Photo Of Burning Truck Named Best Wisconsin AP Image
Milwaukee photographer John Brewer’s dramatic shot of a tanker truck ablaze won the 1972 Wisconsin Associated Press Wirephoto outstanding picture award. Brewer captured the moment in Port Washington and rushed the film to Milwaukee for early editions. Seven AP editors selected the image, with runnerups including an Oshkosh airliner wreckage and other notable photos from across the state.
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John Brewer
The
Milwaukee Sentinel
Milwaukee
Wisconsin Associated Press
Biever
Journal Co
Port Washington
Lake Winnebago
Dan Ray
Oshkosh
Northwestern
Robert Miller
Four Seek Chief Assessor Post In County
Deputy Chief Assessor Kenneth Roberts is among four applicants for the chief assessor job left by Charles Whaley who becomes county treasurer Tuesday. City Personnel Director Jerome Rusch said ads ran in The La Crosse Tribune and will run in the Municipality magazine. Candidates will be screened tested and the top three sent to the Common Council Judiciary Committee for interviews and a council recommendation in February.
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Kenneth Roberts
Charles Whaley
Whaley
Jerome Rusch
la Crosse Tribune
League of Wisconsin Municipalities
Common Council Judiciary Committee
Rusch
Squirrels Blamed For Man's Death in Wisconsin
Dane County deputy coroner rules Madison man Maurice Park died from inhaling furnace fumes trapped in his home after squirrels built a nest in the chimney. Park and his sister were found by neighbors earlier this month. she recovered.
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Madison
Wis
Dane County
Maurice Park
Donald Scullion
Park
Officials Silent On Plans For SST
Washington AP key government and aircraft industry officials refused to testify at congressional hearings on a possible US supersonic transport rebirth. Sen. Proxmire questions motives as to why administration officials would not appear, noting others declined invitations.
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Washington
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Proxmire
Civil Aeronautics Board
Secor Browne
Secretary of Transportation
Federal Aviation Administration
T. A. Wilson
Boeing Co
Stanford McDonald
Three City Accidents Leave Nine Injured
Nine people were injured in three city crashes. A two car collision at West Avenue and Denton Street injured David Lemahieu and two others. Lentz faces stop sign charge. Pedestrian crashes left Dennis Wright with a broken leg and Robert Rasmussen with a bruised leg after a hit and run driver.
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West Avenue
Denton Street
David Lemahieu
S. 13Th St
Lutheran Hospital
Myron Tangen
N. 8Th St
Lemahieu
William Lentz
Burnsville
Minn
Lentz
Dennis Wright
Losey Blvd. S
Losey
Michael Heinzel
Robert Rasmussen
8Th St
4Th
Pearl Streets
Rasmussen
Pearl
Truman lies in state amid long line of mourners
Deputies said crowds stretched a quarter mile after midnight as Margaret Truman Daniel Clifton and their four boys attended the brief rites. Family aides and former secretary Rose Conway joined about 60 others from Truman’s circle at the lying in state near the library office where he wrote books and met visitors. A memorial service is planned January 5 at the National Cathedral in Washington with an additional service in Kansas City for those who could not enter Independence.
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Clifton
Truman
Rose Conway
Washington
National Cathedral
Kansas City
Independence
Sauerkraut Firm Tragedy Drowns Worker in Vat
Franksville Wisconsin authorities report Helmer Haakenson age 60 of Racine drowned Tuesday after likely falling into a vat of sauerkraut juice at a food firm. He was last seen about 2 30 p m and found floating in the vat about two hours later.
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Franksville
Wis
Helmer Haakenson
Racine
Wisconsin Highway Fatality Up To 1149 With Help Turned Tragic
A 40-year-old man Mernes Nyhus of Bloomer was killed aiding a woman motorist along Wisconsin 124 when a truck struck the car as the spare tire was handed to him. The woman Helen Hoehl was hospitalized with injuries and Nyhus’s death raises the year end road toll in Wisconsin.
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Associated Press
Mernes Nyhus
Route Three
Bloomer
Wisconsin 124
Chippewa County
Helen Hoehl
Cornell
Nyhus
Antigo
Wisconsin 60
Muscoda
Richland County
Hospital Employees Walk Out At Green County Complex
About 50 employees of the Green County Mental Hospital and Pleasant View Nursing Home staged a walkout Tuesday over a staffing shortage. Supervisors and part timers filled in as Dr. N E Bear said weekend and holiday coverage could ease the problem amid a 300 patient, 200 staff operation. A similar protest occurred last February. A separate report notes a ski rack was stolen from Richard Graw’s car on Nakomis Avenue.
