Veterans Of D Day To Be Feted Friday At Rivoli
Thirty five local and area veterans of D Day 1944 will be honored Friday by the Rivoli Theater with dinner and a premiere showing of The Longest Day. Veterans from La Crosse and surrounding areas will attend a 5 p.m. gathering, then participate in interviews and photos before the film. An honor guard from Marines Army Navy and Air Force will escort them to first row balcony seats. Wives may attend the premiere.
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Rivoli
George Andrews
Kenneth Truax
Ettrick
Bernard Ness
2Nd St
la Crescent
Minn
G. Bloom
Herman C. Wellner
Boscobel
Paul R. Mockrud
Westby
Irving J. Davidson Jr
Soldiers Grove
Tilford H. Morken
Spring Grove
Alan Charley
Martin Howe
Carl Stopperen
Cresco
Iowa
Forest H. Medes
Tomah
Gerald G. Fogle
Robert Vassey
Bangor
Anthony Pollicki
Winona
Charles Murphy
Waukon
Fred Blockus
Lansing
U.S. Marines
Army
Navy
Air Force
Veteras
Tax and budget bill face uncertain fate in legislature
Madison bureau report says lawmakers expect a patchy compromise on the tax and budget bill but cannot predict its final contents before it reaches Governor Reynolds. Republicans and Democrats weigh revenue boosts, sales taxes, and exemptions as pressure from the administration looms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse Tribune
Madison Bureau
Madison
John W. Reynolds
Senate
Assembly
House
Reynolds
Police Ambulance Transfer From County Home to St Francis
A police ambulance transported Anna Vin cent from County Home to St Francis Hospital on June 26 at 1 51 p m. The move details the county line medical transfer involving local health facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Vincent
County
St. Francis Hospital
Otto Elected Commander of DAV Unit
The Disabled American Veterans La Crosse Chapter 12 elected Harold H. Otto as commander with Alvin Thompson as senior vice commander and Richard Seibold as junior vice commander. The chapter will host the state DAV convention in La Crosse July 11 to 14, featuring a memorial service July 12 at Coleman Vocational School gym and the Joyce Kilmer Service July 13 at Riverside Park, both open to the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvin Thompson
Richard Seibold
Herbert Trover
Robert E. Jeanis
Loren Perkins
Albert E. Jamesson
Elmer Beier
Irvin Tyler
Alvin Fritz
Richard Kavanaugh
la Crosse
Coleman Vocational School
Joyce Kilmer
Riverside Park
Onalaska Music Mothers Sponsor Teen Dance Tonight
The Onalaska Music Mothers sponsor a teen age dance in the old high school gym from to 11 30 p m Saturday. Proceeds help finance the band trip to the state fair in August.
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Onalaska
Wis
Citizens Group Seeks Smaller Southeast High School Plan
The Citizens Education Committee voted unanimously to back a 1,000-student southeast high school and to keep Central as a senior high. They approve additions at Logan Junior High and Longfellow, a new Birch Street elementary, and site work, with total costs framed against a larger 1,500-student plan.
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la Crosse Tribune
Citizens Education Committee
Southeast High School
Central
Logan Junior High
28Th and
Birch Streets
Longfellow Junior High
Robert Ramlow
Ramlow
Logan
Birch Street
Longfellow
Birch School
Logan and
David Levenstein
Curtis Storck
14Th Ward
Common Council
Shelby
la Crosse
Want Donovan To Testify On Castro Dealings
A group of Republican congressmen urged New York lawyer James B. Donovan to testify about his dealings with Fidel Castro. Donovan aided releases and prisoner exchanges with Cuba in 1962 and 1963, but lawmakers question the nature of his negotiations and say official offices deny government involvement.
