Presbyterians Call for Racial Integration and Catholic Ties
United Presbyterians at Des Moines finalize their 175th General Assembly with stronger mandates for racial integration and guidelines for contacts with Roman Catholics. The body prays for Pope John XXIII and supports closer links among Protestants, Eastern Orthodoxy, and Catholicism. re-elects Rev. Dr. Eugene Carson Blake as chief administrator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines, Iowa
United Presbyterians
John XXIII
God
Eugene Carson Blake
Philadelphia
Lash and Hanson to Marry in La Crosse
Paul H. Lash of Mindoro and Violet J. Hanson of Bangor plan to wed June 1 in La Crosse.
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LA Crosse
Paul H. Lash
Mindoro
Violet J. Hanson
Bangor
Kennedy Prefers Court Enforced Integration At Alabama
President Kennedy signals possible use of troops and marshals to enforce the Birmingham court order admitting two Negro students to the University of Alabama on June 10. He hopes Wallace will accept the court’s judgment and urges restraint during the tense civil rights clash.
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Washington
Kennedy
U.S
University of Alabama
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Birmingham
Tuscaloosa
Huntsville
Wallace
Rome
Ala
Justice Department
U.S. Supreme Court
United States
Viet Nam
Guantanamo Naval Base
Cuba
Ann Landers Readers Seek Practical Advice
A La Crosse Tribune column presents letters about privacy and romance between neighbors and a husband who pretends to read through a bedroom window. The responses advise clear communication and practical humor to address couples concerns.
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Ann Landers
Duffer
Newspaper Clippings Summary of Wisconsin Traffic Citations
Police blotter compiles speeding fines, muffler violations, improper signals, and other infractions across multiple Wisconsin towns including Blair Sparta Camp Douglas and Baraboo. Notable entries: G. Parker Mather and S. Noe Tomah cited for failure to report accidents. several cases involve Camp McCoy and Camp Douglas. Some individuals appear with names and addresses and amounts range from 13 to 80.70 dollars.
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Chester E. Bradley
Pardeeville
Steve C. Spehar
Chicago
Ill
Daniel P. Ristow
Joseph FE. Stammes
St. Paul
Minn
Otto J. Batty
Milwaukee
Clyde A. Mulholland
5Th Engineers
Camp McCoy
Roy A. Templin
Camp Douglas
Gobel Freight Lines
Niles
J and L
Green Bay
Sauk County Farmers Cooperative Supply Co
Baraboo
Harlan Ruskell
Norwalk
Norman Neumann
Emil M. Youngs
Tomah
Lloyd R. Moskow
Harold Fenningkoh
West Salem
Garry D. Parker
Mather
Sam Noe
Harry L. Scott Jr
Alma! Center
Sigurd Hanson
Black River
Robert V. Cortines
Army Garrison
Marian L. Halverson
New Lisbon
Floyd Purdy
Sparta
Incidents Reported in West Salem and Local Aide Events
May 22 at 4:07 p.m. Mrs. Frank Sheldmidine of West Salem taken to St. Francis Hospital for illness. At 9:35 p.m. two students locked in a room at Reuter Hall 1900 La Crosse St were released by firemen. Charles Dyer, 26, of 624 Copeland Ave., charged with intentional bodily harm to LeRoy Johnson. case continued until 10:30 a.m. May 24.
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Lucy Slabeck
Onalaska
Irene Peterson
S. 28Rd St
Ben Franklin
Village
Colleen Olson
Caledonia St
Helen Hanson
la Crescent St
Frank Sheldmidine
West Salem
St. Francis Hospital
Reuter
la Crosse St
la Crosse
Charles Dyer
Copeland Ave
LeRoy Johnson
Births Parade From Wisconsin Hospitals
Birth notices from St. Francis Hospital Black River Falls Vernon Memorial Hospital and local clinics record multiple births including daughters Ann Marie at Black River Falls and May 21 sons Terry Dean Timothy Scott and more to families in La Crosse Readstown and surrounding areas with care details and associated parents listing addresses and references.
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James W. Maier
la Fond Ave
Carol J. Jones
Carl P. Glotz
S. 21St
Nancy J. Platz
William H. Leisg Gang
R. 2
Onalaska
LeVonne J. Misna
Black River Falls
Wis
Ann Marie
Thomas Larkin
Mary Noehlke
Terry Dean
Charles Lee
Marilyn Kalstad
Timothy Scott
Wayne Torkelson
Karem Rierson
Houston Honors Astronaut Gordon Cooper With Ticker Tape Parade
Houston readies a ticker tape parade for astronaut Gordon Cooper returning from New York and Newark. Mayor Cutrer to greet Cooper at the airport while a Sam Houston Coliseum parade staging follows. Gov. Hughes leads a 3,000 to 4,000 cheering crowd.
