Scouting Jamboree Prep Nears for Gateway Group
Fifty six boys and four leaders from the Gateway Area Council Boy Scouts of America train Friday to Sunday at Camp Decorah for the 1964 national jamboree in Valley Forge. Leaders include Richard Bradford and George Ellis. others are Robert Docken and Kermit Groothuis. The La Crosse based group travels July 13 to Washington and New York, with a World’s Fair visit and UN tour, before the July 16 25 jamboree tent city in New Jersey hosts 50 000 scouts and leaders. A final note invites one more boy to join and contact the Council Office at 414 Rivoli Building La Crosse.
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Gateway Area Council
Boy Scouts of America
Camp Decorah
Valley Forge
Richard Bradford
George Ellis
la Crosse
Robert Docken
Galesville
Kermit Groothuis
Tomah
Alma
Blair
Mondovi
Arcadia
Viroqua
Sparta
Black River Falls
Mount Sterling
Westby
Millston
Spring Grove
Minn
Washington, D.C
New York City
New York
United Nations
Empire State Buildings
Radio
Capitol
Marine Memorial
Arlington Cemetery
Smithsonian Institute
Council
Rivoli Building
Children’s Contests Held At City Parks
Bubble gum, pet and hat contests were held at three city parks Wednesday. At Hogan Park winners included Bobby Stigen, Gerald Dolan and Steve Rick in bubble gum blowing age divisions. Pee-wee gum blowers were Mary Jo Wavra, Kenny Hefti and Kathy Glotz.
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Hogan
Bobby Stigen
Gerald Dolan
Steve Rick
Mary Jo Wavra
Kenny, Hefti
Kathy Glotz
Larry Hass
Carol Tumaniec
David Stoeckly
Jane
Lois Erhsam
Livestock Prices From Swift & Company and Markets
Swift & Company Winona quotes hogs, cattle and veal by weight with top hogs 15.85 to 16.25, sows 13.25 to 13.50, heifers 21.00 to 21.50, and veal top 26.00. South St. Paul market shows mixed cattle, calves, hogs with activity and price ranges, while Chicago markets report steady butter and eggs and varied potato shipments and prices.
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Swift & Company
Winona
Minn
South ST. Paul
South ST. Paul, Minn
USDA
U.S
Chicago
California
Arizona
Alabama
Local Man Recovering After June Car Collision
Roger Williams age 67 of 609 Rose Street was released from Lutheran Hospital Saturday with a leg injury from a June 10 crash in front of 1225 Caledonia Street. Police say driver Cynthia Slabach 17 swerved to miss two jaywalking girls, then failed to avoid Williams.
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Roger Williams
Rose St
Lutheran Hospital
Caledonia St
Cynthia Slabach
R. 2
Williams
Baseball official Bruce Dudley dies in Louisville
Bruce Dudley, 72, former president of the American Association Baseball League and leader of the Louisville Colonels from 1940 to 1949, died Wednesday in Louisville Kentucky. He guided the Colonels through postwar seasons and helped shape midwest baseball during his tenure.
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Louisville, Ky
Bruce Dudley
American Association Baseball League
Louisville Colonels
Tax delinquents ordered to testify on assets in La Crosse
About 60 to 70 La Crosse County residents owing Wisconsin for unpaid taxes are ordered to appear July 22 before Circuit Court Commissioner Frank Grover to testify under oath about their assets. They must produce books and records and are barred from disposing of property as warrants filed by Clerk of Courts Carl F. Schnick show unpaid income taxes ranging from $20 to nearly $4,000.
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la Crosse County
Wisconsin
Frank Grover
Batavian Bank
Grover
Clerk of Courts
Carl F. Schnick
Paul
Pip) Wuest
PVT RICHARD B FLATEN COMPLETES INFANTRY COURSE AT FT GORDON
Pvt Richard B Flaten son of Mr and Mrs Oscar M Flaten 2022 S 22nd St completed an eight week advanced infantry course at Fort Gordon Ga He received instruction in small unit tactics and firing the M14 rifle and M60 machine gun The 21 year old entered the Army in January 1964 and had basic training at Fort Leonard Wood Mo A 1960 graduate of La Crosse Central High School he attended La Crosse State College.
