Packers Draft Chadwick and Beath in Sixth and Seventh Rounds
Green Bay selected Walter Chadwick from Tennessee as a sixth round halfback and Andy Beath from Duke as a seventh round defensive back. Chadwick measured 6-foot 205 pounds with 4.6 speed. Beath stands 6-foot-2 and 202 pounds capable of safety or corner. Cincinnati meanwhile chose QB Dewey Warren of Tennessee in the sixth round and Miami picked sprinter Jim Hines in the same round. Minnesota also added Vanderbilt flanker Bob Goodridge, a leader in receptions with 79 catches for 1,114 yards and six touchdowns.
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Green Bay
Green Bay Packers
Walter Chadwick
Tennessee
Andy Beath
Duke
Chadwick
Packer
Beath
Cincinnati
Dewey Warren
Jim Hines
Texas Southern
Miami
Minnesota Vikings
Bob Goodridge
Vanderbilt
Wisconsin Governor May Miss Chicago Pollution Conference
Governor Warren Knowles may skip the Chicago water pollution conference after arriving from a Middle East goodwill trip. Russell Lynch will substitute if needed as Wisconsin joins Illinois Michigan and Indiana in agreeing on inter state water quality standards with the Interior Department.
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Madison
Stephen Boyle
Warren P. Knowles
Chicago
Wisconsin
Illinois
Michigan
Indiana
Knowles
Russell Lynch
Wauwatosa
Natural Resources Board
Milwaukee
GM Layoffs Rise As Parts Shortage Hits Plants Nationwide
GM reports total layoffs reaching 128700 with 11100 recalled and 20800 laid off as of midnight Tuesday due to parts shortages post strike actions. Foundries in Defiance Ohio Saginaw Michigan and Tonawanda New York faced walkouts and pending votes while some settlements emerged for washup time in local contracts.
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Detroit
General Motors Corp
Defiance
Ohio
Saginaw
Mich
Tonawanda
N.Y
United Auto Workers Union
Chevrolet Assembly
Fisher Body
Janesville
Wis
Seabag sighted from missing French sub
A sailor’s seabag used by submarine crews was found by searchers off Toulon as they hunt the French submarine Minerve missing since Saturday with 52 aboard. No submarine signals were detected by sonar. Meanwhile the search for the Israeli sub Dakar, with 69 aboard, was set to end at nightfall though authorities pledged to keep looking.
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Toulon
France
Minerve
Mediterranean
Dakar
Ship Cleanup In Suez Suspended By Egypt
Cairo reports indefinite suspension of efforts to release foreign freighters trapped in the Suez Canal after Israeli troops fired on Egyptian survey boats. Al Ahram counters that Egypt remains determined to clear the canal and free the ships. Fifteen foreign vessels and an Egyptian tanker have been held since the six day June War.
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Cairo
Suez Canal
al Ahram
Egypt
Israel
Portage County Woman Killed By Car
An elderly Portage County woman, Martha Thomaszewski, 80, of Route 1, Custer, was struck by a car while crossing County Trunk 7 near Highway 66 and died at St. Michael's Hospital in Stevens Point. The crash occurred about 7:20 p.m. and made her the 66th highway death in Wisconsin for 1968.
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Associated Press
Portage County
Wisconsin
Martha Thomaszewski
Route 1
Custer
St.Michael's Hospital
Stevens Point
Wisconsin travelers injured in Minnesota crash kills St Paul man
Two Wisconsin motorists were injured when their car collided with a second vehicle on Highway 13 south of the Mendota Bridge. Ernest A. Beedle, 34, a former Minnesota state representative, was killed. Thomas R. Grenlie, 21, and passenger Helen M. Nassen, 22, both Madison, were treated for cuts at St Paul-Ramsey Hospital.
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ST. Paul, Minn
Wisconsin
St. Paul
Ernest A. Beedle
Beedle
Mendota Bridge
Thomas R. Grenlie
Madison
Wis
Grenlie
Helen M. Nassen
St. Paul-Ramsey Hospital
Minnesota
Saigon Embass y Attack Signals Tet War Escalation
In Saigon the embassy attack marked by mortars and a helicopter assault began 2:54 a.m. and ended after dawn as paratroopers seized the compound. U S Ambassador Bunker condemned the premeditated action, linking it to broader Viet Cong offensives during Tet and warning of no assured truces. Casualties mounted nationwide with 2,643 Communist troops killed across 48 hours as fighting spread to multiple cities and bases.
