Parents Request Kidney Donation After Son's Death
Doctors said 20 year old Paul Wojcik faced no hope after a traffic accident. His parents asked to remove life support and donate his kidneys to help others. Surgeons prepared the kidneys for transplant as Paul died shortly after tubes were removed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orlando
Fla
Paul Wojcik
Paul
Lester Wojcik
Madeline
Florida State University
Wojciks
Wojcik
Florida Hospital
Bob Wade
Volved
East Coast Heat Warms Across Cities With Shortages
Water emergencies grip New York as pressure drops. city uses 2.1 billion gallons daily. Philadelphia replenishes reservoirs draining at over 500 million gallons daily. Utilities cut voltage 5 percent for fourth day amid heat. Health officials note rising deaths. Chicago enjoys brief cool spell while NWS warns no relief until next week.
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Barton Reppert
Associated Press
National Weather Service
New York State
New York City
Philadelphia
Ohio
Washington
New York
Carmen F. Guarino
District of Columbia
Joseph A. Cimino
Cimino
Canada
John Mayer
Weather Service
Bermuda
Atlantic
Mayer
Ostrand Named Assistant Coroner in La Crosse County
Douglas Ostrand twenty two year old University of Wisconsin La Crosse senior majoring in history and political science was appointed a La Crosse County deputy coroner succeeding Thomas Eichman who has resigned Curtis Baltz coroner said he and Ostrand are working with Republican legislators in Wisconsin to abolish the present coroner system and replace it with a medical examiner appointed by the County Board
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas Ostrand
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
la Crosse County
Thomas Eichman
Curtis Baltz
Ostrand
Johnson Sr
Wisconsin
Baltz
Robert Warren
Madison
la Crosse
Airport manager post eyed for Brough in Indianapolis
The city council was to confirm or reject aviation board pick Brough to oversee Indianapolis Airport with Sept. 19 start. Brough, Texas A M University graduate, has two years airport management experience and seven aldermen lacked timely meeting notice.
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Indianapolis
Dallas-Fort Worth
Tex
Busch
Brough
Rusch
Texas A and M University
Texas
Aviation Board
John K. Flanagan
Milwaukeean 84 dies after car strike in city
Charles Kasten, 84, of Milwaukee died from injuries after being struck by a car at a Milwaukee intersection. The incident added to Wisconsin's 1973 traffic death toll, with 723 fatalities so far this year. A separate accident near Richland Center left 82 year old Sarah Haskins fatally injured when her husband’s pickup hit a roadside tree.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Charles Kasten
Milwaukee
Blue River
Sarah Haskins
Richland Center
La Crosse Tribune Subscription Rates Notice
Public notice lists mail and carrier prices for La Crosse Tribune subscriptions. It notes delivery details, contact number for missed papers, and standard mailing address at 401 No. 3rd St La Crosse Wisconsin 54601 with volume and issue information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LA Crosse Tribune
the Tribune
No. 3Rd St
la Crosse
Houston Woman Injured In La Crescent Car Truck Crash
A Houston woman, Julie Ann Dobbs aged 19, is hospitalized for observation at St. Francis Hospital La Crosse after a 1:30 a.m. crash in La Crescent. Dobbs drove a car into the rear of Gateway Transportation semitruck driven by Charles J. Morrison 47 of Rockford II. Police say the car was demolished and truck damage was about 50 dollars.
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LA Crescent
Minn
Houston
St. Francis Hospital
la Crosse
Julie Ann Dobbs
Gateway Transportation
Charles J. Morrison
Rockford
Dennis Swedberg
Hook a La Crosse newspaper veteran profile
Jeanne Hook and four children noted for long service in La Crosse since 1966. Mason City native Hook started in Davenport Times-Democrat advertising and advanced through circulation editorial and accounting at the local paper. A University of Colorado Boulder graduate and former Marine Corps communications officer, he contributes to local advisory committees and community groups.
