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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1966
Page
3
Sen. Gaylord Nelson proposes a 3 billion a year program with 90 percent federal financing to build municipal and industrial sewage treatment plants. He cites the Great Lakes and major rivers at risk and argues cities cannot fund 70 percent of costs due to taxes, borrowing limits, and referendums.
President Johnson's rent subsidy program cleared a key House vote 192 to 188 to fund next year with 22 million dollars in a large omnibus bill. The Senate had approved 12.1 million for the rest of the fiscal year, 46 to 45, in an emergency measure.
Raymond Roberts, 19, of Tomah, was ordered to pay 110 dollars or serve 23 days in jail on three traffic counts. He fled at speeds up to 75 mph in town and 90 mph on Highway 131, abandoning his car on a farm before being captured. A separate reckless driving charge was filed by Tomah police.
Albert Francis Capone Jr. has changed his name to Albert Francis Capone. He says his father Al Capone’s notoriety has made him a target for the press. Judge Mel Clayton noted the Bible says sins of the fathers are visited on the sons.
Howard Moody 28 from Minneapolis died when his light plane clipped a power line during a test flight in Manchester South Dakota. Moody had driven earlier to apply for an aerial insecticide dusting job with Floyd Moore of Iroquois who owned the aircraft and flight service Moody claimed about 700 hours of flying experience.
Rep. Adam Clayton Powell says unverified information links CIA personnel to MIT and the University of Pennsylvania as his House committee probes alleged CIA ties to Michigan State University. He also blasts draft deferment tests as echoing Nazi Germany.
Margaret Kohli of the University of Wisconsin describes physical therapy as essential for recovery from stroke and other disabilities. The article explains evaluation, goal setting, and treatment methods, plus equipment needs, research at UW, and the path to becoming a licensed physical therapist with national and state benchmarks.
Norman Lee 21 of Caledonia Minnesota was fined 500 dollars plus 30 dollars costs by Justice Paul Hueneman after a five charge 2 hour cross state chase north of New Albin to Lansing Iowa. He also owes 157.46 for sheriff Rumphs car damage.
The Taedam Portamus Chapter of the National Honor Society is formed at La Crescent High School in Minnesota. Officers include Donald Thesing as president and Michael Ott as vice president. Secretaries Lynne Lachecki and treasurer Al Wieser were named.
Wednesday features WLCX at 7 p.m. Vox Pop with civil rights worker Joseph Morse as guest. WKBH airing Twins versus Yankees at 7 55 p.m. Baseball. Thursday schedules WKBH at 5 55 p.m. Twins versus Yankees.
High school students may join La Crosse State University courses for credit or audit ahead of graduation under a state colleges policy. Eligibility requires three years of high school, top 10 percent class rank, course prerequisites, and principal recommendation, space permitting. The program starts with the 1966 summer session, per Gale Grimslid.
Dale J. Graf and Florann M. Nelson plan a May 15 wedding in La Crosse. John H. Givens and Marsha L. Wasmuth set a May 21 ceremony in La Crosse. Gerald Campbell and Lois J. Gilboe to wed May 14 in La Crosse.
James F. Redmond, with prior posts in Kansas City New Orleans and Syosset New York, was chosen for Chicago public schools chief. Frank M. Whiston said the board will ratify the selection, as six of eleven directors served on the committee that chose Redmond.
The Apple Festival Corporation announces the spring Apple Blossom dance to be held Saturday May 21 at Crucifixion Auditorium. The Ken Eye Orchestra performs from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. with the Applejacks Barbershop Quartet during intermission. Open to the public with refreshments served.
Nearly 95 percent of Americans will pay state sales taxes as Virginia joins Idaho Massachusetts New Jersey New York and others. By next year sales taxes be collected in 42 states and the District of Columbia with Alaska Delaware Minnesota Montana Nebraska New Hampshire Oregon Vermont not taxing sales. Sales tax revenue rose to 6.7 billion in fiscal 1965 up 10.3 percent.
Vienna AP Sean Connery predicts the James Bond era is ending as audiences seek tender romantic films. He says a good clean love story can be financially successful and notes plans to give up the Bond role.
Fort Polk La Army Pvt Peter J Opitz 19 son of Mr and Mrs Robert J Opitz 1627 Adams St completed advanced infantry training and a week of guerrilla warfare instruction under Viet Nam like conditions for five days He learned booby trap removal ambush tactics and enemy avoidance He joined the Army December 1965 and graduated Aquiñas High School in 1964.
CAPE KENNEDY Fla AP a new gantry restricted rocket access doors causing a 24 hour delay to the Explorer satellite mission to study the upper atmosphere. The Delta rocket suffered guidance package signal trouble traced to doors touching the gantry during countdown. The 492 pound satellite aims to image the upper atmosphere's chemical nature.
New York AP reports child star Jackie Coogan will debut on the New York stage next season in the role of silent film comedian Fatty Arbuckle. Coogan, who began his movie career in 1919, will headline the Broadway musical Fatty with rehearsals set for October and a mid-December opening.
It was incorrectly Saturday that Betty Kirking 19 died in a Sparta hospital Thursday May 5 following an auto accident west of Cashton Miss Kirking died in a Madison hospital.
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