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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1968
Page
2
Madison AP Aide to Gov Warren Knowles denied Newsweek's report he suffered a stroke. Press Secretary Stephen Boyle said the piece misrepresents his health noting high blood pressure and fatigue from a trade mission. Boyle said Knowles has resumed a near normal schedule and plans hunting but has not decided on a 1968 Senate bid.
The Treasury Department says it transferred 450 million dollars in gold from the nation's money stocks to the Exchange Stabilization Fund to cover speculative gold buying in Europe. The Dec transfers total 1.35 billion for December and early December, supporting future contingencies and potential London sales.
A derailment and fire at the Butterfield Canning Co. near Dunreith releases cyanide. Nine cattle die after drinking poisoned water as crews work through sub freezing conditions to clear wreckage from 98 cars. State health officials collect samples from Brack Creek and Big Blue River while fearing broader contamination.
La Crosse fireman Grant Koch age 52 was found at the foot of a stairway at his West Avenue home Monday evening and pronounced dead at a hospital. County coroner Dr. James T. Murphy said autopsy results pending and a blow on the head from a fall is suspected.
WOODS HOLE Mass AP Americans who helped uncover an ancient city site south east of Greece on Thera are barred from further digging. Dr James W Mavor Jr of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute says Greek authorities issued the ban after he publicized the findings. The group had hoped to smooth over the dispute.
President names Ben W. Heineman to lead a 19 member commission to examine new plans while education funding reaches 9.3 billion dollars and Social Security benefits rise. The package raises minimum checks to 55 dollars and maximum to 160.50, expanding aid to 65,000 widows and 175,000 children for the first time. Outside earnings cap rises with tax changes slated through 1987.
Reports detail heavy action across South Vietnam with rocket barrages from Happy Valley and losses on both sides. U S forces tally 23 killed and 153 wounded in the 25th Infantry Division, plus multiple engagements near the Cambodian border. Aircraft activity includes raids on North Vietnam and a Kearsarge turnover after a damaging fire. Viet Cong vow to persevere as peace talks surface in Hanoi.
Waukesha Motor Co. and Cooper Industries Inc of Houston announced the proposed merger was abandoned. Cooper president Thomas E. Kraner and Waukesha head Charles E. Nelson cited opposition from the Justice Department antitrust division and said the costs and delays of a judicial review were not in shareholders’ best interests. Both firms had stockholders’ approval last fall before the DOJ stated the plan violated the Clayton Act.
Comedian Dick Gregory said he sent a letter to President Johnson demanding racial reforms in Chicago or he will lead demonstrations that could prevent the Democratic convention from being held there. He listed five demands and warned of nonviolent marches if unmet.
Fourteen Milwaukee Polar Bear Club members braved a 10 degree air chill for their annual Lake Michigan New Year dip. At least six completed a full immersion and one member mused about changing the club name to Polar Brzrrs.
In Minneapolis a 68-year-old landlady, Mrs. Pearl L. Tutch, was shot by two youths during a robbery. A 13-year-old boy was arrested nearby with a .32 caliber pistol. the other suspect fled with the victim’s purse containing about $60 as funeral plans for Mrs. Tutch were arranged.
In Philadelphia a couple who had nine infant deaths before now lost their tenth child Arthur J Noe five months old at St Christopher s Hospital for Children. Medical examiners investigate a recurring infant death pattern with no clues previously found.
A two day Madison meeting January 12 13 will explore reorganization modernization of local units of government financing taxation and communications. The event titled Challenges Facing Local Government is hosted by the State Chamber of Commerce with officials politicians and business civic leaders invited to participate.
A closed pretrial hearing in Ramsey County District Court on five counts of murder for David L. Hoskins began as attorney motions sought to suppress statements and change venue. Hoskins, held on 50000 dollar bond, faces trial set for January 10 in the Stearns County deaths of his wife Loretta and four children at their Pearl Lake home. body findings followed a fire and Hoskins was found tied to a clothesline.