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Jeanne
Hook
Mason City
Iowa
Davenport Times- Democrat
la Crosse
Davenport
University of Colorado At Boulder
Marine Corps
California
North Carolina
Guantanamo Bay
Cuba
Western Wisconsin Technical Institute
Wisconsin economic growth seen in La Crosse progress
Schreiber notes a positive attitude in La Crosse that spurred a new fish laboratory and plant expansions drawing more residents. He praises statewide business development and says 1970s Wisconsin faces a new era of economic development with responsive leadership. Gov. Lucey attends a funeral instead of leading the aircade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
Schreiber
Wisconsin
Patrick Lucey
Four Americans Feared Dead in Colombian Air Crash
In Colombia near Bogota an Aero-Condor turboprop crashed during fog, killing 41. Four Americans named Marcia Gamby, Nancy Fisher, Gregory Baker, and Chris Logan were identified by the airline, though nationality could not be confirmed as passports were not requested. No survivors. The flight departed Bogota heading to Cartagena and Barranquilla.
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Bogota
Colombia
Aero-Condor
Marcia Gamby
Nancy Fisher
Gregory Baker
Chris Logan
Cerro del Cable
Cartagena
Barranquilla
Lin Piao Plot to Kill Mao Revealed by Chou En Lai
Premier Chou En Lai disclosed at the 10th Chinese Communist Party congress that Lin Piao plotted two coups against Mao Tse tung, first in August 1970 and again in March 1971, culminating in a failed assassination attempt and Lin Piao's death in a 1971 plane crash.
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Lin Piao
Mao
Chou
Tokyo
Chou En-lai
Chinese Communist Party Congress
Communist Party
Mao Tse-tung
Lin
Central Committee
Andur Khan
People’s Republic of Mongolia
Hsinhua
Suitcase and clothing stolen from auto in city block
A suitcase and clothing valued at 95 belonging to Jeffrey Salek and R J Mindoro were stolen from a car in the 2100 block of George Street. A jacket and a thermos bottle belonging to Charles Horton were also taken. A spare tire and wheel valued at 60 were reported stolen from a van at the Midway Motor Lodge.
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Jeffrey Salek
R. J. Mindoro
George Street
Charles Horton
Loomis St
Salek
Midway Motor Lodge
Bicyclist in Critical Condition After Highway Crash
Local 23 year old Erick A. Werner of La Crosse is in Lutheran Hospital ICU with head injuries after a car bicycle collision on Highway 16 north of Gillette Street Road in Medary Town. The driver Vicki L. Berg, 21, also from the area, was travelling north and struck Werner from behind. A second item notes actor Michael Dunn, 38, dies in England after a career in film and television including Bananza and The Wild Wild West.
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la Crosse
Lutheran Hospital
Erick A. Werner
Vicki L. Berg
Gillette Street
Medary
Los Angeles
Michael Dunn
England
Warner Bros. Studio
Unions Endorse La Crosse United Fund Drive
The La Crosse AFL-CIO Council United Auto Workers and Teamsters endorsed the 1973 74 United Fund campaign. They urged members to give the fair share of one hour's pay per month and to support the drive at work using payroll deductions. The release says the fund meets labor’s needs for effective fundraising and distribution of funds.
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la Crosse
Afl-Cio Council
United Auto Workers and
Teamsters
la Crosse Area
United Fund
Organized Labor
FBI arrests Ford engineer and Romanian official in theft plot
Detroit AP: John C. Akfirat, 39, of Ann Arbor, and Alexandru Patrasku, 46, a Romanian Ministry of Light Industry official, were arrested on charges of conspiring to steal a secret glassmaking process from Ford. The material reportedly would be sold to a Portuguese firm with Akfirat set to receive 250000 dollars.
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Detroit
FBI
Ford Motor Co
John C. Akfirat
Ann Arbor
Mich
Alexandru Patrasku
Ministry of Light Industry
Akfirat
Tomahawk teachers reach tentative one year pact
Bargainers for teachers and the Tomahawk school board reached a tentative one year contract after an all night mediation. The Tomahawk Education Association ratified the deal 72 to 8 while details were to be disclosed at tonight's board meeting.
