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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1969
Page
2
The Duluth area leads with 24 inches of snow as a Midwest storm dumps more on northern Minnesota and Ontario. Roads remain open but slick with drifting overnight while major centers report 10 inches or more elsewhere and ongoing snowfall continues into the day.
The article notes Burger’s obscenity stance may shift with a Texas case testing a broad ban on obscene publications. It highlights how liberal justices Black Douglas and Stewart are challenged as Warren and Fortas left, suggesting Burger’s vote could tilt the court’s balance.
In a 92 to 3 Senate vote on Tuesday, an amendment by Gore and Senator Williams to strike new tax breaks for pollution control equipment, railroads, and contractors rehabbing low income homes was rejected. Gore argued the provisions created loopholes and would cost the government 555 million in annual revenue.
AP summary of Chicago butter and egos prices, potato shipments, and St Paul cattle hog markets. Butter and eggs steady with various grade prices. regional potato and feedstock movement noted. South St Paul livestock market shows cattle, calves, hogs, sows and feeder pigs trading with mixed to steady prices and notable weight ranges.
At Carroll College in Waukesha a secret faculty ballot produced 68 votes of no confidence in President Dr. John T. Middaugh, 11 in support, and seven abstentions. Middaugh, 55, has faced student Senate complaints while the board’s executive committee backs him. The result was to be sent to the board of trustees.
A second program in Project Communication presents a radio panel on The Peace Movement and the Draft. Students from La Crosse State University Viterbo College and Aquinas High School join adult study groups to discuss, with telephoned comments possible. Panel members include James Birnbaum, Rev Frederick Kreuziger, and Rev Gary Putnam.
LANCASTER AP Bail of 50 000 was set Monday for George Torgerson of Dickeyville accused in the death of his wife Nancy 22 who was found with three stab wounds in a neighbor's driveway. Grant County Judge William Reinecke recessed a preliminary hearing until next Tuesday to give Mark Hoskins time to prepare. Torgerson 26 works in a factory in Dubuque Iowa and moved to Dickeyville about three years ago.
La Crosse County Civil Defense Director Fred Lehmeier will host a 7:30 p.m. meeting in the courthouse auditorium for city, village, and town officials to hear Albert Sperger of Eau Claire, district director of the state office of emergency government, speak on local emergency government responsibilities. Mayors, village presidents, town chairmen, civil defense directors, and police and fire chiefs were invited.
Authorities search for a man who entered the Portage County Bank in Almond Monday afternoon displayed a handgun and ordered a teller to fill a gray duffel bag. The vice president appeared from his office startling the robber who fled without taking any money.
A hearing on Senate Bill 751 will be at 1 30 p m Friday in the La Crosse County Courthouse Auditorium The bill revises Tarr Task Force recommendations for changes in Wisconsin shared taxes The Citizens Committee for Local Government Reform led by Emil Kostner backs it La Crosse Mayor Warren Loveland opposes the bill estimating a loss of about 861000 in La Crosse share of state taxes Others who testified may include Gov Warren Knowles opponents and support from the League of Women Voters AFL-CIO and Wisconsin Alliance of Cities Gerald Lorge chair of the Senate committee schedules hearings in Green Bay and Waukesha.
Stevens Point AP Ralph Nader failed to appear for a scheduled speech at Stevens Point State University drawing 600 attendees. Officials said no notice of cancellation was received and sought an explanation. The event marked the third rescheduled program this season with substitute plans later tied to February.
Gateway Transportation Co. Inc. at 2130 South Ave. was fined 1200 dollars in U.S. District Court in Madison for violating Federal Highway Administration regulations. The company pleaded no defense to six counts. 14 counts were dropped. Judge James E. Doyle set the minimum fine, imposed November 21.
The La Crosse Common Council Committee-of-the-Whole approved about 59 000 for the city share of site development for an instrument landing system at the La Crosse Airport. Surplus airport bonds totaling 57 000 and 2 000 from city surplus will be used. The 50 000 earmark for 1970 airport capital improvements may be redirected. full council must confirm Thursday night for it to take effect.
The late Msgr Francis L McDonnell pastor of Queen of Peace Church left an estate of 181614 according to an inventory filed in Dane County Probate Court He died March 17 and most of the estate goes to his housekeeper Helen Schmit
The Viterbo College Players present Sam Beckett's Krapp's Last Tape directed by Sister Mary Leon with Bill Fleming as Krapp in two benefit performances this weekend. Proceeds go to the Fine Arts Center construction fund. Shows start at 8 15 p.m. Friday and Saturday with Fleming as a sole performer reflecting on a year past. Beckett is a Nobel laureate in Literature.
