Wisconsin Board Approves Legislator Pay Increase
The State Personnel Board approved a $600 yearly raise for state lawmakers from $8,400 to $9,000 after the next election. The package also raises top agency head salaries to $20,000–$26,000, with several executives in the top and second brackets. Night shift bonuses and overtime pay were approved for civil servants, amid talks by the Joint Finance Committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joint Finance Committee
George Kaiser
James Morgan
Freeman Holmer
Resource Development Department
C. H. Jamison
State Investment Board
Agriculture
Conservation
Wisconsin State Employer Association
Waupun State Prison
Personnel Board
Promotions at Trane Include Three Key Appointments
Duane Scheitzach of La Crosse becomes production control manager for Trane La Crosse operations. Senior production analysts named are Thomas O Moore of La Crescent Minnesota and Jack Starsky of Welch West Virginia. Moore, with four children, joined Trane in 1948 and will oversee cold generators compressors repair parts and absorption products. Starsky, with three children, joined Trane in 1953 and will handle production control for military units and transportation products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duane Scheitzach
Onalaska
la Crosse
Trane Co
Thomas O. Moore
N. 1St St
la Crescent
Minn
Jack Starsky
Brookshire Place
Starsky
Trane
Welch
W.va
Road Crews Work to Clear US 61 Near Dresbach
Heavy rains caused embankment slides on US 61 near Dresbach Minnesota forcing single lane traffic. Crews hope to finish clearing this afternoon while Highway 76 remains closed between Elba and Weaver due to the Whitewater River overflow. Officals warn motorists to avoid soft shoulders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dresbach, Minn
Highway Department
Here
Winona
Minnesota
Elba
Weaver
Whitewater
Cool Clear Forecast From La Crosse Meteorologist
Meteorologist Carl Peterson of the La Crosse weather bureau predicts a pattern shift from muggy air as Canadian air pushes in. Expect fair to partly cloudy skies with cooler temperatures Saturday night and Sunday. highs in the mid 70s and lows in the mid 50s. Weekend rain chances are about 10 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Peterson
la Crosse
Canada
Peterson
Senior Citizen Officers Elected
Karl Knutson was elected president of the Senior Citizens Center at 624 Gillette St. Other new officers are Andy Berg as vice president, Harry C. Welch as secretary, and Norman Tennyson as treasurer. A Sunday potluck picnic is set for Red Cloud Parks at noon and a Continental Can Co tour is planned Wednesday at 2 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karl Knutson
Senior Citizens Center
Gillette St
Andy Berg
Harry C. Welch
Norman Tennyson
Red Cloud
la Crosse
Continental Can Co
Liberty torpedoed by jets in dramatic Mediterranean attack
The Liberty suffered a devastating strike when three torpedoes hit the ship after a jet attack. One torpedo tore a 20 by 25 foot hole in the hull, flooding holds as 25 crewmen died. The ship made Malta under its own power, nine dead transferred to the carrier America, five missing, and Israel apologized for the mistaken attack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liberty
Malta
Navy
America
Davis
Israel
U.S
La Crosse Hostel Club Plans Columbus Bicycle Jamboree
The La Crosse Hostel Club meets at 2 p.m. Sunday in the Coach House at 13th and Cass. A four day bicycle jamboree to Columbus, Ohio, will be discussed. A film Tarpon Fishing will be shown. The father son ride for Sunday is canceled due to the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
Coach House
13Th and
Cass Sts
Columbus
Ohio
Cable Franchise Granted to Roger Turnmire
The Viroqua Common Council granted a TV cable franchise and Thursday's report named Roger Sandmire by error. The correct name is Roger Turnmire, who resides in Soldiers Grove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viroqua Common Council
Roger Sandmire
Roger Turnmire
Turnmire
Soldiers Grove
State Safety Councils to Meet in La Crosse
Representatives from local safety councils join Wisconsin Council of Safety officials at the semi annual directors meeting in La Crosse. Roy E. Kumm hosts over 150 safety men and wives with a morning panel on safety councils progress and an afternoon talk on Occupational Safety. An evening Mississippi River boat trip and a miniature Oktoberfest conclude the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
Heileman Hall
Carl Heise
Beloit
Joseph J. Ban‘ach
Marinette
Rudy Horn
Stevens Point
Paul Neveau
Green Bay
Robert G. Ison
Neenah
Jacob Fessler
Sheboygan
Fred Hobe
Milwaukee
Wisconsin Manufacturers’ Association
Occupational Safety
Dan Hollingsworth
Washington, D.C
Insurance Institute For Highway Safety
Kumm
Mississippi River
Sales Tax Sought For Communities
Madison AP. A bill to let municipalities in financial crisis levy up to a one percent local sales tax as an education fund option. The measure, sponsored by Assembly Speaker Harold Froehlich, would be collected by the state and returned to towns to support school expenditures under the existing three percent levy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Assembly
