Slaying Suspect Portrayed as Believer in Black Magic
AP reports Los Angeles witnesses describe Charles Manson as believing he and others are God and that there is no crime or sin. Prosecutors weigh an indictment for conspiracy to murder as Manson followers stand accused in the Tate killings and related slayings.
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Los Angeles
Charles M. Manson
Death Valley
Manson
Sharon Tate
Paul
Poston
Crockett
Private dock plan prompts hearing in Prairie du Chien
A Thursday hearing considered a proposal by Harold and Mrs Harold Valley to build a private dock on a slough off the Mississippi River after objections from the city harbor commission and a marina. Officials questioned land ownership and a possible channel crossing undeveloped city land. Larry Larson of the Natural Resources Department noted a permit could include a clause limiting commercial use. The hearing adjourned to allow the Valleys to hire counsel.
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Prairie DU Chien
Wis
Mississippi River
Harold
Jake) Valley
Prairie du Chienarina
City Harbor Commission
Marina
Harbor Commission
Obgees
Russell Thomson
Larry Larson
Natural Resource Department
Tate Indictments Sought Against Manson Group Aide Figures
The article notes Tate indictments expected against Steve Grogan also known as Clem Tufts and Leslie Lankston as members of the Manson hippie family. Miss Atkins charged with murder of Malibu musician Gary Hinman may become a principal witness if she waives self-incrimination. Miss Krenwinkel’s attempt to gain freedom in Mobile is before a circuit judge after arrest on a warrant sworn by LAPD.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steve Grogan
Clem Tufts
Leslie Lankston
Manson
Stovitz
Miss Atkins
Malibu
Gary Hinman
LaBianca
Shelley Joyce Nadell
North Hollywood
Wesley Russell
Nadell
Mobile
Miss Krenwinkel
Los Angeles
Don Riddle
William Cary
Los Angeles Police Department
La Crosse Tribune masthead and service details
La Crosse Tribune editors and publishing details list Sanford Goltz as editor. The station notes the newspaper is a Lee Enterprises division and Associated Press member with exclusive AP use rights for local news and dispatches. Subscription rates and mailing information are provided for La Crosse Wisconsin delivery.
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la Crosse Tribune
4Th and
Cass Sts
la Crosse
Wis
Lee Enterprises, Inc
Associated Press
Cress
Wisconsin
Hijack swap history details easing in Middle East
Officials had ruled out any swap to deter further hijackings. Last year Israel freed Arab saboteurs for the Israeli crew of an EA I airliner hijacked to Algiers, while Syria released most passengers but held two Israeli men and four women. Capt Dean Carter remained in Syria seeking the men’s release.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Page Iraelis
Israel
Eal
Algiers
Dean Carter
Syria
Princess Andrew of Greece Dies in Buckingham Palace
Prince Philip's mother Princess Andrew of Greece died in her sleep at Buckingham Palace. She was 84 and had been in poor health. Born Princess Alice of Battenberg, she was Queen Victoria's great granddaughter and sister to Earl Mountbatten of Burma.
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London
Prince Philip
Princess Andrew
Greece
Buckingham Palace
Princess Alice of Battenberg
Andrew
Queen Victoria
Earl Mountbatten
Burma
Denmark
Louise
Sweden
George I
Reedsburg and Wisconsin Basketball Broadcasts
Radio highlights list Friday 7 45 p m WCOW F M covers Reedsburg at Sparta basketball. Saturday 8 p m WCOW F M carries Wisconsin against Southern Methodist basketball.