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Associated Press
Board of Education
Tomahawk
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Education Association Council
Supt. of
Ralph Johnson
Tomahawk Education Association
Johnson
North Fond du Lac
Waukesha Education Association
Len Jacobs
WEA
Waukesha
Jacobs
North Central
Northwest
City budget outlines dredging, street, and park projects
City Mullenbach reports nearly 30 000 in work with other requests totaling 30 000 including 25 000 for Lagoon dredging and a 1976 bathhouse. Park Director Fry questions a portable boathouse while Pettibone Boathouse remains usable. The 3.88 million program funds streets, traffic signals, sewers, parks, an aerial ladder truck, airport improvements, and a landfill site study. An Isle la Plume dump has about 22 years of life left.
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Mullenbach
Eugene Fry
Front Street
Harborview Plaza
Isle la Plume
Fire Department Records From La Crosse Run Aug 31
Chronology of ambulance calls and hospital transfers in La Crosse from Aug 30 to Aug 31. Includes ages and addresses of patients such as Ida Hendrickson 49 and Felix Fischer 96, with destinations St Francis or Lutheran Hospitals and several illness or injury notes.
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la Crosse
Wood St
David Smith
Idela Hendrickson
S. 6Th St
St. Francis Hospital
Harvey Hall
S. 3Th St
Felix Fischer
Liberty St
Lutheran
Adeline Wiebke
Main St
Lutheran Hospital
Louie Beier
Jackson St
Market Street
Helen A. Herlitzka
S. 4Th St
Fall Ave
Edward Stokes
Fa. Market T
6Th and
King Streets
Devylle Lord
Bainbridge St
Bike Rider Killed In Oshkosh Train Collision
Dana Kuborn, 12, of Oshkosh was fatally struck by a freight train while riding a bicycle at a crossing. She died from head injuries shortly after the accident in Oshkosh Wisconsin.
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Oshkosh
Wis
Dana Kuborn
Nixon to Appeal Ruling on Watergate Tapes Release
President Nixon ordered his lawyers to appeal U S Court of Appeals a ruling by Judge Sirica directing him to turn over Watergate tape recordings for private review. He had refused after Sirica’s Washington ruling and seeks stay before Sirica’s expiration.
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San Clemente
Calif
Nixon
U.S. Court of Appeals
U.S. District
John J. Sirica
Sirica
Washington
White House
California
Court of Appeals
Appeals Court
Supreme Court
Watergate
Archibald Cox
Cox
Senate Watergate Committee
Oval Office
Watergate Grand Jury
John W. Dean III
H. R. Haldeman
John D. Ehrlichman
Senate
Grand
July Employment In County Is Up
La Crosse County shows higher July employment with 36 700 workers, up 600 from July 1972, and a civilian workforce of 39 400. Unemployment at 6.9 percent for July 1973, down from June. Largest gains in durable goods manufacturing offset nondurable losses. canning season boosts food processing hires.
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la Crosse County
Kenneth J. Kavanaugh
Kavanaugh
Wisconsin
la Crosse
State Man Among Air Crash Victims
Mr and Mrs Henry Dietz of Glendale learn their son Capt Thomas R Dietz 26 was among 23 killed when a cargo plane crashed near Madrid Spain The airman was stationed at McGuire Air Force Base New Jersey and graduated from Shorewood High School and St Olaf College in Minnesota
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Milwaukee
Henry Dietz
Glendale
Air Force
Madrid
Spain
Thomas R. Dietz
McGuire Air Force Base
Trenton
N.J
Shorewood High School
St. Olaf College
Northfield
Minn
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News Digest
United Auto Workers
Chrysler Corp
UAW
Leonard Woodcock
Princeton
Gallup
Spiro T. Agnew
Agnew
Ronald Reagan
Educational Testing Service of
Princeton, N.J
Veterans Administration
Cost
Council
Lutherdn Hospital
South Avenue
Florence Gilboe
Trane la Crosse
South Ave
Blazers
Turtles
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