Sihanouk’s Balancing Act Between Powers Analyzed
William L. Ryan notes Prince Sihanouk of Cambodia keeps rivals guessing on New Year remarks about resisting foreign occupation. He hints at protests and diplomacy to curb hot pursuit but signals limited tolerance for any swift U S cross border action. The piece suggests his aim to avoid dragging Cambodia into Vietnam while facing pressure at home and abroad.
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William L. Ryan
Prince Norodom Sihanouk
Sihanouk
Cambodia
U.S
United States
Nelson Says Firm Cuts Arthritic Drug Price 80 Percent
Sen Gaylord Nelson of Wisconsin says Parke Davis will cut the price of Paracort by 80 percent. The move follows a similar 40 percent reduction by Schering for Meticorten. Prices for the branded drugs are up to 20 times the generic Prednisolone price, prompting hearings.
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Washington
Gaylord Nelson
D-Wis
Parke, Davis & Co
Detroit
Parke
Davis
Senate
Nelson
Schering Corp
Civic Center Street Closings Recommended
La Crosse Common Council Highways Committee urged closing Badger from 4th to 7th Pine from 6th to 7th 5th from State to Vine and 6th from Vine to La Crosse. Only alley open: between 6th 7th State and Vine. First Federal Savings and Loan objects to alley closure. Alleys to become part of adjoining properties. Plans for chlorinating equipment at Isle la Plume Disposal Plant also recommended.
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Civic Center
la Crosse
Isle la Plume
Minneapolis Girl Austin Man Killed
The AP reports the deaths of Clarence Chihak 52 of Austin and Marty Kathleen Custer 17 of St. Louis Park raise the 1968 state traffic toll. Chihak died in Rochester Hospital from injuries after his car hit a utility pole in Austin. Custer died in Bloomington when her car skidded into a ditch after going out of control on 1494. she was thrown from the vehicle and pinned beneath it. Nancy Williams 17 of St. Louis Park escaped serious injury.
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Austin
Nancy Williams
St. Louis Park
Knowles names two Wisconsin commission appointees
Gov. Warren Knowles announced the appointment of Robert C. Johnson of Milwaukee to the County Expressway Commission and M. C. Martin of Boscobel to the Board of Veterinary Examiners. Martin succeeds Dennis Carr of Montfort for a term ending December 31, 1972.
North Vietnam confirms shift on bombing and talks
Redmont reports that North Vietnamese diplomat fully confirmed and reaffirmed a Hanoi statement by Prime Minister Nguyen Duy Trinh. The statement signals a departure from earlier positions that a halt in U.S. bombing could lead to peace talks. The U.S. studies the possible implications.
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Redmont
Nguyen Duy Trinh
Hanoi
Trinh
U.S
GI Commended For Quick Action In Korea
Army Spec. 4 Joseph L. Severson, 23, son of Mr and Mrs Francis Severson of 516 Kane St, received a commendation for ordering men to exit an ammunition bunker before an explosion. He serves with the 2nd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division in Korea after entering the Army in 1966. Severson, a 1962 Logan High School graduate, is married to Lynda Lounsbrough of 1202 S 4th St.
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Army
Joseph L. Severson
Francis Severson
Kane St
Severson
2Nd Brigade
2Nd Infantry
Korea
Logan High School
Lynda Lounsbrough
S. 4Th St
Three Year Old Killed by Car In Wisconsin
Dean Stencil, 3, son of Mr and Mrs James Stencil of Weston Marathon County, was killed when he ran into the path of a car in front of his home. Wisconsin highway death toll stood at eight for 1968, four more than a year ago.
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Wisconsin
Dean Stencil
James Stencil
Weston
Marathon County
Livestock Prices and Markets From Winona and South St Paul
Winona Minnesota updates show hogs steady to 25 higher with 200 to 220 pound meat types at 17.75 to 18.25 per hundredweight and butchers 17.50. Cattle and veal markets remain steady with Hi-Choice Prime at 25.00 and veal top at 32.00. South St Paul reports cattle and calf activity fully steady to higher with feeders scarce and slaughter steers 25.00 to 26.00, cows 16.50 to 17.50, vealers 27.00 to 30.00, hogs 18.00 to 18.25 for 220-240 pounds and sows up to 15.00.
