Minnesotans Drown In Lakes Over Weekend
Suburban St Paul man David P. Orth 31 of Shoreview and Barnesville youth Donald J. Bosak 16 drowned in two Minnesota lakes. Orth disappeared after a pontoon boat ride on Forest Lake Sunday as winds drove the craft away. Bosak’s boat capsized Saturday on Dead wood Lake near Pelican Rapids. brothers could not revive him.
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Associated Press
St. Paul
Barnesville
Minn
Minnesota
David P. Orth
Shoreview
Forest Lake
Washington County
Orth
Robert Oberle
Inver Grove Heights
Oberle
Donald J. Bosak
Deadwood Lake
Pelican Rapids
Nuclear talks flagged as preliminary and France and China miss
Officials liken US Soviet missile negotiations to Vietnam talks and note the plan is for a bilateral disarmament parley resuming mid July.Johnson seeks arms control progress while China reportedly tests an ICBM readiness. Municipal court records list numerous speeding public intoxication and traffic violations along with fire and ambulance calls.
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Paris
Vietnam
Washington
Geneva
Andrei A. Gromyko
U.S
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Khrushchev
Kosygin
Moscow
White House
France
Red China
Great Britain
United States
Soviet Union
China
Peking
Johnson
Hubert H. Humphrey
Humphrey
CBS
Kennedy
Baseball duel broadcasts Minnesota Twins at Cleveland and Cubs at Phillies
Radio highlights schedule lists Monday at 6 15 p m WKBH baseball Twins versus Cleveland in Cleveland and Tuesday at 1 25 p m WKTY Cubs against Philadelphia the Phillies.
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WKBH
Minnesota Twins
Cleveland
WKTY
Chicago Cubs
Philadelphia
Phils
Birth at Chitose Teal girl Karen Jean born to Billie Teal
A daughter named Karen Jean Teal was born June 27 in Chitose Japan to Mr and Mrs Billie Teal formerly of La Crosse. Carol Krueger noted as parent.
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Karen Jean
Billie Teal
Carol Krueger
la Crosse
Viet Cong plans and Saigon defenses amid rising attacks
Reports say Viet Cong cadres slipped into Saigon to coord inate underground activities and target political and security leaders for arrest or assassination when the attack begins. Allied forces report heavy fighting near Tay Ninh and northwest of Saigon with casualties and capture of a major weapons cache.
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Iment
Saigon
National Liberation Front
Tay Ninh
U.S
River Readings and Sun Times Highlight Historical Records
Degree days show 0 ending period with totals 7104 versus last year 7547 and normal 7589. Sunrise Tuesday at 5 27 a m and sunset 8 51 p m. Record high low notes include July 1 1931 at 100 and July 1 1948 at 44.
Weather outlook for Lacrosse and surrounding regions
Clearing and cooler Monday night with diminishing winds and lows in the lower 50s. Tuesday will be fair and mild with highs in the lower 70s, remaining similar Wednesday. Wisconsin sees mostly cloudy skies with a chance of showers in the north Monday night and cooler conditions in the south. Minnesota expects cloudy conditions with showers central and north Monday night, clearing south. OVA notes variable cloudiness Monday night and Tuesday.
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Lacrosse
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Six Die in Wisconsin Weekend Traffic Toll Reaches 530
Six people died in weekend crashes across Wisconsin raising the 1968 traffic fatality toll to 530. Victims included David A. Dymesich and Gregory A. Lobos in Bayfield County two car crash near Benoit, Paul H. Warthow in Summit back up crash, Arnold Gang in Windsor truck collision in Dane County, David Prochaska in Green Bay car-house crash, and Tammy Olson in Mukwonago after a Friday night collision with a mailbox.
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Bayfield County
Wisconsin
David A. Dymesich
Benoit
Gregory A. Lobos
Mason
Ashland
Paul H. Warthow
Milwaukee
Summit
Waukesha County
Warthow
Dane County
Arnold Gang
Windsor
Madison
David Prochaska
Green Bay
Tammy Olson
Mukwonago
Waukesha
Rainfall totals and temperatures across Wisconsin towns and beyond
Rainfall during the 24 hours ending at 7 am varied from trace in Green Bay and Wausau to 0.32 inch in Lone Rock. Sunday highs spanned 63 to 88 with Racine at the high and Superior cooler. Lows ranged 52 at Superior to 62 in Milwaukee with other readings listed for several cities. A Sunday national high of 109 was reported at Presidio Texas and Evanston Wyoming posted a low of 26.
