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Newspaper

La Crosse Tribune

Location

La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

May 04, 1964

Page

2

Two Minn. Lives Lost As Heavy Winds Upset Boats

Strong winds caused multiple boating accidents in Minnesota over the weekend. Victims include Tim Gallagher 15 from Detroit Lakes Arnold Schlag 28 of Prior Lake and Charles Mann 26 from Minneapolis. Another body found in the Mississippi River at Red Wing is John Francis McNary 16, an escapee from the Red Wing Juvenile Training Center.

Minn Associated Press Minnesota Tim Gallagher Detroit Lakes Arnold Schlag Prior Lake Schlag Robert Stelter Stelter Lake Superior Lester Duluth Mann Mississippi River Red Wing John Francis McNary Red Wing State Juvenile Training Center

Southerners Endure Rain After Gulf Storm Moves Out

The Gulf storm dumped heavy rain across north Florida, southwest Georgia and southern Alabama causing flooding and crop damage. About 100 Augusta families evacuated as five inches fell in 12 hours. Two men died evacuating a flooded home near Maxville Florida while 21 Georgia and 16 Alabama traffic deaths occurred over the weekend.

Atlanta, Ga Gulf of Mexico Atlantic Florida Georgia Alabama Miami South Augusta Maxville Fla Jacksonville

Prague riots noted as 3000 students surge in May Day protest

In Prague, 31 people were charged with disturbing the peace after rioting near Kinsky Park as 3000 students gathered for a May Day poetry reading. The CTK news agency denied university students led the unrest, while reports from Vienna cited anti government chants and violent clashes with police.

Nikolai Academy of Theology Prague CTK Czechoslovakia Vienna Kinsky Park

Red China Seeks Debt Relief From Soviet Union

London reports Chen Yi deputy premier and foreign minister told British correspondents that China will be free of all Soviet debt by the end of next year. He said other foreign debts would be repaid by 1967 and internal government debts by 1968.

London China Soviet Union Chen Yi

Moscoso Named to Puerto Rico Political Status Study Panel

Teodoro Moscoso, former U S administrator of the Alliance for Progress, is appointed to a 13 member federal commission to study Puerto Rico s future political status with San Juan as the base for its work.

San Juan P.R Teodoro Moscoso U.S Alliance For Progress Puerto Rico

Vandalism Reported on House and Car Incidents

La Crosse County Sheriff’s Department received complaints of vandalism over the weekend. George Richmond reported four neighborhood children threw rocks, breaking eight house windows on Hinkley Road. Leo Garner said his car was hit by BBs, injuring a front window and rear window since April 26 on Birch Street.

la Crosse County Sheriff Department George Richmond Hinkley Road Richmond Leo Garner Birch St Michael Swenson Merritt S. Swensons International Falls Reino Mhanninen Ely Minn Two Harbors Evert Carlson Edina

Truman Receiving Birthday Greetings

Harry S. Truman marked his 80th birthday week with a flurry of messages and honors. He read 333 telegrams and letters from leaders and officials, while 250 old friends plan a Kansas City luncheon, and he will attend his annual birthday luncheon in Washington with members of the committee he led in the Senate.

Kansas City Harry S. Truman Johnson Herbert Hoover Dwight D. Eisenhower White House Washington Senate

Police and ambulance records from La Crosse area incidents

May 2 11 p.m. Mrs Henry Dingeldein 72 of 900 Copeland Ave to St Francis Hospital illness given oxygen by firemen May 1 7 48 a m to Allis Chalmers Foundry false sprinkler alarm May 2 12 40 p m false box alarm at 22nd and Cass May 3 7 36 a m to Tippery Cafe 818 S 3rd St short in wiring May 3 12 59 p m to Wilford Leach residence 524 S 4th St gasoline spilled while filling power power in basement ignited by water heater no damage May 3 1 48 p m to Clinton Street Dump standby to protect bulldozer operator moving land over burning area May 3 6 33 p m to Lynden Bjerde residence 341 S 20th St ammonia gas in basement caused by broken refrigerator line La Crosse Ronnie Asfoor 18 of 1212 Cass St fishing below the Onalaska Spillway while area was closed $15.

