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La Crosse Tribune

Location

La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

May 10, 1955

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Arraign Kroll In Viroqua On Murder Charge

Raymond Kroll, 47, Iowa native, arraigned in Vernon County on a first degree murder charge for a 1930 slaying near Viroqua. Sheriff Morris Moon said Kroll described a robbery gone wrong with a companion. a woman present may be located.

Arraign Kroll Viroqua Raymond Kroll Kroll Davenport Iowa Vi- Froqua Wayne Schlintz Justice of the Peace Martin Gulbrandsen Gulbrandsen Vernon County Morris Moon Moon Clarence Sutherland Sutherland la Crosse Minnesota

WarmerAir Ahead As Skies Clear Across Region

The weather bureau notes .95 inch rainfall this May, near normal for agriculture. La Crosse Prairie du Chien totals span .25 to .68 inches. Dubuque Iowa exceeds an inch with 1.58 inches. Highs reach mid sixties in La Crosse area while Wisconsin lows dip to 38 in Cedarburg and Wausau. Ocala records 98 for hot spot. Tuesday forecasts call for fair, cooling night and warmer days ahead.

United States Weather Bureau USWB la Crosse Prairie du Chien Iowa Dubuque Minnesota Great Plains Great Lakes Ohio Valley Northwest Wisconsin Cedarburg Wausau Badgerland Hig Piney Wyo Ocala Fla

Sen Dirksen Urges 12 Foot Depth for Illinois Channel

Washington Senator Dirksen urged on Monday that the Illinois waterway channel be deepened to 12 feet by the completion of the J. Lawrence waterway. He pressed for a quicker project timeline and noted economic and shipping benefits expected from deeper channels.

Washington Sen Dirksen J. Lawrence

Collapse at New York Coliseum Leaves Worker Missing

Rescue squads comb through tons of rubble after the main exhibition floor collapsed at Columbus Circle. Fifty-one of about one thousand workers were injured, with Joseph Lombardi reported missing. a 22 by 180 foot section of floor fell 22 feet.

New York New York Coliseum Joseph Lombardi Columbus Circle

Low Bid Helps Lansing Bridge Project In Wisconsin Iowa Pact

L. G. Arnold Inc of Eau Claire offered the low bid of 348000 for reconstruction of the Lansing Mississippi River bridge approaches in a Madison bid opening by the Wisconsin Highway Commission. The Lansing project is joint Wisconsin Iowa financed on State Highway 9.

L. G. Arnold, Inc Eau Claire Wisconsin Lansing Iowa Mississippi River Madison Wisconsin Highway Commission la Crosse County Clarence Weiss la Crosse Barre Mills Highway 33 Commission

Ringling to seek new four year term as Wisconsin GOP chief

Wisconsin Republican Henry Ringling abruptly reversed plans and announced he will run for a new four year term as state party chairman. At a meeting in Wisconsin Rapids he appeared with rivals Wayne Hood and Robert L. Pierce, who neither commented on their own candidacies. The state convention next month is expected to name a national committeewoman as well, with possible challenge to Ringling for the top spot.

Harold C. Plummer Ringling GOP Wisconsin Rapids Wis Henry Ringling Wisconsin Baraboo Wayne Hood la Crosse Robert L. Pierce Menomonie 7Th Congressional District Pierce Hood Ripon National Party Committee Al- 80 Nation George Towne Waukesha

Western Wisconsin counties set varied deer season rules

Western Wisconsin counties voted at Conservation Congress meetings to approve a 9 day deer season with different spike requirements and rifle or shotgun options. La Crosse Monroe Trempealeau Vernon Jackson counties passed spiked buck rules while Crawford favored shotgun only. The panel backed zone boundaries by highways and limited motor trolling, with La Crosse opening migratory waterfowl and upland birds at noon Oct 15. Alfred W. Rice elected to a three year committee term.

Conservation Congress la Crosse County Monroe County Trempealeau County Vernon County Crawford County Jackson County Black River Falls Wisconsin Jackson Conservation Department Monroe Trempealeau Zeke The Conservation Commission Sportsmen’s Clubs and Conservation Congress Alfred W. Rice

Sabres Down Two MiGs In Yellow Sea Dogfight

American Sabres from the 35th Squadron of the 8th Fighter-Bomber Wing shot down two Communist MiGs and likely destroyed a third in a morning air battle 50 miles southwest of the Yalu mouth. Eight Sabres were attacked by 12 to 16 fighters. three pilots Fulton Phythyon and Metherney were credited with downing two MiGs. The incident marks the third such clash in 16 months in the Yellow Sea area.

