Civilians Moved Into South Vietnam By Hanoi
North Vietnam is sending thousands of civilians into South Vietnam to take on administrative roles in Communist areas. Estimates place 3,000 civilians among more than 50,000 infiltrated soldiers since January 1, with most civilians arriving after the January 28 ceasefire.
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Saigon
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
U.S
Hanoi
United States
Paris
Hanoi Radio
Quang Nam
Binh Long
Tong le Chan
Ending a Meat Boycott Stays Costly Amid Protests
The week-long meat boycott ends with protest leaders split on future plans while meat prices remain steady or fall slightly in scattered spots. The movement reports layoffs in meatpacking and light livestock trade as organizers plan meetings in Washington and urge lawmakers to roll back prices to January 10 levels.
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Associated Press
Washington
Fight
FIT
House Banking and Currency Committee
Ethel Rosen
Women’s War
Chicago
Louisville
Patty Twyman
Linda Akulian
Consumer Federation of California
San Francisco
CFC
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Maine
Woburn
Mass
NFO Wives Stage Meat Price Discussion in La Crosse
About 20 NFO farm wives visited six area supermarkets to counter a meat buying revolt. They collected price data, handed out leaflets, and discussed costs with shoppers. Some stores reported strong meat sales while others faced mixed responses.
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la Crosse
National Farmers Organization
NFO
Wanda Skroch
Independence
NFC
George Meany
Othrs
Statewide University Plan Proposed to Aid Off Campus Learners
Madison AP report on a proposed statewide university program within UW Extension Service to grant two-year associate and four-year BA degrees by mail radio TV tape courses and part time campus classes. Authorization for statewide off campus credits and reorganization aims to serve adults and those with military or work experience.
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Donald Smith
UW Extension Service
Smith
Platteville
Joint Finance Committee
Rainstorm Floods Delta as Angolan Prisoners Move Warned
Widespread rainfall drenches the lower Mississippi River Valley with seven million acres submerged. Mississippi and Arkansas flood warnings spike evacuation of thousands, including 2000 Louisiana prisoners at Angola, while St Louis sees $40 million in damage and five to six deaths across Illinois Missouri and the lower river. Emergency shelters, road closures, and mandatory evacuations stretch from Vicksburg to Cairo as concerns shift to planting delays and levee safety.
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New Orleans
Mississippi River
Louisiana
Mississippi
Angola
Arkansas
St. Louis
Missouri
Illinois
Memphis
Vicksburg
Yazoo
U.S. 61
Survive Crash Of Light Plane Near Independence
WHITEHALL Wis State Rep Gervase Hephner 37 and Thomas Hanson 34 Beaver Dam were in fair condition after a single engine Cherokee Piper crashed on a Trempealeau County farm. Hanson the pilot is in intensive care with a head injury and Hephner sustained a fractured wrist and back injury. The men walked to a farm home to summon help and were taken to Tri County Hospital Whitehall then La Crosse. Debris scattered for 200 feet.
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Whitehall
Wis
Gervase Hephner
Dchilton
Thomas Hanson
Beaver Dam
Lutheran Hospital
la Crosse
Trempealeau County
Hephner
Hanson
Chimney Rock
Independence
Cora Gunderson
Wayne Holte
Tri- County Hospital
Holte
Iowa
Weekend Weather Outlook With Temps Near 40
Cloudy and cold Saturday night and Sunday with a 50 percent chance of precipitation Saturday night and 40 percent Sunday. Light rain or snow possible, lows around 32 and highs near 40, northeasterly winds 12 to 25 mph. Monday remains cloudy and cool with a low near 30.
Fire funds sought for La Crosse Municipal Airport improvements
City officials request more than 155000 in local and federal funds for fire-fighting equipment and a new fire station at La Crosse Municipal Airport. The item appears in a larger page listing across multiple topics.
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la Crosse Municipal Airport
Wife Of Murder Suspect Testifies At His Trial
In Baraboo Wisconsin Lyle Gordon 36 is on trial for first degree murder in the Sunset Bowl shooting. His wife Mrs June Gordon 33 testified detailing their troubled marriage an affair with Betty Everson and efforts with counseling. She described the couple’s move from Nebraska to Colorado to Wisconsin and the couple’s role in the Sunset Bowl while Everson and the Gordons were friends there. She recounted Everson’s threatening phone call and Gordon’s injuries after the November incident as the trial progressed.
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Baraboo
Wis
Lyle Gordon
Betty Everson
June Gordon
Nebraska
Colorado
Wisconsin
Pam
Roxie
Brenda
Todd
Gordon
Bosshard
Dist. Atty
Larry Sieger
Everson
Sunset Bowl
City to Take Control of Shelby La Crosse Sewer District
La Crosse Board of Public Works endorses city takeover of the Shelby La Crosse Sanitary District 1 including bookkeeping and potential full management on Aug 1. Audit planned, bonds and debts described. district assets near $596,200 with 11 miles city sewers and 4 miles in Shelby. Fire of billing shifts to city tax rolls, with profits rising through 1972 and after audit.
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la Crosse
Patrick Zielke
Commission
John K. Flanagan
Board of Public Works
Zielke
District 1
Common Council
District Commission
Shelby
Flanagan and
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U.S. Pacific Command
Hawaii
Phnom Penh
International Commission of Control and Supervision
Quang Tri Province
Four
Lao Bao
Nguyen van Thieu
Texas
Vietnam
National
Susan Schaller
R. 2
Onalaska
Allen Lillegard
Super Valu
Bridgeview Plaza
Lillegard
National Food
Wanda Ripp
Alma Center
Madison, Wis
University of Wisconsin
Board of
Regents
Patrick Lucey
Uwstout
Uw-La Crosse
Weather Bureau
Ohio River
Cairo
Army
Holly Bluff
John Tabor
Bickle
Gordon Bickle
Batavian National Bank
Albert Lea
Minn
Claessed
Ccs
Eeesee
Sherman C. Stellpflug
Flanagan
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