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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1968
Page
4
The editorial reviews Clark Clifford as a potential Defense Secretary candidate after McNamara. It notes Clifford’s Washington experience with Truman, his political nerve, and speechcraft. The piece argues Johnson will set Vietnam policy, not Clifford, and predicts military experts may gain influence.
A weekend pattern of icebreak incidents shows snowmobiles and cars sinking on Lake Onalaska and near Prairie du Chien. A walker plunged into a Mississippi slough and was saved by two Holy Cross seminarians. Trempealeau saw five empty cars sink in Mud Lake ice, highlighting ongoing hazards of ice travel despite generally carrying loads by January.
A satirical science fiction riff questions how an alien observer would view humans. It critiques anthropocentric thinking while describing a Saucerian’s clinical, comic dissection of human anatomy, behavior, and fragility. The piece ends with the alien noting humans’ quirks and conflicts.
Eric Hoffer argues the Negro in America must first unite as a community to win world admiration and self respect. He contends genuine heroes are needed, not slogans, and questions the capacity for mutual aid among American Negroes while condemning white prejudice as the root problem.
Twenty years ago 1948 fire of undetermined origin destroys Gateway Lumber Co at 201 Cameron Ave turning a quadrant of buildings into an inferno with flames spreading to Segelke Kohlhaus Co causing damage. Eisenhower bows out of GOP race. Mrs Fanny Bogody dies at 100. CIO splits over Wallace candidacy. Churchill warns Europe must unite to face Moscow and atomic threat. School play days canceled due to subzero weather.
The La Crosse Tribune publishes daily with W Y Burgess as publisher and Sanford Goltz as editor. It is a Lee Enterprises newspaper with AP news rights and standard rates for mail and delivery listed.
The writer defines freedom as rights to speech religion assembly and jury justice but warns it costs devotion and taxes. He urges readers to register and vote rather than protest, framing civic participation as essential to a free nation.
A brief devotional noting Psalms 92 4 praising God for his works and Hebrews 11 1 defining faith as assurance of what is hoped for and conviction of what is not seen. The verses encourage gladness in God and steadfast belief beyond visible evidence.
President Johnson names Clark Clifford to be secretary of defense, broadening civilian backing for generals. Clifford, a skilled lawyer, is expected to align military chiefs with the president’s aims while judging consequences. McNamara’s business approach is cited as needing balance with strategic military goals.
Wisconsin analysts say Eugene McCarthy faces long odds in the Wisconsin Democratic primary against President Lyndon B. Johnson. Regulars remain with the President, with Milwaukee County shaping the party’s vote and Harold Stassen seen as a peace alternative. McCarthy could win a district or two, but a repudiation by Wisconsin Democrats appears unlikely.
The United States Treasury announces plans to melt 210 million ounces of silver coins withdrawn from circulation. The move replaces traditional coins with new forms less valued by sound money advocates, echoing a caution about chasing shadows over substance.
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