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FT. Gordon, Ga
Richard B. Flaten
Oscar M. Flaten
S. 22Nd St
Ft. Gordon
Flaten
Reynolds seeks Wisconsin Supreme Court ruling on adjournment power
Gov. Reynolds asks the Wisconsin Supreme Court to decide if the Legislature can resort to periodic adjournments to block his appointive powers. The case centers on seating Regents and Conservation Commission nominees and whether the court will assume jurisdiction next week.
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Madison
John W. Reynolds
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Reynolds
Senate
Ray J. Theisen
Eau Claire
State College Board of Regents
Martin Hanson
Mellen
Harold Jankowski
Milwaukee
State Conservation Commission
Robert Vergeront
Leonard Schmitt
Merrill
Gaylord Nelson
Kidnapping Case Tied to Constraining Custody History
The missing baby case centers on Margaret Converse who reportedly took the infant from the Walf home Monday night or Tuesday. Relatives describe lengthy custody battles with her sister Lillian, and FBI records connect Converse to prior detentions in Adrian and Jackson Michigan and a birth in Iron Mountain.
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Garet
Lillian
Margaret
Beloit
Lake Geneva
Detroit
Margaret Converse
Adrian
Mich
Michigan
FBI
Miss Converse
Jackson
Converse
Iron’ Mountain
Veteran diplomat Goodyear dies after long service
John Goodyear age 51 died Tuesday in New Haven after 27 years in the diplomatic service with posts worldwide. The AP obituary notes his long career and Marches.
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New Haven, Conn
John Goodyear
Wisconsin highway toll rises with three new deaths
Three additional fatalities raised Wisconsin 1964 highway toll to 445, including John Weigel of Watertown and Memorial Hospital victim. five year old Matthew Diedrich of Wind Lake struck on Highway 36. Edrich Meyer of Milwaukee killed when his car hit a train near Mequon. Grain prices also listed.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
John Weigel
Watertown
Memorial Hospital
Dodge County
Matthew Diedrich
Wind Lake
Racine County
Edrich Meyer
Milwaukee
North Western
Mequon
Ozaukee County
Scranton Says Goldwater Candidacy Threatens GOP
Pennsylvania Governor William Scranton arrived in Cleveland and urged GOP unity while arguing Barry Goldwater would defeat the Republican Party in the fall. He faulted Goldwater for opposing the party platform on all 25 items and warned of a major loss if nominated.
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Richard L. Graves
Cleveland
Ohio
Pennsylvania
William W. Scranton
Sen
Barry Goldwater
Scranton
Goldwater
Scranton Pushes Goldwater Bid As Delegates Shake Support
In a campaign swing from Charleston to Miami Scranton rallied Florida delegates and urged support for Goldwater. He noted the party holds a strong delegate lead but warned the race remains uncertain. Scranton backed arming Cuban exiles and acknowledged Johnson could still win in November.
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W. Va
Miami
Florida
West Virginia
Scranton
Florida Associat
Meridi
Pentagon
Goldwater
United States
Fidel Castro
Sen. Goldwater
Johnson
Barry
Milwaukee Madison I Link Set for 65
The Milwaukee to Madison interstate link will finish in 1965 with 71 miles total. Two segments in Dane Jefferson and Waukesha counties open this fall reaching 75 percent completion. Dane County covers seven miles from 190 94 to near the county line while a 9.5 mile Waukesha Jefferson span connects with the existing 27 miles.
