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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1969
Page
4
The Ux Crosse Tribune reports consumers already know the costs of credit as the new truth in lending law begins Tuesday. Merchants and bankers surveyed expect only modest changes in credit sales amid rising prices and cautious shoppers.
The Mason City Globe-Gazette notes House likely to approve extending the income surtax urged by Nixon and advisers while the Senate may seek reforms. It cites unease over taxes, inflation controls, and budget needs, with 1969 rate proposed at 10 percent after 7.5 percent in 1968. A three month extension could keep reform options open.
Slump in the nations economy expected to deepen with cuts in steel and auto manufacturing. Northwest Airlines operating over 92 percent capacity. Judith Coplon, 28, Barnard College graduate, convicted of espionage faces another trial. State Senate rejects retirement plan for supreme and circuit judges for the third time. Old age assistance up 16 percent. University of Wisconsin liquor probe and beer on campus bills discussed. Lt. Robert Stanley sets an aviation record by gliding to 16 400 feet and looping down. Government runs a large peacetime deficit despite 9.25 billion spending. Stand Rock pageant to open for Winnebago Indians in Wisconsin Dells area. Wadhams Oil approves terminal construction on the Causeway.
Publication details for the La Crosse Tribune include W T Burgess as publisher Sanford Goltz as editor and the paper’s address in La Crosse Wisconsin The newspaper is a member of Lee Enterprises and the Associated Press with AP news dispatches reserved for AP. It lists postage rates and carrier delivery costs.
A column argues war does not reduce population in a lasting way and notes depopulation is reversed in years. It contends cremation will not replace burial unless tombstone truth is mandated. It also cites William James on doing daily tasks one dislikes, as a hard yet valuable lesson.
A Tribune reader denounces CBS 60 Minutes for alleged bias while Defense Department figures claim 3.5 million tons of ammonia 3.7 million tons of chlorine 6200 tons of phosphorus and over 12000 tons of hydrogen cyanide shipped within the United States. The writer defends military research and argues for balanced coverage of weapons issues.
Mrs Walter Stelzig thanks La Crosse residents for kindness shown to her two visiting grandchildren. She toured the Fire Department Police Department Fish Hatchery Grandad Bluff and Riverside Park praising civic government education and local helpfulness.
The Senate budget saga remains unsettled as Republicans face a tough path, with the low likelihood of passage in the Assembly. The one-tenth of one percent corporate tax increase, critiqued by Democrats, may become a bargaining chip in a final round of negotiations driven by upcoming elections.
President Nguyen Van Thieu says free world aid to South Vietnam may continue or withdraw. South Vietnamese people can shoulder their own responsibilities this year. Malcolm S Forbes urges relentless self promotion as a daily duty for everyone.
Crawford County and southwestern Wisconsin face a future shaped by recreation and conservation. The essay notes historic resource use, demands protection of rivers Mississippi Wisconsin and Kickapoo, and urges enlightened land planning to balance homes and farmland with outdoor amenities. It warns of urban growth pressure and water pollution from industry and erosion.
U.S. halts air strikes on Route 19 in Laos at Prince Souvanna Phouma’s request while China expands a 30 mile road linking Muong Khoua to Muong La. Officials warn the move could aid North Vietnamese supply lines and threaten Thai bases.
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