Water outage splits Sussex families as pump fails
In Sussex Wisconsin residents on the Northwest Side rely on neighbors and a bow ling alley well after a pump motor failure halts their water supply. Families melt snow and shuttle to nearby towns for basic needs. Officials blame an aging 12 year old motor and no backup system, noting costs prevented prior backup plans. Community frustration grows as residents seek restored service tonight.
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Wis
Wisconsin
Nancy Klingbiel
Kenneth Bolda
Roy Jones
Water Trust
Ralph Schwartz
The
Water
David Stahl
Pat Yesko
Space talk fades as Houston shifts to football and shopping
In Houston's space center area, locals say interest has cooled after Apollo 17. Layoffs dampen spirits while football dominates TV, but space chatter remains in pockets with mission Control still buzzing and astronauts amid home celebrations.
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America
NASA
Mission Control
Space Agency
Houston
Beate Fuzzell
Doctor Says Truman Holding His Own
Kansas City AP reports Harry S. Truman, aged 88, remains in serious condition but his doctor says he is holding his own and responding to treatment.
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Kansas City
Harry S. Truman
Teen Killed as Car Flips End Over End
Three people died in northern Minnesota crashes over Tuesday and Wednesday. Timothy Peterson 19 Cloquet died on U S 61 near Duluth. Josephine Cherney 59 Bena died when her car left U S 2 and hit a tree. Merton Mattson 48 Big Fork died in a Minn 6 rollover.
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Associated Press
Minnesota
Timothy L. Peterson
Cloquet
Minn
U.S. 61
Duluth
Peterson
Terry Chartier
Highway Patrol
Josephine M. Cherney
Bena
U.S. 2
Fire Destroys Legislator's Home in Brainerd
A house owned and occupied by State Rep. William Walker and his family was leveled by a Monday night fire while the Walkers were away. No injuries reported and cause under investigation by local authorities.
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Brainerd, Minn
William Walker
Suspect Caught in Kunst Slaying in Afghanistan
Police say Machoo admitted killing John Kunst of Waseca Minnesota and wounding his brother David in Afghanistan on October 20. The suspect was arrested Monday night in a southern village. David Kunst, 33, recovers in the United States and plans to resume the walk near Kabul.
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Afghanistan
John Kunst
Waseca
Minn
David
Machoo
U.N. Children’s Fund
United States
Weather forecast for Midwest states and shipments
Wisconsin shows mostly cloudy cold with light snow possible north Wednesday night into Thursday. Minnesota notes scattered snow flurries east and south, Thursday mostly fair with little temp change. Iowa expects mainly cloudy Wednesday night. scattered light snow northeast, partly cloudy and warmer Thursday. Shippers advised to protect perishables within 150 miles of La Crosse to 0 F minimum by 6 p.m.
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Minnesota
Iowa
la Crosse
La Crosse Man Bound Over in Knife Incident
A La Crosse man accused in a knifing case was bound over to Circuit Court after a County Court preliminary examination Tuesday. Robin T. King, 27, of 301 Main St., had charges reduced from aggravated battery and attempted mayhem to attempted mayhem. He posted no bond and remains in County Jail awaiting Circuit Court pleas. The complaint alleges King tried to mutilate James Wieland, 21, of 410 Walnut Place, during a December 2 fight at Sloopy's Bar 211 Pearl St.
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Leonard Roraff
Dist. Atty
Burleigh Randolph
Robin T. King
Main St
King
Charles Goerdt
Roraff
James Wieland
Walnut Place
la Crescent
Sloopy’s Bar
Pearl St
Election Mail-In Ballot Count Underway in Maryland
Sealed ballot boxes were shipped to a Labor Department office in Suburban Silver Spring Maryland for processing. The outcome is not expected to be known for several days as both sides predicted victory and called early results inconclusive.
