Conservation Congress Backs Bass Opening Date
In Madison AP reports the Wisconsin State Conservation Congress votes 48-18 to open bass season on inland waters north of Highway 64 by May 15. It opposed trolling with motor or sail in any Wisconsin waters 43-24, though anti trolling sentiment surged with Musky anglers backing the move.
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Peek
Michigan
Minnesota
Congress
The
Conservation Commission
Highway 64
Tri State Deaths Report From Wisconsin and Illinois
Necedah Wisconsin Mrs Walter Edna Blumer 49 died at her mother's Chicago home after months of illness. Funeral at Pilgrim Lutheran Church Chicago with burial there. Born Philadelphia August 31 1908 daughter of Felix and Mannie Moritz. Married February 23 1938 to Walter Blumer of Chicago. Survivors husband and mother. Blair Wisconsin Haaglund Eliason 73 brother of Mrs Iver Johnson Blair died May 29. Mrs Johnson 78 has not seen him since age five. Leo Mikkelson 62 died Prairie du Chien hospital. Funeral at Mt Sterling Lutheran Church Monday at 2 p.m. burial church cemetery.
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Necedah
Wis
Walter
Edna) Blumer
Chicago
Pilgrim Lutheran
Felix Moritz
Walter Blumer
Wisconsin
Mannie Moritz
Blair, Wis
Ferryville
Leo Mikkelson
Prairie du Chien
Mt. Sterling Lutheran Church
John Middling Wills
Church
Adams defends friendship with Goldfine amid gifts report
Adams acknowledged staying as a hotel guest of Goldfine described as an old friend and denied seeking favored treatment. The Herald Tribune reports a Justice Department inquiry into Goldfine with books and records subpoenaed while Sen Payne recalls a gift of a fur coat. Hagerty denied confirming details of any $700 coat or $2400 rug.
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Goldfine
New York Herald Tribune
Criminal Division
Justice Department
Eugland
Frederick G. Payne
Rmaine
Payne
Hagerty
Haga to Speak at Winona La Crosse Office Group Banquet
The Winona La Crosse charter banquet of the National Office Management Assn will be held at the Fireside in La Crosse on Monday night June 16. Clifford I. Haga University of Minnesota assistant professor of English will discuss Watch Your Language. More than 100 members expected.
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National Office Management Assn
la Crosse
Loretta E. Morey
Clifford I. Haga
University of Minnesota
Haga
Granite Falls
Minn
Columbia University
University of Illinois
United States Air Corps
Voluntary Naval Reserve Research Unit
Norway
UW Commencement Weekend Opens
MADISON AP Induction of the class of 1908 member into the Half Century Club opened commencement weekend at the University of Wisconsin. John Keenan led the 100 inductees, with a portrait unveiling of John S. Lord and a $12,000 gift from the Half Century Club to the UW Foundation for the memorial fund.
Toll climbs to 295 in Wisconsin highway deaths
The death of 17 year old Ruby Dawn Johnson of Rhinelander from injuries in a Marshfield accident raised Wisconsin highway fatalities to 295. She died at St Joseph's Hospital after the collision Wednesday. Driver Victor Kramer 22, also of Rhinelander, was killed in the two car wreck at the Marshfield city limits.
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Marshfield
Wisconsin
Ruby Dawn Johnson
Walter Johnson
Rhinelander
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Victor Kramer
Boy stows away on plane to find playmate
Charles James McMillan nine year old boy from Hawthorne California disappeared Friday afternoon. He boarded a Los Angeles flight then transferred to Western Airlines 628 in San Francisco and hid aboard to Seattle. Airline officials and his parents arranged his return trip at Western’s expense.
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Seattle
Wash
Charles James McMillan
Western Air Lines
California
Los Angeles
Charles
C. H. McMillan
Hawthorne
Calif
Western
John Lee
Trans World Airlines
San Francisco
Lee
Mrs. Barbara Rooker 94 Dies in Sparta Wisconsin
Mrs. Barbara Rooker 94 of 105 North Chester Street Sparta died Saturday morning at a local hospital. She is survived by her daughter Miss Winifred Rooker. Funeral services. Lanham Funeral Home Monday at 2 PM with Rev. Richard Kozelka officiating and burial in Mt. Hope Cemetery. Born Summit Ridge December 18 1863 she spent her life in Monroe County.