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Houston
Tex
Gordon Cooper
America
Cooper
Trudy
Camala
Janita
Lewis Cutrer
Cutrer
Sam Houston Coliseum
New Jersey
Newark
New York
Richard J. Hughes
Hughes
Lyndon B. Johnson
John Connally
Texas
Johnson
New York City
Broadway
Waldorf-Astoria
Air Force
Mercury
War Eagle keel salvage plans spark historic debate
Finu Cane says a 218 foot keel could come up only in sections and would be pieced later. He notes the hull was unlikely to be raised after a piling pierced it. Items from the packet are stored in Galesville for cleaning while La Crosse historians await funds to pursue the salvage case.
Marine Competes In Rifle Matches
Marine Pro James E. Lee, son of Mr and Mrs Russell Lee Sr of Krause Trailer Court La Crosse, competed for the Calvin A Lloyd and Morris L Shively marks manship trophies May 6 12 in the Far Eastern Division Rifle and Pistol Matches at Camp Schwab Okinawa. The Lloyd trophy honors the late Distinguished Marksman who died in 1934 and the Shively pistol award honors retired Marine Col Morris L Shively.
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Michael Kirkhorn
Sterling Court
Madison
Judith Berg
la Crosse
Camp Schwab
Okinawa
Marine Pro
James E. Lee
Mrs. Russell Lee Sr
Krause Trailer
Court
Calvin A. Lloyd
Morris L. Shively
Wisconsin Assembly adopts bingo expansion amid opposition
The Wisconsin Assembly voted 51 42 to permit bingo by religious and fraternal groups and veterans and volunteers. The Senate rejected a Sunday closing bill 17 16 with major party splits. Richard Peterson led the anti bill faction while Reuben LaFave and Raymond Rice defended the Sunday closing measure.
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Oshkosh
Assembly
Wisconsin
Senate
Milwaukee
Richard Peterson
R-Waupaca
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Reuben LaFave
Roconto
Raymond Rice
R-La Crosse
Liquor License Fees Due By June 3 Says City Clerk
City Clerk Alice Dickson warns all liquor licenses must be paid by June 3. Only about a quarter of applicants have paid. The Common Council will act on the licenses at its June 13 meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Dickson
Common Council
Youth Returned To Reformatory From Farm Escape
Glenn M. Huebner a 19 year old from Vernon County who had fled McNaughton State Prison Farm in Oneida County on April 26 was arrested in Kenosha and returned to Green Bay Reformatory. He was serving up to six years for forgery and was linked to the Ace Hotel in La Crosse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
Green Bay Reformatory
Glenn M. Huebner
Vernon County
Ace
Huebner
McNaughton
Oneida County
la Crosse County
Sheriff Department
Reformatory
Kenosha
Board approves South Side high school architects vote corrected
The La Crosse Board of Education corrected a Friday vote on hiring Ebling Plunkett Keymar Reginato and Associates of Milwaukee as architects for the new South Side high school. The correct secret ballot tally was 5 to 3 and the decision was confirmed Tuesday night at Maple Grove Country Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse Tribune
la Crosse Board of Education
Ebling, Plunkett, Keymar
Pope John XXIII Shown Rallying After Transfusion
In St. Peter's Square Pope John XXIII appeared healthier after a major blood transfusion and rest. Vatican sources call the transfusion a real tonic as he faces anemia and an ulcer or cancer diagnosis while preparing for a nine day spiritual retreat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vatican City
John XXIII
St. Peter's Square
Vatican
Gov Reynolds links industry growth to education gains
Gov. Reynolds told a conference that good government helps business and that a strong education system, modern highways, and robust welfare institutions boost industry. He cited states investing in higher education as leaders in industrial growth, noting Wisconsin residents spend about 10 dollars per person on higher education versus 105 dollars per person on beer and tobacco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reynolds
