Glass Menagerie Play Opens at UWL Thursday
The University Theater at the University of Wisconsin La Crosse presents Tennessee Williams The Glass Menagerie at 8 15 p m Thursday through December 11 in Morris Hall Theater. Mary Johannes leads the cast as Amanda Wingfield with Tom played by Philip W Ruehl Jr Laura by Nancy Reese and Jim by Glen Copper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennessee Williams
University Theater
Morris Hall
State Sts
Mary Johannes
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
Amanda Wingfield
Anita
Neil McRae
Cynthia
Philip W. Ruehl Jr
Amanda
Tom
Laura
Nancy Reese
UWL
Maroon
Sneaky Fitch
Jim
Wingfields
Glen Copper
Copper
Santa To Arrive At La Crosse Airport Sunday
Santa Claus will arrive at the La Crosse Municipal Airport Sunday at 2 p.m. sponsored by the La Crosse Area Flyers. He will stop at the main terminal to pick up Christmas letters and pass out treats to boys and girls there. The program continues a years old effort by the fliers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Claus
la Crosse Municipal
la Crosse
Santa
Protest Continues as Fuel Shortage Sparks Blockades
Protesters persist as Mark Parkhurst says the action reflects fuel frustration though not tied to Overdrive efforts. Driver Chuck Gillingham of New Brighton predicts a weeklong nationwide blockade around midmonth to prompt action on fuel stockpiling and prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Parkhurst
Chuck Gillingham
New Brighton
Bond Set At 400000 For 3 Murder Suspects
Three Fryer brothers from the Sioux Falls area face four murder counts after four teens were found shot and killed in Gitchie Manitou State Park. Magistrate L P Baker set bonds at 100000 each. arraignments drew about 50 people. Sheriff Vinson suggested marijuana as a motive. pretrial and bond reviews are scheduled in Rock Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Rapids
Iowa
Sioux Falls
U.S
L. P. Baker
Allen Fryer
David
James
Lyon County
Craig Vinson
Vinson
Gitchie Manitou State Park
Iown
Education Groups Plan Energy Crisis Meeting
A specially called meeting of Western Wisconsin teachers and school administrators for 9:30 a.m. December 19 in Eau Claire discusses energy crisis problems and actions. NUE spokesman Ruth Peters says the session was called by NUE allied groups WEAC and West Central Wisconsin Welfare Council, with CRUE invited and local mayors and school officials also asked to attend. Cochairs are James Munroe of Bloomer and Nancy Kloss of NUE.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin Education Association Council
WEAC
Coulee
Man Receives 32 Year Term For Tavern Shooting
A Chicago man, George W. Cash, is sentenced by Circuit Judge Peter Pappas to 32 years in Waupun State Prison for shooting Ronald O. Schaller during a tavern brawl at the OK Tavern in La Crosse. Cash, 44, pleaded guilty to assault with a dangerous weapon and faced defense requests for probation. sentencing included a delay to allow him to settle affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
la Crosse
Waupun State
Peter Pappas
George W. Cash
Rose Sr
Ronald O. Schaller
Bainbridge St
OK Tavern
Copeland Ave
Cash
Schaller
Pappas
Gillette
Asst
Michael Mulroy
Atty
Burleigh Randolph
Randolph
Health Group Honors Former UWL Director
Dr. Robert E. McMahon former director of health services at the University of Wisconsin La Crosse received recognition from the Wisconsin College Health Association for helping found the Wisconsin State University Health Service Association in 1965. He directed UWL health services 1964 to 1970 and is with Gundersen Clinic internal medicine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert E. McMahon
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
Wisconsin College Health Association
WCHA
McMahon
Wisconsin State University Health Service Association
American College Health Association
Cass St
Uwl
Gundersen Clinic
Students Advised To Be Flexible In College Careers
University of Wisconsin Madison official Edward W. Weidenfeller urges seniors to stay flexible as the job market may not match their first goals. He notes many students are multitalented and could excel in various roles and that counseling now spans all four years. He cites a case of a student earning a music doctorate but pursuing banking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
University of Wisconsin
Edward W. Weidenfeller
Wisconsin Minnesota Weather Brief Notes
Wisconsin reports partial clearing Wednesday night with a chance of snow flurries and colder conditions. light snow in north, east and south, with continued cold north and colder south and east. Minnesota shows partly cloudy skies with scattered snow flurries Wednesday night and Thursday. diminishing winds and warmer conditions in the west.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
Stoyey
Minnesota
Fuller Brush founder Alfred C. Fuller dies at 88
Alfred C. Fuller, 88, the original Fuller Brush Man who built a door to door business into an international corporation, died Tuesday in Hartford. He served as president of the Fuller Brush Co. until 1943 and as chairman until its 1969 merger with Consolidated Foods Inc.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fuller Brush
Hartford
Christmas Lights Turned Off Downtown In La Crosse
The Retail Division of the Greater La Crosse Chamber of Commerce voted to extinguish about 200 downtown lighted decorations for the rest of the holiday season. President William Newburg cited Nixon’s energy guidance and a aim to reduce the crisis, while Man-Lay Garden’s lighted tree will be lit from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. each evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