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Saigon
U.S
Ellsworth Bunker
Bunker
Phu Tho
Broad Alma Center
Wis
Hanoi
Cancella- Alma Center
Green Bay
Wisconsin Rapids
Thieu
South Vietnam
Weather snapshot for Lacrosse region and Midwest states
Mild to night with rain likely for La Crosse and vicinity. Colder Thursday with possible snow. lower 30s tonight and Thursday. Wisconsin faces mild rain tonight. north west colder with mixed precip Thursday. Minnesota sees light snow in extreme north and snow flurries later. Iowa shifts from rain to snow tonight and Thursday. extended temps near normal with rain or snow Thursday and Monday.
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Lacrosse
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
la Crosse
Fourth Candidate Files For 1st Ward Alderman
Dan Rouches, 1215 Palace St., filed Tuesday for 1st Ward alderman to fill the term of Jack B. Reihl. Voters head to a March 5 primary to select two candidates for the remaining one year, with the winner to be seated April 2. Other contenders include George J. Hickey Glen I. Schultz and Arvid T. Tronick. Rouches, 34, is a pharmac numeral representative for Warner-Chilcott Laboratories Morristown N J. He graduated from La Crosse State University and previously worked for Mckesson and Robbins Drug Co. in Minneapolis. He belongs to the American Legion.
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Jack B. Reihl
Dan Rouches
Palace St
Reihl
Rouches
George J. Hickey
Glen I. Schultz
Arvid T. Tronick
Wisconsin Eyes 100 Million Bridge Plan At Conference
Late Secretary of Transportation G. H. Bakke urged Wisconsin to pursue a 100 million bridge program as part of a balanced state transport system. State Highway Commission Chairman W. R. Redmond warned several bridges, notably the Mississippi River span at Prairie du Chien, must be replaced to handle heavier traffic safely.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin
G. H. Bakke
Bakke
State Highway Commission
W. R. Redmond
Prairie du Chien
Girl Struck By Man Posing As Policeman In La Crosse
A18 year old La Crosse woman, Jean Hefti of 1142 North Fifth Avenue, was struck by a man posing as a police officer in the 400 block of South 4th Street after leaving Your Uncle's Place tavern. A car with two occupants fled. one using a badge. Police traced the license to a Rockford Illinois dealer, noting the plate was reported destroyed and likely stolen.
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la Crosse
S. 4Th Street
Jean Hefti
N. 5Th Ave
Rockford, Ill
Clothing Store Executive Dies in Acapulco
Lawrence A. Brill aged 68, a Milwaukee area clothing store executive, died of a heart ailment Tuesday at his winter home in Acapulco Mexico. Fire reports from La Crosse list incidents including a car fire at a fire station and an overheated ballast explosion at the La Crosse Telephone Corp.
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Acapulco
Mexico
Lawrence A. Brill
Milwaukee Area
la Crosse
Robert Christian
R. 1
la Crosse Telephone Corp
Police Ambulance Calls and Market Report Summary
Police records show multiple ambulance runs on January 30 and 31 to Jefferson School Lincoln Junior High School and St Francis Hospital for illnesses and injuries including knee injury from a slip. Separate notes list Chicago grain prices, live poultry ranges, and a tobacco market summary with bale counts and price ranges.
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Jefferson School
Clifford Hayes
Robinsdale Ave
Lincoln Junior High School
Barry McMullin
N. 14Th St
St. Francis Hospital
Dennis Kimptson
S. Lth
Lutheran Hospital
Edna Kovey
S. 23Rd St
Wisconsin Graduate Works as Antarctic Meteorologist
Madison AP reports 1967 University of Wisconsin graduate Tom Frostman, a native of Wausau, is among the staff at a scientific station in Antarctica where temperatures average 70 degrees below zero and have reached 119 below.
Stock Quotations From Shearson Hammill and Co
The following quotations from the National Association of Securities Dealers reflect inter dealer prices as of about 9:00 a.m. Prices exclude retail markups, markdowns, and commissions. CW Transport 152-164, Dial Finance 9B-924, Fabri Tek Inc 104-103 4, First Bank Std 4394-4414.
