Oak Grove Memorial For Vets Proposed
La Crosse County Board to consider erecting a veterans memorial in Oak Grove Cemetery by May 30 with a new 30 foot circle bay for a flagpole and plaque. Plan presented by Memorial Day Association led by Roy R. Frederickson to W J Ibsen and James Stenberg. supervision by Ernest Hanson and committee.
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la Crosse County
Oak Grove
Ernest Hanson
Memoral Day Association
la Crosse
W. J. Ibsen
James Stenberg
Roy RR. Fredrickson
Wesley Denny
Russell Sieger
Robert Goschke
Woodlawn
Fredrickson
Memorial Day Association
Navy Plane Crashes Near Kodiak Alaska. Five Survive
A Navy P2V carrying 12 crew members crashed on Aviation Hill at Kodiak Airport in bad weather. Five survivors were found on the mountainside and hospitalized. seven, feared dead, remained missing as rain and darkness hampered the search. The aircraft had come from Anchorage and was temporarily in Alaska.
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Kodiak, Alaska
Kodiak
Anchorage
Harry Ardinger
Pacific Northern Airlines
Aviation Hill
Cmdr
J. E. White
Navy
Kodiak Naval Air Station
Ardinger
Whidbey Island Naval Air Station
Oak Harbor
Wash
Alaska
Goldwater Seeks Year to Decide on 1964 Presidential Bid
Sen. Barry Goldwater of Arizona asks friends pressing him to run in 1964 to give him a year to decide. He told a reporter he prefers a fluid position and will reassess as the political landscape develops.
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Washington
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
Goldwater
U S and Soviet May Set Up Test Ban Talks
The United States and the Soviet Union may hold private talks on a nuclear test ban before the Geneva disarmament conference resumes. In New York, Soviet deputy foreign minister Vasily Kuznetsov meets U S officials, while the two sides seek new approaches to overcome the deadlock on on site inspections.
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Washington
United States
Soviet Union
New York
Geneva
Semyon K. Tsarapkin
U.S
Vasily V. Kuznetsov
Kennedy
Nikita Khrushchev
Washington Post
Kuznetsov
Dean Rusk
William C. Foster
U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
Robert S. McNamara
Snow and Cold Forecast for La Crosse Area
Weather bureau predicts one to three inches of new snow by Saturday with continued cold, lows near 10 tonight and 0 to 15 by Sunday. A Missouri low pressure wave brings winter signs. Iowa, Nebraska and southeast Wisconsin expect most snow. Motorists warned of four inches plus in Iowa. Minnesota to see 3 inches and winds 15 to 30 mph.
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la Crosse
United States Weather Bureau
Missouri
Nebraska
Iowa
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Sioux City
Spencer
Moline
Ill
Huron
S. C
Rochester
Redwood Falls
Minn
Lone Rock
Madison
Milwaukee
Superior
Park Falls
Centaur Rocket Tops NASA Priority for Space Tests
NASA official Dr. Abe Silverstein said Centaur rocket tests may begin midyear with readiness for missions in 1965. The high energy hydrogen fueled stage, atop an Atlas booster, aims to deliver scientific instruments and a TV camera to the moon before manned landings and to power Mariner spacecraft to Venus and Mars.
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Los Angeles
Abe Silverstein
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Newsmen
Silverstein
Atlas
Moon
Venus
Mars
Milk Output Rises in 1962 Across U S
The Agriculture Department reports 1962 milk production up about 1 percent from 1961 totaling 126.5 billion pounds. About 11 billion tons of this output will enter government surplus stock under the dairy price support program. A further rise is expected this year.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Biologists Free Entangled Whale After Ride Off San Diego
Four marine biologists rode the back of a 45 foot finback whale for three hours off the San Diego coast to free it from a net and fishing line. They climbed aboard one by one wearing skin diving gear and photographed the exhausted animal before releasing it and watching it head out to sea.