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Sparta
Wis
Barbara Rooker
N. Chester St
Winifred Rooker
Lanham Funeral Home
Richard Kozelka
Mt. Hope Cemetery
Barbara Kutlerer
Summit Ridge
Monroe County
Held For Contributing To Delinquency
An 18 year old Onalaska youth Richard W Sanders was arrested early Saturday for contributing to the delinquency of a minor. He and a 17 year old Stoddard youth were seen in Sanders car drinking beer with two girls present. The Stoddard boy was turned over to the Welfare Dept. Sanders reportedly violated parole twice by being out at 1 15 a m and by contributing to the delinquency.
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Onalaska
Richard W. Sanders
R. 1
Onalakka
Sanders
Welfare Dept
U S Army Colonel Seeks Release of Nine Prisoners
In Berlin East Germany reports Col. Robert P. McQuail and a major met with deputy Foreign Minister Otto Winter at the Foreign Ministry. The visit marks direct contact between the two sides as McQuail seeks the release of nine U S Army prisoners and offers quick settlement if authorized to negotiate.
Four Children Die In West Philadelphia Fire
In West Philadelphia early today a fire killed four children and left five others escaping through windows and a porch roof. The victims were Lindiva Watson nine, Nathaniel Fisher three, Ruby Fisher two, and Knohayne Fisher six months, all related to Mrs. Ruby Watson. Mrs. Watson, a widow, was awakened in a back room and led Tyrone Fisher to safety.
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Philadelphia
West Philadelphia
Lindiva Watson
Ruby Watson
Watson
Lindiva
Tyrone Fisher
Anna Fisher
Tyrone
Betsy Ross Shapes Flag Design for June 14 Flag Day
Betsy Ross proposed five pointed stars to Washington, who favored the change over six pointed stars in a rough sketch for the new flag. Washington returned to his army, Betsy continued making flags for Robert Morris and Colonel Ross. In 1777 Congress officially approved the design on June 14, now Flag Day.
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Betsy
Washington
New York
Robert Morris
Congress
Weather Summary for Wisconsin Minnesota and Iowa
Partly cloudy and warmer Sunday with a high near 17. Possible late Sunday and Monday showers. Saturday night low 53, Monday morning 55 to 60. Wisconsin 3 to 8 degrees below normal with chances of showers or thunderstorms. Minnesota largely below normal with 0.5 to 1 inch precip north to 1 inch south. Iowa: scattered southwest thunderstorms, cooler south. Sunday showers statewide except northeast.
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Lacrosse
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
McCarthy Warns GOP Strength Needed in Fall Races
Wisconsin congressman Charles McCarthy assailed the Republican White House leadership and urged gains for Democrats in the House and Senate this fall. He blamed disunity on the Eisenhower era and warned that if Democrats win, Republicans will face consequences. State party leaders predicted broader Democratic advances in local and state offices.
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Minnesota
United States
House of Representatives
Senate
House
McCarthy
Congress
Nixon
Eisenhower
Patrick J. Lucey
Lucey
Wisconsin
Assembly
U.S
William Proxmire
la Crosse County
al DiPiazza
Charles Dahl
Milwaukee
Henry Reuss
Clement Zablocki
Lester Johnson
David Rabinovitz
Sen
Humphrey
Herbert Waters
Milo Knutson
Wisconsin Senate tackles urban renewal and residency policy
In Madison the session debated appointments to urban renewal authorities and residency law changes. Governor Thomson said he would sign the unemployment compensation extension, with benefits boosted and extended, to take effect before June 21. He expects additional measures on residence relief and urban renewal projects next week.
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Senate
Wisconsin
Madison
Thomson
The
Industrial Commission
Sognings Gather in Viroqua for Norway Night
VIROQUA Norway officials brought greetings from the mother country and described ties between Sogne and the United States. Friday events included community singing by Mt. Sterling male chorus and Viroqua barber shop chorus, Viroqua 4-H Club numbers, short talks by visiting Sognings, and Sons of Norway drill team entertainment. Saturday offered committee reports and officer elections, with afternoon speeches by Gov. Vernon Thomson Circuit Judge Lincoln Neprud and Norwegian Vice Consul Eivinn Berg. The Sogna banquet was slated for 5 p.m. followed by a musical program Saturday night.
