War Eagle relics stir regional tensions over museum funding
A Winona controversy grows as the War Eagle stern is explored by divers hired by Winona County Historical Society while a La Crosse diver offered to work for free for sponsorships. locals debate who should claim the sunken steamer as a historic asset.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winona
la Crosse
la Crescent
The
Winona County Historical Society
la Crosse Tribune
King Tut
Proxmire Wins Appropriations Seat Over Kennedy Wishes
Wisconsin Senator William Proxmire seizes the Appropriations Committee post after the Kefauver death, defying seniority norms and White House wishes. The move signals Democratic discontent with Kennedy spending and foreshadows trouble for the foreign aid bill in both chambers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
William Proxmire
Appropriations Committee
White House
Kennedy
Proxmire
Estes Kefauver
D-Tenn
Agriculture Committee
Appropriations
Senate
Ralph Yarborough
D-Tex
Kefauver
Humphrey and
Douglas
Democratic Steering Committee
Yarborough
Mike Mansfield
Richard Russell
D-Ga
House
New Governments In Africa Rated Low Comedy By Ruark
Roaring column describes Brazzaville and Youlou Youlou’s fall, comparing African politics to a floor show. Ruark argues labor unrest, corruption, and price shocks fueled the ouster, noting foreign influence, cheap booze, and local resentment as the mob’s motive. He warns comedians in power can kill for laughs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Africa
Youlou
State Department
Washington, D.C
Senators Dialog on Air Routes and Subsidies in Hearing
Sen. Leverett Saltonstall notes the unusually cool New Senate office air while Sen. Norris Cotton jokes about Northern Maine and Hyannis Port. The Aviation subcommittee hearing discusses Northeast Airlines subsidies as a path to better New England air service. Sen. Bartlet of Alaska shudders at the word subsidies and Cotton cautions Republicans oppose subsidies except for their own areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Proxmire
Senate
Joseph McCarthy
Angola
de Gaulle
Youlou
Congo
Leopoldville
Katanga
Washington
Leverett Saltonstall
R-Mass
New England
Maine
Hyannis Port
Mass
Sen
Norris Cotton
New Hampshire
Northeast Airlines
E. L. Bartlett
Alaska
Rn.h
Review of the News in Years Past Twenty Years Ago 1943
A sweeping year 1943 recap spans Pacific warfare Marcus Island raids and Rome invasion talk. Soviet advances on a 600 mile front push toward Taganrog while German retreats in Donets Basin are noted. Local actions include La Crosse Up per French Island school land seizure for airport use and a 50th church anniversary. Obits and civic items close the round up.
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Japan
U.S. Pacific Fleet
Marcus Island
Tokyo
Wake
DNB
Donets Basin
Voroshilovgrad
Sobensk
Taganrog
City of la Crosse
Upper
French Island
School Road
Lillian Foster
Bangor
Riverside Park
la Crosse
OPA
Goodland
John G. Grindell
Grant County
Melvin R. Bohn
Bloomington
Grindell
Willis E. Brindley
Seattle
Wash
John Brindley
Thad
Jack
Ben R
San Francisco
Italy
Montgomery
Hitler
Europe
Messina Straits
Brenner Pass
North Africa
Africa
Seventh Street Baptist Church
7Th and Winnebago
M. Vanderbeck
John Vanderbeck
Corfu
Sokol
Racine
Chicago
Alexander J. McGavick
St. Wenceslaus
Peter Nelson
Wisconsin Railway Light and Power Co
10Th and Main
Ivan Wright
Ed Mayenden
Wright
Cathrine McFarlin
Clinton
Iowa
Mt. Pleasant
Capitol
U.S
Asiatic Squadron
Yokohama
Marlin Miller
Martin Miller
West Salem
Joyce Beverly Sinnen
E. Sinnen
Leverne Honora Lee
L. T. Lee
Holmen
J. D. Griswold Farm
Living With Expectations And Joy
A reflective piece on managing expectations to preserve happiness. It suggests avoiding worst‑case thinking to sustain joy and warns against rushing through life in pursuit of speed.