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Lone Rock
la Crosse
Superior
Park Falls
Madison
Milwaukee
Burlington
Raccine
Beloit
Green Bay
Wausau
Racine
Eau Claire
Presidio
Tex
Evanston
Wyo
Livestock Sale Committees For Fair Are Named
Committee assignments for the junior livestock show and sale at the La Crosse Inter-State Fair were announced. Stanley W. Peterson chairs rural affairs for the Great La Crosse Chamber of Commerce. Ken Hutson leads sale order. Ralph Johnston and Earl Hunter handle buyer invitations. Gordon Radcliffe manages scales. Albert Becker oversees trucker and buyer commitments. William Schomberg runs swine barn. Irving Labus handles beef barn. Russell Schroeder is auctioneer with ring men Alvin Miller Darrell Linse and Al Hemker.
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la Crosse
Stanley W. Peterson
Greater la Crosse
Irvin Labus
Russell Schroeder
Alvin Miller
Darrell Linse
al Hemker
Former Industrial Commissioner Dies in Madison
John Rouse of Madison former member of the State Industrial Commission died Sunday after a four month illness at Madison General Hospital He was 61 and served a six year term from 1955 He also secretary of the Wisconsin Republican party in 1947 A 1932 graduate of the University of Town survivors include wife son daughter three grandchildren and a sister Services are Wednesday in Madison.
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Madison
John Rouse
State Industrial Commission
Madison General Hospital
Rouse
Wisconsin Republican Party
University of Town
Cuba Releases Hijacked DC-3 Airliner to Key West
An American DC3 hijacked to Cuba with 15 passengers was released to fly to Key West. FAA Miami head Paul Boatman said the plane departed Havana at 12 34 p.m. EDT and was due in Key West at 1 18 p.m.
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Miami
Fla
Cuba
Key West
Paul Boatman
Federal Aviation Administration
Havana
Heart Recipients Attend Ball Game
In Houston at the Astrodome, heart recipients Everett C. Thomas and Louis John Fierro left St. Luke's Hospital for the first time since surgery to watch New York shut out Houston 1-0.
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Houston
Tex
Everett C. Thomas
Louis John Fierro
St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital
New York
Astrodome
Two youths placed on probation for February burglary
Edward E. Greenwood 19 of 605 Winnebago St and Richard Danielson 20 of 1309 La Crescent St were put on two year probation after a County Court and a Circuit Court ruling. Danielson had sentence withheld while Greenwood received six months in county jail. District Attorney Burleigh Randolph said the charge was reduced to a $99 misdemeanor and both judges ordered a social services review toward ending probation after one year with restitution obligations.
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Cy’s Bakery
7Th and
Cass Sts
Greenwood
Danielson
Dist. Atty
Burleigh Randolph
Randolph
Patrick Doyle
Wisconsin Department of Health and Social Services
Doyle
Eau Claire Professor Wins McCarthy Convention Post
Eau Claire State University professor Karl Andresen won the Democratic platform committee seat at the national convention by 64 to 19 over Rep. Henry Reuss. McCarthy supporters also named Donald C. Peterson as chair of Wisconsin’s delegation, with Peterson expected to lead the group in the April 2 primary.
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Madison
Eau Claire State University
Eugene J. McCarthy
Henry S. Reuss
McCarthy
Proner
Karl Andresen
Reuss
Andresen
Eau Claire County
Donald C. Peterson
Eau Claire
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Badger
Johnson
Peterson
Richard Cudahy
Jay Sykes
Sykes
Illegal Fireworks Sold In La Crosse
La Crosse police chief Ronald C. Wold said an informant delivered a Sparkler Celebration Kit bought from a local retailer. The kits contained 12 to 18 pieces and were removed from sale under city ordinances and Wisconsin law allowing only cap guns sparklers and toy snakes.
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la Crosse
Ronald C. Wold
Wold
Wisconsin
Bird Club Plans Its Annual Picnic in Winona
The Hiawatha Valley Bird Club of Winona will hold its annual picnic at 6 15 p m Wednesday July 3 in the Holzinger Lodge on the west side of Lake Winona Attendees should bring their own lunch and beverage those barbecuing must bring their own equipment The picnic will be followed by a business meeting and election of officers.
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Winona
Minn
Hiawatha Valley Bird Club
Holzinger
Lake Winona
Ipicnic
Three-Year Sentence For La Crosse Speedway Burglary
Thomas R. Helgerson 21 was brought from Iowa and sentenced in County Court to up to three years in Green Bay Reformatory for the Aug 2 1967 burglary at the North La Crosse Speedway. He also received concurrent three month terms for assault and non support.
