21 Mar 1963
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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1963
Page
1
The Associated Press reports the 1962 63 winter as among the coldest in a century in the United States and the coldest in England in 223 years. Records span Tokyo to Chattanooga and Cleveland to Florida with heavy crop losses and widespread damage.
Health authorities probe whether contaminated tuna caused two deaths in Detroit women Margaret McCarthy and Collette Brown. FDA officials say Type E botulism likely involved, with lid and intestinal content testing supporting this. About a dozen suspect cans tested negative. nationwide A&P withdraws WY3Y2 118X labeled tuna.
President Kennedy reports to the nation on the Costa Rica talks that yielded a seven nation agreement to speed economic development and curb Cuba based subversion. He will hold a 5 p.m. news conference to discuss talks with Panama and Central American republic leaders.
A tied Assembly vote 5-5 with one absent allowed no recommendation on a year around operation for UW and state colleges. The measure by Allen Flannigan seeks year round freshman and sophomore classes by 1964 and juniors and seniors by 1965, while Coordinating Committee favors study first. Oshkosh State College already experiments with longer school year and a separate measure would create regional educational service agencies to aid small districts.
The season’s start brought a chilly eastern half and wintry reminders from a lingering snow belt. Flooding threats linger in West Virginia and parts of Pennsylvania and Illinois as temperatures vary from 30s in Kentucky to 70s in Florida.
BLACK RIVER FALLS Wis. Three young sisters Faye Lynn 3 Juanita Jo 2 and Patty Ann 1 died Thursday morning when their two story frame home in Pleasant Valley near Black River Falls burned. The mother Loretta about 25 was taken to Krohn Hospital in shock. Fire Chief Lawrence Larkin and two others found the charred bodies at the front door. Cause undetermined. The children lived with their mother. The two story house stood in a residential district in the Town of Brockway. Bodies taken to Langlois Galston Funeral Home.
Baraboo AP circuit judge Bruce Beilfuss denied motions for new trials by three Chicago area men William Welter Lawrence Nutley and Richard Nicks convicted of killing Sauk County traffic officer James Jantz. All three are serving life sentences in Waupun after a seven week Dane County trial. The defense argued jury panel issues but Beilfuss found no bias or lack of qualification and said ample credible evidence supported the verdicts.
The Agung volcano on Bali has killed at least 400 people with authorities warning of more eruptions. President Sukarno declared Bali a disaster zone as 250,000 residents evacuate within a 20 mile radius. Lava, ash, and darkened skies hampered rescue efforts while Besakih temple remained undamaged during a century ceremony.
La Crosse County’s 2.3 million courthouse project lost 50 percent federal aid after bond issuance occurred a week before redevelopment program rules took effect. County officials noted other county projects have varying outcomes for aid, with some approved and others pending.
At Gus tavus Adolphus Lutheran Church in St Paul four elderly people died and two were hurt when a car left Idaho Ave to enter the church parking lot, the Amundsen car colliding with another. Victims were Alfred Johnson 75 Selma Johnson 63 Edna Olson 71 and Gertrude Amundsen 58 all of St Paul. Gerald Bentler 29 survived with injuries. The state toll rose to 107.
France faced a nationwide rail walkout as mailmen and steel workers joined, causing widespread disruption. Paris suburbs saw commuters shifting to buses and private cars, with long delays on long distance trains and uneven mail delivery across districts.
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