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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1966
Page
3
President Johnson tells the White House Conference on Civil Rights that no government can single handedly fix racial injustice but vows to push justice and opportunity. Delegates rise to applause as plans for jobs housing education and justice move forward amid Viet Nam debate.
President Johnson reported progress toward elections in South Vietnam and a civilian regime in Saigon, prompting cautious support from some lawmakers. Senate figures such as Russell and Clark offered measured approval while urging more briefings and continued scrutiny of U.S. policy and NATO troop concerns.
President Johnson starts preliminary work on the 1968 federal budget with Budget Director Charles Schultze and Deputy Director Sam Hughes. He will present the budget to Congress in January for the year beginning July 1, 1967.
Donald Edward Hayes 53 of Pinole California died Saturday May 28 in a San Pablo hospital. Services were held Thursday at Wilson and Kratzer Mortuary Chapel in San Pablo with burial at Oakmont Memorial Park Lafayette. He attended La Crosse schools and St Marys College Winona and moved to California in 1936 living in San Diego before Pinole. His widow Grayce Hayes of Pinole survives.
Joseph J. Kilgariff aged 60 of 708 Spillway Drive died suddenly on the way to a local hospital early Thursday June 2. Services are tentatively set for 9 a.m. Saturday and will be announced by Schumacher Funeral Home. He owned the Central Car Market.
Fayetteville North Carolina AP report says David Harvey Jr. 12 and William Waddell 13 survived a 13 day cross country freight car ordeal. They were promoted to seventh grade after completing all homework and catching up with classmates. They lived on stale beer from bottles carried in the box car.
Edward Heath the Conservative party leader meets with President Johnson at the White House in a formal courtesy call. Admiral David L. McDonald testifies to a House committee that the Navy should power new warships with nuclear propulsion to safeguard national security. The SEC opens a new seven million dollar eight story building.
Five men were asphyxiated in the Dora No 2 mine of the Doverspike Brothers Coal Co near Punxsutawney Pennsylvania. Two other workers escaped as crews battled black damp in the abandoned section. Names named include John Kramer 33 Sam Gaul 39 Bob White 47 Hilton Neiswonger 27 and Ronald Moore about 25. James Ishman and Oran Anthony survived. bodies recovered about fourteen hours after the incident.
CHICAGO AP Sixty eight wounded Viet Nam veterans and two Mundelein officials will dine at the Camellia House in the Drake Hotel hosted by VFW national commander Andy Borg. Kay Ballard will entertain. Borg previously threatened to cancel the national convention after an ice show seating denial at the Conrad Hilton. Hilton apologized and Borg accepted.
A subcommittee urged phasing out two year University of Wisconsin centers at Green Bay and Kenosha by 1975 and recommended 15 new vocational school districts by 1970. It also proposed keeping the Racine two year center active with a future southeastern Wisconsin four year university plan.
Atlanta AP report says Robert Sargent Shriver, head of the Office of Economic Opportunity, urged college students to join the Peace Corps or the Job Corps in a Morehouse College appearance and predicted long term advantages for early volunteers.
The first partition of Poland occurred in 1772 as Prussia Russia and Austria exploited unrest to partition the country and annex portions of its territory.
In Saigon and Hue, Nguyen Cao Ky's troops seized Hue after Buddhist protests and a power-sharing accord. The major stronghold was taken without firing a shot, as the junta solidified control with promises of civilian participation and a forthcoming constitutional plebiscite.
Lynda and Luci Johnson with their mother fly from Washington to Austin for Lynda's University of Texas graduation. A parade of New York shops caters to their apparel needs as Luci shops for wedding attire and Lynda plans a summer trip to Spain. Luci, 18, is to marry Patrick Nugent on August 6.
James A. Selbrede, 32, a Trane Co. worker and father of three, shot himself in the head with a 32 caliber automatic. He was found dead in his car in Houska Park by La Crosse police. Coroner Dr. Michael J. Watunga ruled it death by own action. Funeral arrangements to be set by Schuchmacher Funeral Home. Skateboards found in a private garage near 1227 S. 14th St. A box of 10 boards. owner to identify and claim them.
Milwaukee AP A Circuit Court judge voided a 1964 Nevada divorce obtained by Charles Armaville of Glendale from Florence Armaville who has been hospitalized since 1936. Wisconsin law does not allow insanity as grounds for divorce. Armaville, who married Florence in 1930, has paid over 26000 for her care and remains a single man. A guardian challenged the Nevada decree and a $174 monthly payment was set.
The body of 2 year old Rickey Broesch was recovered from the Rock River near his rural Watertown home. Jefferson County coroner Ewald Reighert said the boy accidentally fell into the river as a search continued after his parents reported him missing Tuesday evening.
The custom of rere cting a manger scene at Christmas is said to date to 1223 when St Francis of Assisi staged a Nativity display in a stable.
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