Greater
Newburg
1A Crosse
Woman Charged With Killing Her Mother
In Miami Mary McDougal Axelson Cropper 44 former New York nightclub singer jailed on second degree murder for beating death of her mother 82 poet playwright Mary Axelson died Nov 27 Leukemia earlier in month brain hemorrhage linked to beating. Cropper denied bond after police testified she fled her mother’s hospital room before the assault.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
New York City
Mary McDougal Axelson
Mary Axelson Cropper
Dade County
Astronauts Observe Comet Kohoutek From Skylab 3
At SPACE CENTER Houston AP Skylab 3 astronauts began extensive observations of comet Kohoutek. Commander Gerald Carr filmed the comet while it neared earth, described as a fuzzy dot yet brightening as it travels 120 million miles at 110000 miles per hour toward a sun rendezvous. Carr Pogue and Gibson will train four instruments for about four hours of viewing.
Wisconsin students lose about six thousand in stock play
University of Wisconsin business students who invested one hundred thousand dollars from a trust fund in a course sold most of their stock as fighting in the Mideast began in October. They liquidated roughly six thousand dollars of losses and two groups split on the holdings in nuclear energy, petroleum and coal firms. The instructor expects a future return to the market if energy demand remains manageable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison, Wis
University of Wisconsin Business
Steven L. Hawk
Mideast
Hawk
Governor Lucey weighs extending Wisconsin school vacation
Gov. Patrick J. Lucey proposed extending Christmas break to Feb 1 and the school year to July 1 to keep factories running amid the energy crisis. He cautioned decision toward late December, while a teachers union negotiator said hours and months are subject to bargaining and educators' summer plans could be affected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin Rapids
Wis
Patrick J. Lucey
Lucey
Washington
Madison
Albert Roeseler
Beloit Education Association
NSP Customers Using Less Power This November
Northern States Power Co reports consumers used notably less electricity in November despite colder days. Total delivery reached 1 496 million kilowatts, down from 1 570 million in October, with only a slight rise from November 1972. An NSP official cites mild weather and possible conservation efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis, Minn
Northern States Power Co
NSP
Suspect Convicted In Triple Murder
Brian Gebarski, 33, was found guilty of first degree murder for the July 24 shooting that killed his estranged wife Karen 27, her sister Kathleen Kurz, and his friend John Dahm. He also was convicted of attempted murder of Karen’s mother Lucille Kurz and endangering Stanley Kurz. The second half of his bifurcated trial on insanity was scheduled. Gebarski was a foreman for the Milwaukee County Park Commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Brian Gebarski
Gebarski
Lucille Kurz
Stanley Kurz
Karen
John Dahm
Kathleen Kurz
Kurz
Milwaukee County Park Commission
Wisconsin declines to enforce school event ban during vacation
Wisconsin schools will not suspend activities during the Christmas break despite a Minnesota state order. La Crosse area superintendent Balts says fuel reserves are adequate and events will proceed, while La Crescent's Lloyd Johnson notes planned shutdowns for gasoline saving amid statewide fuel shortages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnesota
Logan High School
Winona
la Crescent
Lloyd Johnson
Spring Grove
Caledonia
St. Mary's College
Johnson
Gilbertson Considers Independent Run for Governor
La Crosse mayor W Peter Gilbertson says he is considering an independent bid for governor next year to emphasize local government. He argues state and federal levels should set guidelines allowing local decisions and voter engagement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Peter Gilbertson
la Crosse
Pioneer 10 Nears Jupiter for First Closeup of Clouds
Mountain View Calif AP Pioneer 10 pushed into Jupiter outer magnetic field with instruments transmitting data back to Earth. The 570 pound probe 1.1 million miles from Jupiter at 33 000 mph swept around the planet Monday night giving the first close view and revealing radiation belts that nearly destroyed the craft. It is expected to leave Jupiter’s influence and enter interplanetary space Thursday, then cross Pluto’s orbit in 1987 becoming the first manmade object to escape the solar system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mountain View
Calif
Jupiter
Earth
Pioneer
U S Hong Kong unit to build Saigon hotel
A United States Hong Kong consortium plans a 550 room hotel on the Saigon River waterfront with completion due by end of 1976. Final go ahead awaits land lease terms with Saigon Hyatt Co. Construction set to start next June after Viet Nam government signs the lease. Other groups Hilton and a Franco Japanese duo also eye large Saigon hotels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
United States
Oil dealers face prices rise to curb energy shortages
Heating oil dealers may raise prices to cover higher costs of imports. The announced increase aims to boost refiners profits and test if higher prices will cut demand and spur new production to ease the energy shortage.