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San Diego
Calif
Charles R. Nicklin Jr
Nicklin
Jury Drawn For Accident Suit In La Crosse
A La Crosse Circuit Court jury was drawn Thursday to hear testimony in a traffic accident suit filed by Lloyd Dobbs against William Klawitter Jr. and Firemen's Fund Insurance Co. Trial set for next Wednesday at 9 a.m. Names sworn in include Henry B. Coughlin Teresa Beg Joseph Finn Dorothy Finneseth Joseph Lusk Peter Sieber Frank Tikal Lorraine Walker Raymond Erickson Helen Kolash Myrtle Westerhouse Virginia Miller.
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la Crosse
Lloyd Dobbs
William Klawitter Jr
Firemen’s Fund Insurance Co
Lincoln Neprud
Carl F. Schnick
Henry B. Coughlin
Teresa Beg
Joseph E. Finn
Dorothy Finneseth
Joseph Lusk
Peter F. Sieber
Frank Tikal
Lorraine A. Walker
Raymond Erickson
Washington
Helen Kolash
Myrtle Westerhouse
Onalaska
Virginia Miller
Hamilton
Primary Contest Develops In 15th Ward
The first primary contest for April elections emerged as Harold Hilbert a retired resident of 624 Liberty St filed for re election as alderman of the 15th Ward. Herman King of 727 Monitor St and Joe Abraham of 513 Copeland Ave also filed. Omre Aiken a retired supervisor from 5th Ward filed his nomination for re election.
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Harold Hilbert
Liberty St
Hilbert
Herman King
Monitor St
Joe Abraham
Copeland Ave
Omre Aiken
Mississippi St
Loveland Circulates Nomination Papers for Mayor
Warren Loveland of 137 S 13th St circulates nomination papers for mayor. He joins Richard Becker, who has filed, and Harold Otto, who has not yet filed papers.
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Warren Loveland
S. 13Th St
Loveland
Richard Becker
Harold Otto
Blarney On Sale In Cans In Emmetsburg Iowa
The Emmetsburg Chamber of Commerce announces a St. Patrick’s Day celebration with blarney packed in orange juice cans wrapped in green and white bunting. The first shipment includes a case labeled President Kennedy O Kennedy for the occasion. The blarney they’re putting forth is described with humor and local color.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmetsburg
Iowa
Chamber of Commerce
Kennedy
O’kennedy
Chamber
Continuity Of Government Plan Adopted By Council
The Common Council adopted a revised continuity of government plan to appoint interim replacements for officials during emergencies. Each alderman and supervisor must select two interim reps, with 90 days to decide, while mayor and department heads have 30 days. Interim picks require Council confirmation and 30 day post office acceptance.
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Common Council
Alvin Baterman
S. 7Th St
Food Poisoning Hits About 200 In Indiana School
About 200 Holton School pupils in Versailles Indiana fell ill Thursday night and Friday from suspected food poisoning. Roughly 50 were treated at a North Vernon clinic, others went to Batesville Madison Osgood and private doctors. No one was reported in serious condition. Approximately 280 chicken salad sandwiches were eaten at lunch. students who didn’t eat them or who went home stayed well. The salad is being tested. Classes were suspended until Monday.
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Versailles
Ind
Holton
North Vernon
Batesville
Madison
Osgood
Indiana
Two Elderly Drivers Die, Wisconsin Toll Reaches Fourteen
The Associated Press reports two more fatalities raise Wisconsin 1963 highway deaths to 14. Michael Murphy, 85, of Dodgeville, died after a Tuesday collision near Dodgeville. Ralph Simoneau, 62, of Milwaukee, died from injuries suffered in a January 4 crash in West Allis.
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Wisconsin
Michael Murphy
Dodgeville
Ralph Simoneau
Milwaukee
West Allis
Radio Highlights Friday and Saturday Basketball Picks
Broadcast slots list Friday evening games Logan and Central on WKBH WKTY WCOW FM Sparta versus Viroqua. Saturday doubleheader Wisconsin against Michigan State with LLC Platteville and Michigan State versus Wisconsin on WEBH and WCOW FM.
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WKTY
Logan
Central
Wcow-Fm
Sparta
Viroqua
Wisconsin
Michigan State
Basketball, LLC
Platteville
LSC
Tomah Man Urges Realtors On Service and Prosperity
Eugene Overby told Greater La Crosse Board of Realtors members at their annual meeting that you can earn 1600 a week in sales if you pay the price of persistent service. He said buyers pursue prosperity health and happiness, and that salespeople must be helpful. The group elected 1963 officers Kenneth Gorman president Lester Olsen president elect and others. Eighteen new Wisconsin Realtor Association members were named including Alvin Hauke Roy Phillippe Elsie Schreier Roger Swett Marion Van Aelstyn and others.
