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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1968
Page
6
A Weather Bureau guide explains tornado watch as a signal of possible danger and a warning as sighted funnels requiring action. The article notes peak tornado season in spring and describes warnings spreading via radio TV stations and Civil Defense sirens.
Selective Service Director Lewis Hershey spoke to a Madison Rotary gathering amid a small egging protest outside. He defended dissenters and warned of threats to American society as campus unrest and calls for civil disobedience echo earlier drafts.
An American drives a German car from a French film, changes into varied attire, and drinks Brazilian coffee in Dutch china while seated on Danish furniture. He writes to his congressman on Canadian paper with a Japanese pen urging action as gold leaves the country.
Prominent items include Israel appealing to the U N Security Council as Arab forces move against the new state. La Crosse marks its centennial in July with planning underway. Ford informs CIO U A W of wage price holds, and local firms announce new production.
Ex California governor Edmund Brown is urged by McCarthy allies to declare for McCarthy in days, hoping to shift California delegates ahead of the June 4 primary. Brown has long backed Humphrey and Kennedy, with his Johnson slate on the ballot. Stephen Mitchell leads McCarthy's West Coast effort to bolster funds and organization ahead of key May 28 Oregon and June 4 California contests.
Kent Tiedeman of La Crosse protests a Tribune editorial on May 13 about State University Regent Mrs. Williams. He argues she alone supports sound academic policies while many regents back choices that deter faculty and students and questions the role of university leaders in shaping education.
Sydney J. Harris reviews Koestler's The Ghost in the Machine and argues the author envisions a pill to alter the brain to stop race hatred. He describes humans as a schizophrenic species split between an ancient animal brain and a newer human brain, causing conflict. The piece questions whether such a pill could be accepted.
The La Crosse Tribune lists publication details, rates, and mailing information. It notes Lee Enterprises and Associated Press affiliations and specifies payment for carrier delivery and mail rates where service is unavailable.
A citation of Romans chapter six verse twenty three contrasts the wages of sin with the free gift of God offering eternal life through Jesus Christ. The message emphasizes salvation as a divine gift rather than earned payment.
An editorial argues Congress may overstep by tying federal loans and scholarships to student conduct, while noting the U S government has long used funding conditions to enforce civil rights. The piece condemns federal interference in campus governance as a threat to academic freedom and national security.
An analysis of Communist tactics in peace talks cites Nozaka Sanzo on war and peace as one strategy. It describes how a coalition government could be controlled by the Communist front, leading to final revolution while presenting an honorable defeat for the United States.
The piece argues Republicans would reject a call to recall the Wisconsin legislature during a campaign season. Democrats cite pay raises and police indemnity as reasons, but Republicans fear an extra-constitutional recess would become a campaign ploy and levy tax pressure. It notes the Senate’s overwhelming GOP majority and the risk to Governor Knowles.
Editorial cartoonists struggle to caricature Sen. Eugene McCarthy whose relaxed, bland look confounds artists. The piece notes his expression and the caption joke about recognizing the name but not the face. Cartoons reflect American political theatre of the era.
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