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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1964
Page
1
Florida Governor tours St Augustine after a violent race clash that left multiple injuries and fatalities. Police seek causes as investigators probe the event and assess impacts on local security and racing operations.
Governor Bryant flew to St. Augustine amid a racial revolt as hundreds of whites attacked civil rights marchers led by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The confrontation near the square produced injuries, arrests, and threats of continued counter demonstrations. King appealed to the White House for help.
U S officials warn China of a tightened stance in Southeast Asia as Red China faces shortages of spare parts fuel and modern equipment. China's air force, army, and artillery are hampered by aging jets limited supplies and a Soviet split deepens military weakness. Moscow's warning against further backing is noted as a growing constraint on Beijing.
Benjamin Pulver of Madison pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to two counts of violating the federal firearms act. He faces up to five years per count and a $2,000 fine, with pre sentence investigation ordered.
Eighteen year old Mary Jane Erickson of rural Burlington drowned during a 1 a.m. swim at a semi private beach on Brown's Lake. She was with four companions, two boys and two girls, who failed to locate her after she slipped under. The Burlington rescue squad recovered her body about two hours later.
Wisconsin tax commissioner George W. Corning suggested the distant possibility of abolishing all state taxes except the income tax. He told about 100 village and city officials that local units could add surtaxes or use withholding to fund local governments. He noted distribution of funds is the core issue behind tax reform and that committees have studied it since 1957. See TAXES Page 2
Margaret Ruth Converse a 19 year old Beloit woman faced a federal judge on a kidnaping charge after taking three month old Kimberly Jo Wulf from the Wulf home Monday night. A 90 day psychiatric exam was ordered at St Elizabeths Hospital Washington or the Lexington facility. The baby was returned unharmed to her parents Mr and Mrs Shirly Wulf.
West Salem Wisconsin selects Kenneth Reinke as school superintendent to replace John Meggers. Reinke, finishing a doctorate in Madison, will start Aug 15. Navy veteran, he has taught English and history in junior and senior high schools and earned degrees from Oshkosh State College and the University of Wisconsin. He is married with two children.
Presidential fact finder Allen Dulles says he sees no likely explosion over the disappearance of three civil rights workers in Mississippi. Sailors, FBI agents, and state police search mud-filled swamps as the case remains unresolved. Schwerner, Goodman, and Chaney were last seen after leaving jail in Philadelphia. The group found their burned station wagon northeast of Philadelphia adds to the mystery. Dulles briefed President Johnson and met civil rights leaders in Jackson before leaving the state.
The House approved a 375 million dollar transit aid bill for cities with traffic problems by a 212 to 189 vote. The Senate committee backed a pay raise for Congress and federal workers costing about 550 million annually. House appropriations cut 200 million from foreign aid, while a tax bill passed the Senate with six amendments to repeal cosmetic, handbag, luggage levies and limits on fur and jewelry spending. A joint resolution would allow agencies to spend at current levels until Aug 31 if spending bills are not enacted.
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