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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1961
Page
2
The $5.6 billion omnibus housing bill clears Congress with urban renewal funding and easier FHA loans. It authorizes up to 40 year mortgages for low income buyers, raises ceilings, and loosens down payments to spur middle and low income housing, sending the measure to President Kennedy.
A two car crash on Highway 14 near Arena Iowa County killed 17 year old James Mickelson of Mazomanie and injured nine others, none in serious condition. Deputies said the Mickelson car was turning toward a filling station when the collision occurred. Wisconsin's annual traffic toll reached 391, up from 348 a year earlier.
Swift Company reports hogs up to 25 cents higher with detailed weights and price bands for Good Sows and Barrows, plus calves and cattle prices. South St. Paul listings show 4,500 cattle and 7,500 hogs with slow to strong demand, higher hogs and sows, and steady calves and feeder pigs. Chicago Mercantile prices for butter eggs noted.
In Chicago the USDA live poultry prices show no prices due to insufficient receipts for grades A whites 3614 mixed 36 mediums 29 standards 31 dir ties 29 checks 28.
Farmers face dwindling pasture and hay shortages as drought grips North Dakota Minnesota and South Dakota. Cattle may be sold to foundations amid six hay bank stations while southern Minnesota corn and soybeans stay healthy. Duluth reports record low rainfall and fires rise across the region as grasshoppers threaten Montana and northern South Dakota adding to the strain on livestock and grain.
In a Berlin facing Western pressure, Khrushchev weighs using East German stamps on West Berlin bills to gain Western acknowledgment of the East German regime. He seeks leverage from Berlin against Kennedy while balancing risks of inviting broader recognition of East Germany and further Soviet-Chinese diplomacy.
The Onalaska area faces hot dry weather with corn crops thriving and haying progressing. Water pressure concerns prompt watering restrictions from 5 to 10 pm with odd-even day schedules south and north of Main Street, plus exemptions for new seedings. The Myrick Park pumping station moved nearly 22 million gallons to city users, with July 1960 peak usage noted.
President Kennedy signed legislation pledging completion of the interstate system by 1972. The package adds 11.7 billion dollars, funded by a 600 million annual gasoline tax, 150 million from other highway taxes, and 5 percent of truck excise tax redirected to the highway fund.
One criminal case and ten civil matters are set before Judge Lincoln Neprud in La Crosse Circuit Court motion day beginning at 9 a.m. Friday. The criminal matter involves GiGi Blevins, 21, of 413 S. 3rd St., charged with check forgery. Civil matters include hearings in three divorce suits.
Three Fort Frances boys Frank Horvath five John Horvath four and Billy Klymko five died in a vacant house fire. Firemen found Frank and Billy in a closet and John in the kitchen where the blaze burned. Authorities suggest gas explosion after a stove was lit. an inquest is pending.
President Kennedy proposes a permanent U S disarmament agency with sweeping powers to draft plans negotiate and enforce any arms-control agreement. The autonomous bureau would replace the current State Department Disarmament Administration and aim to curb the arms race and advance world peace.
Frank J. Murray of St. Paul was named by Attorney General Walter F. Mondale as deputy attorney general in charge of the legal staff for the state Conservation Department. Murray has served as assistant attorney general since July 1, 1957, advising the Department of Education and the Water Resources Board.
President Kennedy convened the National Security Council to explore military diplomatic and civilian defense steps over the Berlin crisis. Proposals include partial mobilization increased NATO strength new Berlin talks rounds and a strengthened civilian defense program amid plans to respond to Khrushchev and keep West Berlin secured.
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Mrs. C. R. Pearson of Baraboo Wisconsin was elected treasurer of the American Medical Association Auxiliary, which has about 80 000 members, at a meeting in New York today.
Candeub says atomic war would override any board decision on urban renewal. County costs may rival city costs while Rundahl questions long term price rises as buildings are demolished for modernization. Timetable cites 2–3 months for federal approval, 12–18 months for other groups, 6–36 months to land, with plan only preliminary pending studies.
New York District Attorney Frank S. Hogan announced the arrest of Charles Tucker, 25, a Yonkers lawyer, on conspiracy and bribery charges in a basketball fixing case. Tucker, a former Kalamazoo College player in 1955 and 1956, was booked after the arrest.
Advice from Ann Landers on a 35 year old man dating a 48 year old widow and a younger woman with money troubles. The columnist warns against being bought and urges maturity and caution while noting timeless gender dynamics and the risks of exploitation.
Milwaukee market reports hog receipts about 800 with strong prices 25 higher for 190-220 lb hogs. Cattle receipts 800 with cows weaker and bulls rising. fed cattle 20.00-22.50. Calves 500 receipts with prime 29.00-30.00 and other grades. Chicago items note 60 92 A 60 90 B 57s figures and stable wholesale prices. Daily fire toll notes 11 churches and 11 schools damaged in the United States.
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