Frost Deepest Penetration in Wisconsin in Six Years
Weak snowfall left Wisconsin with the deepest frost since records began six years ago. Regions from La Crosse to Pierce County and Barron County report frost depths of 38 to 66 inches. Southern areas show only traces of snow, while the north has 4 to 8 inches versus 12 to 40 inches a year ago.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Mississippi River
la Crosse
Pierce County
Barron County
La Crosse Committee Debates Beer Age Law and Oktoberfest Referendum
The La Crosse Common Council Judiciary Committee will study a measure to raise the beer drinking age to 21, an antifluoridation ordinance, and an advisory referendum on an Oktoberfest. Also on the agenda are rezonings for Cunningham Street and the Pancake House site, plus a local business zone request for 22nd Drive and State Road.
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la Crosse Common Council Judiciary Committee
Harold H. Otto
Bangor
West Salem
Shelby
Greenfield
Rockland
Burns
la Crosse
John C
Otto
Judiciary Committee
Cunningham Street
Rose Street
George Street
Jay St
City Plan Commission
Ronald G. Bracegirdle
James Bakkum
Jay Street
Commission
Earl Stroeh
22Nd Drive
State Road
Seven Die In Pittsburgh Suburban Explosion
The blast leveled a row of five shops in Ingram near Pittsburgh injuring 17 and leaving one missing. Five of the dead were Equitable Gas Co workers as crews searched debris after a gas main incident. A bystander recalled the car being moved and a man asking how he arrived at the scene before dying.
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Pittsburgh
Ingram
Equitable Gas Co
Equitable
Frank Sulzer
McKees Rocks
Joe Mack
Mack
Clothes Caught In Pump Jack Ends In Tragic Death
Patrick Scanlan 242 Brownsville dies after clothing tangles in a pump jack in a farm yard near Dorchester Iowa The boy son of Mr and Mrs James Scanlan He played outdoors at the Schulte farm Found dead by his mother Funeral arrangements with Steffan Funeral Home Caledonia Survived by parents a sister Theresa a brother Timmy and grandparents Vincent Scanlan Brownsville and Theodore Schulte rural Dorchester.
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Dorchester
Iowa
Patrick Scanlan
Brownsville
James Scanlan
Theodore Schulte
Steffan Funeral Home
Caledonia
Theresa
Timmy
Vincent Scanlan
Hue seized by Viet Cong amid Saigon attacks
In Vietnam reports, Viet Cong seized part of Hue and the imperial city while Saigon faced heavy fighting. U S forces repelled assaults on the embassy and at Tan Son Nhut, with martial law proclaimed and Thieu ordering entertainment closures.
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U.S
Saigon
Hue
Nguyyen van Thieu
South Vietnam
Cholon
Bien Hoa
Tan Son Nhut
Imperial City
Thieu
South Korea protests U S focus on Pueblo in crisis
South Korea's Foreign Minister Choi Kyu-hah urged more attention to North Korea's threats against President Park and opposed U S talks with the North or a Pueblo crew swap. He said a firm security policy for the Republic of Korea is needed and the assembly prepared bipartisan resolutions for decisive action.
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Seoul
South Korea
Chung Hee Park
North Korea
U.S
Choi Kyu-hah
Choi
United States
Pueblo
Republic of Korea
Democratic Republican Party
Shinmin Party
Park
National Assembly
Washington
White House
Lee Korea
Viet Cong Attacks Push Aim to Pull Back U S Forces
U S military analysts say synchronized Viet Cong strikes on Saigon and other South Vietnamese centers aim to force a pullback of American troops from the DMZ northern border. They view the assaults as part of a broader winter spring offensive and a bid to intimidate South Vietnamese people while signaling continued Communist strength.
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U.S
Saigon
Westmoreland
Washington
White House
Johnson
State Department
North Vietnam
Cambodia
Laos
Oktoberfest Decision Due Feb 14 in La Crosse
La Crosse Festivals Inc will decide at 7 30 p m on February 14 whether to continue Oktoberfest. Paul King says recent fundraising shows encouraging signs but past weather and restrictions caused losses. The council has allowed beer tents for 21 plus attendees. results of the support campaign will be announced at the meeting.
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la Crosse
la Crosse Festivals Inc
Northern States Power Co
Green Bay St
Paul King
King
Common Council
Proposal to Revitalize Wisconsin State Fair
A Milwaukee committee proposed a $10 million plan to revitalize the Wisconsin State Fair at West Allis. The package includes a $5.5 million coliseum and exhibit hall, $2.5 million in livestock barns, six acres of land, expanded parking, landscaping, and new sewers and water mains, presented at a State Building Commission subcommittee hearing.
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Milwaukee
West Allis
State Building Commission
Department of Administration
Carrier Payment Notice For LaCrosse Tribune Routes
The LaCrosse Tribune asks carriers to pay this week on first call to save time and effort. Collections are scheduled Wednesday Thursday and Friday. The Circulation Department thanks carriers for prompt payments.
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LaCrosse Tribune
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