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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1964
Page
4
A 3 to 2 committee vote signals possible trouble for the Civic Center concept amid split views on federal funding. Critics oppose using federal money but support downtown growth, urging careful land use and urging the city to retain land for orderly development and city needs. The column urges reconsideration of urban renewal with clearer alternatives.
The cigarette industry signs a tough code to curb ads aimed at youths. Enforcers face deciding if ads promote smoking as essential to social status or allure. Endorsements by stars fade. ex players quit amid cash losses and cancer cases. A lighter side shows radio and TV must swap to other ads.
Cy Barrett analyzes the clipping industry noting that few clipping bureaus exist and many operate as family affairs. Some firms hire local women to clip at home for flat fees while bureaus charge about 25 dollars per month plus 15 cents per clipping. The La Crosse Tribune asks readers to request Cy Barrett’s booklet Think Straight to Success for 20 cents.
Reader letter describes two turkeys harassing a small white hen at Myrick Park Zoo. Spectators noted the one sided affair and joked about stage like fowl behavior. The writer calls for action and signs as Reuben T Thompson from La Crosse.
La Crosse Tribune publishes daily afternoons and Sunday mornings from La Crosse Wisconsin. It is owned by Lee Enterprises and affiliated with the Associated Press. The paper charges 10 cents per copy and offers carrier and mail rates upon request.
A retrospective recount covers events from 1944. It details Allied air raids on Berlin and Brunswick and German defenses, flood impacts on Pettibone Island, rescues on Black River, and local clergy ordination. It also lists notable 1944 items from thirty, forty, and fifty years earlier including trials, civic appointments, labor actions, and municipal changes in La Crosse.
The piece notes Alabama repudiated the Democratic national ticket by a large margin, voting for unpledged electors in the Democratic primary. It highlights Wallace’s strong showing in Wisconsin and Indiana as protest votes, and points to the potential balance of power from unpledged electors if the election tightens.
The verse notes the Lord waits to be gracious and exalts himself to show mercy. It proclaims the Lord as a God of justice and blesses those who wait for him.
Associated Press notes Harry S. Truman, brisk and cocky as in 1953, turning 80 with high standing among historians. It recalls his wartime choices, the Truman Doctrine, Marshall Plan, and Korea decision as defining actions shaping postwar policy and his enduring legacy.
Ruark praises Lyndon Johnson for reviving proper hat wear as a sign of masculine style. He criticizes current fashion trends such as drainpipe pants and beanie hats and contrasts American taste with British conservatism. The piece ends with light personal boasting about a Stetson and a joke about Podner.
An opinion piece questions why outmoded offices like town constable and coroner persist in Wisconsin. It notes that reforms removed county superintendent, justice of the peace, and suggests many roles survive due to inertia rather than need, with public service immortality as a quip.
South can reach seven hearts by a precise line after the club lead. He wins the ace in dummy, ruffs a spade, and transitions to trumps to force a home run. If East ruffs or fails to, South overruffs or discards to exhaust black suits while both sides end up with only trumps.
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