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La Crosse Tribune

Location

La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Jun 14, 1961

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Salinger’s briefing on Kennedy injury sparks delay claims

AP analysis compares Kennedy back injury news timing to Eisenhower’s illness disclosures. It notes May 16 injury in Canada, June 8 public acknowledgment, and questions over staff communication and the role of Salinger and Hatcher. It cites prior Eisenhower cases to contrast timeliness.

Washington Kennedy Eisenhower Pierre Salinger White House Salinger James Hagerty Canada Europe Macmillan de Gaulle Khrushchev Hyannis Port Mass Janet Travell New York Preston Wade Florida Wade Travell Dr. Wade Palm Beach

Walkout May Bring Strife To Algeria

Indefinite adjournment of French Algerian peace talks raises risk of renewed bloodshed in Algeria. French and rebel delegations held three weeks of tense talks with no resume date, as key issues include a cease fire, European minority status, and Sahara oil.

Algeria Evian-Les-Bains France Tunis Louis Joxe Joxe Redha Malek Malek Sahara Evian Geneva

Cincinnati executive held for murder of estranged wife in hotel lot

Charles Mulcahy a 45 year old Cincinnati paper box firm executive formerly of Green Bay Wisconsin is charged with first degree murder in the stabbing of his estranged wife Dorothy Cheri McKay 41 a television and night club singer. Her companion John Waggoner 34 of La Crosse was also wounded and identified Mulcahy as the attacker.

Cincinnati Paper Company Green Bay Wis Charles Mulcahy Dorothy Wisconsin Mulcahy Cheri McKay Milwaukee John Waggoner la Crosse Waggoner Trane Co Mulcahys Charmin Paper Co Procter and Gamble Reading

Dempsey Blasts NSA Auto Toll Predictions

Hartford Conn Gov John N Dempsey criticized the National Safety Council for public holiday traffic death toll forecasts. He warned predictions cause anxiety and questioned how to interpret any shortfall in deaths during busy travel periods.

Hartford Conn John N. Dempsey National Safety Council Dempsey

Freedom Riders Continue Assault On Southland

Fourteen white and Negro Freedom Riders split into groups of seven to press desegregation on interstate travel. The first group departs Wilmington, North Carolina by bus to Charleston South Carolina, with the second group following later. They will spend the night in Charleston and proceed to Jacksonville Florida Thursday morning. They avoid Alabama and Mississippi. The interracial group, sponsored by CORE, aims to test access to same facilities for Negroes on interstate trips.

Freedom Riders South Wilmington N.C Charleston S.C Jacksonville Fla Alabama Mississippi The Congress On Racial Equality CORE

Foreign Service Officer Accused of Spying for Poland

Irvin Chambers Scarbeck, 41, a U.S. Foreign Service officer stationed in Warsaw for 22 years, was arrested on charges of passing classified information to Communist Poland after allegedly being blackmailed by a Polish woman. He faces up to 10 years imprisonment and a $10,000 fine if convicted.

Foreign Service W. B. Ragsdale JR Washington U.S Poland Irvin Chambers Scarbeck Warsaw Scarbeck FBI Justice Department Sam Wertleb United States State Department Department San Francisco Sen J. William Fulbright Senate Foreign Relations Committee Lincoln White U.S. Security Naples Italy Dusseldorf Germany Robert F. Wagner Astorin Times Square Park- Sheraton Waldorf-Astoria

Governor Nelson calls for bipartisan plan to reorganize state government

Wisconsin Governor Gaylord Nelson urged a bipartisan panel from both houses to draft a total reorganization of the $600 million annual state government. He pressed for central management and streamlining, noting 73 agencies now operate quasi-independently and may reach 100. He warned reform will face bureaucratic resistance and insisted public duty must trump politics.

la Crosse Tribune Madison Bureau Madison Gaylord Nelson Nelson GOP Wisconsin

Elementary Supervisor Hired By Board

The La Crosse City District Board of Education hired an elementary supervisor for 1960-61. L. H. Sheffield, 44, former president of Juneau County Teachers College, will begin August 21. He holds a BA from La Crosse State College and did graduate work at the University of Wisconsin. He has 82 years teaching experience, 17 years in a county normal school, and 34 years in the Army.

la Crosse City

Midtown Suffered Massive Midtown Manhattan Power Outage

A June 13 blackout paralyzed about five square miles of midtown Manhattan for hours. Cars stalled, elevators failed, subways stalled, and thousands uyers were stranded as 96 degree heat blanketed the city. Power restored by 9:27 p.m. after a West 65th Street transformer fire.

Midtown Manhattan New York Manhattan Hudson River Times Square 42Nd 77Th Streets Broadway Fifth Avenue Central Park 48Rd 71St Streets Consolidated Edison Co West 65Th Street Amsterdam West End Avenues

Dying boy visits Philadelphia Zoo

Four year old cancer patient Johnnie Dougherty from Ridley Township visited the Philadelphia Zoo with his mother Elizabeth. An ambulance carried him in a wheelchair to see the children’s section and feed a baby lion, a moment he enjoyed before spotting lions fighting and wanting to move on.

Philadelphia John An Nie Dougherty Philadelphia Zoo Johnnie Ridley Township Zoo Elizabeth Dougherty

Scrambled Word Contest Awards 11 Winners

The La Crosse Tribune announced its sixth Scrambled Word contest with 11 winners sharing $80. Each winner receives 7.28 dollars. Checks were mailed to listed winners including Mrs. Holberg Ray Pendleton and others across La Crosse Black River Falls Mindoro Onalaska Rockland Sparta. Contest 7 will appear Monday June 19 with a $40 prize. deadline is midnight Thursday after Monday publication.

la Crosse Tribune James Holberg Ray Pendleton Mary Stachowitz Florence Strittmaier Lorraine Waldera la Crosse Eugene O'Brien Black River Falls Harvey P. Wadel Mindoro William G. Raudebush Onalaska Ben Jones Rockland John Polly Edith Steinke Sparta

Gasoline Dealers Seek Tax Break and Training Plan

Wisconsin Retail Gasoline Dealers Association urged Congress to grant a tax break on evaporation shrinkage at a La Crosse convention. They also backed a vocational training program for dealers and employees. Delegates, including Carl Meyers and John Kremer, reelected officials, and several new directors were named. About 175 attended a Monday dinner.

Congress Sociation of Wisconsin la Crosse Denver Colo Carl Meyers Manitowoc John M. Kremer Madison Ernest Holberg Leonard Midtlien Roy Underwood Ervin Schmidt Sheboygan Ernest Daun New Holstein Leonard Krug Reedsburg Lewis Owens Edward Munsey Green Lake Ray Timm County Association

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JFK Lax James Marlow AP News Andrew T. Hatcher Hatcher Associated Press By Andrew Borowiec NSA Southland UPI By John Wyngaard L. H. Sheffield By Pierce Lehmbeck East 63Rd Street Long Island City East River Independent Subway Division 42Nd Street Grand Central Terminal Pennsylvania Station New York Coliseum Eesess Eee Ewer Shoes Women’s News Retail Gasoline Dealers Association of Wisconsin Jerome May Appleton Vernor Patterson Robert Umgemach Kenosha Tribune
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