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Monroe
Wis
Green County Mental Hospital
Pleasant View Nursing Home
N. E. Bear
Richard Graw
Nakomis Ave
la Crosse County
Weather SHIPPERS FORECAST Protect perishables within 150 miles La Crosse
Protect shipments of perishables within a 150 mile radius of La Crosse for the following minimum temperatures up to 6 p m all directions 20.
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la Crosse
Bridge Crash Kills Youths From Austin Church Trip
A chartered bus carrying Woodland Baptist Church youths from Austin to a retreat in northern New Mexico collided with a truck on a bridge. Nine people remained hospitalized, with fatalities among those on two buses totaling about 60 travelers. Bodies were flown to Austin by Air Force plane. Fort Sumner bridge ranked No. 9 on a list of dangerous state crossings.
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Wilmeth
Austin
Tex
Woodland Baptist Church
New Mexico
Fort Sumner
Mysterious Billionaire Hughes Arrives in London Wing Sealed
The home office said he could stay as long as needed. Howard Hughes and entourage landed at Gatwick after midnight, faced a delayed entry check, then proceeded to a nine story Inn at the Park Hyde Park site. Four Rolls Royces carried them to the top floor west wing priced at 2500 dollars daily, with security perimeters and patrols surrounding the wing.
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Hughes
Gatwick Airport
London
the Park
Hyde Park
Nowakowski Probe Extended Three Months
Milwaukee grand jury investigating County Chairman Richard Nowakowski has its term extended three months. Circuit Judge Andrew Parnell granted the extension at the request of Special Prosecutor James Bell to hear more witnesses. Testimony resumes Jan. 3 after a holiday recess, extending the probe to April 3 subject to state law.
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Milwaukee
Milwaukee County Board
Richard Nowakowski
Andrew Parnell
James Bell
Grand Jury
Parnell
Woman Burns Trying to Clean Motorcycle Cycle
In Sauk Rapids Minnesota a 22 year old woman Pamela Wolff suffered burns while cleaning a motorcycle with gasoline in her apartment. Fumes apparently ignited from a stove pilot light causing a fire that damaged the 12 unit building about 7000 dollars in damages. She was hospitalized in St. Cloud with burns not yet quantified.
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Sauk Rapids
Drunk driving record and several medical transports in county report
County court records list Marvin Barenthin, 44, of 1406 South 30th Street, fined 209 dollars and four month license revocation for drunk driving. Police ambulance notes on December 27 include Mrs. John Sheetz, 49, to St Francis Hospital for illness. Susan Larson, 26, to Lutheran Hospital for overdose. Cory White, 9 months old, to Lutheran Hospital for illness. Mary Hoff, 48, to St Francis Hospital for illness. and December 28 Roy Winsum, 68, to Lutheran Hospital for illness.
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John Sheetz
Loomis St
St. Francis Hospital
Susan Larson
Avon St
Lutheran Hospital
Cory White
S. 7Th St
Lutheran
Roy Winsum
Bainbridge St
All La Crosse Rinks Open Except Lagoon
All La Crosse skating rinks except the Lagoon will be open from 6 30 to 9 p m Thursday.
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la Crosse
Court Orders Suit Against Nixon Nominee
A U S district judge ordered a 1.5 million damage suit to proceed against Undersecretary of State designate William J. Casey and others over Multiponics reorganization. Trustee William W. Herpel will file the suit in January, citing undercapitalization and board guarantees.
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William J. Casey
Herbert W. Christenberry
Casey
Louisiana
Mississippi
Arkansas
Florida
Christenberry
William W. Herpel
Multiponics
Peter J. Butler
Mild Snow Rain Forecast For Tri-State Area
Mild temperatures persist as a mix of rain and snow targets the Tri-State Area through Friday. NWS forecaster Finn Johnson says rain and snow move into La Crosse Thursday night and linger Friday morning with chances of precipitation continuing into Saturday.
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Tri-State
Finn Johnson
National Weather Service
NWS
la Crosse
Minnesota
Iowa
Research Chief Leaving Pentagon
Dr. John S. Foster nuclear physicist and defense research director for seven years plans to depart for academia or private research. His exit follows other senior officials as Melvin Laird prepares to step down, while J. Fred Buzhardt may stay on as Pentagon general counsel and candidate for a second deputy secretary post.
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Washington
John S. Foster
Pentagon
Foster
Defense Research
Nixon
Defense
Melvin Laird
Congress
U.S
New Haven
Conn
University of California
Washington Post
J. Fred Buzhardt
Buzhardt
Elliot L. Richardson
Secretary of Defense
William P. Clements Jr
Richardson
Tribune circulation and advertising rates notice
The Tribune lists rates for circulation and advertising at 435 S 4th St La Crosse WI, noting city carrier price is 1.60 dollars every two weeks and inviting inquiries from readers.
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the Tribune
S. 4Th St
la Crosse
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