Allis- Chalmers Sill Prospect 22Nd Cass Streets Tippery Cafe S. 3Rd St Wilford Leach S. 4Th St Clinton Street Lynden Bjerde S. 20Th St la Crosse Ronnie Asfoor Cass St Onalaska

Hard Bargaining to Begin Sept 10 in GATT Talks

President Johnson backs Kennedy round Tariff talks and urges speedy progress. Christian Herter opens the session as U S negotiators plan across the board tariff cuts of 30 to 40 percent with 50 percent authority debated. The talks aim to cut quotas and barriers across 75 nations over at least two years.

Geneva Johnson United States Christian A. Herter GATT Kennedy Herter U.S

Radio Highlights Baseball Showdowns On Weekday Schedule

Monday 7 p m WLCX Vox Pop lead into Braves Mets game 7 45 p m WKTY Twins White Sox 7 55 p m Tuesday 1 15 p m Braves Mets clash highlighted by WKTY broadcast.

WLCX WKTY Milwaukee Braves New York Mets WKBH Minnesota Twins Chicago White Sox Braves Mets

Eight Die in Minnesota Weekend Road Crashes

Traffic accidents in Minnesota this weekend killed eight people including three bowlers from St. Paul returning from a post tournament party. Names Rus tad Behrendt Haider and other victims include Joyce Moore and Reino Hanninen. several injured.

Minnesota St. Paul Thomas Rustad Ronald Behrendt Leonard Haider Rustad

Supreme Court lets Gary school ruling stand in race case

The Circuit Court ruled the school board followed a policy requiring students to attend the designated school for their district, regardless of race. The Supreme Court rejected the Negroes' appeal in a brief order, leaving the Circuit Court decision in Chicago intact.

Circuit Court Supreme Court Gary Chicago US. Circuit Court New Orleans Board of Public Instruction Duval County Fla Jacksonville

Winona and South St. Paul Livestock Markets Report Prices

Winona Minnesota and South St. Paul Minnesota livestock quotes show hogs and cattle prices with steady to weak trends. Hogs top butcher 13.60 to 14.00, cattle mostly down 25 cents, veal steady to firm, and regional notes from Chicago poultry produce and potatoes alongside meat prices.

Winona Swift & Company Minn South ST. Paul South ST. Paul, Minn USDA

Stock Quotations May 4 164

A dense listing of stock prices and quotations from multiple firms and industries dated May 4. Includes American Can Rexall Drug Reynolds Metals Ford General Motors U.S. Steel Westinghouse and many others with bid and range figures, commodity notes for May wheat and soybeans, and various funds and railroad listings. The page reads as a market snapshot with numerous percent changes and price ranges.

Bell & Farrell RCA Aileen, Inc Allis-Chalmers Republic Steel American Can Rexall Drug Central Tel Clark Oil American Motors Royal Dutch Spartans Ind Amer. Tel. & Tel G. D. Searle Gateway Tran Sears Roebuck Godfrey Co Avco Sinclair Oil Hamilton Mfg Brunswick Socony Heileman Brew Chrysler Sperry Rand Koehring Co Standard Oil Ind la X Rubber Columb: Gas la Crosse Bid Consolidated Foods Studebaker Eastman Kodak Texaco Nekoosa Financial Fed Trane Co Ti‘ North Plastics Ford Union Oil Pyroil Co Fruehaus Trailer U.S. Rubber Rap Industries Gamble Skogmo US. Steel Rockwell Mfg Greyhound First National Wis Pow. & L Gulf Oil City Bank Tausche Bonds Illinois Central Ind Law Cooler Intl Harvester Epko Shoe Boston Fund Wallace Press Oerl Jones & Laughlin Eaton Lockheed A Bal Fund Baton & Howard Minn Mining Utilities Fidelity Fund Montgomery Ward Aeaea Pic Este Monsanto Chem Mass No. Banc NS Commodities Northern Pacific Natl. Invest Olin Mathieson Pepsi-Cola Wisconsin Fund

