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Newspaper

La Crosse Tribune

Location

La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Jun 25, 1959

Page

2

Labor Peace Scheme With Teamster Told

Senate hearing reveals Teamsters Local 211 president Theodore Cozza received wages overtime and $100 000 in payments from Pittsburgh Sun Telegraph to secure labor peace. William Poch said Cozza did little work while earning full salary and benefits. union contract linked to 1951 strike. testimony seeks tougher labor laws.

Washington Senate Labor Management Committee Teamsters Pittsburgh Sun Telegraph William J. Poch Theodore Cozza Pittsburgh Teamsters Local 211 Cozza Poch Irving Lees Teamsters Union Congress Sun-Telegraph Pierre Salinger John L. McClellan D-Ark

Borrowing Plan Opposed By Tax Groups

Taxpayers groups in Beloit Racine and Appleton oppose Governor Nelsons constitutional plan to permit state borrowing equal to one percent of equalized property value for building state facilities including universities and welfare institutions. Spokesman J O Mithus calls debt a delayed tax liability and warns it could threaten future industrial growth while other critics say debt could tempt deficit spending beyond the building program.

Madison Gaylord Nelson Nelson Senate Judiciary Committee J.R. Rothermel State Building Commission Beloit Racine Appleton J. O. Mithus Racine Group

Weather record for lacrosse area and midwest brief

Occasional showers and thunderstorms to night and Friday with warmer temperatures. Lows around 65, highs near 84. Wisconsin reports scattered showers and thunderstorms, no significant temperature change. Minnesota and Iowa expect scattered showers and thunderstorms, with the northern regions seeing the most activity and little temperature change.

Lacrosse Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa

River Readings Show Little Change at Dams

River readings indicate a minimal change at dams 2 through 7 with rises of two to four tenths of a foot at dams 8 to 10. Sunrise Friday is at 5:23 a.m. and sunset Friday at 8:52 p.m.

Weather outlook notes varied temperatures across period

A brief weather item lists temperatures from a low last night to a high yesterday and hints at a broader outlook. The report mentions general conditions and expected patterns for upcoming days without precise figures.

Winona Livestock Market Report Summary

Swift and Company reports steady hog market on light weights with declines on others, hogs and cattle priced by weight and class. Chicago and South St. Paul markets show mixed hogs and steady to weak cattle trends with detailed weight ranges and actions across multiple consignments.

Winona Swift & Company Good Sons

Detroit fire claims seventh young victim

Fire raced through a Detroit home on June 14 and claimed the life of 10 year old Nathan Crowell. He was one of eight Crowell children in the house. An 11 year old girl escaped with minor burns after jumping from a window.

Detroit Nathan Crowell Crowell

Chicago market notes on butter grain prices and receipts

Chicago merchants report butter receipts at 1,302,000 lbs with wholesale prices steady to up 4, AA 92 and A 90 grade figures shown. Exes receipts 13,800 cases, whites good grades at 70 percent, various grades listed. No wheat oats or soy sales. corn No 2 yellow 1.31 and No 3 yellow 1.30. Barley quoted choice 1.20 to 1.35 nom, feed 0.90 to 1.08 nom.

Monsanto Chemical Dow Jones National Gypsum Ailis-Chalmers Northern Pacific American Canon No. States American Motors Olin Bell & Farrell, Inc Tel Pfizer Pepsi-Cola Anaconda Hamilton Phillips Pet Ashlandg Ol RCA Pan Am Sylph Avco James Bethlehem Steel Republic Steel Clark O&r Com Boeing Airplane Rexall Drug Nekoosa Reynolds Metals Jefferson Elec Caterpillar Trac Royal Dutch Wiggly Bonds Chrysler Safeway Koehring Co Sears Roebuck Racine Hyd Columbia Gas Sinclair Ot Salway Steel Cornwith Edison NS Socony la Crosse Tel Bid Consolidated Foods Southern Pacific NS Wis. P. & Lt Crane Sperry Rand Royal Dutch Curtiss Wright Square D Heileman Brg Dow Chemical Standard Oil Ind Mass Inv Eastman Kodak BS Standard Oil NJ Studebaker Packard Inc Foremost Dairies Swift Puritan Fund Fruehaus Texas Instruments Wis. Fund Gamble Skogmo Trane Ss Northw. Bane General Dynamics 20Th Century Fox NS Trane Co General Electric United Airlines Bbm No. States P General Motors Us, Steel 1St Bank General Tel Westinghouse Elec Wis. Pub. Soc Getty Oi Western Union Pioneer Fin Northern Ry Woolworth Greyhound Central Tel Th. Central McQuay Inc Harvester Lake Ont Chicago USDA Chicago Poultry Chicago Chicago Mercantile Exchange

