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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1966
Page
2
Congress faces a crowded return with debates over foreign aid civil rights poverty urban renewal and transportation. House plans action on foreign aid eight point two billion and antipoverty one point seven five billion while considering a major civil rights housing measure.
Four people died or were missing after a light Aero Commander 200 crashed into Lake Michigan during a Rockwell Standard stockholders ride event near Chicago. One body recovered. three missing presumed dead. Pilot Hugh Bell and victims include Earl Mangas and son Mark, with other passenger identities unrecoverable.
Fair hot and humid tonight and Friday with upper 60s tonight and lower 90s Saturday. Wisconsin may see brief thunder showers in extreme northwest late tonight or Friday with continued heat. Minnesota remains hot and humid with widely scattered thundershowers in the extreme northwest. Owa forecast calls for generally fair, hot and humid conditions tonight and Friday. Record highs and lows noted for June 30 in 1933 and 1943, degree days totals and comparison to normal. Friday sunrise at 6 26 a.m. Friday sunset at 8 5 p.m. Full moon on July 2.
Two Republican La Crosse County officials announced bids for re election County Clerk Esther Domke aims for a 20th term noting long service since 1927 and a 1923 deputy clerk appointment while Treasurer Julian Johnson seeks a fifth term after serving 26 years as deputy clerk and 2 1/2 years in the Army in World War II. Johnson and his wife Charlotte Petrick live at 343 South 23rd Street near Holmen.
In La Crosse vacation of judgment granted to Trane Employees Credit Union against garnishee Manuel Janeiro of 2203 Green Bay Street with costs of 20 dollars payable to Janeiro. Also detailed are Chicago Mercantile Exchange price quotes for butter eggs and hogs plus cattle veal and hog markets from South St. Paul and Winona Minnesota reports.
U S officials outline a phased pullout from Saigon with most troops moving to Long Binh by year end and Vietnamese forces completing their redeployment by 1970. Remaining units shift to Cam Ranh Bay Vung Tau Da Nang or other bases to ease housing and security concerns.
La Crosse County District Attorney Burliegh Randolph will host a briefing for local law enforcement at 3 30 p m in the county courthouse chambers. Assistant DA Seth Stoltz will outline mid June Supreme Court rulings on confessions and interrogations and their effects.
Stuart H. Latimer a 45 former Monroe County Bank president was released on a 1000 dollar personal recognizance bond and returned home from Mendota State Hospital. He had faced charges since June 7 over an 85525 shortage at the bank alleging 19525 misappropriation and false reporting of 66000 in commercial paper to a Milwaukee bank.
Three youths aged 14 and 13 confessed to stealing boats from Buds Marina and the Riverside Bar cove on French Island and from the La Crosse Pettibone Boat Club. They deny taking boats from at least three boathouses on the Black River near Northern States Power Co. The incidents occurred last Friday and Saturday.
Classified ads present motorcycle listings with budget-friendly options. Readers can compare prices and promotions across sellers, seeking affordable models, financing deals, and potential trade-ins in today’s section.
Near Green Bay the signing of a 300 million dollar pollution bill is expected during a state water pollution conference. Gov. Knowles will join afternoon sessions and attend dedication of a 1.1 million abatement apparatus at Green Bay Packaging Inc. The bill creates a 300 million loan program for municipalities to build sewage facilities and places water quality duties under a reorganized Department of Resource Development. Virgil Munich urged tougher pollution abatement while Lester Voigt recalled decades of effort gaining public support and law.
Major General John P. Jolly voa New Mexico adjutant general inspected the 150th Tactical Fighter Group at Volk Field Wisconsin during its second week of training. Col. Robert L. Sands and Lt. Col Robert Moser accompanied the general at the air to ground gunnery range 20 miles from the field as pilots demonstrated air attack skills.
