South Vietnam Reports 88000 Fold Increase in Six Months
The government said South Vietnam’s armed forces rose to about 1,090,000 from 1,002,000 in six months, with the largest gains in regional, popular, and paramilitary forces. Desertion estimated at about 2 percent. President Thieu urged resolve as Nixon eyes another troop withdrawal with possible South Vietnamese replacement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. Vietnam
George Esper
Saigon
Nixon
Army
Navy
Air Force
Revolutionary Development
South Vietnam
Nguyen van Thieu
United States
Thieu
Melvin Laird
Vietnam
U S To Remove 30 B52 Bombers From War Action
The Pentagon plans to pull the equivalent of two B52 squadrons from Vietnam in coming months, reducing total B52 sorties to about 1,400 monthly. The withdrawal aims to save money amid declining enemy activity while maintaining option to surge if needed. Three squadrons will remain in Southeast Asia with broader air power supporting Laos Cambodia and South Vietnam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Pentagon
United States
Laos
South Vietnam
Jerry Friedheim
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Friedheim
Laird
Nixon
Southeast Asia
North Vietnam
Army
Creighton W. Abrams
U.S
Vietnam
Abrams
Senate
Defense Appropriations
Police Ambulance and Fire Calls Across County Dates
A digest of Dec 8 to Dec 10 incident reports lists ambulances transporting residents to St Francis Hospital and Lutheran Hospital for illness and injuries. It notes village and city responses to fires, oil burner issues, a junkyard insulation fire, and a municipal truck fire, with multiple names and addresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Braun
Onalaska
St. Francis Hospital
Bernice Rifenberg
Oak Forest
la Crosse
Myrtle Loeffler
Market St
Trane Co
Market Street
Rubbis
Rena Gibson
Charles St
A. Asfoor and Son
St. Cloud Street
Copeland Avenue
Market and livestock quotes from Marshall era report
Quotations from National Association of Securities Dealers with inter dealer prices. Local bids and asks shown for stocks mutual funds and commodities. Also USDA cattle and hog market data from South St. Paul Minnesota including steer, heifer, cow and bull prices and cash grain quotes for Chicago wheat corn oats and soybeans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall Co
National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc
C. W. Transport
Fabri-Tek, Inc
Youth Charged With Battery Given 30 Days
One of three youths charged with the battery of a 14 year old boy in La Crosse on Sept 13 was found guilty in County Court and sentenced to 30 days in County Jail. Scott A. Davis 18 of 1431 George St. had a second charge of criminal trespass dismissed by Judge Leon ard F. Roraff and will have Huber Law privileges to leave jail for work. The other two youths’ cases remain pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
Scott A. Davis
George St
Leonard F. Roraff
John Elmer
Mississippi St
Davis
Dist
Atty
Burleigh
Randolph
Garage and Station Break-ins Reported in Burns Area
Valuables estimated at 260 to 300 dollars were stolen in a break-in at Leonard Matiak residence 1334 Caroline St with tools, an electric drill, two tires and a socket wrench set taken after a window was broken. A Burns town service station operator reported a peanut machine and two car batteries stolen after a smashed glass door. Merlin Olson reported the incidents near the highways 16 and 162 intersection.Investigations are ongoing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Matiak
Caroline St
Matiak
Burns
Sheriff's Department
Merlin Olson
Officer On Leave Prior To Viet Duty
Army Maj. John G. Ness orta 37 son of Mr and Mrs R M Ness of 1402 Ferry St is spending a 30 day leave with his parents before departing for duty in Vietnam on December 30 He was promoted to major before leaving his former post at Fort Devens Massachusetts A 1950 graduate of Central High School Major Ness is married His wife and son will reside in La Crosse while he is stationed in Vietnam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
John G. Ness
R. M. Ness
Ferry St
Vietnam
Ft. Devens
Mass
Central High School
Ness
la Crosse