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Wcow-Fm
Reedsburg
Sparta
Wisconsin
Southern Methodist
Readstown Woman Hannah Kyser Dies at 102
Readstown Wisconsin Hannah Kyser aged 102 the town s eldest resident died Wednesday December 3 in a Rockford Illinois hospital Services scheduled for 1 pm Saturday at Readstown Church of Christ with Rev George Weber officiating Burial will be in Manning Cemetery Visitation Friday at Lime Funeral Home Readstown and Saturday at the church from noon Kyser born February 8 1867 in Ohio married Peter Kyser in 1886 he preceded her in death 1934 Survived by three daughters three sons 31 grandchildren and 119 great grandchildren
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Readstown
Wis
Hannah Kyser
Rockford Il
Readstown Church
Manning Cemetery
Lime Funeral Home
Kyser
Ohio
John Moore
Peter Kyser
Lucy Wilde
la Crosse
Hattie Glass
Clara de Lap
Rockford
Tom
Melrose
Richard
Wood Lake
Neb
Harry
South America
Committee Forms to Back Obey for 1970 Election
F E Bachhuber of Wausau filed papers with the secretary of state's office to back U S Representative David Obey in Wisconsin's seventh district for the 1970 race. Obey won a April special election to fill Melvin Lairds vacancy. Bachhuber chairs the committee with Dr Ben Lawton of Marshfield as vice president.
Calley speaks out on My Lai case and civilian deaths
Calley F. Lee Bailey, at his elbow, answered reporters for the first time since the case erupted. He said Medina is not subject to a court-martial order, defending himself over accusations in the news. He described firing after seeing civilians killed and noted intelligence claimed no innocents in My Lai village after 0700 hours. The aide to Sen. Percy urged a Pentagon probe of civilian killings, as the Army panel conducts a separate My Lai inquiry likely to last another month with potential Vietnam travel for members.
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Page 1
Lee Bailey
Bailey
Medina
Calley
Vietnam
Anthony Martin-Trigona
Champaign
Ill
My Lai
Haynsworth To Stay On Federal Beach
Washington AP reports President Nixon affirmed Judge Clement Haynsworth will continue as chief judge of the Fourth Circuit amid brutal attacks. The president noted comments on public life and the path of a nominee, while other local incidents include vandalism reports in La Crosse.
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Washington
Nixon
Clement F. Haynsworth Jr
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Haynsworth
White House
Supreme Court
Robert Hickisch
Leonard Well
la Crosse
Hickisch
Blacks seize Harvard University Hall in protest demand
About 50 to 100 Black demonstrators occupied University Hall Harvard in Cambridge turning away workers and placing bars on doors. Harvard officials said no violence occurred though trespass warnings were issued. Archibald Cox and others met with leaders as the Organization for Black Unity pressed for higher Black enrollment and better Black labor conditions.
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Cambridge
Mass
Harvard University
University Hall
Harvard College
Ernest R. May
May
L. Gard Wiggins
Harvard
Prof
Archibald Cox
OBU
Organization For Black Unity, Obu
Island Man Guilty Of Rape In Wisconsin Case
A La Crosse Circuit Court jury found David L. LeFebre of French Island guilty of raping an 18 year old city girl after beating her at his apartment the night of March 15 16 The verdict came after two days of testimony and was followed by orders for commitment to a sex deviate center and a 60 day observation period under state law The defense argued the act was voluntary while the prosecutor said the victim was unable to resist after severe beating including a concussion.
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la Crosse
David L. LeFebre
Caroline Sr
Jeanette Krause
Lowell Peterson
LeFebre
Peter Pappas
Central State Hospital
Wisconsin Department of Health and Social Services
Pappas
Sex Deviate Center
Burleigh Randolph
Randolph
Alan Cole
350 Counties To Get Food Stamps Extended
Dr. Jean Mayer, Nixon's food expert says the president ordered a food stamp program extension to 350 counties not currently operating it. Mayer spoke at a news conference tied to the White House Conference on Food Nutrition and Health and said the extension order has been sent to Secretary Hardin. He noted Nixon will meet with community action task force members to discuss the conference's sense of urgency and progress on food programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Jean Mayer
Nixon
White House
McKay declines GOP chairman bid in Wisconsin shakeup
In Cedarburg AP report former Assembly GOP leader J Curtis McKay says he won’t seek state party chairman. He backs Reed Coleman of Madison to succeed Ody Fish when the post opens Jan 1. Fish says committee meets Jan 8 in Madison to name a successor. In Minnesota cattle and hog markets data follow.
