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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1958
Page
1
Unemployment fell from 4,699,000 in August to 4,111,000 in September, a sharp drop aided by adult men returning to nonfarm work. Employment slipped 738,000 to 64,629,000 as students quit summer jobs and schools expanded staff. Factory hiring rose in autos, steel, radios, TVs, and electronics.
AP sports story from Milwaukee recaps reaction to the World Series loss. It recalls last year’s despair and Milwaukee’s different mood this time as players and fans adjust to a longer series and potential changes. It notes Ed Delahanty? Mathews’ record and references future prospects and salary checks.
A twister ripped through two farms in northwest Wisconsin causing minor damage and no injuries. The storm followed a path northeast of Hudson striking Elton Dalke’s land and Esther Jones farm, with a barn moved off its foundation and trees and an orchard damaged.
A Jupiter rocket exploded in a Cape Canaveral test, swerving out of control after liftoff. The range safety officer destroyed it after 32 seconds. debris fell into the ocean with no injuries or property damage reported. Salvage crews searched for fragments to aid Army missile maintenance.
President Eisenhower names Secretary of State Dulles to represent the United States at Pope Pius XII's funeral in Gettysburg. Eisenhower will attend a Mass for the Pope in Washington on Tuesday.
The Common Council voted 17 to 1 to annex Village Shopping Center Boulevard Addition and Elmwood Addition from Town of Shelby to La Crosse Alderman Emil O Schultz was the sole dissenter The city had previously annexed Bluffview Gardens and Shelby Heights Additions.
The Common Council empowered its Grounds, Buildings and Utilities Committee to negotiate for property needed for the Lang drive George street extension. They may purchase land for appraisal value or less, with total appraised value at 57 990 dollars and a 70 000 dollar land fund approved last year.
The United States warned that Eisenhower’s proposed one year moratorium on nuclear tests would be nullified if the Soviet Union continues testing after October 31. Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge said no permanent cessation could be agreed until progress in disarmament is made, as the Geneva talks open October 31.
Harry Biltz, critically injured in a car wreck near Wichita, Kansas, chooses to spend life standing instead of sitting. Doctors plan a spinal fusion to relieve nerve pain, sacrificing bending ability. He lost his left eye and more after a Nov 23, 1957 crash, and now advocates highway safety while pursuing work again.
Aldermen received a tentative calendar fiscal 1959 budget of 7,191,212.18 dollars, up from 7,100,990.54 in 1958, with a separate 1.61 million capital improvement plan to be financed by bonds and funds. The plan awaits Finance and Purchase Committee hearings and final approval.
The body in funeral robes was moved from St John Lateran to St Peter's Basilica for burial in the crypt. Hundreds of thousands filled Rome and the Vatican as Italy watched by radio and television. The rite included absolution by cardinals and officials, with mourning extending to October 19.
The Most Rev John P Treacy bishop of La Crosse schedules a Solemn Pontifical Mass of Requiem for Pope Pius XI at St Josephs Cathedral this Friday Oct 10 at 8 pm The public is invited to participate with Mass officers and Holy Cross Seminary choir providing music
The Finance Committee trimmed 129 750 from the proposed 1959 highway budget in a heated session as supervisors pledged further cuts across budgets. They will meet Monday to finalize highway figures and proposed salary step increases under the Young plan before presenting the tentative budget to the full Board.
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