Watch Sky Patrol Drive Safely Over Memorial Weekend
Wisconsin urges careful driving for Memorial Day weekend with air surveillance. State Police will monitor speeds from planes while ground officers coordinate arrests. National Guardsmen ride with patrols to handle accidents and direct traffic as officials push safe driving. Memorial Day fatalities in recent years varied, with a spike in earlier decades.
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Madison
State Motor Vehicle Department
John W. Reynolds
National Guard
National Guardsmen
James Karns
May Melodies Recital By 31 Piano Students
Thirty one piano students of Mrs. Clayton Burkart presented Sunday afternoon in a May Melodies program at the Cargill House First Presbyterian Church. Performers included Tom Nelson Susan Schmidt Eddie Hengel Linda Nelson Nancy Bouffleur James Melby Kathy Hengel John Schmidt Patty Quinlisk Gary Ganz Jane Holm lund Bruce Javenkoski Barbara Ohland Robert Waller Teresa Weiske James Klund Johanna Zoerb Kristine Erickson Trudy Seitz Sue Cauffman Lorie Midt lien Janis Rasmusen Rachel Kinney Linda Cobleigh Mary Bouffleur Susan Coleman Nancy Darling Allyn Talg Julie Mikel son Jane Sammelson Marsha Grim.
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Clayton Burkart
Cargill House
First Presbyterian Church
Tom Nelson
Susan Schmidt
Eddie Hengel
Linda Nelson
Nancy Bouffleur
James Melby
Kathy Hengel
John Schmidt
Patty Quinlisk
Gary Ganz
Jane Holmlund
Bruce Javenkoski
Barbara Ohland
Robert Waller
Teresa Weiske
James Klund
Johanna Zoerb
Kristine Erickson
Trudy
Woman Fined for Disorderly Conduct in Sparta Court
Rita Roe of Sparta was fined ten dollars and costs for disorderly conduct by Judge Lambert Hansen in County Court. She must also pay ten dollars to replace a jail window. Diane Heiser, 19, La Crosse, earlier sentenced to Taycheedah State Prison for contributing to delinquency of minors, received a new hearing and was placed on one year probation with the State Department of Public Welfare.
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Sparta
Wis
Rita Roe
Lambert Hansen
Diane Heiser
la Crosse
Taychedah
State Department of Public Welfare
Ann Landers Letters on Weddings and Office Intrigue
A reader defends a mother who walked her daughter down the aisle in protest of a father’s absence, while Ann Landers counters with forgiveness. Another letter complains of the boss’s wife at work intruding on private meetings, and a third praises a son and daughter-in-law adjusting to a new life at a distance.
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Ann Landers
Should We Visit Without an Invitation
Mrs careful asks whether to visit the daughter-in-law without an invitation. Ann Landers advises to wait for an invitation, noting a good relationship hinges on respecting courtesy. Submit inquiries to The La Crosse Tribune with a stamped self addressed envelope.
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Mrs
Ann Landers
la Crosse Tribune
Field Enterprises, Inc
Pope John Dies Noted Illness Halts Kennedy Audience
Pope John XXIII’s grave illness prompted suspension of Vatican plans for a papal audience with President Kennedy next month. Informants reported doctors sought to regulate his blood and stop hemorrhaging while the papal sacristan stayed near to administer the last rites. World prayers rose for the pope who led half a billion Catholics.
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Pope John
Vatican
Kennedy
Stock Quotations and Live Market Listings
May quotations from Shearson Hamill list a wide range of stocks including Olin Mathieson Pepsi Cola RCA Am* Tel and General Electric with prices. Agricultural and livestock figures follow with hogs cattle and veal markets, plus Chicago and South St. Paul grain and produce quotes and commodity bids.
