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Newspaper

La Crosse Tribune

Location

La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Dec 12, 1969

Page

2

University security clash over campus police powers

Wisconsin lawmakers and regents debated campus policing as enrollments rise and disorder concerns grow. Senator Milo Knutson urged expanding police forces and questioned administration size, while Regent Dr James Nelsen opposed ceding control to Madison police.

Milwaukee Waukee University of Wisers Milo Knutson R-La Crosse D Knutson James W. Nelsen de ‘Pere Regents Madison Police Knutson

Man Bound Over For Trial In Burglary

A La Crosse man Allen L. Steege, 21, was bound over for Circuit Court trial on burglary charges after a county preliminary exam. He faces a charge for burglarizing Mrs. Evelyn Hendrickson's home on Nov 11. The bond of 500 remained unposted.

la Crosse Eugene A. Toepel Asst. Dist. Atty Merwin Mellor Allen L. Steege Miller St Evelyn Hendrickson Onalaska Ave Steege Circuit Court Leonard F. Roraff Otter Tail Minn Fergus Falls Roraff Dist. Atty Burleigh Randolph Minnesota Peter Berg Berg Hendrickson

Apollo 12 crew say they could work Moon like Earth

Apollo 12 commander Charles Conrad Jr and lunar module pilot Alan Bean told reporters they could perform nearly any job on the Moon, working long hours without fatigue. They described their two walks totaling eight hours and noted occasional rest breaks.

Conrad Lunar Bean Lunar Lander

Pappas resigns as La Crosse Equal Housing chair

Peter Pappas resigned Thursday night as chairman of the La Crosse Commission on Equal Opportunities in Housing citing potential conflicts of interest if a complainant appeals to Circuit Court. He urged redrafting the 19 month old code with help from the county bar association, League of Women Voters, and City Attorney Flanagan. the council agreed to seek assistance.

Peter Pappas la Crosse Pappas Commission Common Council la Crosse County Bar Association League of Women Voters John K. Flanagan

Pleads Innocent In Two Downtown Burglaries

A 19-year-old, Allen Moss, pleaded innocent in County Court to charges he burglarized the Coney Island Restaurant at 107 S. 3rd St. on December 2 and the Elite Candy Co. at 412 Main St. on November 16. Judge Leonard F. Roraff kept Moss’s $250 bond after defense sought a reduction. Trial date to be set.

Allen Moss Leonard F. Roraff Carrol Weigel Moss Dist. Atty Burleigh Randolph Roroff Coney Island S. 3Rd St Elite Candy Co Main St

Navy Gets Extended Lease On Center

The Navy won a one dollar yearly lease extension for the Naval Reserve Training Center at 23rd and Green Bay Streets, stretching the term from 1975 to 1985 with a cancelation option after 1975 with two years notice. The La Crosse Common Council approved the move despite a Plan Commission recommendation to deny the extension. Alderman Lee B. Foley, a reserve unit commander, urged longer horizon planning beyond 1975.

Navy Naval Reserve Training Center 23Rd Green Bay Streets la Crosse Lee B. Foley 8Th Ward Plan Commission

Vandals damage Christmas display at Man-Lay Garden

Park Director Eugene B. Fry reported vandals beheaded the organist figure in the Man-Lay Garden Christmas display and cut the wiring for the Grandad Bluff trees. Fry said repair was done Wednesday night but was damaged again, and noted replacement will be difficult.

Eugene B. Fry Grandad Bluff Fry

Supply and prices in midwestern commodity markets today

Wheat, corn, and soybeans mixed across No. 2 hard yellow to No. 4 yellow futures with varied quotes. Potatoes and butter and eggs listed with USDA and Mercantile Exchange pricing. South St Paul livestock report shows cattle, hogs, and calves trading steady with specific weight ranges and price bands.

South ST. Paul South ST. Paul, Minn USDA

La Crosse Tribune Publication Notice and Rates

The La Crosse Tribune is published each afternoon and Sunday morning from the La Crosse Tribune Building at 4th and Cass Streets. It is a division of Lee Enterprises, Inc. and the Associated Press. Second class postage is paid in La Crosse Wisconsin. Rates include single copy 10 cents and carrier delivery at 1.40 every two weeks. mail rates available where carrier service is not provided.

la Crosse Tribune 4Th and Cass Sts la Crosse Wis Lee Enterprises, Inc Associated Press Wisconsin

Lord Harlech Marries U S Fashion Editor

London AP report covers Lord Harlech's wedding to Pamela Colin, with flamboyant sons and beadwork adorned daughters stealing the show among guests from politics, diplomacy, and show business. The 33 year old bride wore a Grecian style ankle length gown as Ralph D Colin gave her away. The groom is 51 and previously widowed since a 1967 car crash.

