Memorial Day Tribute Across Battlefields and Cemeteries
The article reflects on Memorial Day observances from Flanders Fields to Nettuno and Anzio, honoring American war dead. It notes ceremonies at Menin Gate with Taps, the Illinois Wisconsin Iowa and Michigan graves, and the Rome area cemetery, with veterans returning to pay respects and recounting memories.
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Flanders Fields
Ypres
Menin Gate
Nettuno
Italy
Illinois
Wisconsin
Iowa
Michigan
Anzio
Sicily-Rome
America
Rome
Harold H. Bond
Cassino
Catillus
Man Drowns In River Near Onalaska Spillway
Divers searched the murky Black River south of the Onalaska spillway for a man presumed drowned about 8 30 p m Saturday but halted at 11 p m. Police planned to resume Sunday morning with Chicago authorities verifying the victim’s identity. Witnesses saw the man thrashing in swift current and a hat floating nearby.
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Onalaska
Wis
Law and Fire Department
Black River
John Clouhy
Clouhy
Chicago
Ill
William Black
William Boma
Memorial Parade and Services Planned in La Crosse
La Crosse will hold its annual Memorial Parade starting at Cameron Park at 9 a.m. Monday, proceeding east on King Street to West Avenue then Forest Avenue and Oak Grove Cemetery. Memorial Day services follow at Oak Grove 10:15 a.m., Riverside Park 11:15 a.m., Woodlawn 10:15 a.m., Campbell 11:30 a.m., Catholic Cemetery field Mass 11:15 a.m., Jewish Cemetery 11:45 a.m., French Island Cemetery 11:30 a.m.
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la Crosse
Cameron Park
5Th Ave
King St
King
West Avenue
Forest Avenue
Oak Grove Cemetery
Riverside Park
Woodlawn
Campbell Cemetery
French Island
No Editions Memorial Day
The La Crosse Tribune will not publish on Memorial Day Monday. No editions will be issued that day and normal publication resumes the following day.
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la Crosse Tribune
Skylab shields from sun as cabin cools in space
Skylab 1 astronauts deploy a large sunshield to lower cabin temperatures from about 125 degrees. Commander Charles Conrad Jr along with Joseph Kerwin and Paul Weitz report wrinkles in the parasol but expect temperatures under 100 by morning. They plan a full day of experiments and equipment activation aboard the lab.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Space Station
Charles Conrad Jr
Mission Control
Conrad
Joseph P. Kerwin
Paul J. Weitz
Jack Kinsler
Johnson Space Center
Houston
NASA
Kinsler
Kerwin
Weitz
Skylab
Earth
Campers Gather for Pre Memorial Day Cookout in Park
Ninety families from a 75 mile area from Prairie du Chien to Mindoro, members of the Re-Lax-In chapter of the Wisconsin Camper's Association, gathered in Veterans Memorial Park near West Salem for a pre memorial day cookout. Beef was the menu attraction as tents and motor homes served as domiciles for a night of fellowship. Camper Robert Leaf watched meal preparations. Tribune Photos by Edward M. Huebner.
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Veterans Memorial Park
West Salem
Prairie du Chien
Mindoro
Wisconsin Camper's Association
Robert Leaf
E. Fairchild Street
Tribune
Edward M. Huebner
Turn in a Drunk program starts in Rock County
The Sunday Digest from Reloot Wisconsin reports the Turn in a Drunk anti DUI campaign began in Rock County. The Rock County sheriff's department and Wisconsin State Patrol distributed signs urging the public to report erratic drivers by collect call. Sheriff Archie Divine notes informers are anonymous and State Trooper Joseph Black originated the idea with funding from the Greater Janesville Kiwanis Club.
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Reloit
Wis
Rock County
Sheriff's Department
Wisconsin State Patrol
Archie Divine
Joseph Black
Greater
Janesville
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