USAF North Korea Sinuiju Yalu River Yellow Sea Unifax Tokyo Red China Tthe Yalu River Communist China Antung Yalu Air Force RK. V. Fulton Bernardsville N.J B. C. Phythyon Wadsworth Ohio J. BE. Metherney Garden City N.Y Far East Air Forces James KE Melherney J. E. MelInerney West Point John Tom Garden City High School Richard Patsy Rosemont Col. McInerney

House Votes 8.8 Percent Postal Pay Boost

The House approved a postal pay raise of 8.8 percent on a 328 to 66 vote, with a $45 065 yearly payroll increase projected for the local Post Office. The plan, a Senate House compromise, faces Senate approval amid warnings the rise could create pay distortions and inequities. Wisconsin members split along party lines with Johnson Reuss Zablocki for and O Konski Smith Van Pelt Withrow for. Byrnes Davis against. Laird paired against.

Washington House Friisenhower Senate House U.S Ralph H. Topel Topel House Gop Jeader Martin Mass Summerfield Eisenhower Wisconsin Johnson Reuss Zablocki O‘konski Smith van Pelt Withrow Byrnes Davis Laird Republican

Weather outlook for La Crosse area shows mild temperatures

Local forecast predicts fair conditions through tonight and Wednesday. Temperatures range from a low around 52 degrees tonight to a high near 70 degrees on Wednesday. Moderate warmth continues with light to moderate cooling tonight.

la Crosse

Eisenhower Says Ready to Meet Any Leader for Peace

President Eisenhower told a National Conference of Republican Women he stands ready to meet anywhere with any leader to seek world peace. He stressed self restraint as a condition and hinted at a possible Big Four or Big Three summit with Western allies, while calling for solidarity against communism and a peaceful, prosperous world.

Washington Eisenhower National Conference of United States

Western Big Three Invite Soviet for Top Level Talks

The Western powers backed by NATO invited the Soviet Union to a staged top level conference with Eisenhower Bulganin Eden Faure to set a broad agenda for a later foreign ministers forum. The plan aims for a flexible timetable and no binding decisions. Molotov is expected to meet in Vienna over the weekend to sign the Austrian state treaty.

Paris NATO Soviet Union Europe Breen Rmisenhower Moscow Kremlin U.S State Dulles Harold Macmillan Antoine Vinay V. M. Molotov Eisenhower Nikolai Bulganin Eden Edgar Faure Bulgaria Switzerland Molotov Vienna

State Vaccine Supply To Be Double Checked

Madison reports Wisconsin health officials will forward batch numbers of the Salk polio vaccine to the manufacturer for double checking as urged by Dr. Leonard Scheele. Federal officials will review processing procedures and reevaluate earlier tests while no decision on new tests is given. Dr. Neupert asks communities to delay inoculations until the double check is completed.

Madison Carl Neupert Wisconsin Neupert Leonard Scheele U.S

Cat Named Katinka Rescues Fishermen Near McGregor

Three Protivin men William Houck W C Dostel and Ernest Novek nearly drowned when their boat capsized seven miles north of McGregor on the Mississippi River. Katinka the cat alerted by Mrs Chatham chased them to safety as rescuers arrived. The rescued men were exhausted but survived the incident and Katinka returned to a catnap.

Mcgregor Iowa Protivin Katinka William Houck W. C. Dostel Ernest Novek Mississippi River M. G. Chatham John Bickel Mrs. Chatham

U S Plans Underwater A Bomb Test Off Pacific Coast

U S military scientists will launch a second underwater atomic blast in the eastern Pacific within days. A small yield device will be detonated far from fishing grounds and shipping lanes, with no hazard to land or island inhabitants. Task Force 7 under Rear Admiral C B Morsen will oversee the test, reflecting decades of submarine warfare research.

Washington U.S Pacific Atomic Energy Commission Defense Department Task Force 7 Adm C. B. Momsen

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