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Labor Department
Silver Spring
Driver Killed As Truck Leaves Road In Wisconsin
A fatal Wisconsin crash in Outagamie County killed Leroy W. Luebke 24 of Larson when his semitruck left Wiscon sin 54 east of Shipcton and overturned. Another death reported Frank E. Grimm 74 of Eagle River died from injuries after being struck by a car while walking his dog on an icy town road east of Eagle River.
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Wisconsin
Leroy W. Luebke
Larson
Shipcton
Luebke
New London
Frank E. Grimm
Eagle River
Kissinger Tho End Peace Talks Without Agreement
Paris AP Henry Kissinger and Le Duc Tho concluded a six hour peace session with no deal on Vietnam. Kissinger to brief President Nixon and report findings, as US and North Vietnamese negotiators Mr Porter and Xuan Thuy plan further technical talks.
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Ronald L. Ziegler
William J. Porter
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Communist Party
Woman Confesses To Bomb Threat In Minnesota
A St Paul woman Carol Ann Robbins 25 pleaded guilty to terroristic threat for a bomb scare at Kaplan Paper Box Co. Police traced the call. sentencing set for Jan 30.
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ST. Paul, Minn
St. Paul
Carol Ann Robbins
Ramsey District Court
Miss Robinson
Kaplan Paper Box Co
Otis Godfrey Jr
Parking Ban For Snow Removal On City Streets
Snow removal requires a no parking rule from midnight Wednesday to 8 a.m. Thursday on listed streets including Third and 4th from Vine to Cass and Pearl from 2nd to 4th. Ambrose Marcou says enforcement will tow violators as signs are posted.
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Windsor
Avon
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Speaker Indicts America For Injustices To Blacks
Dr. George King of the University of Minnesota delivers a critique at UWL detailing America's roots in slavery and hypocrisy. He argues founding settlers sanctioned inhuman acts, contradicts democracy with racial inequality, and says true dignity requires blacks to enter society as equals not as copies of whites.
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George King
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Illinois Woman Hurt In Crash
A 20 year old Bolingbrook Illinois woman Beth OBrien sustained a broken left ankle when the car she rode in rear ended a county snowplow on Interstate 90 about four miles west of West Salem Tuesday morning. Car was driven by her husband Jay OBrien 21. The snowplow was driven by Arlan Kastenschmidt 42. A semitruck near the scene slowed or stopped and a following semitrailer slid off the road. No serious injuries among the semi drivers.
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St. Francis Hospital
West Salem
Beth O’brien
Jay
St. Francis
Arlan L. Kastenschmidt
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Funds For UW L Award Sponsored By Hoeschlers
Dr. Thomas White announces two new academic achievement awards at the University of Wisconsin La Crosse School of Business Administration funded by James Hoeschler and his wife with 250 dollars each. The J Hoeschler Awards honor academic excellence in business administration and scholastic achievement in finance. The first recipients will be chosen after the current semester ends by the Scholarship and Awards Committee based on leadership, integrity and academic potential.
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School of Business Administration
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
Thomas White
James
Jake) Hoeschler
J. Hoeschler
La Crosse News Staff and Delivery Contact Details
The notice lists staff roles including Hook operations director Wallace Keefe and city editor id, with a request for prompt carrier service. It provides contact numbers 782-8040 and hours, and notes publication at 435 S 4th St La Crosse WI 5480 with postage paid. It also mentions advertising rates and the city carrier price of 1.60 every two weeks.
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Wallace “Keefe
Lawrence le
Kenneth Teachout
Sanford Goltz
Sand Hutzier
Ed Jeune
Fred Ristow
John Vik
Richard Wester
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la Crosse
FTC Moves to Break Xerox Copier Market Dominance
The FTC proposes a formal complaint against Xerox Corporation for unfair marketing and patent practices. It cites 60 percent of industry revenue, 95 percent of plain paper copier revenue, and 86 percent of lease and sale revenue in 1971. Remedies include divesting Bank Xerox Ltd. stock and licensing all pertinent patents to others. Xerox calls the bid ill founded.
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Federal Trade Commission
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Xerox Ltd
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Peter McColough
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