Draft prospects mark shift in US manpower policy
Lt Gen Lewis B Hershey says major change in international climate is needed before ending the draft. He cites study plans, potential move to voluntary service within a decade, and doubts about meeting military needs without compulsion. He notes Britain’s difficulties post draft and outlines current induction and enlistment figures.
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Washington
Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service
United States
Hershey
Johnson
Britain
Pyroil Sales Jump 40 Percent in Nine Months
Pyroil Co Inc of La Crosse reports nine month sales of 3.83 million ending March 31 up 40 percent from 1963. Net income 165 768 or 35 cents a share versus 131 404 or 28 cents. Nine month sales exceed full prior year by 214 000 and profits by 15 000.
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Pyroil Co., Inc
la Crosse
Savage, Minn
Champion Laboratories, Inc
West Salem
Pyroil- Master Manufacturing Co., Ltd
Toronto
Canada
Judgment of Foreclosure on Sherman House in Sparta
In County Court Judge James W. Rice awarded a foreclosure judgment Friday in favor of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Moldenhauer against Core Hotel Corp. of Detroit for defaulting on payments on a land contract for the Sherman House in Tomah. The Moldenhauers resumed management and reopened the dining room and coffee shop.
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Sparta
Wis
Sherman
Tomah
Oscar Moldenhauer
James W. Rice
Core Hotel Corp
Detroit
Mich
Moldenhauer
Summit PTA Meeting Shows Student Performances and Art
Summit School PTA will meet at 7 30 p m Tuesday with no room visitation. Ann Vera will present instrumental students and Mrs Richard Holt haus fourth grade vocal group will perform. All grades will display artwork.
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Summit School
PTA
Ann Vera
Richard Holthaus
Lady Astor Dies Near Age Of 85
Nancy Astor the Virginia beauty and first woman in Britain’s Parliament died at Grimsthorpe Castle aged 84. She would have turned 85 on May 19 and had lived in seclusion after a televised interview two years prior. Burial will be private at Cliveden chapel in Buckinghamshire keeping with family wishes.
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London
Nancy
Astor
Britain
Parliament
Grimsthorpe Castle
Lincolnshire
Ancaster
Viscount Astor
Lady Astor
Cliveden
Buckinghamshire
Demonstrators Protest Methodist Stand at Pittsburgh Conference
About 1,300 Methodists from across the United States gathered in downtown Pittsburgh to protest the church’s integration stance at the quadrennial General Conference. Participants from Chicago Detroit Birmingham Atlanta and Jackson prayed sang and joined hands outside the Civic Arena after the conference endorsed a voluntary anti‑segregation plan.
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Pittsburgh
Chicago
Detroit
Birmingham
Ala
Atlanta
Jackson
Miss
Methodists For
Civic Arena
General Conference of the Methodist Church
General Conference
Ralph Roy
New York City
Food Spending Seen 3 Percent Higher This Year
The Agriculture Department forecasts consumer spending on food to exceed last year by over 3 percent due to higher incomes population growth and tax cuts. Retail food prices expected to rise about 1.4 percent while prices farmers receive stay mostly below last year. Meat production up 8 percent egg output 4 percent milk 1.6 percent. pork projected to be down.
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Associated Press
Washington
Agriculture Department
Blair Council Closes Dump Road
Blair Wisconsin city council closes the dump road as a fire precaution. Gate opens 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Tuesdays Thursdays and Saturdays with an attendant on duty to control rubbish dumping.
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Blair
Wis
Blair Common
Injured Woman Taken To Hospital After Onalaska Mishap
Mrs. Edmund Erickson of Onalaska was injured about 10 30 a m Friday in an accident in Onalaska. Police took her to Lutheran Hospital where she remained Saturday. No report on the accident or exact injuries was available though head injuries were reportedly included.
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Edmund Erickson
R. J
Weather Outlook for Major Cities
Regional forecast lists overnight low and yesterday's high for New York and other cities including Bismarck Boston Chicago Denver Las Vegas Los Angeles Madison Memphis Minneapolis New Orleans St Louis Washington. Output provides temperature ranges and conditions for the period.
