Convoy Reaches Phnom Penh For Fuel And Khmer Rouge Battles
The lead river convoy without U S air cover arrives in Phnom Penh with fuel tightness to bolster government forces. A relief column of up to 1 000 troops links with besieged garrison at Trapeang Thaot as U S troop withdrawals from Thailand proceed. A separate clash near Kompong Cham and casualties in the Vietnam front are reported.
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Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Mekong River
Ment
Trapeang Thaot
Thailand
U.S
Set Bo
Kompong Cham
Tonhe Bet
Mekong
Vietnam
Qui Nhon
da Nang
Duluth Motel Fire Sends 22 to Area Hospitals
A three alarm blaze at the Edgewater Motel on London Road in Duluth sent 22 people to hospitals with no serious injuries reported. One man broke his leg leaping from a second floor window. Fire began about 3 15 a.m. and evacuees were secured.
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Duluth, Minn
Duluth
Edgewater
London Road
Eisenhower to Enroll in George Washington Law School
David Eisenhower will begin classes at George Washington University Law School on August 27 and will register for the term on Monday. He writes a sports column for the Philadelphia Bulletin and resides with his wife Julie in Bethesda Maryland.
Boys' Club Fall Program Planned in La Crosse Area
The Boys' Club of La Crosse St James and Avon streets announces a fall program starting Monday with new hours 3 to 5 30 and 6 30 to 9 weekdays and 9 to 5 Saturdays. Activities include crafts ceramics general art football basketball wrestling self defense gym games reading and social events for ages six to 18. A motel fire caused extensive smoke damage with estimated losses over 100000. Fifteen to twenty residents were assisted as firefighters battled a three alarm blaze. Richard Harderson 43 of DeWitt Iowa broke an ankle leaping from a second floor window. four others sustained burns smoke inhalation and minor injuries including John Altman 32 and his son Austin 7 along with Eileen Hummel 50 Velma Hummel 78. A passerby David Baily helped evacuate a father and son from a smoke filled corridor. Two girls aged 15 and 16 were later charged in connection with a theft at Hillview county home.
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la Crosse
St. James and Avon Sts
Richard Harderson
DeWitt
Iowa
John Altman
Chippewa Falls
Wis
Austin Altman
Eileen Hummel
Prairie Village
Kan
Velma Hummel
David Baily
Altman
Woman Dies As Car Strikes Power Pole
A Wisconsin crash near Chippewa Falls killed Eleanor L. Coach after her car hit an embankment and a power pole. In Appleton area a milk truck collision on Wisconsin 47 killed Alfred Devroy and Laura Devroy. Kaukauna residents Daniel Scorgie and Andrew Witkowski died from crashes and injuries. The day also noted continued shelling near Hue and new cease fire violations by Viet Cong and North Vietnam.
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Associated Press
Outagamie
Chippewa County
Wisconsin
Eleanor L
Chippewa Falls
Alfred Devroy
Laura
Appleton
Daniel Scorgie
Kaukauna
Andrew Witkowski
Burglary Probe Heads No Comment From Sheriff
LA CRESCENT Minn Houston County officials declined to discuss an investigation into a burglary at the Sportsmen's Club Route 1. About 170 dollars worth of bratwurst buns beer and empty bottles were stolen. A beer cooler was attempted but left behind due to weight. Entry occurred by breaking boards across the front window late Tuesday or early Wednesday.
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LA Crescent
Minn
Houston County Sheriff Department
Sportsmen's Club
R. 1
Jerry Olson
Permit Issued for Theatre Tower at Norplex Drive Site
The Norplex Division of Universal Oil Products has obtained a building permit to construct a theater tower adjacent to its building at 1309 Norplex Drive. Estimated cost is 25 600 dollars. Franz Schubert is the architect and Ebner Construction Co. is the general contractor.
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Norplex Division
Universal Oil Products
Norplex Drive
Franz Schubert
Ebner Construction Co
Rescue Crews Close In On Trapped Miners at Lakeshore Mine
Rescue teams inch toward two miners trapped 1,200 feet underground after a cave in at Hecla Mining Co Lakeshore Mine. A 40 foot front end loader blocks progress while a two inch air and water line remains intact boosting hopes the men may survive.
