Yanks Slay Cong Battalion Commander In Viet Ambush
U S paratroopers ambushed a Viet Cong battalion commander from the Dong Hai Regiment 25 miles north of Saigon. Lam Hiep, 28, commander of D800 Battalion, was killed along with another Viet Cong. a third man escaped. The ambush followed five clashes that killed 119 Communist soldiers and left seven Americans dead and 29 wounded.
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la Crosse Tribune
George Esper
Saigon
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
187Th Airborne Infantry
South Vietnam
Lam Hiep
Dong Hai Regiment
D800
Hiep
Sam Hiep
Que Son
da Nang
North Vietnam
Air Force
Army
Americal
Quang Ngai
U.S. 9Th Division
Camp Carroll
Leatherneck Square
William C. Westmoreland
Vietnam
Hillview labor fight shifts as new union forms
In La Crosse County Wisconsin Hillview workers split from Local 750 to form the Hillview Home Employer Association led by David Holze after a contested election. The county seeks a new representation vote while Local 750 fights legal challenges to curb picketing and uphold unfounded labor practices.
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Hillview
Oscar Lindgren
Hillview Association
Employment Relations Commission
Wisconsin Council of County and Municipal
County Hospital
Holze
Klos
State Bureau of Personnel
Lindgren
Employe Association
Ray Sunder
Carl Bruhnke
17Th Dist
Bruhnke
Cuba Claims American Shot Down and Captured Paratrooper
The Cuban Interior Ministry says Everett Jackson, 27, of Los Angeles, parachuted with a rifle and gear over Rancho Veloz, was shot down near Falcon's Key, and captured. Officials say he aimed to infiltrate national territory. Coast Guard and FAA had no reports of a missing aircraft.
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Havana
United States
Cuba
Interior Ministry
Everett Jackson
Los Angeles
Rancho Veloz
Falcon’s Key
Las Villas
Jackson
Communist Party
Granma
el Mundo
Graf
Miami
Coast Guard
Federal Aviation Administration
Taylorcraft
Robert M. Cheatwood
Cheatwood
Jim Holland
la Flight Service
Homestead Airport
82Nd
101St Airborne
Germany
Homestead
Cadiz Bay
Santa Clara
Fog Shrouds I 65 Pileup Kills Five Drivers
In dense fog near Sellersburg Indiana a chain reaction crash on Interstate 65 left five people dead all truck occupants. Alvin Fuchs of Appleton Wisconsin was killed while setting flares after pulling over to warn others. The incident follows a prior two vehicle crash and involved flames from ruptured fuel tanks. Mrs Henry Merriman of Jackson Michigan was hospitalized after a piece of debris struck her leg.
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Sellersburg
Ind
Alvin Fuchs
Appleton
Wis
Indiana
Fuhs
Interstate 65
Murfreesboro
Tenn
Robert Campbell
Henry Merriman
Jackson
Mich
Indianapolis
St Paul Man Given 15 Year Murder Term
Donald T. Boyce 32 of St. Paul was sentenced to up to 15 years in Stillwater Prison after a Ramsey County District Court conviction for first degree manslaughter in the July 15 shooting death of Theodore Merkel 52. Judge Edward D Mulally cited a year long feud with racial overtones as a tragedy. Boyce is a Black man married to a white woman. Merkel was white. The judge stayed the sentence for 30 days and Boyce remained free on $7500 bond.
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ST. Paul
Donald T. Boyce
Stillwater
Ramsey County District Court
Boyce
Theodore Merkel
Edward D. Mulally
Merkel
Butterfield Heads Boys' Club Council
Steve Butterfield was elected president of the La Crosse Boys' Club Council for 198. John Germanson was elected vice president and Duane Williams, secretary. Council representatives for various age groups also were elected. They are: Steve Melba, 16, Tom Deck ham and Brian Harris, 15, Jer ry Williams and Scott Erickson, 14, David Lusk and Jerry Lokken, 13, Ricky Germanson and Rich Hauser, 12, and Pat Coughlin and Paul Twite, 11. Robert Swanson is the director for the council program which is designed to promote leadership, responsibility and club spirit as well as providing experience in democratic processes. The Boys' Club is a United Fund agency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steve Butterfield
la Crosse
Boys’ Club
United Fund
Man Killed In Crash Near Broadhead Wisconsin
Robert Stauffacher of Monroe died in a two vehicle collision on highways 11 and 81 about four miles west of Broadhead Green County. The 1968 highway toll rose to 31 for the state, down from 40 a year ago on this date.
