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Newspaper

La Crosse Tribune

Location

La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Jun 15, 1967

Page

2

Wisconsin Senate stalls on air pollution bill and ethics case

Wisconsin Senate spent a full day debating a broad air pollution control bill with four amendments needing Assembly action and no final vote. Separately in Washington, Sen. Stennis defended the Senate ethics committee’s recommendation to censure Sen. Dodd over travel fund use while Dodd and his backers promised new disclosures.

Madison Wisconsin Senate Assembly Warren P. Knowles Department of Resource Development Knowles Martin Schreiber Milwaukee Schreiber Washington John Stennis Thomas J. Dodd Stennis Mississippi Senate Ethics Committee Ethics Committee Dodd Connecticut Johnson Humphrey Russell B. Long Long D-La D-Miss

Republicans propose conservation majority on new Natural Resources Board

In Madison a compromise by seven Republicans would keep the 1968 merger deadline for conservation and water agencies. The plan would place five of nine board seats with the existing Conservation Commission, three from the Resource Development Board, and one at large, abolishing both predecessor panels when the new agency forms.

Madison Senate The Conservation Commission Assembly Jerris Leonard Bayside Robert W. Warren Green Bay Kellett Task Force Warren Resource Development Board Reuben LaFave R Oconto

Tampa Riot Aftermath Reports and Casualties

Tampa residents faced nights of violence with rioters injuring 20 people at Tampa General Hospital including two Black victims shot and a bayoneting. A deputy sheriff died of a heart attack during gunfire as over 100 people were arrested and white owned stores and Urban Renewal houses were burned.

Tampa General Hospital Central Negro District Urban Renewal Agency

Chicago Grain Prices Pause Amid Mixed Wheat Corn Notes

AP report from Chicago shows Wheat No. 2 hard 1 cen. No. 2 red 1.53. Corn No. 2 yellow at 1.362n. Oats No. 2 heavy white 7.é7%en. Soybeans No. 1 yellow 2.90-9054n. Soybean oil at 9.90n.

Chicago Grain Chicago

Oil shipments resume after Arab oil ban spread

In London oil industry sources said Kuwait resumed shipments to most customers except Britain and the United States after a 10 day strike by oil terminal workers sparked by the war. Saudi Arabia allowed British and American tankers to load not bound for British or American ports as tensions mounted. A Soviet embassy spokesman in Ankara denied claims five Russian officers were captured on the Syrian front, contradicting earlier Israeli military reports.

Enne Boumedienne Nasser London Kuwait Britain United States Saudi Arabia U.S Israel Ankara Turkey

Winona and South St. Paul Livestock Markets Report

USDA cattle, calves, hogs and veal prices and market tone from Winona Station and South St. Paul auction notes. Hog and cattle values steady. beef and veal strands show multiple weight classes with wide ranges. Chicago commodities quotes for butter eggs and potatoes included.

Winona Livestock Swift & Co Winona South ST. Paul South ST. Paul, Minn USDA

UW Students Send Books To Vietnam

University of Wisconsin students collected nearly 2,000 textbooks to donate to Van Hanh Buddhist University in Saigon. Asian Foundation will ship 73 cartons this summer, expanding the library as the Vietnamese university builds its collection.

Madison University of Wisconsin van Hanh Buddhist University Saigon South Vietnam Asian Foundation Memorial Methodist Community Center

County Curfews Do Not Apply To Cities

Madison AP Atty Gen Bronson La Follette said county curfews do not apply within city and village limits. The opinion follows Waukesha County action to set a youth curfew, noting local home rule powers allow cities to opt out.

Madison Atty Bronson C. la Follette

Car horsepower ranges then and now

In 1940 American cars produced 15 to 185 horsepower while today models range from 90 to over 400 horsepower according to World Book Encyclopedia.

World Book Encyclopedia

Two Fireworks Displays Planned For July 3 4

Officials announce two fireworks shows over the Mississippi near Houska Park as part of the Independence Day celebration. The July 3 aerial shells display begins at 9 30 p m and the July 4 ground piece Oriental Fantasie rises 40 feet by 30 feet with 408 stars and 380 feet of fuse. Construction began in June and the program includes an 18 inch shell weighing about seven pounds rising to 400 feet.

Mississippi Houska Park

Barbells and Vase Stolen From Local Homes

Police report thieves took a 300 pound barbell set from a rooming house between 4 and 9 p.m. Tuesday. Owner Timothy Hough valued the set at $65. A vase and tools worth $45 were also reported stolen from William Alland at 1005 Losey Blvd S.

Timothy Hough King Sr William Alland Losey Blvd. S

Madis on Women’s State Names 32 Counselors

Mrs Frank Schneider of 924 Cass Street is listed among 32 counselors for the 24th annual Badger Girls State at the University of Wisconsin Madison. Over 450 girls participate in the event.

Madison Frank Schneider Cass St Badger University of Wisconsin In

Stock Quotations Abridged for June 15 1967 Rexall to Wisconsin Funds

Quotations table at noon lists RCA Rexall Allied Sears Swift Dow Jones and other stocks with prices up or down. Commodities futures and interdealer prices follow along with local bids asks and mutual fund ranges as of about 9 00 a.m.

