The Big Public Office Talent Hunt Is On
The deadline for filing for April elections comes at 5 PM on January 29, eight days away. Anyone seeking county board, village or city council, or mayor must file papers by then. The piece urges citizens to seek good candidates now to ensure informed voter choice in April.
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Tweedledee
Tweedledum
Willie Ritchie
Pullman
Milwaukee
Chicago
Minneapolis
Mathias R. Munson
Crawford County
Alick Anderson
Essman
L. A. Anderson
Fred Hagan
Rose
Daniel Smith
Milwaukee Road
Mill Street Crossing
Harold Loomis
Bright
Rethinking School Aids and Local Control
Madison columnist John Wyngaard urges parents and taxpayers to consider how rising state school aid shapes local decisions. He notes equalization formulas reward districts with higher spending, prompting districts to add programs to gain more aid, raising questions about genuine needs versus tax relief and state-imposed standards.
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John Wyngaard
The
Tribune
Madison
State Department of Public Instruction
America
Washington
State Treasury
Readers Urge Bluebird Trails to Save Species
Letters from readers urge building bluebird houses on fence posts to counter habitat loss from steel posts and fences and reduced nesting cavities. Activities include winter construction, spring field trips, and recording results for youth programs. contact Mrs. Leon Miller of La Crosse for details.
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the Tribune
Leon Miller
Cliffside Drive
la Crosse
What’s Up With Those Tax Forms
A reader venting about 1963 tax forms and W-2 and WT-9 confusion. The writer cites misrules and delays from a former employer, predicting ongoing issues until 1978 and a possible Social Security tax impact. The piece critiques tax paperwork as muddled and inconsistent.
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the Tribune
Beer age should be 18 nationwide says Wisconsin letter
A Tribune reader argues for lowering the legal beer age to 18, urging editors to consider that many 21 advocates may oppose any policy limiting access and cites concerns about what age rules mean for responsible adults.
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the Tribune
Wisconsin
Portraits by John C Metcalfe Hidden Tears Poem
A 1963 Field Enterprises poem by John C Metcalfe speaks of traveling the world yet holding longing for a loved one. The speaker hopes for a future meeting and enduring love despite miles and time.
Fudging On Age Comes Out Right
Mason City Globe-Gazette notes a major insurer rewards women's longer life with premiums that lower their ages by three years. It cites an official saying women have long been right to understate ages.
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Uhuru
Africa
Tanganyika
Mount Kilimanjaro
Review of News in Years Past Twenty Years Ago 1943
Eighth Army closes on Tripoli within 50 miles as British push toward Homs, Tarhuna. Combat reports note 1,032 Japanese slain on Guadalcanal. London endures large daylight raid with eleven planes shot down. Local officials, schools, and hospitals list staffing and salary notes while war debts and postwar plans blend with weather and community notices.
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Eighth Army
Tripoli
Hams
Tarhuna
Berlin
Rommel
Mercury
la Crosse
Onalaska
Holmen
City
Guadalcanal
Shortland Island
London
Britain
Goodland
John Martin
L. W. Silberschmidt
la Crosse Lutheran Hospital Association
Judge Cowie
Camp McCoy
Carl Scheel
American Legion
John Severson
Bangor
la Crosse County
Teachers’ College
Pennsylvania
Dist
Fred W. Crosby
Cpl
Charles R. Nemetz
Camp Davis
N.C
C. A. Nemetz
Galloping Costs Of State School Aids Spur Review
Madison report notes state aids to local schools consume more than a third of the budget and may rise further. The Legislative Council proposes a comprehensive study of the purposes and consequences of school aid funds as Republicans weigh strategy to avoid large new appropriations and future recriminations.
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Madison
Legislative Council
Legislative
Nelson
Forecasts of 1963 Slump and Kennedy Policies
Roger Babson, at Babson Park, argues that 1963 may bring higher unemployment and weaker take home pay, while President Kennedy's stance and advisors influence business sentiment. He cites tax cuts, foreign trade needs, and anti trust law use as factors shaping a possible 1963 decline, and notes markets and trusts affecting business confidence.
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Babson Park
Mass
Roger
Kennedy
Europe
Washington
Joe
Cuba
Congress
Robert
The Freedom Business In Africa Is Mostly Tribal Hatred
Robert C. Ruark argues African independence is driven by tribal hatreds and violence. He recalls Congo, Lumumba, Katanga, and Togoland assassinations, predicting leaders like Nkrumah and Kenyatta face constant danger while elites may fall and martyrs arise as Africa’s nations emerge.
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Africa
Kenya
Congo
Lumumba
United Nations
Katanga
Uhuru
Ernest Hemingway
Kwame Nkrumah
Ghana
Nkrumah
Free Africa
Sylvanus Olympio
Togoland
Portugal
Estoril
Jomo Kenyatta
sub-Sahara Africa
Tom Mboya
Mboya
Kipsigis
Gichuru
Paul Ngei
Spade strength shapes bidding in a Johnson hand
Oswald Jacoby discusses how spades dominate bidding choices in a typical bridge hand. South opens with spades, West overcalls, North partners with a jump to game, and despite East and West failing to act, the spade lead sets South for ten tricks. The analysis notes a heart overcall could have changed the outcome, and warns future overcalls may either help or ruin the contract.
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South
West
East
North
Sanford Goltz and staff byline lines
A fragment listing editors and staff roles including Editor Sanford Goltz Contributing Editor R L Bangsberg News and Photo Editor J E Lienlokken City Editor K F Teachout State Editor Leeward Lee Circulation Manager Ed Keefe.
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A Sanford Goltz
R. L. Bangsberg
J. E. Lienlokken
K. F. Teachout
Leeward Lee
ED Keefe
Mgr
La Crosse Tribune Masthead and postage notice
The La Crosse Tribune published daily and Sunday morning from La Crosse Wisconsin with staff roles listed including publisher E L Burgess and managers Colvin Kahler Wilkins and a sales team. Rates show home delivery and mail subscription options within La Crosse and surrounding areas with varying durations and prices.
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Enee Erie
la Crosse Tribune
4Th and
Cass Sts
la Crosse
Wis
Wisconsin
Lee Enterprise, Inc
Associated Press
Tribune
Jann
Kelley
1 Inc
New York
Chicago
Detroit
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Kansas City
Atlanta
Onalaska
la Crescent
Sunday Tribune
Carrier Bay Mail
Carrier Bay
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Galesville
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Margaret Spence
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Fred Bleakley
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Norman Schulze
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Louise Stritt
Ireland
Asa Darling
Griet Weldon
Darling
Meyer
J. E. Gerwitz
Tommy Gibbons
St. Paul
Jack Dempsey
Dean
Nelson Garment
L. J. Killian
Security Savings Bank
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J. A. Thwing
J. E. Brenner
J. E. Stokey
Fred Miller
Will Miller
South Salem Road
Ole Bull
Harmon Pl
Minn
Bull
Atty
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Kiwanis Club
Lucky Thirteen
J. H. Poehling
J. Weber
Winnebago
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Roger Babson
Bob Kennedy
Joseph P. Kennedy
Robert C. Ruark
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Olympio
Kasavubu
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Kasai
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Howard Colvin
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