Seven Camp McCoy soldiers hurt in Highway 16 crash
Seven Camp McCoy soldiers were seriously injured when a car rear ended a parked vehicle on a highway shoulder near Burns. The parked car owner Ronald Schmidt, 19, Milwaukee, escaped injury. injured include Jordan Clark and Richard Metcalf of the 3rd Engineer Battalion and Robert Riurt and Richard Byrd, all from Camp McCoy.
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Camp McCoy
Highway 16
Burns
Ronald Schmidt
Milwaukee
Jordan Clark
Richard Metcalf
Robert Riurt
Richard Byrd
Clark
Metcalf
Riurt
Byrd
3T H Engineer Bn
Schmidt
James Baughman
James Casper
James Raikes
Baughman
Casper
Raikes
Sun Field Artillery Bn
McCoy
Camp
Lake Neshonoc
West Salem
Onalaska
la Crosse
Monroe County
Sparta
Referendum Approved On Parking Ramp
The Common Council voted 15 to 6 to ask voters at the September primary if a multi deck parking ramp should be built in Market Square. The plan would cost 619000 to 1153000 financed by revenue bonds.
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Common Council
Market Square
Clarence H. Bloedorn
Lynden K. Gjerde
Otis
Lingenfelter
James McKillip
Curtis J. Storck
Levi W. Swett
George R. Bonsack
William C. Brown
Donald R. Colby
William C. Gorder
Edward Hilbert
Harold Hilbert
Frank Kaufmann
Charles J. Lang
John Marasek
Edwin C
Weather Summary for La Crosse and Vicinity
Partly cloudy tonight and Saturday with occasional local thunder showers. Cooler conditions. Low around 66 degrees tonight and a high near 84 on Saturday.
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la Crosse
Purchase of River Patrol Boat Okayed by City Aldermen
City aldermen voted 19 to 2 to spend up to 1000 to buy a patrol boat and motor to police bathing and boating on waters within the city limits. Aldermen Lang and Schultz dissented. The move aims at preventive enforcement. The attorney's office will recheck jurisdiction over boundary waters. An American Legion representative voiced broad organizational backing for the purchase.
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C. J. Lang
Emil O. Schultz
American Legion
Democrats Open State Convention
Wisconsin Democrats arrive for a break through convention to elect a national committeeman and committeewoman adopt a 1956 platform and review candidates while Kefauver spends Saturday with supporters and speaks at the banquet. Delegates number about 1 200 with several high profile speakers on the program.
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Superior
Wisconsin
Phileo Nash
Nash
Sverre Roang
Edgerton
Estes Kefauver
D - Tenn
Kefauver
Minnesota
Minneapolis
Robert E. Short
D. D. Wozniak
Carl Thompson
Stoughton
Edna Bowen
Lancaster
Democratic Party
Republican Organization
Hubert Humphrey
Tennessee
Henry Reuss
Clement Zabrocki
Milwaukee
Lester Johnson
Black River Falls
Chester Bowles
India
Connecticut
Saengerfest Opens With La Crosse Chorus and Guests
La Crosse hosts the 56th Saengerfest of the Wisconsin Saengerbezirk at the Mary E Sawyer Auditorium. Registration begins at 9 a.m. with a noon lunch and 2 p.m. opening led by fest president Reinhold Wittig. The program features Lehar songs, Wagner overture, mass chorus, and guest groups from Appleton Merrill Sheboygan Chicago Milwaukee.
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la Crosse
Wisconsin Saenger Bezirk
Mary E. Sawyer
Reinhold Wittig
Fest
Ludwig Lohmiller
Chicago
Leigh Elder
Wittig
Milo Knutson
Jacob M. Soine
Saegareloebniss
Appleton, Merrill and Sheboygan
Betty Mielke
Franz Lehar
Louis Kirsch
Milwaukee Maennerchoere
Willy Penzek
Chamber of Commerce
Stoddard
Myrick Park
Wisconsin Saenger
Council Will Hear NSP Rate Views On Electric Rates
City aldermen scheduled a special 7:30 p m July 17 meeting with Northern States Power Co to discuss rates and present the city case before the Wisconsin Public Service Commission. The panel may hire counsel and experts to aid negotiations and report costs back for approval.
