Gordon Is Found Innocent In Everson Murder Case
An eight woman four man jury after 62 hours of deliberation found Lyle Gordon innocent of first degree murder in the February 1 shooting of Martin Everson at the Sunset Bowl in Viroqua. The verdict ends the chance of a second trial over mental disability defenses. Everson’s widow has filed a $100000 damages suit.
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106 Die As British Plane Crashes Near Basel
A British charter airliner carrying 139 Britons to Basel’s spring fair crashed in fog and snow near Basel. Police report 106 dead, most passengers women from Axbridge and surrounding villages, with 40 survivors. The plane overshot Basel airport in a blizzard, hitting a hilltop. rescue efforts faced heavy snow and treacherous roads.
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Fun and Games Amid April Snowstorm in La Crosse
Tribune Photographer Steven Noffke captures La Crosse residents coping with a late April snowstorm. Mrs Pedretti and her young children continue plans for Easter despite snow while neighbor Hentges helps. Shoveling scenes show drivers stuck as summer tires replace studded ones, with April 1 removal extended to next Monday.
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La Crosse area dig out after record April snowstorm
La Crosse and Coulee Region residents spent 36 hours clearing 16 inch snowfall that ranked among the heaviest April dumps in area history. Temperatures rising to the 50s by Friday or Saturday were forecast as officials noted record totals and road closures.
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Weather Outlook for Next Days
Fair and cold Tuesday night with a low around 18. Partial clearing Wednesday with a high near 42 and light variable winds. Chance of precip 5 percent Tuesday night and 10 percent Wednesday. Thursday partly sunny with a slow warming trend and a low near 25.
Safety concerns rise as federal ban targets violet dye
The story notes a federal ban taking effect on a commonly used synthetic violet dye linked to cancer in tests. It also reports Barbara Thompson winning the state superintendent race over Ernest Korpela, with Thompson seen as the surprise victor.
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Picasso’s Wealth From Painting Fuels Historic Standing
The article notes Pablo Picasso never worried about money as he earned more from his paintings than any other artist in history. It situates his financial success as a defining aspect of his legacy.
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Pablo Picasso
Nixon seeks broad powers to regulate tariffs and trade
President Nixon asked Congress for sweeping authority to raise, cut, or remove tariff barriers and to retaliate against unfair practices. He urged MFN status for the Soviet Union, and proposed a fast track to finalize trade agreements within five years, with limited congressional blocking.
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Boy receives emergency appendectomy after winter rescue
Seven year old Gary J. Korn of German Coulee La Crosse County was rushed through heavy snow and wind to St Francis Hospital for an emergency appendectomy. Emergency crews and snowmobilers aided the 25 mile trip from Highway 33 and County Trunk P to hospital with a 11 05 p m arrival and his parents named Mr and Mrs Joseph Korn.
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Joseph Korn
Snowbound in Indiana A family endures a heavy blizzard
The narrator recalls a dramatic winter where several inches fell in Indiana trapping a family in a mobile home. Despite plans for a quiet day at home, power and postal service faltered, icicles grew, and the husband ventured out seeking civilization while snowdrifts closed around Grandad Bluff.
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