Hospitals and doctors clash over Bill 129 A stalled reforms
The Wisconsin Hospital Association faces a challenge from the Wisconsin Medical Society after WHA rejected a society proposed substitute to Bill 129 A. The bill would let nonprofit hospitals hire specialists on salary and bill patients directly, while the society favors contract hires with no fee splitting. The society warns passage could hurt small hospitals and rural patients by raising costs and delaying emergency care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin Hospital Assn
Wisconsin Medical Society
Hospital Association
Medical Society
The
State Medical Society
Concert Band Sets Second Appearance in Riverside Park
The La Crosse Concert Band presents its second summer performance at 8 p.m. in Riverside Park. Soloists include Nancy Edwards, Douglas Phillips, and Ronald Gerald. Edwards, a Central High School graduate, joins as a vocalist. Phillips, a local teacher and former first chair with Northwestern and Luther College bands, brings clarinet pieces. Gerald performs accordion selections.
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la Crosse
Riverside Park
Nancy Edwards
Douglas Phillips
Ronald Gerald
Miss Edwards
Central High School
Phillips
Northwestern University
Luther College
Chicago
Gerald
Wisopens
Wisconsin
Susanna
Monsoor Heads New Charity Association In La Crosse
Bill Monsoor leads the American Lebanese Syrian Associated Charities of La Crosse created to fund a St. Jude leukemia drive. Mrs. Michael Asfoor organized the La Crosse chapter and was named district chair for aiding leukemia-stricken American children. The nonprofit plans free nursing treatment and lodging at St. Jude Hospital in Memphis, with 180 Memphis doctors offering services. the drive is a one-time effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Monsoor
la Crosse
St. Jude Hospital
Duty Imposed On Gift Parcels For Yugoslavia
US Post Office in La Crosse reports new customs duties on gift parcels to Yugoslavia effective June 14. Postmaster Hetherton notes high rates for most gift items and possible returns as undeliverable if recipients cannot pay charges. Guidance available from Bureau of Foreign Commerce Washington 25 DC or field offices. nearest in Twin Cities.
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Yugoslavia
United States Post Office
la Crosse
George M. Hetherington
United States
Bureau of Foreign Commerce
Department of Commerce
Washington
D.C
Department
Twin Cities
Plastics Declares Quarterly Dividend
Northern Plastics Corporation declares a quarterly cash dividend of 10 cents a share payable June 30 to stockholders of record June 23. The La Crosse headquartered firm operates plants in La Crosse and Black River Falls and makes industrial laminates for the electrical and electronic industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northern Plastics Corporation
la Crosse
Black River Falls
Settlement Reached In Suit Here
A civil action filed by Patricia Byrne 19 and her father Bernard Byrne against Regis Lowe and Durate Ostergaard plus State Farm Co. ends in settlement after a Dec 24 1956 collision at 23rd and Main. Amounts sought were 25000 for pain and disability and 2500 for medical expenses. Judge Lincoln Neprud signed the dismissal order. terms of settlement not disclosed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patricia Byrne
9Th St
Bernard Byrne
Regis George Lowe
Prospect St
Deward
Jerry Ostergaard
Durate
Calif
State Farm Co
Bloomington
Ill
Patricia
Lowe
Ostergaard
23Rd
Main Streets
Lincoln Neprud
Neprud
Circuit Clerk of Court Car
F. Schnick
Milwaukee man killed in traffic toll rises in Wisconsin
A Milwaukee man, Stanley Rausch, 55, was struck and killed by a car while crossing a street near his home Monday night. The Wisconsin 1959 traffic toll reaches 340, down from 349 a year ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Stanley Rausch
Rain Total Rises and Forecasts Continue Wet Pattern
June 1959 ends with 3.21 inches of rain since June 23, easing drought fears as precipitation for the first half of the year reaches 14.84 inches. Forecasters expect cloudy skies into Thursday with cool temperatures across the Tri-State area, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Iowa. Readings range from 52 at La Crosse to 106 in Blythe, while western Iowa predicts more than three inches of rain tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Peterson
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
Man Fined For Shooting Firecracker
Lester L. LaDue, 20, Rockland, was fined $16.75 Monday in County Court on a charge of disorderly conduct. He was arrested at 12:40 a.m. Sunday after shooting a firecracker in Bob Niesen's Log Cabin at Bangor. Two witnesses saw the act. sheriff's deputies found a firecracker in his shirt pocket during a jail search.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester L. LaDue
Rockland
LaDue
Bob Niesen
Bangor
Sheriff's Department
Union Sets Meeting on Benefits at Local 396
A special meeting of UAW Local 396 at Electric Auto-Lite has been called for 7 30 p m Tuesday in Pioneer Labor Hall. President Alvin Danielson says members will get a full report on rights and benefits tied to the Auto-Lite closing. Discussion will cover pensions insurance unemployment compensation supplemental unemployment severance pay and the right to transfer to other Auto-Lite plants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
UAW
Pioneer Labor Hall
Alvin Danielson
Danielson
Playground Honors Go To 12 Year Old Steven Justinger
Steven Justinger of Hogan playground, nicknamed Judge by peers, is named outstanding youngster during opening week. A 12-year-old seventh grader at St Wenceslaus School, he excels in attendance and sportsmanship and helps younger children, champion in four-square, softball shortstop, Braves fan, considers baseball as a future career. He is the son of Mr and Mrs LeRoy Justinger, 1919 Mississippi St. his sister Julie was chosen outstanding girl at Hogan in 1957.
