22 Jun 1969
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Newspaper
La Crosse Sunday Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1969
Page
1
In Saigon the hot sticky season dampens mood as monsoon rains disrupt life and prices rise. Public anxiety grows over U.S. troop withdrawals and the Viet Cong government question, with officials railing against foreign press and citizens seeking end to war.
Allied infantrymen clash along the DMZ as ground fighting intensifies after a six month lull. U.S. air and artillery kill 13 more North Vietnamese, with 237 enemy troops slain by ground forces in 24 hours. By Robert D. Ohman.
Two La Crosse officers disarmed and arrested a gunman during a hold up at the Midway Bar on Copeland Avenue. Marvin J. Pittenger, 35, of 1427 Caledonia Street, was booked on armed robbery and assault charges and to appear in County Court Monday. The gunman, who had pulled the trigger several times, took about $50 from the cash drawer before officers entered the tavern and subdued him with a gun recovered from the suspect.
Cynthia Anne Morgan, 17, from Janesville Craig High School, with green eyes and blonde hair, was named Miss Wisconsin 1969 after five finalists. She will carry the title for a year, appearing at events and attending the Miss America pageant in Atlantic City.
Thousands of crabs swarm Salamanca Island forcing emergency measures. An official calls it a frightening spectacle with crabs on beaches huts and even in trees. Estimates place the invasion around 50 000 crabs threatening wildlife in a local animal park.
At St. Cloud Minnesota State Reformatory violence surged in Cell Block C for three hours. About 30 prisoners mostly Afro Americans seized the block Friday evening and 20 more joined later. They damaged offices, seized a narcotics cabinet and ingested drugs causing many to need medical care. The disturbance began after a yard incident during softball play and ended with officials restoring order as guards recaptured inmates.
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