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Sogne
United States
Mt. Sterling
Eivinn Berg
Chicago
Soustelle Called In By De Gaulle As Adviser
Paris AP Charles de Gaulle summoned Jacques Soustelle veteran ally for a 90 minute briefing on settling Algeria's Arab-Berber rebellion and ordered him to report back with Cabinet ideas Soustelle said the meeting left open whether he would join the government. He stays in Paris a few days as relations with Algiers cool and a political house cleaning is urged by Soustelle supporters.
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de Gaulle
Joseph E. Dynan
PARIS
Charles de Gaulle
Jacques Soustelle
Algiers
Algeria
North
Africa
Committee of Public Safety
Sergei Vinogradov
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Washington
London
Bureau of Statistics
France
Algiers Committee of Public Safety
Death notices and funeral plans in La Crosse area
Kirk S White 57 of Tulsa Okla died suddenly Friday night from a heart attack in Tulsa. Survivors include two sisters Mrs John Hardiman and Mrs Joseph Bobst. Funeral services for Josephine Foster set for Monday at St Joseph Cathedral. Mrs Mary Stone 82 dies at daughter’s home with surviving daughters and grandchildren. services Monday in Mabel Minn and Prosper Cemetery burial. William D Niles 525 Liberty St died suddenly Friday. funeral arrangements pending.
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Tulsa
Okla
la Crosse
John
Mary) Hardiman
Joseph
Mildred) Bobst
Milwaukee
George
Josephine Foster
St. Joseph’s Cathedral
Louis J. Paquette
Sletten-McKee
Mary Stone
Ora
Luella) Ready
Pearl St
Ready
Stone
Archie Bacon
Minneapolis
Bruno
Mildred) Walden
Joseph First
Prairie du Chien
Martin Stensgard
Prosper
Minn
Laurence Stone
Canton
Howard Stone
Mengis Funeral Home
Mabel
Paul Rogue
Prosper Cemetery
Mengis Chapel
William D. Niles
Liberty St
Hellwig-Morris Chapel
Mother and six children escape blaze at Denton Street home
Fire on Saturday at the Howard Wettstein residence 1410 Denton Street caused major porch and doorway damage and trapped the family on the back porch. Neighbors helped them to safety. no injuries reported. The fire started from a hot brick in a newly used fireplace on the porch. The Wettsteins were away, and the children present were John 17 Mary 15 Rosie 15 Howard Jr 12 Danny 7 Linda 2.
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Howard Wettstein
Denton St
City bike registration deadline set for July 1
Police Officer Leonard Bennett reminds city bicycle owners to register their bikes at the city police station. Registration hours are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday to Friday and 8 a.m. to 3 30 p.m. Saturday. Bring old registration card or bill of sale.
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Leonard Bennett
Heavy fighting erupts in Beirut between government and rebels
In Beirut heavy clashes surge across Zerif district near the AP office and the Presidential Palace as insurgents aim to topple President Chamoun. Other battles rage in Basra and Ramel Prison outskirts amid U N observers arrival and a government ban on three rebel parties.
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Lebanon
Camille Chamoun
Associated Press
Zerif
Basra
Ramel
U.N
Sami Solh
East Mediterranean
Middle East
Livestock Quotations From South St Paul Market Desk
Swift & Company broadcast hogs cattle and calves quotes with steady hogs and cattle markets. Prices cover Hogs 21.15 to 22.75 for various weights and sows 18.25 to 20.50, Cattle 18.00 to 26.50 for cows and steers, calves 16.00 to 29.00, lambs 10.00 to 19.00, and notes on recent USDA comparisons and market trends at South St Paul Minnesota.
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South ST. Paul
South ST. Paul, Minn
USDA
Zebulon Pike Discovers Colorado Peak in 1806
Zebulon M. Pike was a salaried employee of the Federal Government when he discovered the peak in Colorado that bears his name in 1806.
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Zebulon M. Pike
Colorado
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