with colder conditions Friday across Wisconsin Minnesota and Iowa. Central and southern regions see occasional rain, north and west colder with snow possible Friday. Sunrise 7:39 a.m. Sunset 4:37 p.m. Degree days totals and historic record highs and lows listed.
River readings show flood stage at La Crosse stations with a 24 hour change of minus 0.5 feet. Shippers forecast a northward project to 15, west 20, east 25, and south 25 miles per hour.
Leander Starken of Hazel Green, 47, was found beside his wrecked car near Highway 11 in Grant County. His vehicle left the road during the night and struck an embankment, throwing him into a creek. The death raises Wisconsin highway toll to 1 016 for the year with New Year’s Eve approaching.
The Soviet Union produced 91 million metric tons of steel in 1965, beating the revised target but failing to meet the original goal, according to the central statistical board.
Harold Dewey Gorman 60 of Viroqua died December 29 at Madison VA Hospital. WWII veteran in tobacco industry. Services Friday at Jacobson and Vance Funeral Home with military graveside rites by Viroqua American Legion. Also listed Raymond A. Hooverson 26 of Readstown, Emory Thayer 71 of La Farge, George Blessing 48 of Hokah, Minnesota, and Oscar Erickson former Merrillan resident.
Obituaries and funeral notices from Waukon and nearby towns describe burial plans and survivors. William Grimm of a farm east of Waukon is survived by no immediate family. Harold Simon, 54, formerly of Jackson County, died in Milwaukee after moving there 15 years ago and leaving behind three sons and two daughters. Harvey Thompson, 40, formerly of Blair, died in Williams Arizona while visiting, with multiple siblings and parents noted. Christian Nielsen, 80, died in Caledonia Minnesota with services planned. Livestock markets and regional quotes from South St. Paul and Chicago provide prices and market activity for hogs cattle veal and produce.
Milwaukee honors Gemini 7 astronaut James Lovell Jr with a homecoming visit planned for February. Mayor Henry Maier confirmed Lovell will attend ceremonies in Milwaukee and Madison with NASA officials, as Lovell’s Milwaukee ties and high school roots are highlighted. The dates remain tentative pending NASA approval and hospital visit logistics.
Astronauts Walter Schirra and Thomas Stafford reported a one foot proximity to Gemini 7 during the Dec 15 rendezvous, with prior plans dictating no contact. Frank Borman described fuel cell concerns that spurred worry about completing the 14 day mission, later confirmed by Kraft. James Lovell noted Gemini 7 crew brought books for downtime.
An explosion on Madison's far west side ripped apart a water supply drilling rig near the James Madison High School construction site. Officials estimate $20,000 in equipment damage and a subsequent fire. cause not determined. Grain prices appear in the same column with No. 2 red wheat at 1.702 and corn and soybeans values listed.
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