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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1966
Page
2
In a predominantly Puerto Rican area on Chicago's North Side a large mob attacked police after a officer shot a youth alleged to threaten him. More than 1,000 rioters, burning cars and looting followed as police tried to disperse the crowd amid gunfire and chaos.
The Supreme Court held police may not question a suspect who is alone or who asks to consult an attorney. It outlined safeguards to protect against self incrimination and required voluntary, knowledgeable waivers. The decision reaffirmed Escobedo and affected five cases including Miranda and Stewart, with several dissents.
U.S. Navy pilot Cmdr Hal Marr shot down the 13th MIG near Haiphong while another U.S. plane was lost. Separate clashes left Air Force B57 and F4C planes missing, with Buddhist protests flaring in Saigon as Catholic demonstrations press government.
AP TV writer Cynthia Lowry notes CBS Continental Showcase, shot in Europe with host Jim Backus, delivers lively acts and strong camera work, though some lip syncing flaws appear. NBC’s Politics: The Outer Fringe reviews broader radical topics, while CBS teases two hour long Saint dramatics The Glass Menagerie and The Crucible. NBC to adapt Othello with Sidney Poitier. Petticoat Junction adds Meredith Mac Rae as Billie Jo next season.
Deaths were reported from a series of weekend car crashes in Wisconsin. A woman died when a car plunged from a Beloit bridge into the Rock River. Lanry St. Ours, 20, of Escanaba Michigan, was killed in a one car crash near Forest Junction. Norman Murland, 45, of Verona, was struck by a vehicle in Mount Vernon. Leo Valle, 37, of rural Beloit, was fatally injured when his car crash into a farm house west of Beloit.
National and local stock prices as of 9 a.m. include inter-dealer bids and asks across numerous corporations and funds. Notable figures cover Clark Oil Central Wisconsin Natural gas and mutual funds such as FidelityManhattan Mass Investors Wisconsin Fund and Puritan Fund with daily bid ranges.
About 175 marchers led by Floyd McKissick began a 20 mile leg from Enid along U S 51 toward Grenada with hats and towels to shade the sun. Car groups urged registration while King predicted a Jackson arrival by June 26 and plans for more campsites faced trouble.
On June 12 at 7:43 p.m Mrs Gary Young 21 of 1024 S 8th St was taken to St Francis Hospital by squad for illness. La Crosse fire units responded June 12 at 2:20 p.m. to a junk car burning on Ferry Street and at 7:08 p.m. to 1702 Badger St gas can ignited by charcoal burner at the Robert Ammerman residence.
Police report weekend thefts from Pettibone Boat Club where a gas can worth 5 dollars and water skis worth 25 dollars vanished from Harold Oman's boat. Steven Titcomb valued his gas tank at 25 dollars.
City officials report residents seek an automatic crossing signal on Burlington Railroad tracks at Broadview Place. City Attorney Flanagan will file with the Public Service Commission after a council directive. A traffic count shows 17 trains 783 cars and 112 pedestrians in a 24 hour period.
A red flat trailer owned by W. L. Naas of Onalaska was reported stolen Saturday night. The trailer, used to haul cars, was taken from behind Schaller Supply near Holmen, per the La Crosse County Sheriff Department.
La Crosse area broadcast notes include Jack Kennedy and Jary of the board among speakers at Coleman Technical Institute. Miss Mickelson spoke for the 1966 graduating class and earned an associate degree in business administration accounting. Also reported: mailbox smashed near Onalaska with tire tracks resembling motorbikes.
Charles N. Moen of 3314 Birch Street and Gretchen Looft of Neenah plan to marry June 18 in La Crosse. Kenneth J. Quillin of 119 North 24th Street and Joan Rose Wernke of 1010 Division Street will wed June 25 in La Crosse. Timothy J. Masters of Sparta and Diane Marie Cavadini of Bangor plan to marry June 18 in La Crosse.
Severe thunderstorms sparked flood warnings from eastern Kansas to west central Missouri while Alma weakened to a tropical storm. Tornado sightings near Denton and 85 mph winds in North Texas accompanied unroofed buildings and smashed boat sheds at Possum Kingdom Lake. Kansas City recorded five inches of rain flooding low areas as funnel clouds crossed the plains.
Variable cloudiness and westerly winds 8 to 15 mph. Tonight low 55 to 60. Tuesday upper 70s with 10 percent or less precipitation. Wisconsin fair south and central with shower chances in far north tonight and Tuesday. Minnesota scattered light showers north tonight and possible widely scattered showers south. Iowa variable clouds with light showers tonight. cooler east and south. Sunrise 5 22 am Tuesday sunset 8 48 pm. Moon new June 18. Record highs mid June. Five day forecast averages 8 to 12 degrees below normal. midweek showers possible in south, weekend colder.
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