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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1972
Page
3
Former President Harry S. Truman is to be buried in the Truman Library courtyard after simple funeral rites. Only 250 guests attend. thousands pay respects as Nixon and Johnson attend private moments.
The forecast calls for cloudy skies with a chance of rain and snow late Thursday and early Friday. Lows near 30 and highs around 35, light southeast winds rising to 15 mph Friday. Saturday may bring more rain or snow with overnight low near 25.
Arthur Bremer, Milwaukee native who attempted to murder George Wallace, was named Wisconsin’s top news story of 1972 by editors and news directors. Women demanding credit rights campaign for equal access to loans and credit cards.
Starr, renowned Green Bay Packers quarterback and current coach, turned down an offer to become head coach and general manager of the Philadelphia Eagles. His decision comes as the newspaper lists varied sections and features on pages 4 through 24, including women's news and TV listings.
The U S embassy in London says Howard Hughes, living in a guarded hotel suite, must personally apply for a new passport and pay a 12 dollar fee. He has traveled without one and may stay in Britain for about six weeks, with identity documents enough for admission.
In New Mexico a bus crash near a Santa Fe ranch killed 19 and left 16 injured. The group from Woodlawn Baptist Church in Austin planned religious seminars and ski fun with returning set for Saturday.
Five gunmen entered the Israeli embassy in Bangkok and seized six hostages, including ambassador Shimon Avimr. After hours of negotiations, they agreed to release the hostages in exchange for safe conduct out of Thailand. Thai police and soldiers surrounded the building as Israel and Egypt sought terms with Black September.
Thomas J. Carraway a 77 year old former Marine runs a coin laundry in Louisville. He has been pistol whipped shot and robbed repeatedly over four years. Thieves have stolen three cars and broken into his business and home.
John Thompson patriarch of the Winnebago people died Wednesday in a Neillsville hospital at 99. He celebrated his birthday last September near Neillsville and was born September 29, 1873 at Bear Bluff. He and Nora Red Horn married in 1908 and lived in La Crosse years ago. He fished on the Mississippi and worked at Grandad's Bluff and on railroads. WWII gunpowder plant work and hand crafts filled his life. Surviving are four sons Preston Ralph Lindley Herschel and three daughters Beulah Sayers Sylvia Kingswan and Myrle. Funeral services will be at the Thompson home Saturday at 1 p.m. burial in Dells Dam Indian Cemetery. Georges Funeral Home in Neillsville in charge.
Lester B. Pearson former Canadian prime minister and Nobel Peace Prize laureate died of cancer at his Ottawa home at age 75. A state funeral is planned with burial in Wakefield Quebec. funeral date to be announced. He leaves wife Maryon and two children.
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