All America Picnic Menu Is Announced in Myrick Park
All America City Picnic at Myrick Park features barbecued beef corn on the cob and watermelon with all you can eat portions. Music by La Crosse City Band 2:30 to 4:30 and Coulee Region Festival of Arts Symphony 5 to 7. Free events.
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Myrick Park
Carl Schneider
Coulee Region
la Crosse City
Festival of Arts Symphony
Frank Italiano
Gerald Heberlein
Arnie Nichols
Bruno Schlicht
City Cops Start Recruit Training At State Academy
Twelve La Crosse patrolmen including veterans were chosen for courses at the Wisconsin State Patrol Academy Camp McCoy. Training categories include General Law starting Aug 15, Traffic Law starting Sept 5, and Accident Investigation starting Sept 19. Chief Ronald C. Wold cited future use of graduates as instructors in La Crosse programs.
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la Crosse
Wisconsin State Patrol Academy
Camp McCoy
Ronald C. Wold
Donald Schoenfeld
Police Department
James Dunham
Gerald Patschall
David Walchak
Albert Dannhoff
Bruce Marco
James Shimanski
Lowell Rank
Gerald Guentz
Fredrick Asp
Gordon Rieber
Ronald Papenfuss
Patschall
Marco
Guentz
Asp
Rieber
Papenfuss
Wold
Four Die In Minnesota Traffic Toll Rises
Four persons died in separate Minnesota crashes Monday, lifting the 1966 highway toll to 447. Victims include Geraldine McGauley, 18, of International Falls, after a rollover near Littlefork. Gary D. Solid, Stillwater, in Fridley after hitting a parked truck. Myra Myers, 74, of Ecorse, Michigan, in a Prinsburg head on collision. and Albert L. Johnson, 78, Hawley, in a U.S. 10 crash near Hawley.
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Associated Press
Minnesota
Geraldine McGauley
Francis McGauley
International Falls
Minn
Duluth
Littlefork
Gary D. Solid
Rt 4
Stillwater
Fridley
Minneapolis
Highway Patrol
Robert Willis
Des Moines
Iowa
Myra Myers
Ecorse
Mich
Gladys
Roger A. DeBoer
Bruce
Prinsburg
Willmar
Miss Myers
DeBoer
Paul
Rozelle
Thomas
John Knutson
DeBoers
Albert L. Johnson
Hawley
Lloyd
U.S. 10
Davis Henderson
Jamestown
N.D
Three Break-Ins Investigated Along Highway 16
La Crosse County Sheriff’s Office investigates three break-ins reported Tuesday morning. Burglaries occurred at the North Star Drive-In Theater and Medary Lumber Co in Medary Town, and at the Lakeview Gamble Store near West Salem.
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la Crosse County
Apple Queen Preliminaries Start for 1966 Festival
The 1966 Apple Festival Board begins the queen contest. The winner will reign at the Apple Festival and as Minnesota Apple Queen, with appearances at La Crosse Oktoberfest and other events. The winner receives a $200 wardrobe. travel expenses are covered. Applicants must live in Minnesota within the La Crescent High School District or within 10 miles of La Crescent and be a senior or graduated. Applications due Sept. 6 to Queen Committee Box 25 La Crescent. Sponsor required. forms available at Bob's Brite Spot. For information contact Mrs. Tim Plummer or Mrs. Chester Lachecki.
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LA Crescent
Minn
Apple Festival Board
Minnesota
la Crosse
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Queen Committee
Tim Plummer
Chester Lachecki
Viet Nam Update on Springfield Operation and Leadership Talk
Viet Nam forces closed Operation Springfield 45 miles northeast of Saigon after killing one guerrilla and capturing two since July 28. Casualties among U S soldiers were light. Ky said he expected Lt Gen Nguyen Van Thieu to run for president, Thieu the chief of state and a Roman Catholic, drawing Buddhist monk criticism.
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Saigon
U. S
Nguyen van Thieu
Thieu
Demo Candidate To Be Honored At City Breakfast
State Sen. Martin J. Schreiber and his family will be honored at an 8 a.m. breakfast in the Stoddard Hotel. The event is open to the public as part of a statewide series in 72 counties by his supporters. Schreiber seeks the Wisconsin lieutenant governorship on the Democratic ticket. He sits on the Senate Labor Taxation Insurance and Banking Committee and has prior service on conservation and public welfare. He was first elected to the senate in 1962 and is an attorney who studied at Valparaiso, UW Milwaukee, and Marquette University Law School.
