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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1968
Page
2
Berkeley plans a 200000 dollar program to integrate kindergartners through sixth grade across the city. 1400 Negro students will move to hill schools for K–3 and 2100 white students will attend flatland schools for grades 4–6.
Mississippi regular Democratic leaders led by Gov John Bell Williams bolt the national party to back George C Wallace of the American Independent party. Chairman Leon Bramlett said Humphrey would be a disaster for Mississippi voters and urged support for Wallace to block the Eastern Establishment. Williams joined Wallace, defending the move as a stand against party establishment.
Army Corps of Engineers will hold a public hearing at Two Rivers city hall Wisconsin on October 2 to discuss adding small craft harbors between Kenosha and Kewaunee. Existing federal projects at Kenosha Racine Milwaukee Sheboygan Manitowoc Port Washington Two Rivers Kewaunee are largely complete.
Modine Mfg Co of Racine will construct a 70,000 square foot plant in Knoxville Tennessee to produce aluminum heat exchangers. Construction starts immediately with about 100 workers planned when production begins around April. It is Modine’s 11th facility and third for aluminum heat exchangers, joining Clinton Tennessee and McHenry Illinois.
The article notes Clifford avoided a new round with Russia and previews Sentinel as a limited US shield against a small mid 1970s attack from Red China. It cites costs around 40 billion for heavier defense and questions its effectiveness. He urges NATO nations to review troop commitments and discusses stalled U S North Korea talks over the Pueblo crew.
Five youths including two aged 13 and 14 and three aged 12 were arrested after thefts in La Crosse. Officers found two boys rifling cars in the Municipal Ramp and three others stealing empty bottles from a garage on West Avenue South. They were turned over to county social workers for juvenile court processing.
Loew's Theaters Inc and Lorillard Corp announced a stock swap merger plan. The agreement awaits approval by directors and stockholders of both companies and regulatory clearance.
Minnesota DFL Chairman Spannaus urged Senator Eugene J. McCarthy to remove his name from the Minnesota ballot as a fourth party candidate. Petitions filed by McCarthy backers seek a protest ticket with New York Mayor John Lindsay backing Nixon. McCarthy weighing withdrawal after talks with aides. the matter hinges on state withdrawal rules and potential attorney general guidance.
Sen Everett Dirksen, veteran Republican leader, joked about assassination threats during a news conference in the Senate press gallery. He emphasized his flowers and 65 bird feeders, while commenting on Abe Fortas and the Johnson administration, noting he is not the president and cannot say what he should do. A florists group honored him with a gold rose as his roses bloom.
Health figures show 127 of 190 drivers and 22 of 30 pedestrians had alcohol in their blood in the first half of 1968. About 59 drivers and 9 pedestrians exceeded 0.15 percent, with 85 drivers and 12 pedestrians at or above 0.10 percent. June data report 24 drivers with alcohol and 6 pedestrian deaths with some alcohol. Total Wisconsin deaths January through June reached 539. The blood sampling law now requires coroners to obtain samples in fatal crashes.
Friday events include WKBH 6:45 p.m. Twins vs Tigers baseball WKTY 7:20 p.m. Aquinas vs Logan football WCOW 7:15 p.m. Sparta vs Madison Edgewood football. Saturday features WKBH 1:50 p.m. La Crosse State vs St John s football and 6:45 p.m. Twins vs Tigers baseball WKTY 1:10 p.m. Cubs vs Phillies baseball 8:15 p.m. Packers vs Browns football WCOW 8:15 p.m. Packers vs Browns football.
A Detroit Lakes woman 20 Mary Jo Kwako died in a highway crash seven miles south of Detroit Lakes. No witnesses. a passing motorist reported the overturned car. Kwako had been a Morris student returning home. The incident raised Minnesota road deaths for the year to 690.