Northwest Airlines trims winter flight schedule
Northwest Airlines plans to cancel 86 passenger flights and four cargo flights during the December holiday period. Most cancellations affect Dec 24 25 and 31 with some flights also cut on Jan 1 and Dec 23. The carrier cites a fuel shortage and has avoided layoffs by cutting overtime and not replacing retirees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis, Minn
Northwest Airlines
Roy Erickson
Erickson
Northwest
Republicans Plan Polka Party Fundraiser
Wisconsin Assembly Republicans launch a 1974 fundraising effort with a $15 polka and beer party on January 26 in a ballroom north of Appleton. Rep. John Alberts promises a casual, fun night with no long speeches, as the GOP eyes 13 more seats to control the 99-member Assembly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
Wisconsin Assembly
Appleton
John Alberts
R-Oconomowoc
GOP
South Vietnamese Reinforcements Rush to Threatened City
South Vietnamese troops augment forces in Quang Duc province to counter North Vietnamese advances near the provincial capital Gia Nghia. North Vietnamese infantry, with 20 tanks, captured Kien Duc district town near the Cambodian border, the first district capital lost since last January’s cease-fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
Quang Duc
Kien Duc
Gia Nghia
Two Men Sentenced for Contributing to Delinquency
Sparta Wisconsin John Koenig of Thorp and Richard Carlo of Burlington Kansas each drew 90 days in county jail for contributing to the delinquency of a 14 year old Sparta girl found with them in Burlington. Carlo's sentence is suspended if he leaves the city by Thursday. Ex Congressional Figure Richard Pillsbury Gale Dies at 73 Former Minnesota Republican congressman Gale known for sheep breeding and thoroughbred horse raising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sparta
Wis
John Koenig
Thorp
Richard Carlo
Burlington
Kan
Carlo
Minneapolis, Minn
Richard Pillsbury Gale
Minnesota
Gale
LA CROSSE TRIBUNE Contact For Missed Papers
La Crosse Tribune lists contact number 782 8040 for missed papers. It publishes daily and Sunday editions from 401 No 3rd St La Crosse WI with second class postage paid. Subscriptions: city carrier 1.60 biweekly and mail within 75 miles yearly rate 30.00. Volume 69 Number 201.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Tribune
No. 3Rd St
la Crosse
Sunday Tribune
Also Mentioned on This Page
Paul Patros
Joyce
Patros
Elbin L. Cleveland
Joan L. Richman
Glen B. Comeau
Edwin Dwyer
Kati Dexter
Grandview Building
Main St
Bond
Stewart Baade
Dana
Roger Essem
Mike Hadrath
Fryer Brothers
Rexall Drug Store
Comceene
Health Group
LA Crosse Oes
ED Phillips & Sons CO
UTH
Logan
Central
Menomonie
Mary E. Sawyer
Eau Claire Memorial
Aquinas
Sawyer
Gilbertson
Hong Kong
Joan Gillette
John Nelsen
Sugar Camp
Charlotte Bremer
Wausau
Polka Party
LA Crosse Tribune
West Ave
Ua LY Ed
Frigidaire
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!