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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1957
Page
4
Governors at the 49th annual conference in Williamsburg Virginia discussed Eisenhower’s plan for a state task force study and noted skepticism about the idea. They showed interest in who would carry the 1960 Republican banner with Nixon drawing solid midwestern backing while some governors favored other candidates or stayed noncommittal.
Governors weigh Eisenhower plan to curb central government while risk of higher state taxes looms. A conference report shows 14 states take over 10 percent of per capita income in state and local taxes, led by South Dakota at 14.44 percent. Indiana has the lowest bracket at 6.51 percent, with Delaware Missouri Ohio Pennsylvania and Virginia also under 7 percent.
In Washington the jury hears that Jimmy Hoffa wanted checks paid to his lawyer and public relations adviser as part of efforts to monitor the Senate Rackets Committee staff. John Dye Cheasty, the Brooklyn investigator and star prosecution witness, is set to testify in the trial's second week as Hoffa and lawyer Hayman Fischbach face charges over planting Cheasty to retrieve Teamsters secrets.
Mrs. Agnes Goldberg cracked an egg in Providence R1 and discovered a rare triple yolk. The discovery prompted local curiosity about egg genetics and farming practices.
North Korea called today for an international conference to arrange withdrawal of all foreign troops from Korea and a peaceful resolution of the divided peninsula. The demand was rejected by the U N Command and backed by Chinese Premier Chou En Lai.
Swift & Company reports market quotes for hogs cattle calves and lambs with prices and ranges. Chicago livestock and produce sections show salable hogs, steers, heifers, cows and bulls with price movements and buyers’ activity.
Clearing and cooler tonight with Thursday mostly fair and partly cloudy conditions. Wisconsin reports possible showers in extreme west, Minnesota notes scattered light showers northeast this afternoon, mostly cloudy west and south, Iowa indicates scattered showers and thunderstorms along the southern border with cooler temperatures overall.
A scaffold at Trane Co on Ward avenue collapsed injuring worker Robert Pinski 65 with a bruised back while another man Charles Peterson 21 suffered a broken finger. Police report the scaffold height as 40 feet though crew indicates 25. Both men were hospitalized.
Philip G. Kuehn of Whitefish Bay was re-elected to a third term as chairman of the Wisconsin Republican party. He forecast a vigorous campaign for the U.S. Senate seat left by the late Joseph McCarthy and predicted William Proxmire as the Democratic candidate. Kuehn, 39, also serves as president of the Wisconsin Cold Storage Co. of Milwaukee.
Premier Chou En-lai told Hong Kong reporters that the Communist bloc is stronger than ever, unity intact after the Hungarian revolt, and warned that world peace faces threat from war plans under United States leadership, though the overall outlook remains favorable to peace.
Mississippi River readings show levels at Hastings Minnesota and Guttenberg Iowa with crests at St Paul and La Crosse projections. Times of sunrise and sunset listed for Thursday with moonset and heat degree day totals cited for the fiscal year.
Two youths aged 19 and 18 were caught siphoning gasoline from a parked car behind 129 State St Frank Liquor Co. Officers arrested David L. Matiak and John D. Olson after finding a gas can and an open cap. They received suspended six month jail terms and one year probation to the State Dept of Public Welfare.
Housing authority may waive right to Ward Avenue 10.3 acre project and occupy until April 1958. It rejects abandoning Ward Avenue due to housing shortage and seeks a $15 000 federal loan for North Side project surveys and planning up to 75 units. Government decision expected soon after preliminaries.
Washington reports that Soviet navy trained Egyptian crews at Gdynia for six months before handing over three submarines. The informants say the Egyptian crews can operate the subs sooner than Western authorities expected though additional training remains needed.
Smiley Pete the beloved dog will not be buried in the courthouse yard. Instead a marker will be placed at Main and Limestone street where the dog spent 14 years. Judge Dan E. Fowler ruled out a burial plot, citing propriety concerns.
The Legislature approved a $6.4 million building reserve fund equal to 1 percent of state building value with opposition from Republicans and some Democrats. A Senate measure allowing three-home builders to operate without a real estate license failed 48-35. Passed also were a deer hunting party quota expansion with a $5 license and a 90 day to one year license suspension for under 21 transporting alcohol in a vehicle.
In Washington Senator Edward Martin questions Secretary Humphrey to counter Democratic attacks on monetary policy. Martin, a senior Republican on the Senate Finance Committee, plans to finish his two hour session after questioning Humphrey in his second week of testimony.
Thomas Whitaker, 36, a truck driver, is jailed on first degree murder charges after he shot and killed his former wife Alma Whitaker, 39, and their son Jack, 10, and wounded Regina Anne Whitaker, 9, and Stewart Martin, 49, in Martin’s Westwood home. Whitaker, enraged over custody limits, broke in after a brief gun battle between Martin and himself. Martin wounded in leg, sister locked in bedroom. girl severely wounded. Whitaker surrendered after 11 hours hiding near the scene.
The national board of the U S Junior Chamber of Commerce voted to raise dues from 2.00 to 2.50 per member after three hours of debate. Outgoing president Wendell H Ford warned the group of financial peril and the need to fund next year’s budget. The increase aims to add 67000 to the coming year’s revenue to cover a 497207 budget. The convention features a Milwaukee parade led by Georgia and Maryland units and a lively campaign scene for new leadership with candidates Risher Shearer Jr Woodworth and others.
In Huntsville Alabama Col John C Nickerson Jr pleaded guilty to 15 charges for mishandling classified data and defying the Wilson 200 mile missile limit The court martial will hear 14 witnesses before deciding punishment and will weigh the Jupiter IRBM against the Thor amid appeals for leniency from defense while the case traces back to a government deal on the 200 mile limit
President Eisenhower argues unions should limit wage demands to productivity gains with exceptions for unmistakable injustices. He notes four years of relative stability, a price index rise aided by farm supports and higher government spending, and questions whether management or labor bears more responsibility for the wage price spiral.
Judge Arthur W. Kopp presides without a jury in Platteville as Cathryn Wilberding and Arthur E. Fries seek to prove their father Charles Fries owned land used as part of the old fairgrounds. The city argues it gained title in 1886 through condemnation. Proceedings began Wednesday.
Madison Wisconsin The state Supreme Court ruled that a county may not prohibit beer sales to 18 year olds upholding a Racine County ordinance setting a 21 year drinking age in county taverns. The decision affects Waukesha St Croix Jefferson Pierce and Racine counties and tavernkeepers led by John Maier Florence Moczynski Greta Kickenbush Frank Vos and John Josing.
Aldermen push to reconsider Market Square use for a city market amid mixed views. Terpstra cites 15 users including local greenhouses, while Peters notes past troubles from nonfarmers and hints at alternate sites on Jay or King streets. Several officials back continuation, others seek new location and timing.
Farmington New Mexico city police chief Joe Carboneau pursued a speeder for several blocks and then learned the offender was his son Bill. He said the son would face consequences if speeding repeats, including possible loss of his motorcycle.
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