Laird Predicts Close Nixon Rockefeller Wisconsin Primary
Wisconsin Rep. Melvin Laird says a Nixon versus Rockefeller matchup in the April 2 Wisconsin GOP primary would be fairly close though Rockefeller may withdraw as a candidate. He cites polls showing Nixon leading in four primaries and lists preferred rivals while noting Knowles’ politics could affect the ticket.
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Johnson
Nelson Rockefeller
Laird
Nixon
New Hampshire
Wisconsin
Oregon
Nebraska
Rockefeller
Charles Percy
Illinois
California
Ronald Reagan
Michigan
George Romney
House of Representatives
Executive Branch
U.S
John Byrnes
Green Bay
Warren P. Knowles
Knowles
Gaylord Nelson
Speeding and Disorderly Conduct Incidents From Sparta
A listing of arrests and traffic violations includes Donald Ziegler and Leroy Peters of Sparta for speeding and fines of 19.14 each, Marvin Dinger and Larry Kinserdahl for drunk and disorderly conduct, Norman Vian and James Sullivan cited for no license or delays, and Thomas Church cited for reckless driving. Police ambulance transfers and fire department calls round out the day’s municipal notices.
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Donald M. Ziegler
Sparta
Harvey Oswald Jr
Leroy Peters
Dennis W. Rader
Marathon
Lloyd Lambert
1812
Park Ave
la Crosse
Marvin Dinger
Elm St
Earl Bicknell
Rockland
Daniel Mickelson
R. 1
John O. Peck
S. Water St
Carl Bargow
Stelting St
Barton W. Hall
W. Montgomery St
Norman Vian
Richard Peaslee
Janesville
James F. Sullivan
South L. St
Elder Becker
R. 2
Larry Kinserdahl
Walrath St
Thomas Church
Tomah
Martin C. Peterson
N. Water St
John Klos
St. Francis Hospital
Minnie Lemke
Gund
Nels Neprud
S. 26Th St
Grandview Hospital
Myrtle Hartman
Mulder
Railroad Veterans Change Meeting Site
The National Association of Retired and Veteran Railroad Employes meets at 2 p.m. Monday in the AFL-CIO Labor Temple 415 King St. The gathering moves from the Senior Citizens Center 624 Gillette St to the new venue.
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National Association of Retired and Veteran Railroad
Afl-Cio Labor Temple
King St
Senior Citizens Center
Gillette St
Air Force Captain Knutson Receives Master’s in Reliability Engineering
Air Force Captain Laurence W Knutson earned a Master of Science in Reliability Engineering from the Air Force Institute of Technology at Wright Patterson AFB Ohio. He will be assigned to the Manned Space Center in Houston Texas. He and his wife and daughter are visiting his parents Laurence and wife at 1925 S 29th St.
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Air Force
Laurence W Knutson
Air Force Institute of Technology
Wright - Patterson Afb
Dayton
Ohio
Knutson
Manned Space Center
Houston
Tex
Laurence H. Knutson
29Th St
Births at St Francis Hospital La Crosse January 10 12
Birth notices from La Crosse St Francis Hospital list Jan 10 to Jan 12 births for families including Ewers Nelson Hoffman Aspesler Goodenough Becker Sypnieski Von Ruden Rehovsky Boldt Linberg and others. Multiple newborns two daughters and two sons reported with parent addresses and godparent names.
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Lacrosse St. Francis Hospital
Joseph R. Ewers
Redfield St
Lucille Hoeppner
Robert J. Nelson
Gould St
Rosemary Clarkin
William D. Hoffman
Onalaska
Jean M. Morrison
Willard Aspesler
Ferndale Lane
Janice Larson
Delbert Goodenough
Geneva E. Syverson
Terrance Becker
Caledonia
Minn
Bernadette L. Mullen
Robert J. Sypnieski
Frances
Douglas O. Linberg
Galesville
Naomi J. Trowbridge
Ralph Wood
Phyllis Anderson
Turning Point Hinge on India In Vietnam War Talks
Sihanouk’s request could pass by a majority vote of the commission with India and Canada on board and without Poland’s assent. If India agrees and Bowles presses Indian leaders, a crucial turning point may be reached in this phase of the Vietnam war.
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Sihanouk
India
Canada
Poland
Bowles
Hillsboro Woman Injured In Highway 33 Crash
Lucy Pliner, improvement: hospitalized in La Crosse for a hip injury after a crash on Highway 33 in Irish Hill Town of Shelby. Her husband Marvin, 51, was driving. Vehicle left the road, hit five guard rail posts, slid down a bank and struck a tree. she was taken to St Francis Hospital.
