Third Brother Pleads Guilty In County Robbery
In La Crosse County Court the third of three Baker brothers pleaded guilty to the Dec 8 Last Chance Tavern armed robbery. Phillip L. Baker 22 of West Salem awaits sentencing Jan 14 after a presentence investigation. brothers Marlynn 24 La Crescent and Clayton 27 La Crescent had earlier pleaded guilty and face Jan 14 sentencing. The trio is accused of taking 55 dollars from Verna Jones. a patrol stop on a La Crosse street led to their arrest after taillight failure.
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la Crosse
Leonard F. Roraff
Phillip L. Baker
West Salem
Phillip
Marlynn
Clayton
R. J. la Crescent
Verna Jones
Farmington
Lee Wolf
Wolf
Sheriff Department
Roraff
Savings Loan Firm Merger Reported
MILWAUKEE A merger creating Wisconsin s first branch savings and loan operation under new law was announced. Hopkins Savings and Loan Association of Milwaukee will acquire Hartland Savings and Loan Association making Hartland a division of Hopkins effective Dec 31. Combined assets rise to about 16 million with Dale B Downing continuing as managing officer.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin
John W. Cleary
Hopkins Savings and Loan Association of Milwaukee
Hartland
Hopkins
Hartland Savings and Loan Association
Hopkins § & L
Cleary
Savings and Loan Associations
Dale B. Downing
Antarctica Still Unknown Land Despite Explorations
Dr. Lawrence M. Gould, retiring AAAS president, says Antarctica remains terra incognita despite IGY gains. He touts cooperative science, the Antarctic Treaty, and 15 signatories, noting ice sheet research, metal dust traces, and the continent as a potential vast food source for a growing world.
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Antarctica
Berkeley
Calif
Laurence M. Gould
American Association For the Advancement of Science
United States
Europe
Earth
IGY
Gould
Antarcica
Acre
Space
Arrow Award Presented to Scout at Legion Gathering
Steven Rudolph of 1501 Farnam St received the Order of the Arrow distinguished service award at the annual gathering of the clan in the American Legion. The honor recognizes exceptional service to the Order of the Arrow. Rudolph was also elected head of the local Braves of Decorah, Order of the Arrow Lodge, for next year.
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A la Crosse
Order of the Arrow
Clan
American Legion
Steven Rudolph
Farnam St
Boy Scouts
Rudolph
Braves of Decorah
Order of the Arrow Lodge
Garment Firm Wins $1.3 Million Defense Contract
The Defense Personnel Support Center awards La Crosse Garment Manufacturing Co. a $1,274,688 contract to produce 144,000 Nylon insect bars in Philadelphia.
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Philadelphia
Defense Personnel Support Center
la Crosse Garment Manufacturing Co
la Crosse
Wis
Man Hurt In Crash In La Crosse Neighborhood
La Crosse man John H. Kolhoven 38 of 408 S 22nd St received a sore chest in a two car crash at 22nd and Ferry Streets late Tuesday. He was treated at St Francis Hospital and released. His car collided with a vehicle driven by David E Loeffler 16 R 1 Stoddard.
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la Crosse
John H. Kolhoven
S. 22Nd St
Ferry Streets
St. Francis Hospital
David E. Loeffler
Stoddard
Sciborski Still Critical After Freezing Exposure Crash
Edward G. Sciborski 26 of 1923 Weston St. remains in serious condition with two spinal fractures and spinal cord injury after his car veered off Highway 14 near the Wilfred F. Roesler farm in La Crosse. He was exposed to 23 degree temperatures for six hours before dawn rescue and is expected to recover without known long term effects yet.
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Mt. la Crosse
Joan Best
22Nd St
Edward Christen
Emerson School
Tribune
Edward G
Jerry) Sciborski
Weston St
Sciborski
la Crosse
Highway 14
Wilfred F. Roesler
R. 1
Fred Grant
North Chipmunk Coulee
R. J. Stoddard
Grants
Snow Hamper Search For Missing Girl in Rockford
Authorities delay continuing the search for 11 year old Susan Brady due to a heavy snowfall in Rockford Illinois. A crank call to the Brady home prompted a pledge to prosecute traceable tips and a $3000 reward was posted for information.
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Rockford, Ill
Rockford
Susan Brady
Herb Brown
Winnebago County
Bedford
Ind
Rockford Labor News
Edward Jankowski
Dixon Evening Telegraph
Bradys
Franklin Grove Road
Dixon
Barrage of sunken barges blocks Chicago Sanitary Canal
Salvage crews labor to carve a channel through a tangled wreck of 56 barges, some sunk, that blocked the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal since Christmas Eve. Officials hope to open a usable passage by late today, while owners fear a longer clearance into Friday. The jam halted more than 30.7 million tons of cargo annually.
