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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1973
Page
1
David L Rosenhan and seven sane colleagues were admitted as schizophrenics in 12 hospitals across five states. Despite sane status, they were not deemed sane by staff, highlighting unreliable diagnoses and the hospital environment’s impact on behavior interpretation.
In Grandin Missouri a 43 year old banker Robert R Kitterman his wife Bertha and daughter Roberta were found shot dead and bound to trees near an abandoned farm five miles west of Grandin. The FBI joined the investigation as extortion ties emerged.
The Nixon administration lifted limits on No 2 heating oil imports and raised East Coast and West Coast quotas for 1973 to ease a winter fuel shortage. George A. Lincoln warned supplies remain tight, urged release of allocations, and floated possible future auctioning of quotas.
The United States and North Vietnam announced a resumption of Paris peace talks on January 23, 1973 to finalize the text of a peace agreement. Kissinger will rejoin Le Duc Tho and Xuan Thuy, with Haig returning to Saigon to report on progress.
Republican senators introduced a bill to limit presidential war powers and require Senate ratification for overseas base agreements. The measure seeks to curb emergency military action to 30 days without Congress approval and to block funds for future base deals unless treated as treaties.
The Senate sees fresh momentum for press shield laws as lawmakers Mansfield Hatfield Cook and Young introduce a bill to protect reporters from revealing information or sources in court, grand juries, Congress, or federal agencies with a libel exception for defendants. The measure excludes protection when reporters themselves are defendants in libel cases.
Colder Thursday night with rain ending and a low near 40. Friday remains mostly cloudy and colder with a high near 45 and west to northwest winds 8 to 18 mph. Chance of precipitation 60 percent Thursday night and 20 percent Friday. Saturday partly cloudy and mild with a low near 32 and a high near 40.
A Milwaukee suburb hosted a display highlighting health harms from cigarettes to assist smokers in quitting. The feature appeared on page 4, with related notes about local upholstery business and teachers’ strike stance appearing on other pages.
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