Senate OKs full health appropriation amid wrangle

The Senate voted 79 to 2 to fund a $13,568,500 health appropriation after a tough debate. Senators Paul H. Douglas and William Proxmire opposed cuts, with Proxmire challenging White House aides and Douglas questioning executive travel and a motorized cart. Dirksen called the debate an amazing political exploration of spending and campaign themes.

Isan Senate Appropriations Committee Paul H. Douglas D-Ill William Proxmire D-Wis Proxmire White House Congress Eisenhower Douglas Dirksen

Wisconsin Highway Toll Rises With Five Fatal Crashes

A car-truck collision near Beloit and a tractor accident near Monroe contributed to Wisconsin’s 1959 highway death toll reaching 321. Chauncey Moore Sr. 58 of Beloit died in hospital after a Tuesday night crash. John Pierce 22 of Lancaster died after his car hit a truck on state Highway 35 near Dickeyville. Arnold Schroeder 45 of Potosi, a passenger, was killed and three others injured. George W. Proud 52 of West Kirland Wash died when his car left Highway 11 near Schullsburg. Eight-year-old farm boy Arley R Isely died in Monroe from a tractor mishap east of the city. driver Gene A. Schuetz 15 was treated for minor injuries.

Associated Press Wisconsin Chauncey Moore Sr Beloit Rock County John Pierce Lancaster Dickeyville Arnold Schroeder Potosi Pierce George W. Proud West Kirland Wash Schullsburg LaFayette County Green County Monroe Here Arley R. Isely Gene A. Schuetz Gene Arley Howard Isely

Pay Roll Bags $855000 For Wisconsin 32nd Division

CAMP MCCOY Wis Under heavy guard $855000 in folding money arrived for Wisconsin's famed 32nd Division with 100 bills and thousands of smaller notes to be paid Friday. Lt Col Robert Kauffman reports 3700 $100 bills 5000 $50 bills 10000 $2 bills and rest in smaller denominations. Recruits earn $39 for two weeks training. top officers over $700. Units to move to barracks Thursday. Gen Breidster to deliver closing critique Friday at 11 a.m.

Camp Mccoy Wis Wisconsin Robert Kauffman Madison Wisconsin National Guardsmen Waldemar F. Breidster

Rev Empire Holds Little Hope of Lutheran Merger

SAN FRANCISCO AP The Rev Paul C Empie executive director of the National Lutheran Council says there appears to be no hope for a union of Lutheran churches in the United States In an address at the Lutheran Missouri Synod Convention Dr Empie Wednesday said the doctrine adopted officially by the convention Tuesday killed any chance of unification The Missouri Synod resolution requires all pastors teachers and professors to abide by a 1932 doctrine rejecting evolution and affirming that conversion is by God not human cooperation Delegates voted against joining the Lutheran World Federation and rejected a proposal to allow members to become Masons A motion to disallow Boy Scout involvement passed in the Wisconsin Synod but the Missouri Synod kept local autonomy over Scout troops with supervision under church control

San Francisco Paul C. Empie National Lutheran Council United States Lutheran Missouri Synod Convention Empie Missouri Synod Convention Wisconsin Synod Synod John W. Behnke St. Louis

Wisconsin seeks fair tax reform to boost growth

The governor launched a sober citizens tax group to reform Wisconsin tax policy. Economists vowed objective fact finding, starting with current tax burden distribution and evaluating alternatives. Panel noted property tax relief is needed, while income tax reliance influences state competitiveness. The aim is a growth oriented system balancing revenues and economic health.

Sober Citizens Wisconsin Harold Groves Commission W. D. Knight Earl Nelson

GOP Challenges Forgiveness In Withholding Bill

Madison AP Republicans in the Wisconsin Assembly challenged a Democratic amendment to Gov Gaylord Nelsons income tax withholding bill on grounds of germane ness claiming it adds new tax collection methods and extra taxes Speaker George Molinaro took the matter under advisement The amendment offers a temporary forgiveness feature to offset a double collection effect and would apply to 1959 income The proposal also includes a 30 percent surtax in the second year of the biennium and would restore the withholding tax cut for 1960 income

Moderate Earthquake Off Mexican Pacific Reported

An earthquake of moderate intensity was recorded today by Fordham University seismograph off the Mexican Pacific coast. Shocks registered at 1:53 a.m. and 1:59 a.m. EST, according to New York AP telegraph.