Dem leaders Snyder and Helliesen to attend state meeting
Dr. J. Richard Snyder newly chairs La Crosse County Democratic party and Mrs. Jean Helliesen county member at large and resolutions subcommittee chair will attend the state Democratic party administrative committee meeting in Madison on Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Richard Snyder
la Crosse County
Democratic Party
Jean Helliesen
State
Madison
Autopsy Ruling Leaves Kennedy Aide Objections Stand
The judge ruled that the parents objections to an autopsy are valid but not sufficient to order exhumation. Blood in Kopechne’s nose and clothing was deemed not to cast doubt on the exhumation. Officials in New Bedford and Edgartown declined comment as the inquest date remains undecided. Kennedy did not attend the hearings and will not pursue the 1972 Democratic presidential nomination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkes- Barre
Kennedy
Millionaire accused in murder-for-hire plot in Reno
Nevada millionaire Jack Van Sickle 53 of Carson City was arrested in Reno on conspiracy to murder charges after hiring two undercover agents to kill his estranged wife Beth Van Sickle. California detectives recounted the sting in which Van Sickle allegedly paid 2500 dollars upfront.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reno, Nev
Nevada
Jack van Sickle
Carson City
Reno
Stanislaus County
Calif
California
Charles Curtis
Rod Wells
Modesto
Beth van Sickle
van Sickle
Curtis
Wells
Death notices for Brenengen Boyd and Schuelke
Chris Brenengen 59 formerly of La Crosse died Dec 9 in Racine hospital. Services Friday at Trinity Lutheran Church La Crosse burial Woodlawn Cemetery. Carey H Boyd 69 of 1319 Palace St died Dec 9 owned Carey Boyd Appliance Service. Services Friday 1:30 p.m. Dickinson Jackson Street Chapel burial Oak Grove Cemetery. Henry L Schuelke 81 former La Crosse resident died Dec 8 in local hospital. Funeral 8 p.m. Sletten McKee Hanson Funeral Home with burial Oak Grove Cemetery. Friends may call. Brenengen and Boyd notices include local survivors.
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Wilder Hall
Donna Smits
St. Francis Hospital
George Anderson
Prospect St
Carey Boyd
Palace St
la Crosse County
Viola Buchholz
Houston
Minn
Lutheran Hospital
Vernetta Nystad
King St
Chris Brenengen
la Crosse
Racine
Trinity Lutheran
American Motors, Corp
Anna
Clayton
James
Roland, Hicks
Laguna Miguel
Calif
Leslie Kenyon
Waipahu
Hawaii
Ralph Paulick
Carey H. Boyd
Morgantown
W. Va
Gladys
Edna
Olga Boyd
Carson
Venice
Ifla
Glen
Westernport
Carl
Donald
Tucson
Ariz
Dickinson Jackson Street Chapel
Frank Goodlake
Oak Grove Cemetery
Funeral Home
Ning
Henry L. Schuelke
State St
Maude
Elizabeth Phillips
G. Heileman Brewing Co
Sletten-McKee- Hanson
Stefan Guttormsson
Nixon Riot Tops Off Dec 8 Death and Protests
A postwar protest near Fifth Avenue stores saw police hit by a stone in Nixon era chaos. Saks Fifth Avenue suffered five broken windows as antiwar chants filled the air. In another item, Mrs. Arthur Jensen of Rockland, aged 68, died in a La Crosse hospital, survived by a large Jensen family and others. Funeral services are set for Friday in Rockland United Methodist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fallek
Fifth Avenue
Saks
Two Camp McCoy Soldiers Brutally Beaten In Sparta Car Theft
Sparta Wisconsin and Monroe County authorities questioned two Camp McCoy soldiers after they said they were assaulted Tuesday night and their car stolen. Two Sparta youths in their 20s were captured in Jackson County after a chase in which several shots were fired. One soldier was treated at a Sparta hospital and released. names have not been released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sparta
Wis
Jackson
Monroe County
Camp McCoy
Donald L. Goodman
Jackson County
Mrs Nora McCarty 100 longtime Viola native dies in Colorado
Nora McCarty formerly of Viola Wisconsin dies at age 100 in a Longmont Colorado nursing home. Services were held Tuesday in Longmont with graveside services planned at 11 am Thursday in Viola Cemetery. Reverend Frank Thompson to officiate. She was born to Jonathan and unknown Turner in Viola and moved to Colorado after World War II.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viola