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Casa Grande
Ariz
Hecla Mining Co
Lakeshore
David Deeder
Terry Udall
Fort Collins
Colo
Jerry Turnbow
Hecla
Turnbull
Births at Lutheran Hospital This Week
Aug 21 a son to Mr and Mrs Timothy Larson R 2 Holmen Aug 22 a daughter to Mr and Mrs Wayne Torgerson R 1 Coon Valley Rita Ostrem notes appear for names and dates.
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Lacrosse Lutheran Hospital
Timothy Larson
Holmen
Lahnacevogg
Wayne Torgerson
Coon Valley
Rita Ostrem
Fire and police run in La Crosse and City
Fire department report notes Aug 23 call at Judy Brown residence 1518 2 Market St for shorted ceiling fixture with no blaze. Police ambulance records list multiple Aug 22–24 medical transfers to St Francis Hospital and Lutheran Hospital including Everett Reynolds Harold Hauser Frank Riese Louis Nelson Jack Winter Ernestine Renwick Douglas Hicky Evelyn Craigen Charles Sidie with illnesses injuries and a hand injury.
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la Crosse
Judy Brown
Market St
Everett W. Reynolds
Liberty St
St Francis Hospital
Harold Hauser
Wood St
St. Francis Hospital
Frank Riese
Rose St
Louis Nelson
Sill St
Jack Winter
Evelyn Craigen
Mississippi St
Charles Sidie
West Salem
Lutheran Hospital
Japan Faces Drought as Water Rationing Spreads
Tokyo and surrounding areas cut water supplies by 7 to 20 percent amid a dry spell. Hotels and offices posted notices urging reduced usage, with officials hoping for rain and Typhoon activity to relieve the shortage.
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Tokyo
Imperial Hotel
Japan
Okinawa
Hokkaido
Central Meteorological Agency
Kanto Plain
Marriages as listed for La Crosse and Onalaska area
Licenses show multiple couples from La Crosse Onalaska and Randy Spafford to wed from Aug 3 to Sept 8 with venues in La Crosse Onalaska and related addresses. The notice lists names and street addresses for each fiancé plus marriage dates and city venues.
Cooling trend welcomed by firefighters amid high fire danger
Firefighters in the West welcomed a predicted cooling trend but warned danger remains high in four tinderbox states. The Boise Interagency Fire Center noted showers in Montana but dry conditions persist in central and northern Idaho, eastern Oregon, and eastern Washington. Reno reported new fires and requested two air tankers as six major fires burned 40 455 acres across California Oregon Idaho and Montana.
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Roger Leonard
Boise
Reno
Idaho
Pine Creek
California
Oregon
Montana
Klade
West
Willowa-Whitman National Forest
National Weather Service
Wisconsin Flood Insurance Surpasses 1200 Policies
MADISON Wis AP more than 1200 flood insurance policies issued in Wisconsin by the federal department of housing and urban development are now in force in 31 counties and 64 villages and cities across the state Green Bay leads with 511 policies and 6.3 million coverage. The DNR notes the program is available to homeowners or businesses in counties with approved flood plain zoning ordinances.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Federal Department of Housing and Urban Development
Department of Natural Resources
DNR
Green Bay
Thefts Reported In Milwaukee And Onalaska Pool Closing
Thefts reported include fur furniture worth 400 from Dick Rogers's cottage on Pettibone Island Milwaukee a sofa and chair stolen. A tape deck valued 65 was taken from Ronald LeJeune's car at the YMCA. Fishing gear valued 63 belonging to Bernard L Hilleshiem stolen from an unlocked garage. Onalaska pool to close Sunday at 5 p.m. per pool manager John Shelton.
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Dick Rogers
Milwaukee
South Pettibone Island
Ronald LeJeune
S. 20Th St
YMCA
Bernard L. Hilleshiem
S. 28Th St
Five Wisconsin sites eyed for $750 million atom plant
Five power companies submitted a preliminary report to the Atomic Energy Commission on a proposed 900,000 kilowatt nuclear plant planned for the 1980s in Wisconsin. Sites include Lake Koshkonong, Sheboygan, Kenosha, Grant and Wood Counties with various infrastructure needs and potential impacts.
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Madison
Wis
Atomic Energy Commission
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Electric Power Co
Wisconsin-Michigan Power Co
Wisconsin Public Service Corp
Wisconsin Power and Light Co
Madison,Gas and Electric Co
Lake Koshkonong
Sheboygan
Kenosha
Grant
Wood Counties
Upper Michigan Peninsula
Lake Michigan
Sheboygan County
Wood County
Grant County
Mississippi River Fish and Wildlife Hatchery
War Foe Faces Department To Native Ireland
Milwaukee antiwar activist Michael Cullen, 31, was informed by the INS he would be deported to Ireland. He, who spent a year in prison after burning draft records in 1968, has dropped his fight and plans to live with his parents in Wicklow, near Dublin, pursuing farming.