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Martin J. Schreiber
Stoddard
Schreiber
Wisconsin
Senate
Labor, Taxation, Insurance and Banking
Valparaiso University
University of Wisconsin — Milwaukee
Marquette University Law School
la Crosse
Primaries Held In Four States Reported
The dispatch notes Michigan voters choose in a Senate Democratic primary with former Gov G Mennen Williams favored over Detroit Mayor Jerome Cavanagh. Kansas voters see Rep Robert Ellsworth challenge Sen James B Pearson in a Republican renomination. Idaho Republicans face strong opposition to Gov Robert Smylie seeking a fourth term. Missouri selects ten House nominees with three incumbents opposed.
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G. Mennen Williams
Detroit
Jerome Cavanagh
Michigan
Senate
James B. Pearson
Kansas
Robert Ellsworth
Robert E. Smylie
Idaho
Missouri
Bob Richards to Speak at La Crescent Apple Festival
Two time Olympic pole vault champion Bob Richards will present Athletics and A Philosophy of Life at the La Crescent Apple Festival Banquet on Sept 24. He held the Olympic pole vault record in 1952 and earned a 1956 Melbourne medal, plus three year US decathlon champion.
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LA Crescent
Minn
Bob Richards
Richards
Helsinki
Melbourne
United States
Wheaties Sports Federation
Rome
Tokyo
Richards’ la
Senate considers emergency order to end airline strike
The debate centers on a measure granting Congress authority to declare an emergency and let President Johnson halt the walkout. Proponents argue for a six month block while critics warn against lengthy 60 day orders. Wirtz predicts Johnson would act once Congress decides emergency action is needed.
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Mansfield
Congress
Senate
Johnson
Joseph S. Clark
D-Pa
Clark
Wirtz
Morse
House
Eastern
National
Northwest
Trans World
United Airlines
Stock Quotations From The Marshall Co
National quotations are shown as of about 9 am from the National Association of Securities Dealers. Inter dealer markets adjust through the day and prices exclude retail markup or commissions. This listing includes various companies and mutual funds with bid and asked ranges and fund prices.
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Marshall CO
National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc
Wis
First Bank Ltd
Fabri-Tek, Inc
Gateway Trans
Giddings & Lewis Godfrey Co
Hamilton Mfg
Lincoln Natl
Life McQuay, Inc
Nekoosa
Rockwell Mfg
Royal Dutch NY Rustcraft Swank, Inc
Wallace Bus
Warner Elec
Western Power
Wis. Power & L
Eaton & Howard Stk
Fidelity Fund
Manhattan Fund
Mass. Inv. Tr
Mass. Inv. Gr
Natl. Investors
Puritan Fund
Wisconsin Fund
Lowest bids announced for I-90 work
A Black River Falls firm and a Burlington company led three La Crosse County I-90 bids Tuesday in Madison. Nelson Construction Co. bid 327 169.95 for dual overpasses near Fauver Hill and 82 700.95 for BW over I-90. Ford J. Robers Co. bid 521 972.87 for a 2.5 mile French Island I-90 strip.
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Black River Falls
Burlington, Wis
la Crosse County
Nelson Construction Co
Fauver Hill
Nelson
French Island
Ford J. Robers Co
Burlington
Madison
Jackson County
Hoffman Construction Co
Nelson Co
G. A. Watson Co
Barneveld
Lion Road
Olson Road
L. G. Arnold Co
Eau Claire
Arnold Co
Black River
Proposal For Bridge To Be Heard By Common Council
The Common Council Highways Committee will hear two bridge plans for Isle la Plume. One hires Jacus and Amble Inc. to design a bridge at seven percent of an estimated $105000 cost. The other delays until Army Corps flood dike plans are built. A public hearing on paving assessments follows.
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Isle la Plume
Army Corps of Engineers
Common Council
la Crosse
Minneapolis
Travis
Hyde
13Th
Crowley Place
Campbell Road
Objections Scheduled On Copeland Avenue Sewer Plans
Objections can be made on plans and estimates for a sanitary sewer on Copeland Avenue from the La Crosse River to Bantam Street on August 10 at City Hall. The plan contemplates a 7.10 dollar per foot assessment and follows a Wisconsin Board of Health order to install the sewer by November 1, 1967 to stop pollution from septic tanks into the La Crosse River via storm sewers.