New York Pacific Ocean Mexico Fordham University

Argentina Near Revolt as Frondizi Faces Military and Labor Unrest

Argentina stood on the brink of upheaval with President Frondizi beset by rebellious military officers and mass protests by Communist and Peronist unions. Alsogaray’s cabinet reshuffle was cited to avert crisis, while several generals urged resignation and others warned of a coup. General Aramburu, abroad in West Germany, attributed the crisis to fraud and corruption.

Buenos Aires Argentina Arturo Frondizi Frondizi Alvaro Alsogaray Ber Pedro Aramburu Aramburu West Germany

Contestants Routed By 3 White Mice in NJ Miss Universe

In Cliffside Park New Jersey six candidates fled their dressing room prompting a recess in judging for Miss Universe. The contest resumed after three white mice were captured. Officials attributed the episode to a prankster who released the animals.

Cliffside Park N.J New Jersey

Cow Collars Car in Hawaii Rope Incident

Clement Malani, 31, driving on a Hawaii highway, encountered a cow rope tied to its neck that stretched across the road. The cow pulled, slamming into his car and causing about $100 in damage. no cow damage was recorded in the police report.

Laupahoehoe Hawaii Clement Malani Malani

Missing New Jersey man sought in Arizona call

Sheriff Sgt Bill Brown received a request from Frank Sabedra of New Jersey to locate Manuel Sabedra Garcia, a man last heard from in 1919 in Arizona. The note from Sabedra states the missing man’s surname is Garcia.

Phoenix Ariz Bill Brown Frank Sabedra New Jersey Arizona Manuel Sabedra Garcia Sabedra Garcia

Discipline Begins At Two Months In Russia

Eleanor Roosevelt told the American Home Economics Assn. that Russian discipline starts at two months with six month olds doing pull ups. She cited a state nursery she visited where babies are trained to sit up at the same time daily. She argued the system aims to create disciplined citizens and to advance political aims, including paying for foreign language study to staff technicians abroad.

Milwaukee Eleanor Roosevelt American Home Economics Assn

Fuel Tax Shifting Faces Hearing Opposition in Madison

At two hearings in Madison, Governor Gaylord Nelson faced opposition from petroleum industry spokesmen to shifting unclaimed motor fuel tax refunds to Wisconsin’s Conservation Department for public access roads. Pettroleum Retailers Assn and Wisconsin Petroleum Council argued the move duplicates highway duties and diverts funds from highways. Meanwhile officials outlined the budget, noting rising operating costs and new financing aims, including a park roads boost and a sticker fee to fund park access.

Wisconsin Lakes Louis Faber Milwaukee Assn Conservation Department Fred Elliott Madison Wisconsin Petroleum Council Harold Plummer State Highway Commission State Motor Vehicle Department James L. Karns Nelson

Wisconsin Weather Overview and National Temperatures

The report notes temperatures ranging from 48 in the Superior Duluth area to 67 at La Crosse on the Mississippi River. The national low was 37 at Fraser Colorado, with Wisconsin highs from 8 at Lake Geneva to 62 at Park Falls. La Crosse and Madison reached 84, while Yuma Arizona recorded 114 as the warmest spot.

Superior- Duluth la Crosse Mississippi River Fraser Colo Lake Geneva Wisconsin-Illinois State Line Park Falls Madison Yuma Arizo Mercury

Break-ins Reported Around Galesville Wisconsin

Gale Break-Ins Reported To Sheriff Eugene Bijold. Sometime Sunday night burglars entered the Schilling Electric Plant through a basement window and took a small sum from a milk vending machine. Tuesday morning $3 to $4 in cash was taken from the Ray Post egg station near the plant after a window to the restroom was forced open.

Galesville Wis Eugene Bijold Schilling Electric Plant Ray Post Egg

Baby Electrocuted in Newark Apparent Cord Contact

Newark New York reports that nine month old Fred Murphy was found dead at the base of a lamp. The coroner ruled the child was electrocuted after apparently touching an exposed cord.

Newark N.Y Fred Murphy

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