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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1965
Page
4
Pope Paul VI spoke of peace and moral conscience addressing the United Nations and world leaders. He warned that humanity’s troubles arise from greed and hatred while appealing for elevated aims beyond national or religious divides, representing about 600 million Catholics.
The Defense Department awards Lockheed a $2 billion contract for 58 C5A heavy air transports to move 600 troops or 50 tons of cargo nonstop across the Pacific in four years. Critics note runway needs and question the plane's military value amid ship shortages and slowly rebuilt civilian shipping.
The Communists have executed captured American soldiers in Viet Nam in reprisal for South Vietnamese actions against Viet Cong saboteurs. The piece condemns the death penalty for opposing the government and calls for unity against the enemy, labeling the Communists as fools and murderers.
A civic group objects to placing a new university heating plant near homes and suggests alternative sites within state property or a former pumping station north of La Crosse Street. The group notes expansion west of the current campus and urges locating the plant away from residential neighborhoods.
A reader letter to The Tribune praises the newspaper and commends its coverage. The note expresses appreciation for the paper and signals reader engagement with current issues and local reporting.
Robert Dolphin Jr of Florida State University analyzed 482 Flint Michigan area consumer bankruptcy cases. The report notes typical profiles include a 30 year old high school graduate factory worker with a family of five and annual income around 4650 dollars owing 3200 to 3800 dollars to 12 to 16 creditors. The study urges denying bankruptcy to those who can pay and expanding community debt counseling services.
A reader letter from M M Emmons of La Crescent Minnesota condemns Willie Oswald era sensationalism and gun legislation while mocking public figures. The writer links provocative bookish titles to corrupt governance and urges caution against job corps temptations.
Washington moved to shift Wisconsin trained John Gronouski from postmaster general to ambassador to Poland. President Johnson privately invited Polish American leaders to defend the change as non demotion, but some attendees remained unconvinced.
Hall Syndicate reports that President Johnson faces a decision on a naval blockade as a countermeasure to halt Soviet arms reaching North Viet Nam. Joint Chiefs urge action to deny imports by sea, aiming to save pilots and pressure Hanoi, with Westmoreland recommending steps to cut weapons flow and protect South Vietnam.
Sydney J. Harris argues history shows humans do not like war. He cites primitive peaceful roles, impractical rewards for recruits, and repeated drafts to prove that war stems from pride and rivalry rather than an instinctive love of killing.
Review of the news from twenty years ago reports a four hour strike by telephone workers starting early in New York and Washington. Also noted are oil strikers ordered back to work in fifteen states and a UN charter ratification statement by Edward R Stetinius.
An analysis notes that incentive systems shape Soviet production without full capitalism, alongside Western editorial takes. It contrasts Moscow moves toward fewer regional councils, local manager autonomy, and profit bookkeeping with centralized planning, while Britain and the United States debate labor costs and market concepts.
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