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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1963
Page
1
President Kennedy named a three man emergency board to end the 26 day East and Gulf Coast dock tie up. The panel aims to settle by Monday or devise steps to move over 500 idle ships while weighing public interest and national welfare.
A brief note from the Executive Office of the President includes a figure of 45.8 in the federal budget context. Details remain sparse, but the reference signals a numeric budget measure tied to administration deliberations.
UPI Telephoto and AP Wirephoto illustrate the national budget under President Kennedy for fiscal year 1964. The charts detail expected revenue sources and the proposed allocations, highlighting priorities and projected deficits as part of the administration’s fiscal plan.
President Kennedy proposed a 1964 defense budget of 51 billion dollars with total related outlays around 56 billion, up about 2.6 billion from this year and 10 billion from 1960. The plan includes Minuteman ICBMs, 24 Polaris submarines, Nike missiles, Civil Defense fallout shelters, and expanded Army and Navy spending.
President Kennedy’s budget for the new fiscal year allocates Army engineers and reclamation projects totaling $3.16 million in Wisconsin with funds for river surveys and harbor rehabilitations. Minnesota lists harbor constructions in Duluth and Superior, flood control on Winona, plus several surveys and basin projects.
President Kennedy accepted an invitation from Italian Premier Fanfani to visit Italy this year with the date to be determined. Diplomats note possible talks with French President De Gaulle or a meeting with Soviet Premier Khrushchev, while no additional European stops are confirmed. Vatican sources wonder about a Papal audience. Pierre Salinger said date will be set after consultations between nations.
Subzero readings linger in Midwest and Northeast as a warm trend moves in. Temperatures rise from -37 in Lone Rock Wisconsin to near freezing in several states, with milder 30s and 40s along coasts and 50s in parts of the Gulf region. Snow is forecast across Idaho to Colorado and into the Dakotas and Nebraska.
President Kennedy's budget faced sharp disapproval in Congress as critics called it incredible and too large. Republicans labeled the deficits unacceptable while Democrats warned the $11.9 billion deficit could undermine tax cuts. Leaders cited a budget near $98.8 billion with projected deficits around $14 billion if tax cuts pass. Lawmakers urged substantial cuts without harming security and urged deeper study by committees.
A 7 year old West Allis boy, David Taylor, died after a toboggan overturned at Whitnall Park in Hales Corners. He suffered a skull fracture and a broken leg. initial X rays underestimated injuries. He died at County General Hospital after brain surgery.
Detective Capt. Arthur Riley said three Kenosha men are being sought for questioning in the disappearance of Anthony J. Biernat a 46 year old juke box distributor last seen at a railroad station. His bloodied car and coat were found in the station lot with witnesses noting a night time struggle. The three men are described as two gamblers and an honest and respectable man and were added to a list of persons wanted for interview.
Four people died and five were injured when a three story Southwest Side apartment building burned on Wednesday night. More than 50 residents fled the near zero cold as firefighters used aerial ladders to reach a third floor. Victims were Patricia Schacht 11 Diana 3 Anna Masek 53 and Helen Shelhamer 57. Bodies were found together in Anna Masek’s apartment. Five were overcome by smoke, including four firefighters. Damage pegged at 50 000 dollars. Fire began in the rear of a ground floor appliance store with arson suspected.
Kay Halverson 20, Northwestern University student from Menasha Wisconsin, died last October in her sorority house. A Cook County coroner’s jury found the death was due to acute asphyxial bronchial asthma as testified by Dr. Harold Wagner, chief coroner pathologist.
A U S Commerce panel began assessing toll adequacy for vessels using the St Lawrence Seaway. President Kennedy proposed a record 98.8 billion dollar budget in a midterm plan aiming at deficit growth to fund defense space and urban programs while tax cuts aim to boost growth and revenues. The budget projects a 1963-64 deficit near 11.9 billion, with defense at 55.4 billion and space totaling 4.2 billion, plus foreign aid around 4.945 billion.
Overland drive of 550 cattle led by Bethel Frei nears Highmore and the auction ring after a three day trek from the Missouri River. Only 15 miles remain as the herd heals with corn and hay, while weather warms from 22 below to 15 above. Frei expects about 150000 for the cattle as flooding threatens his Missouri River land.
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