Bulls Start 1973 With Stampede and Skyrocketing Prices
The Dow hit a new high of 1047.49 as the week ended with stocks broadly rising led by blue chips. The Nasdaq composite rose to 135.91 while the NYSE index gained to 65.37 with 1,239 advances and 545 declines among 1,965 issues traded.
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David Burke
NEW York
Truman
Levitz Furniture
Supermarket General
Skyline
American Airlines
Gulf Oil
American Stock Exchange
Champion Home Builders
Teleprompter
Great Basins Petroleum
Syntex
Kingsford
Man Committed In Kniting Case At La Crosse
A La Crosse man Robin T. King 27 was found guilty but innocent by reason of mental disease or defect after a Circuit Court hearing. Judge Peter Pappas ordered indefinite commitment to Central State Hospital with possible transfer to Mendota. the case stemmed from a Dec. 2 knifing at Sleepys injuring James Wieland 21. King had been in treatment since 1967 and testified he was competent to stand trial. Separately 34 La Crosse credit unions will meet Jan 25 at Maple Grove Country Club with Herbert Paul speaking on insurance coverages via CUNA Mutual. State Rep. Lawrence Gibson is chapter president.
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la Crosse
Central State Hospital
Waupun
Peter Pappas
Robin T. King
Main St
King
Charles Goerdt
James Wieland
Walnut Place
la Crescent
Sleepy’s
Pearl St
Central Station
Dist
Atty
Burleigh Randolph
County Guidance Clinic
David Zarwell
Alastair Burnett
Burnett
Pappas
Mendota State Hospital
Maple Grove Country Club
West Salem
Former Trane VP Kasper Joins Calspan as CFO
Russell R. Kasper, ex Trane vice president, will become Calspan Corp. vice president of finance and chief financial officer effective January 1. Kasper, elected at a Calspan directors meeting, leaves Trane where he served as VP treasurer and CFO since 1968 after earlier posts at Marmon Group. He holds a UW Madison BS in business and is a CPA.
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Russell R. Kasper
Trane Co
Calspan Corp
Buffalo, N.Y
Kasper
Calspan
Trane
la Crosse
Marmon Group
University of Wisconsin
Gateway Plans Teleprocessing System Expansion
Gateway Transportation Co Inc prepares a teleprocessing system with IBM equipment to improve speed and tracing. Installation is set for nine months with administrative switching March 1 and equipment control April 1. John Murphy notes benefits while 65 terminal managers in 18 states undergo training in La Crosse. Gateway and TMS I Inc form a joint venture with Transportation Management Services, IMS Freight subsidiary.
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Gateway Transportation Co., Inc
John Murphy
Gateway
IBM
Murphy
la Crosse
Gateway and Transportation Management Services, Inc
IMS Freight, Inc
Salt Lake City
Utah
TMS I, Inc
Milwaukee Strike Deadlocked After Union Deadline
The Milwaukee strike by about 11 000 city and county workers remained deadlocked after negotiators rejected the union backed 5.5 percent annual raises. District Council 48 set a midnight deadline. officials warned against a 6 million tax increase. Talks resume Monday.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission
American Federation of State
Robert Ertl
Common Council
Labor Policy Board
State Obscenity Law Challenged In Court
Waukesha bookstore operator Kenneth A. Treuden files suit in U S District Court challenging part of state obscenity statute arguing it criminalizes private behavior. He alleges police harassment and seeks to strike the sale and exhibit provisions as unconstitutional. Treuden says his store has been closed since December 20 and he has faced four arrests with seized printed matter.
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Milwaukee
Waukesha
Kenneth A. Treuden
U.S. District Court
Treuden
Electoral Votes Counted in Joint Congressional Session
Washington AP The House and Senate convene a sparse joint session to count electoral votes and validate Nixon Agnew victory. Agnew presides as 538 electors cast 520 for Nixon Agnew 17 for McGovern Shriver and 1 for Hospers Nathan.
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Washington
House
Senate
Richard Nixon
Spiro T. Agnew
Agnew
Nixon
George McGovern
Sargent Shriver
John Hospers
Theodora Nathan
Roger L. MacBride
Charlottesville
MacBride
Man Sentenced to Reformatory for Tavern Robbery
Ronald Bemis of 912 Vine Street received up to five years at Green Bay Reformatory after pleading guilty to the Aug 20 hold up of Shimshak's Tavern at 1203 South West Avenue. Police linked Bemis to the crime through weapon and witness descriptions and found marijuana in his home.
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la Crosse
Green Bay Reformatory
Leonard Roroff
Ronald Bemis
Vine St
Bemis
Shimshak
S. West Ave
Disorderly Conduct Case Continued in Onalaska Court
Onalaska man Ronald E. Bell, 27, had his county court case continued to Monday to consult a lawyer after an alleged disorderly incident at home and resistance to officers. Judge Leonard Roraff released Bell on a $100 signature bond pending further proceedings. Officers Rastall and Retzlaff responded to a domestic complaint from Mrs. Bell and Bell allegedly threatened and cursed them and his wife and fought with officers during arrest.
