General Regains Power In Panama With Guard Help
Brig. Gen. Omar Torrijos, ousted a civilian regime 14 months ago, returned to Panama City with National Guard support after being removed while in Mexico City. Guards arrest two coup leaders Col Ramiro Silvera and Col Amado Sanjur, as other garrisons pledge loyalty. Business leaders call for civilian rule and a speedy restoration of constitutional rights within six months.
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Panama
Omar Torrijos
National Guard
Torrijos
Mexico City
City of David
Ramiro Silvera
Amado Sanjur
Panama City
National Council of Private Enterprise
National Assembly
Fire Department Records From La Crosse Dated Dec 14 15
Entry log shows multiple events including oil burner flood at Irvin Utecht residence 2808 Hamilton Street grease trap fire at Terrace Bar 215 South 3rd Street and various medical calls. Additional incidents include chimney soot ignition at William Wagner residence 93242 Liberty Street and chimney fire at Harold Campbell residence 319 Island Street. Medical transports include Stephanie Burke Jerome Frogel Louis Nass and Helen Tarnutzer to local hospitals for illness and injury.
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Irvin
Utecht
Hamilton St
Terrace Bar
S. 3Rd St
Pine St
William Wagner
Liberty St
Western Fruit Co
N. Front St
Harold Campbell
Island St
Stephanie Burke
St. James St
St. Francis Hospital
Jerome Frogel
S. 6Th St
Louis Nass
Lutheran Hospital
Helen Tarnutzer
Mississippi St
Nesco to Build in Vernon Area
Nesco signs displaced by the G Heileman Brewing Co expansion have started a 32 500 building in the Vernon Corp area in the old Muddy Flats. Work is to be done about March 1, a company spokesman said Tuesday. Nesco formerly was located at 3rd and Market but Heileman acquired and razed the building for its expansion. Nesco has temporary facilities at 215 La Crosse St. The 60 by 70 foot building is being constructed by Peter Nelson and Son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nesco
G. Heileman Brewing Co
Vernon Corp
La Crosse Tribune Publisher and editor notice
Publication details for La Crosse Tribune provide newsroom leadership and contact information. It notes W T Burgess as publisher and Sanford Goltz as editor, the paper’s address, Associated Press affiliation, and postage and subscription rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. T. Burgess
Sanford Goltz
Woman Sues Phone Company For $47,000
Marian Strong of Onalaska files a La Crosse Circuit Court suit seeking 47000 in damages against La Crosse Telephone Corp alleging the death of her husband Carl Strong on June 29, 1969, from an electrical discharge during a telephone call. She claims improper installation, failure to ground, and failure to test and maintain grounding, with burial costs 2000, loss of society 10000, and pecuniary loss 35000.
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Onalaska
la Crosse
la Crosse Telephone Corp.l
Marian Strong
Carl Strong
Sand Lake Road
James Murphy
Strong
Boy Shot Below Ear in Rural Dodge County Farm Incident
Francis Neuman Jr., 10, was critically shot in the left ear when he wandered into crossfire as two older brothers shot at chickens in a chicken shed on the Neuman farm in Calamus town. He was hospitalized at Madison General and showed slight improvement but remained in intensive care.
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Madison
Dodge County
Madison General Hospital
Ed Nehls
Francis Neuman Jr
Neuman
Calumus
South St Paul auction televised cattle and hog market report
USDA cattle sales in South St Paul Minnesota show 4 000 calves and 700 slaughter cattle with slow to weak demand and early sales weaker by up to 1.00. Slaughter steers mostly 27.00 to 28.00 per hundredweight, hogs active with barrows and gilts up 25 to 50, cash grain mixed with Chicago prices for various cereals and soybeans.
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South ST. Paul, Minn
USDA
Six Policemen Killed in Thai Red Terrorist Ambush
AP reports six policemen and a driver died when Communist terrorists ambushed a 16 offier patrol 65 miles south of Bangkok as they headed to investigate the assassination of a civil defense worker. Three policemen were seriously wounded. Terrorists waited in thick bush and fired grenades and automatic weapons. Police returned fire with no hit on attackers.
