Word for the Prosecution Highlights Debate Team
La Crosse State University tied for second at a Whitewater meet, winning six rounds and losing two to the Wisconsin team from Madison. The 1965 66 topic argued for greater freedom for law enforcement in crime investigation and prosecution. Senator McClellan urged Congress to restore balance by protecting admissible confessions amid appeals court delays.
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State University
Whitewater
University of Wisconsin
Madison
Congress
la Crosse State
U.S
U.S. Supreme Court
John McClellan
D-Ark
McClellan
Firefighters dispute fact finder reshapes bargaining tone
The fact finding in the Fire Fighters Local 127 dispute with the city pushed toward a broader bargaining approach. The union won support for restoring top pay of the state schedule and a 63 hour week, partial gains on uniform allowance, with health insurance sharing unchanged and longevity pay rejected. The report urges using skill value over preserving the status quo to set pay, signaling a more give and take future.
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Marshall
Wisconsin GOP Rejects John Birch Society as Confident Move
The Wisconsin Republican Party executive committee denounced the John Birch Society and its methods. The action, led by state chairman Ody Fish and Gov. Warren Knowles, reflected concerns about internal subversion and political risk amid growing Democrat competition.
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John Wyngaard
Madison
Wisconsin Republican Party
John Birch Society
Wisconsin
WV Mragro
GOP
Washington
Birch
Sen
Thruston Morton
Kentucky
Ody Fish
Warren P. Knowles
Fish
Tery
Birch Organization
National Press
State Party Committee
Robert Welch
Society
Humphrey Hosts Governors at Waverly Summer Outing
Vice President Hubert Humphrey hosted about 50 state governors at his Waverly Minnesota home. He gave tours on Lake Waverly in small pontoon boats and joked that if he sinks he would take two Republicans with him. The piece ends with a safety warning against drowsy driving.
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Hubert Humphrey
Waverly
Minn
Minneapolis
Lake Waverly
Bible Verse Proverbs 1 7 Fear of Lord Begins Knowledge
The passage declares the fear of the Lord as the start of knowledge and warns that fools despise wisdom and instruction. It emphasizes reverence, moral understanding, and the value of learning guided by divine wisdom.
Merit Badges And Useful Skills
Boy Scouts work on a camp trail during a summer program while Riverland Girl Scout Council in La Crosse oversees first aid training and related troop projects.
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Boy Scouts
Scout Council
Many Reasons to Give United Fund Drive Rally
The United Fund of the La Crosse Area recruited 1 200 unpaid volunteers to ask neighbors for donations. The drive aims to reach 272 844 dollars, about 8 000 more than 1964, with corporate gifts up notably this year.
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United Fund
la Crosse
United Way
United
la Crosse Area
USO
Red Cross
Salvation Army
YMCA
YWCA
United Fund Giving
Ployes
Allis Chalmers
la Crosse Tribune
WKBH
WKBT
Doerflinger’s
Tribune readers debate turning point in Vietnam war
Letter writers argue the Viet Cong is losing due to leadership and manpower shortages yet remains ruthless. They warn civilians will suffer and urge relentless assault and rejection of peace terms. A Chicago judge cites parental apathy as a major enemy amid a broader note on fiction.
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the Tribune
Chicago
Republicans in Wisconsin Debate Birch Dues and GOP Purge
The piece notes a figure of 5,000 as dues to the Birch organization in Wisconsin and comments that with up to 100,000 card carrying Republicans the amount is small. It compares the party’s move to excise a malignancy to similar actions by liberal rivals in historic contexts.
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Birch
Wisconsin
Allied gold finds worth over 250 million in 1945 news
Allied authorities uncover and impound Japanese gold silver and platinum reserves totaling more than 250 million dollars. Records are sought to determine if the reserves include loot from conquered lands. Pierre Laval is condemned to death for collaborating with the enemy. President Truman dedicates TVA Kentucky dam and advocates waterways development as common sense.
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Trane
Allis - Chalmers
Auto-Lite
la Crosse Rubber Mills
Pierre Laval
France
Truman
TVA
Kentucky
Waterways
Emily Stromstad
la Crosse County
Western Wisconsin Teachers Association
League of Nations
Italy
Ethiopia
Wisconsin Wpa
Where The Far Right And The Reds Are Alike
Sydney J. Harris argues that far rightists share a two valued thinking with Communists. He explains that both see only two opposing positions and label opponents as enemies, leading to rigid, blanket accusations and failure to recognize nuances among liberal, reformist, or conservative critics. The piece critiques binary political mindset.
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Eisenhower
Viet Costs Soaring as LBJ Opposes Poverty Bill Expansion
President Johnson privately opposes a near 1.5 billion dollar increase in the antipoverty budget amid Viet Nam war cost pressures. House Republicans vow further cuts, noting large unspent funds in Job Corps and Community Action, with total Great Society costs soaring toward 120 billion dollars this year.
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Washington
Johnson
House
John J. Fogarty
D-R.i
Congress
Senate
House Labor Committees
Budget Bureau
Viet Nam
House Appropriations Committee
Sargent Shriver
GOP
Shriver
Office of Economic Opportunity
Great Society
Frank T. Bow
Ohio
House Appropriations
George Mahon
D-Tex
Appropriations
La Crosse Tribune Publisher and Editor Details
The La Crosse Tribune lists T Burgess as publisher and Sanford Goltz as editor. It notes the paper’s La Crosse Wisconsin address and AP news partnership. It provides subscription rates and carrier information in a concise notice.
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T. Burgess
Sanford Goltz
4Th
Cass Sts
la Crosse
Wisconsin
la Crosse Tribune
Lee Enterprises, Inc
Associated Press
AP News
JacobY on Bridge Italy gains 12 IMPS over poor South play
The column analyzes a bridge deal where North-South errant bidding and Souths risky slam invite led to Italy securing 12 International Match Points. The author criticizes Blackwood slam aims and a faulty trump lead, noting better king-into-sack and finesse chances could have won.
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Italy
North
South
West
East
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