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Newspaper

La Crosse Tribune

Location

La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Mar 13, 1963

Page

2

McNamara Defends Tough Defense Decisions Amid Critics

Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara rejected claims he acts like a dictator and defend his budget cuts. He cited removing 14 billion from a 67 billion draft, saying someone must face hard choices. He rebutted Rep Leslie Arends and warned against automatic large cuts.

Washington Robert S. McNamara McNamara Advertising Council Leslie Arends R-Ill Arends

Wisconsin Hospital Association Convention Heads to Milwaukee

More than 400 delegates and guests are expected for the 44th annual Wisconsin Hospital Association convention in Milwaukee at the Schroeder Hotel from Wednesday to Friday. The association auxiliary holds a one day session Thursday at the same hotel led by Mrs. Robert L. Jones of Green Bay.

Madison Wisconsin Hospital Association Martin H. Albrecht University Hospitals Schroeder Milwaukee Schroeder Hotel Robert L. Jones Green Bay

Winona Livestock Prices and Market Quotations

Swift & Company reports noon quotations for hogs cattle and veal. Hog market down 15 lower with sows steady. cattle and calves mixed with steers and heifers 25 to 50 lower and cows weak to 25 lower. Also lists commodity and stock quotations including Allis-Chalmers to Dow Jones averages.

Bologna Allis-Chalmers American Motors Anaconda Avco Boeing Boston Capital Brunswick Chrysler Columbia Gas Consolidated Food Curtiss Wright Dupont Eastman Kodak Financial Fed Ford Fruehauf Trailer Gamble Skogmo General Dynamics General South ST. Paul, Minn USDA

Floods Halt Trains and Tornadoes Ravage Southern States

Wide storms and floods disrupted rail traffic bound for Birmingham and Washington while campers were rescued from a cave near South Pittsburg. A tornado in central Alabama caused $50,000 in damage, wrecked buildings and utilities, and followed deadly twisters across three states. In Georgia and South Carolina, wind and rain toppled structures and delayed traffic as snow and cold spread from the Rockies to New England.

Atlanta Westminster School South Pittsburg Chattanooga Tallapoosa County Alabama la Crosse Mississippi Tennessee Huntsville Georgia South Carolina la Grange Rockies New England Plains Mississippi Valley Colorado Wyoming Minnesota Maine Great Lakes Ohio Valley Atlantic Coast

Death notices for Anna Allen and other local residents

Anna Lorinda Allen 49 of 708 Copeland Ave died Monday after a lingering illness. She is survived by her husband Aquilla and several children and grandchildren. The notice also covers deaths of Hans Christensen Paul Lunde Earl Kaufmann and other relatives with funeral details and callers' information.

Anna Lorinda Allen Copeland Ave de Soto James. Armato Sr Aquilla Allen la Crosse Ferryville Elmer Eileen) Wienke Donald Dolly) Vander Melvin Young Viroqua Lee Allen Howard Allen Patrick Allen Lenwood Virginia) Sandwich William Kathryn) Bates Frank Doris) Henneberry Minneapolis Richard Harriet) Wehrle Rockford, Ill Joyce) Boardman Marjorie) Gilman Rockford Dianne Armoto Victor and Dale James Nicholas LeRoy Sacred Heart Church George Passehl Commersnaes Funeral Gays Mills

Marine Promoted As 2nd Battalion Serves At Camp Pendleton

Camp Pendleton Calif Alma Marine Lance Cpl. John M Spah son of Mr and Mrs James Spah promoted from private first class while serving with the 2nd Battalion 5th Regiment 1st Marine Division at Camp Pendleton Calif He is survived by his widow four daughters and his mother Mrs Karen Marine Dorothy Salek and Mrs L J Talty of Biloxi Miss Engebretson of La Crosse and other relatives.

