Longshore Strike Ends as JFK Push Brings Return to Work
After 34 days the New York harbor back to full operation with about 60,000 longshoremen returning. The ILA ordered crews to resume loading on Atlantic and Gulf ports while Texas and Norfolk areas faced ongoing disputes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York Harbor
Atlantic
Gulf Coast
Italia
Nassau
Bahamas
Luxury Line
Hudson River Docks
Kennedy
Norfolk
Afl-Cio International
David Alston
ILA International
Texas
James J. Reynolds
Galveston
Reynolds
ILA
William V. Bradley
Gulf
Bradley
Maine
Virginia
South Atlantic
New York Shipping Association
North Atlantic
North Carolina
Florida
Miami
Henderson
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
Congress
Morse
Train Crash in Evanston Injures 34 During Rush Hour
An empty commuter train skidded on snow and hit a standing Milwaukee to Chicago train at Evanston Davis Street station. Thirty four people were injured, five hospitalized but not seriously. Most injuries occurred in the rear portion of the passenger train. Milwaukee engineer Joseph Prill was not hurt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evanston
Ill
Chicago and North Western Railway
Davis Street
Chicago
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
William McHugh
Youce Paul
Joseph Prill
W. Chambers Ave
Refugee family sails to America escaping indoctrination
Maria Torres 68 with two dolls arrives on Shirley Lykes with 11 year old brother Jose and 4 year old Juan Lamelas. Parents Dr and Mrs Leopoldo Torres say they left Cuba to shield children from indoctrination and preserve Epiphany gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maria Torres
Leopoldo Torres
Shirley Lykes
Jose
America
Juan Lamelas
Pedro
Gaines
Havana
Castro
Dividend Planned by La Crosse Cooler Co
Directors of the La Crosse Cooler Co announce a dividend of 122 cents per common share to be paid February 14 to shareholders of record at the close of business February 1. The annual meeting is set for March 12 at 2 p.m. at 2809 Losey Blvd offices. Shareholders will receive by mail the 1962 annual reports when completed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse Cooler Co
Losey Blvd
E Flag Awarded To Jacques Seed Co
The Jacques Seed Co. of Prescott Wisconsin received the President s E flag for ingenuity and achievement in expanding U S exports. William J Jacques and Charles J Jacques accepted the honor from Dr Roland R Renne assistant secretary of agriculture for international affairs. The firm has exported high quality hybrid seed corn to Europe and South America and created a European market for U S soybean seed.
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Washington
U.S
Jacques Seed Co
Prescott
Wis
Roland R. Renne
William J. Jacques
Charles J. Jacques
Europe
South America
Car Hits Hydrant In La Crosse Early Saturday
A motorist, Richard H. Smith, 26, of 727 Livingston St., was hospitalized at St. Francis Hospital with a head cut after his car struck a North Side hydrant on Rose Street south of Gillette. The hydrant snapped at the base but the valve remained intact and no water flowed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
Richard H. Smith
Livingston St
St. Francis Hospital
Smith
Rose
Gillette Street
Two Boys Die in Minn. House Fire. Mother Critical
In Warroad Minnesota a fire in a residence killed 18 month old Joseph Sargent and 3 year old David Sargent. Their mother Mrs Bill Sargent suffered third degree burns over 80 percent of her body in the blaze and was found in the bathroom. The father was away and neighbors aided as an alarm was raised by Mrs Marlys Sargent who saved two older boys and the infant. Fire officials described the fire as confined to the bedroom and adjoining bathroom with the cause undetermined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warroad
Minn
Minnesota
Joseph Sargent
David
Bill Sargent
Finn Thorsen
Marlys Sargent
Thorsen
Frost Plagues Zoo as Tigress Fails to Eat at Chessington
In Britain, Chessington Zoo staff struggle to save a tigress that will not eat as frost lingers. A tree porcupine a parakeet and an Indian fruit have already died, underscoring harsh weather effects in the Dardanelles region area near Istanbul.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
Chessington Zoo
Primaries Set for Four City Races
Four city posts will require primary elections to narrow candidates. In Ward 16 incumbent Bernard Maney and challengers Robert Brudos and David Hogue filed for alderman. Ward 15 has three contenders, Ward 18 has three for alderman, and the mayoral race already lists four candidates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David W. Hogue
S. 22Nd St
la Crosse State College
Bernard F. Maney
S. 20Th St
Robert Brudos
Cass St
La Crescent Sewage Plant Project Okayed
