An Editor's Outlook on Gettysburg and Vicksburg Turning Points
Jenkin Lloyd Jones reflects on the Civil War’s turning points as of July 4, 1863. He contrasts the bird’s-eye view with the worm’s-eye toil of soldiers, noting Lee’s retreat from Gettysburg and Pemberton’s surrender at Vicksburg, and recalls his grandfather Gunner Alvah Page who died at Vicksburg.
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Gettysburg
Vicksburg
Mississippi
Pemberton
Columbia
Lee
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin
Alvah B. Page
Dues and budget fights across state and nation
Wisconsin State Journal notes the tax budget bill survived the Senate amid fears of chaos if defeated and faces tougher Assembly scrutiny amid calls for further cuts. It remains a high spending plan and high levy, shaped behind closed doors with public hearing concerns. The London Times observes a US civil rights crisis, urging legal action and voter registration while warning against overreach that could curb personal liberty and provoke more bitterness. Nonconformist defines a glove compartment as a joke.
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Senate
Assembly
Review of the News in Years Past 1943
Vicious German thrusts by armored divisions and infantry are reported along a 165 mile front from Orel to Belgorod with heavy losses on both sides. Russians claim 3,000 Germans slain and hundreds of tanks knocked out in the first 24 hours. Polish premier in exile General Wladislaw Sikorski killed in an air crash at Gibraltar. Seventeen people died violently in Wisconsin over the Fourth.
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Orel
Belgorod
Wladislaw Sikorski
Gibraltar
Wisconsin
Doctor Says Doctor Says and Related Local Notes
Medical column notes rise of fungal infections like cryptococcosis and histoplasmosis, linked to weakened patients and soil contaminated with pigeon droppings. Amphotericin B helps contain the disease though not curative. Local items include Harry James and Betty Grable wedding, Pearl Risberg funeral, La Crosse aircraft carrier fundraising, and various community notices.
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Harry James
Betty Grable
Las Vegas
Nevada
Hollywood
Pearl Risberg
Central High School
Chippewa River
Eau Claire
Stokes Funeral
la Crosse
Shangri la
W. Leo Murphy
Chamber of Commerce
Legion All-Stars
Onalsika
Nelson
Onalaska
Don Terpstra
Fordham Students Build Houses in Mexican Community
Kenneth Hepburn leads 25 Fordham University students in a 1962 summer project to aid an Indian settlement near Ixmiquilpan, Mexico. They financed travel, built 11 adobe houses in two months, lived in a monastery, and were fed by Sisters of Mercy. Kenneth promotes the effort to others and plans a return trip.
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Kenneth Hepburn
Fordham University
Fordham Mexico
Ixmiquilpan
Mexico
Kenneth
U. S
Sisters of Mercy
Wisconsin Republicans Play It Cool On Goldwater Byrnes
John Wyngaard reports Wisconsin GOP leaders intend a favorite son push for Rep. John Byrnes to keep the state delegation united at San Francisco. Goldwater’s surge and Rockefeller’s divorce complicate loyalties as Wisconsin weighs risks, with Byrnes delaying commitment until fall and Delaware delegation outcomes uncertain.
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Wisconsin
Madison
Rockefeller
Arizona
Wisconsin Party
John W. Byrnes
Green Bay
San Francisco
Byrnes
Goldwater
New York State
Murphy
New York
Republican Party
U S Faces Role in Red China India War
Washington debates how deeply the United States should become involved in aiding India against Red China. India signs MAAG advisory group and a December Nassau pledge funds military aid, while India builds defenses along the high Himalayas and plans road networks, air defense, and mountain divisions amid a Pakistan dispute.
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Washington
United States
China
India
Congress
Nehru
MAAG
John E. Kelly
Red China
Tibet
Germany
Himalayas
South Asia
Pakistan
Kashmir
White House could use Rhodes of Ohio
A snapshot profile argues Gov. James A. Rhodes of Ohio as a White House contender. It notes his austerity drive, 9.1 percent budget cut, 6,300 state layoffs and 1,800 new hires, agency reorganizations, welfare work requirements, car purchase freeze, travel ban, and a plan to cut state debt from 83 million to 60 million by June 30 while creating 200,000 jobs. The piece praises his fiscal discipline and reform mindset as a potential national model.
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White House
James A. Rhodes
Ohio
Rhodes
State Hospital
Liquor Board
Highway Commission
State Fair Board
The
Racing Commission
Board of Tax Appeals
Gossip and Gratuities Weigh On Church Plates
In a terse glimpse of church life, money tucked away in men's pockets highlights concerns over collection plate integrity while women reportedly avoid gossip yet eagerly listen to it in social circles.
Unlucky expert relates bridge tales and a $0.50 request
The column features Oswald Jacoby narrating a bridge hand where a daring 3NT game succeeded after a bold line of plays. He details card play, finesses, and a dramatic misplay by an opponent who pulled the wrong card. To obtain a copy of Win at Bridge, readers are urged to mail name and address with 50 cents to Oswald Jacoby Reader Service in New York.
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West
East
Bridge
Oswald Jacoby
la Crosse Tribune
P.O
Dept. A
Radio City
New York
N.Y
La Crosse Tribune Ad Rates and Circulation Details
This La Crosse newspaper listing shows masthead editors and staff, delivery and mail subscription rates for La Crosse and nearby areas, with prices by duration and distance. Rates cover within 75 miles, 75 to 150 miles, and beyond, plus Sunday edition and advance payments.
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LaCrosse
Onalaska
la Crescent
LaCrosse Sunday Tribune
Carrier Boy
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Army of Virginia
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Ewell
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West Point
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Winston Churchill
Warren
Little Round Top
Meade
Gunner Page
Memphis
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Dues
Wisconsin State Journal
U.S
London
England
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Alabama
South
Wall Street Journal
Joseph K. Kidder
W. G. Brandstadt
M.D
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Ruth
Homer
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Justice Department
Losey Boulevard
Highway 16
la Crosse County
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Bangor
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Rose
Farmer-Labor Organization
Harding
Tacoma
Alaska
al Brieske
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Minn
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Milwaukee
Mother
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Pettibone Park
W. H. Osborne
North Carolina
Keeley Cure
Internal Revenue
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Charles
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Mich
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Kane
St. Paul
Emil Kabat
Hood
Galesville
Umberger
Justin
Frank H. Burgess
la Crosse Tribbune
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Joseph Fritz
Redfield
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Redfield Street
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Wendell Willkie
Thomas Dewey
Dwight Eisenhower
Peter Edson
Nassau
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Ladakh
Leh
Himalaya
By Oswald Jacoby
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W. T. Burg Sanford Goltz
R. L. Bangsberg
J. EB. Lienlokken
E. F. Teachout
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ED Keefe
Mgr. Price
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4Th and
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Wis
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Minneapolis
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