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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1963
Page
4
Gov Reynolds signed the congressional redistricting bill as the legislature faces drawing state Senate and Assembly lines. The GOP earned Democratic approval, but fret remains over Milwaukee County seat loss and potential veto to keep 26 Assembly seats. Time tight as June 1963 deadline nears.
Senate Foreign Relations chair Fulbright probes foreign influence but omits George Ball, undersecretary of state, and his Cuban and Venezuelan lobbying links. DOJ records show Ball earned over 438000 from Cuban and Venezuelan interests 1950 to 1956, including 270000 from the Cuban Sugar Council.
Highlights recount Mississippi and Missouri River floods displacing 100000 across six states. Adm Yamamoto reported killed in action. US losses include 20 bombers over Wilhelmshaven and Emden. Chrysler workers strike with CIO. Pacific war gains noted. local grocers discuss prices. Arenz Shoe Co incorporated. WAACS join Daytona Beach reports. various local social notes and visits.
Dr Brandstadt explains hiatus or diaphragmatic hernias common in those over 65 and overweight. Symptoms vary by position. X rays aid diagnosis. weight loss and avoiding late meals help. When pain and heartburn persist, surgery offers relief and prevents complications. operative success is high. The column also answers questions on lymphedema treatment with elastic supports and rail-throad news snippets.
Wisconsin Governor Reynolds proposes two new appointees to the state conservation commission, aiming to replace Republican members Guido Bahr and Charles F. Smith. Nominees Harvey Kitzman and Martin Hanson face Senate consideration amid partisan tension and potential court challenges.
The 1963 bond drive urges every American family to buy at least one bond this year. Locally George Hetherington leads the effort in La Crosse while debt and inflation concerns push more individuals to invest in Freedom Bonds as a safe savings, patriotism, and trust in America’s future.
Dennis Weber of La Crosse urges readers to vote on the facts and press Washington and Madison to take a firm stand against Communism. He cites Sukarno’s wartime ties to Japan and Russia, claiming U.S. aid and Soviet arms shifted regional power and threatens Japan to Europe shipping.
Cape Canaveral AP The Fire project will study heat during Earth reentry for Apollo mooncraft. Atlas Antares rockets reach over 400 miles altitude and, on return, the second stage fires downward to push the nose cone to 25 000 mph. Results guide protective material design.
In Monterey California a brush fire on a vacant lot was extinguished by 11-year-old Craig Watson who said there was no one nearby and he stomped out the flames with his feet. He reported no injuries and the scene drew attention from responding fire crews.
A May 9 Senate Armed Services subcommittee report warns of Soviet missiles possibly concealed in Cuba and urges on-site inspection. It notes intelligence gaps, questions the number of Russians there, and stresses the need for verification to prevent future reintroduction of weapons.
Dear reader writes about buying an oversized refrigerator, lacking a copy of the installment contract. Cy Barrett explains common requirements such as total price down payment financing charges and monthly payments, and urges obtaining a copy. The column ends noting Cy’s new guide on turning ideas into cash and how to get it.
A reader from Oregon recalls a hand where South passes two no trump, missing a game after West opens hearts and North shifts to spades. Jacoby argues the real fault lies with South, who could have bid to three no trump, and promotes bidding lessons from his new book Win at Bridge.
The La Crosse Tribune lists staff including W T Burgess publisher Sanford Goltz editor and city editor H L Lienlokken, with business manager El Burgess and other editors. It provides circulation rates for home delivery in La Crosse area and nearby towns, plus mail subscription pricing within various radii and outside regions.
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