Wisconsin Enacts Warranty Law for Mobile Homes
Lt. Gov. Mar ti Schreiber signs a law requiring a minimum one year warranty on mobile homes 45 feet and longer sold in Wisconsin. The Department of Industry, Labor and Human Relations will set design and construction standards and label each unit. Consumers may recover attorney fees, and the department may enter reciprocal agreements with other states. Warranty repairs must be completed within 30 days. About 20 Wisconsin manufacturers and dealers are affected as mobile homes rise as housing for the state.
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Adison
Wis
Marti Schreiber
Schreiber
Wisconsin
Patrik J. Lucey
Industry, Labor and Human Relations
Man Found Innocent Of Attempted Rape
A La Crosse man, Edward F. Jolivette, 25, was found innocent by a district court jury after about 40 minutes of deliberation. He faced charges of attempting to rape a city resident on June 2 in her apartment downtown. The defense questioned consent and Jolivette's character while the prosecution called the alleged victim and a detective.
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la Crosse
Edward F. Jolivette
Elm St
T Asst
Michael Mulroy
Jolivette
French Island
Arneson
Peter Pappas
Mulroy
Jack Frost
John G. Darling
Mahlan Ender
Barlow St
Carol Fife
Hewitt St
Jefferson Gallaher
Market St
Frank E. Garcia
Hillview Ave
James Havens
Bangor
Roger C. Johnson
la Crosse St
Mabel Kircheis
South Ave
William R. Lewis
Jackson St
John J. Lisick
Chase St
Clair Norton
Avon St
Hugh H. Pfaff
Mindoro
James Finch
Johnson St
Tri-State Deaths
Donald Rigdon of Stoughton Wisconsin died August thirtieth after a long illness in Stoughton hospital. Services will be held at Holzhuter Funeral Home and St Ann s Church with burial in Galena Illinois after military rites. MRS ALBERT KONST Elroy Wisconsin died August twenty eighth at a New Lisbon Nursing Home. Services at Elroy United Methodist Church with burial in Elroy Cemetery. MERRILL GRUBER Waukon Iowa died August twenty ninth from a tractor incident. Funeral at Zion United Church of Christ with burial in Oakland Cemetery. Survived by wife Leona two children six grandchildren and one sister.
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Stoughton
Wis
Donald Rigdon
Stoughton Hospital
Holzhuter Funeral Home
St. Ann’s Catholic Church
Galena
Ill
Albert Konst
Elroy
New Lisbon
Elroy United Methodist Church
David L. McRoberts
Zenner Funeral Home
Eastern Star
Celia Lumsden
Merrill Gruber
Waukon
Iowa
Zion United
Obituaries for Clarence Simonson and Army Spec. 4 Jack Woodard
Clarence Simonson 68 of 721 N 24th St died in a local hospital Aug 30 from cardiac arrest after surgery. Survived by widow Eunice a daughter BonnieHemker two grandchildren a sister Myrtle Witte and a brother Lloyd. Services Saturday 1 30 p m Schumacher Funeral Home burial Brice Prairie Cemetery. Army Spec 4 Jack O Woodard 24 of 1146th Ave N Onalaska killed Aug 24 in a motorcycle truck crash in Ansbach Germany. Military services 11 15 a m Fossum Funeral Home Onalaska and 11 30 a m St Patrick s Church Onalaska burial Gate of Heaven Cemetery. Rosary Friday 8 30 p m at the funeral home. An honor guard from Fort Sheridan will participate.
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Clarence Simonson
N. 24Th St
Eunice
Harold
Bonnie) Hemker
la Crosse
Kenneth
Myrtle) Witte
Melrose
Lloyd
Schumacher Funeral Home
Stefan Guttormsson
Brice Prairie Cemetery
Army
Jack O. Woodard
6Th Ave. N
Onalaska
Ansbach
Germany
Fossum Funeral Home
St. Patrick's Catholic Church
John Rossiter
Gate of Heaven Cemetery
Ft. Sheridan
Cambodian Troops Reopen Key Highway To Battambang
Cambodian infantry pushed through rebel bunkers on Highway 5 toward Battambang province restoring a major food route. In Saigon Viet Cong attacks southwest of the capital aim to sever Mekong Delta supply lines along Highway 4. Military reports say casualties on both sides with several incidents near Cai Lay and Kontum.
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Phnom Penh
South Vietnam
Saigon
Mekong
Battambang
Moha Saing
Prek Thaot Dam
Mekong Delta
Cai Be
Cai Lay
Dinh Tuong
Kontum
Central Highlands
Binh Dinh
Kien Binh
Plain of Reeds
Boy Drowns At Dam in Fox River
Neenah police identified 13 year old Steven Westphal as the drowning victim after slipping from a spillway at Menasha Dam on Monday. The incident occurred in the Fox River near Neenah Wisconsin and is being investigated by local officials.
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Dam Neenah
Wis
Neenah
Steven Westphal
Fox River
Menasha Dam
Preliminary Waived In Arson Case In La Crosse
James S. Young 24 of 1602 Main St waived his preliminary hearing in La Crosse County Court. He will be arraigned Sept 5. Charged with arson for allegedly setting fire to ex girlfriend Nancy Wavra’s apartment on Aug 24. Bond set at 1000 dollars. Judge Leonard Roraff orders no contact with Nancy Wavra or sister Mary Jo. Court-appointed lawyer Neal Gleason.
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Ssparta
Wis
Bo Bronson
Cashton
Richard Dickman
Miss Bronson
Paulbrecht
Iss Bronson
St. Mary’s Hospital
Sparta
la Crosse County
James S. Young
Main St
Young
Leonard Roraff
Miss Wavra
Mary Jo
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