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La Crosse Tribune

Location

La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Jun 29, 1964

Page

2

Scranton Presses Nine State Delegate Drive in South

Pennsylvania Governor William W Scranton urged Republicans in Atlanta to unite across regions as he launches a nine state cross country bid for the GOP presidential nomination He criticizes Goldwaters impulsive style and calls for a leader who thinks clearly with united federal and state responsibility.

Atlanta Pennsylvania William W. Scranton Scranton Barry Goldwater Confederacy South United States Goldwater Charlotte N.C North Carolin J. Herman Saxon Thers Arizona Dalton Knoxville Tenn Chicago

Laos Premier warns of 8000 Communist attack at Muong Soui

Souvanna Phouma says 17 battalions and heavy artillery mass for a five pronged assault on Muong Soui, 110 miles north of Vientiane, where 3000 neutralist troops hold. North Vietnamese and Pathet Lao advances preceded by heavy bombardment and poor weather hampering air support. He demands a summit only if forces retreat from the Plaine des Jarres.

Muong Soui Plaines Des Jarres Souvanna Phouma Vientiane Souvanna Laos Southeast Asia Antoine Yared Plaine Des Jarres Pathet Lao Kong le Luang Prabang Souphanouvong

Colonalp tablets claim to relieve constipation overnight

An advertisement touts Colonalp as a unique colonic nerve stimulant with bulking action to restore regularity. It promises gentle, overnight relief and urges readers to try the clinically proven product with an introductory size.

CoLonaro

Youth Driver Escapes After Goose Island Crash

Gregory F. Banasik aged 21 of 1403 S. 15th St reported his car went off the road into a ditch on Goose Island and overturned while attempting to drive out. He sustained a hand cut and was treated at St. Francis Hospital, then released. A car passenger was uninjured.

la Crosse Goose Island Gregory F. Banasik S. 15Th St Banasik St. Francis Hospital

Class Held For Expectant Parents

The La Crosse City Health Department offers classes for first time expectant parents led by city nurse supervisor Mrs. Charlotte McArdle. The second of six sessions begins at 7 30 p m on Tuesday and covers child development from conception to the teen years. One session includes a hospital obstetrics ward tour chosen by the parents. Letters have gone out to prospective parents based on obstetricians' information.

la Crosse

Milwaukeean Named Commander of VFW

The Wisconsin Veterans of Foreign Wars convention named Eric Schneider of Milwaukee state commander. Other officers elected include Loren Patten Horicon senior vice commander Conrad Orth Colby junior vice commander Rev Roy B Schmeichel Eau Claire chaplain Edward Schmidt Manitowoc quartermaster and adjutant Charles Franske Milwaukee judge advocate and Dr David Rualdman Kenosha surgeon general.

EAU Claire Wisconsin Veterans of Foreign Wars Eric Schneider Milwaukee Loren Patten Horicon Conrad Orth Colby Roy B. Schmeichel Edward Schmidt Manitowoc Charles Franske David Rualdman Kenosha

West Salem Man E T Erickson Dies At 71

E T Erickson 71 of West Salem who with his wife ran the Erickson Green house for 31 years died Saturday at his West Salem home. A former railway mail clerk he retired in 1960 after 36 years service. He held several community posts and was active in Masonic and shrine groups. He leaves his widow a daughter and two grandchildren. Services set for Tuesday at Our Savior Lutheran Church with burial in Neshonoc Cemetery. Mason ic rites Monday at Jostad Funeral Home.

West Salem Wis Elert T. Erickson Erickson Rotary Club Rod and Gun Club Hamilton Cemetery Association Our Savior’s Lutheran Church of Walter Ekern Neshonoc Jostad Funeral Home

Fire destroys feed mill and warehouse in Rose Creek

A blaze at the Huntting grain elevator burnt the feed mill and an adjacent warehouse in Rose Creek Minnesota. Loss was pegged at 50 000 with about 100 tons of feed consumed. Firefighters from Rose Creek and nearby towns prevented spread to the elevator and restored power after lines were damaged. A fireman was overcome by smoke but later reported in good condition.

