Retirement Benefits Lag in Wisconsin Calls for Change
C M Sullivan of Madison told the Wisconsin Clerks and Finance Officers Association in La Crosse that current retirement payments fall short of 1957 state objectives. He urged switching to a formula based on the employee's last five years' salary rather than total contributions, citing inequities for those with early low earnings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
la Crosse
Wisconsin Clerks and Finance Officers Association
C. M. Sullivan
Madison
Karl Samek
Janesville
Association
Robert O. Boyarski
Wisconsin Rapids
Harry H. Kind
Menasha
Robert Klug
Merrill
William S. Martin
Kewaskum
Leona R. Eichfeld
Whitefish Bay
M. R
Mike) Birnbaum
Raymond Mallow
Birnbaum
Sullivan
Retirement Research Council
Hearing Set For Waterway Plan In Madison
A 1:30 p.m. hearing Wednesday in Madison before the Wisconsin Public Service Commission will review Progressive Tool and Die Co. proposed enlargement of a waterway on the Black River to serve the Lauderdale Addition housing project. The plan dredges two east west canals about 1300 feet long and 25 feet wide for 40 to 50 homes, with a nearby lake and location north of I 90. An amended application followed a May La Crosse hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black River
Madison
Wisconsin Public Service Commission
Progressive Tool & Die Co
Hill Farms
Hanson
Lauderdale
la Crosse
PSC
Safety island urged for Losey Boulevard near K mart
City Engineer Robert Scheible told the Plan Commission a safety island is needed on Losey Boulevard near the proposed Kmart site to curb southbound left turns. Neighbors and attorneys argued rezoning impact and parking effects, with discussion of sidewalks and area development.
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Losey Boulevard
K-mart
la Crosse
Robert Scheible
City Plan Commission
John Bosshard
Losey
State Road
Youngstown
Ohio
Bonobest
S. S. Kresge Co
Painting Of Addresses Is Planned In La Crosse
Kiwanis Club of La Crosse will sponsor a house number painting project starting July 6. Seven teams of three boys will canvass city blocks to stencil four inch black numbers on curbs, with an 18 inch white stripe for emphasis. A small fee will be charged. funds support ongoing local youth employment.
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la Crosse
la Crosse Kiwanis Club
Kiwanis
Wisconsin State Employment Service
Wins Hat Contest on Badger Playground
Four “handsome hat” wearers won prizes Thursday at Badger playground. Lynytte Ross with a sprinkler hat took first prize judged by Harold Simon. Dianne Thompson was second Leota Gunderson third and Mike Berget fourth.
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Badger Playground
Lynette Ross
Harold Simon
Dianne Thompson
Leota Gunderson
Mike Berget
Civil Matters on La Crosse Motion Day Schedule
Six civil matters will come before Judge Lincoln Neprud in La Crosse Circuit Court. Proceedings begin at 9 30 a.m. Monday noted by Clerk of Courts Carl F Schnick on Friday.
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Lincoln Neprud
la Crosse
Carl F. Schnick
Boy Dies After Freight Train Accident in Los Angeles
A 13 year old boy who had lost both arms and legs when he fell under a moving freight train died Thursday in Los Angeles. Walter E. Felder was briefly believed dead at the scene before a spark of life appeared. a five man surgical team treated him for six and a half hours and transfused 32 pints of blood and plasma. Witnesses say he was jumping between train cars when he fell.
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Los Angeles
Walter E. Felder
Marriage Licenses Issued in Wisconsin Area
Mark E Wege and Cynthia K Marten of West Salem plan to wed June 30 in West Salem. Edward E Krause of Onalaska and Betty R Huber of Melrose set July 4 in Melrose. Harold J Lenser of West Salem and Jean A Raffelson of West Salem to marry July 4 in West Salem.
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Mark E. Wege
Cynthia K. Marten
West Salem
Edward E. Krause
Onalaska
Betty R. Huber
Melrose
Harold J. Lenser
Jean A. Raffelson
Missouri Cop Credits Belts With Saving 2 Local Youths
An eight teen La Crosse youth and his friend from 1702 Ferry St. narrowly survived a Missouri 66 crash thanks to seat belts. The driver John Toraason 18 and Wayne Wright 1702 Ferry St. escaped injury as their car rolled near Columbia. John plans four years at West Point after graduating from Central High School in 1964.
