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Newspaper

La Crosse Tribune

Location

La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Jun 22, 1961

Page

2

Out-State Students Tuition Up

The Wisconsin State College Board of Regents voted to raise out-of-state tuition from 166 to 200 a semester while resident tuition rose to 107. Incidental fees increased by 7.50 as part of a state college budget approved after Joint Finance Committee input. Commencement reported 2,012 degrees. summer enrollment at nine state colleges reached 8,300, about 1,000 ahead of last year.

Madison State College Board of Regents Verne C. Fryklund Stout College Eau Claire la Crosse Oshkosh Platteville River Falls Stevens Point Stout Superior Whitewater

Tshombe Freed After Two Months in Congo Custody

Katanga leader Moise Tshombe was released in Leopoldville after two months of confinement by the central government. He leaves as Congo tensions ease briefly amid postwar unrest and political maneuvering.

Leopoldville, the Congo Moise Tshombe Katanga

Crossword Clue Filled: Nocturnal Flyer and Cuckoo Puzzles

A dense puzzle list maps terms from fish yarn to nocturnal flyer and cuckoo blackbird with cross clues including field jump foundation peer Gynt mother symbol for cobalt attack check editors ab pop fishes assists let it stand withered bewilderment dock mariner direction fall in drops whip handle den small island skin opening memoranda adolescent vehicle trout etc.

Cobalt

Deaths Charles R. Hefti 74

Charles R. Hefti 74 of 2818 S. 20th St. died early Thursday in a local hospital. Funeral arrangements will be announced later.

Charles R. Hefti S. 20Th St

Two Iowa Men Die in Minnesota Plane Crash

Tyler Minnesota AP Two Iowa men were killed when their single engine Cessna crashed in a farm field near Tyler Minnesota in murky weather. Pilot Leonard Ralph Zwaan 33 Okoboji and passenger Carl Otto Hartman 34 LeMars Iowa died. The plane from Huron SD had flown over Tyler several times seeking the airport.

Tyler, Minn Iowa Carl Otto Hartman LeMars Leonard Ralph Zwaan Okoboji Robert Petersen Tyler Minnesota Huron S.D

Cohen testifies on 1940s Los Angeles gambling operation

Mickey Cohen says he ran a major gambling network in Los Angeles during the 1940s and operated an undercover casino at the Ambassador Hotel, earning between 15 000 and 20 000 dollars monthly and up to 70 000 in one month. Schine Enterprises now runs the Ambassador and denies past gambling knowledge.

Los Angeles Mickey Cohen Cohen Ambassador Hotel Ambassador Schine Enterprises Schine

Milwaukee Livestock Market Report Trade Steady Across Classes

Estimated hog receipts 800 with Wednesday market steady to 25 higher. Sows 400 lbs and down 14.00-15.25, 400 and up 12.50-14.00, boars 9.00-12.00. Cattle receipts 800 with cows steady, canners 13.50-16.50, utilities 17.00-17.50, dairy bred heifers 16.00-18.00, bulls 20.50-21.00, fed cattle 20.00-22.50, good to choice steers 20.00-22.50, heifers 19.50-22.00. Calves receipts 500 with prime 28.00-30.00, good to choice 22.00-28.00, standards 20.00-24.00.

Northern Pacific NS Bell & Farrell, Inc Allis-Chalmers Neon Quotations No. States Power Olin Mathieson Central Tel American Can Pepsi-Cola Clark O. & R Pfizer American Motors Phillips Pet RCA Godfrey Co Amer, Tel, & Tel Repab Steel Hamilton Mfg Rexall Drug Heileman Brg Armour Reynolds Metals Roehring Co Amer Royal Dutch la Crosse Tel Safeway Stores Marine Cap Peek Capital G. D. Searle McQuay, Inc Brunswick Ee Sears Roebuck Nekoosa Edw Caterpillar Trac Sinclair Oil Chrysler Delanese Socony No Sperry Rand Northw. Banc Columbia Gas Standard Oil Ind Pan Am Edison Standard Oi N.o Consolidated Foods Studebaker Packard Copeland Refrig Sunray Mid-Cent Royal Dutch Curtiss Wright Swift Eaton & Howar Gt. Northern Ry Greyhound Fidelity Fund Illinois Central Inc. Investors Gr. Jones & Laughlin Dow Jones L. C. Cooler Montgomery Ward Utilities Puritan Fund Monsanto Chemical Wis. Fund Milwaukee Winona Swift & Company Bulls Bologna South ST. Paul South ST. Paul, Minn USDA

Girl Dies After Heart Surgery in Milwaukee

Four month old Lynn Lewin, daughter of Mr and Mrs Milton Lewin of rural Appleton, died Wednesday after a delicate operation to correct a heart malformation. An ambulance hurried her 103 miles to Milwaukee in 73 minutes for the procedure. The operation began after a day of tests.

Milwaukee Appleton Lynn Lewin Milton Lewin

Teen on Bike Sought After Stomach Hit in Osceola Incident

Police seek a 15 or 16 year old boy who rode by on a bicycle and struck Mrs. Marilyn Robinson, 22, in Osceola Wisconsin at 16th and Ferry Streets. She was visiting relatives and uninjured. The suspect wears a green knit T shirt and has a brown crew cut.

Wis 16Th Ferry Streets Marilyn Robinson

Plans for Spar ta Post Office screenline changes available

Plans and specifications for screenline alterations at Spar ta Post Office are on display in City Hall Mayor Milo Knutson's office. The General Services Administration in Chicago will accept bids on the project until July 7.

