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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1968
Page
2
Milwaukee jurors begin deliberations on 10 counts against John Tucker a Negro janitor charged with murdering Patrolman Bryan Moschea during July rioting. Defense contends Tucker acted in self defense after white gunman Milton Nelson fired first.
Vietnamese and allied forces report 836 enemy soldiers killed in a week, the lowest in four and a half months, while 157 South Vietnamese plus U S casualties are noted. An arms cache and strikes around Sai Gon are detailed, with attacks and terror raids in An Duong and near Gio Linh.
Distributors allege Heileman punished deviations from contracts and used low retailer prices to push distributors to higher prices. They seek triple damages under federal law totaling 1.8 million plus 250000 in state claims. Names Chapiewsky Hassell Kilian and Homstad cited with long–running distribution stakes.
Variable cloudiness and warm humid weather with a chance of showers across La Crosse and vicinity tonight and Wednesday. Wisconsin faces thundershowers with a slight cooling trend in the northwest. Minnesota sees scattered showers and possible severe storms in the west and north. Iowa reports occasional showers or thunderstorms with heavy rains in the north tonight.
Terrance Zinken 19 of St. Cloud died after burns from a June 23 fireworks explosion near St. Cloud. Eugene Andersander 24 and Bobbie Jean Skaggs 4 also died earlier. the blast occurred in the trunk of Zinken’s car on a rural farm three miles west of St. Cloud.
Washington AP reports two Minnesota Army men on the Defense Department casualty list. Pfc Bruce L Truhler of St Paul died of wounds and WO Eric Koeppen of Mankato died not as a result of hostile action. Koeppen served as a helicopter pilot with the 101st Airborne at Phan Thiet since April 1.
The record lists several transfers to St. Francis Hospital on July 15 and 16. Fred Miller, 78, of 328 Hamilton St West Salem, Esther Koenig, 60, County Hospital, Hugh Fay, 305 Elm St La Crescent Minn, and Ray Jostad, R 2 Holmen, are among the patients. Ray Jostad was later noted as moved to Lutheran Hospital.
Talbert Abrams of Lansing Michigan, board chairman of Abrams Aerial Survey Corp., was among Pan Am New York to Moscow Flight 1 passengers. Abrams also flew Pan Am’s first New York Paris jet in 1958 and the first around the world jet in 1959.
The La Crosse chapter of the Indoor Sports Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Presbyterian Coach House. Members will discuss low rent housing for the handicapped and a regular meeting and recreational area for the handicapped. Attorney Seth Stoltz will be the guest.
Special events at city playgrounds featured a pet show at Hood and a bike decorating contest at Swanson.
A 51 year old Minneapolis area man, John Cook of St. Louis Park, died Monday after falling about 40 feet from a steel scaffold at the Frankling Heating Plant in Rochester during a remodeling job. He was alone on the scaffold when it collapsed.
Mrs. Carol Fluekiger reports to police that $5 vanished from her daughter’s dresser over the weekend at 522 Caledonia Street in La Crosse.
International Falls Minnesota AP five people including two fathers and three children were swept by rapids in the Rainy River after a boat overturned. Fisherman Ray Severt 48 rescued four victims and John Klow helped recover the Baron girl. All survived with only cold exposure and one near-miss at a whirlpool.
A Minneapolis man died and another Air Force helper was injured when their car left Highway 10 near Sartell Minnesota and crashed into brush. The body was found hours later by a passing motorist and the death raised the year's traffic toll to 477 with several other fatalities noted.
Air service between the two capitals began with a Soviet IL 62 carrying 93 passengers including 54 officials docking in New York with a Russian and an American flag visible. Eugene Rostow and Pan Am's Najeeb Halaby greeted arrivals as talks yielded weekly flights Montreal to New York and Moscow routes. First class fares set at 584 one way and 1110 round trip with economy from 384 to 429 one way and 730 to 815 round trip.
Two youths aged 19 plead guilty to disorderly conduct after snapping off car aerials at the Interstate Fairgrounds. Larry Rhodes of Bangor was fined 57 dollars with 30 dollars restitution, case continued for restitution amount. Wayne Whitten of Patch Junction, Ariz, faced faster timeline due to travel. Deputies reported four more bent or broken aerials. replacing an aerial cost 15 to 30 dollars.
