Raids On Hanoi Continue As Air Crew Losses Soar
U.S. air attacks on Hanoi and Haiphong worsened casualties to a 19 month high with eight B52s and four fighter bombers reported downed and 43 airmen missing. Hanoi claimed many downed planes and POW camp damage as international reactions grew amid harsh propaganda from Hanoi and Beijing.
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Hanoi
Saigon
U.S
Haiphong
Radio
Vietnam
Hanoi Hilton
Joan Baez
Telford Taylor
China
Haiphong Harbor
Nurses Help Burn Victim Return Home For Christmas
A 62-year-old farmer, severely burned in a June tractor accident, goes home to Backus Minnesota for a six day Christmas visit. Nurses at University of Minnesota Hospitals collected gifts and arranged transport with a Navy chaplain to bring Kish home to his wife and six children. They hope for indoor plumbing and hot water, with plans for a longer recovery, aiming for a return home by February.
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Michael Kish
Backus
Minn
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis
Kish
University of Minnesota Hospitals Station 42
Katherine Hokanson
Hokanson
Ronald Cuny
Carol Hamlin
Glen J. Gullickson Jr
Gullickson
Minnesota
Weekend weather outlook in cloudy, mild pattern
Cloudy and warmer Friday night with a low near 28. Saturday sees a rise to around 40 with a chance of light rain and southwest winds 5 to 15 mph. Sunday remains cloudy with temperatures from 30 to 40.
Nixon suspends meat import quotas for 1973
President Richard Nixon suspends meat import quotas for 1973 to curb rising supermarket meat prices. The move signals a government attempt to ease consumer costs and stabilize the food market amid inflation pressures.
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Richard Nixon
Lakeview Hospital plan rebuffed over restudy
La Crosse County Board rejected a motion to restudy the Lakeview Hospital size arguing 200 beds would cover geriatric and 62 for direct admission mental patients. Advocate Elizabeth Gundersen claimed a 150 bed limit could save $1 million and rely on private facilities. Opponent Jerome Klos warned population growth would demand more capacity and staff.
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la Crosse
Gundersen
Jerome Klos
Dist
Klos
Geriatric See Board
Gov Luceys Mother Ella Lucey Dies
Mrs Ella Lucey 83 mother of Gov Patrick J Lucey died Thursday night in a La Crosse hospital after pneumonia. She will be buried Saturday in Prairie du Chien. She was born December 12 1889 in Crawford County and lived in Crawford and Grant Counties. Survived by husband Gregory C Lucey and six other children including Mrs Bernard R Watson Mrs Robert E Dyer Sister Elanor Lucey and Rev J Roger Lucey.
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Ella Lucey
Patrick J. Lucey
la Crosse
Lucey
St. Francis Hospital
Prairie du Chien
Crawford County
Gregory C. Lucey
Crawford
Grant Counties
Marxist Takes Seat On Bench In Detroit Court
Detroit Recorder's Court faces controversy as 32 year old Justin Ravitz, a Marxist-identified lawyer who won election last month, nears his first term. He refused to pledge allegiance, citing protest of war and social conditions, while pledging to follow the law. Ravitz touts reforms to jury selection and sentencing practices aiming to reduce pre arraignment detention and bias, while asserting broad radical views.
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Detroit
Detroit Recorder’s Court
Justin Ravitz
State Judical Tenure Commission
Ravitz
Recorder’s Court
Michigan Supreme Court
Mich
La Crosse School Bond Proposal Seeks 1.3 Million
The La Crosse Area Public School District Board recommended a 1.3 million bond after diverting 402 000 from surplus to reduce total. It funds 35 000 more square feet at Longfellow Junior High plus 14 000 at St Pius X, with air conditioning deferred for the old wing. The Longfellow plans include a 5 000 shell addition and a 30 000 main area with gym lunchroom and classrooms, boosting student capacity from 715 to 900 under open concept design.
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St. Pius X Catholic School
Longfellow Junior High
Longfellow
Eugene Balts
Onalaska
Summit School
Richard McLain
Trane Co
William Murphy
Robert Johns
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Lakeview
Helen Bahr
Mulder
West Salem
la Crosse Tribune
the Tribune
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Galesville
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Gov. Lucey
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