Harold Froehlich
R-Appleton
Froehlich
Assembly Rules Committee
Records La Crosse: William J. Igowski 62 in jail
William J Igowski a 62 year old man with no home was jailed in La Crosse for one day on a drunk charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William J. Igowski
Disorderly conduct and bad check cases in county court
Mrs Shelvedine Lehrke 29 of Coon Valley charged with disorderly conduct and issuing a worthless check had charges dismissed on the district attorney’s motion and was sentenced to one day in County Jail with credit for time served and $9.40 costs. Mrs Jean Maison of 1934 Wood Street had issuing a worthless check case continued to June 21 for sentencing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelvedine Lehrke
Coon Valley
Jean Maison
Wood St
Judgments Filed Against Krogan Couple and Waggett
Judgments were entered against Clarence and Ruth Krogan of Soldiers Grove for 597.61 and William Waggett of R 2 Waterford for 226.98. Actions issued by the Credit Bureau of La Crosse indicate delinquent accounts pursued through legal channels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Credit Bureau of
la Crosse
Clarence
Ruth Krogan
Soldiers Grove
William Waggett
Waterford
Gas shutoff floods basement at Oak Street residence
On June 17 at 8 09 a.m. responders shut off gas and water heater at the Ralph Bakewell residence 1642 Oak Street. The basement filled with water as a result of the shutoff incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Bakewell
Oak St
France's Rance River Estuary Tides Reach High
The Rance River estuary in France experiences tides with an average rise and fall of 28 feet. Local sailors and coastal engineers monitor these extreme tidal changes for navigation and flood prevention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Rance
Indicted Banks Face Dismissal in Wisconsin Lobby Case
Madison judge voided indictments against Bank of Madison and West Side Bank of Milwaukee for vague lobbying charges. The John Doe probe continues with 24 witnesses including eight legislators summoned, and former bribery claims tied to a branch banking bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
John Doe
William Sachtsen
Bank of Madison
West Side Bank of Milwaukee
Howard Meister
West Side Bank
Meister
Sachtsen
Dane County Dist. Atty
James Boll
la Crosse
Boll
Dayton Calm as Youth Patrols Quell Racial Tension
Dayton Ohio follows Tampa lead with youth patrol to deter violence after arson incidents. Cincinnati enforces cease fire with Ohio National Guard. 17 arrests on Friday night and 344 arrests overall since violence began. Police report few rock throwing incidents as Kenton era ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Dayton
Ohio
Tampa
Fla
Cincinnati
West Side
Nick Nuccio
Nuccio
Ohio National Guard
Lansing
Mich
Viroqua Bowling Alley Plans Abandoned After Shortfall
In Viroqua Wisconsin residents failed to raise $40 000 to finance a 12 lane bowling alley project. Only $7 500 was pledged, with no new pledges received signaling waning interest. The Gordon brothers of Syracuse Nebraska sought local support while a bowling equipment firm and the Gordons would provide the rest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viroqua
Wis
Gordon Brothers
Syracuse
Neb
Gordons
Estate of Louise S Boyd valued at 1.1 million
In Chicago AP reports the widow of the Appleton Coated Paper Co. founder left a 1.1 million estate all in personal property. The will names Arthur C. Allyn as executor of the Louise S. Boyd estate and president of the Chicago White Sox.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Appleton Coated Paper Co
Appleton
Wis
Louise S. Boyd
Arthur C. Allyn
Chicago White, Sox
Youth Hurt When Struck By Auto On Ward Avenue
James Michuta 18 of East Ave injured when struck by a car in the 1900 block on Ward Avenue. He was in satisfactory condition at St Francis Hospital. Witnesses say he and another youth were running across the street when hit by Kenneth Schaller 21 of Lincoln Ave. Also Saturday Mrs Le Roy Bowman 59 Stoddard skinned her elbow en route to Lutheran Hospital after an ambulance collision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Michuta
East Ave. S
Ward Avenue
St. Francis Hospital
Michuta
Kenneth Schaller
Lincoln Ave
LeRoy Bowman
LeRoy Bowman, 59, Stoddard
Lutheran Hospital
la Vera Leis
Stoddard
Gerald Libman
Wausau
Bowman
Dora Brueggen
Onalaska
Russell Schams
Jackson Street
Kosygin to speak at UN as Middle East peace talks loom
Kosygin arrives in New York to address the United Nations General Assembly on the Middle East crisis. Israeli Foreign Minister Abba Eban is expected to present Israel's case while De Gaulle and Wilson may not attend. a four power summit is not planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Kosygin
New York
Soviet Union
Abba Eban
Middle East
Paris
Charles de Gaulle
United Nations General Assembly
Johnson
de Gaulle
Harold Wilson
Baseball Broadcast: Twins versus Indians on WKBH-1
Radio highlights note a Sunday program at 1 p.m. featuring a baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the Cleveland Indians broadcast on WKBH-1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WKBH
Minnesota Twins
Cleveland Indians
