Six Injured in Caledonia Two-Car Crash at Becker's Corner
Six people were injured and one critically in a two car crash at Becker's Corner on Highway 44 near Caledonia Sunday afternoon. John Patrick Wilchowski, 45, of Onalaska, and Marvin Lange, 26, of Bell View Nebraska, drove into each other's paths. Lange's 19-year-old wife was critically injured. Katherine Metz, 13, of Marshfield, Wis., was seriously hurt. Other passengers Dennis Gartner, 16, of Onalaska and Carol Viner, of Onalaska, also injured. All were taken to Lutheran Hospital in La Crosse. Police investigated with Sheriff Byron Whitehouse and state patrol.
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Caledonia
Mina
Becker's Corner
John Patrick Wilchowski
Onalaska
Marvin Lange
Bell View
Neb
Lange
Katherine Metz
Marshfield
Wis
Wilchowski
Dennis Wayne Gartner
Carol Viner
Oralaska
Lutheran Hospital
la Crosse
la Crosse Hospital
Potter- Haugen
Houston County
Byron Whitehouse
Gartner
Caledonia Hospital
Whitehouse
Lawrence Klug
Glen Heintz
Milton Inglett
A. D. Davidson
Damage suit against Hankscraft set aside
A federal judge set aside a $150000 judgment awarded to Andrea M McCormick of White Bear Lake Minnesota against Hankscraft Co Inc of Reedsburg Wisconsin The court ruled the firm was not negligent Andrea suffered second and third degree burns four years earlier when a vaporizer overheated and spilled hot water on her chest and neck Her attorney said she required skin grafts and permanent disfigurement
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ST. Paul, Minn
Hankscraft Co., Inc
Reedsburg
Wis
Albin S. Pearson
Andrea M. McCormick
White Bear Lake
Minn
Hawkscraft
Andrea
Sally Robins
Astronaut Geology Field Trip Planned in New Mexico
At least 23 astronauts will tramp the Philmont Boy Scout Ranch in northeastern New Mexico this week for a rapid geology course. They will visit the Grand Canyon West Texas and Arizona previously and then travel to Trinidad Colorado and Cimarron. Maj. L Gordon Cooper will fly to Cimarron and six more astronauts arrive from Los Angeles.
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Houston, Tex
Philmont Boy Scout Ranch
New Mexico
Grand Canyon
West Texas
Arizona
Trinidad
Colo
Cimarron
L. Gordon Cooper
Los Angeles
Fond Du Lac Station KFIZ Joins AP News Network
Wisconsin's KFIZ in Fond du Lac the state’s oldest commercial radio station became an Associated Press member. The 250 watt outlet licensed to KFIZ Broadcasting Co. began in 1922 and remains one of three stations east of the Mississippi with a K call sign. General manager Emery W. Martin and news director Douglas McGrath lead KFIZ.
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Fond DU Lac
Wisconsin
KFIZ
Associated Press
Worldwide
Kfiz Broadcasting Co
Mississippi River
Emery W. Martin
Douglas McGrath
How to Build a Better Investment Club
A Reader's Digest June article explains investing on a shoestring through local investment clubs. It notes ordinary citizens can start with as little as ten dollars a month and suggests women often outperform men in club investments.
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Reader’s Digest
Hearing On Ruby Sanity Scheduled In Dallas
A June 19 show cause hearing in open court will decide whether Jack Ruby may receive a sanity trial. Ruby will receive psychiatric treatment in his jail cell while three psychiatrists assess his mental state. If not improved by June 19, a sanity trial would begin July 6.
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Dallas
Tex
Jack Ruby
Joe B. Brown
Ruby
Brown
Lee Harvey Oswald
John F. Kennedy
Wisconsin Praised for Interstate Right-of-Way Progress
Washington officials commend Wisconsin as the first state to authorize acquisition of all interstate right-of-way. Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr and Rex M. Whitton laud the move as a model for opening the system nationwide by 1972. Wisconsin reports nearly 60 percent of its 445 miles open to traffic, ahead of the 50 percent target.
