Renews Blast Over Tractor Deal in DC
Wisconsin lawmakers in Washington renew their attacks on the Tractors for Freedom deal with Fidel Castro. Rep. Byrnes and Rep. Thomson condemn ransom and government actions while Rep. Laird blames the invasion fiasco on the CIA and military plans.
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la Crosse Tribune
Washington Bureau
Washington, D.C
Wisconsin
Tractors For Freedom
Fidel Castro
John W. Byrnes
House Republican Policy Committee
Castro
Cuba
Vernon W. Thomson
R.richland Center
Kennedy
Melvin R. Laird
Marshfield
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Central Intelligence Agency
Laird
United States
Tavern Hour Change To Be Studied
The Common Council judiciary committee will study a proposal to allow city taverns to stay open until 2 a.m. during daylight saving time months. The meeting is at 7 30 p m in the Council chambers. Also on the agenda is Alderman Niedbalski's plan to end overnight weekend parking rules.
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The
Common Council Judiciary Committee
la Crosse Tavern League
la Crosse Ministerial Association
la Crosse
Judiciary Committee
Kenneth Niedbalski
Council
Three Crewmen Killed In Stratojet Crash Near Lincoln
An AP report says a B47 Stratojet bomber on a local training flight exploded and burned Sunday night at Lincoln Nebraska killing three crewmen. A fourth crewman, Lt. Thomas T. Wesner, survived. The dead were Capt. Albert Marinich Capt. Allan H. Matson and Capt. Russell Holst. The aircraft belonged to the 424th Bomb Squadron of the 307th Bomb Wing.
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Lincoln
Neb
Albert Marinich
Ludwick Marinich
Uniontown
Allan H. Matson
Harold J. Matson
Portland
Ore
Russell Holst
Fire and Police Reports from La Crosse Area
Fire department logs note a June 18 12 25 p m call to Ruuds Drugstore West Ave and Jackson St. Police ambulance records show June 18 11 35 p m for Mrs Henry Hagenbarth Arcadia to St Francis Hospital. June 18 6 10 a m James Taylor moved from La Crosse Lutheran to La Crosse County Hospital. June 17 10 38 a m William Hartley to Onalaska from St Francis Hospital. June 17 8 13 a m Henry Strangman 90 Browns Valley Mindoro to Grandview Hospital.
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Ruud
West Ave
Jackson St
Ador
Henry Hagenbarth
Arcadia
Holmen
St. Francis Hospital
James Taylor
la Crosse Lutheran Hospital
la Crosse County Hospital
West Salem
William Hartley
Onalaska
Henry Strangman
Browns Valley
Mindoro
Grandview Hospital
Time Allotted For GOP Tax Revision Gone
Madison reports a failed push for a Wisconsin GOP tax revision with a pending sales tax plan. Delegates clash over withholding, exemptions, and income surtax options while debates split farming and urban districts.
Wisconsin Congressmen Fight Cheese Import Plan
Two Wisconsin congressmen Rep. Vernon Thomson and Rep. Melvin Laird pledge to block State Department plans to repeal import quotas on cheddar. They warn repeal would flood the US market, harm dairy farmers, and predict protests to Rusk proposals in Congress and the Tariff Commission.
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la Crosse Tribune
Washington Bureau
Washington, D.C
Wisconsin
State Department
Vernon W. Thomson
R.richland Center
Melvin Laird
R-Marshfield
Thomson
Congressional
Dean Rusk
Laird
Rusk
United States
Congress
Tariff Commission
Commander Slayton Wins Pigeon Race
Commander Slayton, a Sparta racing pigeon owned by Jack Ebert, won a 300 mile race from Sioux Falls to La Crosse in seven hours and 20 minutes. Birds were released at 6 45 a m at the Sioux Falls Airport with good weather and tail wind assisting. Other top finishers include David Longway La Crosse second Edward Balzer La Crosse third Robert Bice fourth David Bice fifth and George Renner sixth all from La Crosse.
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Commander Slayton
Sparta
Sioux Falls
S.C
la Crosse
Jack Ebert
Joseph
Dolores Lord
Drought Disaster Sought for Western Minnesota Areas
Gov. Elmer L. Andersen urged former Gov. Orville Freeman to declare western Polk County and other dry sections drought disaster areas. A township survey of western Minnesota is to inform the request. Farmers seek grazing on soil bank lands due to feed shortages from the drought.