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Olin Mathieson
Pepsi-Cola
Allis-Chalmers
Phillips
Boston Capital
Sears Roebuck
Brunswick
Sinclair
Financial Fed
Swift
Ford
Texata
Westinghouse
Elec
Great Northern Ry
Western Union
Greyhound
White Motor
Illinois Central
Woolworth
Harvester
Zenith
Jones & Laughlin
Dow Jones
Lockheed
Railroads
Mack Trucks
Utilities
Magnavox
Minn
Montgomery Ward
Monsanto Chemical
Northern Pacific
Local Marriage Licenses Listed for La Crosse Area Couples
A list of upcoming marriages shows multiple couples from Carroll, Boscobel, La Crosse, Viroqua, Waunakee, Westby and surrounding areas. Dates set include May 28 and June 1, with venues in La Crosse and nearby communities.
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James L. Wieland
R. J
Carroll
Iowa
Helen C. Finegan
la Crosse
Joseph G. Durrant
Boscobel
Matilda Parnell
Kane St
Charles B. Goyette
Caroline St
Patricia A. Weigel
S. 6Th St
David R. Everhart
S. Losey Blvd
Sharran W. Philpot
S. 22Nd St
Rolvaag Heads to Washington for Talks with Kennedy
Gov. Karl Rolvaag will fly to Washington for talks with Kennedy and other officials. He will meet a group of governors to discuss Minnesota problems and plans lunch Wednesday before returning to St. Paul.
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ST. Paul
Karl Rolvaag
Washington
Kennedy
Minnesota
Supreme Court Allows Hidden Recordings as Tax Evidence
The Supreme Court, in a 6 to 3 decision, up held the use of secret recordings made by a federal tax agent during interviews with a suspected tax evader. The ruling stemmed from the Clauson’s Inn case in North Falmouth, Massachusetts, involving German S. Lopez's bribery charges. Justice Harlan delivered the opinion with Justice Brennan dissenting.
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Washington
Supreme Court
German S. Lopez
North Falmouth
Mass
Harlan
Justice Brennan
Douglas
Goldberg
Warren
Lopez
Roger S. Davis
Davis
Outstanding Students Win J Scholarships at Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin Journalism School announced scholarships and prizes to five students. Recipients include Robert Karlman Ladysmith $100 prize Verne McDaniels Milwaukee $250 scholarship Rochelle Cohen Appleton $250 scholarship Diana Webb Menomonee Falls $150 scholarship Dyana Rivkin Chicago $75 prize.
McGovern Attacks New Grain Bill As Farm Bureau Pushes Idle Land Plan
Senate debate centers on a Farm Bureau backed acreage retirement scheme and a $2 billion price support framework for wheat and feed grains. McGovern criticizes the land retirement proposal while noting progress of the current feed grains program toward higher farm income and lower costs. Sponsors Clinton P. Anderson George D. Aiken Spessard Holland Burke Hicklenlooper cite chance of enactment amid broader farm bloc hopes.
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Washington
George S. McGovern
D-S.d
McGovern
Food For Peace Program
Senate
American Farm Bureau Federation
Farm Bureau
Old Soil Bank
Kennedy
Farm Bureau Federation
Congress
America
Clinton P. Anderson
D-N.m
Secretary of Agriculture
George D. Aiken
Senate Agriculture Committee
Spessard Holland
D-Fla
Burke B. Hickenlooper
Iowa
Community Theater To Meet Monday
The Community Theater of La Crosse will meet at 8 p.m. Monday in the conference room of Coulee State Bank to review the past season and plan the coming one. Directors will be nominated for election and voting requires paid dues. Membership remains open to interested individuals.
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Community Theater of
la Crosse
The
Coulee State Bank
Two Boys Nabbed After High Speed Pursuit
In Pine City Minnesota two Minneapolis area youths aged 14 and 15 were arrested after a high speed chase when a reported stolen car was spotted by Rush City officer Cliff Dahlstrom. Sheriff Vern Martinson joined the pursuit through Pine City where the vehicle sideswiped a parked car and struck another before crashing into a ditch two miles north. The suspects are from Brooklyn Center.