Oklahoma Teacher of the Year Laureate Heads to White House

Lawa na Trout an English teacher and student counselor at Charles Page High School in Sand Springs Oklahoma travels to Washington to receive the Teacher of the Year award from President Johnson. The honor, sponsored by the Council of Chief State School Officers and Look, includes a gold lapel pin and a framed certificate.

Washington (Ap Lawana Trout White House Johnson Trout Charles Page High School Sand Springs Oklo Council of Chief State School Officers Look Magazine Hastings Okla Oklahoma Verdine Oklahoma State University

Johnson To Survey Poverty In Georgia

President Lyndon B. Johnson will fly to Atlanta on Thursday and visit the north Georgia mountain area to survey poverty conditions. He will stay at the executive mansion Thursday night and attend a legislative breakfast with Gov. Carl E. Sanders Friday morning before traveling to the Appalachian Mountain area.

Atlanta, Ga Lyndon B. Johnson Atlanta North Georgia M Mountain White House Carl E. Sanders Johnson Executive Mansion Appalachian Mountain

Thant Adviser Fears World Racial War

Sir Hugh Foot, former British colonial governor, warns WOR-TV audience that a race war between whites and the world’s colored peoples is a greater danger than East West tensions. He serves on a five member U N advisory panel on South Africa.

New York Hugh Foot Jamaica Cyprus Sir Hugh U.N U Thant South Africa Wor-Tv

Supreme Court to Review Conscientious Objector Ruling

The Supreme Court agreed to review a New York Circuit Court decision that conscientious objectors may be exempt from military service without religious belief in a supreme being. The case centers on Daniel Seeger of the American Friends Service Committee and involves questions of Congress authority under the Universal Military Training and Service Act. The Court's refusal to hear further comment leaves the Circuit Court ruling in place.

Washington Supreme Court U.S. Court of Appeals New York Circuit Court Justice Department High Tribunal Congress Daniel Andrew Seeger American Friends Service Committee

Review Of Nonracial Schools Is Denied

The Supreme Court refused to review a decision affirming that Negro pupils have the right to entire school systems operated on a nonracial basis including teachers principals and supervisory personnel. The ruling upheld equal access across all levels of school administration.

Washington Supreme Court

Luci Johnson Seeks Admission to Marquette University

Luci Baines Johnson, 16, daughter of President Johnson, says she hopes to enroll at Marquette University in Milwaukee. She praises the school as excellent and high quality among private girls’ schools. Admissions office has scores but she is still a high school junior and has not applied.

Milwaukee Luci Baines Johnson Johnson Washington Marquette University Marquette Marian McBride The Milwaukee Sentinel Luci

1000 Guinea Pigs Perish In House Fire

A fire destroyed an old school building used as a guinea pig breeding house owned by Verne Long in Mc Farland. About 1,000 guinea pigs valued at $2.50 each were killed in the blaze.

Madison Verne Long McFarland

FBI Circulates Sketch in Fronczak Baby Kidnap Case

An artist rendition of the kidnapper circulates nationwide as the FBI and Chicago police widen inquiries at Michael Reese Hospital. Postmaster General Gronouski asks 175000 mail carriers to aid in spotting the infant, with a $20000 reward for safe recovery amid ongoing hospital staff and taxi-driver checks. Dora Fronczak remains hospitalized awaiting her child.

Chicago Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI Michael Reese Hospital John A. Gronouski Paul Joseph Fronczak Gronouski Dora Fronczak

New Healing Substance Shrinks Piles Without Surgery

New York report highlights Bio Dyne a breakthrough healing substance that shrinks hemorrhoids relieves itch and eases pain without surgery. Doctors observed rapid pain relief and actual reduction sustained over months in long standing cases with no narcotics anesthetics or irritants. Preparation H suppositories and ointment use is noted as the offered form.

