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Newspaper

La Crosse Tribune

Location

La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

May 17, 1963

Page

2

Senate OKs feed grains control bill approval

The Senate approved the administration corn and livestock feed grains plan by a 45 to 35 vote after defeating 17 Republican delay amendments. The bill allows wheat farmers to plant feed grains on wheat acreage and lets feed grain growers plant wheat on idle land, sending to the President for signature. Wisconsin senators Gaylord Nelson and William Proxmire joined the majority.

Washington Senate Kennedy Wisconsin Gaylord Nelson William Proxmire House Maj. Cooper Charles A. Halleck Cooper Pacific Mike Mansfield Everett M. Dirksen

Photos Claim Grave of Sub Thresher From Ocean Floor

Photographs believed to show debris from the nuclear submarine Thresher are under analysis as the Navy plans to reconstruct the wreck by scuttling tor another submarine Toro. The 129 men aboard Thresher vanished April 10. Oceanographers note no definitive Thresher parts yet.

Portsmouth N.H Navy Boston Woods Hole Mass Oceanographic Institute Paul M. Fye Thresher Fye Portsmouth Naval Shipyard

Toastmasters Meet At Tri-State Co-Op in La Crosse

La Crosse Toastmasters Club members attended a regular dinner meeting at the Tri-State Breeders Co op in West by Tuesday night and received a tour of the cooperative. Dick Beggs served as toastmaster with Bob Young and Harold Schuette conducting the tour. Warren Wild was named best speaker while Phil Johnson and Jim Reece won best evaluators and Jim Preeshi earned best table topic. The next meeting is May 21 at Henninger's Restaurant.

la Crosse Toastmasters Club Tri-State

Board Asked To Pay For Moving Flagpole

The La Crosse County Board received a proposal to cover $63 for relocating a flagpole to the new veterans memorial monument in Oak Grove Cemetery. Supervisor Wilbert Ipsen of La Crosse 15th Ward said the Veterans Memorial Committee is erecting the monument on county land used as a veteran burying ground.

la Cross County Oak Grove Finance Committee Wilbert Ipsen la Crosse 15Th Ward Veterans Memorial Committee

Shining Star in Space Program Praise for Flight by Cooper

Washington saluted the Faith 7 flight as a shining star in the space program. Vice President Johnson and President Kennedy voiced pride, while lawmakers applauded Cooper’s safe return and bipartisan approval flowed in Congress. The president spoke to Cooper’s wife and the nation, noting peace victories and human spirit progress.

Washington America Faith Gordon Cooper Lyndon B. Johnson Kennedy George A. Smathers D-Fla Mercury Cooper Trudy Houston Kearsarge Maj. Cooper Pacific Mrs. Cooper Tex Pentagon Secre Robert S. McNan Mara Air and Women Eugene M. Zuckert

Federal government eases vigil as Birmingham tension lingers

In Birmingham Alabama federal officials relax the watch as Atty Gen Kennedy adviser Burke Marshall leaves Washington. 2000 patrolmen and 24 hour guards cover the riot zone. Alabama troops stand by and Wallace plans TVA observance amid court battles and desegregation protests.

Birmingham Ala Robert F. Kennedy Washington Melvin Bailey Conservation Department Bailey Burke Marshall Marshall Ed Guthman Joseph Dolan Alabama Kennedy George C. Wallace Tennessee Valley Authority Wallace TVA Muscle Shoals Alabama Supreme Court University of Alabama

La Crosse Couples Planned May 25 Marriages

David H. Olson of 2109 George Street and Sharon L. Lukwitz of 222 Rose Street plan to wed May 25 in La Crosse. Daniel A. Rhode of 628 South 4th Street and Carol B. Kramer of 1226 South 4th Street also intend to wed May 25 in La Crosse.

David H. Olson George Daniel A. Rhode S. 4Th St Carol B. Kramer la Crosse

Supervisor Praises La Crosse County Ambulance Service

County Board member Arthur McBain spoke at the Board meeting praising the traffic police ambulance service. He cited recent emergencies that sent his parents to hospitals via the service and called it a fine efficient operation.

la Crosse County Arthur McBain la Crosse

All-City Library Hobby Show Set for Friday and Saturday

The 14th annual hobby show opens Friday and Saturday at North Branch Library Kane and Gillette Streets. Sponsored by La Crosse Public Library the exhibits run 1 to 10 p.m. with nearly 40 exhibitors presenting arts crafts sports and special collections. Free to the public.

North Branch Library Kane and Gillette Sts la Crosse Public Library

Stock Quotations May 17 1963 Neon Quotations

May 17 1963 stock quotes list a wide range of companies with prices and changes. Notable names include Allis-Chalmers American Can American Cyanamid Ford General Electric General Motors Lockheed and United Airlines. Dow Jones index figures are provided for Industrials Railroads and Utilities along with commodity prices and mutual fund ranges.

