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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1968
Page
8
La Crosse Common Council favors a $70,000 loan to Coleman Technical Institute to bridge the 1968 budget gap. The plan aims to avoid major program cuts by raising fees and trimming marginal courses while expanding vocational offerings for youth and area workers.
In an election year update the Post Office raises postal rates starting Sunday with a 20 percent bump on surface mail and 25 percent on air mail for first class. The piece notes past stamp portraits like Lincoln Jefferson and Teddy Roosevelt and mentions alternatives and rate quirks.
North Vietnam plans a three pronged offensive to topple Thieu and install a coalition government including the Viet Cong. Intelligence cites captured documents and a Moscow Hanoi strategy to fuse terror campaigns with worldwide propaganda to discredit Thieu and seek UN recognition.
Lyndon Johnson’s 24 years in Congress shape his presidency. He led the Senate and faced cross party divisions while pursuing consensus. Critics question credibility but his approach reflects a political need to balance public opinion with long term goals.
Washington analysis notes President Johnson faces tougher White House Capitol conflicts in 1968 with Fulbright Mills and McCarthy pressing Viet Nam fiscal policy and politics. Frayed liaison and uneven advice cited as hurdles in coordinating with Congress, amid White House strategies and adviser quips.
The Tribune The La Crosse Jaycees thank La Crosse citizens for December support that funded nearly $900 of the $1 300 goal to buy toys for slightly over 800 underprivileged area children. This marks the largest number aided in the project’s history, says William E Newburg president Jaycees.
Sydney J. Harris notes drivers often signal incorrectly causing confusion and accidents. He observes many motorists flick left when turning right and right when turning left. Harris critiques adult lecturing in response to teenage communications.
A columnist muses on wealth as a relative term and the limits of generosity. He cites Micah and Matthew to frame virtue, warns against addictive personalities, and notes Russell on human nature. He argues true sacrifice must be selfless and unheralded.
The Tribune notes a top ten Coulee seasonal song titled Snoopy's Christmas about Baron Manfred Von Richthofen. It portrays wartime themes of duty and honor through a German aviator seen through a patriotic lens.
The Public Expenditures Survey notes Wisconsin ranks second in income tax collections per 1000 personal income and per capita, reflecting a generous government service mix. The report links high taxes to broad public services, growing industrialization, and a large public sector supported by both major parties.
A meeting of penologists studied a report showing thieves and embezzlers are as untrustworthy with other people's women as with money. The piece cites Benjamin Franklin via Carl Ribbet Jr. and notes the moral folly of dishonesty.
Jubune Files recalls 1948 report listing seven contenders for GOP delegates at large to the national convention. Also notes World War II era debates, Marshall honored by AP, and local civic updates.
La Crosse Tribune details its publisher W. T. Burgess and editor Sanford Goltz. Publication information lists address at Lathe La Crosse location, press affiliations with Lee Enterprises and the Associated Press, and AP republication rights.
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