New York, N. Y

Fulbright Reads Cyprus Crisis in Greece and Turkey

Senate Foreign Relations Chairman J W Fulbright sails to London Athens and Ankara to convey U S concern over Cyprus and urge restoration of order. He will report back to President Johnson with Greek and Turkish viewpoints, while avoiding any settlement proposals.

Washington J.W. Fulbright D-Ark Senate Foreign Relations Committee Greece Turkey Johnson Cyprus White House United States United Nations Fulbright London Athens Ankara Fulbright Long Europe Congress Arkansas Democrat U.N

Boys Near X Ray Device Panic Checks At Roosevelt

Parents watched 16 boys ages 10 to 14 after they played near an X ray apparatus used to inspect steel beams for the Metropolitan Opera House. Doctors said no immediate test shows radiation injury without symptoms and released the youngsters with instructions to return if symptoms appear. The device, kept in a lead box, operates only on Sundays when no workers are present.

New York Metropolitan Opera House Roosevelt Hospital

Nashville Protesters Plan More Racial Demonstrations

Civil rights groups vow to press new protests in Nashville after a week of demonstrations and a King speech at Fisk University. Morri son’s Cafeteria faces renewed picketing as the sip in style emerges with diners sipping only coffee. Police reported about 100 arrests during the actions and 70 demonstrators gathered Sunday for peaceful protests.

Nashville, Tenn Martin Luther King Jr Morrison’s Nashville Dr. King

Bird call recordings to be shown in Winona meeting

Dr and Mrs Barker of Rochester will present their bird call recordings at the Hiawatha Valley Bird Club meeting in Lake Park Lodge Winona at 7 30 p m CST on Wednesday. They will offer tips on finding and identifying birds by sound and song.

Winona Minn Nelson W. Barker Rochester Hiawatha Valley Bird Club Lake Park

Weekend crashes claim several young lives across the region

A collision on Highway 16 east of Sparta left no survivors and Dale Johnson aged 18 of Maxville died when his car left a bridge on Highway 25 near Nelson. Earlier victims include Mary Ulrich 16 Carroll Martin 25 and James Fredrickson 42. Renee Griegnon 17 died after a car with five teens left a rural highway west of Gresham.

Sparta Dale Johnson Maxville Nelson Buffalo County Mary L. Ulrich New Richmond Carroll Martin Janesville James Fredrickson Racine Renee Griegnon Neopit Greshman Renee Shawano

Threat to Dominican Junta Seen as Transport Strike

In Santo Domingo a transport strike amid violence tests the seven month old junta. Police failed to stop protests as taxi and bus drivers demonstrated. Government brands the strike illegal and cites a 1962 emergency decree enabling deportations for public order threats.

Santo Domingo Dominican Republic

East German youths flee to West Germany at border

Three 20 year old East Germans crossed the border into West Germany Sunday night according to West German customs officials.

Fulda Germany West Germany

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Charles Mann Minneapolis Red Moscoso Truman Henry Dingeldein Copeland Ave St. Francis Hospital Fire Department By Carl Hartman Art’s Gift and China Shop West Ave State St Gary Anderson Joyce Moore Laverne Edgerton Pipestone County Howard Gangestad Mankato State College Jenkins Brainerd Billy Witz Marvin Witz Pine River Chicago Poultry Chicago Chicago Mercantile Exchange Idaho Oregon By Shearson, Hammill & CO New York Stock Exchange Thant Supreme Court Rules U.S. Circuit Court Cincinnati Luci Johnson LBJ Mother's Day Cremer Winard Remer's Main St Gemologists By Morris W. Rosenberg Juan Bosch Donald Reid Cabral Manuel Tavares Espaillat Ramon Caceres Troncoso
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