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La Crosse Tribune

Location

La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Jun 05, 1961

Page

2

Stevenson Welcomed To Venezuela On Latin American Mission

Stevenson arrives in Caracas for a 18 day tour of 10 nations to seek inter American economic and social cooperation. He meets President Betancourt and Venezuelan officials and says talks focus on economic aid and social improvement rather than forging an anti Castro alliance.

Max Harrelson Caracas Venezela Dhai E. Stevenson South America Stevenson Romulo Betancourt U.S United Nations Richard M. Nixon Betancourt Marcos Falcon Briceno Fidel Castro

Two Men Die In Auto Crash Fire In Newport

Two young men from Milwaukee hospital staff were burned to death when their car left the road in Newport, crossed a lawn and hit a tree. The victims were Phillip Steichen 21 and Robert E Enge 18 both employed at Columbia Hospital. Steichen was the driver. They were visiting Steichen's father John in St Paul.

ST. Paul, Minn Milwaukee Phillip Steichen Robert E. Enge Columbia Hospital Steichen John St. Paul Newport

Belvidere Man Killed in Illinois 173 Collision

A two car head on collision on Illinois 173 Sunday killed Fred Kobernus 53 Belvidere. Howard Severson of Beloit and his wife were injured severely with their son Thomas 18 also hurt. Kobernus was alone in his car when it struck the Severson vehicle. Severon and son treated for minor injuries at Harvard hospital.

Capron Ill Illinois Fred Kobernus Belvidere Beloit Kobernus Howard Severson Severson Harvard Thomas

Milwaukee and Winona Livestock Market Reports

Live stock and cattle prices from Milwaukee and Winona markets show steady to modest gains. Hog and cattle valuations are listed by weight ranges with bids from Swift & Company. calves and calves prices included. Chicago produce and poultry sections note slight price shifts and wholesale buying rates.

Milwaukee Winona Swift & Company Chicago Chicago Mercantile Exchange Chicago Poultry USDA

Midshipman Kuester to Receive Commendation at Annapolis

Arland W. Kuester son of Mr and Mrs Ervin W Kues ter Madison Wisconsin is among 24 midshipmen slated to receive letters of commendation from the Naval Academy superintendent for officerlike qualities and leadership. The awards mark the first entries in their new service records and will be presented at the superintendent's dress parade.

Annapolis Arland W. Kuester Ervin W. Kuester Madison Wis Naval Academy

Milk Day Crown: Karen Schultz Is Harvard Milk Queen

Harvard Illinois drew a record crowd over 50 000 for Milk Day as Karen Schultz of Hebron was crowned milk queen after a field of candidates from five cities. The 17 year old high school senior was chosen amid cheers from the attendees.

Harvard, Ill Karen Schultz Hebron Harvard

11 Algerians Dead in Paris Shooting Attack

Paris police hunted the assailants across three arrondissements after an early morning firefight left 11 Algerians dead including four soldiers. Four Algerians and five police officers were wounded as gunfire and grenades struck a police car, a second car, and a siege at Rue Saint Martin.

Paris Vincennes 13Th Arrondissement Magenta Strasbourg Bonne Nouvelle Rue Saint-Martin

Industrialist Goldfine jailed and fined in tax evasion case

Bernard Goldfine, industrialist, sentenced to one year and a day in prison and fined 110000 on income tax evasion charges. Judge George C. Sweeney also placed him on five years probation and ordered disclosure of all cash transactions from Strathmore Woolen Co and other textile firms. Miss Mildred Paperman, his secretary, received three years probation for a similar charge. The court noted more than 609000 in cash or cash written checks and sought full accounting of funds and destinations.

Boston Bernard Goldfine U.S. Dist George C. Sweeney Mildred’ Paperman Goldfine Sweeney Miss Paperman Strathmore Woolen Co

Large Missiles Open New Rocket Era

U S scientists reveal a new era in rocketry with a 30 foot tall segmented test rocket that produced nearly 500 000 pounds of thrust. The team aims to build 12 million pounds of thrust soon and aspire to 21 million pounds, surpassing Soviet capabilities.