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ST. Paul
Elmer L. Andersen
Orville Freeman
Polk County
Minnesota
Anderson
Freeman
Andersen
State Department of Agriculture
Gov
Health official calls public to curb dirty home conditions
Dr. Clinton K. Higgins city health officer says illegal unsanitary home conditions persist and asks residents to address litter and improper waste. He notes small staff limits and cites examples of families lacking trash containers and neighbors delaying action while urging personal responsibility and neighborhood pressure.
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Clinton K. Higgins
Health Department
Game Warden Fired After Misuse of State Funds
ST PAUL AP The Department of Conservation says it has dismissed William W Saari a former game warden at Sleepy Eye after charges including misappropriation of state funds Saari allegedly failed to turn in venison sale money misappropriated state property kept improper accounts disbursed funds without authority and did not cooperate with the public examiner He was suspended May 18 after an examination at the request of the department.
Two La Crosse Natives Return to Play with Symphony
Bert Phillips a Logan High School graduate and Philadelphia Symphony cellist will appear July 30 as soloist in Haydn's Concerto during the Coulee Region Arts Festival July 15 30. Douglas P Phillips a Central High School graduate and wind teacher in Madison will perform as clarinetist with the Coulee Region Symphony after recent study at Northwestern University and teaching roles in Chicago and La Crosse.
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la Crosse
Coulee
Bert Phillips
Logan High School
Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra
Haydn
Douglas P. Phillips
Central High School
Madison
Douglas Phillips
Northwestern University
Northwestern
Chicago Symphony
Mundelein College
Chicago
Fine Arts String Quartet
Phillips
Lillian Phillips
S. 21St St
Community Music Center of
North Shore
French Farmers Demonstrate In Brittany
More than a thousand Brittany farmers staged new protests against government farm policies in road blocks tractor parades and sabotage acts. They threatened further actions unless two jailed leaders are freed and urged spread of demonstrations to other towns in northwestern France.
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Paris
Brittany
France
Italian Troops Shoot Kill Two In Tyrol
In Bolzano two German speaking residents were killed by Italian soldiers guarding power plants after they refused to halt under a semi curfew. The killings follow a wave of dynamiting aimed at electric facilities amid a long running Italy Austria dispute over South Tyrol autonomy.
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Bolzano
Italy
South Tyrol
Austria
Skeeter Schedule for City Mosquito Spraying
If Monday rains stop, all parks and outlying areas within the city limits will be sprayed in a continuation of the anti mosquito program. Spraying will begin at 9 p.m. crews expect to complete their work by 5 a.m.
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Arthur M. Feroe
St. Paul’s Lutheran
Donald Stulken
St. Paul's Alc
Carroll Lokken
Robert Smyth
Donald Cornell
Tribune
Wife Savers
Midwest Bottle Gas
Laos
Zurich
Switzerland
Souvanna Phouma
Boun Oum
Souphanouvong
National Union
Ene
Main St
Schnder Furnishings
South Third Su
Fire Department
By John Wyngaard
Madison Bureau
Gaylord Nelson
Legislative Republican
Nelson
Farm District
House
Senate
Stanley McDonald Agency, Inc
Nat’l Bank Bldg
Rosholt
Wis
Lions Club
David Holtze
Denise Grabinski
Linda Webb
Gary Davis
Henry Schuster
Frank
Higgins
Dr. Higgins
Sweet Shop Root Beer
Sweet Shop
Caledonia ST
DIAL
Main St. la Crosse
2 City
Symphony
Laura Phillips
King St
Fine Arts Quartet
Berkshire Music Center
Lenox
Mass
Racine
Racine Symphony Orchestra
Iowa State Teacher College
Cedar Falls
Kent State University
Ohio
Evanston
Ill
Waterloo
Towa
Grant Park Symphony Orchestra
Lyric Opera Orchestra
Cleveland Orchestra
Saint Saens
Tschaikovsky
Dvorak
Boccherini
Vivaldi
Beethoven
American String Teachers Association
American Association of University Professors
Pasquale Ventapane
Naples
Joyce
Nancy
Robert
Britanny
Parkersburg Metal
Peter Nelson and Son, Inc
Tyrol
Skeeter Schedule
Meobilh
Bob Johnson
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