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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1968
Page
2
In Saigon terrorists blew up the Asian Daily News building in Cholon damaging the plant and injuring no one. The assault followed a prior similar bombing and comes as U.S. and South Vietnamese forces report several battlefield actions near Hue and Saigon.
Partly cloudy with thundershowers possible Friday night. Lows mid 60s. Saturday showers end with highs in upper 70s. Sunday cooler with precipitation unlikely. 60 percent Friday night, 30 percent Saturday. Wisconsin and Minnesota temps and shower chances vary by region. extended outlook shows several days of below normal temperatures and 0 degree days total. Sunrise Saturday 5 48 am Sunset 8 35. Record low 86 in 1955.
Judge Doyle outlines a temporary injunction to let the three wholesalers pursue claims that Heileman brewery’s appointment agreements and pricing practices restrain trade. Attorneys say trial for damages will follow, with accusations of interstate commerce effects and discriminatory pricing against La Crosse handlers. Heileman officials deny wrongdoing and defend legality while withholding some Wisconsin allowances pending proof of need.
Floyd F. Spalding, 31, was shot and killed in the kitchen of his rural Wisconsin Rapids home in what authorities called an accidental rifle discharge. Sheriff Nick Check said Spalding’s wife found him wounded and he died at Riverview Hospital. He left four children.
Dale Minnick Jr. 19 of Rhinelander was found dead in a car abandoned in a field near Highway 17. Oneida County Coroner Julius Nagy ruled apparent carbon monoxide poisoning, noting the car had bogged down in mud.
The report outlines racial unrest in Cleveland with a black nationalist ambush killing three officers. Fred Ahmed Evans led 17 men, claiming $10,000 in Cleveland Now funds via Hough Area Development Corp. Evans faces multiple charges and a $100,000 bond for intent to kill. Three white suspects are held after Miller’s death as April 16 state holiday in Puerto Rico noted.
Whitewater State University terminates its Upward Bound program affecting about 150 students after dormitory vandalism and a downtown confrontation between groups. Police tear gas, bottles thrown, and several arrests followed the disturbance involving students from Racine Kenosha Milwaukee Beloit and other cities.
Richard Cudahy former state party chairman and Democratic attorney general hopeful says he will tour Wisconsin to conduct a crime control inventory. He will meet with law enforcement officials to discuss police recruiting training public attitudes and gun control and will gather input from parents of the Upward mobility program.
The National Association of Securities Dealers quotes inter-dealer prices as of about 9:00 am, with no retail markup. A second list shows bids and asks for local and regional securities, mutual funds, and tax trusts with price ranges and adjustments for approximate markup.
Friday program lists a baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the Oakland Athletics at 9 45 p m on WKBH radio. Saturday listing repeats a baseball segment on the same station.
Tomah man Gordon Laxton 23 testifies in his own defense in circuit court denying rape of a 20 year old Tomah area farm wife on Feb 22 1968. Experts testified about clothing hair and fingerprint evidence while the wife’s husband and others offered testimony and the case moved toward jury deliberations.
Extra police patrols were assigned to Milwaukee's Inner Core early today after isolated disturbances with broken windows minor fires and a tavern scuffle. About 200 people were dispersed by 2 a.m. eight youths were taken into custody mostly for curfew violations and three youths were seen fleeing a possible fire bombing.
John Peradot 87 of Tomah dies in Sparta hospital. Willard Densmore 68 of Tomah dies at home. Services scheduled at White Funeral Home with burial at LaGrange and Oak Grove Cemeteries. Survivors listed include children, grandchildren, and siblings. Also noted: otter shell marks suggest use of stones to dislodge abalones.
In Chicago a large group of youths smashed windows and looted a colonial style supermarket near a breadbasket protest area. Police imposed a dusk to dawn curfew and reinforced from surrounding communities as injuries occurred and a photographer was beaten.
The St Paul District Corps of Engineers invites bids to paint four galvanized steel radio towers along the Mississippi River. Towers stand about 260 feet high near Bay City Pierce County Alma Buffalo Crawford and Dresbach Winona counties. Bidder may win all towers or any combination with 30 to 60 days to complete per tower count. Specifications available from District Engineer in St Paul Minnesota.
Des Moines Register reports at least 29000 in trucking gifts to 11 of 13 Democratic Public Works Committee members and other lawmakers over two years. It notes recipients include House and Senate committees tied to highway use and funding while officials deny influence on votes.
In Washington three Republican senators who back Fortas say Attorney General Clark linked civil rights foes to opposition. Miller led a push to withdraw Fortas, citing rulings on obscenity as abhorrent to community morals, while Gore predicted a solid yes vote for confirmation.
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