Wisconsin
Reynolds vetoes World Fair unit measure in Wisconsin
Gov. John W. Reynolds vetoed a bill creating a commission to direct Wisconsin's participation in the 1954 65 World Fair in New York. The plan would appoint Lt. Gov. Jack Olson as chair with Reynolds as a member, a move called a technical impropriety by the governor. Senators criticized the veto as childish while at the floor debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Robert Knowles
New Richmond
Knowles
Mishap Ties Up Highway on Cashton Hill
An overturned semi trailer with 32 000 pounds of fertilizer blocked Cashton hill 15 miles south of Sparta Wisconsin from 1 30 p m to 7 p m Tuesday. Driver Alvin L Kloss 32 Bloomer said the rig capsized on a slippery curve. Traffic officers and Monroe County graders set up a temporary route to move around the trailer before the rig could be righted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sparta
Wis
Cashton Hill
Here
Alvin L. Kloss
Bloomer
Monroe County
Wisconsin Manufacturers elect seven directors and treasurer
Milwaukee AP report lists seven directors and a treasurer chosen at the Wisconsin Manufacturers Association annual meeting. George Gorton III of Racine was named treasurer. directors include I. G Bohrman Milwaukee Wayne J. Hood La Crosse George S. Lester Two Rivers Bernard Regenburg Racine James Sullivan Delavan Delmar Wen sunk Menomonee Falls and Willis G. Sullivan Milwaukee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Wisconsin Manufacturers Association
George Gorton III
Racine
I. G Bohrman
Wayne J. Hood
la Crosse
George S. Lester
Two Rivers
Bernard Regenburg
James Sullivan
Delavan
Delmar D. Wensink
Menomonee Falls
Willis G. Sullivan
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Russ
Field Enterprises
Avis
Capital
Napa
Pastaza
Ecuador
Racecourse
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Whitehall, Wis
Victor Melby
Blair
Roger R. Honadel
Augusta
Fire Department
Exchone
St Power
Bell & Farrell, Inc
Neon
Olin Mathieson
Allis-Chalmers
Pepsi-Cola
Aileen, Inc
RCA
Republic Steel
Clark Oil
American Motors
Rexall Drug
First Bank Sk
Amer Tel & Tel
Reynolds Metals
Anaconda
Frantz Mfg
Royal Dutch
Gateway Trans Oa
Avco
Safeway Stores
Godfrey Co
Boeing
G. D. Searle
Hamilton Mfg
Boston Capital
Sears Roebuck
Heileman Brew
S Brunswick
Sinclair Oil
Koehring Co
Chrysler
Socony
Sperry Rand
la X Tele
Columbia Gas
Consolidated Food
Ind
Marine Cap
Stand. Oil of NJ
McQuay, Inc
Curtiss Wright A Stud Packard
Dupont
Sunray
Eastman Kodak
Financial Fed
Swift
Pyrotl Co
Ford
Texaco
Rap Industries
Fruehauf
Trane
Rockwell
Gamble Skogmo
United Airlines
Royal du
N.Y
General Dynamics
U.S. Freight
Warner Elec
General Electric
Western Power
General Motors
U.S. Steel
Western Tool
General Telephone
Wallace Press
Glass Tire, Inc
Westinghouse Elec
Tausche Bonds
Great North
Western Union
Mutual Funds
White Motor Greyhound
Boston Fund
Illinois Central
Woolworth
Chemical F
Inter Harvester
Zenith
Eaton & Howard Interstate
Power
See Bal. Fund
Jones & Laughlin
Dow Jones
Eaton & Howard la Cr
Stk
Lockheed
Utilities
Fidelity Fund
Magnavox
Nat. Invest
Montgomery Ward
Monsanto Chemical
Puritan Fund
Wisconsin Fund
Northern Pacific
Roger Jesse
Diane Slosser
Dennis Darwin
Sandra Prescott
Viroqua, Wis
Catherine Louise Spence
Ardene Ostrum
Viroqua
Harriet Ann Raaum
Robert Lloyd
Viola
Lennis Jean Dalberg
Wyman Cade
Carol Jean Roesler
Curtis Olson
Chaseburg
Orlene Sharon Emilson
George Alexander
Readstown
Arlene Nelly Peterson
James Hamilton
Gays Mills
Shirley Jane Walker
Joel Wolden
Loretta
Helen Olson
Madison, Wis
Winona
Swift & Company
Good Sons
Ccows
Bulls Bologna
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
ST. Paul, Minn
USDA
Nto
Herbert Hoover
Hattie Cooper
M. Scott Carpenter
Alan B. Shepard Jr
Donald K. Slayton
Walter M. Schirra Jr
Virgil I. Grissom
Marine
Pigenbdenan
Piero Mazzoni
Papal Palace
Papal
Remer's
Cremer
Ed Olson
Mindoro Hill
Malcolm J. Johnson
Bulova
Tiny
Cremers
Remer
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