Wis
Nora McCarty
Long Mont
Colo
Viola Cemetery
Frank Thompson
Jonathon Turner
Colorado
Three Men Indicted For Dodging Military Induction
MILWAUKEE AP Three young men were indicted Tuesday by a federal grand jury on charges of failing to report for military induction. Richard F. Bonn 24 of Two Rivers Richard F. Sheeelk 20 of Nichols and Lynn E Halverson 24 of Madison were named in the indictment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Richard F. Bonn
Two Rivers
Richard F. Sheeelk
Nichols
Lynn E. Halverson
Madison
Marriage Licenses Granted in Sparta Wisconsin
Omer C Richardson of Camp McCoy and Helen A Kappel of 506 N Chester St Sparta to be married December 14 in Sparta. Robert A Paleen of Minnetonka Minnesota and Carol S Frazee of 202 Cottage St Sparta to be married January 3 in Sparta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sparta
Wis
Omer C. Richardson
Camp McCoy
Helen A. Kappel
N. Chester St
Robert A. Paleen
Minnetonka
Minn
Carol S. Frazee
Cottage St
Import Quota Fight Delays Tax Bill Vote
The Senate backed a Nixon opposed amendment to allow the President to impose broad import quotas on foreign goods if U.S. firms suffer and trading nations restrict exports. The 65 30 vote signals rising protectionist sentiment though leaders expect a House Senate conference to modify or drop riders and avert a veto. The measure, led by Sen Norris Cotton, faces strong administration opposition and calls for further study and debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Hall Washington
Senate
Nixon
U.S
Senate House
Sen
Norris Cotton
R-N.h
Mike Mansfield
John J. Williams
R-Del
GOP
House Senate
Maurice H. Stans
Russell B. Long
D-La
Birth notices from several Wisconsin and nearby states
Birth announcements from Dec 3 to Dec 8 list newborns in Black River Falls Tomah Whitehall Madison Rockford Fort Hood Rochester and Portsmouth with parents and addresses. Notable names include Melanie Ann Janicki Jody Lee Degenhardt Douglas Troy Robert Duane and Jerm Stellick, among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tri-County Memorial Hospital
Jody Lee
Dennis Jack
Whitehall
Cassville
Madison
Wis
Snow Delays Tomah School Bus Runs
In Tomah Wisconsin winter weather disrupts bus service. Paradise Valley and South Tomah routes failed to run leaving about 100 students absent. A bus driven by Reverend Harold Roberts slid into a ditch near Warrens with 18 students aboard rescued and the route completed late.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tomah
Wis
Vincent Crane
Paradise Valley
South Tomah
Harold Roberts
Warrens
Merkel Bill Promises Federal Highway Funding Changes
Road officials warn that without a new law federal highway funds may stop July. The measure would relocate families to sanitary housing, cover moving costs, fund suit expenses, and add five percent to property values. Merkel and Redmond urge prompt committee action to avoid constitutional issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merkel
William Redmond
Madison
Barrett
Two youths fined for television theft in county court
Steven R. Mader and Robert A. Navrestad, both of 1503 State St., were fined 32 dollars each after pleading no defense to dis orderly conduct for taking a television from Leithold Piano Co., 116 S 4th St., on Dec 4. They surrendered the TV to police voluntarily before Judge Leonard F. Roraff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leithold Piano Co
S. 4Th St
Steven R. Mader
Robert A. Navrestad
State St
Leonard F. Roraff
Dist. Atty
Burleigh Randolph
Ernest Nemec 91 Viola farmer dies in Wisconsin
Ernest Nemec 91 longtime Viola Wisconsin resident and retired farmer died Monday December 8 at a Verona hospital. Services planned 2 pm Thursday at Viola United Methodist Church with Rev Frank Thompson officiating and burial in Viola Cemetery. Masonic rites. Visitation begins 1 pm Wednesday at Henthorn Funeral Home. Survived by three sons Ira Libertyville IL Raymond Hillsboro and Edward La Farge one brother Otto Milwaukee two sisters Lottie Walker Elroy and Blanche Shebeck Hillsboro 11 grandchildren and 28 greats.