Camp Pendelton Calif Alma Karen Marine Lance John M. Spah Lunde James Spah Coulee Drive Dorothy Salek L. J.fed Kathryn) Engebretson la Crosse John Margaret 5Th Regiment 1St Marine Divi Talty Biloxi Sion Camp Pendleton

Obituary notices for Ella Coleman, Marcus Bryhn, and Catherine Miller

Ella Coleman 66 of 1512 Kane Street funeral set for 10 a.m. Thursday at Nelson Funeral Home with Rev. Ernest Nelson. burial in De Soto Cemetery. Marcus Bryhn 68 of West Salem died suddenly Wednesday. service Saturday 3 p.m. at Lower Coon Valley Lutheran Church with burial there. callers welcome Friday evening and Saturday before service. Catherine M. Miller 88 formerly of 1420 Market Street died in a local hospital. funeral arrangements to be announced by Sletten McKee Funeral Home.

Hans G. Christensen S. 8Th St North Coon Prairie Church Westby Norvald Hjermstad Torkelson Cashton Christensen Christian Christensen Andreas K. Sagen Our Savior’s Lutheran Church Luttheran Hospital Mr. Christensen Bamle Norway America United States Christensens Viroqua la Crosse Earl Kaufmann Nelson Funeral Home St. James Church Henry Hoerburger Calvary Cemetery Caledonia Rosary William Elsie) Henker Robert Meta) Jensen Aily Kaufmann Ella Coleman Kane St Ernest Nelson de Soto Marcus Mike) Bryhn West Salem Melvin Karrie Engum Bryhn Stoddard Belinda Hendrickson Burlington Road Bryhn Alida Lenser Phillip i Milford Arthur Ettrick Lower Coon Valley Lutheran Church Robert Verle Jostad ‘Funeral Home Catherine M. Miller Market St Sletten-McKee Funeral Home

Belmont handyman denies murder in nylon stocking strangling

Roy Smith, 35, a Belmont handyman, told police he was innocent as the first suspect in a string of nine strangulation deaths in Greater Boston since June. He was arrested in Cambridge and charged with suspicion of murder in the death of 62 year old Bessie Goldberg, found on the living room floor with a nylon stocking tied around her neck.

Belmont Mass Roy Smith Scott Road Boston Cambridge Bessie Goldberg Donald S. Robinson Smith

Retired Methodist Bishop Oxnam Dies in New York

Bishop G Bromley Oxnam age 71 a liberal Methodist leader and early World Council of Churches president died in White Plains after surgery complications. He advocated social issues and challenged HUAC hearings leading to a joint committee finding no Communist ties. He served as bishop in Omaha Boston New York and Washington and presided over church councils. Survived by Ruth Fisher two sons Philip and Robert and daughter Mrs Robert McCormack. Memorial services planned with cremation and burial at Mount Auburn Cambridge Mass.

White Plains N.Y G. Bromley Oxnam Methodist Church Movement For Christian Unity World Council of Churches Bishop Oxnam House Committee On Un-American Activities Oxnam Joseph R. McCarthy Wisconsin House Committee Harvey Matusow FBI Sen. McCarthy Matusow Washington New York Boston Omaha Burke Rehabilitation Foundation de Pauw University Greencastle Ind New England Federal Council of the Churches of Christ In America National Council of Churches Sonora Calif Garth Road Eastchester Westchester County Mount Auburn Cemetery Cambridge Mass Ruth Fisher University of Southern California Robert F. Oxnam Drew University Madison N.J Pratt Institute Brooklyn Philip H. Oxnam Kenmore Buffalo Robert McCormack

Police and Ambulance Movements and Local Court Dockets

Police records detail ambulance dispatches on March 12 to Verna Medinger for illness and to the Lai Crosse Municipal Airport for MATS standby, plus a fire call at King Kom Launderette for an overheated washer motor and a faulty hot water heater at 435 N. 24th St. The Daily Records section lists numerous transportation and manufacturing firms across the Midwest with charges including operating without authority, improper and nonregistration, overlength, and contract violations, along with several driving and traffic offenses and a jail sentence in Wisconsin authorities.