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Pine City
Man Dies 22 Days After Liver Transplant in Denver
William Grigsby, 47, a janitor, died Monday night 22 days after receiving a liver from a deceased donor in a rare transplant. Doctors attributed pneumonia contracted Sunday as a possible factor, while exact cause remained undetermined. Grigsby had liver cancer and underwent radiation and drugs to help accept the new organ.
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Denver
William Grigsby
Grigsby
Milwaukee Livestock Prices From Monday Market Report
AP Milwaukee livestock report lists dairy cattle steady, beef cattle down 50, steers 20.00-22.50, heifers 19.00-22.00, Holsteins 17.50-18.50, dairy heifers 17.00-18.00, canners 13.00-15.50, bulls 19.50-20.50, calves 24.00-34.00, hogs up 25-50 with No 12 butchers 17.00-17.50, sows 11.50-14.50, boars 10.00-11.00. Estimated Tuesday receipts: 800 cattle, 800 calves, 500 hogs, 100 sheep.
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Bell & Farrell, Inc
Alicen, Inc
Anchor
Central Tele
Clark Oil
Prantz Mfg
Gateway Trans
Godfrey Co
Hamilton
Helleman Brw
Koehring Co
la Crosse
Marine Cap
Bas
McQuay, Inc
Mfg
Guar. Ins
Nekoosa
North
Plastics
Pyroil Co
Rap Industries
Rockwell
Royal Dutch N.Y
Warner Elec
Mass. Inv
Mass. Inv. Gr
Natl. Invest
One Will
Puritan Fund
Wisconsin Fund
South ST. Paul
South ST. Paul, Minn
USDA
Milwaukee
Guests Refuse to Leave Tokyo Imperial Hotel Amid Dysentery
About 550 guests, mostly Americans, stay despite a dysentery outbreak among Imperial Hotel staff. Food and room service halted as 78 staff cases are reported and 33 more among 1,730 employees. among guests is President Sukarno who also refuses to depart.
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Tokyo
Imperial Hotel
Sukarno
Indonesia
Assemblymen Seek to Save Bills From Kill Vote
In Madison AP dispatch, Assembly members spent most of the day trying to salvage about 125 bills slated for death on Wednesday. They approved a measure to raise marriage license fees to fund a state advisory council, while a painters licensing bill was killed 49 to 45. Willis Hutnik proposed a 2 percent gross receipts tax on state financial transactions, aiming for about 615 million over two years.
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Madison
Assembly
Paul Alfonsi
R-Minnocqua
Willis Hutnik
Hutnik
Utility’s Building Too Costly in Marshfield
Madison AP report says a Milwaukee Gas Light Co service center in Marshfield cost far above estimates. Appraiser Woodrow W. Gaspard testified unnecessary materials and ornamentation added at least 30000 to the price, with replacement value 302684 while company total reached 443888, noting it as the city’s most luxurious one story building.
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Marshfield
Gaspard
PSC
Everest Climbers Return After Frostbite Triumph
Two sunburned Americans William Unsoeld and Barry Bishop conquered Everest with frostbitten toes and were carried 20 miles to safety. Teammate Luther Jerstad also endured frostbite as the team completed the west ridge ascent alongside Thomas Hornbein.
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Katmandu
Nepal
Mt. Everest
William Unsoeld
Corvallis
Ore
Barry C. Bishop
Washington, D.C
Unsoeld
Bishop
Luther Jerstad
Eugene
Thomas Hornbein
San Diego
Calif
Hornbein
Everest
West Ridge
Jerstad
Metal Rings Recovered In Thresher Search
Fifteen small boxes of metal rings or O rings used as repair parts on Navy ships were recovered from the ocean floor by the Lamont ship Conrad during the Thresher search near prime interest. The Thresher submarine sank off Boston on April 10 with 129 crew. Naval officials review dive data and plan future operations while a Portsmouth court examines new ocean floor photos to learn how the sub vanished.