$200 Million Cut Recommended In Foreign Aid
The House Appropriations Committee endorsed a $200,127,600 reduction in foreign aid, about 5.5 percent, leaving $3,316,572,400 for the next fiscal year. The action favors President Johnson and promises a fierce House floor battle next week. Rep. Otto E. Passman led a minority call for a larger $509,000,000 cut and resisted presenting the bill to the full committee.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Johnson
House
Otto E. Passman
D-La
Passman
Minnesota veteran in custody after shotgun wounding spree
Lucian Cole a 43 year old Bay River resident and World War II veteran was captured after searchers spotted him in an airplane and appre hended him on foot 14 miles southwest of Grand Rapids in Cass County He was unarmed and jailed in Walker Michigan farmers Arthur Oberg 50 and Herbert 39 were wounded with Herbert in serious condition and Arthur losing part of his hand in the attack Investigating officers cited close range firing and unsolved motives Remer Cass County while Godfrey led a posse aided by a Walker plane
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Remer
Minn
Lucian Cole
Bay River
Woods
Grand Rapids
Cass County
Cole
Walker
Arthur Oberg
Herbert
Ball Club
Arthur
Oberg
Godfrey
Cass
31St
Green Bay
Farnam
la Crosse
Denton Street
Wills
Shelby
Charge Omaha Man In Murder Of Iowa Woman
Merlin Charles Long, 31, of Omaha, has been charged with murder in the fatal knifing of Bonnie Johnson, 29, of Sioux Rapids Iowa. Johnson's nude body was found in the Little Sioux River near Peterson after authorities traced Long to Linn Grove and a fishing supplies stop. The body was wedged in a river bend with hands bound and multiple knife wounds.
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Storm Lake
Iowa
Merlin Charles Long
Omaha
Bonnie Johnson
Sioux Rapids
Tobacco Advertising Rule Delayed as Industry Promises Change
The commission hinted at postponing the deadline if tobacco advertising could be altered to remove the need. The stock market reacted immediately with tobacco shares weakening while the NYSE marked its strongest advance in a month, with prices down 75 cents to 1.50.
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Commission
New York Stock Exchange
Radio Highlights On Thursday Schedule
WLCX airs Vox Pop at 7 p.m. and WKBH presents Toscanini program at 8 p.m. The evening grid lists two music and talk segments for listeners.
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WLCX
WKBH
Toscanini
Unclear Committee Debate Delays On Unpopular Purchases
Sam Casey of Port Edwards chairs a subcommittee of the Committee of 25 studying government organizations. He planned to speak but would not disclose recommendations yet, arguing for backing and reduced red tape to speed action when needed.
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Sam Casey
Port Edwards
Committee of 25
Doctors Give Barry Edge Over Johnson
A Medical Tribune poll of 3,511 doctors shows Barry Goldwater with 28.8 percent and Lyndon B. Johnson with 27.5 percent among physicians. Republican support favors Goldwater 40 percent, Lodge 24.7 percent, Nixon 19.8 percent, with others split. Johnson holds 94.9 percent of Democratic votes and Wallace 5.1 percent.
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Washington
Barry Goldwater
Johnson
Medical Tribune
Goldwater
Henry Cabot Lodge
Richard M. Nixon
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Army Transport Plane Crashes Near Ridgeway Killing Seven
Seven soldiers from Fort Benning Georgia were killed and 24 injured when an Army transport plane crashed on takeoff from a temporary airstrip northeast of Ridgeway at midnight. Maj. Paul Timm said five on board died and 15 were injured. two ground fatalities brought total to seven. Injured were flown to Fort Jackson hospital.
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Ridgeway
S.C
Ft. Benning
Paul Timm
Ft. Jackson
U.S. Army
10Th Air Transport Brigade
1Th Air Assault Division
Cancer expert Dr. Ross MacCardle dies at 62
Dr. Ross C. MacCardle, 62, a leading cytologist at the National Cancer Institute, died Tuesday. He was an international authority on cell structure and function and headed the lab of pathology.
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Washington
Ross C. MacCardle
National Cancer Institute
Laboratory of Pathology
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