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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1966
Page
4
A reader shares experiences of body image and later self worth after beauty fades. Another writes about escaping a controlling family and divorce, then choosing distance to heal. Additional notes address schooling, relationships, and seeking guidance from Ann Landers.
Sylvia Likens tragedy yields life terms for Gertrude Baniszewski and Paula Baniszewski in Indiana. Two teen boys receive 2 to 21 year sentences at Indiana Reformatory. Sylvia, 16, died after prolonged abuse at the Baniszewski home last October 26.
A massive blaze destroyed an abandoned grain elevator near 32nd Place and Benson Street along the Chicago River, injuring six firefighters and causing several other injuries. Fireboats and large fire crews fought flames that towered 100 feet high, with walls collapsing as authorities planned an arson probe and demolition of the structure.
In a science note for sixth graders, Uncle Ray explains that from a northern vantage the planets orbit counterclockwise, while from a southern vantage they appear to move clockwise. He notes planets generally rotate with their orbits and promises to discuss the single exception in a future column.
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