Sergeant Ridey Led 12 in Ambush Against 2,500 Viet Cong
Sg t Mark Ridey and a 12 man patrol positioned 450 yards from their lines endured a barrage from about 2,500 enemy soldiers near the Cambodian border. They called in air and artillery strikes, suffered 23 American dead and 153 wounded, and killed or repelled several attackers before relief arrived. Col. Leonard Daems praised Ridey as outstanding and recommended a medal.
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Associated Press
Burt
Vietnam
Mark Ricey
Ridey
San Antonio
U.S
NVA
Leonard Daems
Bozeman
Mont
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Vietnamese Arrest Chinese Counterfeiters
Saigon police report arresting several Chinese counterfeiters and seizing $250000 in fake five dollar notes. They describe a Red Chinese plot to destabilize South Vietnam and neighboring Laos and Cambodia by flooding the market with counterfeit currency. Police say printing plates and press were seized and some suspects are in custody with names withheld. A police statement warns of possible death sentences for the counterfeiters.
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South Vietnam
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Taw
Police and Ambulance Reports From La Crosse Area
Police and ambulance log entries list reckless driving speeding illnesses and hospital transports in La Crosse Wisconsin. Individuals named include Karen Hawley Orson Bush Mary Larson Catherine Jensen and Vincent Kelly among others with ages addresses and incident times. Municipal court notes mention liquor violations disorderly conduct battery and license penalties.
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John St
Diane Sparta
Dubuque
Iowa
la Crosse Hotel
la Crosse Lutheran Hospital
Liberty St
Rose Swartz
St. Francis Hospital
Richard L. McClain
Elm Drive
S. 21St Place
Catherine Jensen
S. 24Th St
Andrew Tremmel
Grandview Hospital
S. 4Th St
Bertha Ellefson
Copeland Ave
Vincent Kelly
Ronald J. Kelly
Sara C. Bulmahn
Brownsville
Minn
West Ave. N
Caledonia St
Sylvester Barrett
Arthur Johnson
Gund Nursing Home
Johnson St
Helen Cottrill
Chicken Kitchen
Rose St
Edward H. Larson
Preston, Minn
Hubbard promoted to deputy secretary of Wisconsin Revenue
Allan P. Hubbard of Madison is named deputy secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Revenue. Revenue secretary James Morgan announced the appointment, noting Hubbard is the department's first full-time deputy under the new reorgan ization law. Hubbard is a 1957 UW Law School graduate who practiced in Kenosha before joining the department in 1962.
Potosi Attorney Sworn in as Grant County Judge
Lancaster reports William L. Reinecke of Potosi was sworn in as Grant County judge replacing Milton Mehlhouse who retired after six years on the bench. Reinecke’s accession adds a new district jurist to the county court.
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Lancaster
William L. Reinecke
Potosi
Grant County
Milton Mehlhouse
Weather summary for Lacrosse and nearby areas
Snow flurries expected tonight and Thursday across Wisconsin Minnesota and Iowa with a plunge in temperatures. La Crosse cools to lows minus five to minus ten and highs near five above. Extended five day period runs average ten degrees below normal with light snow totals under a tenth inch.
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Lacrosse
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
la Crosse
River Readings Show Flood Stage at 24-Hour Mark
River readings indicate flood stage at 24 hour mark with 46 inch level today and a 1-4 inch change. Precautions advised as water rises across the region.
Two Wis Radio Stations Seek Construction Permits
The Federal Communications Commission announced receipt of construction permit applications from North Central Broadcasting Corp for a Merril station at 93.5 megacycles and WHBL Inc for a Sheboygan station at 97.7 megacycles.
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Federal Communications Commission
Merril
Wis
North-Central Broadcasting Corp
Sheboygan
Whbl, Inc
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