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Washington
Wisconsin
Secretary of Commerce
Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr
Rex M. Whitton
Roosevelt
John W. Reynolds
United States
Whitton
Harvey Grasse
Wisconsin Highway Commission
Avert Nationwide Telegraphers Strike Reaches Settlement
Washington AP Western Union and about 24000 telegraphers reached a contract settlement averting a nationwide strike. AFL-CIO official E L Hageman said pay increases of six cents per hour now and seven cents next June 1 would be included, with higher pensions and four weeks vacation after 20 years.
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Washington
Western Union
E. L. Hageman
Afl-Cio Commercial Telegraphers’ Union
Hageman
Quadruplets Born To New York Woman
A 30-year old woman, Maria Peloro, gave birth to quadruplets at Interior General Hospital in Brooklyn. The boy weighed 2 pounds 13 ounces and three girls weighed 2 pounds, 2 pounds, 8 ounces, and 2 pounds 13 ounces. The father Salvatore is an unemployed plumber.
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New York
Maria Peloro
Interior General Hospital
Brooklyn
Salvatore
Thefts Reported From Boats At La Crosse Boat Club
Two thefts from boats at the La Crosse Boat Club were reported to La Crosse Police. Mrs. William Dell said a $99.95 Kodak slide projector was stolen while loading her boat. Dean Dempsey reported a five gallon gas can and a pike pole stolen from his boat or near his home. John McDonald reported a radio and clock stolen from his car in a garage rented at 2014 Main St. Several garages were entered in the same area.
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la Crosse Boat Club
la Crosse
William Dell
15Th St
Dean Dempsey
Campbell Road
John McDonald
Main St
Pyramids Reveal Ancient Plasterwork Surprising Quality
Egyptian pyramids house plasterwork dated around 4000 years ago that remains as fine as modern craftsmanship. The finding highlights advanced ancient techniques and long lasting durability of construction materials from that era.
Deaths Lulu Zeichert 74 of Onalaska
Funeral services for Lulu Zeichert 74 of 437 Pearl Street Onalaska will be held Thursday June 4 at 2 p m at Nelson Funeral Home with Rev L E Evenson officiating Burial will follow at Onalaska Cemetery Friends may call at Nelson Funeral Home Wednesday evening She is survived by a sister Mrs Sophia Uehling of Onalaska and several nephews and nieces Her husband and one brother preceded her in death.
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Lulu Zeichert
Pearl St
Onalaska
Nelson Funeral Home
Leland Evenson
Sophia Uehling
Residents oppose rezoning near 7th Street and Losey
In La Crosse neighbors confront a Sletten McKee rezoning request at 7th and King Streets. Critics warn garage driveways and traffic will worsen. others fear value drops and nuisance from a new local business district. Two objectors cite risks of sprawl and a funeral home site changes.
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Alice Schroeder
Frank Wilkinson
S. 26Th St
K- Mart
Eau Claire
State Road
Losey
la Crosse
Reuben Johnson
26Th Street
Thomas Donnelly
Farnam St
H. E. Rhodes
Losey Blvd
Sletten McKee
Peter Pappas
7Th
King Streets
William Buchner
Ferry St
Giles Hackner
West Ave. S
Claude Justinger
Buckner
Renk Charges Proxmire Tripled Newsletter Mailing
Wilbur Renk, GOP Senate candidate, claims Senator Proxmire tripled and quadrupled his free mailing list for a newsletter. Proxmire denies a constant single list, saying mailings reach different people and that the increase is not large. Renk proposes legislation to limit free mailing privileges and an annual cost report. also, Talbot Peterson says Wisconsin delegates to the national convention will back Rep. John Byrnes on the first ballot.