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Associated Press
Green County
Wisconsin
Robert Stauffacher
Monroe
Broadhead
River Readings Stations Flood Stage Update
River readings show La Crosse flood stage at 24 hr 2 cents per hour since today, with changes in precipitation and forecasted river levels for the region.
Homestead Tax Relief Law To Be Explained
Mrs Marianne O Neil coordinator for the La Crosse Committee on Aging will present a program on the Homestead Relief Act at the Senior Citizens Center 624 Gillette St Friday at 3 p m Information on eligibility requirements for tax relief for renters and homeowners 65 and older will be provided A question and answer period will follow the program
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Marianne O'Neil
la Crosse Committee On Aging
Senior Citizens Center
Gillette St
O’neil
Junk car removal ordered in city case
City property owner E William Beech 617 Hagar St was ordered to remove a junked car from his yard by next Thursday or face a 54 dollar fine after appearing before Municipal Judge Leonard Chojnacki on a charge of storing the car over five days Clarence Kruger 908 Copeland Ave paid a 14 dollar fine for open storage of junk in a yard Both suspects appeared on summonses issued by the inspection department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. William Beech
Hagar St
Leonard Chojnacki
Clarence Kruger
Copeland Ave
Beech
Boy Steals $2 From Principal's Billfold
A 12 year old La Crosse boy was apprehended for stealing $2 from a principal's billfold at a local school. The boy was turned over to social services for juvenile court processing. Other thefts reported include $10 stolen from Mrs. Laura Cyr's purse and $25 radio plus $10 spotlight taken from a car.
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la Crosse
la Crosse County
Two Workmen Injured At Local Plants
A La Crosse man Thomas Baldwin 42 suffered a broken leg when caught between a forklift and a pallet at Allis Chalmers Plant 2 Wednesday afternoon. He was listed in satisfactory condition at Lutheran Hospital Thursday morning. Richard Schmidt 26 of 2220 S 15th Place cut his left forearm with metal at Trane Plant 6 Wednesday afternoon. He was treated and released from Lutheran Hospital.
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la Crosse
Allis Chalmers Manufacturing Co
Thomas Baldwinn
Copeland Ave
Lutheran Hospital
Richard Schmidt
Trane Co
Argentina Pampa Nourishes Wheat Corn Pasture
The plains of Argentina known as the pampa are extensively cultivated with wheat and corn, supporting year-round pasture for cattle.
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Argentina
Pampa
Deaths in La Crosse area obituary notices
Obituaries for Harvey Bernard Witt Henry J. Larson Mrs Lillian Pfafflin Minnie W. Lemke Olga Gronholz list infant, elderly deaths Jan 17 in Hokah La Crosse Onalaska, with burial and service details, family survivors and funeral arrangements.
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Henry J. Larson
Copeland Ave
la Crosse
Nelson Funeral Home
Ernest N. Nelson
Mormon Coulee Memorial Park
Martin
Osseo
William Mohr
Moose Jaw
Saskatchewan
Canada
Lillian Pfafflin
Prospect St
George Robb
Christian Science Service
Oak Grove Cemetery
Walter Larson
Dale Solbreken
Olga Gronholz
Wood St
Madison Hospital
Crawford County
Frederick
Roy Schultz
Vernon Walters
R. 2
Albert Schnick
Onalaska
Dickinson Caledonia Street Chapel
Ernest Nelson
Three Rural Bangor Children Held for Cashing Stolen Checks
Three rural Bangor youths were apprehended in La Crosse for cashing two stolen checks from a West Salem store. The 12 and 14 year old brothers and a 13 year old sister cashed checks for 10 and 15 dollars at Oscor Drug Co. and Jupiter Discount Store. They were turned over to La Crosse County Social Services for juvenile court processing.
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Bangor
la Crosse
West Salem
Oscor Drug Co
Jupiter Discount
Our Redeemer Church Holds Annual Meeting
Our Redeemer Lutheran Church at 2135 Weston St held its annual meeting Sunday night reviewing the past year and approving the 1968 program. New church council members elected are Orlando Burke Mrs Richard Gilbertson Gus Wendorf Roger Winter and Lewis Underdahl. Members completing terms are Royal Bassett president Roger Burmeister Donald Hanson Harold Johnson and Ervin Mikelson.
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Our Redeemer Lutheran Church
Weston St
Orlando Burke
Richard Gilbertson
Gus Wendorf
Roger Winter
Lewis Underdahl
Royal Bassett
Roger Burmeister
Donald Hanson
Harold Johnson
Ervin Mikelson
Woman Killed in Minnesota Crash
A suburban Minneapolis woman in her 30s, Veona Erickson of Columbia Heights, was struck and killed while crossing University Avenue in Minneapolis. The driver was identified as Kenneth E. Jones, 27, of Minneapolis.