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la Crosse
Iowa
Green Bay Reformatory
Thomas R. Helgerson
North la Crosse Speedway
Helgerson
Waterloo
Three Drownings In Wisconsin Over Weekend
Three youths died in Wisconsin during the weekend. Louis Nunez 7 of Chicago disappeared in the Fox River near Silver Lake after an outing with two younger brothers. Henry Laudenbach Racine rescued the two younger brothers 4 and 6. William Boulle 5 Piscataway N J drowned at Delaware Lake after stepping onto a raft. Dennis Brantley 18 Stan ton Tex drowned when a rubber raft capsized over a dam on the Crawfish River near Danville.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Louis Nunez
Chicago
Fox River
Silver Lake
Kenosha County
Henry Laudenbach
Racine
William Boulle
Piscataway
N.J
Burglaries Reported Across City Weekend
Police investigated four burglaries over the weekend including a University Inn cash theft with 87 dollars in change and a rear window entry. Four teens were arrested on S 8th Street in a vacation home break in. An $18 check and expired life policy were taken from Mrs Betty Scheie's home on S 21st Place. A beer concession hasp was torn at North La Crosse Speed Bowl with no items yet identified.
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University Inn
State St
S. 8Th Street
Harold Scheie
Betty Scheie
S. 21St Place
North la Crosse
Rural affairs committee to meet at chamber
The rural affairs committee of the Greater La Crosse Chamber of Commerce will meet at 4 p.m. Wednesday in the chamber conference room.
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The
Greater la Crosse
Medallion Clue No 3 Sparks Legion Hunt
The American Legion runs a clue contest for a mobile medallion with a $25 prize plus $5 extra for wearing a Legion button. Clue No 3 mentions Shriners Scouts basketball fans and a medallion man as Newport news and grandchildren. The prize will be awarded Wednesday evening at the Fourth of July celebration.
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American Legion
Legion
Shriners
News of
Newport
June Rainfall Sets Third Wettest on Record at La Crosse
La Crosse weather records show June with 9.53 inches of rain, ranking third wettest behind 1899 and 1914. Rain fell on 17 of 30 days, with 10 days at or above a half inch, and precipitation more than twice normal. Average June temperature nearly normal at 68 degrees, with a record low 45 on June 28. year total degree days 7,104, down 485 from normal and 443 below last year.
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la Crosse
Weather Bureau
Winona Livestock Prices and Market Summary
Winona Minnesota hog prices rise 25 cents as hogs delivered to Winona Station by noon. Cattle and veal markets steady with mixed high values. South St. Paul cattle reports show steers 26.25 to 38.00, heifers 25.75 to 28.00, cows 17.00 to 19.50, calves 24.00 to 26.00, feeders 24.50 to 25.50. USDA notes revised hog grade standards effective July 1. Chicago markets list mixed grains, butter, eggs, and potatoes with varied prices.
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Swift & Company
Winona
Mins
South ST. Paul
South $T. Paul, Minn
USDA
Trucks Collide Killings Raise Minnesota Road Toll
A 53 year old Mountain Lake man Jake E Dick was killed when two trucks collided at Murray County Highways 30 and 77. Dick drove a water tank truck and collided with a gravel truck driven by Larry Ackerman 19, Slayton Minn. The incident was reported by the county sheriff s office.
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Associated Press
Mountain Lake
Minn
Minnesota
Jake E. Dick
Murray County
Larry Ackerman
Slayton
Bethesda
Two Harbors
Erick Kvarnes
Highway 61
Donald Jones
Ross LeRoy
St. Mary’s Hospital
Duluth
Pine Island
Goodhue County
Gloria Hancock
Grace Hancock
George Babb
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Ex City Man Riding Poor Beaten Robbed
A former La Crosse man Jack Hoeschler, now a Chicago Legal Aid Society lawyer, was beaten and robbed Saturday afternoon in a predominately Negro area while helping a female employee move. He sustained bruises and knife lacerations and was treated at a Chicago hospital. a watch and $145 were taken. His father reports six assailants and witnesses did not assist. Hoeschler earned a degree from New York University and earlier worked with VISTA in Chicago.
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la Crosse
Jack Hoeschler
Chicago
Legal Aid Society
James
Jake) Hoeschler
Ebner Coulee
Hoeschler
New York University
VISTA
Volunteers
In Service To America
The
Legal Society
Hanoi Says Winona Fliers Prisoner
The Hanoi broadcast named seven more U.S. pilots shot down and captured over North Vietnam. It lists Gordon A. Larson of Minnesota Air Force lieutenant colonel captured May 5 1967 after being shot down over Hanoi. Larson is a Winona native with a CBS TV tie to a 1967 film.