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Copeland Avenue
la’ Crosse River
Bantam Street
City Hall
Common Council
Tribune
Wisconsin Board of Health
la Crosse
Police Ambulance City Report
Aug 1 8:04 p.m. Thomas Lukas 45 of 2149 Adams St to St Francis Hospital illness. Aug 1 9:15 p.m. Mrs Mary Korish 73 of 1519 Kane St to St Francis Hospital illness. Aug 2 2:02 a.m. Mrs Paul Finanger 45 of 1915 Prospect St to Lutheran Hospital illness.
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Thomas Lukas
Adams St
St. Francis Hospital
Mary Korish
Kane St
Paul Finanger
Prospect St
Lutheran Hospital
Radio Highlights and Baseball Broadcasts
Tuesday's schedule features Vox Pop at 7 p.m. with Al batross Coffeehouse officials as guests. At 7 55 p.m. WKBH covers the Minnesota Twins versus the Boston Red Sox game.
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WLCX
Albatross
WKBH
Minnesota Twins
Boston Red Sox
Puerto Ricans Clash With Police In Chicago After Fatal Shooting
In Chicago the Division Street area saw hundreds of Puerto Ricans attack police with bricks and bottles after the fatal shooting of Ismael Laboy a 37 year old father of eight. An 18 year old was critically wounded and nine people were arrested as off duty tensions flared into unrest.
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Chicago
Division Street
Loop
Ismael Laboy
Western Avenue
Division
Main Street
Wisconsin Rapids youth pleads guilty to theft from friends
A 19 year old, Tami J. Brownie, pleaded guilty in La Crosse County Court to stealing 87 dollars from two friends LuAnn Bausch and Mary Bierman. The charge was reduced from burglary after prosecutors showed Brownie had a key to the apartment. The case was continued to August 10 for additional testimony and he was released on bond pending the next hearing. Brownie had been arrested in Wisconsin Rapids and returned to La Crosse. initial court appearances raised bond concerns.
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Wisconsin Rapids
la Crosse County
Tami J. Brownie
LuAnn Bausch
Mary Bierman
Dist. Atty
Burleigh Randolph
Randolph
Brownie
Charles Goerdt
Leonard F. Roraff
la Crosse
Judge Bardwell's Son Dies In Auto Crash
A two car collision on U S 275 near the South Omaha bridge killed 19 year old Steven Wells Bardwell of Madison Wisconsin and left companions injured. Thomas Dewitt 19 of Mount Horeb Wisconsin was in critical condition while Lloyd Nelson 20 of Corning Iowa and Galen Hopkins 22 of Pacific Junction Iowa were in satisfactory condition. Bardwell was the son of Circuit Judge Richard Bardwell of Madison.
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Council Bluffs
Iowa
Here
Steven Wells Bardwell
Madison
Wis
Bardwell
U.S. 275
South Omaha Bridge
Thomas Dewitt
Mount Horeb
Lloyd Nelson
Corning
Galen Hopkins
Pacific Junction
Richard Bardwell
Riverside Wednesday Concert Draws La Crosse Band
The La Crosse Concert Band directed by D Russell Wartinbee will perform the fifth summer concert at 8 p m in Riverside Park A cornet trio will be featured during the program.
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la Crosse
D. Russell Wartinbee
Riverside Park
Wartinbee
Whitman Killed Sniper After Campus Rampage
Police and officers battled a sniper at the University of Texas tower. Ramon Martinez and George McCoy cornered the shooter, delivering fatal shots. Whitman, a Marine veteran, was killed. The incident disrupted hospital services and drew widespread community reaction.
Crash Near Augusta Claims Illinois Woman
The Illinois woman Helen Carpinelli, 52, of Chicago died from fatal head injuries after a car driven by her daughter Patricia Speck, 30, overturned on U.S. 12 near Augusta Wisconsin. Four children and a baby sitter escaped serious injury as the group headed to a resort near Gordon.
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Associated Press
Illinois
Wisconsin
Helen Carpinelli
Chicago
Patricia Speck
U.S. 12
Augusta
Eau Claire
Gordon
Injured in Crash Involving Two Cars on Highway 53
David Metcalf 23 of 2211 Kane Sr sustained a knee injury when his car collided with another Monday evening at Highway 53 and George Street extension. He was taken by squad to Lutheran Hospital. Police said John Wolfe 19 of Eau Claire drove into the Metcalf car driven by Francis Metcalf 46 of 2211 Kane St.
