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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1975
Page
2
The article reports clerks and store managers tackling shoplifting with emphasis on internal pilferage and theft by dishonest employees. Managers note efforts like requiring sales slips and prohibiting employees from checking out their own or relatives purchases while estimating losses near the national 2 percent average.
A police probe in Onalaska spurred petitions with over 325 signatures seeking Rastall’s dismissal or changes in department operations. Speakers at a public hearing described alleged police harassment, jailing misuse, and a cited incident of two teenage girls arrested for loitering.
President Ford and Chinese leader Teng Hsiao Ping discuss detente and war risks as Soviet deterrence fades. Ford stresses mutual interest in limiting military force while noting differing national positions. Mrs. Ford rests and plans to attend a revolutionary ballet with the President tonight.
Rep. Alvin Baldus announces Joseph E. O’Neill 41 as communications director for his Congressional staff. O’Neill previously worked as news reporter editorial writer and program director at Washington radio stations with experience in agricultural communications. He succeeds Bob Phelps who returns to public affairs at St Olaf College Northfield Minnesota.
Detroit report cites United Auto Workers Vice President Douglas Fraser arguing that school busing for integration may trigger re segregation as white families move to suburbs. Fraser says union leadership is reassessing its stance on busing, calling it a losing political issue for the union.
The LaCrosse Tribune lists contact numbers for missed papers and classifieds. It states publication timing, address at 401 N 3rd St La Crosse Wisconsin 54601, and mail subscription rate of 35 dollars within 75 miles for one year. It notes city carrier price and volume and issue numbers.
About 50 applicants from across the nation seek the La Crosse airport manager job. Deadline passed Monday. The board will screen for eligibility then schedule interviews, possibly starting December 13 after James Brough leaves December 12 for Lexington Kentucky.
Judge Reinecke outlined penalties for theft and misconduct charges against Mrs. Schwinefus with maximums of 5500 dollars and six years if convicted on both. Auditor Gilles testified the county’s special audit cost 6693.75 dollars with no annual fee. exhibits showed misappropriation and numerous deposit-record discrepancies. Schwinefus admitted misappropriation and later resigned after suspensions and a shift to private practice.
District Attorney Edmund Nix said he is weighing whether to prosecute La Crosse Tribune editor Robert Gallagher and reporter Grant Blum for allegedly falsifying information in a 1974 story. He sought advice from the Wisconsin Bar Association to assess conflicts of interest and expects a decision soon. He also discussed a claimed court backlog and commented on bad checks in La Crosse County.
Lowell LaTender, 27, of Neopit, is to stand trial for first degree murder in Portage on Feb. 23. Judge Gordon Muse granted the change of venue. LaTender is accused of fatally shooting Donald Bohardt, 21, of Shawano, on November 1 and facing five counts of endangering safety by conduct regardless of life for allegedly pointing a gun at five others that night.
Arthur Ford, 19, of Black River Falls posted a 664 dollar bond on three traffic citations from running a road block on Highway 27 north of Sparta at 1 a.m. Sunday. His case continues December 15. Ford is charged with causing over 1000 dollars in damage to a Sparta squad car used as the road block and with reckless driving and disobeying orders.
Wendy Yoshimura, 32, seeking a fair trial amid the Patricia Hearst case, garners Japanese American financial backing. A Fresno based group heads the effort with a fund over $5,000 and pledges to insure $100,000 bail, aiding release from Santa Rita Prison after her three year fugitive status ending with Sept. 18 arrest alongside Hearst in San Francisco.
Washington defense of wage disputes as railroads and four shopcraft unions resume talks. Federal mediator W J Usery Jr warns a nationwide strike could prompt congressional action if no deal by Wednesday, with 70 000 workers in boilermakers carmen electrical workers and firemen facing a 6 am Thursday strike deadline.
President Ford's pick John Paul Stevens faces only timing questions for confirmation. The 55 year old Seventh Circuit judge from Chicago has drawn favorable reaction from legal circles and Congress with no signs of serious opposition. He met with Senate Judiciary Committee leaders ahead of December hearings.
Lebanese police reported Israeli air attacks on Palestinian refugee camps in northern and southern Lebanon killing at least 75 and wounding 120. The Palestinian Command said many victims were women and children. a separate tally counted 57 dead and 110 wounded. Israel framed the raids as strikes on terrorist bases. Syrian backed guerrillas reported firing missiles at planes but caused no hits.
About 50 people were aboard the Beilen train when hijackers attached dynamite and demanded air transport to an unknown destination. Police recovered two bodies and sealed the area as commandos arrived by navy helicopters. the attackers, suspected South Moluccan extremists, pressed for independence for the Molucca Islands.
Northern Rockies through the northern Plains into the Midwest and Northeast face cold damp air with rain in the northwest. Wisconsin and Minnesota expect mainly cloudy skies with light snow chances and flurries tonight into Wednesday. Flood stage data and river flow at Dresbach Lock indicate rising conditions as towboats move downriver. temperatures range from chilly to cold with early sunset and late sunrise.
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