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Associated Press
Minneapolis
Minnesota
Veona Erickson
Columbia Heights
University Avenue
Kenneth E. Jones
Truck Driver and Family Escape Propane Blast
Frank Mischich of Clear Lake and his wife with their two children escaped unharmed after a hose broke during propane filling at Hanson Propane Co in RAKE Iowa. The truck and a storage building roof were damaged and a 30,000 gallon tank held 10,000 gallons of propane at the time. Six area fire departments fought the blaze into the night with no other injuries reported.
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Rake
Iowa
Winnebago
Minnesota
Frank Mischich
Clear Lake
Hanson Propane Co
Mischich
Robert Hanson
Cooler Company Sales Meet Opens in La Crosse
Twenty La Crosse Cooler Co. sales reps and distributors arrived by plane for three days of meetings at the Holiday Inn. R. S. Denzer, company president, welcomed attendees as the firm unveils a new line of beverage coolers ice machines and sink installations and outlines an advertising campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse Cooler Co
la Crosse
Holiday Inn
R. S. Denzer
la Crosse Cooler
Logan High Class Missing for 1948 Reunion
Seven members of Logan High School's 1948 graduating class are missing as the 20 year reunion committee tries to round up the entire class for an August 3 gathering. Mrs. Rob ert McCoy lists the unaccounted as David Allen George King Ralph Johnson John Palasco Bob Shepard Donald White and Stuart Er lardson. Contacts are sought through Mrs. McCoy, Mrs. John Thorsen, or Mrs. Paul Worman.
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Logan High School
Robert McCoy
David Allen
George King
Ralph Johnson
John Palasco
Bob Shepard
Donald White
Stuart Erlardson
Logan
McCoy
John Thorsen
Paul Worman
Birth notices from multiple hospitals in Iowa and Illinois
Birth announcements list newborns at St. Francis Hospital Waukon Tri County Memorial Whitehall Great Lakes Naval Hospital and Dr Frank Cuneo Memorial Hospital. Names include Jill Suzann Robert Lunde and Paul Brian with parent initials and addresses where provided.
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Whitehall
Wis
Tri-County Memorial Hospital
Paul Brian
Ronald Demulling
Melby St
Ardys Mae Kruger
Daniel Richard
Richard Erickson
Osseo
Elke Dagmar Tischer
Jay Allen
Roger Middleston
Melby Drive
Geraldine Theresa Marion
Stanley Clifford
Donald Melby
Blair
Dolores Mac Sobish
Kevin James
Lennis Helgeson
Rose Marie Berg
Allison
Iowa Waverly Hospital
Robert White
Ann Bigelow
Waukon
Chicago
Ill
Great Lakes Naval Hospital
Jill Suzann
George A. Nelson
Greenwood Ave
Glenview
Barbara Jean Allen
la Crosse
Sparta man faces 60 day jail term for receiving stolen goods
Records from Sparta Wisconsin show Richard Libke of Sparta charged with receiving or concealing stolen goods and facing a 60 day jail term. Fire department reports a chimney fire at 513 Copeland Ave in La Crosse at 8 37 am and crews arriving to extinguish.
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Sparta
Wis
Richard Libke
Fire Department
la Crosse
Joseph Abraham
Copeland Ave
Johnson Calls for Tax Hike Faces Slumping Support
President Johnson urged a 10 percent income tax surcharge to curb rising prices and preserve the dollar but faced a chilly reception in Congress. House attendance was low with about 250 members present. only 5 of 100 Senators and limited Democrats and Republicans attended. Leaders Mills Ford and Long voiced opposition or offered no comment pending budget study.
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House
Johnson
Wilbur D. Mills
D.ark
Ways and Means Committee
Gerald R. Ford
Russell B. Long
D-La
Senate Finance Committee
Chicago grain prices update
Wheat No 2 hard 1.55 4n No 2 soft red 1.47 4n. Corn No 2 yellow 1.12 4n No 3 yellow 1.09 4n. Oats No 2 heavy white 80 80V2n. Soybeans No 1 yellow 2.72 4n Soybean oil 8.65 4n.