Births in Wisconsin and Illinois Hospital notices
The column lists new births across multiple hospitals including Lutheran Hospital Tomah Memorial Hospital Whitehall Tri County Memorial Hospital Cheyenne Warren AFB General Hospital Prairie du Chien St Marys Hospital Sparta and Swedish American Hospital Rockford. Entries name parents addresses and sometimes informants with dates in January.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Warren Afb Hospital
Brian Carl
Peter H. Kurtz
Reed St
Carol Haase
la Crosse
Prairie DU Chien
Wis
General Hospital
Louis Wachter
Woodman
Gregory Schier
Bagley
Memorial Hospital
Paul Gorgos
Alfred Mezera
Robert Pohle
Glen Haven
Robert Hobanks Jr
Larry Payne
Eastman
Sparta
St. Mary’s Hospital
Robert E. Rhea
Warrens
Maxine Krohn
Donald L. Kyser
R. J. Melrose
la von Johnson
Rockford
Ill
Tia Lynn
Allen Bills
Mildred Road
Sharon Streitz
High Court Rejects Trade Secrets Case
The Wisconsin Supreme Court threw out an injunction won by American Welding and Engineer Co. of Cudahy against a rival steel firm. The court ruled the Cudahy firm did not lose trade secrets when former vice president Marvin H. Luebke took a customer list upon leaving in January 1965 and later started Lalt Creek Corp.
Luther Principal Receives Ph D from Wisconsin
Rev Wayne Schmidt principal of Onalaska Luther High School earned a Ph D from the University of Wisconsin Madison in educational policy with a Latin minor His dissertation analyzed the Wisconsin Evangelical Synod parochial school system from 1850 to 1890 He graduated from Martin Luther College New Ulm Minn and later earned an MS from Wisconsin Madison in 1960 He also serves as campus pastor at La Crosse State University and began Luther High School after ministerial training at Northwestern College
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Wayne Schmidt
Onalaska Luther High School
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Wisconsin Evangelical Synod
Dr. Martin Luther College
New Ulm
Minn
Dr. Martin Luther High School
Northwestern College
Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary
Mequon
Lena
Oconto Falls
Onalaska
Luther High School
University of Wisconsin At Madison
la Crosse State University
Dormitory Operation Workshop Set At La Crosse State
A two day workshop at La Crosse State University will address dormitory operation topics including residence hall government staffing and programming. Head residents resident assistants and house council members will attend with sessions led by Beverly Travists and Joy Tubbaugh both from Michigan State University.
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la Crosse State University
Whitney Center
Beverly Travis
Michigan State University
Joy Tubaugh
Michigan State
Six Juvenile Cases Handled By Judge In Sparta
Monroe County Judge James W. Rice disposed of six juvenile court cases on Monday. Three Warrens area boys aged 11 13 and 15 were referred by their family doctor for health reasons. Two Tomah area girls aged 15 and 17 were remanded to the County Social Services Department but will stay in their mother's home under department rules. A nine year old Sparta boy was turned over to the department after his mother said she could not control him.
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Sparta
Wis
Monroe
James W. Rice
County Health and Social Services Department
Warrens Area
Tomah Area
County Social Services Department
Balkan Impressions Works By Hebberd At Bank Lobby
Impressionist Arthur E. Hebberd and wife Mary will display eight watercolors in the Batavian National Bank lobby starting Monday. The show titled Balkan Impressions stems from a 1967 tour of four Balkan nations and is part of a series by the La Crosse Society of Arts and Crafts.
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la Crosse
Arthur E. Hebberd
Batavian National Bank
Balkan Nations
Hebberd
Mary
la Crosse Society of Arts and Crafts
Wednesday Radio Highlights Schedule
The listing notes WLCX at 6 45 p m with the League of Women Voters in Mainland China. Vox Pop airs at 7 p m on WKTY and WKBH at 7 50 p m features a basketball game Aquinas versus Winona Cotter.
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WLCX
League of Women Voters
Mainland
China
Vox Pop
WKTY
WKBH
Aquinas
Winona Cotter
Minnesota Man Guilty On Seven Break In Counts
Robert Plutshack 26 of Houston Minn formerly Warrens pleaded guilty to seven counts of breaking and entering. Judge Rice ordered pre sentence investigation and kept his $1500 bond. Break ins were at Webster Lumber Co Town of Bangor and five Sparta area sites on Nov and Dec dates. A Tomah woman Petrera pleaded guilty to two counts of issuing checks and awaits charges on 19 others. A 15 year old Tomah area boy faced Juvenile Court over an OK Tire Mart break in with two others pending.
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Sparta
Wis
Robert Plutshack
Houston
Kenneth Erdman
Club 16
Thomas Gomez
OK Tire Mart
Tomah
Diplomatic push continues over Pueblo crewmen release
Debates at the United Nations stall as the United States weighs options to free the Pueblo crew. Senator Fulbright met President Johnson amid hopes of avoiding military action and no release deadline discussed. North Korea infiltra tions rise with Seoul attack forces and mass protests.
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Pueblo
Sen
J. W. Fulbright
D-Ark
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Johnson
United Nations
U.S
United States
Security Council
North Korea
Council
Man, 25, Transferred Between Hospitals in Wisconsin
Jan 31 9 30 a.m. Frederick Matiak 25 of R 2 Onalaska transported from La Crosse County Courthouse to St Francis Hospital then to Grandview Hospital for illness care.