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Winona
South ST. Paul
South ST. Paul, Minn
USDA
Hoss
Black River Falls Man Hit By Truck On Bike
Black River Falls resident Jack Graslaub, 30, was seriously injured when his bicycle was struck near the fairgrounds by a Hediger Dairy truck driven by Daniel McCormick of Neillsville. He suffered a fractured leg, multiple cuts, abrasions, and a concussion. State Patrolman Hlavacke investigated. Graslaub rode in the lane center when the highway department truck behind him turned off, and McCormick could not avoid the collision. Graslaub, an orphan, lived at the Jackson County Home.
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Black River Falls
Wrs
Jack Graslaub
Madison
Fairgrounds
Graslaub
Milwaukee
Daniel McCormick
Hediger Dairy
Neillsville
Roger Hlavacke
Sth 54
Jackson County
McCormick
Highway Department
Hlavacke
McCarthy Club To Elect Officers
The McCarthy for President Club of La Crosse will meet Tuesday at 8 p.m. in the Bohemian Hall to elect officers and distribute campaign material for Sen. Eugene McCarthy. Three state leaders will speak: David Brye, George Wilbur, and Prof. William C. Rice.
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McCarthy For President Club
la Crosse
Bohemian Hall
S. 7Th St
Eugene McCarthy
D-Minn
David Brye
Wisconsin
George Wilbur
Students For
McCarthy
William C. Rice
University of Wisconsin Law School
State Man Is Killed In Fork Lift Mishap
Hartford AP report states 56 year old Jack Wagner died when a forklift he operated at the Chrysler Outboard plant fell from a loading dock while loading crankshafts. He sustained fatal head injuries.
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Hartford
Jack Wagner
Chrysler
Wagner
Correction on Sexauer VFW association
The obituary note clarifies that Clarence B. Sexauer was a member of Barracks 1650, World War I Veterans, not the Veterans of Foreign Wars as previously reported.
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Clarence B. Sexauer
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Demonstration Delays Humphrey Arrival in Kinshasa
About 150 Congolese youths blocked Vice President Humphrey's motorcade in Kinshasa waving anti U.S. banners. He arrived from Accra on a nine nation African tour and spoke to Congolese dignitaries vowing stronger aid and friendship while urging Americans to press Congress on foreign assistance.
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Kinshasa
the Congo
U.S
Hubert H. Humphrey
Accra
Ghana
Congo
Humphrey
Mount Stanley
Africa
Joseph A. Ankrah
Wife of Educator Killed in Crash Sues Air America
Mrs. Ruth V. Beattie of Whitewater Wisconsin widow of Arthur Beattie a Whitewater State University professor killed in the Air America crash near Da Nang Vietnam in March files a 4.2 million suit in Circuit Court. She seeks 1.8 million for herself and 600000 for each of her four children.
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Chicago
Ruth V. Beattie
Whitewater
Wis
Wisconsin
Air America
South Vietnam
Beattie
Arthur
State University
da Nang
Ice storm disrupts Middle Tennessee work shifts and roadways
Weather continued as ice shut down shifts and closed sections of U S 31W around Bowling Green Kentucky. Hazard warnings covered the state with 135 miles blocked by jackknifed trucks and an additional inch of snow forecast amid advancing cold.
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Middle Tennessee
Kentucky
U.S
Bowling Green
Rusk to Meet Brown in San Francisco
Foreign Secretary George Brown will meet U S Secretary of State Dean Rusk in San Francisco after Brown visits Japan next week, the Foreign Office said today.
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London
George Brown
U.S
Dean Rusk
San Francisco
Brown
Japan
Foreign Office
Stock quotations Marshall Co National Dealers prices list
Inter dealer quotes as of 9 00 a m from the National Association of Securities Dealers show representative prices for CW Transport Dial Finance Febri Tek First Bank Gateway Transales Godfrey Hamilton McQuay Nekoosa Gyrodyne Rockwell Royal Dutch Rust Craft Wallace Warner Werner Western Power Wis Power La Crosse Cooler La Crosse Tele Pyroil Boston Fund Chem Fund Eaton Howard Bal Fidelity Fund Manhattan Fund Mass Inv Tr Natl Investors Puritan Wisconsin Eberstadt funds and more.
