Pro Gaullists Seize Power in Corsica Amid Unrest
Premier Pflimlin convened an emergency session as pro De Gaulle forces seized government buildings in Ajaccio Corte and Calvi declaring a government of national union led by Gen Charles de Gaulle. Public safety committees formed and a state of insurrection proclaimed.
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Paris
Pierre Pflimlin
National Assembly
de Gaulle
Corsica
Ajaccio
Napoleon Bonaparte
Tee
Pflimlin
Corte
Calvi
National Union
Charles de Gaulle
de Gaullists
Algeria
Paul Pascal Arrighi
Arrighi
Tunisia
Remada
One-Way Street System Begins July ninth plan
The city sets July 9 as the target date to implement the north south one way traffic on 3rd and 4th streets and South avenue with operations starting at midnight July 8. The Common Council approved the plan and engineers draft the system, installing traffic islands, signals and revised parking while redesigning bus stops and a truck route to limit downtown traffic.
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South Avenue
Common Council
3Rd
4Th Streets
William Amundson
3Rd Street
4Th
la Crosse Streets
4Th Street
Pear
King Street
Cass Streets
Jackson
Market Street
West Avenue
7Th
Cass
la Crosse
Copeland Avenue
State Highway Commission
Board of Public Works
Badger Street
North Western Railroad
Badger
Tribune Runs Unique Color Advertisement
This Sunday The La Crosse Tribune prints a full two page four color ad on inside pages across the centerfold for Wedgewood Development Co. The color layout is made possible by the new Hoe press and skilled Tribune departments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse Tribune
Wedgewood Development Co
Tribune
New Hoe Press
Hoe
The
Passengers Calm After Avalon Collision at Emsworth Lock
The excursion steamer Avalon struck the Ohio River locks at Emsworth injuring 22 of about 1100 aboard during a Pittsburgh bound trip from Cincinnati. Most injuries were minor as passengers aided each other and the ship headed back upstream. The cause remains under investigation.
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Avalon
Ohio River
Upper Mississippi
la Crosse
Pittsburgh
Emsworth Lock
Cincinnati
Ohio
Arthur Schletker
Ernest E. Wagner
Elmer Graber
Udall Rebuilds After 1955 Tornado Honoring 83 Dead
Udall Kansas marks three years since the May 25 1955 tornado that killed 83 and leveled most of the town. A storm warning system lookout tower shelters and extensive emergency provisions reflect the communitys rapid rebuild now with 600 residents and 16 new business buildings. Memorial services will be held in front of the new city hall with four ministers leading.
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Udall
Kan
Kansas
Hal Payne
U. S. Weather Bureau
Wichita
Steinle Wins Endorsement On First Vote For Senate Seat
Wisconsin Republicans endorsed Roland J. Steinle on the first ballot for the U.S. Senate nomination at the state party convention in Milwaukee. Steinle received 2381½ votes, with rivals Ray Dittmore and James Onderdonk also receiving significant support. Delegates backed Steinle as the battle for the six year term against incumbent William Proxmire moves forward, while Lt. Gov. Knowles also won re endorsement. Proxmire invited a clean campaign and urged voters to judge candidates on issues.
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Milwaukee
Roland J. Steinle
Supreme Court
Wisconsin
U.S
Steinle
High Court
Ray Dittmore
South Milwaukee
James Onderdonk
Blooming Grove
Glenn R. Davis
Waukesha
John Byrnes
Green Bay
Dittmore
Onderdonk
Davis
Walter J. Kohler Jr
Sheboygan
Steinley
Kohler
U.S. Senate
William Proxmire
Madson
Joseph R. McCarthy
Senate
Proxmire
GOP
Warren P. Knowles
Leo P. O'Brien
Knowles
O’brien
Dena Smith
Warren Smith
Vernon Thomson
Stewart Honeck
Robert Zimmerman
Washington
D-Wis
Thomson
Platform
Man Held for Extortion Threat Against Train near LA
The FBI captured Ira Paul Loux on a half million dollar extortion plot aimed at dynamiting a passenger train. Loux, 35, a dye finisher from Compton, was arrested crawling through weeds near railroad tracks 19 miles east of Los Angeles.
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Los Angeles
FBI
D. K. Brown
Southern Pacific Co
Ira Paul Loux
Compton
Calif
REA worker killed on service call near Wilton Wisconsin
A Wisconsin REA employee, 33 year old Robert J. Liska of Hillsboro, died while on a farm service call at Eugene Zimmerman farm near Wilton. A windmill blew over power lines as he freed one wire from the ladder, causing the ladder to be toppled and Liska to fall on his neck. Emil Dvorak accompanied him on the call and is said to believe Liska died instantly.
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Wilton
Wis
Eugene Zimmerman
Robert J. Liska
Hillsboro
Liska
Emil Dvorak
Minority Report Wins Approval at Wisconsin Convention
Milwaukee delegates endorsed a minority platform calling for a right to work referendum on employment membership. The 2,005 to 1,316 vote split reveals a Labor debate influencing GOP candidates and tax policy while the rest of the platform stays cautiously conservative.
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Convention Platform Committee
Platform Committee
Citizens
More County Aid Sought for Road Funds in La Crosse County
The La Crosse County Board will hold a special meeting at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday to hear requests from six towns and West Salem for 102000 in additional county aid road construction funds. The six towns Bangor Barre Burns Farming ton Holland Washington and the Village of West Salem seek extra county aid under the cost sharing plan.
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West Salem
la Crosse County
Bangor
Barre
Burns
Farmington
Holland
Washington
Losey Boulevard
Jerome Klos
Klos
Death Nears for Cardinal Stritch in Rome
Samuel Cardinal Stritch, 70, archbishop of Chicago and Vatican prefect, worsened Saturday. He received viaticum and extreme unction as doctors said he likely would not survive the night after a stroke and heart damage. He had earlier undergone an arm amputation and a cerebral thrombosis, with prayers and last rites observed as his condition deteriorated.
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Rome
Samuel Cardinal Stritch
Filippo Rocchi
Chicago
Vatican
Congregation For Propagation of the Faith
College of St. Mary of the Lake
Chicago House
Msgr
James Hardiman
John Martin O’connor
Scranton
Pontifical North American College
Cardinal Stritch
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Algiers
France
Ener
LaCrosse Tribune
Olors
Midwest Railway Historical Foundation
Anna Rafter
Cleveland
Anifax
Vernon W. Thomson
REA
Revolutionary Committee of Public Safety
Cherif Sid Cara
Jacques Soustelle
Raoul Salan
Jacques Massu
Leon Delbecque
Unitfax
Minority Report
Fox River Valley
Norris Krohn
Oshkosh
Milwaukee County
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