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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1967
Page
5
Davenport Alter Co., a major Midwest scrap processor, names Lyle E. Foley as La Crosse plant and river terminal manager. Foley, veteran in scrap, previously ran a Paris Illinois plant and engages in civic work.
Earl Poss of 2115 Sisson Drive retires from the Wisconsin Telephone Co after 42 years. He began in 1925 on a line crew in Eau Claire and became toll testman in La Crosse in 1945. A Galesville native, he held lodge and union roles and is active in the Telephone Pioneers and local Masonic bodies.
Fourteen representatives from seven banks an investment house and an insurance company attended a Gateway Transportation Co financial and operations session here Friday. John A. Murphy Gateway president said the meeting aimed to provide detailed information on current and planned operations and their effects on future growth. Attendees included representatives from Central National Bank Chicago Blyth & Co New York Detroit Milwaukee Atlanta Nashville Des Moines La Crosse and First American National Bank Nashville and La Crosse.
The University of Wisconsin will award degrees to 3,600 graduates in Madison on Monday advancing total alumni to about 166000. Five honorary doctorates will be given including U Thant who cannot attend due to the Middle East crisis, with plans to honor him when he visits Madison. Recipients present include Nathan M. Pusey Carl E. Steiger Joshua Lederberg Louis B. Slichter and Robert J. Kleberg Jr.
Milwaukee County residents join the John Doe inquiry as assemblyman John McCormick becomes the eighth lawmaker subpoenaed. James Boll, Dane County district attorney, wins a 12 day delay. total witnesses rise to 24 with subpoenas to Milwaukee County sheriff. Judge William Sachtleben grants Bell a postponement to June 19. hearing length expands to a full week. Allegations tie to recent bribery case of Milwaukee banker Howard Meister.
NASA reports Lunar Orbiter 4 completed mapping of 99 percent of the moon’s visible face from 1,623 to 3,844 miles. The data doubles as a basis to extend the lunar cartographic grid to the far side and informs future orbital adjustments to study gravity.
The 1967 Minnesota Legislature wrapped after 120 days with a landmark sales tax, a metropolitan planning framework, and new civilian agency structures. Highlights include a seven‑county metro council, a transit study commission, a statewide human rights department, and reorganized state departments. Sunday liquor option and Sunday closing rules were approved, and the sales tax bill became law without Gov. LeVander’s signature after a veto override.
A near half billion dollar school aid program was enacted plus a 46 tax increase lifting state funds to about half of public costs. A $100 million highway bond issue and a one cent gas tax hike take effect July 1 to accelerate road construction. Implied consent laws for drunk driving were also tightened. Prime Minister Harold Wilson warned of a dangerous broader Middle East crisis.
Police faced a tense night in Grove Hall as a welfare protest turned violent with looting and rock throwing. At least 24 officers, one firefighter, and 18 civilians injured. 33 men and 11 women arrested for trespass and assault on officers.
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