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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1964
Page
1
Manila declares calamity as Winnie leaves 44 reported dead in central Luzon areas and 275 injured. Red Cross lists 11 fatalities amid 376,897 homeless as power and water remain out and transport resumes after 36 hours.
Congress approves a federal transit aid program after five years of debate. The Senate 47 to 36 votes to accept House changes, authorizing 375 million dollars in grants over three years to support cities and states. Washington would cover two thirds of net project costs with local sponsors funding the rest.
The Weather Bureau station at La Crosse shifts to a 5 30 a m to 1 30 p m schedule from Thursday with observation coverage at the Municipal Airport by the station when closed. Forecasts for La Crosse and vicinity remain at 6 30 and 11 30 a m daily except Sundays.
Illinois delegation backs Barry Goldwater with 48 of 58 votes as Scranton trails. AP survey puts Goldwater at 705 pledged or favorable delegates, 50 over the 655 needed, with Scranton at 145 and Eisenhower still not officially backing a candidate.
Mayor Knutson calls Jerome Klos demand that Talbot Peterson resign as delegate utter nonsense. He urges Rep. Byrnes to release Wisconsin delegates to Barry Goldwater now and asks Warren Knowles to join the plea while noting Goldwater’s nomination strengthens the national Republican front.
An Associated Press survey shows Barry Goldwater holding 708 first ballot votes from a 1,308 delegate pool for the Republican convention in San Francisco, with 44 from 12 Northeastern states. His support spans South, Southwest, West and parts of the Midwest, enough to secure the nomination even without Northeastern backing.
State Chairman Talbot Peterson affirmed he helped set up the Scranton group in Wisconsin and denied favoring Barry Goldwater. He said most party leaders back the nominee and rejected calls for his resignation as a delegate. Peterson urged Republicans to unite behind the party nominee and clarified his remarks on grassroots sentiment.
La Crosse County Republican Party Chair Jerome Klos asks State GOP Chair Talbot Peterson to resign as a convention delegate. He cites two oath violations over statements supporting Barry Goldwater, while Peterson predicts Scranton support from Wisconsin. Byrnes remains the de facto delegate until released.
Burglars broke into Preble Town Hall through a window at night and opened a vault and a small safe in the town clerk's office. They escaped with 3621 dollars in cash and checks.
The Wisconsin State Journal endorsed Pennsylvania Governor William W. Scranton for the Republican presidential nomination. The paper urged delegates at the GOP convention to nominate Scranton to keep the party modern and responsible and to reject the negative approach of Senator Barry Goldwater.
A shallow gas pocket ignited a massive blaze on the C. P. Baker offshore rig 72 miles off Louisiana. The pre dawn explosion collapsed the $6 million structure, two bodies were recovered and 18 men were missing, believed aboard the burning hulls. Survivors hailed from Louisiana Texas Arkansas and Alabama with missing men from Louisiana Mississippi.
Everett M Dirksen the Illinois senator and Senate Republican leader said he will nominate Barry Goldwater for the Republican presidential nomination at the convention opening July 13 in San Francisco He told a reporter he had advised Goldwater he would consider such a request and that the request has been made and he agreed The Illinois delegate supported Goldwater at a Chicago caucus Tuesday from the Illinois delegation.
The House weighs a 3.3 billion dollar foreign aid bill with Rep. Otto Passman trying to trim it to 3 billion. Passman faces no Appropriations Committee backing as George Mahon urges support for President Johnson in his first full fiscal year. The day’s votes mark a crucial step in annual foreign aid deliberations.
The Army Aviation Material Command in St Louis awarded a 3 770 000 contract for twelve 100 ton amphibious barges to Peterson Builders Inc of Sturgeon Bay Wisconsin. Peterson had the lowest bid among three bidders. Deliveries to start in November 1965 and end in October 1966.
Donald Brockman seventeen died when lightning struck a marsh during work on a family cranberry farm in Vesper Wisconsin. His younger brother was burned lightly and the father was uninjured. The deputy coroner confirmed a single flash caused the fatality.
The Coast Guard has ended a two day search for 29 year old Britt Sullivan who disappeared Sunday during an attempt to swim to Europe. Planes cutters and helicopters scoured the Atlantic off Long Island but found no trace after she failed to rendezvous with an escort boat.
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