Wisconsin Public Payrolls Hit High Levels in Wisconsin
A library study notes Wisconsin has a high public service employment rate with 342 workers per 10 000 population, higher than Minnesota and Ohio. The piece questions causes, urging broader national comparisons and consideration of per capita income, tax pressures, and policy responses amid rising budget costs.
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Madison
Legislative Reference Library
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Ohio
Safety Rights Face Rough Justice in Urban Crime
A 1963 Herald Tribune commentary argues civil rights must include protection from crime. Chicago police chief Orlando W. Wilson urges organizing crime victims while Washington and Seattle show gunting enforcement gaps. The piece notes rising assaults nationwide and calls for lawful reforms.
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Washington
Orlando W. Wilson
Wilson
School of Criminology
University of California
Chicago
American Bar Association
Robert Murray
Washington, D.C
America
Seattle
Wash
Milwaukee
Wis
House of Representatives
Senate
New York City
New Jersey
New York Herald Tribune, Inc
Want Ads Guide Shows Community Pulse In Classifieds
Cy Barrett explains that reading want ads reveals a town’s heart and business activity. The letters discuss librarianships, selling baby shoe bronzing, and direct selling firms while offering career tips and resources from Cy Barrett and associated librarians and businesses.
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Eleanor
Alice Ames
River Street
Boston
Agnes
Senti Mental Company
Capitol Street
Columbus
Ohio
National Association of Direct Selling Companies
Center St
Winona
Minn
Cy Barrett
Taxi Driver List of People Driven to Drink
A humorous line notes that any taxi driver could name people who use alcohol as a coping aid. The quip underlines the idea that routes and conversations reveal private habits.
Overbid Leads to Grand Slam in Jacoby Column
The article recounts a bridge hand where East doubles after North-South reach seven spades. South plays a club finesse to set up three clubs, enabling a grand slam. West signals by opening hearts, influencing lead choices. The piece promotes Oswald Jacoby’s book Win at Bridge and invites readers to order.
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Marshall Miles
East
North-South
North
West
Declarer
South
La Crosse Tribune Publishing Details and Rates
The La Crosse Tribune lists staff roles and advertising contacts. It shows home delivery areas LaCrosse Onalaska La Crescent and subscription rates for various regions and durations.
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LaCrosse
Onalaska
la Crescent
LaCrosse Sunday Tribune
Carrier Boy
Carrier Bay
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Mr. Proxmire
Kennedy Chill
Robert C. Ruark
Brazzaville
Abbe Youlou
Abbe Lane
Connecticut
Washington News
Roosevelt
Nurnberg
William Martin
Dartmouth College
Louis H. Martin
Brevoort Hotel
Cremer Jewelry Store
Main
Kenneth Tryggestad
Myrick Park
J. J. Verchota
Gardner R. Withrow
Ronald W. He
Joseph K. Kidder
Joseph Goebbels
Alfred Rosenberg
Norfolk, Va
North Carolina
Adam Kroner
Pearl St
St. Paul
Pearl
Wermuth
Harry K. Thaw
Stanford White
New York
Sherbrooke
Quebec
Canada
Matteawan Asylum
Jerome K. Jerome
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
Sorensen
Police Commission
Thomas Morris
Chetek
Francis E. McGovern
Ua Crosse
Ori J. Sorensen
John B. Webber
Dan Dineen
Webber
John Taylor
J. J. McCauley
Edward Sheridan
John Wyngaard
David Lawrence
United States
Yul Brunner
Marian
Margaret L
Margaret
Myra Ricking
American Library Association
Miss Ricking
East Huron
Chicago, Ill
Jacoby
BY Oswald Jacoby
North &K
Che la Crosse Tribune
V. T. Burgess
Sanford Goltz
R. L. Bangsberg
J. E. Lienlokken
E. F. Teachout
Leeward Lee
ED Keefe
Mgr
E. L. Burgess
Howard Colvin
4Th and
Cass Sts
Lee Enterprise, Inc
Associated Press
Lee
Tribune
Jann & Kelley, Inc
Detroit
Los Angeles
Kansas City
Atlanta
Minneapolis
Takoe
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