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Hillsboro
la Crosse
Lucy Pliner
Marvin
Irish Hill
Shelby
St. Francis Hospital
Pliner
Weather outlook for lacrosse and vicinity and regional summaries
Forecast notes decreasing cloudiness and colder tonight in Lacrosse and vicinity. Sunday partly cloudy and a bit colder with low Saturday night 0 to 5 above and Sunday high in the lower 20s. Minnesota and Iowa details plus degree days and sunrise sunset times included.
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Lacrosse
Wisconsin
Minnesota
River Readings Stations Flood Stage Report
ILA Crosse reports flood stage readings with 24 hour changes and precipitation observed.
Masked man chases teens on La Crosse street
Five teenage girls told La Crosse police they were chased Friday night by a heavyset man in a black Halloween mask. A 16 year old was knocked down but screamed, causing the suspect to flee before a cab arrived. The description matches a man seen hitchhiking earlier at 11th and King.
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la Crosse
King Street
11Th Street
West Avenue
Llth
King
Six Year Old Dies in Eau Claire House Fire
A 6-year-old girl, Susan Heath, died of asphyxiation in a smoky Eau Claire fire Friday night. Her mother and four other children escaped before responders arrived. Five of the Heath children were at home when the blaze started behind an electric clothes dryer. ten-year-old Mark Heath rescued three younger siblings but could not reach Susan due to dense smoke.
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EAU Claire
Susan Heath
Herbert Heath
Elena
Heath
Smith
Mark Heath
Susan
Water Damage Claim Denied by La Crosse Council
Ross Furniture Co claims water damage to carpeting from sprinkler alarm failure. La Crosse Common Council denied liability, citing city insurance via Employers Mutual of Wausau. Ross’s adjuster argued city liable due to dispatcher sleep. alarm signal flashed but did not wake the dispatcher.
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Ross Furniture Co
la Crosse
Central Fire Station
Crossing Guard Granted By La Crosse Council
The La Crosse Common Council authorized a permanent crossing guard at 22nd and La Crosse Streets. Alderman Raymond Keller proposed annual police department reviews of crossing guard justifications, sending the resolution to committee.
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22Nd and
la Crosse Streets
la Crosse
la Crosse Street
Raymond Keller
2Nd Ward
Police Department
LSD risk awareness among youths in continuing discussion
The article notes ongoing efforts to prevent LSD use among young people. It highlights that youths hear about both good and bad experiences, believe severe harm is unlikely, with some estimating a 1 in 500 chance of a serious incident.
Ribbons Awarded For Photography at La Crosse Club
The La Crosse Camera Club held its second open color slide and black and white competition. Class B ribbons went to Richard Michelson Vi Wardwell Ralph Schwanbeck and Maurice Wardwell. Class A awards went to John Zoerb Mary McNeal and James M Urban. Black and white ribbons were earned by Grant Bjergum Harold Peterson Vic Bohlin Paul Meis and Paul Groessel.
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la Crosse Camera Club
Richard Michelson
Vi Wardwell
Ralph Schwanbeck
Maurice Wardwell
John Zoerb
Mary McNeal
James M. Urban
Grant Bjergum
Harold Peterson
Vic Bohlin
Paul Meis
Paul Groessel
Obituaries from Tomah and surrounding Wisconsin towns
Multiple notices report deaths on Jan 11 12 in Tomah and nearby towns including Emil Zimmer 82 Lester Zimmer Paul Zimmerman, Donald Stillwell 56, Helen Steele 83, and Orvin Skifton 61. Services set at St Pauls Lutheran Tomah Veterans Hospital Chapel Zion Lutheran Caledonia and other venues with burial in Oak Grove Cementery and other local cemeteries.
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Tomah
Wis
Emil Zimmerman
Lester
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
O. W. Heier
Mount Vernon Cemetery
White’s Funeral
Zimmerman
Paul
Kendall
Donald Stillwell
Tomah Veterans Hospital
George Robertson
Oak Grove Cemetery
White
Sparta
William A. Parlow
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Peace Lutheran
Cataract
H. W. Winkel
Robert Page
Parlow
Leonard
Evelyn
Jessie
Melrose
Clarence
Grace) Sidie
John
Margaret) Lakowske
Alvin and
Ellis
Black River Falls
Lawrence
Janesville
Lizzie Gisboe
Helen Steele
Warrens
Ninneman Funneral
Soldiers Grove
Richard E. Munson
Viroqua Hospital
Utica Lutheran Church
Church
Andrew Hegre
Commersnaes - Martin
Gays Mills
Munson
Gays Mills Bank
Hannah Anderson
Peter Bruland
Viroqua
Houston, Minn
Orvin Skifton
Houston
la Crosse
the Hill Funeral Home
Cohen Says Rules Will Destroy UW
Antiwar protester Robert Cohen, expelled for a violent campus demonstration, told a regent hearing that proposed rules to curb protests would destroy the university. Two Madison lawyers urged rewriting the broad measures, with no decision expected until March.
