La Crosse Officials Defend Parochial Schools Amid Reports
La Crosse Mayor Warren Loveland and Bishop Frederick Freking defend parochial schools after Tribune articles raised concerns about funding and enrollment. They stressed no plans to close schools and highlighted expansion plans funded by parish support and tax dollars. They praised Catholic and public schools for contributing to the city.
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la Crosse
Warren Loveland
Loveland
Frederick W. Freking
Freking
Aquinas High School
Stranded German Pair Rescued From Alpine Ice Wall
Two German youths, Heinz Ramisch and Hermann Schriddel, were rescued after a week stranded on an icy ledge on the Mount Blanc Dry Needle. A seven man team led by Gary Emming of Pasadena brought them down in icy conditions to a heliport in Chamonix.
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Chamonix
France
French Alps
Gary Emming
Pasadena
Calif
Heinz Ramisch
Baden-Baden
Hermann Schriddle
Karlsruhe
Mount Blanc Massif
Ramisch
Schridtle
Hearing Set on Bangor Signals and Closures
The Wisconsin Public Service Commission will hold a Sept. 7 hearing at 1 30 p.m. in Madison to decide on closing Burns Street and East Street grade crossings in Bangor and approving flashing light signals with short arm gates at Johnson Street. The petition comes from the village and the Milwaukee Railroad.
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la Crosse Tribune
Madison Bureau
Madison
Bangor
Wisconsin Public Service Commission
Village
Milwaukee Railroad
Commission
Burns Street
East Street
Johnson Street
Wisconsin Cities Race to Meet Voting Machine Deadline
Kenosha and four other cities must adopt voting machines by September 13 under a state law upheld by Judge Sachtsen. The ruling cancels local home rule exemptions, leaving Milwaukee and 38 other communities to comply, with Kenosha weighing an appeal or special session.
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Madison
Kenosha
Wisconsin
William C. Sachtsen
Ashland
Chippewa Falls
Marinette
Superior
Kessler
Kenosha Council
Burton Scott
Sachtsen
Milwaukee
Scott
Bronson la Follette
la Follette
Earthquake Devastates Varto Town in Seconds
Eyewitnesses recount a front to back collapse of Varto as the earthquake leveled the town killing thousands in the four province disaster. Premier Demirel estimated up to 2000 dead with local officials saying over 3000. relief efforts include mobile bakeries and bread drops.
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Varto Varto
Turkey
Setsin
Varto
Osman Duman
Interior Ministry
Suleyman Demirel
Demirel
Wisconsin lawmakers urged to raise pay to 8400
A blue ribbon committee proposed an $8,400 annual salary for Wisconsin legislators, with top leaders earning higher pay and daily expense allowances rising to $20. The panel also urged annual sessions, biennial budgets with a two year spending plan, and a one month recess at session start.
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James R. Polk
Madison
Wisconsin
Assembly
William R. Kellett
Kellett
Joint Finance Committee
Midwest
Legisla
Michigan
Minnesota
Iowa
Illinois
Indiana
Gas blast at Plainview church kills woman and injures 53
A church explosion during an all musical revival at the Church of God in Christ in Plainview Texas killed one woman and injured 53 others. A gas leak suspected, possibly triggered by an electric organ. Rescue crews, mud and debris, 200 worshipers present, several trapped, a body recovered.
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Plainview
Tex
Church of God In Christ
United Baptist Choir
Henry Jackson
E. N. Givens
Givens
Ennis A. Dukes
Pampa
West Texas
David Lewis
Lubbock
La Crosse to vote on 5.72 million capital program in 1967
La Crosse Plan Commission recommends a 5.72 million capital improvements package for 1967, with more than 3 million needing voter approval. Projects include Birch Street school work, airport runway extension, disposal plant upgrades, Civic Center and city hall improvements, and auditorium work. A November 8 city hall referendum and September 13 auditorium referendum are planned.
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la Crosse Tribune
City Plan Commission
la Crosse
Birch Street
Common Council
Plan Commission
Sherman Stellsplug
Theron Clark
John K. Flanagan
Army Corps of Engineers
Department of Interior
Bureau of Fisheries
Belle Island
Plane wreck in fog and rain kills Elmhurst student pilot
Dennis J. Kried, 21, of North Lake Illinois, died when a four place Beechcraft Musketeer wrecked south of Tomah Wisconsin on Sunday. The plane was found Monday by Raymond and Alverta Hancock after witnesses saw a circling plane earlier. A diabetic card and fishing gear were found in the wreckage as investigators led by Monroe County Sheriff David Copperfield probed the crash amid poor visibility. Autopsy was planned at Tomah Veterans Hospital before moving the body to Chicago.
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Tomah
Wis
Raymond Hancock
Dennis J. Kried
North Lake
Ill
Alverta Hancock
Chris Helmke
Monroe County
David Copperfield
Kried
Elmhurst College
Travel Aire
Lombard
Eau Claire
Copperfield
Monroe County Sheriff's Office
Tomah Veterans Hospital
Ninneman Funeral Home
Chicago
William Collins
The
Civil Aeronautics Board
E. 0. Lukasek
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Alps
Robert Kessler
Kenosha City
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Carl K. Wettengel
Bureau of Personnel
State Personnel Board
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Peewee
Ewes
Beemer
Eeneeoons
Pee Jones
By Donald W. Affolter
Everett Yerly
State Road School
Charles Richardson
Council
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