Arsenic and Old Lace staged by La Crosse Community Theater
The modern classic murder comedy opens a 10 performance run in La Crosse. Wanda Buehrle as Abby and Joan Stall as Martha deliver sharp comic portraits while Peter Schreier Mortimer and Timothy McNamara as a busy nephew pair navigate a macabre family plot led by Jonathan and Dr Einstein with a deadpan Chauffer.
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Joseph Kesselring
Brewster Sisters
New York
London
Formance
Panama Canal
Mortimer
Timothy McNamara
Jonathan
Dr. Einstein
Mr. Spenalzo
UWL
Patrick Cook
Boris Karloff
Second Charge Awaits Gilmore
Convicted killer Gary Gilmore, delaying execution by Supreme Court stay, faces possible trial on a second murder charge in the July gas-station robbery death of Brigham Young University student Max David Jensen. Utah County Attorney Noall Wootton said proceedings likely to begin next week.
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Gary Gilmore
Supreme Court
Gilmore
Utah
Atty
Noall Wootton
Max David Jensen
Brigham Young University Law Stu
Utah court defers Gilmore case amid death penalty debate
The Utah Supreme Court rejected a petition by Bessie Gilmore as reporters seek access to death row inmate Gilmore. The court may take up to 30 days for full review while deliberations focus on timing of potential execution. if Utah statute is struck down, Gilmore faces life imprisonment.
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Utah
Gilmore
Jensen
Bennie Bushnell
Provo
Bessie Gilmore
Utah Supreme Court
Ronald Stanger
Milwaukie
Portand
Ore
Legal Defense Fund
NAACP
Robert Hansen
Hansen
Two-Car Collision Injures City Woman
Debra Laurie, 20, of 1638 Bainbridge St., was treated and released after a two car crash at Lang Drive and St Andrew Street at 11:15 a.m. The other driver was Richard Borchlewicz, 24, of 1023 Caledonia St. Police had her transported to St Francis Hospital for head and knee cuts.
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Bainbridge St
St. Francis Hospital
Richard Borchlewicz
Caledonia St
Lang Drive
St. Andrew Street
Summer and Smoke Uncorks Feelings at Toland Theater
A Wisconsin La Crosse Toland Theater production of Summer and Smoke opens with Nova Williams star Bernadette Sullivan as Alma Winemiller and Hazen Arnold as John Buchanan Jr. Director Robert Joyce calls the Williams work a lovely simple character study as audiences pack Toland for a five performance run through Tuesday.
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Tennessee Williams
Alma Winemiller
Bernadette Sullivan
John Buchanan Jr
Hazen Arnold
Alma
John
Joyce
Amanda
Williams
Buchan
Buchanan
Geraldine Page
Circle In the Square Theater
Jose Quintero
Toland Theater
Exxon Lands Mineral Rights Near Crandon Wisconsin
Exxon Corp. gains exploration rights and mineral options from Chicago and North Western Transportation Co. on land near Crandon in northeastern Wisconsin. The agreement sets the stage for potential mineral prospecting in the area.
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Chicago
Exxon Corp
Chicago and North Western Transportation Co
Crandon
Wisconsin
Printer's Error Makes Pretty Funny Money
Philadelphia collectors grab misprinted $1 bills with upside down Federal Reserve seals and Treasury seals. The Bureau notes 400 to several thousand in circulation with values up to 125 dollars, traced to 1974 series in Atlanta Chicago Kansas City and Philadelphia.
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Sam
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Washington
Federal Reserve Bank
Treasury Department
U.S
Norman Pullen
Robbinsville
N.J
Ture
H.T. Krisak
Bureau
Management Service
Washington Mint
Federal Reserve
Atlanta
Chicago
Kansas City
Krisak
Millions In Cash Spill As Brink's Truck Overturns
Four people were injured when a Brink's armored truck overturned on icy Interstate 94 near the Wisconsin line. Authorities said the spill could reach up to seven million dollars, with cash and coins scattered in the snow as a second Brink's truck arrived to recover the money. The driver Raymond Materich, 60, and three Milwaukee guards were treated. all were listed in satisfactory or good condition with injuries ranging from a broken leg to cuts and bruises.
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Raymond Materich
Waukegan Hospital
Milwaukee
Charles Barger
Robert Berres
Earnest Decker
Drawdown Threatens Wild Rice Cultivation in Chippewa Area
Private consultant Robert W. Sharp told a Federal Power Commission hearing that a two foot winter drawdown of Chippewa Reservoir water could eliminate about 30 percent of potential wild rice stands in northwestern Wisconsin. He led a 1975 Lac Courte Oreilles study guiding rice cultivation proposals for the Lac Courte Oreilles band. In Washington, House Democrats consider challenging Rep. Clement Zablocki over foreign policy voting alignment, with Rep. Benjamin Rosenthal noting possible action if his voting record diverges from party mainstream.
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Federal Power Commission
Chippewa
Robert W. Sharp
Wisconsin
Northland College
Lac Courte Oreillis
House
Clement J. Zablocki
Milwaukee
House International Relations Committee
Benjamin S. Rosenthal
N.Y
Blood Clot Defense Found in Vessel Walls
A natural defense against blood clots has been identified in the walls of healthy vessels and reproduced in the lab. Scientists announced the discovery on Friday the chemical called prostacyclin or PGX may form the basis for future treatment of clotting disorders that cause fatal heart attacks or strokes.
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Santa Monica
Calif
South Korean leader reshuffles KCIA chief amid probe links
President Park Chung-hee replaced KCIA head Shin Jik-soo amid ties to an influence buying scheme in the U.S. Congress. Kim Jae-kyu, a retired general and Construction Minister, will lead the agency as five ministers are reassigned or dismissed. No reasons were given.
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Seoul
South Korea
Park Chung-hee
Central Intelligence Agency
KCIA
U.S
Park
Shin Jik-soo
Shin
Kim Jae-kyu
Fighting Reignites as Lebanon Ceasefire Fails
In Beirut and across Lebanon renewed clashes erupt between leftist and rightist factions violating a two week ceasefire backed by an Arab League peacekeeping force. The Syrian dominated truce force acts in the north but omits southern border areas while spokesmen accuse each other of initiating fire.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Arab League
Israel
China Names Foreign Minister In Beijing Shake Up
Huang Hua, formerly Beijing's U.N. ambassador, was named foreign minister in a government reshuffle aimed at boosting rapprochement with the United States. He replaces Chiao Kuan-hua, who left amid political purges tied to Chiang Ching and other radical leaders.
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Tokyo
Huang Hua
China
United States
Huang
Peking
U.N
Chiao Kuan-hua
Chiao
Mao Tse-tung
Chiang Ching
Chinese Communist Party
Snow Forecast and River Conditions Across Regions
Snow is forecast for the north central and extreme northeast with rain possible in southern Florida. Cold is expected in the south central states and river data shows Dresbach Lock & Dam with steady flow around 5,900 cubic feet per second. Wisconsin Minnesota and Iowa expect light snow or cloudy conditions with a few snow chances tonight and Sunday.
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Dresbach Lock
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
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