Rose Creek Minn Huntting John Aanonsen Jim Huntting Austin Eugene Landers Mowers County

Newlyweds Jump From Plane To Reception

Canton Ohio bride Patricia Cristy and groom Alvin Lewnsbury, both sky diving enthusiasts, were married Sunday by jumping from a small plane at 3,300 feet over Canton Airport. They opened parachutes above the field and hosted the reception there, the bride in a white jump suit and the groom in dark blue.

Canton Ohio Alvin Lewnsbury J Copley Patricia Cristy Akron

Wisconsin Diver Sustains Spinal Injury In Lake Incident

Madison AP report says Melvin Zeman 36 of Wisconsin Rapids suffered a cervical spine injury after a shallow water dive at Nepco Lake south of Wisconsin Rapids. University hospitals spokesman described him as almost totally paralyzed.

Stock Quotations by Shearson Hamill & Co June 29 1964

Provides closing prices for Pepsi Cola RCA General Electric and many others with listed bid and percentage changes. Includes highlights of commodities such as July wheat soybeans and corn, plus mutual funds and market indices.

Pepsi-Cola Bell & Farrell, Inc Phillips Pete Aileen, Inc RCA Anchor Allis-Chalmers Republic Steel American Can Rexall Drug Clark Oil Reynolds Metals First Bk. Stk American Motors Royal Dutch Frantz Mfg American Smelting Spartans Ind Gateway Trans Amer. Tel. & Tel G. D. Searle Godfrey Co Anaconda Sears Roebuck Hamilton Mfg Avco Sinclair Oil Heileman Brw Brunswick Brunswick 9%— Socony 80% Roehring Co Chrysler Sperry Rand Standard Oil Ind la Crosse Tele Columbia Gas Consolidated Foods Studebaker McQuay, Inc Curtiss Wright Mig Guar Inc DuPont Nekoosa Eastman Kodak Texaco North Plastics Financial Fed Trane Co Pyroil Co Ford Union Oil Rap Industries Fruehaus U.S Rockwell Zenith Western Power Great Northern Ry Boston Capital Wis. Pow. & L Greyhound First National Tausche Bonds Gulf Oil City Bank Mutual Funds Illinois Central Ind la X Cooler Iy Boston Fund Indl Harvester Epko Shoes Chem. Fund Inter Wallace Press Eaton & Howard Jones & Laughlin Dow Jones Mack ‘Truck of Industrials Earth. Fund Magnavox Sa Baltpeeds Fidelity Fund Minn Musg Yellitiog Incorp. Invest Montgomery ‘Ward Monsanto Chemical Northern Pacific Natl Northern States Northwest Banc Olin Mathieson Wisconsin

Shastri Schedules Further Canceled Amid Illness

India’s ailing Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri remained in generally good condition but more official activities were canceled. Reports say he suffered a mild heart attack Friday night and may need a month of rest with aides taking on more duties.

New Delhi India Lal Bahadur Shastri Times of India Shastri Nehru Hari

Man Touched Live Wire in Trailer Setup

La Crosse man Hollis J. Norskog 42 was knocked unconscious and listed in critical condition at Lutheran Hospital after apparently touching an ungrounded 220 volt wire while hooking a trailer up to electricity at Hoffman Trailer Court. Firemen treated him with oxygen. he regained consciousness en route to the hospital.

la Crosse Hollis J. Norskog Mormon Coulee Road Lutheran Hospital Norskog Hoffman

Appleton Imposes First Sprinkling Restrictions Since 1961

Appleton announces water use limits after a weekend that set a record for the utility. Water works chief William Gallaher says 12 million gallons were pumped Saturday as households watered lawns. Restrictions allow sprinkling only at even-numbered houses on even days and odd-numbered houses on odd days.

Appleton Water Works William Gallaher

No Warning Before Crash Kennedy Says

Sen Edward M Kennedy says he had no warning of trouble before his plane crash on June 19 that killed two of the five aboard. The Massachusetts Democrat was interviewed for 10 minutes by a Civil Aeronautics Board investigator and is recovering from a broken back and other injuries at Cooley Dickinson Hospital.