RCA Rexall Drug Allied Stores Ryder Systems Allis-Chalmers Scott Paper American Can Sears Roebuck American Motors Sinclair Standard Oil N.J Chrysler Swift Consolidated Foods Texaco DuPont Trane Co Eastman Kodak S U.S. Steel Universal Oil Epko Shoe Westinghouse Electric Ethyl White Motors Ford Woolworth Dow Jones International Harvest Bass Inter, Tel. & Tel Cornie Interstate Power the Marshall CO Jim Walter Corp Jones & Laughlin Koehring Asso- Kresge Mini Ers, Inc Repre- Mobil Oi la Crosse Cooler la Crosse Telephone Pyroil Co, Inc Mutual Funds Boston Fund Chem. Fund Eaton & Howard Ba Eaton & Howard Std Fidelity Fund Manhattan Fund Mass Inv Mass. Inv. Gr Nati. Investors Puritan Fund Wisconsin Fund

Johnson bypasses Senate on Middle East policy shift

President Johnson seeks private citizen panels to advise on the Israeli Arab crisis while Senate leaders await guidance. The State Department named a panel including John Kenneth Galbraith and Charles Yost to meet with top officials as a House committee moves toward a Middle East aid policy statement. Senator Javits urges a State Dept briefing and calls for a realignment of borders for security and peace.

Jack Bell Washington Johnson Senate U.S Middle East State Department United States J.W. Fulbright Senate Foreign Relations Committee White House Dirksen Mike Mansfield John Kenneth Galbraith Raymond A. Hare Charles Yost Carl Bartch Lucius D. Battle Joseph J. Sisco United Nations Bartch House Foreign Affairs Committee Cornelius E. Gallagher Dn.j Jacob K. Javits R-N.y Israel Javits

Dayton and Cincinnati Riots Run High Tension

Police and National Guard backs up in Dayton West Side and Cincinnati with machine gun jeeps to quell violence tied to racial unrest. Rioters set two fires including a nightclub, looting liquor stores and other businesses. Damage exceeds $1 million. hundreds arrested as guardsmen stay on duty.

Dayton West Side Dave Hall Cincinnati National Guard Henry Sandman 1St Battalion 47Th Infantry Regiment

Viet Cong stamping ground hit by U S air strikes

U S forces report continued Operation Billings activity in Vietnam with heavy air strikes disrupting supply lines from Hanoi to the 17th Parallel. B52 bombers supported attacks on Viet Cong troops in Phuoc Long Province and targets near Pleiku, Khe Sanh, and other North Vietnamese bunkers.

U.S Junction City Billings North Vietnam Air Force Navy Marine Hanoi Vietnam Red China Phuoc Long Pleiku Khe Sanh Demilitarized Zone

Bus Car Collision Injures Tomah Man Near Highway 21

Tomah resident Jeffrey Lewis aged 20 sustained serious injuries when his car veered off the shoulder and back onto the highway, colliding with a chartered bus six miles southwest of Tomah on Highway 21. He was hospitalized in La Crosse after initial treatment. Bus driver Donald Schneider, 45, received minor injuries and was released. The bus carried 37 McCoy Job Corpsmen, none injured.

Tomah Wis Jeffrey Lewis Lewis la Crosse Donald Schneider McCoy

Youths Apprehended Over Cherry Bomb Firecracker Incident

Four 15-year-old boys were taken into custody about 8 30 p m Wednesday after firing cherry bomb firecrackers at Highway 53 and Moore Streets. The juvenile bureau handles the case.

Highway 53 Moore Streets Juvenile Bureau

La Crosse YMCA Opens Camp Bradfield for Boys

The La Crosse YMCA announces registration for Camp Bradfield for boys aged 8 to 14. Four sessions run June 19 to 25, June 26 to July 2, July 3 to 9, and July 10 to 16.

The la Crosse Bradfield

Rights Leader Fears Effects Of Lawlessness

MADISON AP The chair man of the Governor s Committee on Human Rights warned that violence and lawlessness could harm the civil rights movement. George G Lorinczi of Milwaukee said the white majority might respond with hostility and repression if the current wave of Negro lawlessness continues. The statement stressed the tragedy would affect all Americans and urged concern for Negro citizens.

Lorinczi

Death ends Waukee and St. Paul Railroad bridge plan

The Mississippi River bridge project by the Waukee and St. Paul Railroad halted as death ends the initiative. Mr. Van Steenwyk, oldest member of the Old Guard, was honored by the group which meets annually on New Year’s.

Pagewaukee and St. Paul Mississippi River van Steenwyk Old Guard

Elderly Drivers Would Benefit By Amendment

Madison Assembly Highway Committee recommended passage of an amendment to the highway safety bill by Assemblyman Bernard Lewison. The measure would exempt drivers over 65 with good records and a physician certificate from retesting, citing decades of safe driving and responsibility.