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John Toraason
la Crosse
Missouri
John
Wayne Wright
Ferry St
California
Mexico
Southwest
Wayne
Columbia
Goodwin Toraason
Johnson St
Central High School
West Point Military Academy
Minnesota 5700 seek Kerr-Mills aid July first
About 5,700 Minnesota residents will apply on July 1 for the Kerr-Mills Aged Medical Assistance program, with 9,000 more nursing home residents moving from Old Age Assistance to MAA. The annual state and local cost is about 6 million dollars, while federal aid covers the rest of the 13.7 million dollar total.
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Minnesota
Wisconsin
St. Paul
OAA
Reverend Frank Elected to Conference Post
Rev. Melvin L. Frank pastor of First Congregational Church was elected vice moderator of the Wisconsin Conference of the United Church of Christ at a recent Appleton meeting attended by about 300 churches and 107000 members. The conference opposed using public funds to support non district elementary or secondary schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melvin L. Frank
First Congregational Church
Wisconsin
United Church of Christ
Appleton
Arraignment Of Whiteside Set In Bribery Case
The La Crosse County Court sets the arraignment of Robert C. Whiteside of Deersfield Illinois for July 10 on a charge he bribed a Trane Co. inventory clerk Patrick Murphy of La Crescent to obtain hiring information for engineers. Whiteside is free on a 500 dollar bond pending arraignment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse County
Illinois
Trane Co
Asst. Dist. Atty
Burleigh Randolph
Robert C. Whiteside
Deersfield
Ill
Whiteside
Randolph
Peter G. Pappas
Chicago
Trane
Patrick Murphy
la Crescent
Radio Highlights Friday to Sunday Baseball And Scouts
Radio schedule lists Minnesota Twins versus Chicago White Sox at 5 55 p m Friday on WKBH and Explorer Scouts at 12 30 p m Saturday and baseball games at 1 25 p m Sunday on WKBH with multiple matchups noted.
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WKBH
Minnesota Twins
Chicago White Sox
Eye Donation Info Available in Coulee Region
The Coulee Region White Cane Club announces eye donation details through the Society for the Prevention of Blindness. Donors must be 18, except in child death cases needing a parent signature. corneas clear enough for transplant, no exam required, eyes flown to Chicago within 24 hours. Mrs. Lillian Obbtrecht received two corneas by transplant.
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Coulee Region
White Cane Club
Society For the Prevention of Blindness
Club l
la Crosse
Chicago
Lillian Obbtrecht
Barbecue Saturday at First Presbyterian Church
The Coulee Clan Club hosts a chicken barbecue at First Presbyterian Church on West Avenue and Cass Street from noon to 8 p.m. Funds support the church youth program with trips to a national science seminar in Albuquerque and Brotherhood on the Border in El Paso, plus Wisconsin camps. Carry-out in the parking lot and table service in Fellowship Hall.
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First Presbyterian Church
West Avenue
Cass Street
Coulee Clan Club
Albuquerque
N.M
el Paso
Texas
Wisconsin
Fellowship Hall
Reverend Lehman to Speak at Local Adventist Service
The Rev J W Lehman former pastor at the Seventh Day Adventist Church 22nd and La Crosse Streets will speak at the 11 am service Saturday. He previously served here then at Sacramento California and now lives in Livermore California.
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J. W. Lehman
Seventh Day Adventist Church
22Nd
la Crosse Streets
Mr. Lehman
Sacramento
Calif
Livermore
Representative O'Konski Files for Re election in Wisconsin
Madison AP reports Rep. Alvin E. O'Konski Republican of Mercer filed nomination papers on Wednesday to seek another term in Wisconsin's Tenth Congressional District. He was first elected to Congress in 1942.