Northampton Mass Edward M. Kennedy Massachusetts Civil Aeronautics Board Kennedy Cooley Dickinson Hospital

Livestock Market Quotations From Swift & Son and Chicago Area

Swift and Company in Winona lists hogs and cattle prices as of noon with top hogs 15.85-16.25 and top sows 13.25-13.50, with veal and cattle figures across grades. South St. Paul reports cattle and hogs prices, noting slower trade and mixed changes, while Chicago reports potatoes and produce price movements and live poultry wholesale ranges.

Swift & Company Winona Minn South ST. Paul South ST. Paul, Minn USDA

Lodge says South Vietnam victory possible with persistence

Former ambassador spoke from Honolulu on Vietnam progress noting favorable signs yet no victory. He described Viet Cong terror against women and children and said efforts should focus on winning over the people. Lodge planned Washington talks with top officials and possible Scranton meeting. 7,000 Vietnamese and Americans bid him farewell in Saigon.

Scranton Goldwater Viet Nam Lodge South Honolulu U.S Stephen Cooke Scranton Forces Hawaii Cooke Bill Scranton GOP Washington State Dean Rusk Defense Robert S. McNamara Maxwell D. Taylor Earle G. Wheeler Taylor Joint Chiefs of Staff Saigon Ngo Dinh Diem United States Diem

Damaged Combine Recounts St. Joseph Implement Co. Incident

The owner of St. Joseph Implement Co in Greenfield reports to the La Crosse County Sheriff that a combine was started in his lot the night before causing $1,000 in damage.

Bill Scams St. Joseph Implement Co Greenfield la Crosse County

Immediate Cease-Fire Urged in Laos by Western Powers

The United States Britain Canada and two pro-Western Asian nations urged an immediate cease fire in Laos and the withdrawal of Pathet Lao forces from recently won positions in north central Laos. The five power appeal was issued from Vientiane after talks among envoys of signatory nations. Thailand and South Vietnam joined. India abstained. The press noted calls to reactivate a 1962 control commission to supervise the settlement.

London United States Britain Canada Laos Pathet Lao Vientiane Foreign Office Thailand South Viet Nam India Control Commission

Theft Suspect Held In Iowa

Richard Bloss, 26, of Mississippi Inn, is in Du buque Iowa held pending theft charges from the La Crosse district attorney and FBI probe. He allegedly stole about 370 dollars from Bob Morris Su per Shell station and a station wagon owned by David Ostley. Bloss was earlier arrested in Lancaster for traffic violations and released on bond before Iowa arrest.

la Crosse Dubuque Iowa FBI Richard Bloss Mississippi Inn Bob Morris Super Shell Ward and South Aves Morris Sheriff Department Bloss David Ostley Ostley Lancaster

State To Atone For Theft Of Abe's Horse

In Whitewater Wisconsin authorities plan restitution for Abraham Lincoln s horse theft from 1832. On July 11 the Southeastern Wisconsin Vacations and Association will present a horse to Illinois to atone for the theft. Ver Lynn Sprague asks President Johnson for a presidential pardon for John Doe of Whitewater.

Whitewater Wisonsin Abraham Lincoln Wisconsin Illinois Lincoln Illinois Volunteers New Salem Ill Lynn Sprague Sycamore International Order of Patriots For Peace and Pardon Johnson John Doe

Man Arrested for Offering to Sell Fireworks in Meadowlands

Daniel L. Cossette of Twig offered to sell fireworks in Meadowlands Minnesota. Deputy Sheriff Glenn Van Shyndel present at the general store arrested Cossette. Fireworks selling is illegal in Minnesota. Cossette fined 50 dollars with about 200 dollars worth of fireworks confiscated.