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Bangkok
Thailand
Conference panel debates tax on private foundations
The conference committee tentatively advances stricter rules for foundations with tax exemption while arguing over taxing foundation income. Mills aims for a compromise bill by week’s end to permit House and Senate action before Christmas, and Cohen warns adjournment before Jan 1 would hamper tax collections and affect withholdings as surtax expires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Senate
Wilbur Mills
Mills
Secretary of the Treasury
Edwin S. Cohen
Congress
Cohen
Juvenile shoplifters nabbed by city police
La Crosse police arrested five juvenile shoplifters including four girls aged 12 to 14 who stole a jumper and slacks from Stevensons and a Tomah boy who took two dust masks from Great Surplus Store. They will be turned over to juvenile authorities in their counties.
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la Crosse
Stevenson's
Main St
Tomah
Great Surplus
S. 4Th St
Decorations stolen in La Crosse theft report
Three more thefts of Christmas decorations were reported by La Crosse police. Mrs. William Varens reported a $20 wreath from 118 S. 17th Place, Mrs. W. R. Wais said a $4.50 wreath from 721 S. 23rd St., and Dale Waterman at 611 N. 9th St. reported $15 worth of outdoor lights missing.
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la Crosse
William Varens
S. 17Th Place
W. R. Wais
S. 23Rd St
Dale Waterman
N. 9Th St
Thieu backs Nixon plan for phased troop withdrawals
Saigon President Thieu approves Nixon's withdrawal plan as South Vietnamese forces assume a growing share of defense. The move cuts U.S. troop levels to 434,000 with 4,000 to 8,000 more to depart by April 15. Viet Cong conducted a major Saigon bombing at a printing plant, wounding six, as Mekong Delta engagements yield 83 enemy killed and two civilians freed.
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Saigon
Nguyen van Thieu
Nixon
South Vietnam
North Vietnam
Radio
Hanoi
Thieu
Republic of Vietnam
Vietnam
U.S
Creighton W. Abrams
Sen. Dang van Sung
Mekong
Six Body Parts Saved After Woman's Death
MINNEAPOLIS AP Six organs were harvested from a 30 year old Osseo Minnesota housewife who died Sunday to aid four recipients. Doctors said the donor card, the first in the state believed to be used, enabled three parts to go to one recipient including a pancreas. Recipients include Gordon Vizecky of Hendricks Minnesota and another kidney recipient identified as a local recipient.
Christmas Tree Darkest Time In 30 Years
In Edgerton Minnesota the Mar vin Vanderbush home shows a dark Christmas tree for the first time in three decades after vandals torn down and destroyed its extensive lighting system. The family chose not to repair before Christmas.
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Edgerton
Stock quotations and mutual fund ranges snap shot
National and local market data as of 9:00 a.m. show inter dealer price quotes for C. W. Transport and La Crosse Cooler. Mutual funds listed include Boston Fund Chem. Fund Eaton & Howard, Fidelity funds, Mass. Inv. Tr. and Gr., Natl. Investors, Puritan Fund and Wisconsin Fund with bid and ask ranges.
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National
National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc
C. W. Transport
la Crosse Cooler Pyroil Co, Inc
Mutual Funds
Boston Fund
Chem. Fund
Eaton & Howard Bal
Stk
Eberstadt Fd
Fidelity Fundee
Manhattan Fd
Mass. Inv. Tr
Mass. Inv. Gr
Natl. Investors
Puritan Fund
Wisconsin Fund
Nixon orders further Vietnam troop cuts and talks relief
Nixon announced a new withdrawal reducing authorized strength by about 115,500 from a ceiling of 549,500 to 434,000. He cited allies consulted and described it as an orderly step toward peace, with Thieu saying it fits South Vietnam’s burden sharing. Amb. Lodge to be replaced by Philip Habib as acting head of the Paris delegation.
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Nixon
White House
Vietnam
U. S
Saigon
Nguyen van Thieu
South Vietnam
South
Paris
Hanoi
Henry Cabot Lodge
Philip Habib
South Side Seniors Re-Elect W. E. Sherman
South Side Seniors, Inc. re elected W. E. Sherman as president for a fifth term and Lydia Kemske as vice president for a sixth term. New officers include Dorothy Forst recording secretary Nanny Sherman treasurer Laura Kopsidas membership chair and Mirinda Streich Daisy Horn George Baum Daisy Owen Esther Wigdahl Carlton Evans as directors. Martha Burand Ida Egge head the food committee and Betty Sweet leads the ways and means program. Marianne O Neil remains adviser.