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Lockport, Ill
Chicago
New Orleans
District Office
Army Corps of Engineers
Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal
Metropolitan Sanitary District
Greater Chicago
Crane kills welder at Kohler Co plant in Sheboygan
An AP report states Walter H. Blank, 57, of Sheboygan died Tuesday at the Kohler Co plant when a crane struck him in the head while he repaired a cupola.
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Sheboygan
Kohler Co
Walter H. Blank
Youth Retreat Ends Wednesday in La Crosse
The United Church of Christ youth retreat themed Me You the Church and the World in Revolt concludes Wednesday after starting Tuesday. Delegates hail from La Crosse Nekoosa Tomah and Fountain City with Rev. Ray Hernandez guiding sessions at St. John’s and First Congregational.
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Church
United Church of Christ
St. John’s Church
First Congregational Church
la Crosse
George Schowalter
Fountain City
David Roberts
First Congregational
Daniel Schmiechen
Tomah
John Staton
St. John’s
Nekoosa
Ray Hernandez
Wisconsin
Editor Lewin Dies Sudden at New Bedford Desk
Charles J. Lewin 63 editor and general manager of the New Bedford Standard-Times collapsed at his desk shortly after arriving at the office. The sudden death occurred in New Bedford Massachusetts. Lewin had led the paper and daily operations for years.
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New Bedford, Mass
Charles J. Lewin
The
New Bedford Standard-Times
Lewin
Hearing Set on Rezoning Shore Acres Campground Plan
A public hearing is scheduled for 8 30 p m Monday at La Crosse village hall on rezoning 11 Shore Acres lots from single family to permit a public camping site. George H Buisse 2317 S List St La Crosse seeks to level land and create 20 to 25 trailer or tent lots with water and electricity planned for this summer if approved.
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la Crescent
George H. Buisse
S. List St. la Crosse
Buisse
Fire Rages Through Olympia Building Downtown Appleton
A late Tuesday fire in Appleton destroyed the three story Olympia Building at 109 West College Avenue and damaged two neighboring structures. About 70 firefighters fought the blaze from 6 p.m. until 4 a.m., evacuating 40 restaurant patrons and injuring one firefighter. The $250000 damage estimate may rise as smoke damaged the Zuelke office building and Brettschneider Furniture Co. nearby. The Olympia Building housed Retson’s Super Burger Shop and several other businesses, including Rose Shop and Ace Tri City Stamp Co.
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Appleton
Retson
Olympia
West College Avenue
Ace Tri-City Stamp Co
William and David Geenen
R.P. Groh Insurance Agency
Groh
Zuelke
Jack Stewart
Brettschneider Furniture Co
State road mishaps claim 4 more lives
The 1965 Wisconsin highway death toll rose to 1,014 with four more fatalities from separate crashes. Victims include Andrew Van Den Huevel 18 Green Bay killed when his car struck a telegraph pole after leaving a street. Richard Edward Boehlke 32 Milwaukee a trucker killed when a rented tractor trailer rolled and he was pinned. Charles R Paul Jr 21 Oshkosh dies from a collision on Highway 45. Charles Bauer Jr 34 Racine in a crash after leaving Highway 32 embankment and being struck by a car.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Bauer
Racine
Andrew van den Huevel
Green Bay
van den Huevel
Navy
Milwaukee
Fond du Lac
Richard Edward Boehlke
Midwest Redi Foods Inc
Highway 54
Boehlke
Charles R. Paul Jr
Oshkosh
Highway 45
Charles Bauer Jr
Weatherman Retires Amid Fierce Bay Area Weather
A veteran U S Weather Bureau forecaster retires after 23 years as Bay Area winds gust to 90 mph, rain hammers cities, and Sierra snows pile up. Lyle B. Rasey quips that his last day isn’t a corker.
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San Francisco
U.S. Weather Bureau
Bay Area
Sierra
Lyle B. Rasey
Subject Of Viet Documentary Killed
Leonard Drew and family watched a Viet Nam film featuring Marine Private Joseph L. Drew 18. The program contrasted his war life with home life. Later the family learned he was killed in action from a head wound.
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Boston
Leonard Drew
Joseph L. Drew
Leonard Jr
Robert
Richard
Paul
Drew
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Hoeschler Realty Co
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Edward Sciborski
Crane
Welder
ACROS
Jackson Plaza
Paul J. Shane
la Crosse Tribune
Wisconsin Wirephoto
Fire Rates Building
Zelda Petersen
Joe's
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