An adult and two juveniles, ages 14 and 15, were arrested for breaking into the Charles Waslow residence at 1601 Sunset Drive and the University Inn at 1806 State Street. Michael Abraham, 26, of 1322 State Street, was held for a county court appearance after detention by city detectives. The youths were turned over to social services for juvenile court action. about $70 and $34 were stolen from the University Inn and the Waslow residence respectively.
Milwaukee area walkout by concrete haulers may trigger job refusals for 600 additional drivers in Milwaukee Waukesha Ozaukee and Washington counties. Officials warn delays to interstate highway work including the central expressway interchange due to halted ready mix concrete and recent heavy rains.
A bomb in a downtown Newark garbage can outside the Mexican consulate was dismantled by Army demolition experts after police traced a Spanish accented call to a newspaper switchboard. The incident follows multiple bombings or threats against foreign offices in New York and surrounding areas.
The House passed and sent to the White House a bill approving a Great Lakes basin compact. It grants Congress consent with limitations to an agreement among Illinois Indiana Michigan Minnesota New York Ohio Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. The compact creates the Great Lakes commission with three to five commissioners per state to advise on water resource development use and conservation.
Julius C. Holmes, 69, veteran diplomat and authority on Middle East affairs, died Sunday night. He served as ambassador from 1961 to 1965 and earlier was Gen Dwight D. Eisenhower’s political adviser during World War II.
Prochlik demanded equal voice for Soviet allies in running the Warsaw Pact and urged preventing blocs within the alliance. He called the conference a regrettable act as Prague met East European leaders separately and analysts noted possible Hungarian opposition to tougher stances. The communique claimed full unanimity despite a two day extension and an exchange of views.
MABEL Minn A two car crash Sunday near Detroit Lakes took the lives of Mrs. Arthur Blagevedt 61 of Lenora Minn her son May dern 43 of Mabel and her son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Keith McCaleb 44 and 41 of Marion Minn They were en route home from a wedding in Moorhead A Chicago couple in the other car were injured Services for Mrs Blagsvedt and her son will be held Thursday at the Elstad Lutheran Church with burial in the church cemetery. Survivors include two daughters and nine grandchildren along with brothers and sisters. The McCalebs are survived by three children in Rochester.
In Marengo Illinois a Woodstock youth Roger Weber 17 died in a car crash minutes after buying the vehicle. Passenger Anna Kutscha 81 also of Woodstock was killed. The father George Weber witnessed the collision at Illinois 176 and Union Road while following his son’s car returning from the purchase. Walter Kutscha 49 and Edna Kutscha 47 were seriously injured.
The Prague scene tightens as Soviet allies reinforce pressure on the Dubcek era reform push. Brezhnev warns against bourgeois masquerades while hard-liners seek Soviet backing to undo changes before the September party congress.
William Huiss, 11, son of Mrs. Patricia Huiss of 1024 Avon St, was named June Boy of the Month by the Boys' Club staff. Selection considered attendance participation behavior and attitude. A Boy of the Month will be named each month until October when a Boy of the Year is chosen.
Hollywood AP reports Regis Philbin returned to his ABC Joey Bishop talk show taping after a dramatic stage departure. The incident involved a police ambulance and hospital visits for illness and family members including Walter Marx and Ersu Curti, with Bishop assuring viewers Philbin would be back.
WLCX at 6 30 p m continues Crisis in the Cities panel moderated by Dr. Carl Wimberly dean of letters and science at LCU WKBH at 7 45 p m features a Twins versus Red Sox baseball matchup.
Representative Odin Langen R Minn announces filing for re election to a sixth two year term. He sits on the appropriations committee chairs the house minority task force on agriculture and is the second ranking Republican on the agricultural subcommittee.
A compact market note lists stock quotes for Rexall Drug Ryder Systems Scott Paper Sears Roebuck Sinclair Oil Sperry Rand Standard Oil firms Swift Texaco Trane U S Steel Universal Oil Westinghouse White Motors Woolworth and Dow Jones Averages with daily moves. It includes NYSE Volume 3,460,000 and commodities prices for July Wheat Soybeans and Corn with brief changes.
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