Meadowlands, Minn Glenn van Shyndel van Shyndel Hibbing Daniel L. Cossette Twig Minnesota Cossette Meadowlands Justice Court

Woman prisoner talks to herself sparks two dinners

A female inmate in Lincoln Nebraska city jail began talking to herself for amusement and then answering her own questions. The performance was so convincing that the police matron served her two dinners by mistake.

Lincoln, Neb Lincoln City

Demonstrators Guarded by Police at Surf Beach Siege

More than 200 state police escorted 30 civil rights demonstrators into the surf at St. Augustine Beach as tensions over integration rose. A biracial committee talks neared, but past violence and a curfew strained progress amid fierce white resistance and nightly demonstrations. No arrests were reported.

Paul Wills ST. Augustine, Fla St. Augustine Beach Farris Bryant U.S. District Court King

Hauer and Fox to Wed in La Crosse on July First

John M. Hauer and Peggy J. Fox plan marriage in La Crosse. Hauer resides at 1816 Barlow Sr. Fox at 2317 South 29th Court. The license lists the couple to wed July 1 in La Crosse.

John M. Hauer Barlow Sr Peggy J. Fox S. 29Th Court la Crosse

Doctor's Wife Dies Under Tractor On Farm

Mrs. Eleanora O. Sullivan, 58, was found beneath a mower tractor at the foot of a hill on the Sullivan farm in Elkhorn. Dr. Andrew C. Sullivan, her husband, reported the death. Walworth County Coroner John Griebel said a lab check would determine the cause.

Elkhorn Eleanora O. Sullivan Andrew C. Sullivan Burlington Walworth John Griebel

Hudson honors retiring superintendent Rock after 45 years

Appreciation day in Hudson Wisconsin honored Edward P Rock who retires after 45 years in the Hudson school system He served as superintendent for 41 years George Thompson attorney general and Hudson High School graduate spoke at the ceremony Former students and friends donated 1200 dollars Rock was 25 at appointment in 1923 becoming Wisconsin s youngest superintendent.

Hudson Wis Edward P. Rock George Thompson Hudson High School Rock Wisconsin

Girl Bitten by Dog In La Crosse County

Glenn Peterson of 4211 Bank Drive reported to the La Crosse County Sheriff Saturday that a dog owned by Ernest Dummer of 2701 Boschert Sr. repeatedly bit his daughter. The girl received treatment at Gundersen Clinic and the dog was ordered confined and observed for 10 days.

Glenn Peterson Bank Drive la ‘Crosse County Sheriff Department Ernest Dummer Boschert Sr Gundersen Clinic Dummer

Wisconsin Health Assistance Payments Act takes effect Wednesday

Assistance by a physician or surgeon is covered only when provided in a hospital or skilled nursing home under the Kerr Mills Act. The Wisconsin program, Health Assistance Payments Act, goes into effect Wednesday.

la Crosse Tribune Wisconsin

Wisconsin Endures Fourth Straight Heat Wave

The Associated Press reports sweltering heat across Wisconsin with highs near or above 90 in most cities and a top reading of 95 at Wauwatosa and Pewaukee. Overnight lows ranged from 63 to 67 with mid morning skies clear as relief via thunderstorms loomed.

Associated Press Wisconsin Wauwatosa Pewaukee Green Bay Burlington Madison Eau Claire Lone Rock la Crosse Milwaukee Wausau Racine Beloit Mercury Superior Park Falls Blythe Calif Missoula Mont Mullan Idaho

Fire destroys car at Osborne Nolop farm on County Highway F

Shelby units report a vehicle fire on June 28 at 4 37 p m at Osborne Nolop farm on County Highway F. car destroyed. County police ambulance logs show Robert Kennedy transported from St Francis Hospital to Hillview Home on June 28 at 12 30 p m.

Shelby Osborne Nolop Farm Robert Kennedy St. Francis Hospital Hillview Home

Love and mothers shaping teen love in Reader's Digest

A world famous biologist explains outlets for teen love and whether love at first sight exists. The piece contrasts physical desire with love and notes mothers influence children's ability to love. Condensed from Look with Reader's Digest promotion.

Reader's Digest

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