Nixon advocates raising Social Security and personal exemption limits while opposing a tax bill that would shift prices for all. He defends his press handling stance, endorses Agnew’s useful suggestions, and supports labeling opinion separately from news reporting. He warns against new tax extensions and vetoes potential deficit-creating bills. He notes progress in Helsinki SALT talks with optimism about a two-week window and possible move to Vienna or Geneva for the next round.
The University Singers of La Crosse State University will perform its annual Christmas concert Wednesday at 8 p.m. in Main Hall Auditorium. Under director William Estes the 65 voice group will present traditional carols and solo pieces, including Vivaldi Gloria and Bach Cantata 142 Uns Ist Ein Kind Geboren. The program is open to the public.
La Crosse Tribune establishing publisher W. T. Burgess and editor Sanford Goltz. Newspaper publishes daily afternoons and Sunday mornings from La Crosse, Wisconsin, with AP news rights and Associated Press affiliation. Rates listed include single copy and carrier delivery, with mail options where no carrier exists.
NIU student leaders from the NIU Students Association Young Democrats and Young Republicans denounced a Saturday raid on the YSA headquarters by about 10 masked men wielding baseball bats and tire irons. Six occupants were beaten and sprayed with a chemical. papers were reportedly seized before police arrived. Police cooperation between NIU and DeKalb officials continues as leaders call for investigations and the return of the books and records.
Longfellow Junior High School hosts a Christmas concert in the school auditorium at 7 30 p m Wednesday directed by Mrs Ralph Sherman. Proceeds fund new choir risers with eighth grade, seventh grade, and ninth grade choirs performing multiple carols and solos by Johanne Wise Sue Metille Peggy Dobbs and others.
Minneapolis AP Report: Twin City Lines strike enters its fourth week as union officials await word on a short-term settlement. About 1,050 bus drivers mechanics and office workers began striking Nov 17 after the two year contract expired. Wages under the old contract were 3.59 for drivers and 3.65 for mechanics with a demand for 90 cent hourly increases over two years. No sessions were held Sunday and mediator LeValley did not know when talks would resume.
Luzerne County Judge Bernard Brominski will decide if Mary Jo Kopechne’s body may be exhumed for an autopsy. Miss Kopechne died in the Chappaquiddick Bridge crash involving Senator Edward M. Kennedy and is buried in Larksville. Prosecutor Edmund Dinis seeks the autopsy for an inquest into the 28 year old Washington secretary.
Illinois Attorney General William J. Scott's office would pursue a limited probe into the fatal killing of Black Panther leader Fred Hampton and Panther associate Mark Clark if jurisdiction exists. Cook County State's Attorney Edward Hanrahan defended the pre-dawn raid, saying officers acted with restraint and searched for illegal guns. charges were filed against three Panthers.
Sturgeon Bay Wisconsin April report on Senator Gaylord Nelson warning Congress may outlaw internal combustion engines. He cited autos as accounting for a large share of metropolitan air pollution and urged replacement or development of alternatives. He noted antipollution devices are only partly effective as vehicle numbers grow.
James Welch, 19, of 905 Losey Blvd. S. and two others face batteries alleged at the Varsity Club on Nov. 27 in La Crosse County Court. Welch pleads innocent as Judge Leonard F. Roraff schedules a trial with private counsel. Bartender Oren Pengra pleads guilty to disorderly conduct from a Nov. 29 incident and is fined 42 dollars. Varsity Club management orders employees not to touch customers.
The Assembly Rules Committee recommended a proposal to stop party permit deer hunting in northwestern Wisconsin next season. State Rep Willis Hutnik says party permits kill deer of either sex and hurt the producing herd, noting fawns weighing about 25 pounds were killed under the system during the 1969 season.
About 200000 active and retired United Mine Workers members vote today in a bitter bid for the presidency between incumbent W A Boyle and challenger Joseph A Yablonski. Each man predicts victory after final appeals. results may be delayed for months and ballots will be counted later this week.
A 14 year old La Crosse boy was arrested Monday afternoon for stealing a 10 cent candy bar at Kmart Food Stores. Police are processing the case.
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