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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1969
Page
14
Luther College in Decorah Iowa will complete its fall term Saturday Dec 20 with exams from Dec 17 to Dec 20. After exams Christmas break begins and students return Jan 5 for a three week January interim program as part of the 4-1-4 academic system. Spring classes start Jan 28.
The notice states the program will conclude on May 14 and will commence on May 17, outlining the key dates for participants and organizers.
Botswana strengthens its penal code to curb racial discrimination on trains operated by Rhodesia Railways. A government spokesman notes officials sometimes disrespect African passengers despite management warnings. Fines reach up to 500 rand and up to six months imprisonment for race based discrimination.
Exports of Indian frog legs fell from 594 tons in 1967-68 to 565 tons in 1968-69 per Indian Seas Foods magazine. Despite the drop in volume, strong demand in the French market lifted earnings by 33000 dollars.
The Half Way Creek Lutheran Church near Holmen persists after more than a century, with a parsonage and Luther College birthplace marker at Old Manse. Halfway Creek and nearby Decorah links reveal Norwegian settlement history, local culture, and a robust Lutheran community noted for lefse and ludefisk.
Caledonia Minnesota families travel to Rome for Rev Thomas Jennings ordination to priesthood at St Peters Basilica on December 19. Private audience with Pope Paul on December 21, followed by visits to Assisi Lucerne and European cities before returning after New Years. Jennings attended Loreto High School Caledonia and earned cum laude from St Marys College after 30 years at the North American College in Rome.
Agnes Nilsestuen daughter of Mr and Mrs Erling Nilsestuen of rural Cashton completed an internship in medical technology at St Josephs Hospital Marshfield and has joined St Francis Hospital Milwaukee as a medical technologist.
Nearly 2 000 locals gathered at the Krisnagar police station to buy 760 pounds of fish seized from smugglers from East Pakistan. Officers sold the fish at a fifth of the normal price within minutes.
An immunization clinic for rubella will be held at St Mary's Auditorium in Caledonia on Wednesday December 17 from 11 to 11 45 a.m. for all children ages one through eleven. A single dose of vaccine provides permanent immunity.
Bombay, India AP report states Kannada film star Ki shore Kumar received a two month jail sentence for income tax evasion after being found guilty of failing to declare 21 thousand dollars of his 1961 62 income. The case is seen as a historic first in modern Indian history.
Citizens in Bombay can hear Mohandas K. Gandhi, father of independent India, by dialing the number 172. The feature aims to spread Gandhi's message during the independence movement.
Sparta Wis Elwin Dickenson retires after 20 years as a bus and car transport driver. He started as a bus driver for Ben Evans at Camp McCoy during World War II and later worked for Clark Transport of Chicago Heights Illinois. His final employer was C and J Transport of Milwaukee. He also worked on foreign trips to Dutch Harbor the Aleutian Highway in Alaska and Guam. His wife Pearl Parsneau survives with two Milwaukee daughters Audrey Hubert and Eleanor Evans and two Sparta sons Douglas and Dale.
Blair Wisconsin announces the second semester of the adult Vocational School at Blair High School starting the week of January 13. Registrations are taken at the high school office by calling 989 2411. The basic typing course completed December 9. students may enroll in advanced typing or refresh skills.
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