Reports speak of fighting in Tibet between Mao supporters and opponents. Opponents rally around Liu Shaoqi, seen as rival to the cultural revolution. Liu remains under house arrest in Beijing and has not been ousted, though party support for him remains robust.
Bernard E. Nigbor, 66, president of Nigbor Furs Inc., died Thursday in a Petoskey hospital while vacationing at Mackinac Island. The firm founded by his father in 1895 operates stores in Berlin, Green Bay, Milwaukee, Stevens Point and Wausau. Funeral services set for Saturday at St. Stephen Roman Catholic Church in Stevens Point.
On September 5 at 11 26 a m a Mrs Michael Rutz 47 of 912 Gould St was taken by squad to St Francis Hospital with a knife wound to the hand. At 2 45 p m Rudy Secky 50 of 804 S 8th St was transported to La Crosse Clinic with an injured hand from an accident. At 11 20 p m Pat Griffen 30 of Galesville was escorted to St Francis Hospital after a racing accident injuring his back and he was treated and released. The La Crosse Fire Department reported flooding at the Richard Eagen residence 3144 S 29th St at 12 25 p m.
Richard Nixon rallied 20 000 at Santa Clara to frame middle class Americans as forgotten yet rising voters. He urged a broad coalition against inflation and crime and pledged new leadership to end the war honorably, previewing later Texas stops.
The Oakland jury weighing Huey Newton murder charges paused to re hear key prosecution testimony. Witness Henry Grier said he saw Newton shoot Officer John Frey, while Heanes testified he did not see a gun. The panel also reviewed the abdom inal wound Newton says he suffered and the missing Frey service pistol.
Graduate students will register for the fall semester at La Crosse State University on Saturday from 8 30 a m until noon in Mitchell Hall. Dr James H M Erickson dean of the Graduate College announced a new program student personnel services added to the master's schedule. The program is open to degree holders from all accredited institutions and not limited to teachers.
The National Association of Securities Dealers provides inter dealer prices around 9:00 a.m. for a list of stocks including CW Transport Dial Finance Fabri Tek First Bank Gateway Trans Godfrey Co Gyrodyne Howell Instr Lincoln Natl Life McQuay Nekoosa Ed Rockwell Mfg Royal Dutch N Y Wallace Bus Warner Elec Werner Trans Western Power Wis Pwr and Lite and more. Marshall Co compiles bids and asks with markup adjustments and fund prices from Boston Fund Chemical F., Ea. & Ho., Fidelity, Manhattan, Mass Inv Trusts, National Inves, Puritan and Wis Fund with ranges given.
In East Haven Conn and surrounding towns about 200 teachers in 14 public schools with 6,000 students are in a contract dispute over medical insurance. Only 60 teachers attended the 250-member meeting while 13 schools briefly opened for 5,500 students.
Danny G. Johnson of 1323 South 26th Street and Barbara K. Kirchner of 520 South 6th Street are to be married on September 7 in La Crosse following the issuance of a marriage license.
Wisconsin shows fair cool Friday night and sunny warmer Saturday. Minnesota forecasts fair Friday night cooler east and south with light frost in the northeast and Saturday increasing clouds with a chance of showers in the north. Iowa to be generally fair and warmer Friday night and Saturday. The five day period through next Wednesday will run near normal with La Crosse highs near 75 and lows around 54. Precipitation expected about a half inch Sunday or Monday. Warmer Saturday cooler Sunday. Sunrise 6 35 a.m. Sunset 7 3 p.m. Record high low for Sept 6 1922 101 and 1892 41.
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey told reporters he believed he had a better chance than Nixon to end the war, hoping the Johnson administration could do so by January. He dismissed McCarthy’s view and warned Nixon would default to a hard line if attacked.
Chicago Mercantile Exchange butter and car ratings show various scores and percentages. Eggs grades and whites prices listed. US potatoes arrivals on track with State track sales and price quotes for Washington Norgolds and Minnesota Wisconsin round reds.
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