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Cedarburg
The
Assembly
J. Curtis McKay
McKay
Madison
Reed Coleman
Ody Fish
Coleman
Madison-Kipp Co
Jack Olson
Fish
Republican Executive Committee
Police Ambulance Records City Brief
On December 4 at 10 04 Teresa Jones of 1538 Loomis Street was taken to Lutheran Hospital by ambulance for illness. On December 5 at 6 08 a m Mrs Edna Nelson age 73 of 926 Hood Street was driven to Lutheran Hospital by squad car for illness.
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Teresa Jones
Loomis St
Lutheran Hospital
Edna Nelson
Hood St
Alderman Seeks North Side Pick for School Board
The La Crosse Area Public School District board appointment of Arthur L. Christensen drew protest from North Side alderman Sheldon H. Nerby at the judiciary committee. Mayor Loveland named Christensen to replace Dr. Bernard Young, who resigned November 21 in protest of school admin criticism. The committee took no vote and the full council met Thursday to decide, with Nerby nominating Harold Swanson as a potential North Side member.
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Arthur L. Christensen
la Crosse Area
Board of Education
North Side
Sheldon H. Nerby
Common Council
Judiciary Committee
Warren Loveland
Christensen
Bernard Young
Loveland
Nerby
Harold (Deak) Swanson
21St St
Swanson
Youth Charged With Second Burglary
A Stoddard youth, Allen Moss, 19, faced County Court on Friday charged with a second burglary after admissions of breaking into Elite Candy Co. at 412 Main St. on November 16 following a prior burglary of Coney Island Restaurant at 107 S. 3rd St. on December 1. Judge Leonard F. Roraff kept bond at 250 dollars, covering both charges, and Moss remained jailed after unable to post. The cases were continued to December 12 for pleas.
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la Crosse
Allen Moss
Carroll Weigel
Leonard F. Roraff
Merwin Mellor
Roraff
Moss
Coney Island
S. 3Rd St
Elite Candy Co
Main St
Reassessment Begins In West Salem Wisconsin
West Salem starts property reassessment this week with fieldmen visiting homes. Three inspection attempts will be made at various times to evaluate property under state taxation guidelines using precise appraisal methods.
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West Salem
Wis
State Department of Taxation
Carpenters Picket Tomah Nonunion Firm Over Footings
Two members of Carpenters Local 3256 picket the non union Finger Brothers Construction Co in Tomah as the firm lays footings for the Burnstad Supermarket project. Finger Brothers Co based in Mauston.
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Tomah
Wis
Carpenters Local 3256
Finger Brothers Construction Co
Burnstad
Finger Brothers Co
Mauston
Child Dies In Wisconsin Trailer Fire
Judy Ann Marthaler, 21 months, died in a trailer fire in Hubbard Wisconsin. Her parents Elmer and Mrs Marthaler were hospitalized after the blaze destroyed their home in Dodge County.
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Hubbard, Wis
Judy Ann Marthaler
Dodge County
Elmer Marthaler
Butter wholesale prices posted by Mercantile Exchange Chicago
AP report notes butter wholesale buying prices at the Mercantile Exchange in Chicago with 93 Score AA at 6814 and 92 at 6844 and 90 B at 6814. Esss wholesale buying prices list grade A whites 61 mediums 58 standards 52.
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Chicago Produce
Chicago
Mercantile Exchange
Esss
Foreign Aid Program May Hit Lowest Point
Washington AP reports appropriations for the embattled foreign aid program may drop to a new low, possibly 1.6 billion dollars, as the House committee trims Nixon’s proposed spending. The panel cuts major economic aid elements, with fights over military aid to Nationalist China and South Korea.
