Be Grateful Survivors Told at Christmas Funeral Tragedy
A La Crosse Christmas trip turned tragic when a crash at O Hare killed Hazel Wisler and Cecil Wisler and Beverly Long and left Patricia Paris as the sole survivor. The la Crosse service at St Thomas More featured a blue and red stained glass nave and a Marine honor guard. Father E J Thome urged faith over bitterness and noted death as fulfillment with Eucharist rites for the three families. The ceremony included 125 attendees and honored service by Long in World War II.
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la Crosse
Christ
Edward
Margery) Wolf
Oak Hill
Fla
Beverly Long
Titusville
Hazel Wisler
Glendale Ave
North Central Airlines
Delta Airlines
O'Hare International Field
Chicago
Cecil Wisler
St. Francis Hospital
Patricia Paris
S. 20Th St
St. Thomas More Catholic Church
Jesus
Long
E. J. Thome
Father Thome
Michael
Walter
Wayne
Charleston
S.C
Cheryl
Fr. Thome
Wisler
Paris
Thome
Thomas Smith
St. Thomas More
Blessed Sacrament Church
Daniel Curtin
Maintenance rules strengthen air-taxi safety
National Transportation Safety Board announced tougher maintenance and inspection rules for air-taxi operators in Washington D C. Mississippi Valley Airlines and Viking International Air Freight say they already run continuous maintenance programs with inspections every 100 to 1 00 hours, while new rules may require 300 to 500 hour checks. The board aims higher pilot qualifications and better maintenance training after 39 deaths in 1971. Myron Swenson and John Nightengale reported no word on changes from FAA or the safety board.
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National Transportation Safety Board
Washington, D.C
la Crosse
James Roos
Mississippi Valley Airlines
Robert Rutgers
Viking International Air Freight
Rutgers
The
Safety Board
Mississippi Valley
Viking International
la Crosse Flite Center
FAA
Koos
Myron Swenson
Viking Aviation
John Nightengale
Jumping Batteries Requires Care Warns City Inspector
John Jack Snider city electrical inspector cautions in a La Crosse Tribune report that improper jump starts can cause an explosion. He and automotive mechanics advise connecting like poles and warn against mixing 12 and 6 volt batteries due to risk of dead short or overvoltage.
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la Crosse Tribune
John
Jack) Snider
Snider
Officials Silent On Plans For SST
Washington AP officials from government agencies and major aircraft firms refused to testify at Senate hearings led by Sen. William Proxmire on reviving the American supersonic transport. Proxmire questioned motives while noting invitations declined by Boeing chairman T A Wilson United Air Lines chief Edward Carlson former Pan Am president Najeeb Halaby and others. He led the defeat of federal SST financing and favors private funding if built.
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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
McDonnell- Douglas
Edward Carlson
United Air Lines
Najeeb Halaby
Pan American World Airways
Congress
Fishing Shanties Entered on Lake Onalaska Area
Several ice fishing shanties were broken into over the past two days. George Dikeman’s shanty at 1819 Onalaska Ave lost equipment and a stove valued at 47 dollars after a door was broken off on Lake Onalaska. Joe Johnson’s shanty at 2101 Lakeshore Drive also had a door broken off and gear stolen at a slough near French Island. Two additional shanties on sloughs near French Island were broken into.
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Sheriff Department
George Dikeman
Onalaska Ave
Lake Onalaska
Joe Johnson
Lakeshore Drive
French Island
Skyrockers Plan 43rd New Year Fireworks Display
La Crosse nonprofit Skyrockers organization plans the 43rd annual New Year’s Eve show from Grandad Bluff. Chief Skyrocker William Bonadurer says larger shells will be used and the display will light the sky for about 20 minutes with Niagara Falls over the bluff and a Grand Salute at the end. Tax deductible contributions can be sent to Box 821, La Crosse.
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la Crosse
Grandad Bluff
William Bonadurer
Grandad
Niagara Falls
Skyrockers
Squirrels Blamed For Man's Death In Wisconsin
Dane County deputy coroner rules Madison man Maurice Park died from inhaling furnace fumes trapped by a squirrel nest in the chimney. Park and his sister were found by neighbors earlier this month. sister recovered.