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la Crosse Tribune
Washington Bureau
Washington
Vernon Thomson
Wisconsin
New York
James B. Donovan
Fidel Castro
Donovan
GOP
House of Foreign Affairs Committee
Thomas E. Morgan
New Bells For Carillon At Wisconsin University
27 bells are being added to the University of Wisconsin carillon in Madison. Prof. John Harvey, UW carillonneur, is shown with Prof. Arthur Bigelow of Princeton University, consultant and supervisor for the installation. The new bells will extend the carillon range by more than four octaves.
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University of Wisconsin Carillon
Madison
John Harvey
UW Carillonneur
Arthur Bigelow
Princeton University
Bigelow
UPI
Local Vows A Cros s Cribune June 27 1963
A local vows section appears in the June 27 1963 issue of the Cros s Cribune detailing wedding plans and nuptial announcements. Names and specifics are partially legible, reflecting community traditions and social notices of the era.
Lawmakers Question Donovan Role in Logan Act Violation
Lawmakers urge Donovan be questioned about his negotiating role and whether he acted for the United States or as a private citizen. They suggest reconsidering the Logan Act as it currently restricts U S citizens from dealing with foreign governments to influence disputes or conduct.
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Donovan
United States
U.S
Miller and Bell to wed in La Crosse on June 29
Phil L. Miller of 123 S. 24th St and Susan E. Bell of 447 N. 23rd St plan marriage in La Crosse on June 29 per local license notice.
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Phil L. Miller
S. 24Th St
Susan E. Bell
N. 23Rd St
la Crosse
Shrine Clubs Chickens Barbecue Draws 1500 Attendees
Up to 1,500 Masons and wives are set to attend Saturday’s Western Wisconsin Shrine Clubs chicken barbecue at Veterans Memorial Park starting at 3 p.m. Five Shrine clubs participate including Pine River Richland Center Vernon County Mecca Manston Tomah Sparta Black River Falls Mississippi Valley Alma Whitehall Galesville La Crosse Shrine Club. Zor Temple Potentate John Thompson of Madison will join with divan members and units La Crosse Oriental Band Eau Claire Drum and Bugle Corps will perform. About 200 guests are expected from Eau Claire. Howard Tuttle will screen The Pride of the Fez. La Crosse Commandery drill team to exhibit.
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la Crosse
Oriental Band
Eau Claire
Zor
Howard Tuttle
Fez
Shrine
Minn. Man Drowns at St. Croix Falls
Maynard Lilygren a 28 year old assistant hospital administrator from Lindstrom Minnesota drowned while swimming in the St. Croix river. his body was recovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Croix Falls
Wis
Maynard Lilygren
Lindstrom
Minn
St. Croix
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Winnebago
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Boulder Junction
Swenson
James Jacobson Jr
Ferry St
Carl Kuether
S. 22Nd Drive
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David Tauscher
Mark Dobbs
Losey Blvd
Richard Ramsay
Adams St
Richard Bouf Suy
S. 25Th
Ae Lee Anderson
Coulee
Mike Scheid
Steven Noffke
S. 23Rd St
Robert Bouffleur
S. 25Th St
Phillip Bouffleur
Tribune
Veterans of
D Day
Joseph Baumer
22Nd St
Charles R. Hofferek
Mississippi St
Lawrence V. Thomas
S, 29Th St
Leonard Lee
29Th Court
Richard Kline
Hyde Ave
Clarence A. McCarthy
S. 9Th St
Kenneth M. Cleary
S. 22Nd St
William Yates
Mormon Coulee Road
Eugene Wills
George St
Irwin Cool
Wisconsin Military Academy
James Blaney
Camp McCoy
David Plummer
Milwaukee
Harold H. Otto
Otto
DAV
The
Disabled American Veterans
Citizens Group
Lincoln School
Storck
Lincoln
Thomas Halloran
Thomas Rodman
Msgr
Halloran
Aquinas
the Cremers
Jon Davis
H. E. Bauermeister
Mahtomedi
Davis
National Science Foundation Institute
St. Cloud
Castro
la Crosse Glove Co
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Mber
Main St
Shrine Clubs
Honeywell
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