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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1963
Page
2
Washington AP The cost of living held at 106.2 in May per the Bureau of Labor Statistics index with 1957 59 equals 100. Deputy Commissioner Myers notes prices are about one percent higher than a year ago and predicts a June rise in food fruits sugar used cars and services especially medical.
Cattle and hog markets show active trading with calves and slaughter cattle firm to higher. Utility cows and bulls hold steady or up slightly, vealers strong with high price marks. Hog trade active with barrows and gilts up to 25 cents, feeder pigs steady to firm. Grain notes report no wheat or oats sales and corn values around 1.32 to 1.33.
Kennedy argues public accommodations can include private property rights and highlights federal laws against racial discrimination. He supports desegregation in schools and voting rights, noting 30 states already ban racial discrimination by private businesses. The administration shifts to broader civil rights legislation after nationwide protests.
Police checked the scene after an attempted abduction at the Runde home. A door to a porch area was unlocked, a window screen was missing, and the intruder escaped through a double-locked door while the Runde family slept. Kathleen and Ann Runde were away.
Wisconsin lawmakers debated beer tax in a budget measure with a 634 million biennial plan. The panel kept the beer tax while trimming salaries and preserving a 2 percent sales tax rebate for retailers. A newspaper tax exemption was narrowly approved 19 to 13 amid free press concerns.
Obituaries list Clifford C. McMillan of Black River Falls and Joseph R. Reeder of Waukon among several regional deaths. Details cover ages, survivors, service dates, and burial plans in Wisconsin and Iowa locations.
In a rural Irish setting Mary Ryan plans a simple welcome for President Kennedy. The cradle of the Kennedy family lies near a tin-roof hut now used as storage. Ryan, a third cousin of the President, aims to offer tea and Irish soda bread during his visit.
Two La Crosse juveniles were returned Wednesday from Juneau in Dodge County after sheriff authorities reported they had stolen a car in La Crosse. Juneau officials said the youths drove to Milwaukee and ran out of gas in Columbus. Malcolm Johnson ordered their release to the father of one youth. The car sat in a Columbus garage.
A 20 year old stenographer at a local aviation plant will marry Nigerian Prince Otuokere Paddy Njaka, 22, on Saturday in Los Angeles. The couple plan to live here until he completes electrical engineering studies at Loyola University in 1965 before moving to Nigeria. The prince’s father is Chief Maduneme G Njaka, ruler of 50,000 tribesmen in Kaokwa, eastern Nigeria.
In Santa Cruz California Darrell Knoefler beach and parks official warns that visitors footprints compact soil endangering Big Basin Redwoods State Park giants whose roots run near the surface. He urges caution to protect the ancient trees from damage caused by land compression.
The obituary notes Milton and Waylon at home with one sister Mrs Elmer Anderson of Westby, four brothers Ingvald Peter Charles Goplin Westby and Otto of La Crosse, and 15 grandchildren and 20 great grandchildren.
Two notices report deaths on June 25. Chris ten B Veum 91 of Spring Grove born 1871, survived by widow Clara, son Bennie, daughters Myrtle Peterson Cora Rosanen Iola Dosser, ten grandchildren. Burial at Black Hammer Cemetery. John Sam Kaeser 85 of Waukon died in hospital, survived by two daughters Pearl King Atlantic and Mildred Osterholtz Waukon, one sister Hattie Waltos Russell, one brother Charles Kaeser Waukon, graves at Oakland Cemetery. Burial details in each respective church service.
WAUKON Iowa a car driven by Paul Gruhn 38 of Calmar plunged down a 60 foot embankment Sunday evening about 15 miles northeast of Waukon. Gruhn and his companion Mrs Lillian Meikle of Waukon sustained minor injuries. Meikle suffered a broken collarbone. Sheriff Theodore Rumph Jr. said a charge of failing to control his car will be pressed against Gruhn. Gruhn received cuts and bruises.
La Crosse police report a purse snatching at 2 40 p m Saturday. An unidentified older teenager grabbed the purse of Vera Bigelow 130 S 8th St as she entered the alley between Main King 7th and 8th, took $164 from the wallet, dropped the purse and fled. Bigelow a Cottage Cafe waitress was walking home.
Mrs E Leona Brink of 212 S 8th St died Wednesday morning June 26. She is survived by two daughters Mrs Donald Deuster of Washington DC and Mrs Gerald Jensen of Spring Grove MN a sister Mrs Mark Beyers of Minneapolis MN and five grandchildren. Services Friday at 10 30 a m Sletten McKee Funeral Home Rev James Bell will officiate and burial will be in Oak Grove Cemetery. Friends may call Thursday 7 to 9 p m.
Mrs Alta Watson 96 died at her daughter's home in La Crosse Tuesday night June 25 She is survived by her daughter sister six grandchildren 15 great grandchildren and six great great grandchildren Funeral arrangements will be announced by Nelson Funeral Home and Schumacher Funeral Home Mauston Wis M A Abraham 75 died in a Mauston hospital Wednesday Surviving daughter and grandchildren plus two sisters and two brothers are named Services Friday at 2 p m at Schumacher Funeral Home Rev Kenneth Trueman to officiate Burial Oak Grove Cemetery Friends may call Thursday after 4 p m
Idaho legislator Charles McDevitt and Rep. Donald Lukens condemned Kennedy civil rights proposals as invasive. Goldwater drawn strong support from many delegations, with Arizona officials eyeing convention endorsement and crowds greeting him with attire and signs.
President Kennedy arrives in West Berlin after a 110 mile flight from Wiesbaden. Tens of thousands fill Kennedy alleyways as crowds line the 40 mile motorcade route to the city center. Brandt Adenauer salute the President as Berliners cheer, wave flags, and shower him with confetti in a landmark reception.
Two U S delegates Charles W Engelhard Jr and Rabbi Louis Finkelstein will join the U S delegation to Pope Paul VI s coronation in Rome. White House announced Kennedy appointees include Engelhard an Episcopalian and Finkelstein chancellor of the Jewish Theological Seminary.
A La Crosse woman and a South Carolina priest were injured around 10 20 p m Tuesday on Highway 14. Margaret Sands 44 suffered jaw and knee cuts while Rev Fabian Chartier 74 had back pain as a passenger. Fr Francis McCaffrey 47 of St Pius X Catholic Church was stationary to turn into Holy Cross Seminary when a Nebraska driver John Howe 51 rear ended Sands.
Listings show WLCX at 7 p.m. with Vox Pop and WKTY at 7 45 p.m. Braves meet Houston. WKBH at 1 25 p.m. features Twins against Detroit Thursday.
More than half of all passenger miles in the United States were flown aboard jet propelled aircraft in 1962 marking a major shift in air travel.
Harry Edwards a 44 year old construction worker from rural Colfax died when a crane boom fell on him during dismantling at a new warehouse site in Chippewa Falls.
Health officials report zero paralytic polio cases in the Miami area after vaccine campaigns. Lederle says its trivalent Sabin oral vaccine is ready, with production scaled for fall demand as testing in Tampa continues. A U.S. advisory committee previously warned of a one in a million risk that live viruses could cause polio.
On June 25 at 6 35 p m a car engine compartment fire erupted as Lars H Kokkeby 47 of Coon Valley drove east on Highway 14 in Town of Shelby. Fire department quickly contained the blaze with no injuries reported.
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