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Arthur
Lulah) Jensen
Rockland
la Crosse
Merrill
Keith Marvin
Denver
Colo
Wayne
Fredrick Jensen
Milwaukee
Emanuel Jensen
Clarksville
Calif
Harold
Geneva) Bernhagen
Floyd Russell
Charles
Cambria
Herbert
Viroqua
Rockland United Methodist Church
Fred Lemmert
Fairview Cemetery
Fossum Funeral Home
Bangor
Viola
Wis
Ernest Nemec
Viola United Methodist Church
Frank Thompson
Viola Cemetery
Henthorn
Ira
Libertyville
Ill
Raymond
Hillsboro
Edward
la Farge
Otto
Lottie Walker
Elroy
Blanche Shebeck
Man Bound For Trial In 1st Degree Murder Case
Joseph Antos, 76, of Black River Falls, was bound over to circuit court on a first degree murder charge for the Oct. 5 shooting death of neighbor Mrs. Ervin Galster, 43. He was found competent to stand trial after examinations at State Hospital Waupun. Testimony at the preliminary hearing included the victim’s husband, Undersheriff Larkin, and Coroner Dr. Krohn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black River Falls
Wis
Joseph Antos
Antos
Ervin Galster
Waupun
Richard Lawton
Julian Larkin
Robert Krohn
Robert Radcliffe
Galster
Sentenced 3 Years For Sale Of Drugs
Sparta judge sentenced Darwin Van dergrift 19 of Tomah to three years in the Green Bay Reformatory after he pleaded guilty to selling 14 LSD tablets to a Sparta juvenile on September 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sparta
Wis
Darwin Vandergrift
Tomah
The
Green Bay Reformatory
Vandal damage at Pogey's Pizza Parlor
Vandals pulled a toilet loose and cracked it in Pogey's Pizza Parlor restroom at 710 3rd Street. A paper towel dispenser was pulled loose and holes were knocked in the ceiling. Damage was estimated at 135 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pogey’s
3Rd St
la Crosse
Radio Highlights LCU Singers Christmas Concert News
WLCX airs Wednesday at 8 p m for the LCU Singers annual Christmas concert. Local station schedules the holiday event with community attendance and broadcast details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WLCX
LCU Singers
La Crosse Tribune Publisher and staff note details
La Crosse Tribune provides publishing details for editors W T Burgess Sanford Goltz and associates. The paper is a Lee Enterprises division with Associated Press rights. It lists mailing and pricing terms including 10 cent single copies and $1.40 biweekly carrier rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse Tribune
4Th and
Cass Sts
la Crosse
Wis
Lee Enterprises, Inc
Associated Press
Wisconsin
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Mekong
Cmpanies
Bob Horton
Secretary of Defense
Fire Department
By Shearson, Hammill & CO
New York Stock Exchange
la Crosse Cooler
Pyroll Co., Inc
Mutual
Boston Fund
Chemical Fund
Gene & Howard Bal
Eberstad
Fidelity Fund
Manhattan Fd
Mass. Inv
Natl. Investors
Puritan Fund
Wisconsin Fund
South ST. Paul Livestock
South ST. Paul
USDA
Aucion
Chicago
Ao Ee
Pyroili
First Bank
RCA
Gateway Trans
We Allied Stores
Raytheon
Godfrey Co
Chalmers
Sears Roebuck
Alcoa
Sperry Rand
Howell Instrum
American Airlines Standard
Calit
McQuay, Inc
American Mtors
Ind
Moore's
Amer
Tel & Te
N.J
Nekoose
Roanweil Atlantic Richtiei
Texaco
Burlington and
Wis. Power & L
Can
Universa
Late
Continental Corp Westinghouse
DuPont
Weyerhaeuser
Bestman Kodar Woolworth
Ford
Dow Jones
Genere! Dynamics
General Electric
General Instrum
Genere
Motors
Commod Creat Northern Ry
Gulf March
Hellemen Brewing
IBM Dec Corn
Inter
Harvester
Tel & Tel Ss
Jim Walter Ns Kresge
Marcor
Pigaeemte Mining
Hicmwanie Chemical
Northern Pacific
Northern
Over-the
Lee Enterprises
Arthur Jensen
McCoy
Black River Falls, Wis
John Felber
Janet Rooker
Richard Degenhardt
Karen Thompson
St. Mary’s Hospital
Kenneth Berg
Rachel St
Jane Dugan
Berg
Rockford, Ill
Douglas Troy
Vernon Albrecht
Calico Circle
Rockford
Diane Lochner
Albrecht
FT. Hood
Tex
Darnall Army Hospital
Robert Duane
Gerald Pierce
Powery Apt
Coppers ‘Cove
Jean Hammes
Pierce
Rochester
Olmstead Hospital
Gerald Weise
Oak Park
Reni Kelly
Portsmouth
U.S. Naval Hospital
Jerome Stellick
Peachwood Lane
Virginia Beach
Lynn Brendle
Stellick
Ho‘kah
BRF
W. T. Burgess
Sanford Goltz
Deran
Bell Discount
Causeway Blvd
Copeland Ave
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