Civil Defense Sparks City Fight Over Flood Role
Mayor Loveland defends La Crosse civil defense as state plans loom while former mayor Milo Knutson faces criticism for early 1965 flood prep. Hinsberger accuses Knutson of headline hunting. Loveland praises rough but effective transition and leadership during the flood battle.
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Loveland
Milo Knutson
la Crosse Civil Defense
Mary Hinsberger
Knutson
State CD Organization
Knowles
la Crosse
Labor's minimum wage boost seen amid Wisconsin convention
Organized labor waits as President Johnson signals a mid May package including a 1.50 minimum wage and ban on state right to work laws. Wisconsin’s Republican gathering in La Crosse draws 2000 delegates as talks focus on budgets taxes and future party course. Critics caution higher rates can price unskilled workers from jobs, while skilled pay remains well above the minimum.
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Johnson
White House
Congress
LA Crosse
Republican Party of
Wisconsin
Knowles
Leonard Eyes 1966 Governorship Path in Wisconsin
Milwaukee politician Jerris Leonard, 34, a rising figure in the Wisconsin Legislature, weighs a run for lieutenant governor or attorney general as a stepping stone to the governorship. With Knowles and Bronson La Follette as contemporary rivals, Leonard faces a tough decision between two uncertain paths and a crowded field.
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John Wyngaard
Madison
Jerris Leonard
Milwaukee County
Wisconsin
Leonard
Wyngaard
Jack Olson
Wisconsin Dells
Knowles
Olson
Bronson C. la Follette
Nent
la Follette
Surrender at Reims as Jodl Signaled Victory
A World War II dispatch recounts May 1945 surrender talks at Reims with Col. Gen. Gustav Jodl signing to place Germany and its armed forces in the victor's hands. The U Press team led by Boyd Lewis filed under embargo, racing with Kilgallen and Kennedy to publish first.
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Boyd Lewis
United Press
NEA
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Germany
Denmark
Switzerland
Thor Smith
Scribe
Paris
Thor
Frank A. Allen
SHAEF
Reims
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Ed Kennedy
Joe Kingsbury Smith
INS
Jimmy Kilgallen
Press Association
Kilgallen
Kennedy
Lewis
Allen
Flensburg
Signal Corps
WAC
Kay Summersby
Ike
K. W. D. Strong
Jodl
von Friedeburg
Walter
Beetle) Smith
Ivan Susloparov
Churchill
Truman
Stalin
Harry Butcher
Beetle
Strong
Eisenhower
Jimmy
Review of War and Events from 1945 and Earlier Eras
A retrospective lists 1945 war toll and German surrender impact on La Crosse with V E day celebrations. It recalls 1935 politics, Roosevelt aid, and Earhart flight milestones, followed by 1925 Lusitania sinking and imperial tensions preceding World War I.
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War Department
la Crosse
Herman Goering
Albert Kesselring
7Th Army
Mexico
New York
John J. Ott
Madison St
Blaine
Sen. Roethe
Boethe
Cunard
Lusitania
Ireland
Kaiser
Italy
Japan
China
Yuan
Mikado
Critics Call For Respite On Viet War Lessons From WWII
NEA Washington Correspondent notes critics urge a pause in bombing North Vietnam. He argues lessons from World War II Korea show tempo and broad pressure matter, and that air strikes alone delay but do not defeat Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces.
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Germany
Korea
NEA
Washington
U.S
Viet Nam
South
La Crosse Tribune Publication Details
La Crosse Tribune published in La Crosse Wisconsin by W T Burgess and Sanford Goltz. It is a member of Lee Enterprises and the Associated Press. The paper is mailed and delivered with specified rates for single copies and carrier service.
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W. T. Burgess
Sanford Goltz
la Crosse Tribune
4Th
Cass Sts
la Crosse Wisconsin
Lee Enterprises, Inc
Associated Press
la Crosse
Wisconsin
Negligence in Not Wearing Seat Belts Highlighted for Damages
Sydney J. Harris cites a Sheboygan Circuit Court decision where a jury reduced damages by 10 percent due to the other driver’s failure to use seat belts. He argues belts are essential even on short trips and notes widespread underuse despite rising installations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney J. Harris
Sheboygan
Wis
Society of Automotive Engineers
West’s two diamond overcall leads to a near overtrick loss
In the JACOBY ON BRIDGE column a two diamond jump overcall silences opponents. West gains no overtrick due to a spade sequence and later clubs, ending in a 90 point result while most tables see down one in two spades and East West scoring 100.
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West
North
South
Trump
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Civil Defense
Gop
Hubert Humphrey
By Boyd Lewis
United States Army
Army
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Georg von Friedeburg
Hitler
Susloparov
Berlin
Friedrich Hain
Lichtenbuerg
UPI
Admiral von Friedeburg
Beetle Smith
Tedder
Frederick Funk
King St
Austria
Senate
House
Roosevelt
Register of Deeds
Mississippi River
Amelia Earhart
By Ray Cromley
Hiroshima
Tokyo
Moscow
Cromley
United States
Jacoby
Jacoby & Son
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