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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1969
Page
3
Irene Nesdahl, 54, lives with muscular dystrophy in a rural East Grand Forks home with husband disabled in a work accident. She chronicles years of decline, finds strength in faith, and continues daily tasks with her family, including sons Jack and Donald, despite the disease and a long road ahead.
New York AP reports Lyndon B. Johnson says he never wanted to be president and would have left the 1964 nomination open for Kennedy or Humphrey, but Lady Bird Johnson persuaded him to run. He states he retired in 1968 due to party and public pressure and because peace prospects had not materialized, despite believing he could have beaten Nixon.
The South Side Senior Citizens plan a Christmas party at Pleasant Sunday afternoon at 2 p.m. in Stoffel Hall at 15th and King Streets. First Assembly of God Church members will provide a musical program led by Rev. Francis Jones. Two films will be shown Limestone Caverns filmed at Cave of the Mounds Blue Mound and New Neighbors a Methodist Church film about country folk moving to the city.
On Christmas Day a Milwaukee Road freight train derailed in Fredonia Ozaukee County forcing three hours of detoured traffic on Highway 84. Eight of the 139 cars left the tracks with two leaving the right of way one tipping into a creek. Authorities cited a pin slipping from a coupling as the probable cause with no injuries reported.
Prime Minister Olof Palme will visit Kenyon College in Ohio in May to receive an honorary degree. Palme studied at Kenyon in 1947 48 with actor Paul Newman among his classmates.
Partly cloudy and colder tonight in Wisconsin with Saturday mix of sun and snow chances especially in south and southwest. Minnesota mostly cloudy with some snow and rising clouds. Iowa cloudy with snow chances Friday night and Saturday. Five day temps about two degrees below normal. Sunrise 7 38 am sunset 4 32 pm.
Flood stage readings show 24-hour stage today with a small rise of 2 and a shift of 1 unit in the observed gauge at La Crosse. Local authorities monitor water levels as rain impact persists and drivers are urged to take precautions near flood zones.
Washington AP Federal Communications Commission Chairman Dean Burch denies plans to muzzle commentators and says he will study transcripts of television news commentaries. He notes his aim is information, not action, and may seek voluntary industry cooperation to curb obscenity on TV and radio.
A Christmas Eve head on collision near White River South Dakota killed seven people. The victims included Carey Shelton 25 Barbara Shelton 22 and their children Randolph 4 Lorrie 1 a Joseph Keever 18 Richie Keever 15 and Bruce Harris 16 none survived. The Shelton family was returning to Mission South Carolina from Rapid City. The crash happened about 1015 p.m.
Berlin AP reports Wolf Ruedi Hess and his mother Ilse Hess were told to sign statements restricting discussions of pre Christmas visits to Rudolf Hess. Hess, 73, a former deputy of Adolf Hitler, is jailed at Spandau in London awaiting release on life terms after World War II.
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