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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1963
Page
4
The nation faces rapid foreign policy questions as the 87th Congress ends. Key issues include Cuba, Congo, Tito's Yugoslavia, Skybolt, and Viet Nam involvement. The editorial calls for tough, public, security‑aware investigations to reveal commitments and costs, urging Congress to demand full facts for national welfare.
A Washington private preview of Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa faced tech failures as the National Gallery elevator and public address system failed. President Kennedy and French Ambassador Andre Malraux navigated stairs and silence while the painting remained poised, with La Gioconda maintaining her calm under the awkward spotlight.
Robert C. Ruark reflects on the Paris literary scene of the 1920s critiquing the era as a vanity exercise by figures like Hemingway Joyce and Stein. He praises Morley Callaghan’s That Summer in Paris for exposing naive excesses and petty feuds that defined the Left Bank.
AP reports Sgt. Tef erence St. Louis requests the city name be spoken as St. Louie. He is stationed at Scott Air Force Base in Illinois, about 15 miles from St. Louis.
The piece notes the costly and time consuming tricks merchants use to create eye catching store windows. It highlights sundry signs display lighting and the aim to attract shoppers for sales. Field Enterprises 1963.
Louisville AP report notes Kentucky and Georgia permit 18 year olds to vote while Alaska requires 19, Hawaii 20, and most states set the voting age at 21. The piece compares state age requirements across the union.
A retro roundup from twenty years past notes a 1942 federal budget plan totaling 100 billion dollars with projected yearly expenses at 109 billion. FDR nominates Wiley B. Rutledge to the Supreme Court while George B. Nelson dies. Allied reports in Australia claim a pursued Japanese convoy and rising German losses. Wisconsin ship La Follette Jr. christened in New Orleans. Local items include the share the meat drive reaching 10,802 homes and a pending 61st Wisconsin legislature session.
Medical overview outlines LE a skin and organ disease, sun and X-ray sensitivity, and mixed treatment results. Reports include local notices of salary donations, deaths, strikes, and community events in La Crosse and surrounding areas with brief itemized items on officials, firings, and Christmas seals.
Madison dispatch analyzes Wisconsin highway deaths, 950 in 12 months, and the inertia blocking safety reforms. Lt Governor candidate Olson cites mortality as a major issue but offers no concrete proposals. Wisconsin Safety Council pushes an implied consent bill and stricter enforcement, while state leaders debate coordinated programs and budget disclosures.
Howard Schenken and Peter Leventritt are discussed amid a bridge hand scenario. West opens a weak two, Peter saves the contract by a calculated play, while the narrative notes Leventritt’s leadership in Card School and his long standing bridge prominence.
David Lawrence writes that the President cannot run Congress or lobby to pass laws. Congress alone controls rules for committees and debates, including House Rules and Senate filibuster practices. A constitutional balance keeps the White House from dictating legislative outcomes.
Inez Robb notes Miss Marlene Dietrich shaped the era’s espionage image. She argues the camera, the spy in the sky, and jet travel replace dames in black lace, as public faith in feminine spies wavers. Dietrich’s era ends as private eyes shift to technology.
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