Western fires surge in Oregon Utah California and beyond
Fires expanded from 2800 to 9000 acres in Oregon's Snake River Canyon as heat and winds fueled the blaze. Utahs Wasatch fires threaten farms while Montana and California crews push to contain a Lassen County blaze of 18000 to 20000 acres. Interagency centers report 6500 firefighters active with 3100 guardsmen aiding support services and forecasts predicting little rain.
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Associated Press
Oregon
Utah
California
Idaho
Montana
Snake River Canyon
Don Miller
US Forest Service
Rocky Canyon
Wasatch National Forest
Bureau of Land Management
Lassen
Interagency Fire Center
Interagency
Dick Klade
United States
Public Cattle Auction Fails to Attract Buyers in San Francisco
In San Francisco the public auction drew only 60 sales over two days, ending due to lack of consumer interest. Organizers hoped to bypass meat price freezes, but exhibitors reported low turnout and costs pushing total beef price to about 1.79 to 1.92 per pound after processing. The Armentanos bought a 1,000-pound calf at 66 cents per pound.
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San Francisco
Fat City
Marks
Mike Domich
Domich
Larry Armentano
Saratoga
Armentanos
Five die in Minnesota traffic crashes weekend toll climbs
Five people perished in Minnesota roads accidents over the weekend. Victims include Tony McKinley 16 of Mankato killed after losing control on Nicollet County Road 23 near Judson. Also killed were Steven Bell 20 of Racine Wis and Mary Kjorstad 26 of Minneapolis in a U S 14 crash near Eyota. James Metcalf 24 of Shakopee died when his van left a country road near Ottawa. Leonard Peck 16 of Deer River died when the car he rode in rolled over on Chase Lake Road near Deer River.
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Associated Press
Minnesota
Mankato
Nicollet County Rd
Judson
Tony McKinley
U. S. 14
Eyota
Highway Patrol
Steven Bell
Racine
Wis
Mary Kjorstad
Minneapolis
Bell
Kjorstad
Gilbert
Anthony
James Metcalf
Shakopee
Ottawa
le Sueur
Metcalf
Deer River
Chase Lake Road
Itasca
Leonard Peck
Arthur Peck Jr
Boy Dies After River Rescue near Dexterville
Ronald Kumm a 14 year old from Pitts ville died in Marshfield hospital hours after being pulled from the Yellow River where he vanished while swimming with friends at a Wood County Park. Pitts ville firemen pulled him from the water after friends sought help. Ontario reports about 85 000 miles of roads network scholar.
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Dexterville
Wis
Ronald Kumm
Pittsville
Marshfield
Yellow River
Kumm
Wood County
Wisconsin Atty General Opens Mail Lottery Question
Wisconsin Atty General Robert W. Warren says buying Michigan lottery tickets by mail is legal under state law but federal law bans mail lotteries. He states Wisconsin sales of Michigan tickets are prohibited, yet no state statute forbids obtaining or returning tickets by mail from Michigan.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Robert W. Warren
Warren
Michigan
Auto and steel price hikes face public hearings
The Cost of Living Council subpoenas auto and steel price increases announced last week. Hearings in Washington will set dates August 28 for autos and August 30 and 31 for steel with major firms like U S Steel proposing up to five percent raises.
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Washington
Cost of Living Council
Council
U.S. Steel
No Subpoena For Agnew
U S District Judge Edward S. Northrop in Baltimore ruled Vice President Spiro T. Agnew cannot be subpoenaed to testify before a special grand jury. The judge said the Justice Department has put Agnew on notice that he could be a defendant, though he may testify voluntarily if he chooses. Agnew and other political and business figures face possible extortion bribery conspiracy and tax fraud charges.
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Baltimore
U.S. District Court of Maryland
Spiro T. Agnew
Justice Department
Edward S. Northrop
Agnew
Maryland
TV Newsman Begon Jailed Over Kidnap Tale in Rome
American television journalist Jack Begon was moved from a hospital room to jail in Rome on charges he faked a Mafia kidnapping story. He allegedly staged the crime and stole 1700 dollars from ABC's Rome office after a four week disappearance.
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Rome
Jack Begon
Begon
ABC
IGA Advertising Supplement Promises Home Delivery Support
La Crosse Tribune notes a special IGA advertising section in today’s edition and offers Circulation Dept assistance to deliver a complete paper if the supplement is missing.
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la Crosse Tribune
IGA
St Michaels Home Faces Rate Hurdles and Staffing Shifts
The article details St Michael's Home rate increases and cost pressures. It notes a June 30 1972 cap of 530 per child, rising to 562 after a state audit, with funded reimbursements limited to 562. Replacing Sisters with lay staff raised costs, and the institution seeks over 700 to maintain adequate staffing.
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Fr. Dall
St. Michael's
St. Michaels
Wisconsin State Department of Health and Social Services
Health and Social Services Department
St. Michael's Home
Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration
George Schlachter
Hurricane Brenda Puts Ship In Distress Off Mexican Coast
Hurricane Brenda nears the Yucatán coast with a slow erratic drift as the 441-foot Greek motorship Yucatan reports taking water in a hold and unable to launch a lifeboat. The US Coast Guard says 35 crew are aboard.
