Leaders Seek More Volunteers for Great Books Program
A cooperative program by the La Crosse public library city schools and the Great Books Foundation has expanded beyond current leadership. Five discussion groups rely on two trained adult volunteers each, and a minimum of 25 trained adults is sought to sustain the 1966 1967 school year. Those interested should contact the public library.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
Public Library
City Schools
Great Books Foundation
Indiann Affairs Leader Bennett Aims for Bureau Reform
Robert L. Bennett becomes the second Indian to lead the Bureau of Indian Affairs in its 142 year history. The Oneida appointee, formerly in Alaska, is urged by Secretary Udall to push industrial board representation, expand education partnerships, and empower Indians to lead. The 3,000 member council backs rights cases including fishing treaty protections challenged by Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert L. Bennett
Council
State of
Washington
Years Past News Highlights 1946 1936 1926 1916
A summary of decade spanning items notes union strike actions at Allis-Chalmers, a Wisconsin college music meeting, and political coal strike outlook. It lists air mail totals, a Navy veteran taking a sales job, Ethiopian capital occupation, local officials re elected, notable deaths, and strikes with military plans, plus long term river and civic efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allis-Chalmers
College
Wisconsin Sonora Music Association
John L. Lewis
Truman
Wenzel Dvorak
John M. Lamb
Navy
Minneapolis
la Crosse
Mississippi River
Northern Engraving Co
Bible verse quotation about sin and eternal life
A devotional quotation states that the wages of sin is death while the free gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord, referencing Romans 6 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
God
Christ Jesus
Our Lord
La Crosse Tribune Publication Details
La Crosse Tribune published daily afternoon and Sunday morning from the La Crosse building at 4th and Cass Streets in Wisconsin. It is a member of Lee Enterprises and the Associated Press, with AP news dispatches and local news rights.
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la Crosse Tribune
4Th
Cass Sts
la Crosse
Wis
Lee Enterprises, Inc
Associated Press
La Crosse May 14 Talk Promises Eye Opening Views
Letters to the editor discuss upcoming appearance by George S. Schuyler in La Crosse on May 14. Schuyler criticizes Martin Luther King and cites SNCC figures, earning reader contention about civil rights, media coverage, and political rhetoric.
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the Tribune
George S. Schuyler
Pittsburg
la Crosse
Schuyler
J. Edgar Hoover
M. L. King
Farmer and
Lewis
SNCC
Sen. Goldwater
King
Martin Luther King
NAACP
Mr. Schuyler
N. Court St
Sparta
Wis
Nations resent jibes tossed by outsiders
Washington reports a Mexican protest over Hollywood films depicting Mexicans as bandits and public jibes by film stars on television. The piece argues misunderstandings between nations grow when reputations are formed from films and notes a trend toward better mutual understanding despite historical exploitation and satire.
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Washington
Hollywood
Eral
Los Angeles
Mexico
United States
Publishers Newspaper Syndicate
Minnesota YDFL Backs Keith for Governor
The Minnesota Young DFL Executive Committee adopted a resolution urging the DFL to nominate Lt. Gov. Sandy Keith for governor at the June state convention. The letter asserts no constitutional violation and credits two months of deliberation. Laura Summers chairs the organization in St. Paul.
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the Tribune
Minnesota Young
DFL
Sandy” Keith
Keith
YDFL
Humphrey
Freeman
Naftalin
Yd’s
A. M. Keith
Laura Summers
Minnesota
St. Paul
Minn
Fluoridation Debate Sparks Letter From Wisconsin Reader
Mrs. Cliff Ames of La Farge Wisconsin writes in to bemoan La Crosse’s lack of fluoridation and criticize opponents. She argues fluoridation is a patriotic defense of public health and urges all America cities to adopt it to protect basic human rights.
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the Tribune
The
Tribune
la Crosse
All America
Cliff Ames
la Farge
Wis
Rest on the Seventh Day Echoes in Mother's Eyes
A fragment notes mother’s envy of divine rest, remarking how even the good Lord found rest on the seventh day. The line hints at themes of fatigue, faith, and rest.
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Mom
Quiet life masks former Wisconsin senator Wiley’s retirement
Alexander Wiley, once a 24 year U S senator from Wisconsin, has withdrawn into private life after losing to Gaylord Nelson. The octogenarian ex-chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee spurns visitors and hides an unlisted number in a distant apartment. Friends recall a bitter memory of 1962 defeat and suggest he may be writing a religious themed book with his wife.
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Sydney Harris
Lawrence
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
United States
Red China
Soviet Union
E. Whealdon
Wood St
John Wyngaard
Washington
Alexander Wiley
U.S. Senate
Wisconsin
Wiley
Gaylord Nelson
Gentleman’s Club
Republican Party
United States Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Quirks and Paradoxes in Fire-Watching and Culture
Sydney J. Harris muses on quirks in human behavior from fire watchers to skeptics, noting social needs behind bravado and fame. He wryly critiques record-keeping in hospitals and the idea of realism in novels while lampooning circular indexes and fashion’s view of women. He recalls Broadway backing advice, miner disasters, and a linguistic note on the word helpmeet versus helpmate.
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George Lichtenberg
Antipoverty Bill Would Fund Independent Action Groups
The House Labor Committee plans a landmark antipoverty bill that designates about 300 million dollars for independent community action groups to fund projects directly through the Office of Economic Opportunity. Rep. Adam Clayton Powell leads the plan, bypassing local control and expanding funding for Head Start training, illiteracy programs, and legal aid, with strong Democratic support and GOP opposition.
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Washington
House Labor Committee
Sargent Shriver
Lafayette Park
White House
Office of Economic Opportunity
Adam Clayton Powell
D-N.y
Powell
OEO
Harlem
Chicago
West Side
Watts
Los Angeles
Oko
William Ayres
Ohio
Bridge hand fragment from North and South positions
Readable portion shows a bridge deal with North holding a hand and West East dummy placements. Specific card names indicate a mid to high card distribution with a spade and heart focus, though the excerpt ends before a bidding or result is stated.
South Avoids Finesse Loss at Mayfair Club
In New York at Mayfair Club Morrie Elis faced a diamond and heart finesse conundrum. He inferred West opened fourth best and used a near certain club finesse to secure triumph, over opponents who would have preferred standard finesses and likely ended one down.
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New York
Mayfair
Morrie Elis
Morrie
West
Dummy
King of Diamonds
Queen of Hearts
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J. J. McKenzie
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Onalaska
Wilson
U.S
F. A. Copeland
Jessie Holway
Verdun
Copeland Park
Burlington
Prairie du Chien
Bible Uriser
T. Burgess
Sanford Goltz
England
Sen. Fulbright
David Lawrence
Southeast Asia
General de Gaulle
Vantage Press
Abel
Cain
George Bemberg
Tinian
Bemberg
America
France
Italy
David
Sandy Keith
John
Wyngaard
Sydney J. Harris
West North
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