Special Court Session On Bomb Policy Refused
Chief Justice Warren E Burger denied a request to convene a special Supreme Court term to halt U.S. bombing of Cambodia. The action came after repeated filings by AC LU Foundation lawyers for Rep Elizabeth Holtzman and three Air Force officers. Opponents plan further petitions to press the administration to stop the air attacks before a congressional deadline.
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Washington
Warren E. Burger
Supreme Court
U.S
Cambodia
Burger
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation
Elizabeth Holtzman
Dn.y
Air Force
Rep. Holtzman
William C. Douglas
Rep
Holtzman
New York
Thurgood Marshall
Marshall
Last Graduation In Coleman To Douglas Action On Court Order
Douglas issued an order for new life to the original court order halting bombing, then it was stayed by a government motion. The stay allowed continued bombing, with Marshall saying seven justices agreed. Douglas dissented, accusing peers of illegal shortcut overruling him.
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Douglas
Marshall
Switch To 10-Cent Meter Scheduled In 3 Months
La Crosse plans switch to 10 cent parking meters within three months with parts installation led by the Parking Utility. The $2 overtime meter fine will start after new tickets are printed. Rates at Cathedral Lot rise to 10 cents for first hour and 15 cents for the second. The city also buys 26 spaces on Pearl Street for $21,200 and plans Harborview parking funding.
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la Crosse
Public Works
Bob D. Schroeder
Utility Board
Common Council
Schroeder
Harborview Plaza
Diocese of la Crosse
la Crosse Steel
Pearl Street
2Nd
3Rd Streets
la Crosse Trust Co
Weekend look: partly cloudy with showers possible
The forecast calls for partly cloudy conditions with a chance of brief showers and a low near 57 Friday night. Saturday turns mostly sunny and warmer with a high near 82 and light northwest winds. Sunday remains partly cloudy with a chance of afternoon showers and a low near 60.
Falcon Mascot Tested As Bird Clearing Predator
The Air Force Academy’s falcon mascot is being studied as a predator able to clear airport runways of birds that endanger aircraft. La Crosse golf pro Don Iverson set early pace in Cleveland PGA, after a blistering first round share of the lead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Air Force Academy
la Crosse
Don Iverson
Cleveland
Laird Tied to Secret Cambodia Bombing Cover-Up
A declassified 1969 document links former Defense Secretary Melvin Laird to orders for cover targets in South Vietnam to hide Cambodia B52 strikes. The disclosure came before the Senate Armed Services Committee amid broader reviews of presidential deception and Laos incursions.
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John H.averill
Los Angeles Times
Washington
Melvin R. Laird
Cambodia
Senate Armed Services Committee
Laird
South
Vietnam
William P. Clements Jr
Senate
Harold E. Hughes
Iowa
Clements
Indochina
John T. McNaughton
Laos
South Vietnam
Stuart Symington
D-Mo
Senate Committee
Symington
Hughes
Adm
Thomas H. Moorer
Wheeler
Joint Chiefs
Cambodian Bombing Until Next Month. “It Demonstrates To Me,’’ Hughes
Secretary of Defense
White House
Nixon
Department of Defense
Sen
Strom Thurmond
R-S.c
Moorer
Thurmond
Congress
Onalaska Woman Turns 99 Amid Early Storms and Memories
Caroline Holte born August 10 1874 in Ringebu Norway recalls emigrating at age five with parents to Eau Claire Wisconsin. She later lived in La Crosse and Westby working in homes hotels and a bakery. Now at 99 she jokes about aging preserves a close family with daughters Alta Veile Irene Peterson and Nordahl of Portland plus four grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. The Onalaska resident values her garden carpentry skills and community noting Rev. Paul Roe and a friendly neighborhood despite stark changes from youth.
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Onalaska
Wis
Caroline Holte
Norway
Ringebu
Caroline Olsen
Holte
Eau Claire
Westby
la Crosse
Irene Peterson
Nordahl
Portland
Ore
Paul Roe
Onalaska First Lutheran Church
Westby woman near century celebrates birthday with park picnic
Mrs. Holte, nearly 100, recalls early mornings with coffee on her porch and visits from friends. She enjoys Norwegian papers, dislikes TV foolishness, and often returns to Westby for childhood memories at the cemetery and church. She jokes about long-haired delivery boys and cherishes health and simple living.
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Jesus
Lawrence Welk
Westby
Holte
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Coleman
Western Wisconsin Technical Institute
Coleman Auditorium
Charles Richardson
WWTI
Tribune
Harborview
Harold Swanson
20Th Dist
Ferdinand Sontag
4Th Dist
Robert Johnson
21St Dist
Swanson
Johnson
Loren Wardwell
9Th Dist
Iverson
Tri-State
SRI
Ann Landers
United States
Joan Lybarger
Mrs. Holte
Caroline
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