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Northern States Power Co
Mayor and Public Utilities Committee
NSP
Wisconsin Public Service Commission
Common Council
Milo G. Knutson
Public Service Commission
C. J. Lang
Public Utilities Committee
Lang
Edwin C. Markle
Donald R. Terpstra
Hubert J. Schleiter
Knutson
Clemens
E. W. Clemens
Public Utilities
University of Maryland
Group Presses Need For Losey Boulevard Upgrade
City Engineer Zenno A. Gorder told the Common Council that a local group urged state aid for Losey boulevard, arguing 35 percent federal support is essential. The highway commission said it would not consider state designation or eligibility, delaying full project funding and timing into 1957 and beyond.
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Zenno A. Gorder
Common Council
State Highway Commission
Losey Boulevard
Gorder
the Highway Commission
Commission
Division Office
State Office
Bureau of Public Roads
City Reservoir Reopens Under Tighter Water Rules
The City Board of Public Works authorized reservoir use for sprinkling after a Friday fill. They urged judicious water use with lawn sprinkling after 8 p.m. and conservative daytime use for flowers and gardens to curb shortages, thanking residents for cooperation since the midweek appeal.
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Board of Public Works
Lake tonnage up on Great Lakes to June 1
The season's Great Lakes shipments from start to June 1 totaled 36,586,646 net tons, the fourth highest ever. Oliver T. Burnham, vice president and secretary of the Lakes Carriers Assn., said conditions early in the season hurt shipments, but the volume still ranks behind only 1944 1949 and 1953.
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Cleveland
Great Lakes
Oliver T. Burnham
Carriers Assn
Prize could reach 525 dollars in Coulee Crossword
The La Crosse Tribune reports puzzle No 60 in its June 17 edition may award up to 525 dollars for the correct solution, surpassing all prior prizes since the feature began May 1, 1955. Puzzle No 17 from August 21, 1955 offered 500 dollars, the current record, and many entries are expected this week.
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la Crosse Tribune
Senate panel boosts foreign aid to 4.515 billion
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee raised the foreign aid bill to 4.515 billion dollars in a 9-5 vote, restoring 100 million to the president's discretionary Asian fund. Administration supporters hailed the move, while opponents warned of a tough floor battle ahead.
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Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
House
Sen. Bridges
R-Nh
Senate
Knowland
Calif
Foreign Relations Committee
Yugoslavia
Eisenhower
Bridges
Lyndon B. Johnson
Tex
Sen. Green
D-Ri
Sen
Fulbright
D-Ark
Windshield design blasted as safety hazard by eye expert
Dr Dupont Guerry of the Medical College of Virginia calls wraparound windshields a visual hazard of the first magnitude citing prismatic distortion glare and ghost images. Eleven physicians at the AMA meeting urge uniform eye tests for licenses and medical follow up for drivers while urging harmonized vehicle design around the human driver.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Dupont Guerry
Medical College of Virginia
Richmond
Guerry
American Medical Assn
Seward Miller
U.S. Public Health Service
Washington, D.C
Record Heat Adds To Woes Of Teeming NYC
New York confronts a citywide subway strike that halted service for nine hours. The Transit Authority suspended 27 motormen including 25 MBA officials led by Theodore Loos as chaos and traffic jams surged across bridges and tunnels.
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Nyc
New York
City Transit
Transit Authority
Motormen’s Benevolent Assn
Theodore Loos
MBA
New Jersey
Connecticut
Brooklyn
Queens
Long Island
Williamsburg
Queensborough
Motormen's Benevolent Assn
Mike Quill
Afl-Cio Transport Workers Union
BMT
New York City Transit Authority
Subway
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Unifax
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