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V. E. Sherman
Sunrise Drive
South Side Seniors, Inc
Lydia Kemske
Dorothy Forst
Nanny Sherman
Laura Kopsidas
Mirinda Streich
Daisy Horn
George Baum
Daisy Owen
Esther Wigdahl
Carlton Evans
Martha Burand
Ida Egge
Betty Sweet
Ways and Means
Kemske
Marianne O'Neil
Wisconsin Iowa State basketball on WCOW Tuesday
Radio highlights note a 7 15 p m WCOW FM Sparta basketball Wisconsin versus Iowa State and an 8 p m WLCX Central High Christmas concert guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wcow-Fm
Sparta
Wisconsin
Iowa State
WLCX
Central High
Boy Dies From Heroin At Age Twelve In Harlem
New York AP reports Walter Vandermeer, aged 12, an alcoholic at 10 and heroin addict at 11, found dead in a Harlem tenement bathroom after an apparent overdose. Dr. Michael Baden notes teens increasingly use heroin. Walter was the youngest of 800 annual city heroin deaths with over 50 under sixteen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Walter Vandermeer
Michael Baden
Walter
Baden
Blaze Forces Family Of 10 From Home In Fire
A Tuesday morning blaze at 1328 State St forced a family of ten to flee. Firefighters report the fire started when a housecoat ignited on an electric heater in Genevieve’s room, spreading to bedding and causing basement damage and smoke throughout the John R. Harry residence. Genevieve 17 alerted Stephanie and then the father as they tried to extinguish the flames.
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John R. Harry
State St
Genevieve
Freeburg Gl Dies In Vietnam
Pfc. Arlyn Lampert, 20, of Freeburg Minnesota died in Vietnam on December 12 from wounds suffered on December 2. He was in the 25th Infantry Division and had trained at Ft. Campbell and Ft. Polk. Survived by parents Arthur and Mrs Lampert and two brothers Charles and Howard. Services pending with rites at United Church of Christ, Crooked Creek.
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Caledonia
Minn
Arlyn Lampert
Vietnam
Pfc
Lampert
Cu Chi
Arthur Lampert
Freeburg
Ft. Campbell
Ft. Polk
25Th Infantry Division
Caledonia High School
Charles
Howard
Potter-Haugen
United Church of Christ
Crooked Creek
Clyde Lee
Bombing suspect dies after four story hospital leap
In Milan an anarchist leader, Giuseppe Pinelli, 41, died in a Milan hospital after leaping from a fourth floor police station window during interrogation. The suspect, held on strong suspicion of the bank bombing that killed 14 and injured over 100, was arrested with many other extremists after the attack.
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Milan
Giuseppe Pinelli
Laird Warns of Notion South Viet Forces May Suffer Setbacks
Defense Secretary Laird cautioned that the Viet Namization plan could lead to South Vietnamese forces facing defeats and temporary setbacks. He projected about a 10 percent drop in the 1970 draft, roughly 225,000 calls, as the January draft was cut from 35,000 to 12,500. He did not name returning units.
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Vietnam
South Vietnam
Laird
United States
Nixon
Circuit Court Trial Starts For Area Man
The La Crosse Circuit Court opened a jury trial Tuesday morning for Alan H. Christman 22 of Onalaska on a drunk driving charge. The case stems from his prior La Crosse Municipal Court conviction and is before Judge Peter Pappas. Jurors sworn include Fern C. Krause John J. Kish Shirley Irving Marie A. Rieber Rose Frantz Albert Pedretti Orlando A. Lee Joanne Elland Evelyn Love Carl Betz Alfred E. Loose and Melvin R. Evenson.
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Onalaska
la Crosse
Peter Pappas
Alan H. Christman
la Crosse Municipal Court
Jeanette Krause
Fern C. Krause
Market St
John J. Kish
Badger St
Shirley Irving
S. 15Th St
Marie A. Rieber
Vine St
Rose Frantz
Fairchild Ave
Albert Pedretti
Orlando A. Lee
Kane St
Joanne Elland
Livingston St
Evelyn Love
Farnam, St
Carl Betz
S. 5Th
Winona Man Fined For Tax Violation
James R. Keller of Winona, a former Minnesota legislator, was fined 5000 dollars in U S District Court in Minneapolis for a federal income tax violation. He pleaded guilty to under reporting income of 3940 dollars in 1963 and received two years probation with orders to promptly settle taxes for 1963 1964 and 1965. The government estimates three tax years total owed around 15000 dollars. No jail time due to Keller’s diabetes and fragile health. Keller served four Minnesota Senate terms ending in 1961 and had previously served in the House.