Associated Press Sacramento Calif U.S Atlas Titan Cape Canaveral Vanldenberg Air Force Base Soviet Union

Deaths rise from multiple crash tragedies across Wisconsin

Mrs. Maxey mourns after her daughter's wedding reception. Rose Marie Reinhart 34 of Fox Point and her 7 year old son Peter die in a two car collision in Milwaukee. Seven others injured when Reinhart car and another collide and overturn. Samuel Rosemen 41 of Chicago dies when his car leaves Highway 115 near Juneau and overturns. William C. Jones 18 of Rice Lake dies after a ditch overturn north of Rice Lake. Eugene Liebergen 17 of Kaukauna dies when his car hits a culvert four miles north of Kaukauna. Earlier victims include Dean Kuyoth Theodore Lavine Jr Milton Johnson.

Main Street Sheboygan River Maxey Milwaukee Rose Marie Reinhart Fox Point Peter Samuel Rosemen Chicago Juneau William C. Jones Rice Lake Barron County Eugene Liebergen Kaukauna Dean Kuyoth Straford Theodore Lavine Jr Surgeon Bay Milton Johnson Sturteant

Six drownings in Minnesota waters prompt weekend search

Six people died in Minnesota over the weekend as warm sunny weather drew crowds to lakes. Victims include a baby in a stock watering tank near Park Rapids and teens in Brown and Hennepin Counties, plus two Minneapolis youths in Lake Calhoun and Nokomis.

Minnesota Larry Kepner Morris Minn Big Stone Lake Ortonville Kepner James Lester Charles Lewis Lester Lewis Paula Gereszek Stanley Gereszek Park Rapids R.J. Potter Hubbard County Timothy Schmiesing Lake Hanska New Ulm Floyd Schmiesing Brown County Shirley Schmitz Scanlon Carleton Minneapolis Lakes Orrin D. Heming Minneapolis Lake Calhoun Heming Catherine Taylor South St. Paul Lake Nokomis Marilyn McCollum Miss McCollum Roger Torgerson Mankato Minnesota River Roger Blue Earth

Freedom Riders Stay in Jackson as More Arrive

In Jackson Mississippi 65 Freedom Riders have entered the city to challenge Jim Crow laws. All have been jailed and 52 convicted on breach of the peace charges with fines and suspended sentences. 13 await trial. Hunger strikes press on while leaders say more riders will fly in and join protests.

Jackson Miss Freedom Riders Mississippi Deep South Hinds County Freedom Riders Movement Cleveland Ohio Marvin Rich New York Congress On Racial Equality CORE Jerome Smith Southern Law University New Orleans Rich U.S. Atty Robert F. Kennedy Alabama Martin Luther King Jr Freedom South King Ebenezer Baptist Church Atlanta Richmond

Salinger Russ to Argue Press Freedom on TV

NBC will air a nationally televised debate on press freedom on June 24. Pierre Salinger and Harrison Salisbury will lead the American team against Khrushchev’s son-in-law Aleksei Gadjubey and Mikhail Kharlamov for the Soviet side, taped at 2 p.m. and broadcast 9:30 to 10:30 p.m. EDT.

NEW York White House Pierre Salinger Khrushchevy National Broadcasting Co Nbc-Tv Harrison Salisbury New York Times Salinger Khrushchev Aleksei Adjubey Izvestia Mikhail A. Kharlamov Soviet Foreign Ministry NBC

Fire Sweeps Through Two Oconto Buildings

Fire destroyed the Oconto Milling Co. building and heavily damaged the Rasmussen Furniture Co. structure in Oconto's business district. Fire Chief John Reed was overcome by smoke while directing crews from Oconto and Peshtigo who fought the six hour blaze after it was discovered at 2 52 a m. The Rasmussen top floor burned out with extensive lower floor damage as embers threatened nearby buildings.

Oconto John Reed Peshtigo Oconto Milling Co Rasmussen Furniture Co Rasmussen

Unusual offers boost response in reader personals

A reader services column touts unusual offers with a call to dial 2 8040 to connect with the personals. The short item highlights the column as a big reader reach mechanism and invites participation.

Dial

Cohen Crony Wounded In L A Shooting

In West Los Angeles a Mickey Cohen aide Max Tannenbaum was shot in the face and neck outside a bar. He was hospitalized at UCLA Medical Center with possible loss of an eye and teeth. Cohen, on trial for income tax evasion, declined comment through attorney Jack Dahlstrum. Tannenbaum has a 32 year arrest record and faces July 19 in Beverly Hills for possessing burglar's tools.

