Singers Face Tense Border Crossing Into West Berlin
The La Crosse State University Singers, touring Europe, endured a lengthy West East German border crossing at the Berlin frontier. Guards, passports, and cargo checks created a tense scene as the group moved toward West Berlin for a concert at Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church.
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West Berlin
Germany
la Crosse State University
West
East Germany
Carola
Berlin
Frankfurt
Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church
Paintings Preview Window Exhibit At La Crosse Store
Local artists will display paintings of the Front Street area in a window at Herberger's Store on Main Street starting Wednesday morning. The preview precedes the Old Town Art Fair to be held Saturday and Sunday along Front Street. Committee member Mrs. Howard Nestingen notes works collected from Marion Biehn Clementine Thill Louise Drumm Kathryn Fuller Norman Ludwig Arthur Heberd and Hans Reuter.
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Front Street
la Crosse
Herberger
5Th and Main
Old Town
Howard Nestingen
Marion Biehn
Clementine Thill
Louise Drumm
Kathryn Fuller
Norman Ludwig
Arthur Hebberd
Hans Reuter
Charge Against Fair Worker Is Dropped
An aggravated battery charge against carnival worker John T. Sheridan was dismissed after key witness Owen K. Brooks could not be located. Sheridan, arrested after a knife incident at the La Crosse Inter-State Fair, was released as Brooks remained unavailable for testimony. Brooks was injured and treated after being stabbed at the fair.
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la Crosse
Asst. Dist
Seth Stoltz
Leonard F. Roraff
John T. Sheridan
Aransas Pass
Tex
Owen K. Brooks
Miami
Atlanta
Health Dept Nurse and Clerk Retire From La Crosse Service
A La Crosse public health nurse Sigrid Loughan retires Aug 31 after 19 years in the city department. A clerk-stenographer Geneva Johnson retires Sept 30 after 34 years. Both were honored at City Hall with gifts as they plan to spend retirement fishing, church work, and travel.
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la Crosse
Sigrid Loughan
Prospect St
City Health Department
Geneva Johnson
First Assembly of God Church
16Th
Ferry Streets
Minnie
Rose St
Tynwald Court Claims World’s Oldest Continuous Assembly
The Isle of Man hosts the Tynwald Court, believed to have originated over a millennium ago, making it the world’s oldest continuous legislative assembly. The enduring institution reflects long standing Manx governance traditions.
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Tynwald Court
Isle of Man
Assessed Values Rise by 9.7 Million in La Crosse
La Crosse 1966 assessed values climb to 134.164 million, up 9.7 million from 1965, boosting city school and county revenue by about 470 thousand without raising the 48.5 mill tax rate. Annexations, boomed construction, and higher market values drive the gain. future equalization will test against a 45 percent market value target.
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la Crosse
Charles Whaley
Chang
Beaumont Gardens
Whaley
Harley Turk
Wisconsin
Department of Taxation
Sparta
Montgomery Ward and Co
Continental Can Co
K-mart
Trane Co
Name-the-Hole Contest Begins in La Crosse Garden Plan
The Name-the-Hole Contest opens with no prize, entries due by Aug 29. Winners and author name will appear on a plaque in the new garden at 4th and Main, funded entirely by donations from companies and labor groups.
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Richard D. Morse
la Crosse
Chamber of Commerce
Morse
Linker
4Th
Main Streets
Rapids Firm Bids Low on I state 94 Project
The F. F. Mengel Co of Wisconsin Rapids bid 1 022 863 to win the lowest bid among five for I 94 work in Trempealeau County. Bids on 22 projects in 16 counties were opened in Madison by the Wisconsin Highway Commission. The project covers cement stabilized base and concrete surfacing on 4 227 miles of I 94 east of Osseo and will include approaches to the Osseo overpass.
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F. F. Mengel Co
Wisconsin Rapids
Trempealeau
Madison
Wisconsin Highway Commission
French Island
Mengel
North County Line
East
East County Line
Osseo
Tomah
Eau Claire
la Crosse County
Nelson Construction Co
Black River Falls
Bainbridge Street
la Crosse Municipal Airport
Highway Commission
Eau Claire County
Chippewa River
Will allocates 50000 to YWCA building fund
Stella Trane Jackson's will leaves 50000 to the YWCA building fund while most of her estate goes to husband Owen and daughter Patricia Guhl. A 1000 bequest is made to Ball State Teachers College in memory of sister Susan Trane. The probate filing notes 38000 earmarked for various individuals. Wesley Methodist Church fund claims 15000 against the estate. the court will decide its validity.
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Ywca Building Fund
Stella Trane Jackson
Jackson
Eugene A. Toepel
Woman Reports She Was Raped and Beaten
A 36 year old La Crescent area woman told Winona County authorities she was raped and beaten early Monday in a quarry on North Ridge Road. She was in good condition Tuesday at St. Francis Hospital and held for observation. A La Crosse man was arrested at daybreak Monday in the quarry but released that night without charges. he denied involvement. The victim could not identify her attacker beyond noting he wore a uniform.
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la Crosse
Winona County
Four Car Crash Ties Up Highway 16 At West Salem
A four car collision on Highway 16 in West Salem during a rainstorm blocked traffic for about two hours. No injuries were reported among 15 people. Delores D. Patterson 26 Onalaska drove a La Crosse bound car that veered across the highway hitting a house trailer two cars and a boat and trailer. Patterson cited rainwater on her windshield caused by a large passing truck. her car carried two passengers. The crash involved Harold M. Grimstad 30 Covina Calif with five passengers, Marshall M. Klevenow Jr. 65 Milwaukee with one passenger, and Wilbur C. Broderson 55 Monroe Iowa with three passengers. Traffic was narrowed to one lane until clearance.
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Highway 16
West Salem
la Crosse County
la Crosse
Couple Hospitalized After Sudden Illness in West Salem
An elderly West Salem man and wife, Frank T. Cox, aged 83, and his wife, 80, were both taken to St. Francis Hospital in La Crosse at 7:35 a.m. Tuesday after they fell ill.
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West Salem
la Crosse Hospital
la Crosse County
Frank T. Cox
St. Francis Hospital
Prisoner gulps blade after jail razor access
James L. Drury 26 of Menomonie pleaded guilty to burglary and peeking into a La Crosse home. He obtained a safety razor from a jailer, broke the blade, swallowed pieces, and was rushed to St Francis Hospital for surgery. An investigation awaited sentencing by County Judge Leonard F. Roraff.
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la Crosse County
James L. Drury
Menomonie
Horschak Tavern
S. 8Th St
la Crosse
Drury
State Department of Public Welfare
Leonard F. Roraff
Lawrence Linhart
Paul
Pip) Wuest
Linhart
William S.bama
Boma
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Denton St
Tribune
the Tribune
Patricia Muller
LCU
Europe
Dial
Soell’s Drugs
Main Street
Cicowel
Hillview Greenhouse
Brooks
Sheridan
Iowa
Health Dept
By Donald W. Affolter
la Crosse Tribune
Cliffside Park
Crease
Weather Bureau
Cass Sts
Rapids
Atlas
Atlas Crypt and Manufacturing
LA Crescent, Minnesota
Schumacher
LA Crosse, ‘Wisconsin
Ray J. Schumacher
Roy Tichenor
Don Kish, JR
Stanley WalPeterson
Life Group
Linker Hotel
Lynne Tower
DR. Fixit
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