Allis-Chalmers American Motors Amer Teid& Tel Avco Boeing Boston Capital Brunswick Chrysler Columbia Gas Consolidated Food Curtiss Wright du Pont Eastman Kodak Financial Fed Ford Northern Pacific John Mathieson

Mercury flight data and livestock market report

Control system details on automatic re entry down to .056 and a second test near Hawaii with astronaut Cooper and Malcolm Carpenter discussed by Kraft. Also Winona livestock report shows hog and cattle prices and trends across various weight classes and beef, veal markets with Chicago produce and grain notes.

Hawaii Cooper Malcolm Scott Carpenter Winona Swift & Company Bologna

Cooper Receives Kennedy Call After Mercury Flight

Astronaut Gordon Cooper, nicknamed Gordo, talks with President Kennedy and others after a Mercury mission. He praises Faith 7, reports minor problems, and learns a White House invitation is planned. The next steps point to Gemini with two men per craft and a moon landing later this decade.

Cooper Senate Kennedy White House Brainerd Holmes Manned Space Flight Gordo Holmes

Heileman Drivers and Salesmen Win Safety Years Awards

Thirty seven G. Heileman Brewing Co. employees receive acci dent-free driving honors from Employer's Mutuals Insurance Co. Names listed include Bendel, Balfany, Torvik, Flower, Holloway, Weber, and many others with service years ranging from one to 29.

G. Heileman Brewing Co Mutuals Insurance Co Clarence Bendel C. M. ‘Sayner F. Balfany Oscar Torvik Ray Flower Keith Holloway Jack Weber Ralph Hauser Les Heins Norm Hanson Dave Thomas A. L. Fook Dan Lewis Robert Tanke L. Ward Buckman Paul Fry Jack Schaefer John K. Amundsen L. H. Leis Leo Pretasky Earl Moran George Hickey Edwin Schultz E. Townsend William Kane Robert Young S. Krajewski John Strasser Robert E. Lee Clyde Gallup Ed Lynch Clarence Beranek W. F. Parnow J. F. Kriese W. Kellner Paul Wisvader F. M. Klich

Viola bake sale supports vacation Bible school

The Viola Methodist Sunday School will hold a bake and food sale at the Melvin Building starting 10 a.m. on Saturday May 18. Proceeds will fund equipment and supplies for the vacation Bible school. The item notes a La Crosse area Air Force Academy graduate, Richard W. Deilke, son of A. H. Deilke of Lubbock Texas, and his connection to Helen Smith and her family.

Hickam Air Force Base Honolulu Trudy Camala Janita University of Hawaii Cooper Hawaii John A. Burns Cape Canaveral Viola Wis Methodist Sunday School Melvin Vacation Bible School la Crosse Air Force Academy Colorado Richard W. Deilke A. H. Deilke Lubbock Tex Monterey Calif Deilke Helen Smith Will Smith

North Koreans Shoot Down U S Helicopter Near DMZ

North Korea said its ground forces fired on and forced down a U S Army helicopter just north of the DMZ near the Han River estuary 17 miles northwest of Seoul. The fate of pilots Capt Ben Weakley Stutts and Capt Charleston W Voltz was not disclosed.

Seoul South Korea North Korea North Reds Ben Weakley Stutts Charleston W. Voltz Military Armistice Commission U.N Han River Red Territory

Wisconsin Assembly Bans Dam on Wolf River Pearson Site

The Wisconsin Assembly passed a bill to prohibit Langlade County from constructing a dam on the Wolf River at Pearson, by a strong voice vote and 71 to 8 on a motion to kill. The measure, sent to the Senate, includes preliminary approval to reimburse Langlade for planning costs.

Madison State Assembly Langlade Wolf River Assembly Pearson Senate Paul Alfonsi Minocqua State Conservation Commission Public Service Commission Dane County Wisconsin Supreme Court Norman Anderson D-Madison The Langlade County Wisconsin Anderson Brule Douglas County Supreme Court Joint Finance Committee Paul Dailey Elcho

Soldiers Grove Leaves Kickapoo Area for Gays Mills District

In Readstown Wisconsin on Thursday night school committees from Richland Vernon and Crawford Counties voted 11 to 6 to detach Soldiers Grove from the Kickapoo Area School District and attach it to the Gays Mills District creating a new district. The move leaves three Kickapoo schools. The order takes effect July 1.

Readstown Wis Richland Vernon Crawford Soldiers Grove Kickapoo Area Gays Mills West Lima Viola Kickapoo

Wisconsin Senate Keeps Local Beer Option With 19 Limit

Senate passes a 19 age beer bill with local option retained, sending the measure to the Assembly. Other actions include a forest land tax relief proposal, a Langlade Wolf River dam bill laid over, and a tight 42-40 vote to limit inland lake zoning by the Conservation Department. Milwaukee area lawmakers debate uniform age laws amid highway safety concerns.

