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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1963
Page
1
Washington AP report notes two observers found 48 stars on the White House plate and on flags for George Washington's birthday. The Tennessee editor tallied 48 stars during lunch with President Kennedy while a New Yorker noticed the same count on the banners.
Nassau Bahamas AP report says colonial authorities and the British navy are investigating alleged Castro commandos in Bahamian waters suspected of kidnapping two Americans and ten Cubans. Elbow Cay and nearby Cay Sal were scene of the inquiry with air surveys and a Sunday rendezvous planned near Day Sal.
Washington officials rejected Lord Hailsham’s claim that the United States conducts high pressure recruitment of British scientists. They said the U S attracts talent from around the world due to better facilities and opportunities, not coercive tactics. Data cited showed in 1961 the U S produced 93 000 engineers and scientists with 3 900 immigrants, only 4 percent from the United Kingdom.
Gov. John W. Reynolds defended his handling of Wisconsin’s interstate mileage requests muting Republican accusations of foot dragging. He noted Wisconsin would seek 462 miles of a 9,000 mile expansion and highlighted prior federal road program disparities. Reynolds announced UW Board of Regents reappointments and a Veterans Affairs director, while campaigning for Arnold Willum in the April 2 special assembly seat race.
Nancy Martinez 27 of Santa Fe died briefly as a heart stimulator failed. Doctors revived her in a Santa Fe office with cardiac massage and mouth to mouth, then placed an external pacemaker at St. Vincent Hospital before transferring to Albuquerque. The device, meant to last five years, stopped working while she awaited Denver surgery to seal a heart hole.
Reports from Saigon say Communist guerrillas killed four South Vietnamese defenders Friday in a raid on a military watchtower three miles south of the Kien Hoa Province capital. Three others were wounded. In western Kien Tuong, one guerrilla was killed and four defenders wounded in an attack on a civil guard post.
Giant tandem balloons carrying a 36 inch telescope on a Mars scanning mission landed near Pulaski Tennessee after a high altitude flight. The $2.5 million infrared instrument aimed to study Mars atmosphere and water vapor while scientists guarded the site awaiting retrieval near Columbus Georgia.
Senator Stephen M Young of Ohio cited a lack of proper equipment hindering Peace Corps volunteers from teaching baseball in the Dominican Republic. Gloves from burlap, bats from tree limbs, and rags wrapped as balls were described as common. Constituents were sending bats, balls, and gloves to aid the effort.
Havana sources say about 2000 Russians departed on a medium liner from Havana Bay as another Soviet vessel arrived. Port officials would not disclose the ship name or destination. The White House had said Moscow would withdraw several thousand military personnel by mid March. The report mentions personnel once guarding missiles and bombers and others described as Soviet specialists aiding Cuban forces.
Light snow touched most of Wisconsin with minimal accumulations and a generally mild high. Early morning lows ranged from 9 above in Green Bay to 28 in La Crosse, while other cities reported single to mid-20s and a few records for Friday’s lows.
Five U S Marines died when an H34C transport helicopter crashed in the Zambales Mountains near Subic Bay in western Luzon during a routine local operation. Two Marines were seriously burned and one is missing. Names withheld until relatives notified as Navy helicopters from Cubi Point picked up survivors.
Honey blonde Susan Pratt, 19, daughter of a Lloyds underwriter, won the Miss England finals in Newcastle. Her figure was listed as 36 24 36 and she nearly lost her voice from a cold caught wearing swimsuits in winter. She will represent England in the 1963 Miss World contest.
A Madison architect outlined plans Friday to build a $30 million year round vacation center near Janesville. The proposal was presented before the Vacation Development Committee of the Greater La Crosse Chamber of Commerce.
North Central Airlines announces Convair 440 service to La Crosse starting April 1 with two daily flights. No. 466 Minneapolis to Chicago via Eau Claire and La Crosse. No. 469 Chicago to La Crosse. Convair capacity 44 seats vs 26 on DC3, time savings ahead but exact duration unclear.
Washington reports Sen Barry Goldwater says the US suspended low level Cuban flights and uses electronic ear planes to monitor Cuba from outside. He cites high level U2 flights continuing and notes devices detect generators while planes stay over international waters.
Cloudy conditions with night snow flurries and a low of 15 to 20 degrees. Sunday brings partly cloudy skies and a high around 35. Monday outlook stays cloudy with likely snow.
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