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Eugene Overby
Tomah
Greater la Crosse Board of Realtors
Overby
Kenneth Gorman
Lester C. Olsen
Lee Swett
Willard Bess
Dorothy Johnson
Clem L. Feldbruegge
Wisconsin Realtor Association
Alvin W. Hauke
L. F. Miller
Roy Phillippe
Elsie Schreiber
Roger Swett
Marion van Aelstyn
George Woodward
H. P. Zimdahl
Margie Zimdahl
William C. Jenks
Francis Grenisen
Henry Ahrens
Ted Byer
Larry David
William Turner
Harold Niles
Shirley Marshall
Joseph McDonald
Meredith sparks Ole Miss student demonstrations at campus
Oxford AP report says University of Mississippi president J D Williams blames James Meredith news conference for a fresh wave of student protests. He warns accreditation risk and says disciplinary action may follow unruly students. Federal grand jury has issued 55 indictments amid ongoing probe. Demonstrations include hundreds of students outside the cafeteria, with no violence reported.
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Cellor
John D. Williams
Oxford
Miss
University of Mississippi
James H. Meredith
Meredith
Ole Miss
J. D. Williams
Williams
Pabst Shipments Rise in 1962 Record Barrelage
Pabst Brewing Co reports 1962 beer shipments up 624000 barrels from 1961 with a projected total around 5841000 barrels. President James Windham says the year would show roughly a 12 percent gain and likely a record for a major U.S. brewery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Pabst Brewing Co
Pabst
James C. Windham
Windham
Livestock market report from South St. Paul and Chicago
Swift and Company notes noon quotations for hogs cattle veal and rear markets. Hogs steady with various weight bands priced from 13.00 to 15.50 per cwt. sows and boars listed. Cattle and calves show steady to weak trends with steers heifers and bulls, cows and utilities priced across multiple ranges. Veal and rear market steady with top quotes near 29.00 and 30.00. Also includes Chicago grain produce and potatoes with price ranges and market tone indications.
Fined For Selling Car Without Belts In Wisconsin
Phelan Van Ryzin of Arrow Auto Sales was fined 15 dollars in Outagamie County Court after pleading guilty to selling a 1962 model car with no seat belts. The car, built as a 1961 model but sold as 1962, violated state law requiring belts on 1962 or newer vehicles. The owner, involved in a minor accident, said he bought the car in January last year.
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Appleton
Outagamie
Phelan van Ryzin
Arrow Auto Sales
Wisconsin
Insurgents Attack Cuban Family Home in Trinidad
El Mundo reports a small insurgent band attacked the home of Fidel Castro supporters in Trinidad Las Villas central Cuba, killing a family member and wounding two while burning a government store. An attacker was arrested. leaders named Pedro Gonzalez Sanchez and Jose Tapanes.
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Havana
Fidel Castro
Cuba
el Mundo
Trinidad
Las Villas
Wow
Milwaukee Livestock Market Report Summary
AP reports Milwaukee livestock receipts with hogs steady to strong and prices 15.25 to 16.50 for 180 to 240 pound butchers, sows 350 pounds and down 13.00 to 14.00, boars 10.50 to 11.50. Cattle receipts about 400 with cows weak to 50 lower, utilities 14.00 to 15.00, dairy bred heifers 17.00 to 18.00, bulls 19.00 to 20.00, fed cattle steady with good to choice steers 23.50 to 27.50. Calves receipts 400, market 1.00 to 2.00 lower, primes 33.00 to 34.00, good to choice 24.00 to 32.00.