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Frederick Matiak
Onalaska
la Crosse County
St. Francis Hospital
Grandview Hospital
Juen and Barrett to Wed in La Crosse
Richard V. Juen of 2541 S. 13th Place and Virginia I. Barrett of 1017 Liberty Street plan marriage on February 10 in La Crosse County.
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LA Crosse County
Richard V. Juen
S. 13Th Place
Virginia I. Barrett
Liberty St
la Crosse
Copper Firms Acts Divisive Union Says
A federal hearing heard union spokesman Joseph P. Molony claim copper firms seek to keep 26 unions divided by resisting companywide contracts. He cited unequal job rates and urged common expiration dates across Major firms as the strike disrupts 22 states and prompts overseas copper purchases. The panel, led by Dr. George W. Taylor, weighs union demand for company wide bargaining against possible effects on pensions and health plans.
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Washington
Joseph P. Molony
Afl-Cio
United Steelworkers Union
U.S
Molony
Steelworkers Union
Can
American Can Co
Continental Can Co
Phelps Dodge Corp
Kennecott Copper Corp
Anaconda Copper Co
American Smelting & Refining Co
George W. Taylor
University of Pennsylvania
Wharton School of Business
Phelps Dodge
Two Minnesota GIs Die in Vietnam Casualties List
Washington AP reports two Minnesota soldiers among latest Vietnam War casualties. Pfc. Richard E. Denny Jr. of St. Paul was fatally wounded near Tay Ninh after arriving in Vietnam December 19. Cpl. Michael V. Peterson of Pine Stone died from causes not attributed to hostile action.
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Washington
Minnesota
Defense Department
Richard E. Denny Jr
St. Paul
Denny
Vietnam
Tay Ninh
Janet
University of Minnesota-Duluth
Michael V. Peterson
Pinestone
John Peterson
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Seabag
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By Shearson, Hammill & CO
New York Stock Exchange
Allied Stores
Allis-Chalmers
American Can
American Motors
Amer. Tel. & Tel
Anaconda
Burlington
Chrysler
Consolidated Foods
DuPont
Eastman Kodak
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Fore
General Aniline
General Electric
General Motors
General Telephone
Goodrich
Great Northern Ry SM Gulf Ol
Heileman Brewing
Inter, Harvester
Inter. Tel. & Tel
Interstate Power
Jim Walter Corp
Sue Jones & Laughlin
Kawecki Chemical
Koehring
Kresge RT
Mion
Mobil Oil
Ala Montgomery Warden A
Monsanto Chemical
Ins
Northern Pacific
Northern States
Northwest Bancorp
Olin Mathieson
Pepsico
RCA
Rexall Drug
Ryder Systems
Scott Paper
Sears Roebuck
Sinclair Oil
Sperry Rand
Standard Oil
Califoota
Ind
Swift
Texaco
Trane Co
U.S. Steel
Universal Oil
Westinghouse Electric
White Motors
Woolworth
Dow Jores
Gateway Trans
Godfrey Co Ee
Hamilton Mis
Howell Instrum
Lincoln Natl
Life
McQuay, Inc
Nekoosa
Rockwell Mig
Royal Dutch NY
Rust Craft
Wallace Business
Warner Elec
Werner Trans
Western Power
Wis. Power & L
la Crosse Cooler S
Lig
la Crosse Tele
Pyroil Co., Inc
Mutual Funds
Boston Fund
Chem. Fund
Eaton & Howard Bal
Eaton & Howard Std
Fidelity Fund
Manhattan Fd
Mass. Inv. Tr
Mass. Inv. Gr
Nati, Investors
Puritan Fund
Wisconsin Fund
Eberstadt
Harry Rasmussen
Helen Magelee
Sherrill Murphy
W. Bridge
New Lisbon
la Venne Walter
Whitehall
Tri-County Memorial Hospital
Carol Lee
Gary Schroeder
Independence
Marie Ressel
High Court
South ST. Paul
South ST. Paul, Minn
Winona Livestock
Swift & Company
Winona
Veal
Mercantile Exchange
Boss
Idaho
Luther
Korea
Seoul
Park
Demilitarized Zone
South Korean Defense Ministry
Kim Il Sung
Kim Il-sung
Taejon Kwangju
U.S. Defense Department
Cmdr
Lloyd M Bucher
White House
Bucher
By Neil Gilbride
Labor
W. Willard Wirtz
Alexander B. Trowbridge
Steelworkers
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