House backs $45.1 billion defense budget with broad trust
Wall Street Journal notes rarity of dissent in 1961 to 1963 votes and warns that Congress may be overtrusting McNamara and Johnson. The Allen-Scott front-page report says up to $75 billion could be spent next year with $29 billion in unspent funds for military use. Congress waives usual limits as Viet Nam war escalates.
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Wall Street Journal
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House
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Thomas Curtis
R-Neb
Allen-Scott
Viet Nam
Johnson
Washington
Is It Education or A Status Symbol
Tulsa Tribune editor Jenkin Lloyd Jones notes education trends toward graduate degrees and degree fever. He cites employers pushing degrees as status and warns against assuming only degree holders contribute to society, urging broader educational opportunities and accessible scholarships.
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Jenkin Lloyd Jones
The
Tulsa Tribune
Campbell
America
Narrow Cass Street causes and solutions debated by readers
Tribune readers argue over Cass Street widening east of 9th Street after a series of accidents near parked cars. One plan favors banning south side parking between 9th and 10th while widening both sides toward West Avenue. editor notes an upcoming City Plan Commission vote on resurfacing and widening 7th to Losey Boulevard.
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9Th
9Th St
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City Plan Commission
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Losey Blvd
Coming Out Party and Public Speaking Lessons
The comment notes new evening gown styles signaling coming out parties and mocks barber colleges for teaching public speaking. It reflects social expectations and satire in fashion and education.
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Barber Colleges
State Constitutional Convention Faces Skeptics in Wisconsin
Madison reports shows the plan to scrap the 1848 Wisconsin Constitution and draft a new one has minimal public support. Democrats give mixed signals and Republicans oppose, with many leaders skeptical of convention motives and the political risks of a lengthy, comprehensive rewrite.
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Madison
Milwaukee
Wyngaard Posal
U.S
Words Like Any Tool Deserve Proper Usage
Sydney J. Harris argues pronunciation should balance standard forms with evolving speech. Pedigree matters for preserving meaning, preventing mispronunciations like liberry or drowned, and avoiding language drift into anarchy.
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Harris Prig
Texas
Oxford
Review of the News in Years Past Twenty Years Ago 1945
House approves compromise bill prolonging life of OPA for one year. Col. Phillip La Follette will return to Madison to resume law practice. Memorial services held for Pfc. Donald B. Severson killed in France. Eighth Japanese oil field knocked out by B29s. Record war loan drive ends with all goals reached except E-bond quota.
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OPA
Col
Phillip la Follette
Gen. MacArthur
Pacific
Madison
Donald B. Severson
France
Congress to Act on Presidential Gap Crisis
The 1960s debate over succession after Kennedy's assassination pushes a constitutional amendment to clarify presidential disability and the line of succession. A federal crime to assassinate a president remains under consideration, with House support but Senate inaction in 1964.
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Associated Press
Washington
John F. Kennedy
House
Senate
Secret Service
U.S
FBI
Lee Harvey Oswald
Dallas
Kennedy
Earl Warren
Constitutional Amendment Would Define Acting Presidency Rules
The piece outlines proposed rules for presidential disability and succession. It describes nominating a vice president with Senate approval, acting presidency during disabilities, and a process for Congress to resolve disputes. It also covers cabinet and writing notification procedures and the criteria for declaring the president unable to serve.
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FBI Nets Major Gangsters In Six Months Of Probes
The FBI reports 37 arrests and 29 convictions in six months led by new interstate gambling laws. Cases include Alderisio and Rosetti linked to Chicago and Boston operations, with $700,000 in drained assets and five-year sentences for Pagano and Castellano. Tito signals closer Soviet ties during Moscow visit.
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Allen
Paul Scott Washington
FBI
Felix
Milwaukee
Phil
Alderisio
Sam
Momo
Giancana
Chicago Cosa Nostra
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Underworld
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Ice
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Biffo’’) Maccagnone
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Thomas Viola
Boston
Angelo **Monge
Rosetti
Joseph Pagano
Peter Castellano
Vito Genovese
Carlo Gambino
Cosa Nostra
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Castellana
Involv
Marshal Tito
Moscow
Kremlin
Stalin
Yugoslavia
Tito
Court Confuses Itself In Supreme Court Dissent Readings
A 1965 New York Herald Tribune piece notes growing critique of Supreme Court jurisdiction and interpretive power. It highlights justices differing on constitutional basis for striking down laws including a Connecticut birth control case and warns against judicial overreach into education and state sovereignty.
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Supreme Court
High Court
Lawrence
Congress
Connecticut
Justice Harlan
Times
Justice Goldberg
Warren
Brennan
Justice Black
Stewart
New York Herald Tribune, Inc
La Crosse Tribune Publication Details
La Crosse Tribune published daily in La Crosse Wisconsin with Sanford Goltz as editor and W T Burgess as publisher. The paper is a member of Lee Enterprises and Associated Press and holds second class postage in La Crosse.
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W. T. Burgess
Sanford Goltz
la Crosse Tribune
4Th and
Cass Sts
la Crosse
Wisconsin
Lee Enterprises, Inc
Associated Press
AP News
Opening No Trump Counts From Bridge Legend Reith
Jim Jacoby recalls George Reith a pioneer in contract bridge. Reith popularized a six for ace four for king three for queen two for jack and one for ten counting system and opened one no trump with a five heart hand in 1929.
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Jim Jacoby
Jim
George Reith
Reith
Oswald
George
Whitehead
Lenz
Keith
West
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