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Bell & Farrell ,Inc
Central
Clark O & R TM
First Bk
Frantz Mig
Gateway Trans. Godfrey Co
Hamilton Mig
Heileman B
Koehring Co
Lax R. Mills
Lax
Lax Tele 16% Bid Marine Cap 734-84 McQuay, Inc 3%A-15% Nekoosa Ed. P
North, Plastics
NSP
the Pyroil
Royal Dutch N.Y
Trane Co
Warner Elec
Western T & S
Western Pow
Wis. P&l
Tausche Holwe
Mutual Funds Boston Fund
Wm. St F
Puritan
Wis Fund
Extreme
Bologna
South ST. Paul
South ST. Paul, Minn
USDA
Docks See 60,000 ILA Seamen Strike Threat and Talks
The ILA plans a broader strike by 60,000 workers including seamen tugboat men and deck officers over wage demands of 50 cents an hour in two years. The New York Shipping Association offers 22 cents, basic wage averaging $3.02. Congress faces pressure to act to avoid disruption to shipping and foreign commitments amid a Taft-Hartley cooling-off period.
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ILA
New York Shipping Association
Washington
Herbert C. Bonner
D-N.c
House Merchant Marine
Tee
Congress
Bonner
The
House
Kennedy
UW Gets Grant For Meteorology Research
UW board approves 1 740 249 in gifts and grants including a half million for meteorology research. Six atmospheric projects funded by Weather Bureau Health and Welfare and National Science Foundation. Donations include biochemistry libraries of late Elvehjem and Steenbock and living memorials totaling over 150 000. President Harrington says the university will push new directions to aid Wisconsin industry commerce and urban growth while stressing basic research and education.
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Wisconsin
Peterson
Madison
W. H. Peterson
Biochemistry
Mariele R. Schirmer
Milwaukee
UWM
F.W
Vic) Barcalow, Middleton
UW College of Agriculture
Fred Harrington
Harrington
Youths Arraignment on Car Theft and Jail Escape
A French Island youth faces arraignment Monday in La Crosse Circuit Court on car theft and jailbreak charges. Judge Lincoln Neprud will hear at 9 a.m. The docket lists 17 civil matters including nine divorce hearings. The criminal case is Richard A. Pfaff, 20, of 127 Washburn St, accused of stealing a car on Dec 21 from Max's Auto Wrecking Co. and escaping City Jail on Dec 23.
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la Crosse
Lincoln Neprud
Carl F. Schnick
Richard A. Pfaff
Washburn St
Pfaff
Max’s Auto Wrecking Co
N. 3Rd St
100 Americans To Return From Cuba On Airliner
A Swiss diplomatic informant said about 100 Americans living in Cuba will fly to the United States Sunday aboard an airliner with ransom medical supplies. The group, to depart from Miami to Havana, includes men women and children and delays were reported to allow readiness. Officials noted about 300 Americans are registered at the Swiss Embassy and 170 work with Fidel Castro's government.
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Havana
United States
Cuba
Miami
Fla
U.S
Fidel Castro
Weather Threat Looms as Storms Hit Southeast States
Weather continued in the Southeast with thunderstorms across Tennessee Kentucky Alabama and Georgia. Tennessee highway patrol reported a small tornado near Spring Hill about 20 miles south of Nashville. Considerable property damage and two minor injuries were reported.
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Tennessee
Kentucky
Alabama
Georgia
Spring Hill
Nashville
Children’s Home Directors Are Elected
New board members for the La Crosse Home for Children began duties at the January meeting. Elected are Mmes. Marcus Arneson, Ross Hunt, and Russell Johnson. Retiring are Mmes. Hubert Schleiter, Adolf Gundersen, and Victor Brunder. The 15-member board includes 12 holdovers and 12 women serving five-year terms. Officers include Mrs. Gunnar Gundersen as president and several vice presidents, secretary, treasurer, and assistants. Houseparents Mr. and Mrs. Fred Burrows reported the year, with Mr. and Mrs. Den Ziel retained as assistants. A Weston Street Losey Boulevard building is slated for completion by Sept. 1, with work ahead of schedule.
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la Crosse
Mmes
Marcus Arneson
Ross Hunt
Russell Johnson
Hubert Schleiter
Adolf Gundersen
Victor Brunder
Gunnar Gundersen
James Ash
Elmer Schultz
John O'Donnell
Robert Whiteway
Ben Fox
Donald Field
Fred Burrows
den Ziel
Weston Street
Losey Boulevard
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