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Milwaukee
Michael Cullen
U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service
Ireland
Cullen
Wicklow
Dublin
America
United States
State Warns Of Phony Truck Driver Schools
Wisconsin officials warn of fake truck driver schools operating from Indiana and advertising in state papers promising high paying jobs for a $195 fee. Bechtel says the schemes are mail fraud with about $2.5 million in annual business and at least a dozen complaints from Wisconsinites. Victims often face a $195 payment followed by a demand for $700, with firms frequently changing names to avoid detection.
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Madison
Wis
Bechtel
Indiana
Joseph Clark
Les Aspin
D-Wis
Federal Trade Commission
Aspin
FTC
Teachers Vote To Strike In N Fond Du Lac
North Fond du Lac teachers vote to strike next Monday if no contract is reached after a 19 month dispute. District administrator Douglas Hendrickson says teachers should stay on the job while talks continue with state mediator Joseph Kerkman and district counsel. There are 61 teachers serving about 1200 students in the district.
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North Fond DU Lac
Wis
Hendrickson
Wisconsin Education Association
North
Fond du Lac
Tractor Accident Kills Teenager in Manitowoc County
William Schreiber a 15 year old rural Manitowoc resident died Wednesday when the tractor he was driving on his family's farm overturned and pinned him. He was the son of Mr and Mrs Edmund Schreiber. Ralph Lee chairman of Shelby town was reported in critical condition in Lutheran Hospital in ICU Friday morning with an illness. He was admitted Tuesday.
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Manitowoc
Wis
William Schreiber
Manitowoc County
Town of
Shelby
Ralph Lee
Hickory Lane
Lutheran Hospital
Lee
Thomson Criticizes DNR Waste Treatment Fund Allocation
Madison Third District Congressman Vernon Thomson blasts Wisconsin DNR for misplacing funds in 1973 74 waste treatment allocations. He says rural towns lack resources to meet orders while Fox River Valley Milwaukee areas receive most aid and asks EPA to review the funding formula.
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Madison
Vernon Thomson
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
DNR
Thomson
Lake Michigan
Fox River Valley
Wisconsin
Lower
Fox
Milwaukee
Federal Environmental Protection Agency
Congress
La Crosse Tribune Volume 69 Number 99 Information
Publication notice outlines mail and carrier delivery details for the La Crosse Tribune. It lists printing schedule, address at 435 S 4th St La Crosse WI, pricing for city carriers and mail subscriptions within 75 miles, and a reference to missed papers contact.
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the Tribune
S 4Th St
la Crosse
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Kenneth B. Keating
Israel
Walworth Barbour
Keating
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India-Pakistan
Hillview
Shearson Hammill Co
State Bank
Central Ill. Pub. Ser
Central Tel. & Util
Evans Products
Financial Federation Ya
Garland Flying Tiger
Gray Drug
G. Heileman Brewing
Household Finance
Interstate Power
F.W. Means
Metromedia
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North Central Airline
STP
Tiffany Ind
Trane Co
World Airways
Xtra Inc
Amercan Continental Homes
American Nuclear
Century Telephone
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Gateway Trans
George Banta
Krelitz
McLoone
McQuay Milwaukee
Prof. Sports Ee
Minneapolis Gas
N.N. Investors Off Shore Logistics
Pabst Brewing
Peerless Chain
Raygo
Warner Electric
Werner Continental
Wisconsin Finance Wisconsin Centrifugal Inc
Wis. Power & Light
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Ova
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Ene
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T.W. A
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Dodge
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Houston
Hokah
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John M. Peterson
Farnam St
Valerie J. Gilbertson
Adams St
Daniel T. Sullivan
S. 4Th St
Barbara J. Hickey
Placid Court
Onalaska
City of
Earle D. Munns Jr
Hickory St
Beverly A. Ender
N. 6Th
N. 1St St
Rebecca L. Foust
THE
John Shelton
Stockholm
Hansson
Clark Olofsson
Kaj Hansson
Olofsson
Sven Thorander
Thorander
Kreditbank
Thursday
Delta Motors
N. Fond du Lac
Thomson Blasts
LA Crosse Tribune
Supper Club
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