Lai Crosse Military Air Transport Service N. 24Th St King Kom Launderette State Road Minneapolis Minn Freehold N.J H and N Produce H. W. Hedding Union Center Beaver Transport Co Beaver Dam Indianhead Truck Line, Inc St. Paul Francis Jeno Owatonna Hart Motor Express, Inc St.Paul Babbitt Brothers, Inc Bloomer Dairy Transit Tyler Manufacturing Co., Inc Benson

Father of Ten Is Killed As Tractor Overturns

Winnebago County farmer Sylvester H. Nett, 51, died when a manure spreader he was hauling to free from mud caused an overturned tractor to crush him. Coroner Arthur Miller investigated the fatal accident on the Herbert Helm farm near Winnebago.

Winnecome Sylvester H. Nett Herbert Helm Winnebago County Arthur Miller Nett

U S and Britain agree on NATO nuclear policy

The United States and Great Britain adopt a joint NATO policy to expand a strategic nuclear force. The plan blends an American Polaris armed surface fleet with mixed crews and a British proposal to use existing national nuclear forces under NATO command for target planning.

London United States Great Britain North Atlantic Alliance Britain North Atlantic Treaty Organization Command Livingston T. Merchant Kennedy Harold Macmillan Lord Home U.S NATO Washington

30 Rounded Up In Korean Plot

A roundup of suspects in a bid to overthrow South Korea’s military government has reached 30. Ten more arrests were reported, including Marine Maj. Gen. Kim Yoon-kun, who resigned from the junta last month. Also detained were retired Marine Lt. Gen. Kim Dong-ha and Army Lt. Gen. Park Im-hang, formerly construction minister.

Seoul South Korea Kim Yoon-kun Foreign Affairs Defense Kim Dong-ha Junta Army Park Im-hang

Minow warns on concentrated news ownership at hearings

FCC investigations target unfair competition from joint ownership as Minow notes risks. He cites complaints from Mobile Alabama Worcester Massachusetts and upstate New York while Congress opens a broad inquiry into declining newspaper numbers. Chairwoman Celler highlights chains controlling vast media assets and warns of potential danger.

Minow FCC Mobile Ala Worcester Mass New York United States Congress Emanuel Celler Dn.y

Unions Meet On Featherbedding Rules In Rail Clash

Railroads and five operating unions abort talks on work rules in a three year dispute over featherbedding. Firemen elimination and broad bargaining scope split negotiators as a possible fact finding board looms and a national strike threat remains.

Chicago James E. Wolfe Kennedy Wolfe

Knife Wielding Boy Faces Juvenile Hearing in Ashland

A 15-year-old boy is to have a juvenile court hearing after allegedly forcing a woman to drive him 140 miles from Ashland to Iron River with a knife. The boy’s age prevents a waiver to adult court, says Atty. David G. Wartman. The victim, Mrs. Eldon Holm, escaped at a filling station.

Ashland Michigan Upper Peninsula Ashland County Dist Atty David G. Wartman Wartman Eldon Holm Iron River

China invites Khrushchev to Peking summit

Moscow reports that Communist China invited Premier Khrushchev to a summit in Peking to discuss ideological differences. Tass said the invitation was in a letter to the Soviet Communist Party central committee and suggested a stopover in Peking on the way to Cambodia. Khrushchev is expected to visit Cambodia this spring.

Moscow China Khrushchev Peking Tass Communist Party Central Committee Cambodia

Auxiliary Bishop of Harrisburg Dies at 55

Mount Carmel Pa AP Bishop Lawrence F Schott 55 auxiliary bishop of Harrisburg Catholic Diocese died Monday at Geisinger Medical Center Danville. He came to Mount Carmel in 1949 as pastor of the Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel and dean of the Mount Carmel district. He was named domestic prelate by Pope Pius XII on Nov 18 1952 and consecrated auxiliary bishop on May 1 1956.

Mount Carmel Lawrence F. Schott Harrisburg Catholic Geisinger Medical Center Danville Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Pius XII Harrisburg

Post Office spends billions on stamp design and printing

The U S Post Office Department allocates over 10 million dollars annually to design and print about 26 billion stamps.

U. S. Post Office Department

FASTEETH Powder Promises Firmer False Teeth

Advertises FASTEETH as an alkaline powder to sprinkle on plates to hold teeth more firmly and reduce embarrassment from plate slippage. Claims it soothes odor and breath, and urges readers to get FASTEETH at drug counters nationwide.

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