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Gateway Transales Godfrey Co
Hamilton Mfg
Howell Instrum
Lincoln Nat. Life
McQuay, Inc
Nekoosa Edn
Gyrodyne
Rockwell Mfg
Royal Dutch NY
Rust Craft
Wallace Bus
Warner Elec. Br
Werner Trans
la Crosse Cooler
la Crosse Tele
Pyroil Co., Inc
Mutual Funds Boston Fund
Chem. Fund
Eaton & Howard Bal
Eaton & Howard
Record Car Output Planned In January
Detroit reports indicate January production will be the heaviest on record despite slipping sales. AMC forecasts a profitable final quarter for 1967, the first since early 1966, while UAW contract talks resume amid financial strains and a new offer. Overall auto output is expected to rise about 30 percent from last year’s low.
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Detroit
Census Bureau
Portland
Ore
William S. Pickett
American Motors Corp
AMC
United Auto Workers
UAW
Rep Karth Urges Talks With N Viets
Rep Joseph E. Karth of Minnesota urged President Johnson to press for negotiations with North Vietnam to end the war. He cited Nguyen Duy Trinh’s Hanoi speech promising peace talks if bombing ends and urged an unconditional halt if it advances peace.
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Washington
Johnson
Joseph E. Karth
D-Minn
North Vietnam
Karth
Hanoi
Nguyen Duy Trinh
U.S
Vietnam
City Health Transfers Log January 3 4 7
A sequence of hospital transfers and injuries logged on January 3 and January 4. Names include Louis Shep herd Royce Moffett Clarence Hammes Charles Polodna David Meyer Viola Vanzenbergen Albert Solberg William Copus Richard Ferguson and David Lash. Hospitals listed are Lutheran and St Francis. An injury occurred at Trane Park Skating Rink from coal.
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Louis Shepherd
State St
Lutheran Hospital
Royce Moffett
Cass St
Berg’s Pharmacy
Caledonia St
Clarence Hammes
Fairbanks
Alaska
St. Francis Hospital
Charles Polodna
Johnson St
Trane Park
David Meyer
Mormon Coulee Road
Viola Vanzenbergen
Liberty St
Albert Solberg
Rose St
T O Lutheran Hospital
William Copus
Grove St
Richard Ferguson
Logan St
David Lash
N. 8Th St
St. Franc's Hospital
Radio Highlights and Grain Prices From Chicago AP
Broadcasts listed for WLCX and campus shows at 6:45 and 7 p.m. The Chicago market report shows wheat prices for No. 2 hard and soft red, corn grades, oats, and soybeans with current bids.
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Chicago Grain
Chicago
Retarded Unit To Hear Report On Children
Mrs. Robert Tremain a Sunnymead School special education teacher will report on children who attended the Day Care Center for the Retarded at a La Crosse County Association for Retarded Children meeting. The 8 p.m. gathering is in the American Legion La Crosse. The Friendship Campaign extended through January to canvass rural areas. $4,600 has been collected.
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Robert Tremain
Sunnymead School
Barre Mills
la Crosse County Association For
American Legion
S. 6Th St
la Crosse
la Crosse County
Association
Vietnam Casualties and Troop Buildup Reported
U.S. officers tally 348 Communists and 23 Americans killed with 153 American wounded in ongoing fighting before the New Year cease-fire. Seven hundred Americans killed in seven years, total U.S. forces reach 486,000 with a build to 525,000 noted by Johnson administration.
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U.S
Saigon
Mekong
Hanoi
Haiphong
Vietnam
Johnson
Vatican Denies Rift With Pope Johnson Meeting
The Vatican said there was cordiality at the December 23 meeting with President Johnson on Vietnam and denied reports of friction. A Vatican communiqué in L Osservatore Romano said misunderstandings did not disturb the meeting, though differences of opinion were acknowledged.