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Washington
Nixon
House
Senate
Otto E. Passman
D. la
China
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Passman
South Korea
U.S
Burglary Charge Hearing Is Set In County Court
La Crosse man Allen L. Steege 21 of 1820 Miller St faces a second burglary charge plus a Minnesota theft charge. He failed to post a $500 bond and remains in County Jail. A preliminary examination is set for Dec 12, with Judge Leonard F. Roraff considering a different judge. A Minnesota fugitive warrant hearing is also scheduled for Dec 12. The Fergus Falls theft alleged Aug 30 is referenced in the complaint.
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la Crosse
Minnesota
Allen L. Steege
Miller Sr
Leonard F. Roraff
Steege
Roraff
Asst. Dist
Merwin Mellor
Fergus Falls
Seaman Scalded aboard Ship in Buffalo Harbor
A 34 year old Great Lakes seaman Eugene Wiseman of Superior Wisconsin is in critical condition after suffering first second and third degree burns covering about 64 to 70 percent of his body while inspecting a defective boiler aboard his ship in Buffalo harbor. He was hospitalized at the burn treatment center of emergency hospital Thursday.
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Buffalo, N.Y
Great Lakes
Buffalo Harbor
Eugene Wiseman
Superior
Wis
Peace Unit Sets Town Meeting in Coleman Auditorium
J Richard Snyder of Concerned Citizens for Peace in Vietnam says a town meeting and dialogue will be held at Western Wisconsin Technical Institute Coleman Auditorium at 8 p m Friday December 12 The topic Vietnam Can We Amend Our Past features William C Vettes La Crosse State University history professor and Joseph Heim LCU political science professor in dialogue After the exchange the audience may question the speakers and vote on steps to end the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Richard Snyder
Vietnam
Coleman
Western Wisconsin Technical Institute
William C. Vettes
la Crosse State University History Department
Joseph Heim
LCU Political Science Department
Stock Quotations From The Marshall Co
National inter dealer quotes as of 9:00 a.m. list prices for C. W. Transport Fabri Tek First Bank Systems Gateway Trans Godfrey Co Gyrodyne Howell Instruments McQuay Moore s Seafood Nekoosa Edwards Roanwell Wallace Bur Warner Electric Wis Power Over the Counter listings and regional bids with adjusted asks. Mutual funds include Boston Fund Chem Fund Eaton Howard Bal Stk Eberstadt Fidelity Manhattan Mass Investors Natl Investors Puritan Fund Wisconsin Fund with reported price ranges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National
National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc
C. W. Transport
Fabri-Tek, Inc
First Bank Sys
Gateway Trans
Godfrey Co
Howell Instrum
McQuay, Inc
Moore’s Seafood
Nekoosa
Roanwell
E Wallace Business
Warner Elec. Br. We Werner Cont
Wis. Power
la Crosse Cooler
Pyroll Co., Inc
Mutual
Boston Fund
Chem. Fund
Eaton & Howard Bal
Eberstadt
Fidelity Fund
Manhattan
Mass. Inv
Mass. Inv. Gr
Natl. Investors
Puritan Fund
Wisconsin Fund
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Tate
W. Z. Burgess
Sanford Goltz
Federal Beach
State St
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Rose St
By David Nyhan
Cox
Wiggins
Island Man
GOP
South ST. Paul, Minn
USDA
Harry Olson
Gillette St
Brownie
Franklin School
Tribune
North Sider
Salem
Hubbard
Alliance For Progress
Latin America
By Shearson, Hammill & CO
New York Stock Exchange
Marshall CO
Pyroil
Allied Stores
Raytheon
Allis-Chalmers
Sears Roebuck
Alcoa
Sperry Rand
American Airlines
Standard Oil, Calif
American Motors
Standard Oil
American Tel & Tel
N J
Anchor Coupling
Swift
Atlantic Richfield
Texaco
Burlington
Trane
Central Tel. & Util
TransAmerica
Goodyear Tire
Great Northern
Harvester
Inter & Tel
Jim Walter
Kresge
Marcor
Minnesota Mining
Monsanto Chemical
Nail Cash Register
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