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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1964
Page
4
Senator Strom Thurmond argues the civil rights bill could deny jury trials in criminal contempt cases, limiting to 45 days jail or 300 dollars fines. He warns such changes risk eroding constitutional protections and questions Congress's authority to amend the Constitution by statute.
Eugene Fuchs a Tribune composing room foreman reflects on a half century with The Tribune and the craft of printing. He spurred innovations with Lino type and rotary press, while his brothers Adrian and John each spent 49 and 40 years before retirement, marking a loyal @Tribune family tradition.
Letters to The Tribune challenge the 1960s Wallace outcome and civil rights debates. Contributors name governor Reynolds, urban renewal, and violence coverage, arguing political bias and the balance of power between 264000 Wallace votes and Wisconsin offices.
The Tribune questions the Civic Center urban renewal plan using 2 percent of condemned land for shops and offices and asks if more empty downtown stores and offices are needed. It notes a surplus of renters and builders and probes why vacancies persist.
A biblical excerpt presents Zechariah lamenting wounds from friends in his house and Job voicing severe personal bitterness. The verses recall distress, inquiry into suffering, and raw emotional expressions within Old Testament poetry.
A nationwide sample of more than 300 editors shows Richard Nixon favored to win the Republican nomination in San Francisco. Gerald Lodge and William Scranton rank high with 1964 prospects, while Barry Goldwater trails and Nelson Rockefeller is viewed least favorably.
Tokyo radio reports Adm. Mineichi Koga died in active service less than a year after Adm. Yamamoto. Partisans besiege Split and Zagreb as Yugoslavia's civil conflict roils the Adriatic. La Crosse faces ice and coal delivery strikes prompting a joint War Labor Board appeal. Sun day lectures sell out for Msgr. Fulton Sheen. Signe Gundersen named president of Milwaukee Downer Seminary athletic association. Newburg Bar bowling teams win both leagues, with a 71–37 Classic record.
A mosaic of 1934 era notes includes King Albert I of Belgium death correction, Dawes plan impacts in Germany, erosion funding efforts in the U S Soil Erosion Service, and local items from La Crosse on auto safety, union talks, hotel needs, library programs, cooperative packing plant moves, court motions, and social notices across several residents and venues.
A letter exchange discusses a corporate aptitude test for job applicants and its potential value. Cy endorses testing to reveal strengths and weaknesses while warning against quackery, and a reader explains a gardening phrase from auction lore. The note ends promoting a Cy Barrett booklet on success and networking.
In the Intercollegiate Bridge Tournament North South reach three no trump with South as declarer. The strategy centers on counting winners and exploiting the heart suit by finessing and heart entries while guarding against a spade shift.
Madison analysis notes the state Supreme Court's takeover of redistricting, the 1965 return to the legislature, and calls for a constitutional amendment to move reapportionment from partisan lawmakers to the courts. The piece questions the durability of a system that yielded a one seat discrepancy and costly litigation.
Analysis argues over juries for contempt cases in civil rights law. The piece discusses criminal and civil contempt, constitutional rights to trial by jury, and the political pressure shaping legislation in Congress. It cites Supreme Court decisions and opinions by Justices Black and Warren.
La Crosse Tribune lists T Burgess as publisher and Sanford Goltz as editor. The paper is a member of Lee Enterprises and the Associated Press. It is printed in La Crosse Wisconsin with AP news dispatches exclusive republication rights.
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