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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1958
Page
7
AP分析 predicts a modest post Labor Day upturn driven by government wage gains and rising defense and infrastructure spending. More jobs and spending are expected, with stronger gains once businesses rebuild inventories and invest in new plants. White collar cuts may continue. blue collar hiring may lag.
The Wisconsin Public Service Commission authorized a $3,472,000 rate increase for Wisconsin Telephone Co, effective with the next bills. Local exchanges see 5 to 65 cent residential rate boosts, shifting to 62 smaller exchanges, while long distance remains unchanged. The order also adjusts rates for Green Bay, Superior, Thiensville, Big Bend, Muskego Prospect, Ashland, and River Falls and details annual added revenue by city and exchange, with Milwaukee and Madison among the largest earners.
Burt Lancaster sails to Europe aboard the United States with his three children and publicity director Bernard Kamber. William 11 Susan 5 Joanna 7 join him while Mrs. Lancaster and two other children fly earlier to set up their Hertz England home.
Lexington AP reports Con ley Standafer Jr., age 16, was killed by lightning while milking a cow in a barn. The cow was unharmed and the barn suffered no damage.
Albert Gohde 88 died Wednesday at Davis Nursing Home in Strawberry Point Iowa Services were set for 2 30 p m Saturday at Thornburg Funeral Home McGregor with Rev W O Crosby officiating Burial will be in Pleasant Grove Cemetery McGregor He was born November 3 1849 in Liberty Pole Wisconsin and married Mary Hendrickson Gohde Surviving are his wife two sons Clarence and Arthur four daughters Alvina Sobado Bill Meade Dave Meade and Violet Sautter one brother Fred R Gohde and 17 grandchildren One brother and one sister preceded him in death
Teasdale 17, of Homer Minnesota and formerly La Crosse, receives appointment to the U S Naval Academy at Annapolis with reporting Monday. He graduates Winona High School with honors and earned multiple scholastic and extracurricular honors including National Honor Society and Rotary recognition.
Universal Photo Service at 514 State Street promises satisfaction guarantee or money refunded for finer photo finishing.
Hollywood AP reports singer Roberta Linn was removed from the critical list at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital as doctors said they were gaining control over her acute upper respiratory infection. Linn, 27, was Lawrence Welk's first television champagne lady.
In St Louis AP report, Rev. James A. Doubleday says there will be no divorce after his wife Barbara Doubleday returned home. Barbara filed for divorce in Reno, having run off with ex convict Raymond Headspeth who allegedly defrauded her $203000 inheritance. Headspeth, later jailed in Miami, faces federal charges for traveling with Barbara to defraud. The vestry rejected Doubleday's resignation as pastor of Grace Episcopal Church in Kirkwood.
One year after Hurricane Audrey struck Cameron Parish Louisiana on June 27 1957 Sheriff O B Carter recalls the community rebuilding from devastation. He credits national help from Red Cross Salvation Army AFL CIO civil defense churches schools and others for the return home. Cameron is rebuilt with a new warning system and a readiness to evacuate if needed.
AP reports a shift among educated Arab youths from unconditional Nasser support to cautious, nuanced views. In Iraq, Syria, and Lebanon the appeal of Nasser wanes as Western ties and anti colonial instincts shape a more skeptical nationalism.
The Wisconsin State Department of Public Welfare reported May public assistance to 108 856 persons totaling 5 700 879 dollars. General relief served 35 777 people with 1 700 879 dollars in May up sharply from 1957. Old age assistance reached 38 006 recipients with 2 944 771 dollars, while overall grants were slightly below May 1957.
Beloit 19 year old Air Force enlisted man James Ferguson drowned in the Rock River while water skiing on leave. Witnesses said he became entangled in the tow rope and fell into the water.
The Social Security Administration district office moves to a remodeled location at 332 5th Ave S, after 21 years in the Federal Building. The Soil Conservation Service also relocates to 312 Federal Building, formerly Army Reserve space, serving ten counties with up to 50 staff.
Rep. Henry S. Reuss urges Agriculture Secretary Benson to admit errors in 1950s cheese and butter paper transactions that allegedly yielded windfall profits to private firms and to seek repayment. He notes court orders for about 1.3 million dollars and claims the department failed to demand returns. Senator Wiley seeks more weather bureau funds to accelerate tornado research and forecast improvements.
Gen Curtis E LeMay landed at Bierset Belgium in a KC135 after a 6 hour 58 minute flight from Washington. He will represent the United States at meets in Bierset and Soesterberg Netherlands this month.
The Wisconsin State Department of Agriculture reports Dutch Elm disease cases rising from 19 to 122 in the nine days ending June 25. Diseased elms appear in seven southeastern counties, with Rock County reporting the most at Beloit tallying 69 trees. European elm bark beetle found in 24 counties this month.
MADISON AP Central Greyhound Lines asks permission to trim service arguing that many potential customers travel by private car. The request aims to cut routes and reduce operating costs while preserving core routes for oversight.
Pyroil Company announces the acquisition of Kleen Pak Corp of West Salem Illinois, expanding its oil filter element manufacturing. The West Salem plants will merge with Champion Laboratories in Meriden and employ Howard Gaither as president. The merger aims to boost production and distribution across the United States and Canada.
In Pomona North Carolina an 8 year old Sammy Bishop badly hurt when a baseball broke his glasses. Doctors say he will improve if he stops crying but the boy wants to find his father Big Sam who is reportedly somewhere in Texas and unlocated after efforts to locate him.
New York AP reports the famous World War II carrier Enterprise was sold for scrap with Lipsett Inc. of New York making the apparent high bid of 561133 dollars. The ship is credited with shooting down 911 enemy planes sinking 71 ships and damaging 192 others.
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