12 Sep 1968
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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1968
Page
1
Wisconsin’s autumn color display is expected to reach peak in the next two to three weeks, the Department of Natural Resources reports. Colorama begins in the north in mid-September and moves south, inviting viewing along roads and parks with flaming sumac and later maples signaling peak scenes.
Nixon calls for translating European alarm over the Czechoslovak crisis into a push to revitalize NATO with stronger Western unity. He argues NATO has been treated as junior partners and should be elevated to the top of U.S. national business. He also advises delaying ratification of a nuclear weapons ban treaty while Soviet troops remain in Czechoslovakia.
Vice President Hubert Humphrey urged Senate action on the nuclear nonproliferation treaty at the Delaware Memorial Bridge dedication in Wilmington. He criticized Nixon for advocating delay and said delay would undermine trust and national greatness while stressing unity and bridge building between people.
The 293 year old elm with a 69 inch trunk along the Menomonee River Parkway died of Dutch elm disease. High water kept crews from spraying with DDT and injections, ending Milton E. Kral's 23 year fight to save it. The tree’s slabs may be preserved by the forestry department and given to interested residents.
The La Crosse Tribune asks Wisconsinites and La Crosse area residents to send letters describing what makes the state special and what could be improved. During Wonderful Wisconsin Week September 15 to 21, top replies will be printed. letters over 100 words from individuals and families are welcome.
Soviet forces withdraw from major Czech cities as tanks and armored cars retreat to countryside. Prague shows clearer streets with no tanks in center, though airbase activity and police traffic control remain. Nearby Bratislava Kosice and Brno report similar disengagement while political pressure persists.
La Crosse police report vandalism at Old Central High with 14 months of incidents. No total cost yet. estimates range from ten thousand dollars to possibly higher, but a dollar figure remains unconfirmed. Teens ages 13 to 15 were linked to a roof entry during one episode.
Pentagon weighing early release of about 30,000 Navy reservists to cut costs this year. Army Air Force and National Guard active-duty members not affected by the plan as Congress pressures budget cuts.
Senate debate opens on a bill to ban interstate mail order sale of rifles and shotguns and prohibit cross state over the counter sales. The measure lacks Johnsons broader registration and licensing proposals and faces a floor battle over those provisions. Justice Ramsey Clark appeals for support of the administration plan.
The 4th and Cass office will close at 12 noon Saturday with newspaper sales via outside vending machines at 10 cents per copy starting September 14. The news department entrance on the north side remains open.
Justice William O. Douglas halted the shipment of 113 Cleveland area Army reservists to Vietnam citing substantial questions about the 1966 law granting wartime mobilization without a formal declaration. The men, from Ft. Meade unit 1002nd supply and services, were ordered to duty May 13 for two years and faced a last minute reprieve while the case proceeds next month.
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