Growth at Wisconsin state universities boosts enrollment
The La Crosse Tribune notes statewide 1969 enrollment up 7 percent across nine universities and four branches, with out-of-state students down 17 percent due to higher nonresident tuition. Graduate enrollment climbs, while La Crosse State University rises to over 7,200 students, up 9 percent, enriching regional culture and economy.
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LA Crosse State University
LCU
Coulee
Cardinal attacks Nixon on abortion church state clash erupts
Washington Cardinal O Boyle publicly denounces the White House task force on the Mentally Handicapped for endorsing abortion on demand. He calls for Catholic education and opposition to pro abortion measures, while Rockefeller driven commissions push federal birth control aims.
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White House
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O’boyle
Winthrop Rockefeller
Arkansas
U.S
John D. Rockefeller III
America
Rockefeller
Archdiocese of
Cardinal O’boyle
House
Rep Vernon Thomson Faces Attacks From Opponent
The Wisconsin 3rd District congressman Vernon Thomson, allied with supporting votes for flood control and housing, faces charges over a newsletter mailing. His rival, Prof Ray Short, accuses improper use of the frank and cites his voting on unionism and farm legislation amid a long tenure marked by mixed reviews. Thomson's district wins and ADA ratings mark a contested, cautious record.
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Ray Short
Thomson
Washington
Midwest
House
Short
Sen
Gaylord Nelson
Afl-Cio
la Crosse
Americans For Democratic Action
ADA
Federal Reserve Board
Wisconsin
U.S
Sixty eight American prisoners slain near Sunchon tunnel
Tribune notes the 1950 report of 68 U.S. prisoners killed by Red captors near the Sunchon tunnel. It mentions a train dispatch with pretext of taking captives to supper and cites other aging items from TWENTY YEARS AGO.
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U.S
Sen
Joseph McCarthy
Rwis
Mississippi Valley Association
Minneapolis
Mississippi River
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Union at University of Minnesota dedicated
Forty years ago 1930 Minnesota Highway Department lets contract for a road between La Crescent and Hokah costing 111408 dollars. Sparta drugstore fire threatens loss of 30000. Horner Denison opens new radio sales room at 1200 Caledonia Street. Liquor questions loom in 1932 elections but public focus on prohibition.
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Hokah
Herman Jackson
Sparta
Horner-Denison Co
Caledonia St
New Way
David Lawrence
Tribune Washington
Towns adapt or fade as suburbs reshape Wisconsin governance
Madison observers note Wisconsin towns show militance from urban shift but lack a progressive aim. They push education for part time tax assessors while resisting a professional county base. Suburban towns risk dissolution unless their tax privileges end and residents face true service costs.
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Madison
Wisconsin Towns Association
Wisconsin
Towns Association
Swiss model for peace endures 700 years
The piece argues that Switzerland s confederation, begun in 1291, with its arbitration based system and no veto, offers a viable blueprint for a world peacekeeping league. It contrasts Swiss optimism about lasting peace with distrust of UN veto power and warns that airborne invasion and nuclear threats could imperil even the Switzerland defense.
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United Nations
Europe
Security Council
Letter to the Editor on population and land use
A reader argues against overpopulation scares and praises using Western land to house and feed growing numbers. She cites cancer and heart disease as bigger issues, urges decentralizing industry, and emphasizes education and the talents of children as America’s greatest resource. Mrs. Ray Kelly of Onalaska signs the letter.
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the Tribune
Las Vegas
Ray Kelly
Onalaska
Descended from fish theory heats a La Crosse letter
A Tribune reader jokes that humans are direct mental descendants of fish, likening human behavior to fish in a bowl. The letter argues against divine instillation of intellect, citing repeated aimless bursts and open mouths as the clincher.
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the Tribune
R. G. Hendrickson
Onalaska Ave
la Crosse
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