Los Angeles Mickey Cohen Max Tannensbaum Ucla Medical Center Cohen Tannenbaum Jack Dahlstrum Dahlstrum Dahlstrom Beverly Hills

Kennedy to Speak Tuesday Night on Summit Radio

President Kennedy will address the American people Tuesday from 6 to 6:30 p.m. EST from the White House. He will attend the U S Naval Academy commencement in Annapolis on Wednesday and dine with Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace tonight.

Page 1 Kennedy White House U.S. Naval Academy Annapolis Britain Macmillan Buckingham Palace U.S David Bruce Lord Home Countess of Home John Selwyn Lloyd Washington Harold Caccia David Ormsby- Gore Prince Princess Radziwill Radziwill London Joseph P. Kennedy Vienna Berlin Germany Khrushchev Laos

Rural Viroqua man arraigned in negligent homicide charge

Marlon Peterson, 24, of R2 Viroqua was arraigned in Vernon County Court on a negligent homicide charge for the May 28 crash near Chaseburg that killed Larry Rumsey. Judge Martin Gulbrandson set a preliminary hearing for June 20 amid defense by Wayne Schlintz of Viroqua.

Viroqua Wis Marlon Peterson Vernon County Larry Rumsey Chaseburg Martin Gulbrandson Wayne Schlintz

Government To Argue For Open Law Schools

The Justice Department will argue that states must provide public schools and cannot close them to dodge integration. The NAACP filed suit against Louisiana local option voting on school integration, seeking to overturn a vote to close schools in St Helena Parish. The case asks whether abandoning a state’s public schools denies 14th Amendment rights and whether local option closes change the outcome.

Washington Justice Department National Association For the Advancement of Colored People Louisiana NAACP St. Helena ‘Parish Jack Gremillion New Orleans J.L. Meadows St. Helena Parish McDonough No. 19 Iease

Two Injured After Car Flips at Rural Wisconsin Intersection

At 12 28 a m Sunday a southbound car at the County Trunks W and D intersection Town of Onalaska near Halfway Creek School driveway overturned. Driver Larry G Hemker 20 West Salem bruised ribs held for observation at St Francis Hospital. Passenger Jerry Erickson 18 West Salem bruised chest treated and released. Other passenger Don Campbell 18 R 1 Mindoro listed as injured.

la Crosse Onalaska Halfway Creek Larry G. Hemker West Salem Hemker St. Francis Hospital Jerry Erickson

Space cabin test begins for two Air Force captains

Two Air Force captains Louis V. Gang and Bernard J. Westfall start a 17 day study breathing semi-pure oxygen in an altitude simulated cabin at Brooks Air Force Base. The Brooks experiment is part of a series at the School of Aerospace Medicine.

San Antonio

GOP Gubernatorial Hopefuls To Address Wisconsin Convention

Two Republican contenders for governor are slated to speak at the closing session of the Wisconsin state convention in Eau Claire. Philip G. Kuehn of Whitefish Bay urges party unity after his 1960 loss, while Jack B. Olson of Wisconsin Dells, a former Nixon campaign organizer, signals a stronger bid ahead. The day includes routine business, a keynote by Gov. Donald Nutter, and discussions on resolutions with leaders from Young Republicans and the Republican Women.

Wisconsin Nixon Committee Olson Memorial Gymnasium Eau Claire State College E.J. Prenzlow St. Paul Lutheran Church In Bloomer Claude J. Jasper Madison Donald Nutter Montana William Wood Janesville Young Republican Federation Henry Baldwin Wisconsin Rapids Wisconsin Federation of Republican Women

Laos Cease Fire Standoff Delays Geneva Conference

Western and Soviet delegates clash over Laos cease fire as violations mount. The United States insists on immediate ICC action while the Soviets resist. Communists claim a cease-fire exists and push for a long term Laotian neutrality accord.

United States International Control Commission Laos

GE Chief Presses Self-Discipline as Key to System

In testimony before the Senate Antitrust and Monopoly Subcommittee Ralph J. Cordiner, president and board chairman of General Electric, called price fixing conspiracies a humbling experience and urged business leaders to practice self-discipline to preserve a free and competitive economy. He warned government intervention would grow if firms fail to uphold antitrust laws.

Washington Ralph J. Cordiner General Electric Co Cordiner Senate Antitrust and Monopoly Subcommittee Electric Manufacturing

Alert Lifted After South Korea Coup Lockdown on Troops

Seoul reports that special alert restrictions placed on U.S. troops on May 16 after the South Korean military coup have been lifted today.

Seoul South Korea U.S

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