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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1964
Page
5
Wisconsin lawmakers failed to add the mourning dove to the official song birds list. A conservation department official says the species faces no immediate hunting threat as the matter awaits the conservation commission and there is little public support for a shooting season.
The Wisconsin Conservation Congress debated a dove season with support for protection of the species. Governor Reynolds vetoed lone proposals claiming no serious move to legalize the bird as game. Assembly and Senate votes showing override attempts failed, leaving the bill unsatisfied.
Zulkifli Bin Muhammad, the most powerful opposition figure in Malaysia's Parliament, died after a head on collision near Kuantan on Wednesday. His wife Ustazah Aishah also perished in the crash.
Sylvia Porter outlines a surge in counterfeiting led by organized San Francisco rings. She cites a $5.9 million counterfeit tally in nine months, compares it to prior years, and explains causes from crime rising to modern printing tech. The piece warns 1964 may set records. A separate AP item reports 20 year old Frederick Moses killed when a tractor overturned on his family's Eau Claire farm.
Eugene R. McPhee, director of state colleges in Madison, credits public support for excellence at Wisconsin's nine state colleges. The Saturday Review article on state colleges notes rapid growth from 6,700 to 24,500 in ten years and projected 63,000 by 1973.
Four University of Wisconsin faculty members received $1,000 awards for teaching excellence. recipients include John Bollinger in mechanical engineering, Goodwin Berquist Jr in Speech, Herbert Jacob in political science, and Roger Mergendahl in English. A separate $2,500 distinguished teaching fellowship went to John Hafner for the coming year.
Galesville Wisconsin May 13 meeting of the American Legion Auxiliary at 8 pm at the Bank of Galesville with Mmes. Jess Stewart and George Hegge as poppy sale program co chairmen.
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