Wallace Addresses Midwest Tour Amid Critics
Former Gov. George Wallace arrives in Wisconsin and heads to Michigan for an Upper Michigan Legion convention where he rejects censure talk over his race image. He vows to stand with police and seeks a 1960s style constitutional shift while predicting a major party nomination is unlikely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Escanaba
Mich
George Wallace
Alabama
Michigan
Upper Michigan
American Legion
Wallace
Milwaukee
Wis
Legion
Evansville
Ind
Congress
Supreme Court
Area Badger State Girls Are Elected
One La Crosse and three area girls were elected to office during Badger Girls State at the University of Wisconsin. Ilene L. Larson of Coon Valley was elected a state assemblyman, Jeanette L. Strasser of Stoddard was elected an alderman, Susan Strehl of La Crosse was elected a supervisor, and Caroline Stuckey of King was elected city treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
Badger
University of Wisconsin
Ilene L. Larson
Coon Valley
Jeanette L. Strasser
Stoddard
Susan Strehl
R. J. la Crosse
Caroline Stuckey
King Sr
Two Iowa Youths Treated After King Street Fight
Two Iowa youths, Michael Condon 23 and Clifford Shields 22 from Ft. Dodge, were treated at Lutheran Hospital early Saturday for head injuries sustained in a King Street fight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Michael Condon
Claire
Clifford Shields
Ft. Dodge
Lutheran Hospital
King Street
River Readings Flood Stage And Daylight Times
Flood stage readings and river data show stage at 128.40 with 24 hour change. Sunrise and sunset times for Sunday are 5 22 a m and 8 50 p m respectively.
Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa Weather Outlook
Partly cloudy and cooler tonight in Wisconsin with Sunday remaining partly cloudy. Minnesota shows fair to partly cloudy conditions with isolated showers possible in the far north tonight and Sunday, while Iowa remains fair to partly cloudy with cooler temperatures tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
Kaiser Industries Plans Latin American Growth and Health Initiatives
Kaiser Industries executive describes near-market plant strategy in South America with jeep plants in Argentina and Brazil and a large Venezuela dam project expected to yield 10 million horsepower. He emphasizes national ownership, political caution, and a prepaid medical plan using computerized health records for about 15 million people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kaiser Industries
Willys Jeeps
Broadcasting
Aerospace
Jeep
Sao Paulo
Brazil
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Venezuela
Caracas
Orinoco River
South America
Kaiser
Kaiser Industries Holding
Juan Peron
Administrators Of Hospitals Meet Here
Area wide planning institute for hospital administrators hosted by the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration at St. Francis Hospital. Theodore Kaap of the American Hospital Association opened sessions. Rev. John Weishar spoke on long range planning and board role. John F. Cronin and IBM’s Terry Slattery presented data processing tools and forms. Sister Marie Therese closed the event. Attending hospitals included Lost Rivers Arco Idaho St Anthony Carroll St Joseph Hillsboro Sacred Heart Idaho Falls and St Francis La Crosse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration
St. Francis Hospital
Theodore Kaap
American Hospital Association of Chicago
Diocese of
Peoria
Ill
John Weishar
Greater Cincinnati Hospital Council
John F. Cronin
Donald Kershaw
St. Francis
Terry Slattery
I.B.M
Wilson Wells
Wells
Marie Therese
FSPA
Province of Hospital Sisters
Lost Rivers Hospital
Arco
Idaho
St. Anthony’s
Carroll
Iowa
St. Joseph’s
Kosygin Visits New York City Amid Heightened Security
Officials from at least seven security agencies mobilized a large force for the visit, with 2,000 to 3,000 officers patrolling. Kosygin may tour the Glen Cove estate on Long Island and likely spend time at the Soviet UN mission on East 67th Street. Pro Israel sentiment and militant anti Communist groups are anticipated to protest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.N. Security and Safety Section
World Organization
U.S. Secret Service
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Port of New York Authority
Nassau County
Glen Cove
N.Y
Kosygin
Long Island
United Nations
East 67Th Street
U.S. State Department
Security Office
Israel
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Flower bed damage reported at Riverside Park
Young motorists caused about 25 dollars in damage Friday evening when they rode through a flower bed at the foot of State Street near Riverside Park in La Crosse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Street
Riverside Park
la Crosse
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Duane Scheitzack
Dresbach
Local Safety Council
Circuit Court
Fire Department
Kenosha County
Dorothy Effinger
New Berlin
Bell
Paul R. Alfonsi
Minocqua
Alfonsi
State Supreme Court
Dayton Calm
al Association For the Advancement of Colored People
NAACP
Viroqua Bowling Alley
Kaput
U.N
Sissy
Midwest Talks
Rex Thomas
John Birch Society
Thurgood Marshall
Court
Jowers
Area
Badger State
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