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Onalaska
Leonard Roraff
Ronald E. Bell
Asst. Dist. Atty
Mark Lukoff
Thomas Rastall
Gerald Retzlaff
Bell
Balts Defends La Crosse Schools Advances Amid Funding Limits
La Crosse Public Schools Superintendent Eugene Balts says progress is strong but no district gets everything it wants. He notes improved funding for maintenance, North Central accreditation, and meeting library standards while clashing with LEA on remedial reading approaches and ongoing NEA inquiries. Schultz of LEA hints at political activity to bolster support for schools.
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Eugene Balts
la Crosse
America
Balts
la Crosse Education Association
LEA
North Central
NEA
Schultz
Midwest Senators Form Regional Farm Area Caucus
Nine Democratic senators from midwestern states formed a regional caucus to address immediate crises and long term problems. Harold Hughes was named caucus chairman with five concern areas including fuel shortages and the Nixon administration cuts to disaster loans, rural aid programs, REA loans, and wet corn storage financing. Attendees listed include Adlai Stevenson Richard Clark Gaylord Nelson William Proxmire Mondale Abourezk McGovern Eagleton and Hartke.
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Washington
Harold Hughes
Iowa
Midwest
Today In History January 6 highlights and birthdays
On this date in history Joan of Arc was born in 1412. Other events include Martha Washingtons marriage in 1759 and Morse demo in 1838. Also noted are Roosevelt death in 1919 and U S Vietnam actions in 1971. Birthdays include Prince Juan Carlos and quotes from Einstein.
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Associated Press
Joan of Arc
Martha Dandridge Custis
George Washington
Samuel F.B. Morse
Morristown
N.J
Cecil Rhodes
Cape Colony
Africa
New Mexico
Theodore Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
N.Y
Melvin Laird
U.S
Vietnam
Ralph J. Bunche
United Nations
Congo
U.N
Katanga
Hubert Humphrey
Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
United States
Juan Carlos
Albert Einstein
Holmen Student Wins La Crosse VFW Oratorical Contest
Holmen High School student Roderick Price won first place in the La Crosse VFW oratorical contest. He advances to the 3rd Congressional District competition set for Monday January 8.
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Holmen, Wis
Roderick Price
Robert Price
Holmen High School
la Crosse
VFW
Alligators and Crocodiles Use Ear Folds to Stay Underwater
Thick folds of skin over their ears block water as these reptiles dive below the surface, enabling extended submersion and stealth. The feature helps species like alligators and crocodiles hunt and observe without drag or noise, illustrating an adaptation for aquatic life.
Truck Driver Killed in Wisconsin Warehouse Fire
A Milwaukee truck driver died in a warehouse blaze at Sanna Inc Beatrice Foods unit in Menomonie Wisconsin. The fire damaged the JW Cartage Co. truckers room where Chester Yeck 53 was found. Five others were injured including Arlo Steffen 51 Gerald Cartwright 57 and two others treated and released. Firefighter Captain William Lindow sustained a minor hand injury.
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Memonome
Wis
Milwaukee
Chester Yeck
JW Cartage Co
Sanna, Inc
Sanna
Beatrice Foods
Chicago
Arlo Steffen
Eau Claire
Gerald Cartwright
Menomonie
Steffen
Cartwright
Lynn Jensen
Prairie Farm
James Marelofsky
Madison
Menomonie Hospital
William Lindow
Sparta Board and SEA Reach Tentative Teacher Contracts
After nearly a year of talks the Sparta Education Association and the Sparta Board of Education reached a tentative 1972 73 and 1973 74 contract agreement mediated by George Fisischli. Raises range from 125 per step with totals rising to 1 296 186 for 1972 73 and 1 353 061 for 1973 74 with increased retirement and health benefits. Ratification is expected at the board meeting on Tuesday Jan 23.
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Sparta
Wis
Sparta Education Association
SEA
Sparta Board of Education
George Fisischli
Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission
SEA and Board
Roger Buswell
Board of Education
Richard O'Connell
The
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Jackson County
Louis Drektrah
Monroe
Leonard Schaitel
Joseph Schaitel Jr
Leon
Eugene Sheffer
Smith
Merchant
Rees
Fruit Hothouse
Citrus Drink
Gable
Whelm
Met
Rave
Tion Hills
Weathercock
Compass Point
Recreation
Beverage
Attica Township
Con’s Company
Blunder
Cryptoquips
Fdntze
Ebo'r
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Wieland
Credit Union
Quillin
IGA
Ay En Balai
West Ave
Alabama
Adlai E. Stevenson
Walter Jones
North Carolina
George C. Wallace
Congress
Matthew Corry
Roraff
Reformatory
First Presbyterian
Dr. Wm. Morrison
Earl Kreisa, Jr
John Schultz
National Education Association Committee
Midwest Senators
Nixon Administration
Water Bank
Rural Electric Cooperative
TRI State Bus. Mach. Inc
State ST
Sparta Board
la Crosse Telephone Corporation
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