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Minneapolis
James R. Keller
Winona
Minnesota
U.S
Keller
Miles Lord
Lord
Minnesota Senate
House of Representatives
Indicted gambling crackdown hits New Jersey leaders
Fifty five people including a reputed Mafia boss were indicted by a federal grand jury in Newark on racketeering and extortion linked gambling schemes. Samuel Rizzo De Cavalcante, alleged La Cosa Nostra boss, named among those charged, with others identified as targets pending arrest.
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Washington
New Jersey
Atty
John N. Mitchell
Mitchell
Newark
Hoover
Samuel Rizzo de Cavalcante
la Cosa Nostra
Organized Crime
Justice Department
FBI
Asst. Atty
Will R. Wilson
Department
Frederick B. Lacey
U.S
de Cavalcante
Princeton
N.J
Kenworth Corp
Kenilworth
Nuttelman backs local police plan in Wisconsin
State Rep Norbert Nuttelman urged support for a bill allowing local control of university police. He said it would let universities contract with metropolitan agencies and form small campus security units with local approval. The bill passed the assembly 73 to 25 and he warned a statewide university police force could emerge, with the UW system possibly adding hundreds of officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norbert Nuttelman
West Salem
Wisconsin
Nuttelman
University of Wisconsin
Nutteman
Wisconsin State University
Mrs Misna Dies. Galesville Elementary Secretary
Mrs Misna, employed as secretary at Galesville Elementary School, died. Survived by her husband, four sons aged 14 to 7, daughter 13, sister Mrs Lowell Trocinski of La Crosse, brothers Ronald Zenke of Walders and Larry of Gainesville. Services at Zion Lutheran Church Thursday at 2 pm, burial Pine Cliff Cemetery. Visitation Wednesday 7–9 pm and Thursday 12:30 pm until service.
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Misna
Galesville
Jodi
Mike
Jamie
Jeffrey
Jack
Lowell Tro‘cinski
la Crosse
Ronald Zenke
Walders
Larry
Gainesville
Fla
Marquette University Tuition Increase Report
In Milwaukee AP reports Marquette University raises tuition with most undergraduates paying $1,660 annually after an $110 rise. Engineering students face $160 more to $1,760 and dental students $200 more to $1,950 yearly. Graduate rates rise from $55 to $65 per credit hour as Father John Raynor cites financial pressures across private colleges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Marquette University
Marquette
John Raynor
Dental
Raynor
Soviet Cosmos 313 Makes Soft Landing in USSR
The unmanned Cosmos satellite No. 313 completed a 12 day orbit and landed softly in the Soviet Union per Bochum Space Observatory. The craft was launched December 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bochum
Germany
Soviet Union
Bochum Space Observatory
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By Luis Noli
Col
Sanjur
Silvera
Fire Department
Vernon
la Crosse Tribune
Cass Sts
Wis
Lee Enterprises, Inc
Associated Press
Wilks
South ST. Paul Livestock
Chicago
Mercantile Exchange
By Shearson, Hammill & CO
New York Stock Exchange
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Allied Stores
Allis-Chailmers
Alcoa
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American Motors Amer. Tel
Tel
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Burlington Ind
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Continental Can
Continental Corp
DuPont
Eastman Kodak
General Dynamics
General Electric
General Instrum
At Motors
General Telephone
Goodyear Tire
Great Northern Ry
Gulf Oil
IBM
G. Heileman Brewing
Inter. Harvester
Inter
Jim Walter Kresge
Mary Mimneeets
Mobil Oil Me
Monsanto Chemical
Cash Register
Northern Pacific Northern States
Northwest Bancorp
Olin Industries
Outboard Marine
J. C. Penney
Pepsico
Pyroil
RCA
Raytheon
Sears Roebuck
Sperry Rand
Standard Oil
Califoa
Ind
Texaco
Trane
TransAmerica
U.S. Steel
Universal Oil
Westinghouse
Wevernaaner
Woolworth
THE
Marshall CO
Fabri-Tek, Inc
First Bank Sys
Gateway Trans
Godfrey Co
Howell Instrum
McQuay, Inc
Moore’s Seafoods
Nekoosa Edwards Roanwell
Wallace Business
Warner Elec. Br
Werner Cont
Wis. Power & L
Lee Enterprises
South Side
W. E. Sherman
Harlem
West
117Th Street
Mother Land
Blaze Routs
Freeburg Gl
Winona Man
J. Edgar Hoover
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