Michigan Governor George Romney plans a New Hampshire campaign push on January 12 as he seeks the GOP presidential nomination. California Governor Ronald Reagan forms a statewide committee to lead a favorite son delegation to the Miami Beach convention and may keep delegates from pledging a unit vote. Reagan aims to avoid intraparty conflict in California primary while broadening party influence nationally. Senator Eugene McCarthy announces entry into the New Hampshire presidential primary contest and will campaign there about three weeks before the March 12 vote.
The 52nd annual Wisconsin Kennel Club all breed show in Milwaukee will move from benched to unbenched judging, allowing dogs to be present only for judging. President John Brett says the change accommodates more entrants, with over 1,500 dogs anticipated at the Milwaukee Auditorium on January 28.
The New Year holiday week end traffic toll was lower than a nonholiday weekend and below council projections. The National Safety Council attributed the drop to bad weather and cautious driving as 363 deaths occurred from 6 p.m. Friday to midnight Monday, versus a predicted 460 to 540 for the 78 hours.
The state laboratory of hygiene confirmed three University of Wisconsin students with A-2 influenza. Blood serum tests also linked a Juneau patient to the same flu virus, marking Wisconsin’s initial confirmed Asian flu cases.
New Vernon Dr Andrew James Swede Oberlander 62 a star halfback at Dartmouth in the mid 1920s and later Hall of Fame inductee died Monday of a heart attack. He coached at Wesleyan University while attending Yale Medical School.
Douglas County coroner Dr. Edward G. Stach Jr. ruled that two Superior youths died from carbon monoxide fumes after their car skidded into a ditch. Driver John Holton, 18, and passenger James Klingbeil, 14, were trapped as they tried to free the vehicle for about ninety minutes.
Robert L. Strickman says he terminates Columbia University rights to his safe cigarette filter and will seek immediate return plus a $500 million suit against NBC. He would donate Columbia's interest to a College of Physicians and Surgeons trust after relinquishing rights.
MADISON AP The Wisconsin Supreme Court will hear Monday the suit from Outagamie County over the University of Wisconsin Green Bay campus location. The county alleges the site committee altered criteria for a new campus and violated guidelines antisecrecy laws by holding closed meetings.
The South Vietnamese government refused to renew Everett Martins visa and ordered him to depart within seven days. Officials cite Newsweek reports critical of the army, marking the first American expulsion since 1962 when Diem expelled NBC and Newsweek figures.
Winona Minnesota and South St. Paul stockyards report cattle calves and hogs trading as bids show strength. Slaughter cattle average 25 to 26.50 with cows 14.50 to 17.50. hogs active with 18.25 to 18.50 for 1-2 weights and feeder pigs 16.50 to 17.00.
A winter storm pushes freezing drizzle through Arkansas Kentucky and Tennessee while northern plains report subzero readings Hibbing Minnesota -34 and International Falls -30 Traffic crashes mount with many motorists stranded on Tennessee hills. Light snow blankets areas north of the icy belt and reaches Pennsylvania New York. Meanwhile Florida warms to 70s and 80s. Zebra stripes resemble human fingerprints says National Geographic.
Vice President Hubert Humphrey arrived in Accra on the third leg of his African goodwill tour. He noted Ghana's historic role in independence and outlined U S support for Africa with talks set on Food for Peace shipments and future aid. He toured Volta Dam with J W K Hartley and planned talks with Lt Gen Ankrah before traveling to Kinshasa.
Jackson police conducted a raid on a local night spot just before Mississippi lifted prohibition. The event featured the band playing When the Saints Go Marching In as officers arrived.
National Association quotations as of 9:00 a.m. show inter dealer prices for CW Transport to Warner Elec and other stocks with daily changes. Local bids and asks compiled at 9:00 a.m. include La Crosse Cooler La Crosse Tele Pyroil Oil and several mutual funds with current bid ask ranges and recent markup adjustments.
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