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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1964
Page
5
HAL BOYLE profiles a Kansas City mother nearing 77 who emigrated from Ireland and endured illness yet remains vibrant. He notes her strength, independence, humor, and devotion to family as she reflects on aging, death, and memory at the cemetery.
AP report from Tan Hiep Viet Nam describes the final flights of the H21 helicopter nicknamed the Shaggy Shawnees as they depart. Pilots recall mastery of the old birds while the Huey era begins, noting maintenance demands and the craft’s limited agility in combat and supply missions.
New York AP report says about 60 000 places remain open in next semester's freshman classes across two year and four year accredited colleges. Stu dent Admissions Center director G James Hechtman notes there is more room than commonly believed, citing application distribution rather than space.
Pretoria dispatch reports eight defendants in the South African sabotage trial were sentenced to life imprisonment, avoiding death. Notably, Nelson Mandela and Walter Sisulu were among those jailed, alongside Dennis Goldberg Ahmed Kathrada and four other Africans and an Indian. The trials followed earlier death sentences against three anti-apartheid opponents, drawing international protest and a UN Security Council appeal. A ninth defendant was acquitted.
Washington AP reports the 1964 wheat crop is forecast at 1.213 billion bushels, 7 percent larger than 1963 but about 100 million bushels shy of domestic and foreign market needs. A reserve of 850 million bushels would cover the deficit, with farmers facing 10 percent smaller allotments and price supports around 1.30 dollars per bushel.
Daniel Delaney is hospitalized in Waukon with severe lacerations to one hand after his hand was caught in a hay baler Wednesday afternoon. He is the son of Mr and Mrs James Delaney of Lansing Iowa.
A report notes that French Spanish and Portuguese are the three official languages of Latin America.
George M. Strayer of the American Soybean Association warns the Agriculture Department may need to assume control of an unprecedented soybean surplus. He cites a projected 1964 crop of 775 million bushels and total supplies near 825 million with carryovers. Boll weevil counts also rose this spring according to the Agriculture Department.
In Washington the Wisconsin delegation split party lines as Representative John Byrnes joined four Democrats to pass the foreign aid authorizations bill. Voting for the bill were Kastenmeier Reuss Zablocki Johnson, and others. opposition came from Laird O Konski Schadeberg Thomson and Van Pelt. A prior motion to send the bill back to committee failed 211 to 193.
The La Crosse County Easter Seal Society holds a Monday noon luncheon at Henninger's. General chairman George Halverson will report the 1964 Easter Seal Fund Campaign results, per society president Warren Loveland.
Prairie du Chien Chamber of Commerce honors dairy farmers with Sport Show and Dairy Day events this weekend. The Dairy Day program starts at 2 p.m. Saturday in the cruiser building at Prairie du Chien Marina with Guy Ralph as master of ceremonies and 24 dairy queen candidates introduced. A dairy industry review and queen introductions follow, with Miss Joanne Hoffland speaking about her year as Crawford County queen. Final dairy queen judging and 1964 65 county queen selection occur Saturday at Soldiers Grove.
Keene Texas a town of 1600 in wooded hills observes Sunday as the first workday. Seventh day Adventists dominate the population with a single large church and a Sunday post office. Adventists emphasize whole foods modest dress and abstinence while praising mission work and a long local history from 1894.
In Brunswick Georgia Harold Men's Shop canceled its Father's Day sale after $1400 worth of suits earmarked for the event were reported missing. Manager J D Gibbs told police he only learned of the theft when attempting to mark the items down.
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