U S senators Humphrey and McCarthy announce that the Health Education and Welfare department approved 55950 toward 188000 for alteration and upgrade of La Crescent Minnesota sewage plant. Final congressional approval needed before funding can be appropriated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Minnesota
Hubert H. Humphrey
Eugene J. McCarthy
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
la Crescent
Minn
Congress
Motion Day Scheduled in La Crosse Court Monday
Judge Lincoln Neprud will preside over motion day proceedings starting at 9 a.m. Monday in La Crosse Circuit Court. One criminal case involves Richard A. Pfaff, 20, of 127 Washburn Street, charged with stealing a car on December 21 from Max's Auto Wrecking at 726 North Third Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln Neprud
la Crosse
Carl F. Schnick
Richard A. Pfaff
Washburn St
Max
N. 3Rd St
Drunk Driving Charge Dismissed in La Crosse Case
A La Crosse drunk driving charge against Matt J. Gassen was dismissed in Circuit Court after the city failed to prove the offense occurred within city limits. In a second case, Clayton Connell’s charge was reduced to reckless driving and he pled guilty, with a $100 fine and $28.80 costs assessed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
Sun
Winnebago
Lincoln Neprud
Matt J. Gassen
S. 3Rd St
Police Justice Court
Gassen
William J. Sauer
Ney
Philip G. Arneson
City
Neprud
Sauer
Clayton Connell
Connell
Circuit Court
Charles Goerdt
Records from La Crosse Municipal Court Summary
La Crosse municipal court records list multiple traffic offenses including speeding and failing to stop at stop signs. Defendants include Glen Heintz Timothy Maher Ronald Pataska and others with fines from 14 to 29 dollars. A chimney fire at Lawrence Jordahl residence was extinguished January 25 at 7 20 am in Ettrick Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Heintz
Kane St
Randall S. Koula
Stoddard
Riverside Park
Timothy G. Maher
Main St
Raymond L. Moss
St. Andrew St
Ronald D. Pataska
Caledonia St
William E. Strupp
Coon Valley
Gregory J. Tanke
S. 1Th St
Michael E. Arenz
Pine St
Vernon L. Arentz
Caroline St
Gerald A. Ball
Avon St
James C. Creegan
Middleton
Robert C. Sivanich
George St
Ralph J. Wettstein
Denton St
Don E. Whitewater
Gary R. Wrobel
Harvey St
Nyhus E. Berland
Green Bay St
Gordon
P. McCullick
Sill St
Herman C. Holtze
William P. Miller
Lawrence Jordahl
Local crime lab debate tied to organized crime in Fond du Lac
The governor urged creating a separate division of the attorney general or placing it in the State Crime Laboratory to combat organized crime. He linked Chicago gangland murders to the Fond du Lac cheese industry and noted cheese connections in investigations. He also discussed trash collection rings and jukebox operations as related concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvin Larson
Mississippi St
Copeland Ave
Reuben Roll
Ferry St
Leland Burrows
State St
Leslie
Erickson
S. 24Th
Reynolds
Fond du Lac
Walter Hollander
Rosendale
Hollander
Chicago
Thomas O'Neglia
James DeAnagelo
Vincent Benevento
Onofrio Vitale
Grade
Milwaukee
Hospital Transfers And Admissions In Local Area
On January 25 and 26 multiple local residents were admitted to area hospitals. Ida French, 90, from Avon Street, transferred to St Francis Hospital for illness. Jimmy J. Dickson, 16, from Larch Street, to St Francis Hospital for a shoulder injury. Mrs. Elmer Isbell, 34, from Seventh Street, to St Ann's Hospital for a maternity case. Louise Hoffman, 82, from State Street, to Lutheran Hospital for illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida French
Avon St
St. Francis Hospital
Logan High School
Jimmy J. Dickson
Larch St
la Crescent
Minn
Elmer Isbell
S. 7Th St
St. Ann's Hospital
Louise Hoffman
State St
Lutheran
Niagara bridge collapses in icy river split
A supporting truss slipped seven sixteenths of an inch as load shifted, causing the bridge to lift from its foundation and topple at 4 10 p.m. on January 27. The Rainbow Bridge between Niagara Falls New York and Ontario later opened in 1941.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Joseph Bulski
Niagara Falls
Thomas J. Malone
Buffalo
N.Y
Ont
American Falls
Radio Highlights: Superior at La Crosse State College
WCOW-FM Sparta carries Wisconsin against St John’s at 1 25 p m. WKBH gives Superior versus La Crosse State College at 7 55 p m. Basketball action on Saturday listed with times and stations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Superior
la Crosse State College
Wcow-Fm
Sparta
Wisconsin
St John's
Quillin Named To State Advisory Unit