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Bismarck
Boston
Chicago
Denver
Duluth
Jacksonville
Kansas City
Lacrosse
Los Angeles
Madison
Memphis
Miami
Milwaukee
Minneapolis
New Orleans
New York
St. Louis
Washington
Plains
Great Lakes
Mississippi, Ohio
Tennessee
Gulf Coast
South Atlantic States
Phoenix
UPI Telephoto
Radar Nab Youths In Stolen Car
Two city youths were arrested after a county radar trap clocked a stolen car at 64 mph in a 50 zone on Highway 16 in Medary Town. The car owned by Don Clarkin had been taken half an hour earlier. One boy was ticketed for lending his license and allowing an unlicensed driver. the other for speeding and driving without a license. They face county court Monday and possible criminal charges. one youth may be charged as an adult.
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la Crosse County
Harold Metschenbacher
Highway 16
Gillette Street
Monegan
Medary
Don Clarkin
N. 9Th St
Clarkin
Motschenbacher
Dist. Atty
John Flynn
Man Pleads Innocent in Wife’s Long Beach Slaying
Joseph Zima of Waukesha Wisconsin pleaded not guilty to murder at arraignment in Superior Court Long Beach. Judge Maurice C Sparling ordered Zima 40 held without bail for trial set June 23. Police say he shot Bertha Zima 40 in a Long Beach parking lot as she left a cafe where she worked as a waitress.
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Long Beach
Calif
Joseph Zima
Waukesha
Wis
Maurice C. Sparling
Zima
Bertha Zima
State Federal Project Plants Trees to Stabilize Old Mine Site
Rufus Neace of Hazard and 29 men on a state federal project work for welfare checks planting trees to stabilize land ravaged by a long abandoned strip mine in eastern Kentucky.
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Hazard, Ky
Kentucky
Rufus Neace
Hazard
Neace
Unemployed Parents Program Spreads Across Kentucky
The unemployed parents program, supported by the U S government and Kentucky, provides welfare benefits in exchange for work. In eastern Kentucky the plan aims to clean up and beautify scarred lands, stabilize abandoned strip mines, and train men in forest fire prevention as it expands to all 120 counties next year.
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Neace
Michigan
Kentucky
Harold Sumner
Viper
Sumner
Lyle R. Shoemaker
Braves Clash Phillies on Sunday Radio Highlights
Radio highlights list Sunday games for the Milwaukee Braves versus the Philadelphia Phillies. Programs air at 1 15 p m on WKTY and WCOW.
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WKTY
Milwaukee Braves
Philadelphia Phillies
WCOW
Explosion Strikes Card at Saigon Docks On May Day
At 5 a.m. the Card exploded at the Saigon docks five hours after May Day. The blast flung railings across the wharf and bent the ship’s superstructure. U S Navy sources noted Vietnamese soldiers were near the scene but could not confirm a handover of security from Saigon police.
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Saigon
Card
U.S. Navy
Records on scene report two hospital transports
On April 30 at 2 p m Arthur Olson 75 of S Pettibone Island was taken to Grandview Hospital by police and ambulance. At 5 52 p m Leonard Peterson 63 of 612 East Ave S was transported to St Francis Hospital.
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Arthur Olson
S. Pettibone Island
Grandview Hospital
Leonard Peterson
East Ave. S
St. Francis Hospital
Truman urges discretion in campaign rhetoric at birthday tribute
In Independence Missouri AP reports Harry S Truman asks campaigners to avoid sacrificing national interests for narrow partisan gains as he nears his 80th birthday. The event honored his postwar farm aid and featured messages from President Johnson secretary of agriculture Freeman and former presidents Hoover and Eisenhower.
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Independence
Harry S. Truman
Johnson
Orville L. Freeman
Freeman
Truman
Herbert Hoover
Dwight D. Eisenhower
La Crosse Man To Attend D C Session Of Senior Citizens Council
Walter Freitag 1538 Barlow Street a 65 year veteran of work and a retired millwright will travel to Washington D C for the National Council of Senior Citizens annual convention Friday and Saturday He represents about 2000 La Crosse AFL CIO Retired Workers of America members Freitag has been invited to join the housing committee and may meet federal officials including President Johnson May Senior Citizens Month proclamation is noted Freitag retired from La Crosse Trailer Co ten years ago and began work in the 1890s at Funk Boiler Works which became La Crosse Trailer through merges and moves.
