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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1958
Page
10
Premier Khrushchev says a new Russian pricing system for collective farms will boost output without raising consumer prices. The plan ends compulsory deliveries but maintains state quotas, rewarding inefficient farms with better pay while reducing earnings for those with surpluses.
Shawano AP Robert G Marotz the Wisconsin Assembly Speaker announced he will join a trucking firm staff and will not seek re election. He cited family needs and a move to a growing industry while planning to finish current terms and Legislative Council work. He previously held several leadership posts including majority floor leader and speaker.
Jerzy Nowinski now George and Krystyna Christina reflect on leaving Poland for the United States. The couple, aided by about 200 letters of support, blood donations, and a fishing rod gift, describe the kindness that eased their move and say they will apply for citizenship as soon as possible.
Fair and cool tonight in Wisconsin with Sunday partly cloudy and a chance of light showers in the far north. Minnesota sees partly cloudy skies with some sprinkles possible this afternoon and Sunday, warmth rising in the southeast. Iowa remains partly cloudy this afternoon and Sunday with a general warming trend in the extreme northwest tonight and most of the state Sunday.
Hastings Minnesota to Guttenberg Iowa forecast shows tailwater levels rising about three tenths of a foot in the next 24 hours. Heating days total for Friday estimated at eight with year to date heat days at seven thousand three hundred ninety one.
Article examines a mix of short interest records, first-half earnings declines across 42 firms, and a general rise in stock prices tied to inflation fears. Bears see deteriorating profits and possible dividend cuts, while bulls expect volume and prices to rebound toward year end. Meat packers show a rare profits uptick amid higher meat prices.
An American GI Otto Virgin, a English hotel receptionist Margaret Perkins, and a tawny Alsatian named Ricky are at the center of a domestic dispute. Ricky shifts between lovers until a series of legal steps prevent his shipment and keep him with Margaret pending resolution. Margaret admits she still loves Otto.
Representative John E. Moss warned that secrecy in government is pervasive with the Defense and State departments cited as the worst offenders. He described efforts to curb secrecy as futile, noting a State Department memo requiring officials to document all talks with reporters even at social events.
Wisconsin wheat growers voted 38 to 9 in favor of continued federal marketing quotas for the 1959 crop. Returns from 25 states show 54,666 for and 14,201 against the control program aimed at restricting production and sales during surpluses.
City police on Friday received reports of two license plate losses or thefts. Edward Techner of Coon Valley reported a B34 406 plate from a ton truck stolen from a vehicle in the Reller's Store parking lot. Mrs Arthur Swenson of Adams Street reported a P62 384 plate stolen.
Mrs. Harley Yeske reports burglary of items from her husband’s car between 1 and 4 30 p m Friday. The missing goods include several wrenches and new washing machine parts at 9442 Johnson Street.
An unidentified woman attempted to mail a letter in the Colorado General Hospital lobby. After she pulled a box handle, police, fire units, and fire trucks rushed to the scene, only to find the woman with the unmailed letter, directed to the mailbox across the lobby by the assistant fire chief.
City residents reported thefts to police on Friday night. A turquoise swimsuit valued at 19.95 disappeared from a clothes line on 1908 King Street, with neighbor John Mangan witnessing a youth take the item and flee. A set of hubcaps from a 1956 Ford at Newbury Motor Co. lot was also stolen, observed by Mrs. Ethel Sherburne.
President Eisenhower federalized the Arkansas National Guard and ordered elements of the 101st Airborne Division to Little Rock on September 24, dispersing anti integration crowds in front of Central High. Ernest Green graduates May 29 and plans to attend Michigan State University on a scholarship. NAACP lawyers argued the district failed to enforce discipline during integration.
Five airmen were killed when an H21 helicopter crashed in a thunderstorm on a ranch near Manhattan Kansas during a routine night training flight. Three bodies were found in the wreckage and two were thrown clear. The aircraft was based at Fort Riley and attached to the 821st Transportation Co. Names withheld until next of kin are notified.
