City Man Is County's First Traffic Fatality of 1963
A La Crosse man, John H. Wood, 41, of 2306 S 19th St, died in a head on collision on Highway 16 near County Highway B in Medary Township. Driver Leland Gilbert, 31, of R 2, was injured and hospitalized. Wood died from a crushed chest and possible neck fracture. he was not belted. The crash occurred in Gilbert’s lane with no witnesses. Wood leaves a wife and three children. services will be held Thursday.
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la Crosse
John H. Wood
S. 19Th St
Highway
Medary
Leland Gilbert
la Crosse County
Gilbert
St. Francis Hospital
Michael J. Watunga
Wood
Union Center
Bangor
West Channel
Mississippi River
Landy A. Leith
S. Losey Blvd
Lutheran Hospital
Leith
Silas
Sadie Wood
Piedmont
Ala
James Wood
Akron
Ohio
John Allen
Juliana
Jennifer
Hellwig-Morris
Rev
J. L. Mattes
New Year Holiday Traffic Toll Much Lower Than Expected
The four day New Year holiday deaths totaled 373 in traffic, 84 in fires, and 130 in other accidents, a total of 587. The National Safety Council had earlier projected 350 to 380 traffic deaths after reviewing early counts.
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Associated Press
National Safety Council
Howard Pyle
Viet Cong Downed 8 U.S. Helicopters in Mekong Delta Attack
In Vietnam War clash near Vinh Long 3 American casualties including an Army captain were reported dead with 4 wounded as 14 of 15 helicopters came under heavy ground fire. South Vietnamese losses were estimated high as Viet Cong forces blocked relief operations.
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Saigon
Souj
Viet Nam
U.S
Ngo Dinh Diem
Mekong Delta
Rice Field
Mekong River
Vinh Long
Tay Ninh
Bloomers Roar In Britain's Bitter Winter Fashion
London stores report a knee-length woolen bloomers sellout as blizzards grip southern England. A store spokesman notes women bought them for laughs at first but found the warm, long undergarment essential in the harsh weather. The trend recalls the bloomers popular in 1881.
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London
Britain
England
Kennedy Eyes Gradual 5 to 10 Billion Tax Cut Plan
President Kennedy aims for a staged 5 to 10 billion dollar tax cut to ease deficit fears and win support from critics. He favors compromise with Rep. Mills and Sen. Byrd while pushing key foreign policy goals and reform measures, including education and Social Security items.
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Palm Beach, Fla
Kennedy
Congress
Treasury
Wilbur Mills
D-Ark
House
Ways and Means
Harry F. Byrd
D-Va
Senate Finance Committee
Union Miniere Backs U Thant Plan For Congo Unity
The Union Miniere group agreed with U.N. unity proposals for quick Congo reunification as Katanga fights persisted. Moise Tshombe urged an immediate meeting with a U.N. representative not involved in the present operation. The U.S. said it would supply the U.N. Congo Command with six armored personnel carriers and 30 trucks by mid January.
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Leopoldville
the Congo
Union Miniere Copper Mining
United Nations
Congo
Katanga
Moise Tshombe
U.N
U Thant
Brussels
Union Miniere
Tshombe
Elisabethville
Dickering
World Organization
Thant
Cyrille Adoula
Adoula
U.S
UN. Congo Command
Kerr Dies as Kennedy Era Faces Vast Shifts in Senate
Oklahoma oilman and senator Robert Kerr died at 66 after a coronary occlusion while with his doctor at Doctors Hospital. His death alters the Senate's balance to 66 Democrats and 33 Republicans and changes prospects for Kennedy tax and health plans. Kerr, a powerful ally and foe, was known for public works fights and water projects while building Kerr McGee. He leaves a vast oil wealth and stakes in Oklahoma politics.
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Washington
Robert S$. Kerr
D-Okla
White House
Senate
Doctors Hospital
Kennedy
Kerr
Miami
J. Howard Edmondson
King of the
Edmondson
Oklahoma City
George Nigh
Oklahoma
Henry Bellman
Congress
Lyndon B. Johnson
Harry Byrd
Dva
Senate Finance Committee
Byrd
Russell V. Long
D-La
Finance Committee
Senate Space Committee
Clinton P. Anderson
D-N.m
Interior Committee
Ada
Kerr- McGee Industries, Inc
Poteau
Chicago
Fears 12 Dead In Plant Blast At Terre Haute
An explosion at Home Packing Co meat and packing plant in Terre Haute Indiana killed or trapped workers. Twelve may be dead and 47 injured as rescue crews battled ammonia fumes falling debris and wreckage. Indiana State Police listed 106 bodies recovered with more expected. Damages estimated near 2 million dollars.
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Fears
Terre Haute
Terre Haute, Ind
Union Hospital
St. Anthony's Hospital
Indianapolis
Wabash River
Wisconsin lawmakers seek over four hundred bills for 1963 session
Madison Wisconsin lawmakers have asked the legislative reference library to draft more than 450 bills and resolutions for the 1963 session which starts Wednesday Library Director M G Toepel said he expects more requests before the session convenes The library provides a bill drafting service to legislators and agencies In the 1961 session Toepel and team drafted 6050 measures with 689 laws enacted.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Legislative Reference Library
M. G. Toepel
Toepel
Rain Recedes as Northeast recovers from major snowstorm
Temperatures moderated across the Northeast after the season’s worst storm. Light rain fell in Maine while other regions saw mixed precipitation and frigid readings with zero to near zero temperatures in parts of Michigan and the South Florida area reaching the upper 50s.
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Associated Press
Great Lakes
Middle Atlantic Coast
Michigan
Florida
Maine
Old Town
South
Georgia
Mississippi Valley
Utah
Bangor
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House Rules Committee
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Bill Jewell
UPI
Telephoto Sen
Robert Kerr
Pacific Northwest
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