London Lord Harlech Pamela Colin Francis Alice Victoria Jane Julian Orimby-Gore Margaret Lord Snowdown Harold MacMillan New York Ralph D. Colin Harlech David Orimby- Gore United States Kennedy Aristotle Onassis

Fire Blazes Through La Crosse Home on Island Street

La Crosse firemen battled a daytime blaze at 821 Island St on Friday. Firefighters reported extensive interior damage but details on cause or origin were not provided.

la Crosse Island St

Car Crash Victim George Evenson Dies En Route to Hospital

County reports the death of 75 year old George Evenson of 329 N Leonard St West Salem following a December 11 accident. He was transported to St Francis Hospital where he later succumbed. The incident occurred at 8 15 p m and is under police investigation.

George Evenson N. Leonard St West Salem St. Francis Hospital

Appointment Of 2 Traffic Patrolmen OK'd

The La Crosse County Board law enforcement committee on Thursday confirmed the appointment of two men as county traffic patrolmen by Traffic Police Chief Herbert Garbers. Timothy F. Merrell 21 of 1333 Caledonia St and Gary T. Westlie 25 of Onalaska were named from a pool of 10 interviewed after a written exam. The chief said test results will guide a rolling list for future law enforcement openings.

la Crosse County

Theft Case Continued In La Crosse Teens Charged

Two La Crosse youths Andrew M. Pollock and William J. Otto, both 18, face car tire and wheel theft charges from a Charles Hauser Onalaska vehicle parked at the Trane Co Plant 4 lot. They were given until Monday to decide on lawyers, released without bond by Judge Leonard F. Roraff with district attorney approval, as three juveniles were also booked for involvement.

la Crescent

Woman Is Fined In Disorderly Conduct Case

A La Crosse woman Beverly Loken, 53, was fined 82 dollars and costs in County Court after an amended charge of disorderly conduct. The case stemmed from police finding her 11 year old son outside his home at 2 10 a m following a night incident. Robert Puent of route 2 was charged with disorderly conduct and fined 157 dollars in the same matter.

la Crosse Leonard F. Roraff Dist. Atty Burleigh Randolph Beverly Loken Johnson St

Slumps Deepens as Wife Loses Job Says Expert

JOPLIN Mo AP Dr Paul S Nadler Rutgers University business economics professor outlined levels of a business slump at a businessmen meeting He said a neighbor losing a job is a recession a person losing a job is a low mood and when your wife loses her job that is a panic

Joplin Paul S. Nadler Rutgers University

Feds to curb blockbusting in housing market

The Department of Housing and Urban Development announced plans to fight blockbusting by realtors who urge quick sales due to a change in neighborhood demographics. HUD sent letters to national real estate groups urging ethical standards and is preparing a nationwide radio and TV campaign about illegality and complaint procedures.

Washington Department of Housing and Urban Development HUD

Tax Cuts Debate Draws Senate Fire and Fact Checks

Lawmakers clash over a sweeping tax cut plan with estimates of $2 billion in Social Security cost and $720 million for exempting $20,000 in investments. Critics warn inflation and revenue losses while supporters push broader relief and reform figures amid debates on final bill balances.

Gordon Allott R-Corp Charles E. Goodell Rn.y John J. Williams Senate Williams Treasury Finance Committee

Trial Opens In 1965 La Crosse Accident Suit

A La Crosse Circuit Court civil case over a May 30 1965 Madison Street collision opens before Judge Lincoln Neprud with a 12 member jury. Plaintiffs Joseph and Lois DiMartino of St Paul Minn sue T P Lien of 1313 Jackson St and Mid Century Insurance of Los Angeles California for damages from the crash involving Lien and DiMartino.

la Crosse Lincoln Neprud Joseph and Lois DiMartino St. Paul Jeanette Krause Mathilda Arneson Redfield St Barbara Berg Farwell Ronald Bess Charles St Delia Fredrickson Betty Hammond Rublee St Ardelle Kleinsmith Holmen I Elizabeth Meinking Bangor Susan Monroe Birch Elsie Roberts Mindoro Betty Scheie S. 21St Place Dallas Sprehn Lester Storandt Min

Temperature Set to Rise Across Weekend and Next Week

The forecast calls for temperatures three degrees above normal from Saturday to Wednesday after a low of 5 above zero on Friday. Normal highs 30 and lows 14. Nick Bardoulas of the La Crosse Weather Bureau notes a record December 12 high of 57 set last year. Light snow with 0.1 inch water equivalent is expected Sunday Tuesday and Wednesday.

Nick Bardoulas The la Crosse Weather Bureau

Radio Highlights Friday and Saturday Sports and Debates

Friday features a rebroadcast of the University Singer’s Christmas concert at 6 30 p m and a Vietnam war debate at 8 p m On WCOW FM at 7 45 p m basketball Sparta hosts Sauk Prairie The Saturday slate includes Wisconsin at Southern Illinois at 3 15 p m and Sparta versus Wisconsin Dells at 7 45 p m on WCOW FM and WCOW AM Edgewood stations.