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Hong Kong
Radio
Hanoi
Frank Hess
la Crosse
Wis
Historic Noon Stock Quotations From Markets and Outlook
The data lists dozens of stock quotes across industries including Allied Stores Ford General Motors and Standard Oil with price changes and percentages. It includes Dow Jones averages for Industrials Railroads and Utilities, commodity bids for Wheat Soybeans and Eggs and regional quotes from Marshall Co and local firms with inter-dealer price ranges.
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Allied Stores
Allis-Chalmers American Can
American Motors
Amer
Tel & Tel
Anaconda
Burlington
Chrysler Consolidated Foods
Dupont
Eastman Kodak Foo
Ford General Aniline
General Electric
General Motors
Goodric
Gulf
Aelleman Brewing Inter
Harvester Inter
Tel & Tel Inter
Jim Walter Corp
Jones & Laughlin
Kawecki Chemical Koehring Kresge Minn
Mobile Oil
Montgomery Ward
Rexall Drug
Ryder Systems
Scott Paper
Sears Roebuck
Sinclair Qi
Sperry Rand
Standard Oil
Calif
Standard Oi
Standard Oil Ind
Swift
Texaco Ton Trane Co
U.S. Steel
Universal Oil
Cnet Elect
Waaiworths
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Loomis St
James R. Coffin
Bloomington
John Czeiska
S. 2Nd St
Ronald J.dammon
Cass St
James P. Doyle
Lawrence R. Johnson
Redfield St
Anne Kalfayjan
Losey Blvd. S
Mary R. Sargent
S. Elm St
la Crescent
Robert W. Schaefer Jr
Kirkwood
Jack P. Christen
Onalaska
Maureen T. Christen
Terry S. Heistad
Richard C. Koblitz
S. 10Th St
Jack C. Peterson
Appleton
David J. Zagrzebski
Stevens Point
James L. Carriman
Wood St
Leo G. Hanson
Robert D. Ingbretson
Palatine
Ill
Harlen D. Ledin
10Th St
Francis A. Schleicher
Caledonia
George Vukson
Hancock
David L. Wang
8Th St
John P. Atlas
Hammond
Ind
Ronald J. Mitchell
Galesville
David H. Miller
S. 21St St
Gene A
Sonia Phillips
Redwood Court
Corrine A. Burrows
Holmen
John P. Bushek
Rodney L. Harris
S. 20Th St
Ronald N. Horcher
Coate Hall
Patricia L. M. Shepherd
6Th Ave. N
Karl R. Vanderohe
S. Walnut St
Donald M. Fay
Canton
Liberty St
Terry L. Johnson
Hayward
David D. Luebke
Two Rivers
Allen D. Mechtel
Reuben F. Attke
Attke Construction Co
South Ave
Fire Department
9Th
Adams Streets
Richard Schultz
Badger St
13Th Street
Bayfield
Christopher Dresen
George St
St. Francis Hospital
Flossie Dingeldein
Copeland Ave
Athalie Harper
Donna Haugland
Scott Dening
Prospect St
John Hansen
S. 16Th St
Chicago Poultry Chicago
Chitose, Japan
Stanley M. Kwarciany
S. Losey Blvd
la Crosse County
Green Beret
Thich Tri, Quang
Chenae
C.P
Dakota
T.W
Lansing
Dam
Prairie du Chien
Trem
Dodge
Black
Gales
W.S
Root
Kickapoo
Steuben
Thurs
Winona Re
French Island
Edward E
Rep
Bird Club
Leonard F. Roraff
Roraff
Hazel
Winona Livestock
Usda — Mercantile Exchange
Chicago Grain
California
Winona Fliers
Skeeter
Green Bay Street
By Shearson, Hammill & CO
New York Stock Exchange
Dial Finance
Fabri-Tek, Inc
First Bank
Gateway Trans
Godfrey Co
Howell Instr
Lincoln Natl Life
McQuay, Inc
Nekoosa
Rockwell Mfg
Royal Dutch N.Y
Wallace’ Bus
Warner Elec. Br
Werner Trans
Central Tel. Util
Pwr. & Lite
L C Cooler Co
C Telephone Co
Pyroil Co., Inc
Boston Fund
Chemical Fund
Ea. & Ho, Bal
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