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Norfolk
U.S. Navy
Thresher
Atlantic Fleet Headquarters
Lamont Laboratory
Conrad Monday
Boston
Naval Court of Inquiry
Portsmouth
N.H
Court tussle over pupil placement and desegregation gains
The article details Nelson and Shuttlesworth families challenging Alabama pupil placement laws as inadequate for desegregation. It covers board transfer criteria, failed white-school transfers, and responses from officials. It notes federal involvement in Montgomery against Governor Wallace and broader race actions in Greensboro and Jackson.
Shooting Fish Archer Fish Skills Noted In India
The archer fish found in India and other parts of the Orient feeds by squirting water to knock insects into the water. This remarkable method allows the fish to capture prey from above the surface.
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India
Orient
Woman Sees Appetite Loss From Prolonged Fasting
Elaine Johnson, 39, of Los Angeles, has shed 136 pounds after 117 days on a water and vitamin fast as part of an obesity study at the Wadsworth VA hospital. Weighing 315 pounds at start, she nibbled cottage cheese and eggnog briefly but could not finish. Doctors say participants can survive on their body fat and plan to continue a 300 calorie daily diet until reaching 150 pounds, with 29 pounds to go.
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Los Angeles
Elaine Johnson
Johnson
Wadsworth Veterans Administration Hospital
White House Silent On Kennedy Escort Idea
The White House offered no comment on a proposal that President Kennedy personally escort two Negro students to the University of Alabama next month. Officials have shown no sign of serious consideration, while the president emphasizes court action and federal enforcement to uphold federal orders amid potential June tensions.
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Washington
Kennedy
University of Alabama
White House
Martin Luther King
Robert I. Kennedy
New York
Wisconsin Senate boosts cheese display and beer access
In a 30 to 1 vote the Wisconsin State Senate approved 35,000 state funds to produce a 12 ton cheese display for the 1964 New York World Fair. Fred Risser was the lone dissenter. The 24 to 8 vote rejected a plan to bar disposable glass beer bottles, with Raymond Rice asserting the measure would curb beach clutter and danger.
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Madison
Wisconsin
State
Senate
Assembly
Fred Risser
Raymond Rice
R - la Crosse
COL Holds April CPI At March Level Increases Seen Delayed
Washington AP reports the cost of living stayed at 106.2 of the 1957 59 average in April, one percent above 1962. Food and gasoline fell while housing used cars newspapers and clothing rose. Meat poultry fish dropped 2.4 to 1957 levels. sugar prices rise may lag. About 950000 workers to gain one cent hourly due to cost of living adjustments.
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Washington
Labor Department
Ewan Clague
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Clague
Florida
California
Rainfall Grips St Cloud and Twin Cities in 24 Hours
St Cloud recorded 2.09 inches of moisture in the 24 hour period, the highest in Minnesota, while the Twin Cities posted 1.07 inches. statewide rainfall remained under one inch at other reporting points. Scattered showers may drift into Wisconsin, with a new batch spreading from western North Dakota today. Warmer weather is forecast for Wednesday.
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Associated Press
St. Cloud
Weather Bureau
Twin Cities
Minnesota
Wisconsin
North Dakota
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Stoddard
James C. McCord
Peter G. Hurtgen
Joel Stokke
Richard J. McLoone
LA Crosse County
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S. 15Th St
Patricia A. Hughes
Ferry St
Viroqua, Wis
Arvid E. Skrede
Katherine Ann Soltna
Richard Harlan
Viola
Jane Abby Schave
Waunakee
Paul R. Vandersteen
Bette Jean Nelson
Hubert W. Parr
Westby
Yvonne Lois Myhre
Rolvaag
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Allen J. Ellender
D-La
Aiken
Community Theater
Milwaukee Livestock
By Alan M. Kennedy
Frank A. Andrews
Dupont
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
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Chief of Naval Operations
Adm
E. W. Grenfell
Atlantic Fleet Submarine Force
Nelson
U.S. Supreme Court
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Penny
L. Fraser Banks
John Fuller
L. W. Fiquett
Montgomery
George C. Wallace
Wallace
Congress of Racial Equality
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N.C
Allen Thompson
Jackson
Miss
Robert F. Kennedy
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