WLCX Vietnam Wcow-Im Sparta Sauk Prairie Wcow-Fm Wisconsin Southern Illinois Wisconsin Dells

Army Expects 24 To Be Charged In My Lai Case

Army sources say charges likely against most of 24 under investigation for the My Lai massacre. Nine current and 15 former soldiers from Company C, 1st Battalion, 11th Infantry Brigade, face action, with Lt. William L. Calley Jr. awaiting a court martial for premeditated murder. Trials may occur simultaneously in different states.

My Lai Fred Hoffman Washington 11Th Infantry Brigade William L. Calley Jr Ft. Benning Calley Vietnam David Mitchell Mitchell Army Justice Department Pentagon Supreme Court Air Force

Fiscal Board approves loan to city schools

La Crosse Fiscal Control Board approved a one week 112000 loan from city surplus to the La Crosse School District for December 30. Sixty seven thousand dollars funds payroll while forty five thousand covers lag in federal reimbursement for a program. The loan is to be repaid by January 5. The board also received a letter from Washington Valley View PTA urging a new grade school in the extreme southeast end of the city rather than an addition to Hintgen School.

la Crosse Washington Valley View School Parent-Teachers Organization Hintgen

Dissent Logged At Snowmobile Ban Hearing In La Crosse County

One dissent was recorded at a public hearing on an ordinance to ban snowmobiles in La Crosse County parks. No speakers appeared for or against. A letter from Tom Wheeler opposed the ban, urging trails on public land, while officials suggested private land may better host trails to benefit landowners.

la Crosse County County Board Property Committee Tom Wheeler 9Th St Arthur McBain 16Th Dist Wheeler Clarence Schmidt Goose Island Park

Man Fined $57 on Amended Disorderly Conduct Charge

A La Crosse man, James Gardner, 25, was fined 57 dollars plus costs after an amended charge of disorderly conduct in County Court. The case stemmed from a complaint by Steven Morey, 18, about an alleged assault at North Side Laundromat. Gardner pleaded no defense. his attorney argued the defense disputed Morey’s statements but conceded irrelevance to the charge.

la Crosse Leonard F. Roraff Dist. Atty Burleigh Randolph James Gardner Rose St Gardner Steven Morey Avon St Randolph Morey North Side Caledonia St Seth Stoltz

La Crescent High to present holiday concert at gym

La Crescent High School's music department stages a Christmas concert Monday at 8 p.m. in the high school gym. Three choirs with soloists and instrumental ensembles perform works by Bach Victoria and other composers plus card arrangements. Director Stephen Ackert says the event is open to the public.

Isle Ln Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources DNR Bob D. Schroeder LA Crescent, Minn la Crescent High School J. S. Bach Victoria Heary Willan Sven Lekberg Stephen Ackert

Hillview negotiators reject dues checkoff in secret ballot

Hillview county negotiators voted unanimously against dues checkoff after a secret ballot by the county team. Jacobson won approval to place a metal dues box for members, with raises to appear in the first 1970 pay checks if the contract language is acceptable. Two more 1970 contracts loom for Oak Forest and Lakeview Hospital staff and highway and parks workers as talks continue.

Klos Jacobson Oak Forest Lakeview Hospital Ray Sundet Guido Cecchini Cecchini Wisconsin Council of State la Crosse Highway

Nuttelman Urges Defeat of Tarr Revision Plan

State Rep Norbert Nuthell man R La Crosse urged defeating a Tarr Task Force tax plan saying it would cost La Crosse County more than 1 million dollars. In a letter to the Labor Taxation Insurance and Banking Committee Nuthell man said the plan would penalize cities like La Crosse for other communities failures and cited La Crosse recovery after Auto-Lite Co. closure.

Norbert Nuttelman la Crosse la Crosse County State Senate Labor, Taxation, Insurance and Banking Committee Nuttelman Tarr Auto-Lite Co

Three Injured In Prairie Island Car Crash

Prairie du Chien Wisconsin reports three men hospitalized after a one vehicle crash on the Prairie du Chien Marquette bridge island. Driver Raymond LeGrand 23 Prairie du Chien head injuries Joe Hurley 54 Elkader head and body injuries John Neyland 62 Elkader head injuries all transported to General Hospital in Prairie du Chien.

Prairie DU Chien Wis Prairie du Chien - Marquette Iowa Raymond LeGrand Joe Hurley John Neyland Elkader LeGrand General Hospital

Stock Quotations The Marshall Co

National inter dealer prices as of about 9 00 a m from the National Association of Securities Dealers indicate representative values for C W Transport Fab Tek Inc First Bank Sys Gateway Trans Godfrey Co Gyrodyne Howell Instrum McQuay Inc Moores Seafood Nekoosa Edwards Roanwell Wallace Bus Warner Elec Werner Cont Wis Power L

Marshall CO National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc C. W. Transport Fabri-Tek, Inc First Bank Sys Gateway Trans Godfrey Co Gyrodyne Howell Instrum McQuay, Inc Moore's Seafood Nekoosa Edwards Roanwell Wallace Bus Warner Elec Werner Cont Wis. Power & L

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