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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1963
Page
4
Wisconsin's 1963 Legislature faces tight budgets as tax changes could raise household costs. An across the board income tax rise, a selective sales tax, and a cigarette tax hike are debated to cover a projected $150 million budget gap. Potential further increases threaten property tax relief and state programs. Residents are urged to watch Madison and stay in contact with their legislators.
The State has lost a fine judge Patrick Stone who served eighty years as a federal district judge for Wisconsin’s Western District. He combined deep law knowledge and steady homework with respect for the bench and wit. He worked through illness and remained a trusted, humane jurist and friend to La Crosse and Mississippi River communities.
La Crosse streets stayed open and drivable through the weekend as big plows cleared snow. By Monday, much of the accumulation was hauled away. Public Works Director Carl Wahlstrom and street foreman Ambrose Marco led all-night efforts with county plow crews, maintaining this long-standing snow removal policy begun under Arthur Hahn.
Letters to the editor urge kinder treatment for dogs and warn against feeding neighborhood pets with bones or unsafe foods. The mix of opinions covers humane care, missing social ties, and a Christmas weekend La Crosse travel memory reflecting economic concerns and unemployment, with residents urging steadier work and community support.
An Emporia Kansas Gazette brief notes a physician advises eating slowly to eat less, a tip observed in practice at a local college boarding house.
A compilation noting events from 1943 including a Wildcat walkout joined by 5100 miners, wartime labor Board actions, air battles with Jap planes and damaged destroyers, a health board appointment, sports results, river transport concerns, notable deaths, church and club activities, and local notices from La Crosse and surrounding areas.
INEZ ROBB warns the current fashion euphoria may fade once Paris speaks again. She notes American designers show stability with minor changes while Paris couture still dictates the future, hinting at possible dramatic shifts or a New Look.
A medical column discusses Bell's palsy causes and recovery, facial exercise limits, and the role of galvanic current and cortisone in acute cases. It covers dry mouth remedies, including sour pickles to start saliva and various lip care products, plus a note on cleaning and coating inner mouth surfaces. It also warns about habit forming drugs glutethimide and phenobarbital and advises medical supervision for withdrawal or adverse symptoms.
Wisconsin faces a malapportionment crisis in U.S. house districts far more unbalanced than state legislative lines. The 10th district counts 237000 people while the 2nd district holds 530000, highlighting a democratic inequity that critics say demands reform though legislators fear partisan losses and confront costly, risky redistricting.
A special commission led by Dr Shane MacCarthy reviewed Thanksgiving Day clashes in Washington where a nearly all white team and a predominantly colored team met in a city championship. The report urges careful preparation before integration, warns against coercive tactics, and highlights classroom and street discipline issues. It calls for cooperation between schools and police to address hoodlum influence and a decline in morale among teachers.
The speaker laments pen ink and pencil lead shortages forcing a pause in writing. Acknowledging recurring urges to write, they note worn erasers and thinning supplies, then decide to visit a paper store to remedy the situation. This compact vignette from 1963 Field Enterprises, Inc. reflects everyday writing anxieties.
A compact note implying domestic disruption and domestic life factors. It hints at men failing to work from home, children getting a day off, teachers busy with grading, and the idea of a rooming house where bed equates to board. It mentions preachers and babies causing little disturbances in quiet sleep.
In an international bridge context, Bobby Jordan and Arthur Robinson use an artificial no trump cue bid to show point count. The opener replies four diamonds to request counts. North with 19 points advances to seven no trump via the Jordan Robinson sequence, aiming for a grand slam.
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