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Associated Press
Wilbur Renk
U.S. Senate
William Proxmire
Proxmire
Renk
Madison
Washington
Talbot Peterson
Appleton
GOP
John W. Byrnes
Light Allamakee primary with three county contests
Allamakee County held a light primary with 3100 votes 2444 Republican 656 Democrat. Incumbents won in all three county contests including Clerk Lloyd X. Kolsrud Sheriff Theodore H. Rumph Jr. and county board member Morrell L. Yohe. State contests favored Republican candidates with Leslie Hull winning for state representative and Lloyd Schroeder for state senate.
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Waukon
Iowa
Allamakee County
Lloyd X. ‘Kolsrud
Leonard C. Hanson
Hanson
Theodore H. Rumph Jr
Grant J. Marti
Morrell L. Yohe
Waterville
Horace Clark
Yohe
Clark
David D. Snitker
L. E. Ricker
John W. Shafer
Frank D. Beardmore
Hull
Thomas S. Roe
John C. Culver
Marion
Congress
James E. Feld
Oelwein
Lloyd G. F. Schroeder
Postville
Adolph W. Elvers
Elkader
Allamakee
Harold E. Hughes
Evan Hult
Waterloo
Armour Operations Shift To Minnesota
Armour & Co plans to close slaughter at its Kansas City plant as new facilities open in Emporia Kansas and Worthington Minnesota. The Kansas City Dressed Beef Co plant will be modernized for slaughter. About 720 of 1600 workers will be offered transfers or retirements as Emporia opens June 15 and Worthington nears completion.
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Kansas City, Kan
Armour & Co
Kansas City
Emporia
Kan
Worthington
Minn
Armour
Miller
Elevator fire destroys Kerkhoven Cooperative Elevator
In Kerkhoven Minnesota an explosion and fire destroyed the cooperative elevator. Loss was estimated at 125000 with about 30000 bushels of corn and 7000 to 8000 bushels of oats lost. Manager Richard Nelson cited damaged machinery and undetermined cause.
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Kerkhoven, Minn
Kerkhoven Cooperative Farmers Elevator
Richard Nelson
Winona Livestock Market Prices Report
Swift and Company Winona Minnesota reports noon quotations for various cattle and veal grades. Top butchers and sows show wide ranges by weight and condition while overall market tone appears weak for many classes. Late arrivals are weighed and priced the following morning.
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Winona
Bodies Of Crookston Couple Found In Clearwater Lake
The body of Crookston Minnesota resident Donald Holz 50 was recovered from Clearwater Lake late Monday hours after his wife Lucille 45 was found drowned. The couple disappeared Sunday while fishing in a nearly swamped metal boat. In Ontario police report Max A Smart 47 of International Falls Minnesota drowned while aiding his children Violet 10 and John 12 at Obabikon Lake near Rainy River.
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Associated Press
Max A. Smart
Obabikon Lake
Violet
John
Smart
Judge Dismisses Murder Charge Against Mother
A Waukesha County judge dismissed a second degree murder charge against Donna Hengen, 31, in the death of her 7 month old son Jeffrey after ruling her post arrest statement was inadmissible. The decision, at a preliminary hearing, could be appealed by the district attorney.
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Waukesha
David L. Dancy
North Prairie
Donna Hengen
Jeffrey
Dist. Atty
Roger Murphy
Wisconsin
State Supreme Court
Dirksen Forecasts Civil Rights Bill Passage By June 18
Senate Republican Leader Everett Dirksen said the civil rights bill could pass by June 18 if next week's cloture move succeeds. He expects two thirds to favor stopping debate. Mansfield and Dirksen filed a cloture petition for Saturday, aiming for a vote next Tuesday.
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Dirksen
Washington
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
House
Mike Mansfield
GOP
Associated Press
Mansfield
Johnson
White House
Hubert H. Humphrey
U.S. and Soviet Sign Consular Agreement
The United States and the Soviet Union signed a convention to establish consulates in each other's countries. It would grant Americans detained in the USSR the right to see U.S. officials and offers greater consular protection. Johnson called the treaty a step to increase contacts and understanding between the two nations.