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Vatican City
Vatican
Paul VI
Johnson
L’osservatore Romano
Black River Falls Council Leans On Plant Use And Staffing
The Black River Falls Common Council filed a Brockway petition to use the city sewage disposal plant as needed. They adopted a sanitary sewer lift station plan on River Street and sewer on N 8th Street. Mayor Oswald Johnson named Robert Bergerson to a three year electric and water commission term and Harold Olson and Jerry Bates to one year. Two bids for a police car were sent to the public safety committee for review. Gene Slosser was hired for the street department to replace Gordon Zillmer, and a new policeman was to be advertised.
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Black River Falls
Wis
Brockway
River Street
N. 8Th Street
Oswald Johnson
Robert Bergerson
Electric and Water Utility Commission
Harold Olson
Jerry Bates
Committee On Public Safety
Gene Slosser
Gordon Zillmer
Chilton Man Convicted Of Bank Robbery
Raymond J. Hephner of Chilton was convicted of robbing the Withee State Bank and abducting an employee. He was sentenced by U.S. District Judge James E. Doyle to 20 years on each of three counts, to run concurrently. The 1965 robbery yielded about $13,000 and involved two hostages found later in a car trunk. His son, Michael Lee Hephner, faces federal charges and a separate trial later.
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Thorp
Leon Bruchert
Jack Boardman
Withee
Hephner
Michael Lee Hephner
Chilton
Site graded for La Crescent nursing home project
Preliminary grading is under way for a nursing home site on South 1st Street in La Crescent. La Crescent Development Corp has notified owner William Cornforth of its option exercise and will cover transfer costs and required improvements. The project has 107 investors pledging over $70,000 with a $320,000 SBA loan authorized. pledges continue.
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LA Crescent
Minn
South 1St Street
la Crescent Development Corp
William Cornforth
Small Business Administration
Lawsuit Settled For 25500 In La Crosse Crash
A 1966 accident in La Crosse left Dale Lawrence with a fractured skull and broken leg. The case settled in County Court for 25500 paid by Fireman's Fund Insurance with 150 to parents 4370.25 for medical bills 1000 in attorney fees and 19479.75 placed in trust for the youth.
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la Crosse
Dale Lawrence
Wendell Lawrence
St. Cloud St
Robert Betsinger
Rose and
Moore Streets
Leonard F. Roraff
Fireman’s Fund Insurance Co
Aliens Reminded to Report Addresses in January
Milwaukee and immigration officials urge all aliens to file address reports during January. Report cards available at post offices and INS offices. submissions go to either office. Parents or guardians must report for alien children under 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Wis
R. A. Klein
The
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Smith Elected President of Arts Festival
Robert J. Smith was elected president of the Coulee Region Festival of Arts at a Chamber of Commerce meeting. James Conway became vice president Marco Mehren secretary and Leo B Berry was re elected treasurer. The 1967 festival finished with a balance of 390 dollars 12 cents and total receipts of 11470 with expenditures of 11080. Donations reached 5037 75. The group noted income from wine tasting film showings and jazz events but weather hurt the All American picnic. The next meeting is set for January 31 at 7 30 p m in the Chamber conference room.
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Robert J. Smith
Coulee Region
Chamber of Commerce
Truman Hayes
la Crosse State University
James Conway
Marco Mehren
Leo B. Berry
Berry
Old Town
Romney campaign faces uphill battle in New Hampshire
Romney said he is the underdog as he plans a five day campaign in New Hampshire starting January 11 visiting eight communities. Polls show Rockefeller as likely GOP nominee pick among liberal Republicans, while Romney ranks poorly in Ripon Society’s Forum readers survey. McCarthy and Wallace also eye races with plans tied to Vietnam policy and ballot access.
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Romney
New Hampshire
Ripon Society
the Forum
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Johnson
Nixon
Society
Eugene J. McCarthy
Minnesota
McCarthy
Alabama
George C. Wallace
California
American Independent Party
Santa Monica
Calif
Weather summary for Lacrosse and Midwest states
Increas ing cloudiness and colder tonight with a 40 percent chance of light snow Friday. Wisconsin and Minnesota expect very cold conditions with snow likely in northern and central areas, while Iowa shows variable clouds and moderating temperatures. Shippers' forecast maps cold numbers west to -30, east -20. Sunrise 7 39 a m Friday. sunset 4 42 p m Friday. Moon first quarter January 7. Record highs and lows noted for January 4, 1880 and 1884.
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Lacrosse
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
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