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Brackenridge Hospital
Robert Miles
Whitman
Ramon Martinez
George McCoy
Allen Crum
Martinez
David Metcalf
Kane Sr
Highway 53
George Street
Lutheran Hospital
John Wolfe
Eau Claire
Metcalf
Francis Metcalf
Kane St
Milwaukee Peace Corps trainee among Texas sniper victims
A Peace Corps trainee from Milwaukee Roland Cap Ehlke 21 was shot near the University of Texas campus and injured in the Monday sniper attack. He described the scene saying people were getting hit and he helped pull a man to safety before being struck.
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Milwaukee
Peace Corps
University of Texas
Roland
Cap) Ehlke
Texas
Austin
Ehlke
Roland Ehlke
Northwestern College
Watertown
Killer Queen's Son in Law Killed in University Case
Whitman, a real estate man’s son in Needville and rice grower, married Aug 17 1962. University colleagues recall him as bright yet troubled, with notes suggesting depression and repressed violence. Police report shows a Marine court martial and a troubled academic record amid family ties.
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McCoy
Martinez
Whitman
Marine Corps
Harry Ransom
University
Lake Worth
Fla
Needville
Tex
Whiteman
Kathy
Raymond W. Leissner
H. F. Ley
Leissner
The
Needville Chamber, ‘of Commerce
Whitmans
Queen
St. Michael's Church
Judy Nowotny
Defense Department
Marine Special
La Crosse Inter State Fair Opens With Judging Under Sunny Skies
The 76th annual La Crosse Inter State Fair in West Salem Wisconsin opened with judging of junior fair and 4 H animals. Dairy and beef cattle counts are near last year while pig numbers trend down. Open class sheep and home economics exhibits are underway as a new show ring for cattle is showcased. Butter and cheese exhibits are down due to factory consolidations.
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Indian Head Racing Association
West Salem
Wis
la Crosse
4-H Club
Albert Becker
Nanna Christman
Joseph Frisch
Trane Applies for North Side Plant Addition Permit
Trane Co. filed a permit for an 81 by 404 foot addition to its North Side Plant 6 at a projected cost of 370 565 dollars. Completion is set for January 1. The company also announced a 560 000 dollar equipment investment to expand manufacturing space for large reciprocating compressors for commercial and industrial air conditioning use.
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Trane Co
Trane Friday
Car Leaves Highway Injures Man in La Crosse County
An out of state man with California plates and Nevada ID bearing Ronald F. Murphy was hospitalized after his car left Highway 33 on Irish Hill in the Town of Shelby around 12:15 a.m. He was treated at Lutheran Hospital for head injuries and had not been identified by noon Tuesday.
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la Crosse
Lutheran Hospital
California
Nevada
Ronald F. Murphy
Irish Hill
Shelby
Winona Livestock and Market Quotes Report
Winona Minnesota hogs down 25 cents with butcher weights 34 to 38 driving 25.00-25.25. Cattle prices mixed with cows strong up to 50 higher and Hi-Choice prime at 24.75. South St. Paul reports steady to 25 lower for calves and slaughter steers. hogs 25-50 lower. Chicago grain and produce futures quoted.
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Winona
South ST. Paul
South ST. Paul, Minn
USDA
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William Levinger
Viet Nam
Airlines
By Shearson, Hammill & CO
New York Stock Exchange
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Amer
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Consolidated Foods
DuPont
Eastman Kodak
Epko
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Inter. Tel. & Tel
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Johnson Service No Sale
Jones & Laughlin
Koehring
Kresge
Lockheed
Minn. Mining
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Montgomery Ward
Monsanto Chemical
Ins
National Can
Northern Pacific
Northern States P. Va
Northwest Bancorp
Olin Mathieson
Pepsico
RCA Republic Steel
Rexall Drug
Royal Dutch
Sears Roebuckeo
Sinclair Oil
Sperry Rand
Standard Oil
Calif
N.J
Swift
Texaco
Tidewater Oil
U.S. Rubber
U.S. Steel
Universal Oil
Westinghouse
Elec
White Motors
Woolworth
Zenith
Dow Jones
Police Ambulance City
Judge Bardwell
Riverside
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Walter Embray
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UPI
Telephotos McCoy
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Anet
Iran
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Thomas A. Ashton
Redlands
Ashton
Charles
D.W. Nowotny
Judy
Bureau of Engineering Research
Lee
Towet
Trane
Chicago Produce
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Chicago Poultry
Chicago Grain
U.S
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