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Moscow
United States
Soviet Union
U.S
Johnson
U.S. Senate
Remodeling Planned for Grocery to Apartment House
A grocer who recently retired obtained a building permit for a 4000 remodeling to convert his grocery at 906 S 15th St into an apartment house. George Bonsack 910 S 15th St 5th Ward alderman received the permit from the inspection department Friday.
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S. 15Th St
George Bonsack
5Th Ward
Inspection
Stock Quotations From Shearson Hamill June 2 1964
Neon quotations list numerous share prices from Allis-Chalmers to Wisconsin Fund with many percent figures and several market indices. A DJ averages table follows showing Industrials 817.59 Rails 206.29 Utilities 138.73 volumes 1 120 000. Commodities quotes include July wheat soybeans and corn alongside miscellaneous stock listings and mutual fund prices.
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Pepsi-Cola
Phillips Pete
RCA
Republic Steel
Ais Rexall Drug
Reynolds Metals
Royal Dutch
Spartans Ind
G. D. Searle
Sears Roebuck
Sinclair Oil
Socony BO
Sperry Rand
Standard Oil
Ind
Studebaker Ts Sunray
Mid-Cent
Swift
Texaco
Tbly Trane Co
Union
House Passes Pension Bill for Lindbergh
The House approved a bill granting Charles A. Lindbergh a $100 a month pension after age 50 for Medal of Honor bravery. Lindbergh, 62, is one of 17 living MOH recipients, seeking to extend the pension to noncombatant honorees.
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Washington
Charles A. Lindbergh
Atlantic
House
Lindbergh
Little Falls
Minn
Senate
Slayer Of Mother Beaten To Death Committed For Long Term Care
Richard Kangas 29 was ordered committed to Minnesota security hospital at St Peter after being charged with second degree murder in the Feb 16 death of his mother Jennie Kangas 49. District Judge Arthur O Anselmo ordered the commitment citing dangerousness and need for long term treatment.
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Virginia, Minn
Richard Kangas
Minnesota
St. Peter
Jennie Kangas
Arthur O. Anselmo
Kangas
South St. Paul Livestock and Chicago Market Roundup
USDA cattle sales at South St. Paul showed slow trade on slaughter steers and heifers with early sales steady to 25 lower while cows and bulls weakened. Hog market rose 25 to 50 higher with feeder pigs up. Chicago Mercantile Exchange held steady butter and eggs with varying wholesale bids. potatoes, grains, and poultry prices also noted with modest movements across categories.
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South ST. Paul
South ST. Paul, Minn
USDA
Two Die in Wisconsin Traffic Mishaps
The Wisconsin highway toll for 1964 rises to 372 with the deaths of Harry Fried 80 of Milwaukee and Stanley Wein 52 of rural Ladysmith. Fried died from injuries after being struck Sunday. Wein was killed Monday when his car left the road and struck an embankment on Rusk County Trunk P. Both victims were alone in their vehicles.
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Milwaukee
Rusk County
Wisconsin
Harry Fried
Stanley Wein
Ladysmith
Weather Summary For Lacrosse And Vicinity
Variable cloudiness and cooler tonight with little temperature change. Wednesday brings lower 40s tonight and upper 60s Wednesday. Wisconsin shows similar trends with variable clouds and small changes. Minnesota notes scattered light showers central and south tonight with mostly fair Wednesday and light frost in the north tonight. Iowa forecasts variable clouds tonight and Wednesday with warmer conditions in the northwest and scattered showers in the east Wednesday.
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Lacrosse
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
River readings and forecast show lower Mississippi stage near La Crosse
The report lists river readings for Winona Dakota La Crosse and Pr du Chien with stages around five to six feet and small daily changes. It includes tributary streams Trempealeau Dodge Black and La Crosse, sunrise and sunset times for Wednesday, degree days to date, and historical highs and lows for June 2 1934 and 1956.
