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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1975
Page
2
Onalaska officials push a two part sewer contract with La Crosse to divert federal funds. They seek pro rated capital improvement costs and the possibility of federal aid for projects linking to the La Crosse system.
A 53 year old Stoddard man Odell Umberger was killed in a one car crash on Highway 35 north of Stoddard at 7 28 p m Tuesday. He was alone in the car and the Vernon County sheriff said details were not released. Funeral services are planned for Saturday at Schumacher Funeral Home La Crosse and St Charles Catholic Church Genoa with burial in Stoddard Cemetery. The death was the eighth Vernon County highway fatality in 1975.
Sheriff Don Eustice said Michael A. Johnson, 21, Minneapolis, was arrested near 10 p.m. in Omaha, offering no resistance. Johnson and 30 year old Eugene Hood, from Owatonna, escaped from Waseca County jail early Saturday after allegedly holding a Hartland family hostage and stealing a car to flee.
Hugh P Nichols 77 of Pigeon Falls and Galesville area died December 30 at King Veterans Home. He was a WWI veteran and retired mechanic survived by two brothers with funeral at Smith Mortuary Galesville. Military graveside rites at Evergreen Centerville. Albert T Knutson 77 of R 1 Sparta died December 30 in a Sparta hospital. He married Martha Pokland in 1932 and worked at Camp McCoy. Funeral Friday 1 pm Robert Page Funeral Home Sparta with burial Angelo Oak Grove Cemetery.
Public notice lines list contact numbers for missed papers and classified ads The Tribune operates from 401 N 3rd St La Crosse Wisconsin 54601 with delivery and subscription details including price and regional coverage Volume 71 Number 227
In Onalaska Wisconsin police Lt Thomas Rastall was cleared of wrongdoing but citizens continue to flood the calls to Mayor Phillips and the council. Officials discuss public hearings and how to address community concerns while Chief Cloudy receives a $1156 raise to 12725 for 1976.
The Tribune reports Onalaska patrolman Gale Ross resigned effective at end of duty today. Ross would not comment on the resignation amid the city police controversy and said comments should come from Police Chief John Clouhy or other city officials.
Aldermen heard Ray Sundet outline how Wisconsin statutes require a police hearing process for written complaints with counsel for both sides and potential appeals to Circuit Court. He cautioned against mass public meetings and noted recent court rulings make dismissal for officers difficult absent serious misconduct. The discussion followed ongoing public inquiries since the Rastall clearning and focused on transparency and community knowledge.
A preliminary for Donald Asbury, 21, of Sparta, charged with theft of a car, is set for next Tuesday. His court appointed lawyer Steven L. Abbott sought the examination. Asbury remains jailed for failing to post a $500 bond. The alleged theft involved a car owned by Marvin Kastberg, parked with motor running in Sparta's business district early Saturday.
Seven mentally handicapped boys from Tomah New Concepts Group Home, hit by a December fire, spent Christmas Eve in a temporary Wisconsin Center cottage in Sparta with houseparents Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Duxbury. The move, aided by Gene Kunes and Dennis Harkins, sets a three month temporary housing plan while repairs proceed.
Marie Hoskins of 707 N Beaumont Rd Prairie du Chien Wisconsin a unemployed widow and mother of five won ten thousand dollars in the Illinois State Instant Lottery She learned of the prize after opening a ticket bought from her sister in law in Rockford Ill The prize will be paid by check in three to four weeks and she plans to use the money to support her children.
Police report an attempted break in at offices used by President Ford's campaign committee. Door molding showed tampering and a burglar alarm was triggered but no entry or missing items were found. Authorities searched the building but found no suspect.
Madison Wisconsin attorney general Bronson La Follette said law enforcement officers should notify indigent persons of their rights when they face possible jail for failing to pay fines. The guidance aims to protect due process in debt cases.
A La Crosse police car was sideswiped and damaged during a fight investigation in front of Pizza Villa. Lt. Andrew Jewell, 28, treated for facial injuries, refused to sign a complaint. Ronald J. Vauk, 27, and an unidentified van were involved in the collision. no charges were issued. Jewell had been paroled in October after a 1974 shooting case in which he was convicted of negligent use of a weapon.
Snow belts target the northern Plains and from the Carolinas to southern New Jersey with cold West, mild Gulf weather, and overall seasonably cool conditions. Wisconsin sees clouds and snow chances from extreme north to south, Minnesota and Iowa forecast colder, with light to slight snow likely. Dresbach Lock reports flow down at 23,200 cfs with no traffic as the season closes.
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