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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1965
Page
11
Sheriff reports 99 arrests from Wednesday to Monday morning tied to Oktoberfest in La Crosse with 45 arrests Sunday. Most offenders were drunk and disorderly or in possession of beer. 40 posted bond. Jail census fell to 18 by 10:30 a.m. Monday as more made bond.
J W Manke of 922 Avon St hands Mr and Mrs Hofmeister a 1904 La Crosse umbrella as a Frohsinn Society memento. The couple plans to carry it on tours but reserve use for select appearances to protect it.
On Oct 3 a fire was reported in a clothes dryer at Paul Clements residence 1221 Jackson St. On Oct 3 a standby for an air show was issued at La Crosse Municipal Airport. On Oct 3 a flooded oil burner was reported at Dennis Pickle residence 12162 Main St. On Oct 4 a smoke report at Sears Roebuck and Co at 5th and King found nothing.
The speech department at La Crosse State University will host a drama workshop for area high school students Tuesday afternoon with over 300 registrations. The program begins at 1 p.m. in Main Hall auditorium, including two sectional meetings on stage craft, costuming, makeup, and set building.
The new officers of the Business Education Club at Coleman Vocational School travel to Antigo for a state wide workshop. Officers include Earl Engelson president R J Cashton vice president Don Loefflad treasurer Wayne Winters secretary Barbara Mickelson parliamentarian John Schulz and Cheryl McCormick historian. Ronald Russell is the newly appointed adviser and data processing instructor accompanying the group. Engelson
The state college board of regents approved new degree programs for Stout State University at Menomonie and Whitewater State University. Stout would offer a pre school education major and Whitewater would start majors in American studies and Latin American studies if ratified by the Coordinating Committee for Higher Education.
About 4,000 spectators watched Charlie Hillard Jr and Harold Krier perform loops, rolls, and stunts at La Crosse Municipal Airport. 67 transit planes were parked as planes soared to 1,800 feet, smoke trails filled the sky, and parachutist Red Didget executed a dramatic descent and flag stunt.
Fifty six crashes were logged in La Crosse during Oktoberfest with one county fatality from Iowa. Over the weekend six people were hurt in a two car collision at 14th and State Streets. Injured were Judy Bussler and Renne Zamerbinski taken to Lutheran Hospital, along with Cheryl Johnson and others in subsequent incidents.
Residents of Green Island lower Pettibone Island and Shore Acres were urged to take high water precautions before Monday Oct 11. Meteorologist Finn Johnson said the Mississippi River at La Crosse and Winona will rise to nine feet by Oct 10 and 11, with flood stage at La Crosse at 12 feet. The river stood 6.9 feet Monday morning, the highest since July 2.
Two teenagers died and two were injured when their car left Loon Lake Road south of Antioch and struck a telephone pole. Victims were Joyce Shiffer 17 from Racine and George Van Hecke 17 of Antioch. Driver Chuck Groeninger 19 of Antioch and Mary Gudgeon 18 of Lake Villa were taken to Great Lakes Hospital.
The Hiawatha Valley Bird Club of Winona will screen The Enduring Wilderness and The Adelie Penguins of the Antarctic at 7 30 p m CST in Lake Park Lodge. They will review summer highlights and plan a field trip Sunday Oct 10 at 1 30 p m to Trempealeau Wildlife Refuge to search for waterfowl and other migratory birds.
Robert Hass of La Crosse reported to the La Crosse County Sheriff Department on Monday that a cow was shot and killed sometime over the weekend. The carcass was found Monday morning in a ridge area east of Hillview Home.
Continental Can Co. of Chicago has obtained a permit for a $15,000 foundation for a new plant on St James Street near the North Western Railroad tracks. The project is planned as part of a $375,000 structure with plans under review by the Wisconsin Industrial Commission. Peter Nelson and Son is general contractor with Schneider Heating and Air Conditioning Smith Plumbing and Heating and Papenfuss Electric Co. as other contractors.
Sgt J C Omer J Shell Jr, adviser to Army Reserve units in La Crosse area since 1964, is alerted for overseas duty. He will report Oct 15 to Ft Polk Louisiana as platoon sergeant of the 578th Engineer Battalion maintenance group. His family will stay in Onalaska during indefinte overseas assignment.
Shannon Airport authorities cut liquor prices for American buyers by 20 percent to offset new U.S. limits of one bottle duty free. The first bottle remains $1.96, while the next four bottles sell at $1.38 each to cushion the restriction.
Oct. 3 8:47 a.m. Mrs Em ery Klinkner 82 of 1245 West Ave S to St Francis Hospital illness. Oct. 4 1:08 a.m. Leo Hanson 72 of 2828 Onalaska Ave to La Crosse Hospital illness. Oct. 4 9:10 a.m. Mrs John Hoch 72 of 415 N Losey Blvd to Lutheran Hospital injured hip in fall.
WKBH WKBT reports full employee participation in its United Fund pilot. Of 52 donors 27 gave Fair Share equal to one hour's pay per month. Co chairs Kenneth Dahl and Ralph Steele praised the strong response, noting a 60 percent rise over last year. The La Crosse Tribune and Allis-Chalmers reported similar increases in their campaigns.
The Wisconsin Building Commission approved a cable television tower on state university land at Platteville. The university will receive free access to the service, including reception from major networks and the educational channel, and may transmit its own programs later. The private firm gains the tower site at no cost.
Hollywood AP Dorothy Malone has walked for the first time since being admitted to Cedars of Lebanon Hospital for surgery nearly two weeks ago. A spokesman said she drank a small beer and chatted with her parents and brother in her room. Malone, 40, star of Peyton Place, was hospitalized September 21 for surgery on massive blood clots in her lungs.
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