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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1973
Page
2
Martha Mitchell tells Washington Star News she will leave her husband former attorney general John N. Mitchell and accuses President Nixon of corrupting him. She mentions a leather-bound campaign book and plans for dirty tricks by Nixon and H. R. Haldeman.
A gunman holding four hostages in a locked Stockholm bank vault threatened to gas the room if anesthetic agents were released. Police agreed to a dawn truce and withdrew, as the chief described the attacker as inhuman while the captives pleaded for mercy.
Court ordered desegregation busing starts for about 40,000 Memphis pupils under a May 13 ruling by US District Court Judge Robert M. McRae Jr. at an expected cost of 1.6 million dollars this school year. School officials anticipate a smooth start despite potential difficulties.
In Kilmarnock Virginia authorities report racial disturbances following a Saturday afternoon stay. Eleven people were arrested with more expected as six incidents including assaults shootings firebombings and arson were investigated. Sheriff Garland Forrester linked the riot to the shotgun slaying of a black farm worker.
Wisconsin cash farm receipts climbed 14 percent in the first half of 1973, lagging the 25 percent national gain. Dairy income from milk remained slow, but milk price increases and soybeans' role in crops boosted totals. state receipts reached about 1.022 billion dollars with potential to top 2 billion for 1973.
Feminists observed the 53rd anniversary of women’s suffrage with marches, church services, and a new Women’s Hall of Fame in Seneca Falls. Events ranged from a Los Angeles picnic awarding activists to church services and protests in New York and Washington, with a focus on the Equal Rights Amendment and ongoing gender issues.
Lafayette County faces epidemic rabies with 45 residents vaccinated and nine confirmed rabid animals in two months. State officials name Lafayette as one of three hot spots alongside Vernon and Chippewa Taylor Clark and Marathon counties report rising cases.
Chase Manhattan Bank announces a rise in its prime lending rate to 9 percent effective immediately. Industry observers expect more banks to follow, with the rate already up 4 percentage points this year and potential to top 10 percent.
King Gustaf VI Adolf lay in a coma at Helsingborg hospital after major stomach surgery and five days on a respirator. His kidneys faltered and heart weakened as doctors said a kidney transplant was not considered. Hospital bulletin said additional intestinal bleeding likely and condition remained critical. crowds gathered outside the hospital and at Sofiero.
Clyde D Bourgord 19 of Necedah dies in Saturday head on crash near Manston. Services set for 2 p.m. Wednesday at Hare Funeral Home New Lisbon with burial in Bayview Cemetery Necedah. Roland Provenzano 19 remains hospitalized in Madison. Also killed are Raymond Anderson 46 and Patricia Johnson 32 of New Berlin. Bourgord survived by mother Mabel Bourgord and five brothers and five sisters.
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Three people were hurt in a two car collision at Highway 53 and West George Street. Ronald Parish 27 Wilton and Emil Becker 67 were involved along with Becker turning left into Parish. Parish and Becker had injuries while others treated.
A nine year old from rural West Salem was listed in fair condition at St. Francis Hospital after a Sunday collision with a car on Walter Road in the Town of Barre. The cyclist William Korson from Route 1 collided with a car driven by 16 year old David A. Elliott of West Salem as he exited a driveway.
Flood stage at Station Lacrosse shows 24 hour high at 12 55 with a 0 change today. Officials monitor river gauge for potential rising levels and any flood advisories remain in effect.
Five physical education specialists agreed to accept reassignment after opposition. A meeting with Schools Supt. Eugene Balts produced the settlement as LEA officials drop the grievance. Earlier, seven of fourteen had agreed and two were returned to original schools.
La Crosse police reported four youths detained Sunday at Kmart for shoplifting. Two 14 year old Hillsboro girls each took a $2 cosmetic kit while two Holmen girls aged 12 and 13 shoplifted items totaling $6.48 including a mascara kit necklace ring and conditioner. Cases will go to juvenile authorities in their home counties.
Police and ambulance: Aug 26 at 10 04 p m Sharon Ender 22 months R 2 Onalaska to Lutheran Hospital for illness.
The La Crosse Tribune faces a $500000 lawsuit filed in Circuit Court by two lawyers acting as guardians ad litem for the daughters of former alderman Raymond Keller. The suit seeks $250000 for each daughter, Margaret and Sherry, aged 16 and 14. Keller, 43, received two years probation after a guilty verdict on incest and must seek psychiatric treatment at his own expense.
Army Specialist 4 Jack O. Woodard, 24, of Onalaska Wisconsin, was killed Friday August 24 in a motorcycle truck crash in Ansbach Germany while stationed there. He earned a Bronze Star Medal for meritorious service with the 663rd Transportation Company in Vietnam. Survived by parents Harry Woodard and siblings Thomas, Gary, and Jean Mielarek. Funeral arrangements by Fossum Funeral Home Onalaska.
Wisconsin warm humid Monday night and Tuesday. Minnesota morning fog north, otherwise fair to partly cloudy Monday night and Tuesday with a slight chance of widely scattered showers and thunderstorms. Iowa fair Monday night, increasing cloudiness Tuesday with a chance of showers northwest late Tuesday. La Crosse data notes include record highs and lows with sunrise and sunset times.
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