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la Crosse
Washington, D.C
National Council of Senior Citizens
Walter Freitag
Barlow Sr
Washington
Afl-Cio
Workers of America
Freitag
Johnson
la Crosse Trailer Co
Funk Boiler Works
Front and
King Streets
la Crosse Trailer
Four Deaths Raise Wisconsin Highway Toll to 303
Four people died in separate crashes in Wisconsin lifting the 1964 highway toll to 303, up from 216 a year ago. Mary Ulrich, 16, of New Richmond, died in an embankment crash east of town. Carroll Martin, 25, of Janesville, and Donna Martin, 22, were injured and killed respectively after a two car wreck on Highway 26. Mary Lou Rice, 22, of Ellsworth, died when her car left Highway 29 near Spring Valley. James Frederickson, 42, of Racine, was struck and killed near city hall.
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Wisconsin
Mary L. Ulrich
New Richmond
David Becker
Carroll Martin
Janesville
Donna
Martin
Mary Lou Rice
Ellsworth
Highway 29
Spring Valley
Rice
James Frederickson
Racine
Three UW students honored in agriculture and home economics
In Madison three outstanding seniors were honored by the University of Wisconsin College of Agriculture and School of Home Economics during a recognition ceremony attended by about 150 faculty and students. Joan Schurch of Mount Horeb and Shelby Mauerman of Brodhead were honored in home economics, while John Oleson of Palmyra was named top senior in Agriculture.
Tomah High to Present Annual Spring Concert
Tomah Wis The Tomah High School music department will present its annual spring concert in the school auditorium at 8 p.m. on Tuesday May 5 Directors are Richard Loy chorus and vocal ensembles and William Mellin band.
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Tomah
Wis
Tomah High School
Richard Loy
William Mellin
Car Stolen From Bowling Alley Parking Lot
Roy Wasmuth operator of South Lanes Bowling Alley on Highway 14 reported to La Crosse County Traffic Police that his white over red 1960 Chevrolet Bel Air four door sedan, license C63 246, was taken from the alley parking lot after 8 p.m. Friday, sometime before 11:30 p.m.
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Roy Wasmuth
Strong
Miss Ivianella Seymour Dies at 56 in Sparta
Miss Ivianella Seymour, 56, of Sparta R4, died Thursday April 30 at a Viroqua hospital. Services set for 1 p.m. Monday at Robert Page Funeral Home with Rev. H Raymond Voss officiating. Burial in Woodlawn Cemetery. Friends may visit after 2 p.m. Sunday and Monday until the service.
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Sparta
Wis
Ivianella Seymour
Viroqua
Robert Page
H. Raymond Voss
Woodlawn
Births at St Francis and Black River Falls Hospitals
In St Francis Hospital on April 29 a son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Donald H. Limberg of 732 Liberty Street with Jacqueline Mitchell listed as contact. On April 30 a son arrived to Mr. and Mrs. James J. Ferkovich of 1304 Winnebago Street with Janalee H. Wollerman as contact. Carl J. Hoffman of 918 Cameron Ave is noted with Elwana Heagy. At Community Hospital in Black River Falls on April 23 a daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Probus of Blair with Virginia Emerson listed as contact.
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Donald H. Limberg
Liberty St
Jacqueline Mitchell
James J. Ferkovich
Winnebago St
Janalee H. Wollerman
Carl J. Hoffman
Cameron Ave
Elwana Heagy
Black River Falls
Wis. Community Hospital
Thomas Probus
Blair
Virginia Emerson
Mental Health TV Panel Set
La Crosse County Mental Health Association will host a panel on the Coulee Crossroads TV program at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday on WKBT. Panelists include Dr. Rik C Midelfort, Dr. Robert E McMahon, Rev. Stefan Gutormson, and Rev. Michael J Boyle with Prof. Robert Frederick as moderator. The event is part of Mental Health Week with no prepared script to discuss mental health topics and the difference between mental retardation and emotional illness.
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la Crosse
Renk Proposes Vet Affairs Committee
Madison AP Wilbur Renk Republican candidate for the U S Senate proposed creating a veterans affairs committee in the Senate to ensure a fair hearing for veterans legislation He noted the House has a special panel but the Senate does not and said such bills are often backloged and buried in standing committees.
