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La Crosse Tribune

Location

La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

May 07, 1965

Page

5

Ex President Truman to be 81 Saturday

Kansas City, Mo AP Harry S Truman will turn 81 on Saturday and receive gifts including up to one million dollars for the Truman Library Institute. Former president recalls the end of World War II in a solemn moment and plans a countrywide broadcast. Fundraising efforts led by Tom L Evans have drawn widespread support from donors.

Truman Kansas City, Mo Harry S. Truman Germany White House Office of the Presidency Tom L. Evans Truman Library Institute Board Evans

Wisconsin Highway Bids Total $7 642 570 From 22 Counties

Apparent low bids totaling 7 642 570 for road improvements in 22 Wisconsin counties were opened by the State Highway Commission. The largest bid 2 634 111 from F F Mengel Co Wisconsin Rapids covers 21 miles of airport freeway in Milwaukee County. Raemsich Construction Co Middleton bid 325 752 for I 94 work near Eau Claire. Hammersley Construction Co Middleton bid 176 791 for I 94 grading and paving east of the 93 overpass. Ra tlandt Co Eau Claire bid 139 096 for twin bridges over Lowes Creek. Nelson Construction Co Black River Falls bid 60 102 for a single bridge over 93.

Lowes Creek U.S. 53 Eau Claire Raemsich Construction Co Middleton Hammersley Construction Co H. F. Ratlandt Co Nelson Construction Co Black River Falls

Truman Birthday Luncheon Tosses $7500 to 25 Cents

The article notes a birthday luncheon tradition where the current total is announced and celebrated by over 100 of Truman's friends. It describes informal speeches by friends, a cheer from World War I buddies, and the playful singing of parodies created for the event.

Truman

Abrasives Used in Polishing and Grinding

Diamonds are the hardest abrasives. Small or imperfect diamonds are crushed and the resulting powder is graded for use in polishing and grinding operations.

World's Highest Cable Car to Mont Blanc at Chamonix

The French Alpine resort of Chamonix hosts the world’s highest cable car climbing to 12,605 feet. It ascends the slopes of Mount Blanc and reaches the summit in about 25 minutes.

Chamonix Mount Blanc

Satellite TV aid nets Montreal bank bandit Lemay arrest

Canadian Georges Lemay, 39, was captured in Fort Lauderdale as satellite television linked him to a Montreal bank burglary four years earlier. Police traced him after a mug shot aired on the Early Bird program, noting his wife disappeared in the Florida Keys years before. He faces illegal entry charges in Miami to enable swift extradition to Canada.

Miami Fla Montreal Georges Lemay Lemay Bahia Mar Marina Fort Lau Royal Canadian Mounted Police Smith Huguette Daoust U.S

Extension course planned for dental assistants

The Coleman Vocational School will offer a 104 hour extension course to boost dental assistants knowledge and skills and prepare for certification by the American Dental Assistants Association. The program runs starting May 18 on Tuesdays and Thursdays 7 to 9 pm with 82 hours this spring and final sessions through March 1966. Enrollment is limited to 25 and instructors include local dentists with La Crosse Dental Association cooperation.

Coleman Arthur F. Jordan American Dental Assistants Association Jordan la Crosse Dental Association Dental Assistants Certifying Board Coleman School

Hayden Corrects Textbook Error About His Death

Senator Carl Hayden noted a misprint in a Princeton University political science textbook claiming he died in 1962. He cited the Congressional Directory showing he was reelected in 1962 to serve a six year Arizona Senate term.

Washington Carl Hayden D-Ariz Senate Marvin H. Bernstein Walter F. Murphy Princeton University Hayden Arizona

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