Heaviest Snow Hits Wisconsin Across State
Wisconsin endures a blizzard with 7 inches plus in places and winds to 40 mph causing near zero visibility. A two person fatal crash in Ozaukee County linked to blowing snow. victims include William Utke and Alma Schmidt. Temperatures plunge from 10 below to 5 above expected. statewide hazardous driving warnings remain in effect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Wisconsin
Ozaukee County
Milwaukee
Minnesota
Iowa
Illinois
la Crosse Weather Bureau
UW Acts To Pave Way For Sale Of Farm
The University of Wisconsin Board of Regents approved buying six federally owned structures at the La Crosse experimental farm to clear title before sale. Bids open January 17, city reps may negotiate price. Purchase cost is 238.38 dollars, five percent of value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Wisconsin Board of Regents
la Crosse Experimental Farm
la Crosse
University of Minnesota
Illinois
Iowa State
Upper Midwest
Lancaster
La Crosse Hit With Heaviest Snowfall 7.8 Inches
La Crosse and the Coulee region saw 7.8 inches of new snow on Friday, boosting ground totals to nine inches. Roads were plowed but secondary routes were poor. forecasts warned of drifting and slick conditions across Wisconsin. A nearby power pole accident caused a brief outage, with restoration by 3:45 a.m. and two circuits affected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
Coulee
Wisconsin Traffic Patrol
Wisconsin
Racine
Kenosha
Tshombe Flees To Americans Ndola Motives Still A Question
Katanga leader Moise Tshombe secretly fled Elisabethville and appeared in Ndola Northern Rhodesia. Officials debate his motives with rumors he seeks peace under UN Congo unification plans or a last stand against UN forces. He refused to discuss politics at a news conference after brief diplomatic talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tshombe
Ndola
Northern Rhodesia
Moise Tshombe
Katanga
Congo
Elisabethville
Katangani
U.N
U Thant
George Sherry
Sakania
Rhodesia
Kolwezi
U.N. Freedom of Movement
Joseph Kasavubu
Leopoldville
Nathan Hale Polaris submarine launched at Groton
The navy launched its 16th Polaris firing submarine the Nathan Hale at Groton Conn designed to launch nuclear tipped missiles 2 500 miles The Hale a 6 277 ton vessel will fire the Polaris A3 missile as the John Adams prepared for launch at Portsmouth N H Nearby three other nuclear submarines are under construction at General Dynamics Electric Boat The Navy honored the 21 year old Connecticut born schoolmaster Thomas Hale with the name citing his sacrifice in 1776
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Groton, Conn
Thames River
Portsmouth
N.H
U.S
Seven U S helicopter crewmen die in Mekong Delta crash
Bodies of seven U S Army H21 crewmen recovered from wreckage on a small island in the Mekong Delta after a Friday night crash. Communist fire ruled out as cause. The mission involved three helicopters returning home. the pilot reportedly had control issues. The crash site was 55 miles southeast of Saigon. Rescue teams found almost nothing salvageable. This was the 16th U S helicopter destroyed in South Vietnam, with 23 Americans killed in helicopter incidents and 53 total American military deaths since the buildup began. A search continued for a two engine Mohawk recon plane missing in the mountains north of Saigon. War planes bombed and strafed targets as Adm. Felt visited the theater and said the war was generally favorable to the South Vietnamese government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
Green Bay
Madison
Rochester
Minn
Dubuque
Iowa
Wausau
Milwaukee
Lone Rock
Eau Claire
Minneapolis
Chicago
Sparta
Weather Bureau
Saigon
South Viet Nam
Mekong River
U.S
South
Viet Nam
Here
Adm
Harry D. Felt
Pacific
Weather outlook mixes clouds and snow flurries
Mostly cloudy with snow flurries and very cold tonight. Partly cloudy and continued cold Sunday with lows near minus ten and highs around zero. Page reference TSHOMBE.
Thread of Evidence Nets Young Burglar in Glasgow
A thread of evidence led to the arrest of a youthful burglar in Glasgow. A thread protruding from a drawer caught on his jacket button, guiding detectives from room to room and through the house to his own home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glasgow
Scotland
Squatter huts burned in Hong Kong blaze
An AP report says about 700 squatter huts were destroyed and 4,000 people left homeless in a four hour fire that hit a refugee crowded area of the British colony Friday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hong Kong
Thompson to press on districting cases in Wisconsin
Wisconsin Attorney General George Thompson said Reynolds era reapportionment cases will continue. The dispute includes paying special master Emmett Wingert $5,237 for a federal suit to redraw districts, with Dena Smith opposing payment. Thompson urged legislative action and warned of possible new court action if lawmakers fail to reapportion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
John W. Reynolds
Wisconsin
George Thompson
Dena Smith
Reynolds
Emmett Wingert
Supreme Court
Smith
Wingert
Cleopatra Sets Highest Box Office Scale at $5.50
New York AP reports Cleopatra starring Elizabeth Taylor Richard Burton and Rex Harrison will have a top box office scale of 5.50 in a simultaneous premiere across 70 cities in the United States and Canada starting June 12 20th Century Fox announced Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Elizabeth Taylor
Richard Burton
Rex Harrison
United States
Canada
20Th Century Fox
Remember Birds in Snowy Season Backyard Feeding Tip
In heavy snowfall the birds have scarce pickings and scraps help. A small investment in bird feed brings delight to sparrows grackles cardinals blue jays and robins. A simple broom sweep clears a spot and makes a feeding station.
Nation Endures Severe Snow and Cold Blanket
A winter storm battered the eastern two thirds of the nation with temperatures plunging to 46 below in Plains states and heavy snow in the Midwest. Denver recorded a -24, Colorado sites showed -16 in Fort Collins and -15 in Grand Junction and Pueblo. Three children were found dead in a snowbound car south of Grand Junction. parents hospitalized. Airports shut, roads closed as hazardous driving spread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plains States
Midwest
Colorado
Wyoming
Laramie
Wyo
Denver
Fort Collins
Grand Junction
Pueblo
Power Failure Blacks Out Area In Central Wisconsin
About 200 square miles of northern Wisconsin lost power on Friday with Marshfield hit hardest as a 7 hour blackout from 2:30 pm to after 9 pm. Wires may have been torn when a farmer felled a tree in Marathon County. a generator issue and a failed line complicated restoration. Downtown Marshfield dark, traffic lights out, residents seek options while Marshfield News-Herald and local services regain power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
Wausau
Marshfield
Wisconsin Public Service Corp
Marathon County
Chippewa Falls
Woodruff
Merrill
Antigo
Marshfield Company
Northern States Power Co
Marshfield News-Herald
Stevens Point
Also Mentioned on This Page
Saukville
William Utke
Alma Schmidt
Random Lake
Superior
Beloit
Park Falls
Tribune
Duluth
Warren Granke
R. J. Chaseburg
26Th Street
Coulee Avenue
Granke
la Crosse County
Guy Wire
Arthur L. Christensen
Wedgewood
Greenwald
Polaris
Jadotville
Cyrille Adoula
S. Viet Nam
Thompson
John F. Nims
Ad Reinhardt
Chicago Art Institute
Institute
John Maxon
UPI
The
St. Joseph Hospital
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!