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Madison
Veterans Affairs Committee
Senate
Wilbur Renk
U.S. Senate
Reserve Officers Association
House of Representatives
River readings show flood stage in LaCrosse station
Flood stage reading at LaCrosse station shows 1268 with a 0.218 decline in the last 24 hours. Hydrologic data note sun rise at 5 55 a m and sunset at 8 10 p m. Heating degree days to date total 6581 last year 7398 normal 7286.
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Lacrosse
Nine Seek Auditorium Board Posts
Nine candidates filed for two seats on the La Crosse auditorium board. Incumbents Burl A. Holzer and Robert Cline seek reappointment as Council caucus on June 4 and final vote on June 11. Other contenders include Raymond Nibbe former six year member, Carl Schneider, E Richard Schueler, Olaf N Hoff, John B Coleman, Horace R Crews, and Garry Greider with varied local positions.
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la Crosse City
Alice Dickson
Auditorium
Common Council
Burl A. Holzer
Robert Cline
Raymond Nibbe
Logan
Nibbe
Carl Schneider
Delta Import Motors
E. Richard Schueler
Prospect St
WKBH
Olaf N. Hoff
S. 24Th St
S&h
John B. Coleman
S. 21St St
Horace R. Crews
S. 20Th St
Spurgeon’s
Garry Greider
Rose St
Harvey’s Bakery
Lubell to Tap Real Opinions Beyond Formal Polls
Lubell rejects formal surveys as limiting. He spends 15 minutes to 30 minutes with each family, listening as people vent and speak off the top of their heads. He gathers impressions from diverse workers nationwide, noting patterns that emerge when revisited in other areas. The La Crosse Tribune will feature Lubell reports starting Sunday.
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Des Moines
Los Angeles
Lubell
la Crosse Tribune
Demos Deliberations On Bill Schedule And Roles
Powell says progress is smooth and a full bill may be ready by next Friday while others fear at least two more weeks. A proposed allocation formula would fix state shares rather than leaving them to the program director. A plan would allow women into the Job Training Corps with age limits for boys 16 to 22. Democrats work without consulting Sargent Shriver who drafted the administration program and would lead it if enacted.
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Page Powell
Sargent Shriver
Oscar Emilson of Chaseburg Dies at 85 in Wisconsin
Oscar Emilson 85 prominent Chaseburg businessman and civic leader died May 2 at a Viroqua hospital after a long illness. He managed Gates Brothers and Iverson Lumber yards for 37 years retiring 1946 and served as village trustee and treasurer. He was born May 26 1878 in Hamburg Vernon County. Survived by nieces and nephews. Services 1:30 p.m. Monday at Lower Coon Valley Lutheran Church burial in church cemetery Gilbertson Funeral Home in charge Rev. Robert Vevle officiating.
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Chaseburg
Wis
Oscar Emilson
Viroqua Hospital
Emilson
Gates Brothers
Iverson Lumber Yards
Lower Coon Valley
Chiropractors Promote Correct Posture During National Week
The Chiropractic Information Service urges proper posture during National Correct Posture Week May 1 7 designated by the American Chiropractic Association. The goal is to forge good posture habits in children as posture supports back balance and strong muscles. Poor stance could lead to spine curvature or scoliosis. The group advises standing with head erect shoulders relaxed chest out weight forward and knees straight but not stiff.
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Chiropractic Information Service
American Chiropractic Association
Trempealeau 4-H Clubs Win Blues at Eau Claire Contest
Four Trempealeau County 4-H groups competed in the district music contest in Eau Claire. Three clubs, Tri School Workers Hale and Hardy and Caledonia Thrifty Workers, earned blue ribbons while the Pigeon Flyers received a red ribbon.
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Whitehall
Wis
Trempealeau County
Eau Claire
Tri School Workers
Hale and Hardy
Caledonia Thrifty Workers Clubs
Pigeon Flyers
Viola PTA to Install New Officers in Final Meeting
The Viola PTA will hold its last meeting of the year at 8 p.m. Monday May 4 in the school all purpose room. New officers will be installed.
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Viola
Wis
Viola Pta
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