The Wisconsin Industrial Commission said its offices will accept new jobless benefit claims starting next week after a special legislative session. Governor Thomson announced plans to handle federal extended benefit claims for veterans and federal employees. Federal programs and Wisconsin emergency benefits begin next week.
A Chicago Pickle Co plant in Ripon was destroyed by a fire Friday night started shortly after two children were seen playing with a cigarette lighter at the rear of the old frame structure.
WAUSAU AP A 52 year old unemployed foundry foreman Ewald Fust shot his wife Esther 52 with a 12 gauge shotgun in a downstairs bedroom. He told his daughters I did it I ve been a poor husband and father. He held on to life and was charged with first degree murder while two daughters Barbara 20 and Sister Mary Pierre 23 and Brother Regis were nearby. Fust had been receiving psychiatric treatment and had recently lost his job and worked as a janitor at a church.
The FBI expands the hunt for three men who stole 105000 from Union Bank of Erie south side branch. Hugo Winterrowd arrives to lead the probe as agents, state police and local officers search. The robbers fled in a stolen car after threatening staff. 75000 remained.
MADISON AP Mrs. Cora M. Helbling of Merrillan was appointed Jackson County superintendent of schools to replace Mae Hardie, who has resigned. The appointment by George E. Watson, state superintendent of public instruction, is effective July 1.
New York AP reports Herbert Bayard Swope 76 famed journalist and editor died after surgery and pneumonia. Private funeral set for Sands Point home. Swope won a Pulitzer for foreign correspondence and shaped the World before later roles with the War Industries Board and UN Atomic Energy Commission. Survived by wife Margaret son Herbert Jr and daughter Mrs Robert Brandt.
Blessed Sacrament Troop 156 opened with a flag ceremony and girls square dancing for their June 19 closing picnic at the Leif Haugen cottage. Attending Brownie Scouts and parents included Patricia Alland Judy Barta Jennifer Brindle y Sarah Christensen and many others. John Haugen and Tom Haugen joined as helpers with Leif Haugen and Leroy Poehling leading the event.
During the summer session at Viterbo College teachers will assist children needing speech improvement. Directed by Ruth Ann Young, the program uses individual and group work to address speech problems. Interested parents can call 4 4112 for details as children register at 11 a.m. on Monday June 23.
Chicago bids farewell to President Carlos P. Garcia of the Philippines as he heads to New York on an 11 day U S tour. A Lake Michigan yacht cruise city tour receptions and a press conference precede his departure. Mayor Daley presented the honorary citizenship medal amid 3000 cheering supporters at City Hall.
The Rev. Joseph McCormack and the Rev. Cyril Wagner arrived in Hong Kong after five years in Communist China prisons. Wagner denied the charges and criticized his sentence as too long, while McCormack said the trial was ridiculous and insisted on Wagner’s innocence.
Two out of state men Glen J. Barr 28 Seattle and Carl Hott 34 Reading Canf waived extradition in county court and were turned over to Stearns County Minnesota authorities after being arrested in La Crosse Wisconsin for trying to pass forged checks. They attempted to cash a forged St Cloud bank check and later tried to buy furniture with a check exceeding the price. They offered a $50 check but could not deliver goods.
Secretary of State Dulles and Secretary of Commerce Weeks urged extending the reciprocal trade program before the Senate Finance Committee. They argued for a five year extension with new tariff cutting authority, while Senate Republicans push for a three year limit despite House support for five years.
Mr and Mrs LaVerne C Lew of 318 N 21st street returned from the Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs where they attended the Central Life Assurance Co 1958 Leaders Club national convention.
New York AP report on a five day maritime strike ending as MEBA and a ship owners' committee led by Ralph E Casey reach a three year contract. No wage rise, severance pay for ships sold or moved to foreign registry, pension up by 50 cents to 150 dollars monthly, expanded vacation and welfare boosts, plus an extra engineer on Atlantic and Gulf coast ships.
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