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Madison
Alvin E. O’konski
Mercer
Danny Hammes named Boy of the Week at La Crosse playgrounds
Danny Hammes, 13, son of Mr and Mrs Albert Hammes of 506 N 6th St, selected Boy of the Week by La Crosse City playgrounds. James Markos and Linnea Mueller nominated him for his helpfulness, sportsmanship and three years of participation. He plays center field for the Louth team and was on the Recreation All Stars last year while an eighth grade student at St Joseph's School playing football and basketball.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danny Hammes
Albert Hammes
N. 6Th St
la Crosse City
James Markos
Linnea Mueller
South Park
Danny
Louth
Recreation All Stars
St. Joseph’s School
Tribune
Lawyer Cain Reinstated by Wisconsin Supreme Court
The Wisconsin Supreme Court reinstated Allan C. Cain of Grand Chute as a qualified lawyer after his petition for license reinstatement. His license had been suspended in February 1963 following a conviction for filing incorrect U.S. income tax returns. The action was made without a public hearing after private consultations with counsel. Cain previously practiced law in Kaukauna and Appleton.
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la Crosse Tribune
Madison Bureau
Madison
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Allan C. Cain
Grand Chute
Cain
State Board For Bar Commissioners
U.S
State Board of Bar Commissioners
Kaukauna
Appleton
Lutheran Hospital Receives $10 000 Kresge Grant
La Crosse Lutheran Hospital received a $10 000 grant from the Kresge Foundation for educational health programs and research. The article notes the foundation's 1960-61 grants totaling over $8.8 million and outlines distribution across colleges hospitals and community services.
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la Crosse Lutheran Hospital
Kresge Foundation
Donald Bock
Kresge
la Crosse Jupiter
Sigurd Gundersen Jr
Robert McDonald
Tribune
Lutheran Hospital
Sebastian Spering Kresge
Shelby Fire Responds To City Alarm Misrouted Call
Shelby Department answered an alarm from the C W Chase home at 2827 S 31st St in La Crosse. The fire was a television set short, and Shelby volunteers quickly responded after misrouting the call. The La Crosse department had helped Shelby previously during a warehouse fire on Highway 14.
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Town of
Shelby Fire Department
la Crosse
C. W. Chase
S. 31St St
Shelby Asst
Robert Cassidy
Chases
Shelby Department
Shelby
Highway 14
Garage Break-In Report On Charles Street
Daniel Metcalf of 1317 Charles Street reported a burglary between 8 p.m. Sunday and 7 a.m. Monday. A tool bag valued at 13 dollars a trowel for 5.50 dollars and tin shears worth 8 dollars were stolen and two door windows were broken.
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Daniel Metcalf
Charles St
Interact Club Debuts as Milestone for La Crosse Rotary
John Hyland describes Interact as a milestone in Rotary history at a joint Rotary Interact meeting. The new club is the first in the state and aims to grow to about 1,000 clubs worldwide. Tom Sleik spoke and received the charter, as Interact plans to admit eight sophomores from three area high schools in the fall.
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la Crosse Rotary
John Hyland
Rotary
Interact Committee
Interact
Hyland
Tom Sleik
La Crosse Boy Injured After Bicycle Collision With Truck
Ten year old Gary E. Nudd was injured when his bicycle struck a parked truck on La Crosse Street while avoiding a bus. He was taken to Grandview Hospital with a head bump a cut and a bloody nose.
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la Crosse
Gary E. Nudd
David Nudd
Cass St
la Crosse Street
Grandview Hospital
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Coleman Vocational School
Holiday Inn
la Crosse Automobile Dealers Association
Leslie Eversole
Norman E. Schulze
Terry F. Griffel
Een Vollenweider
Arthur Jordan
Stoddard
Harlan J. Wills
Badger State Sportsmen Club,Inc
Wayne F. Benson
la Crescent St
Henry Hoesley
Cameron Ave
Ernest C. Hanson
Progressive
Emil Kaminski
Wisconsin Conservation Department
Safety Island
Sletten-McKee Funeral Home
Ferry Street
Peter Pappas
Edicine
Missouri Cop
Kerr-Mills Aid
MAA
Minnesota Welfare Department
Welfare Department
Frank
Cleo Mulock
Pertzsch School
Lindy Shannon
Onalaska Citizens Swimming Pool Committee
Lehman
O’konski
Board of
Medary
State of
Board of Review
Ellsworth Berg, Jr
Neale Camilpicuun
Siggurd Gundersen Jr
Ruth Bucklin
Westinghouse
CLARK
South
M. E. Ripplinger
Big Chief
Rip
Cities Service
RIP. Bros
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