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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1961
Page
4
President Kennedy in a national broadcast warned the world faces a long, ongoing clash with communism and urged continued foreign aid to block Soviet expansion. He framed aid as essential, noting no settlements yet and suggesting U S pressure may push reforms in backward regimes, though he did not promise a specific aid level.
The piece notes cautious public and medical caution toward new cancer drugs while highlighting Methotrexate as a promising treatment. Surgeon General Luther Terry calls progress on the first cancer cure plausible, though not universal, with about 20 anti cancer drugs licensed and differing cancer forms likely needing distinct chemicals. It argues science should focus on easing human suffering, prioritizing medicine over space goals.
The Vienna embassy used carrier pigeons to relay messages for Jacqueline Kennedy during her visit, with artist Franz Bueb supplying pigeons. Randolph Churchill, son of Sir Winston, stood up to press at the Kennedy Khrushchev conference, walking out when doors were locked, in a notable moment of the event.
Frank Norris novel about Jackson Candless who builds a soft drink empire and faces betrayal. He marries Virginia and watches her die after a hunting incident, while entangled with Amanda and rival Haggin. A witty narrator tracks power, loyalty, and unintended consequences.
A man in a restaurant asks the waiter about a fly in his soup. The waiter replies that the fly is doing the back stroke. The humorous exchange highlights a comic misread of the insect’s movement as a joke.
A 1941 recap lists forthcoming Hitler policy moves on German Russian relations and Nazi food from Ukraine. Labor tensions flare at Inglewood plane plant. UAW head says walkout not authorized. Obituaries note Blanche Chapman Ford dies at 91 in Rutherford. Other items: Willow artesian well boosts Waterloo Park output, and Derby winner Whirlaway completes the Triple Crown in Belmont Stakes.
A reflective verse piece by John C Metcalfe 1961 Field Enterprises. It likens celestial and natural scenes to civic concerts sunsets rainbows and twilight, concluding with a personal moment of intimacy and affection.
A La Crosse Tribune Information Bureau Q and A summarizes how sun and moon gravity create horizontal ocean movement causing tides. It notes Mother Cabrini burial in New York, Bible values vary, Swiss neutrality history, Vatican nuncio meaning, and hurdle race barrier spacing with 342 feet high hurdles for college athletes.
A reader advertises a book titled Children’s Favorite Songs, a large illustrated set of 116 nursery and holiday songs including Ten Little Indians Pat-a-cake Silent Night and America the Beautiful. The offer asks Sixty-five cents via a coupon to The La Crosse Tribune Information Bureau in Washington D C with printed name and address fields.
The Kennedy administration asks a three judge court to uphold federal power to require state legislatures to fund and operate public schools and to curb private education. Florida and others counter that the Fourteenth and Tenth Amendments protect state autonomy. The case questions if abandoning public schools deprives rights and if local voters can close public schools. The Florida brief argues against uniform state laws and warns of judicial repeal of the Tenth Amendment.
Madison reports that Wisconsin Democrats and Republicans face an inevitable broadening of the tax base. Both parties discuss sales tax plans and income tax shifts as they debate how to handle rising state spending, with Gov. Nelson’s position uncertain and lawmakers weighing political costs.
In a rubber style analysis West contemplates pass or four hearts but in duplicate bidding doubles to gain 200 points if the opponents are set. The article notes most players doubled to achieve a top score while East and West fit perfectly, enabling two hearts to make four odd when South stays out.
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