Three youths drowned in separate incidents in eastern Wisconsin on Wednesday. David Haen 20 of Kaukauna disappeared in Lake Winnebago near High Cliff Park. Susan Schnell 13 of Kiel was found in a small lake in Manitowoc County. June E. Hamilton 18 of Kenosha drowned in Lake Michigan after her inner tube deflated.
On campus at La Crosse State University two religious leaders discuss how ministers guide students through a key four year period of choosing values and career paths. They note faith crisis amid rising secularism and the growing commuter student presence in campus life.
Raymond L. Spies a 19 year old La Crosse man pleaded guilty to reckless driving in municipal court pleading to the charge and facing a $204 fine or six months in county jail The incident began after a spat with his wife and included a fire at his car and a high speed chase through the 400 block of Winnebago Streets.
As U S forces hit oil storage depots in Vietnam, international reaction ranges from condemnation to support. Vice President Humphrey defended civilian safety while allies and rivals offered sharp judgments, and former President Eisenhower voiced military justification.
A compact report from Shearson Hammill & Co, members of the New York Stock Exchange, presenting latest stock quotations and market activity for the period. Includes notable price moves and trading interest among key issues.
The article records mixed reactions to Johnson's bombings with Sen. Everett Dirksen backing the decision while Sen. Mike Mansfield and Sen. Robert F. Kennedy criticize it. Sen. Wayne Morse calls the move shocking outlawry and leaders like Russell Rivers support the action. Saltonstall warns of risks of drawing China into war as Fulbright notes it may hinder negotiated settlement.
Morris outlines a draft system where all men are classified by local boards with current deferment rules kept. Seventeen to twenty year olds would form most of the 1A pool while students awaiting graduation could defer. Older men up to 35 join after the student deferment ends, with a bottom placement for those not inducted by year end.
Police report shows Anna Nelson of Holmen riding in a car to Lutheran Hospital after a 2:38 p.m. incident on County Route 1. The record notes ambulance transport and the destination hospital.
May bank clearings in La Crosse declined slightly from May 1965 values, totaling $16,207,477 versus $16,260,253 a year earlier, marking the first downturn in months. Postal receipts dropped to $88,614 from $98,191, while several categories showed monthly gains led by bank debits and building permits boosted by the Trane Co. and La Crosse State University projects.
Winona police report James E. Lester a 19 year old serviceman escaped handcuffs from a Milwaukee Road train around 2 45 p m Wednesday he fled after assaulting the accompanying officer Lester 45 feet 11 inches tall 170 pounds wore black trousers a white and blue checkered shirt and has black wavy hair sought by law enforcement across La Crosse city and county authorities.
Three fatalities boost Wisconsin traffic toll to 427. Albert Iverson 41 of Combined Locks died after his motorcycle hit a boat trailer pulled by a car in Kaukauna and was dragged 21 feet. John C Leischer 84 of rural Oconomowoc died crossing Highway 67 north of Oconomowoc. George Hunter 68 of Cuba City died when his truck left the road inside Cuba City limits.
Police Chief George Long retires after 37 years with the La Crosse City Police Department. A farewell coffee hour and a city citation mark his departure. Ronald C. Wold from St. Louis/Eau Claire begins work Friday as his successor.
The measure authorizes a 3.2 percent pay increase for uniformed military personnel. Funds for the raise are not included in the main total and will be sought separately. The first year cost is estimated at 350 million dollars.
CAPE KENNEDY Florida AP heavy rains from a tropical disturbance forced the space agency to postpone an attempt to launch a Lunar Explorer satellite toward lunar orbit to study radiation and other dangers to astronauts. Wind-driven rains from a tropical disturbance centered in the Gulf of Mexico at Cape Kennedy continued overnight. The weather was marginal in the morning but the range safety officer declared it no go three minutes before the planned 11:08 a.m. liftoff.
SKEETER SCHEDULE spraying starts at 9 p.m. and will cover Park Drive to the south city limits between Losey Boulevard and East Avenue.
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