Milwaukees Five Alarm Blaze Destroys Met Block Building
Fire crews fought a five alarm blaze that gutted half a city block in Milwaukee’s Metropolitan Block Building. The 85 year old structure suffered multimillion dollar damage with no serious injuries. five people rescued. The fire started in an interior staircase and burned 11 hours amid remodeling. Frank Zeidler lamented loss of Socialist party records and history.
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Milwaukee
Robert McCann
Metropolitan
Frank Zeidler
Probe On In Deaths Of 2 Women
Police and Racine County sheriff investigated the strangulation deaths of two women found weekend. One body in Racine, the other in Mount Pleasant near Racine. Autopsy confirmed Josephine Stewart 69 Racine struck on jaw and strangled. The other woman 25 to 30, found under brush, may have been there days.
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Racine
Wis
Racine County
Mount Pleasant
Josephine Stewart
LaCrosse Tribune Classifieds Contact Information
Publication details list missed paper line phone numbers for notices and classified ads The Tribune offers delivery and subscription options with address and pricing notes for La Crosse Wisconsin and surrounding area Volume 71 Number 219 shows the issue header and contact guidance for readers
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Tribune
N. Ird St
la Crosse
Wis
Readin writin and medicine in schools sparks debate
Denver and other districts routinely medicate students with prescriptions for aspirin to stimulants like Dexedrin and Ritalin to curb hyperactivity. Dr. Lampe notes widespread practice with safeguards, while experts debate minimal brain dysfunction and its label.
Terrorists Raid OPEC Continues to Stoke Tension
The five men and a woman calling themselves Arm of Arab Revolution demanded a total liberation war against Israel and nationalization of Arab oil. They targeted Saudi Arabia and Iran for retaliation if their demands were not met, with no confirmation that Carlos the Venezuelan led the raid.
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Arab Revolution
Israel
Saudi Arabia
Iran
Kreisky
Beirut
Palestine Liberation Organization
U.N. Security Council
Police Ambulance Log Entries City December 19 7 26 p m
Police reported two ambulance transfers. Dec 19 7 26 p m Brian D Minor 17 of 1002 Liberty St transported from 3rd and King Streets to Lutheran Hospital with a bloody nose by squad car. Dec 20 6 48 a m Mrs Elizabeth Stegen 51 of 916 Caledonia St taken to St Francis Hospital for illness.
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Brian D. Minor
Liberty St
3Rd
King Streets
Lutheran Hospital
Elizabeth Stegen
Caledonia St
St. Francis Hospital
Building Unit OKs Remodeling Of 3 Colonies
The State Building Commission approves a $4.3 million remodeling plan for Wisconsin’s three colonies for the mentally handicapped to meet new federal standards for intermediate care facilities. The panel also endorses $225,000 to build a Job Service building in Ashland and $75,000 for security equipment at Mendota and Winnebago Institutes to care for medium risk patients. A transfer of such patients from Central State Hospital was outlined in the 1975 77 budget. It also releases $100,000 for an energy savings study across several state buildings.
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Madison
Wis
State Building Commission
Wisconsin
Ashland
Mendota
Winnebago
Central State Hospital
Lake City Mayor and wife found dead in home
Authorities report the deaths of Mayor Wilmer Strickland and his wife Verona in their single story Lake City residence. An autopsy is planned, no gun found, and exact shooting details remain undisclosed by Wabasha County Sheriff Meurer. A second item notes a fire gutted Maplewood Lodge in Watersmeet, now a counseling center, with few other specifics.
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Watersmeet
Mich
Maplewood Lodge
Dwight Eisenhower
Chicago
Wabasha County
Roger Meurer
Meurer
State Attorney Contract Talks May Break Down
Wisconsin Attorney General Bronson La Follette warned that negotiations with the Wisconsin State Attorneys Association, representing assistant attorneys general, may fail. He noted the union lacks a current contract, negotiations are stalled, and staff morale is strained as mediation options were explored with Deputy Atty. Gen. David Hase and the Justice Department.
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Madison
Wis
Bronson la Follette
Wisconsin State Attorney's Association
Patrick J. Lucey
la Follette
David Hase
Justice Department
Administrative Service Division
Milwaukee to ordain first permanent deacons
Thirty one men, most married, will be ordained Friday by Archbishop William Cousins as the Archdiocese of Milwaukee's first permanent deacons. After two years of weekend study they can baptize, take communion to the sick, perform wakes and graveside rites, and assist in Mass. They will not yet officiate marriages or preach regularly.
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Milwaukee
William Cousins
Archdiocese of
Mexico City Tourism Hit By Jewish Boycott
The World dispatch reports American Jewish groups boycotting Mexico over UN votes on Zionism. The Mexico City area sees 60 000 hotel cancellations and up to 5 million dollars in losses, with 10 to 12 conventions canceled in January to March. Jewish groups in New York also cancel broadly.
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Mexico City
United Nations
Mexico
Mexican Travel Agents Association
Acapulco
Convention Bureau
New York
Revolt by Argentine air officers ends as Peron remains
The Argentine air force announced that rightist air officers ended their four day revolt against President Isabel Peron. Rebels at Merlo air base and Buenos Aires airport said they would not surrender until Peron stepped down. They called for the burial of the corrupt government.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Air Force
Isabel Peron
Meron
Here
Jet Crashes In Milan No Deaths
A Trans World Airlines Boeing 707 from San Francisco and New York crashed while landing in thick fog at Milan Malpensa airport. No deaths reported. two passengers seriously injured, most passengers walked to the terminal. Flight 842 carried 113 passengers and nine crew. Milan officials cited 106 passengers and nine crew. Police said a fire started but was extinguished.
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Milan
Italy
Trans World Airlines
San Francisco
New York
Malpensa
TWA
Strike talks begin as CPU negotiates with Quebec mills
The Canadian Paperworkers Union and four Quebec newsprint producers opened weekend negotiations to end a 10 week strike by 3,500 workers. A government mediator assists. Affected plants include Domtar Dolbeau, Quebec North Shore Baie Comeau, Reed Quebec City, and Mclaren Buckingham. Ontario Paper Co. offered 950 strikers a 30.5 percent raise over three years.
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Montreal
Canadian Paperworkers Union
CPU
Quebec
Domtar Ltd
Dolbeau
Chicago Tribune
Quebec North Shore Paper Co. Ltd
Baie Comeau
Reed Paper Co. Ltd
Quebec City
Mclaren Co. Ltd
Buckingham
Thorold
Ont
Ontario Paper Co. Ltd
Pope appeals to Israelis on Palestinian rights
Pope Paul VI urged Israelis to recognize the rights and legitimate aspirations of Palestinians. He noted the Jewish people once sought a secure state and invited Israelis to acknowledge that Palestinians also have suffered and seek a proper sovereign future.
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Vatican City
Paul VI
Palestine
Weather map outage and regional forecast note
Outdoors brief reports no weather map today due to technical difficulties. Wisconsin forecasts show fair to north and partly cloudy south with colder conditions tonight and Tuesday. Minnesota and Iowa offer partial clearing and cooler air with light snow flurries possible northwest Tuesday. Dresbach Lock shows river flow rising at 20,500 cubic feet per second with no traffic and season closed.
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Wisconsin
Minnesota
Owa
Dresbach Lock & Dam
Weather History Window Highlights Past Extremes
The data lists last year 2355 and normal 2340 with record high 58 in 1877 and record low 21 in 1872. Sunrise is 7 37 and sunset 4 31.
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LaCrosse Tribune
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Plainfield
Richard E. Nelson
Bethlehem
Christ Child
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