Madison Assembly Senate Earl Morton R.kenosha Milwaukee Ernest Keppler Sheboygan Allen Busby Norman Sussman Richard Zaborski Joint Finance Committee Wolf River Langlade Paul Alfonsi Minocqua

Lease Route Seen For Goose Island Park Expansion

La Crosse County seeks to lease the southern Goose Island area currently in Vernon County to extend Goose Island Park. District Attorney John Flynn told the county board that boundary changes require state legislative action, and that most southern land already sits under U S Bureau of Wildlife and Fisheries control with a wildlife refuge designation. If leasing the land beyond county lines proves legal, the county could acquire about 9 acres along Wigwam Slough for park development, avoiding costly land-record transfers.

Vernon County Goose Island Dist John Flynn la Crosse la Crosse County Flynn U.S. Bureau of Wildlife and Fisheries Badger State Sportsmen’s Club Bureau Wigwam Goose Island Park

Contracts For Courthouse To Be Awarded June 6

La Crosse County Board meets at 7 30 p m on June 6 to award courthouse contracts. Bids open before 3 p m for board committees to review and recommend to the full Board that evening. The new courthouse and jail sit on the Badger Pine 4th and 6th Streets block with estimated costs of 2 3 million.

la Crosse County Leo Kihm la Crosse 18Th Ward Badger, Pine 4Th 6Th Streets

Man Fined For Damaging Jail

A Cincinnati man confined in La Crosse County Jail paid a fine in County Court for destruction of jail property. Richard F. Moore, 25, was ordered by Judge Leonard F. Roraff to pay 25 dollars plus 8.70 restitution for damaging a toilet seat he ripped from the jail. Onalaska police had jailed him after a fight with a relative. He had a 20 dollar fine in Onalaska Municipal Court for disorderly conduct.

Cincinnati la Crosse County Leonard F. Roraff Richard F. Moore Moore Onalaska

Frank elected national VP of police group in Miami Beach

Acting Police Chief Oakley Frank was chosen national vice president of the National Police Officers of America at their Miami Beach convention. Patrolman Michael Felder of Sheboygan was re elected Wisconsin vice president of the organization.

Sheboygan Oakley Frank National Police Officers of America Miami Beach Fla Michael Felder Wisconsin

Coonato Introduces Colonic Nerve Stimulant Tablet

An advertising claim touts Coonato as a new principle tablet with a colonic nerve stimulant and bulking action that relieves constipation overnight. The copy urges readers to try the introductory size for 43 cents and notes doctors’ endorsements.

Anglers Trespass Complaints Over Private Holland Pond

A Holland resident reports trout fishing trespassers at his private pond on Johnson Road. He says no trespassing signs were torn down, stock of trout reduced, and a license plate provided. Deputies questioned a suspect who said signs were unseen and that an armed man ordered them to return the trout.

Holland la Crosse County

Scouts Honored At Ceremony At State Road School

Boy Scout Troop 47 sponsored by State Road School PTA held a court of honor on Tuesday evening May 14 at the school. Eagle Scout Tim Malszycki received the award from former scoutmaster John Rice. Brothers Terry and Greg earned first class and star ranks, respectively, along with Life Scout honors for Larry and Steven Shields.

Boy Scout State Road School Pta Timothy Malszycki John Rice Terry Greg Star Scout Life Scout Larry Steven Shields John Wohlen Morris Lattimore Eric Miller Rodney Davis Steven Elder Art McClure Mark Heller Steven Paquay Tim Carlson Robert Misenko Coln Klos

Hamilton PTA Honors 6th Graders

Hamilton School sixth graders were celebrated at the PTA closing session. The event featured a concert under Dorothy Mundt, vocal music director, and a pupil recital by Ann Wera. An art exhibit by all grades accompanied the program and new PTA officers were announced.

Hamilton School PTA Dorothy Mundt Public School Vocal Music Ann Wera Hamilton Pta Clifford Buck Galen Turner Lucille Koch Miriam Draeger

Kennedy Wife Loses Expected Baby in Miscarriage

Mrs Edward M Kennedy, 26, wife of the Massachusetts senator, miscarried the couple’s third child and was resting at home in Georgetown. The miscarriage occurred Tuesday and was confirmed Thursday by the senator’s office. The Kennedys have two other children Kara and Edward M Jr.

Washington Edward M. Kennedy Massachusetts Joan Bennett Kennedy Kennedy Kara Edward M. Jr Sen. Kennedy Mrs. Kennedy Georgetown

WAC marks 21st anniversary at Camp McCoy

CAMP MCCOY Wis The Women's Army Corps celebrated its 21st anniversary Tuesday May 14 with a ceremony and observance at the base.

Camp Mccoy Wis Women's Army Corps

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