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Dane County
Madison
Maurice Park
Donald Scullion
Park
Plead Innocent To Battery In County Court Case
Two companions of a man charged with first degree murder pleaded innocent in County Court to disorderly conduct and battery. Bruce E. Brooks 23 and Dale R. Johnson 21 were named as companions of Randall Luke 28 in the shooting death of John M. Fitzpatrick 26. Brooks is charged with battery and disorderly conduct. Johnson with disorderly conduct and battery.
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N. 24Th St
Dale R. Johnson
Mankato Ave
Winona
Randall Luke
John M. Fitzpatrick
Winneshiek Road
Fitzpatrick
Hoffman House
Brooks
Robert Joanis
Johnson
Roger Imes
James A. Quillin
Vine St
Western Wisconsin Technical Institute
Asst. Dist. Atty
Mark Lukoff
Crash on Fort Sumner bridge injures church youth group
A truck trailer crashed into a chartered bus carrying about 60 Woodland Baptist Church youths from Austin to a religious retreat in northern New Mexico. Nine injured remained hospitalized. two buses carried the group, with bodies flown to Austin by Air Force plane. Fort Sumner bridge ranked No 9 on the state’s list of dangerous bridges.
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Wilmeth
Austin
Tex
Woodland Baptist Church
New Mexico
Fort Sumner
Hughes Arrives at London Hotel with Security Barricades
A billionaire identified as Hughes, escorted by an entourage, arrived at Gatwick after midnight. Officials checked his identity for over 30 minutes before entry. Four Rolls Royces ferried them to Inn at the Park Hyde Park where Hughes occupies a sealed west wing at 2500 dollars a day with guards at doors and police nearby.
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Hughes
Gatwick Airport
London
the Park
Hyde Park
Woman burned cleaning motorcycle in Sauk Rapids fire
Pamela Wolff, 22, was badly burned while cleaning a motorcycle with gasoline in her Sauk Rapids apartment. Fire officials say fumes ignited from a stove pilot light. Damages were about $7,000 with smoke affecting other units in the 12‑unit building. She is hospitalized in St. Cloud.
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Sauk Rapids, Minn
Pamela Wolff
St. Cloud
Sauk Rapids
Emil Kelm
County Court Records on Barenthin Drunk Driving Case
Marvin Barenthin, 44, of 1406 South 30th Street, was charged with drunk driving. He received a $209 fine and a four month revocation of driving privileges.
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la Crosse
Marvin Barenthin
S. 30Th St
Fingerhut buys half of Yves Rocher stock in Chicago
Fingerhut Corp of Minneapolis acquires about 50 percent of Yves Rocher Ltd stock, a Chicago based catalog cosmetics firm. Marshall Becker, 43, who started the firm last year, will stay on as president and chief operating officer. Purchase price not disclosed.
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Minneapolis, Minn
Fingerhut Corp
Yves Rocher Ltd
Chicago
Fingerhut
Marshall Becker
Sauerkraut Vat Death At Wisconsin Food Firm
Helmer Haakenson, 60, of Racine, died after reportedly falling into a vat of sauerkraut juice at a Franksville food plant. He was last seen around 2 30 p.m. and located in the vat about two hours later by authorities.
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Franksville
Wis
Helmer Haakenson
Racine
Court orders suit against Nixon nominee
A U S District Court judge ordered a 1.5 million damage suit against Undersecretary of State designate William J Casey and others. The case arises from Multiponics reorganization with Casey a board member and former general counsel. Trustee William W Herpel will file the suit in January after depositions and an investigation into the firm’s undercapitalization and board guarantees.
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New Orleans
U.S. District Court
William J. Casey
Herbert W. Christenberry
Casey
Louisiana
Mississippi
Arkansas
Florida
Christenberry
William W. Herpel
Herpel
Nixon
Securities and Exchange Commission
Trial Ordered On Battery Mayhem Charges
A La Crosse man Robin King 27 was found competent to stand trial in Circuit Court Wednesday on charges of attempted aggravated battery and attempted mayhem for a Dec 2 knife attack at Sloopy's 211 Pearl St La Crescent.
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la Crosse
David Zarwell
la Crosse County
Research Chief John Foster to Leave Pentagon for Private Work
Dr. John S. Foster, 50, long time defense research director, is expected to depart for a post in education or private research. Foster faced opposition from critics over nuclear buildup and missile threat assessments while serving under the Nixon administration.
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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
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