Edward Quillin owner of Quil lin's Market and Bakery West Ave and Pine St has been appointed by the Wisconsin Industrial Commission to its minimum wage advisory board. Quillin has 15 years in the grocery business and leads the Wisconsin and Western Wisconsin Retail Food Dealer Associations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Quillin
Quillin
West Ave
Pine St
Wisconsin Industrial Commission
Wisconsin
Western Wisconsin
Andersen's Windfall Sparks Budget Debate In Minnesota
Governor Elmer L. Andersen unveils a no new tax plan with a $673 million two year budget and a potential $23 million gain from federal tax changes. Lawmakers split over relying on Kennedy tax cuts and over a long list of interim appointments during a recount. Conservatives push ahead with confirmations while liberals seek delay. The session also tackles tax guarantees for taconite expansion and a $29 million building bill. The Supreme Court ruling on ballot numbering may affect the gubernatorial recount.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Paul
Elmer L. Andersen
Minnesota
DFL
Congress
Kennedy
Senate
Andersen
Karl Rolvaag
L. Lyman Huntley
Grand Rapids
State Board of Education
Walter Lundberg
Austin
House
House Appropriations Committee
C. A. Johnson
Mankato
Supreme Court
Donald FE. Swenson
Therr
Wave of Chicago restaurant bombings discussed
Officials from seven counties met with Gov. Kerner and Safety Director Ragen to address a wave of arson and blasts in the Chicago area. The Prime Steak House fire caused about 200000 dollars in damage and is linked to a suspected arson ring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Otto Tt
Cool
Illinois
Joseph E. Ragen
Cook
Lake
McHenry
Kane
Kankakee
Will
du Page
Kerner
Nate Passaro
Riverside
Albert John Rayola
al (Scarface) Capone
FBI to aid in Wisconsin crime probe reaches Kenosha
In Kenosha Mayor Eugene Hammond welcomed FBI help in the Biernat search and said volunteers would scour the countryside. He planned a meeting with Reynolds in the governor's office to discuss the governor's remarks on organized crime rooted in Milwaukee and nearby counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fice
FBI
Wisconsin
Kenosha
Eugene Hammond
Biernal
Hammond
Biernat
Reynolds
Milwaukee
Kenosha Land Fond du Lac
Man Hangs Self In City Jail Cell
La Crosse man Harvey C. Moyer 46, jailed on a drunkenness charge, hanged himself in his cell Friday night after belt and shoelaces were removed. Coroner ruled death by his own action. Moyer had no home and had been arrested earlier for drunkenness with a pending trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
Michael J. Watunga
Harvey C. Moyer
Moyer
Clarence Koblitz
Three Italian Brothers Die Near 104 102 and 100
Michele di lorio died at 104 in Pietrascina Italy. His brothers Nicola aged 102 and Luigi aged 100 were at his bedside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pietrascina
Italy
Michele di Lorio
Nicola
Luigi
Wisconsin Capitol Moves and Bills Amid Debate
The Senate and Assembly opened with bill introductions as Reynolds said the FBI would assist crime investigations in Wisconsin. A proposed equal opportunity commission faces Assembly action without judiciary support, with a 5-5 vote to kill and 6-4 against approval. Major items include reapportionment for Milwaukee and Waukesha counties, a $50,000 study on local governments, a 21 year beer purchase age, and liability exemptions for medical aid at accidents. A pay raise for state employees, lottery changes, trading stamps, a separate Personnel Department, and tax adjustments on cigarettes beer and liquor are also considered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerris Leonard
Milwaukee
Reynolds
FBI
Wisconsin
Equal Opportunity Commission
Assembly
Judiciary Committee
Senate
University of Wisconsin
Department of Administration
Budget Draft For 1963 Presented By Prague Assembly
The Czechoslovak National Assembly presented a draft budget for 1963 totaling 125,877,000,000 crowns about 18 billion dollars at the official rate. The proposal is 1.7 percent higher than the 1962 budget according to Ceteka.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prague
Czechoslovakia
Ceteka
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JFK
Presidential Board
Labor Department
United States
Newport News
Newburg
Cooler Company
Alvin
Dardanelles
Istanbul
A Crosse Tribune
RFD
Municipal Court
Fire Department
Ettrick, Wis
Adolph Johnson
Capitol
Don Dickinson
Dickinson Funeral Home
Caledonia Street
Mueller Climatro
Schneider
Bob's Sheet Metal
Coon Valley, Wis
Standorf
Praine du Chien, Wis
Flom & Forsyth
Houston, Minn
Joseph Fritsch
Clarence’s
la Crescent, Minn
George Poehling
Bangor
Schulze Heating Coq
Caledonia
Sampson Heating
Black River Falls, Wis
Frank
Onalaska, Wis
Kensmoe Heating and Air Conditioning
Galesville, Wis
Jeffries
Elroy, Wis
Viroqua, Wis
Hixton, Wis
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