Two 17-Year-Old Girls Die In La Crosse County Crash
Two 17-year-old Viroqua girls, Jane L. O Connor and Jewel A. Bekkedal, died when their car skidded on a snow covered road and was struck broadside by an unloaded flatbed truck on Highway 14 near Bartsch Road in Greenfield town. The driver Stephen R Wetter, 31, of Boscobel, was treated for bumps and bruises. The crash occurred about 8 45 p m. and prompted fire department response for potential fire.
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Viroqua
la Crosse County
Jane L. O'Connor
Stephen R. Wetter
Boscobel
Wetter
Lutheran Hospital
Miss O'Connor
Miss Bekkedal
Milton Opland
Coon Valley
Hughes and three cited in airline stock manipulation indictment
Federal grand jury in Las Vegas indicted Howard Hughes and three aides on nine counts for conspiring to depress Air West stock value to pressure directors into a sale. Also named were Richard Maheu, Chester Davis, David Charnay, and James Nall with Greenspun and Crockett listed as unindicted co conspirators. Hughes reportedly sequestered in a Bahamas hotel amid pending arraignment plans.
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Howard Hughes
Hughes
Bahamas
Richard Hannah
Los Angeles
Air West Airlines
London
Robert L. Vesco
United States
U.S
Robert Maheu
Nevada
Chester Davis
Hughes Summa Corp
David B. Charnay
Air West
Charnay
Edgerton
Wis
Accor
James H. Nall
H. M. “Hank” Greenspun
The
Las Vegas Sun
George Crockett
New York
Energy Advisory Unit Takes Shape in Wisconsin
The Energy Conservation Advisory Council in Wisconsin began forming after Senate leaders named Sen. Reuben LaFave and Sen. Douglas La Follette to the panel. Assembly picks for posts were rumored, Gov. Lucey will nominate seven members, and La Follette cofounded Environmental Decade.
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Wis
Energy Conservation Advisory Council
Wisconsin
Senate
Reuben LaFave
R-Oconto
Douglas la Follette
D-Kenosha
James Lewis
la Follette
Environmental Decade
Congress
la Fave
Transportation
Weekend Weather Outlook With Snow Fading to Flurries
Snow diminishes to flurries Friday night with a low around 22. Cloudy and colder Saturday near 25 degrees with northerly winds 5 to 15 mph. Snow chances 40 percent Friday night and 20 percent Saturday. Mostly fair and cold Sunday with a low near 10.
90 Percent Of Wisconsin Stations To Close On Sunday
The American Automobile Association said it expects 90 percent of Wisconsin gas stations to close Sunday to meet government energy conservation requests. A sampling shows 26 percent open at least part of New Year’s Day, with most stations closing by 6 p.m. Dec. 31. motorists urged to keep tanks half full and avoid late night fills.
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Madison, Wis
American Automobile Association
Wisconsin
Motor Club
Ration Coupons May Be Way Of Life By March 1
The plan envisions coupons bearing Washington's image for gasoline with $1 allocations for licensed drivers 18 and over. Coupons may cover 5 to 6 gallons monthly, vary by area, and be usable for 60 days. Prices in the white market could reach 70 to 75 cents per gallon, with the government shrinking administration compared to World War II.
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Harry F. Rosenthal
Washington
George Washington
William E. Simon
Simon
Heat cutback orders mandatory for homes and business
Energy chief William E. Simon ordered a six degree cut in home heating and ten degree cut for commercial buildings using oil starting Jan. 15, with service stations last in line for gasoline. Heating oil, diesel and middle distillates face new allocations and regional diversions allowed to ease imbalances.
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Washington (Ap
William E. Simon
Simon
Federal Energy Office
Defense Department
Defense
Baby delivers surprise daughter in Fond du Lac hospital
Mrs. Floyd, 19, unaware of pregnancy, gives birth to Crystal Eve weighing 4 pounds 8 ounces after a Christmas week visit to a Fond du Lac hospital with her husband Alan Floyd. The couple from Waukesha were driving fuel oil tankers when she fell ill.
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Fond DU Lac, Wis
Alan Floyd
Waukesha
Floyd
Fond du Lac
Crystal Eve
Nixon scales back public defense on Watergate tapes
White House aides report President Nixon will not release transcripts or summaries of taped conversations and will resist the Senate Watergate Committee access. Decision aims to avoid public implication of conspiracy while limiting disclosures to the House Judiciary Committee.
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White House
Nixon
Senate Watergate Committee
Washington Post
House Judiciary Committee
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Watergate
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