Madison

Official Is Arraigned On Trespass Charge

Thomas E. Wettengel a Grant County probation officer was arraigned in county court on a criminal trespass charge. He was released on a 200 bond with a June 29 court date. A man entered the Leland Udelhofen home Sunday and ripped out a telephone prompting a confrontation. a shot was fired and Wettengel later received treatment for a flesh wound.

Lancaster Thomas E. Wettengel Grant County Wettengel Leland Udelhofen Udelhoffen

Utah Leads Nation In School Attendance And Education

Utah records a high school completion rate of at least 58 percent for residents over 25, amid a national average of 20 percent. The figures, reported recently, place Utah among the states with higher educational attainment.

Utah U.S. States

Weather roundup for Lacrosse region and Midwest states

Occasional showers and thunderstorms tonight and Friday with southerly winds 10 to 20 mph. Heavy rains expected Friday. mid 60s tonight. high 75 to 80 Friday. Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa sections note regional showers, thunder storms and varying rainfall with minimal temperature change. sunrise 5 22, sunset 8 49. full moon June 2. record highs and degree days listed.

Lacrosse Wisconsin Minn Iowa

Couple Robs Eagle Bank In Wisconsin Heist

A man and a woman robbed the Eagle branch of the Kettle Moraine State Bank around 11:50 a.m. in Eagle Wisconsin. They fled in a dark metallic car, possibly a 1967 Cadillac or Lincoln, after demanding money while the teller described a gun and a wig like blonde hair.

Eagle, Wis Eagle Kettle Moraine State Bank Waukesha County Highway 59 Waukesha

Quick Action Saves Life Of Infant

La Crosse police responded Wednesday night to a three week old baby not breathing. Jill Ann Hansen fell from a chair and became listless. officers removed a tongue obstruction allowing the infant to cry. She was transported to St. Francis Hospital and released.

la Crosse Jill Ann Hansen James Hansen Vine St Hansen Jill Ann St. Francis Hospital

Four Scholarships Offered to La Crosse State Grads

La Crosse State University offers four graduate scholarships for the 1967 68 academic year. Dean James H M Erickson said awards range from 550 to 1000 dollars and go to full time graduate students in any field based on academic record and need.

la Crosse State University James H. M. Erickson Erickson

Man Exposes Self Near 16th And Adams Reported

An 11-year-old girl told La Crosse police that a man exposed himself to her from behind a house while she walked to a babysitting job near 16th and Adams. She said he offered her a ride, was about 5 feet 6 inches tall, with a small build and dark hair.

la Crosse 16Th Adams

Wheelbarrow Found After Reported Theft from Scout Site

Harold Molzahn reported a wheelbarrow stolen from the Boy Scout building site but police said it was not stolen and later found in nearby brush.

Harold Molzahn Boy Scout Brush

Radio Highlights Program Schedule Update

Thursday radio calendar lists WLCX at 7 p.m. Vox Pop, WKBH at 8 05 p.m. Music Room, and WKTY at 8 30 p.m. Vietnam Update.

WLCX WKBH Music Room WKTY Vietnam

Ex CV area pastor Harold Bach dies at 82 in Madison

Rev. Harold Bach 82 long served the Coon Valley Lutheran churches from 1929 to 1947 before retirement to Madison. Born in Norway May 22 1885 he came to the United States in 1907. He married Agnes Hansen in Evanston Illinois Sept 5 1914 and leaves a large family including five sons and 11 grandchildren. Burial at Middle Coon Valley Church Cemetery. Services Sunday at Upper Coon Valley Lutheran Church. Friends may call Saturday at Gilbertson-Leland Funeral Home and church.

Coon Valley Wis Harold Bach Coon Valley Area Madison Upper Coon Valley Lutheran Church R. G. Borgwardt R. J. Vevile Middle Coon Valley Church Gilbertson-Leland Mr. Bach Norway Jacob Bach United States Boston Midwest Agnes Martha Hansen Evanston, Ill Lawrence University Norwegian Lutheran Church Jacob O. Bach Carbondale Haakon S. O. Bach Denebola Atlantic Robert Norman Minneapolis Harold G. Bach Ypsilanti Mich Anna Marie

Egyptians Dying of Thirst in Sinai Desert

Geneva AP The International Red Cross urged Egypt to open Sinai water pipelines after reports thousands of Egyptian soldiers were dying of thirst in the desert. Egypt agreed but pipelines to desert branches were not confirmed flowing. The pipeline, under the Suez Canal, had been closed to deny water to Israelis during last week's four day war. Returning Egyptian stragglers said thousands remained in the desert.

Geneva International Red Cross Egypt Sinai Suez Canal

La Crosse Tribune Publisher and staff listing note

The La Crosse Tribune dated notice lists publisher W T Burgess and editor Sanford Goltz plus address 4th and Cass La Crosse Wisconsin 54601 and identifies AP rights and postage terms including 60 cent weekly carrier rate and 0 cent single copy.

W. T. Burgess Sanford Goltz la Crosse Tribune 4Th and Cass Sts la Crosse Wis Lee Enterprises, Inc Associated Press AP News Wisconsin Carrie

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