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Chicago
Scott Paper
Sears Roebuck
Sinclair Oil
A Rand Va Sperr
Standard Oil
Calif
N.J
India
Swift Texaco
Trane Co
U.S. Steel
Universal Oil
Westinghouse Electric
White Motors Woolworths
Dow Jones
Stock quotations and fund prices midmorning update
A midmorning stock table lists bids and last prices for Gateway Trans to Wis. Power with varying changes. Mutual funds show adjusted bid ranges for Boston, Fidelity, Mass Investors funds and others, plus Eberstadt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse Cooler Co
LC Telephone Co
Pyroil Co. Inc
Mutual Funds Boston Fund
Chemical Fund
Eaton & Howard Bal
Eaton
High School Seniors Eligible for LCU Freshman Chemistry Course
Area seniors may earn university credit by enrolling in a freshman chemistry course at La Crosse State University this semester. The class runs Thursdays 3:30 to 4:45 p.m. with labs Wednesdays 3:30 to 5:50 p.m. Starts week of Jan 29.
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la Crosse State University
Ralph L. Phillips
Ronald R. Roskos
Cowley Hall of Science
Board of Regents of State Universities
Roskos
Marriage licenses issued in Sparta and surrounding areas
Marriage licenses list couples from Sparta and Holmen to wed in late January with ceremonies planned in La Crosse Tomah and Sparta. Corrections note Donald P Trapp and Karleen Schroeder to wed January 27 in Irma Wisconsin after reporting error.
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le Roy R. Huber
Sparta
Avis M. Frank
Holmen
la Crosse County
David A. Colbert
Central Ave
Linda Jr. Muehlenberg
Robert M. Ward
W. Oak St
Barbara Jean Kuehl
W. Jackson St
Tomah
Lacrosse
Donald P. Trapp
Pine St
Karleen K. Schroeder
Mississippi St
Irma
Wis
Trapp
Weather snapshot for lacrosse and region report
Variable cloudiness tonight and Friday with northwest winds 10 to 18 mph. Lows near 20. Wisconsin mostly cloudy and colder in south and east. little change Friday. Minnesota variable clouds, mild. Iowa variable clouds and colder with little change Friday. Shipper's Forecast Project North 10, elsewhere 15.
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Lacrosse
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
Shipper
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Dong Hai
Tan Uyen
Jerome Klos
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Butterfield Heads Boys’ Club Council
Harvey B. Witt
Harvey Bernard Witt
Bernard R. Witt
Hokah
Minn
la Crosse Hospital
LaVerne
Lynn
Robert
Carlotta
Deborah
Rebecca
Kim
Bernice
William Witt
la Crescent
Orrin Lloyd
Melrose
Angels
St. Peter’s Catholic Church
Peter Coleman
Calvary Cemetery
Schumacher Funeral Home
Winnebago Street
Minnie W. Lemke
2Nd Ave
Helen Byzewski
Harold
Leonard
Donald
Raymond
Marie Phelps
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Ruben A. Kettenacker
Dickinson Caledonia Street
Our Redeemer Church
Logan High
Winona Livestock
Swift & Company
Winona
Hi-Choice & Prime
South ST. Paul
South ST. Paul, Minn
USDA
North Dakota
Reds
Mercantile Exchange
St. Francis Hospital
Michael E. Arenz
Kane St
Mary A. van Riper
David Donndelinger
Elm Drive
Mary L. Ristow
Lawrence Shawley
Winneshiek Road
Barbara Schrader
Mark Schottenbauer
Carol Hyde
Iowa Veteran’s Hospital
Ralph Larson
Neil Jones
Postville
Herbert Larkin
Frank Cuneo Memorial
Robert Lunde
W. Farwell Ave
Mary Jane Franckson
Ella Wood
Gund Home
Grandview Hospital
Leonard Fried
Frank Warner
Stoddard
Thomas McConaghy
Winnebago St
George Jones
Shore Acres Road
la Crosse Lutheran Hospital
Ruby, Yeslie
Michael J. Maret
Madison
Albert Twesme
Maret
Chicago Grain
By Shearson, Hammill & CO
New York Stock Exchange
Gateway Trans
Godfrey Co
Hamilton Mtg
Howell Instruments
Lincoln Natl Life
McQuay, Inc
Nekoosa Edwards
Gyrodyne
Rockwell
Allied Stores
Allis-Chalmers
American Motors
Amer
Burlington
Chrysler
Consolidated Foods
Eastman Kodak
Ford
General Electric
General Motors
General Telephone
Goodrich
Great Northern Ry
NS Gulf Oil
Brewing Heileman
Intl Harvester
Tel & Tel
Interstate Power
Jim Walter Corp
Jones & Laughlin
LCU
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