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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1963
Page
4
The La Crosse welcome mat greets about 1,500 delegates and guests for the Wisconsin Democratic state convention. Governor and lawmakers attend as debates focus on tax policy, beer taxes, and boosting Wisconsins job market while urging steady, reasoned decisions.
La Crosse officials debate whether to accept a higher bid from Allis Chalmers over the lower offer, weighing local employment and the board of public works recommendations. The mayor accuses the council of hurting a leading local employer while defending home industry. The aldermen face questions about bid incentives and publicity.
A North Side mother urges publishing vandals and their parents to curb city destruction and praises positive youth acts. Walter Philipp argues school financing should fund all schools meeting minimum secular standards, regardless of church affiliation, with state taxes shared by all taxpayers.
The Tribune argues lawmakers must address state aid for Catholic parochial schools. It questions the true purpose of public schools as ensuring adequate education for all children and eradicating illiteracy.
A reader praises the Cy Barrett column in the Tribune and wishes it appeared seven days a week or was carried sooner. The note is from F A Orton of La Crosse and dated 2012 S 20th St.
The column jokes about language in space policy, noting Sen. Clifford Case seeks clarity from space officials on the term ongoing. It quips that ongoing should mean proceeding there, not bypassing, and mocks prepositions used in describing moon missions.
John Wyngaard profiles J Louis Hanson of Mellen as a long shot for state Democratic chairman. Hanson lacks public office, recent Wisconsin residency, and wide local support, making his bid a test of Pat Lucey’s strength within the party.
A sprawling column recaps major events from decades past including labor strife with coal miners, Detroit riot casualties, city crime arrests, wartime radar notes, and political maneuvering in Wisconsin. It mentions court rulings on citizenship, redistricting up for Supreme Court review, and party leadership shifts involving Hanson, Lucey, Nelson, and Peterson.
Dear Cy advises using expert job guidance to define career goals. Dear Bangor discusses balancing present overestimation with long term potential and needing objective advice. Dear DeArcy explains social security check timing and critiques misleading ads while stressing watchfulness against overregulation.
In Youngtown Arizona residents noted the town’s first criminal fine since its 1960 incorporation. A man from outside the town was fined ten dollars for a drunk and dis orderly offense highlighting the unusual event in the retirement community.
In Phoenix at Madison Simis Elementary School the Hughes family builds a local political dynasty. Daughter Bette was student body president in 1961, and this year son Kelley age 13 serves as president with twin Nancy as vice president.
Secretary of Labor urges students to return to school for next fall as surveys show the average lifetime income gap of high school graduates versus non graduates. He warns unskilled work declines with automation and stresses financing options and summer work while prioritizing education for future opportunity and earnings.
The article argues President Kennedy bypassed procedure when ordering Alabama’s National Guard into federal service. It critiques the bypass of governor George Wallace, cites Section 3500, Title 10, and notes constitutional limits and the Posse Comitatus rule. It frames federal action versus state authority and links to civil rights rulings.
A Tribune reader advisory explains the shift from top-card leads to the lead of law, tracing postwar adoption and its dominance in modern play. The piece features an example from North and South hands, illustrating a spade sequence and a finesse. It promotes Oswald Jacoby's Win at Bridge with Oswald Jacoby and invites readers to order the book.
Publisher E L Burgess and staff include Mgrs Howard Colvin Maxine Kahler Luther Wilkins and others. Details outline circulation delivery and advertising contacts and mail rates for La Crosse Onalaska La Crescent and surrounding areas.
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