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Mexico City
Brenda
Mexico
US Coast Guard
National Hurricane Center
Miami
Ciudad del Carmen
Yucatan Peninsula
Coast Guard
Yucatan
Solon Calls UM Officials Salaries Too High
State Rep. Stephen Wenzel criticizes University of Minnesota administrators' pay in a letter to the Board of Regents. He argues the president should earn less than the governor and urges replacing President Malcolm Moos before his August 1975 resignation.
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Little Falls
Minn
Stephen Wenzel
DFL
University of Minnesota
Wenzel
University Board of Regents
Minnesota
Humphrey Rejects Interim Propane Report As Grave Shortage Seen
Sen. Hubert Humphrey called the propane supply for crop drying grave after rejecting an Energy Office interim report. He urged Energy Office director John Love and Agriculture Secretary Earl Butz to join in immediate talks to decide on priority and allocations. He cited reports of a 40 percent propane shortage in southwestern Minnesota.
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Washington
Hubert H. Humphrey
Energy Office
Humphrey
John A. Love
Agriculture
Earl Butz
Minnesota Democrat
Minnesota Civil Defense
James Erchul
Minnesota
Laos Executes Rebels After Coup Attempt
Laos says about 10 people died in the brief coup against Premier Souvanna Phouma. Defense Minister Sisouk Na Champassak reports rebels captured Monday were executed or to be tried, naming Thao Ma as the coup leader who died in a crash near Vientiane.
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Vientiane
Laos
Sisouk Na Champassak
Souvanna Phouma
United States
Sisouk
Thao Ma
Air Force
Thailand
Mekong River
Dien Bien Phu
Chinaimo
Wallet recovered in Moose Lake links to Wisconsin scout funds
Lee Reinders, 42, a Boy Scout troop adult leader from Wisconsin, says $213 in troop funds was recovered from Moose Lake in Minnesota after diver Dr. Terry Dynes found the wallet last week. Some bills were chewed by fish or crabs, and Dynes declined a reward.
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Janesville
Wis
Lee Reinders
Reinders
Moose Lake
Ely
Minn
Terry Dynes
Decorah
Iowa
Businessman Bitten By Lion On Kenyan Hunt
Leo W. Rothe president of Weatherby Nasco Inc was injured in the Narok region Kenya Monday when a wounded lion sprang at him. He shot the beast a second time and was bitten four times before his party subdued it. Rothe received first aid and was taken to a Nairobi hospital. He may stay hospitalized about a month but is expected to recover. Rothe is a former GOP chairman of Wisconsin's 2nd Congressional District.
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Fort Atkinson
Wis
Leo W. Rothe
Weatherby Nasco Inc
Narok
Kenya
Rothe
Nairobi
Flying Medical Service
Couple Dies In Head On Wisconsin Crash Near Wausau
Three people died in two traffic crashes in Wisconsin. David Denman 20 and Patti 19 his wife died in a head on collision on US 51 north of Wausau when their car crossed the center line. Mary A. Beyer 44 of Richland Center died in a collision at an intersection on Wisconsin 80.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
David Denman
Patti
US. 51
Wausau
Mary A. Beyer
Richland Center
Man Facing 4 Charges Pleads Innocent
Michael J. Hoffman 23 pleaded innocent in County Court to four counts including disorderly conduct criminal damage to property carrying a concealed weapon and attempted escape The charges allege an Aug 27 jail escape attempt during a prisoner release and a prior assault and property damage at a Burns town residence He posted 10 percent of a 200 bond and is represented by Ernest Hanson
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Michael J. Hoffman
Stevens Point
Nekoosa
Asst. Dist. Atty
Mark Lukoff
Alcoholics Anonymous
Danny Bolling
Burns
Hoffman
Bolling
Ernest Hanson
La Crosse Tribune Publication Details
The La Crosse Tribune lists Missed papers contact number 782 8040 and specifies publication schedule as every afternoon and Sunday morning at 435 S 4th St La Crosse Wisconsin with second class postage paid. It notes city carrier price of 1.60 every two weeks and offers main subscription rates within 75 miles of La Crosse at 30 dollars per year, Volume 69 Number 96.
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the Tribune
S. 4Th St
la Crosse
Gibson pushes bicycle safety bills in Madison session
State Rep. Lawrence Gibson says bicycle safety measures will be high priority when legislature returns in October. Proposals include AB 1046 for lanes and signaling, AB 176 on after dark visibility, AB 584 to designate bicycle ways, AB 868 for a state aid program, and AB 658 rustic roads to allow pedestrian or bicycle use. The bills aim to give La Crosse officials more flexibility on lanes and funding. Bishop Leonard P. Cowley, 60, auxiliary bishop of St. Paul archdiocese, dies.
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Lawrence Gibson
la Crosse
Madison
County Highway Commission
Gibson
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