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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1963
Page
5
New York report recalls a Jewish private in Tunisia who bayoneted two Nazis to save comrades. He later suffered hysterical paralysis of his right arm blaming himself for the killings, a symptom described by a doctor as guilt transfer. The writer wonders if the soldier later found peace as decades pass.
New Delhi reports that China rejected a six nation truce plan fueling fears of renewed Himalayan border fighting. Informed sources say earlier optimistic reports were deceptive and that Beijing turned down the package. A Peking broadcast warned there is little basis for optimism for a negotiated settlement after recent gains.
The columnist debates options for U S policy in Viet Nam citing the risks of insufficient leadership in Vietnamese units and the possibility of court martial for officers who falter under fire. He weighs direct action against North Viet Nam and the political consequences for Saigon, Cuba limits, and the cost of military escalation. He notes Diem's face saving claims and contemplates American troop deployments and command arrangements as a lengthy, potentially multi year endeavour.
Four thousand gallons of fuel oil spilled into a sewer when a tanker truck rolled backward down a hospital driveway after brake failure. The Shell enberger-Gregg Oil Co. truck ripped hoses from valves and struck a utility pole, injuring a woman who stumbled over a hose and bruised her leg.
Washington AP government data show December production and construction steady from November. Industrial output stayed at 120 percent of the 1956-59 average, with consumer goods up slightly while equipment and materials held firm. New construction stayed near the November pace at a seasonally adjusted $62.5 billion, residential up a touch, public down but above summer levels. Retail sales remained at the November high, and wholesale prices were unchanged mid-December to mid-January.
Canned goods valued at 1 million destined for relief recipients were destroyed when a fire hit the County Commodity Depot in Rockford Illinois. Three people were injured including Irvin Pollitt assistant depot supervisor. Firemen said a wall collapse caused minor injuries to two firefighters.
Washington AP reports pistol whips of ideas as 2,000 bills poured into the 88th Congress in six hours. Lawmakers propose topics from holidays on Monday to better pensioner communication, with Rep Abraham Multer leading at 173 bills and Rep Samuel Stratton backing Washington's Birthday and other memorial dates.
The state health department mobile unit will hold two more testing stops this week for lung disorders diabetes and blood pressure variances. On Wednesday it will operate 2 to 5 p.m. at 2009 West Ave S with advance registration in the Machine Products Co lobby. On Thursday it stops at First Federal Savings and Loan Association at 6th and State from 9 to 11 30 a.m. and 1 to 3 30 p.m. with registration in the lobby.
Rep Vernon W Thomson proposes a nonbinding measure urging national recognition for the Circus World Museum at Baraboo Wisconsin. The speech alongside bills aiding Indians artists nurses veterans ducks and other groups frames a broad legislative agenda.
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