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Cohen
University of Wisconsin
Robert Cohen
UW Board of Regents
UPI
Madison
School
Board of Regents
University
Regent
Law
Walter Raushenbush
Percy Julian
Kenneth Greenquist
Racine
YMCA Father and Son Club Skating Party
The YMCA Father and Son Club will hold a skating party at Lagoon Wednesday from 6 30 to 8 p m An all family event no Y membership required Reservations may be called to the Y by noon Wednesday Skating followed by hot chocolate and a snack at the Y
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Ymca Father and Son Club
Local Resident Waters Rounds Out Illness At Rochester
Waters aged 42 of Waukon died in a Rochester Minnesota hospital on Saturday January 13 after a long illness. Funeral arrangements are with Bakke Hansson Funeral Home.
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Lowa
Anna
Twite
Dorchester
Good Samaritan
Donald
Alexandria
Minn
Martin
Waters
Rochester, Minn
Bakke - Hanson Funeral Home
Wisconsin Cancelled Rock County State Park Plans
The Wisconsin Conservation Committee canceled plans for a 1200 acre Rock County state park along Turtle Creek and redirected 351000 from land acquisition to development. The move follows landowner opposition and a state moratorium on condemnations. Funding shifts target Devils Lake and Gov. Dodge venues plus other state park projects and higher campground fees.
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Mackie
Devils Lake State Park
Gov. Dodge State Park
Perrot State Park
Harrington Beach
Devils Lake
Interstate
Lucius Woods
Pattison
Peninsula
Terry Andre
Long Lake
Ottawa Lake
Kettle Moraine State Forest
Local Marriages Planned Across Wisconsin Counties
Marriage licenses list several couples set to wed in mid January across La Crosse Racine Gays Mills Arcadia Independence and neighboring areas. Names include Richard Funk Audrey Cavadini Richard Bridgeforth Jose Regan Deanna Olson Earl Farnam Alvina Olson James Knoble Valerie Olmsted Vernon Trempealeau County entries note La Farge Norwalk De Soto Arcadia and Independence residents with Jan 13 19 or 20 wedding dates.
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Richard W. Funk
Ray Place
Audrey J. Cavadini
Winnebago St
la Crosse
Richard H. Bridgeforth
Green Bay St
Jose M. Regan
Oakdale
Calif
Roger S. Crum
Deanna K. Olson
Racine
Earl D. Iverson
Edgewood Place
Virginia L. Lemmen
Earl C. Farnam
Holmen
Alvina E. Olson
Mindoro
James D. Knoble
State St
Valerie A. Olmsted
S. 6Th St
Gays Mills
Vernon
Mills Opposes 10% Surtax Without Spending Cuts
Rep. Wilbur Mills of Arkansas vows to block the 10 percent income tax surtax unless federal spending in the 1968-69 fiscal year is cut. He cites administration plans for a 1969 budget around 148 to 149 billion dollars and urges holding total outlays near 125 billion, arguing war costs alone cannot explain any rise.
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Little Rock, Ark
Wilbur D. Mills
D-Ark
Johnson
House
Ways and Means Committee
Mills
Vietnam
Coon Valley Man Ends Life in Goose Island Park
Glenn Bjorge, 42, was found dead in his car in Goose Island Park La Crosse. Coroner Dr James Murphy ruled the death a self inflicted gunshot wound from a .22 caliber rifle. Sheriff James McHugh investigated the incident.
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Coon Valley
la Crosse
Goose Island Park
James T. Murphy
Glenn Bjorge
Bjorge
la Crosse County
James McHugh
Car Air Filter and Carburetor Stolen in La Crosse
James Foley reported to La Crosse police that his parked car lost an air filter and a carburetor valued at 25 dollars each on a Friday afternoon.
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James Foley
S. St. Ave
la Crosse
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Lulu) Vaudell
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la Farge
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