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Steven Justinger
Hogan Playground
Steve
St. Wenceslaus School
Judy Russell
Jim Sturgis
Braves
White Sox
Nellie Fox
LeRoy Justinger
Mississippi St
Julie
Hogan
24 Hour PO Service Restored at La Crosse Post Office
Post Office in La Crosse resumes 24 hour service the first since a November 1952 survey cut hours to 19. Service began June 6 with clerks at 5 AM 2 PM and 10 30 PM and two State street courtesy mail boxes open 12 45 AM and 3 30 AM. Lobby closes 11 PM. Mail routed by two railroads overnight. New outgoing mail distribution cases to be delivered soon.
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United States Post Office
la Crosse
George M. Hetherington
Rudolph Hauswirth
State Street
Hauswirth
Post Office Plans Holiday Mail Service in La Crosse
The United States Post Office in La Crosse will operate Friday while most federal offices close. The Post Office will be shut Saturday for Independence Day observance. Friday workers will receive later time off, and normal holiday mail collection and delivery will occur on Saturday.
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United States Post Office
la Crosse
Summer Patrolman Begins Duties as County Traffic Officer
Summer patrolman Clifford Hawkins of 945 Green Bay St starts Wednesday as a temporary summertime traffic officer with the county traffic police, per Chief Edward Tabbert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifford Hawkins
Green Bay St
Edward Tabbert
Committee votes $800 for La Crosse promotion projects
The City-County Publicity Committee of the La Crosse County Chamber of Commerce approves $800 for three efforts to lift La Crosse’s profile. $100 for promoting the Great River Road, $200 for metropolitan newspaper ads inviting tourism, and $500 to fund a statue of Hiawatha with a site still debated in Riverside Park.
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la Crosse County
Hiawatha
Harold Arentz
Lee McMahan
Carl Johnson
O. A. Ashland
John Vick
la Crosse
Two Galesville Boys Found In North Carolina
GALESVILLE Wis Two boys aged 15 and 14 missing since last Tuesday were found Monday in Bismarck North Carolina on charges of possessing a stolen car. Trempealeau County deputy sheriff and car owner David Zeller left for Bismarck Tuesday to recover the pair.
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Galesville
Wis
Bismarck
N.C
Trempeajeau County
David Zeller
Trempealean
Man Charged With Assault On Woman In Milwaukee
Elwood E. Tovsen, 38, of 1722 East Ave., pleaded innocent in County Court to illegal passing and assaulting a Milwaukee woman. Judge Eugene A. Toepel set trial for 1:30 p.m. Wednesday. Authorities said the assault followed a difficulty passing the woman's automobile on a highway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elwood E. Tovsen
East Ave
Milwaukee
Eugene A. Toepel
Tovsen
Spraying Planned If Rain Stoppage Occurs
The city park department will spray if rain stops by 11 30 p m Tuesday and operate from Jackson Street to Ward Avenue between East Avenue and city limits. Even numbered sides of streets to be treated until 7 30 a m Wednesday.
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City Park Department
Jackson Street
Ward Avenue
East Avenue
Kidnaped Robbed Man Tells Sheriff
A local man reported to the sheriff that he was robbed early Sunday by three men who forced him into their car. Robert Frederickson, 25, described as rolled and dumped near his hotel, said they stopped at Hut Cafe then Pettibone Park before driving away. He said he was choked, robbed of $47 and hotel key and left stranded. he walked to Irvine La Fleur's home for help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irvine la Fleur
Medary
Sheriff's Department
Robert Frederickson
Elgin
la Fleur
Frederickson
3Rd Street
Hut Cafe
Pettibone Park
3Rd
Cass Streets
Department
130 Boy Scouts Sign Up At Camp Decorah
A total of 130 boys and two adult leaders from 12 units in the Gateway Area Council registered Sunday for second-week activities at Camp Decorah. Units and registrations include Troop 44 with nine, Troop 101 with nine, Troop 81 with eight, Troop 119 with seven, Troop 94 with sixteen, Troop 69 with one, Troop 60 with one, Troop 20 with fifteen, Troop 37 with twenty five, Troop 23 with twenty, Troop 9 with seventeen, and Troop 13 with two.
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Gateway Area Council
Camp Decorah
Taylor
Trempealeau
Sparta
Union Center-Wonewoc
Mauston
Prairie du Chien
Cashton
la Crosse
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Kelley Geiger
University of Miami
Nancy Bellmyre
Miami
WHA
A. A. Quisling
Madison
Medical Society Public Policy Committee
Quisling
James C. Fox
Medical Society Council
Eit
la Crosse Cribune
Phis, Tenn
ASLAC
Jack Robinson
Kroger
FBI
Square Dance Shoes
Tor Man
Plastics
M. Berg
DR. Fixit
South Avenue
Associated Press
Steve Justinger
Tri-State
International Falls
Minn
Big Piney
Wyo
Blythe
Man
AL Union
McCord Jewelers
Fifth Avenue
AIKEN
Aiken Cabinet Shop
West Avenue
Kay Nielsen
Council Bluffs
Nebraska
Unifax
Boy Scouts
Floroscope
Cliff Hanson
Gerrard Realty
Gerrard
Harry Bess
Ted
Clem Feldbruegge
Bill Gerrard
Don Johnson
Roy Phillippe
Basil Reimers
WM. Turner
Coulee
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