Sparta Milo Knutson City Hall General Services Administration Chicago

Marriage Licenses in La Crosse

Gary L. Wakefield of 235 S. 7th St and Dawn P. Gilbert of 112 N. 9th St plan to marry July 2 in La Crosse following license approval.

Gary L. Wakefield S. 7Th St Dawn P. Gilbert N. 9Th St la Crosse

Winona Livestock Market Report From Swift & Company Prices

Swift & Company reports noon quotations for hogs cattle calves and dairy items with prices across weights and grades. Hogs show steady to higher trends with various weight brackets. cattle and calves mixed steady to 50 cents lower, dry fed and vealers highlighted. South St. Paul market shows active slaughter rates and range of prices. Chicago dairy eggs and butter steady with meat and produce notes and grain quotes included.

Weather Record for Lacrosse and Vicinity

Fair to partly cloudy and cooler tonight. Friday fair and warmer with low 52 and high 76. Wisconsin sees scattered thunder showers in the southeast and cooler tonight then fair and a little warmer Friday. Minnesota and Iowa are fair and cooler tonight and Friday, with a warmer, fair day ahead.

Lacrosse Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa

Fellowship Revoked Over Contempt Conviction

The National Science Foundation revoked a $3 800 government fellowship for Edward Yellin under pressure from two congressional committee chairs. Yellin, then a student at the University of Illinois, was convicted last year of contempt of Congress for refusing to answer questions about Communist party membership.

Washington National Science Foundation Edward Yellin Yellin University of Illinois Congress House

Wisconsin Republicans push sales tax plan amid budget gap

The plan would rebate $9 against sales tax for low income buyers and exempt the first $300 to $1,500 of purchases. It aims to close a $65 million gap after property tax reductions. Key figures include Sen. W. A. Draheim and Gov. Nelson, with opposition and safeguards for lower incomes.

GOP State Department of Taxation W. A. Draheim Neenah Legislative Finance Committee Nelson Haase Wisconsin Republican Public Expenditures Survey Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation State Tax Department Gov. Nelson

Windstorm kills woman and injures family on South Dakota farm

A severe windstorm demolished a Clark farm home killing an elderly woman and injuring two other residents. A second vehicle collided with a toppled tree while fleeing debris, injuring a woman, two children, and her husband escaped injury. Clark, South Dakota, 30 miles west of Watertown.

Warkenthin Clark South Dakota Watertown

Seven Killed In Two Industrial Explosions

Seven people die in separate blasts near Detroit and Mitchell Indiana. An oxygen plant at Ecorse Michigan owned by Union Carbide burns in a 70 by 100 foot blast, killing three men who were fathers to eight children. At Mitchell Indiana four workers die and a cleaning woman is among the injured as a nearly finished Lehigh Portland Cement building is wrecked by a natural gas explosion.

Detroit Mich Mitchell Ind Linde Union Carbide Corp Ecorse Lehigh Portland Cement Co Indiana

Longshoremen Return to Docks as Strike Spreads

Longshoremen went back to work in New York after a one day stoppage that halted port activity. The nationwide maritime strike worsened with at least 150 ships idle in 30 ports on the East West and Gulf coasts. Oil producers urged Kennedy to invoke Taft Hartley for an 80 day cooling off period.

New York East West Gulf Texas Kennedy North Texas Oil and Gas Association United States— Queen of the Europe Constitution Santa Rosa United States

It's Good News At Camp McCoy six member pistol team named

Wisconsin's 32nd National Guard Division, with 9,000 soldiers, will receive 702000 dollars in pay Friday as training nears completion. A field event selected six shooters for the NRA matches at Camp Perry Ohio next month: Terry G. Webb Janesville Dale L. Erlandson Wausaukee Charles G. Jachim Rice Lake Fred N. Michalak Brookfield Max N. Tucker Antigo Howard B. Junkman Wisconsin Rapids.

Camp Mccoy Wisconsin National Guard National Rifle Association Camp Perry Ohio Terry G. Webb Janesville Dale L. Erlandson Wausaukee Charles G. Jachim Rice Lake Fred N. Michalak Brookfield Max N. Tucker Antigo Howard B. Junkman Wisconsin Rapids

Rural Postmen Win Praise From Wiley

Senator Alexander Wiley praised rural postmen at a Milwaukee banquet, commending their devotion to duty and public service during interruptions or changes in regular delivery schedules. He noted their unsung work and the value of consistent service.

Milwaukee Alexander Wiley R-Wis Wiley Wisconsin Rural Letter Carriers Association

Dear Henry: Ann Landers On Concrete Jacks Question

Dear Henry Letters discuss weight of concrete slabs for children’s jack games in a Wichita Eagle column. Ann Landers explains a three by three foot slab weighs much more than expected even at one inch thickness. She notes builders advised and suggests a plywood alternative.

Ann Landers Wichita Eagle Ma’m Ann Henry G.I New Jersey Newark Newt D.E

Spring Pig Crop Up 7 Percent Over Last Year

The Agriculture Department reports the 1961 spring pig crop at 50,456,000 head and forecasts a 1961 fall crop of 42,500,000. Wisconsin's spring crop is 2,076,000 versus 2,018,000 last year. total 1961 production expected at 92,956,000 head, up 5 percent from last year. Farrowings and June inventories show gains with emphasis in the Midwest belt.

Washington Agriculture Department Wisconsin

Milwaukee, San Francisco Set for Thursday Baseball Showdown

Radio highlights list a 7:55 p.m. game time with Milwaukee visiting San Francisco in an MLB matchup. The feature promotes the Thursday broadcast and notes the two teams’ scheduled clash.

WKTY Milwaukee San Francisco

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