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Winona
Dam
Dakota
C.P
T.W
Lacrosse
Lansing
iPr. du Chien
Trempeal'u
Dodge
Black
Root
Houston
Winona Wed
la Crosse
Scotland orders inquiry into Typhoid outbreak in Aberdeen
The government ordered an official inquiry into the Aberdeen typhoid epidemic that has sickened 224 people and claimed one life. Officials report 17 suspected cases in crowded hospitals as the outbreak, the worst in Britain since 1937, expands with more cases across Scotland.
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Aberdeen
Scotland
Britain
London
Croydon
Michael Noble
House of Commons
Laird Names Five False Premises in Vietnam Policy
Rep Melvin Laird charged in Honolulu talks that U S policy hinges on five false premises including negotiating without safeguards and minimal force He warned loss of Vietnam would threaten all of Southeast Asia and urged discrediting those premises in policy shift.
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Washington
Honolulu
U.S
Southeast Asia
Melvin Laird
R-Wis
Laos
Viet Nam
Cambodia
Post Corp Buys Iowa Radio Station
Post Corporation of Appleton Wisconsin agreed to acquire KBIZ Ottumwa Iowa from Wapello County Broadcasting Co The sale hinges on FCC approval This marks Post s second Ottumwa broadcasting purchase this year after KTVO Earlier Post president V I Minahan voiced optimism about Ottumwa s growth and retained KBIZ staff
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Ottumwa, Iowa
KBIZ
Post Corporation
Appleton
Wis
G. LaVerne Flambo
Wapello County
KTVO
Ottumwa
Post
Leader of British Steel Industry Dies
Sir Henry Spencer, 72, a leading figure in the British steel industry, died Sunday in London. He had been managing director of Richard Thomas and Baldwin, Ltd., the nationalized steel company, since 1952.
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London
Sir Henry Spencer
Spencer
Steel
Richard Thomas and Baldwin , Ltd
Nationalized Steel Company
Clinton Street Bridge Set to Open for Dredging Equipment
The Clinton Street Bridge over the Black River will open Wednesday at 10 30 a m for La Crosse Dredging Co equipment. The crossing will remain open for about 20 minutes.
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Clinton Street
Black River
la Crosse Dredging Co
Radio Highlights Tuesday Baseball Schedule
WKTY airs Braves vs Reds at 6 45 p m while WKBH features Twins versus Yankees at 7 55 p m Vox Pop is heard on WLCX at 7 p m WCOW FM in Sparta repeats Braves vs Reds at 6 45 p m Milwaukee baseball fans hear Braves against Reds on multiple stations with local talk and game updates
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WKTY
Milwaukee Braves
Cincinnati Reds
WLCX
WKBH
Minnesota Twins
New York Yankees
Wcow-Fm
Sparta
Braves
Reds
Bills Have No Connection With Phone Firm
The La Crosse Telephone Corp says customers report bills from a directory listing firm. D H Hansen, division manager, states these bills are unrelated to Yellow Pages advertising and are instead billed with the regular monthly phone bill. He urges subscribers to note there is no connection to the local telephone company.
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la Crosse Telephone Corp
D. H. Hansen
Telephone Company
Hansen
Thomson With Six Dissenters On Foreign Aid Hike
Rep Vernon Thomson of Wisconsin joined six House Republicans in opposing the foreign aid bill citing potential diversion of funds from wealthy nations. They questioned the program and pointed to over 24 million dollars in refund claims unresolved on aid funds alleged to be misused by recipients.
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Washington (Ap
Vernon Thomson
Wisconsin
House
Foreign Affairs Committee
United States
Library Books For St. John's Ordered
A report at St. John's School PTO meeting states 200 library books have been ordered about 25 per room. Lower grades will receive cyclopedias next year and new math books costing about 8900 dollars will be bought for all grades.
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St. John’s School
Maribeth
Constant Chilicki
William Poellinger
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