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Newspaper

La Crosse Tribune

Location

La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Mar 18, 1963

Page

3

Lax Alaska defenses sparks congressional debate

Rep Clement Zablocki and Rep Melvin Laird decry lax Alaskan defenses as Soviet flights over Alaska and Canada persist. They cite past protests and say MIGs from Cuba have flown toward Florida Keys, while Air Force interceptors tracked elusive bogeys near Alaska and salmon boats.

Milwaukee Jover AlAska Clement Zablocki D - Wis Hickenlooper Canadaj Zablocki Lax Alaskan Laird Canada Air Force The Sentinel Harold H. Kuehn

Weight limit set on Jackson County roads

Jackson County imposes a 16000 pound weight limit on all roads effective March 18. County highway commissioner Edgar Olson warns of severe road breakup due to frost up to 4.5 feet deep. The restriction will be lifted when frost disappears.

Black River Falls Wis Jackson County Edgar Olson Olson

Exchange Tells Story Behind Black Monday

The New York Stock Exchange details the May 28 1962 crash and May 29 31 recovery. Public investors sold on declines and bought on gains while banks and non member brokers ducked trends. Margin accounts showed net selling with higher income groups net sellers on May 31. Women and foreign investors were active sellers.

NEW York The New York Stock Exchange Exchange Keith Funston

Fired For Not Buying Tickets, Tax Man Claims

Milwaukee AP report says Court Commissioner James Sammarco claims John Gronouski fired him as a delinquent taxes collector for not buying a $100 ticket to President Kennedy's dinner speech last May. Gronouski denies the charge and says assignments were reallocated to others.

Milwaukee James Sammarco John Gronouski Kennedy Gronouski Sammarco Democratic Party

Bridge results crown Wille Mellor and Hagen Mellor

Clair Wille and Nancy Mellor led north south scoring with 82 points while Ella Hagen and Merwin Mellor added 78 to win east west. Esther Hines and Betty Sartz posted 72 percent for north south and Joyce Lindseth with Joanne Reiland also 72. David Nelson and Robert Scheid posted 72.42 percent and Mildred Kickbush with Alma Lewinski earned 62 percent for second and third in east west.

Clair Wille Nancy Mellor Ella Hagen Merwin Mellor Esther Hines Betty Sartz Joyce Lindseth Joanne Reiland David Nelson Robert Scheid Mildred Kickbush Alma Lewinski

Mayor Sees Alcatraz Tour Boom Not Birds

San Francisco mayor urges a federal study on Alcatraz future turning the abandoned prison into a major tourist draw. Vision includes hourly ferry service from Fisherman's Wharf and a Liberty Statue tribute. The island’s era as a top federal prison ends with Phaseout in 1963 after escapes and erosion raised doubts.

Alcatraz Island Hubert J. Erb San Francisco al Capone San France Bay Pelicans Alcatraz George Christopher California Fisherman's Wharf Capone Machine Gun Kelly New York Justice Department James V. Bennett Federal Bureau of Prisons Congress Scott Olin G. Blackwell U.S. Army Parker Great Plains Arthur “Doc” Barker

Bell Discount Center Paint and Dry Goods Ad Appeal

A promotional piece by Maggie Lovewell urges readers to tackle home refinishing with new paint and varnish removers, ammonia cleaning, and steel wool. It extols affordable prices, offers practical tip steps, and plugs Bell Discount Center’s paint department and a weekly Maggie segment.

Bell Discount Center Paint Department

Four Children Rescued From Burning Home in Madison

MADISON RP Four sleeping children of the Herman S Kinney family aged 4 to 12 were saved unharmed from their burning home early Sunday. Kinney and brother in law Clarence Bowles Jr returned from a meal to smoke in the building and carried the youngsters to safety as firefighters from two companies battled a bedroom fire of undetermined origin.

Madison Herman S. Kinney Kinneys Clarence Bowles Jr Kinney Bowles

Actress Mercedes McCambridge Overdose Reported Safe

Actress Mercedes McCambridge was found unconscious in her West Los Angeles apartment Saturday night and treated in hospital after an overdose of sleeping pills. The 1950 Oscar winner, in satisfactory condition, was located by her son John L. Markle, 21.

Santa Monica Calif Mercedes McCambridge Los Angeles John L. Markle

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