Cyclist Killed as Two Hastings Men Face Murder Charges
Two Hastings men were charged in the fatal shooting of Worthington cyclist Michael R. Tracy during a camp-out of the Elk Foresteros Motorcycle Club at Old Mill Park in Hastings. George Graham 23 faces first degree murder. William Dean 20 charged with aiding and abetting. The Dakota County attorney noted no suspected club membership.
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Hastings, Minn
Hastings
A Worthington
Elk Foresteros
Jerome Kluck
Dakota County
Twin Cities
Mike Tracy
Steelworkers delay key meeting as talks with industry drag
A top level bargaining session pushes back the United Steelworkers Executive Committee meeting to Tuesday as executives Abel and Cooper press for a settlement. The Basic Steel Industry Conference could order a strike if no deal is reached, with 62,000 workers at stake.
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Lee Linder
Pittsburgh
United Steelworkers’ Executive Committee
I. W. Abel
R. Conrad Cooper
Abel
Cooper
UMW
Joseph P. Molony
Basic Steel Industry
Paul Hilbert
District 15
Molony
U.S. Steel
William Penny Hotel
U.S. Steel Corp
America
Rocking the 1960s Nomination Fight for Carlson Support
The piece reports Kansas Senator Frank Carlson favored by some delegates as a Rockefeller alternative to Nixon. National figures like Huck Boyd and Rep. Ford discuss possible defections from Missouri to Colorado and Utah to aid Carlson. Newsweek cites Nixon slip and Reagan gains, with Ford predicting up to six ballots.
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Sen
Frank Carlson
Kansas
Carlson
Rockefeller
Nixon
McDill
Huck” Boyd
Missouri
Iowa
Minnesota
Utah
Colorado
Boyd
Gerald R. Ford
Michigan
House
Ford
Lindsay
Newsweek Magazine
Gold Star Mothers to Meet Wednesday at Legion Club
The American Gold Star Mothers will gather at 1 30 p.m. Wednesday in the American Legion Club correcting a prior Sunday Tribune report that listed Monday as the meeting time.
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American Legion Club
la Crosse Tribune
Siamese Twin Baby Dies After Separation From Sister
In Tampa Florida a four day old baby separated from her dead Siamese twin sister died after a five hour operation. Surviving infant placed in incubator overnight. Autopsy ordered to determine cause of death. Doctors found each infant had its own heart. Parents identities not disclosed by hospital.
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Tampa
Fla
Richard Connor
Colette
St. Joseph Hospital
Connor
Prague leaders reject general strike calls amid Czech liberalization push
Public support for Prague’s reform drive grows as Dubcek Smrkovsky and President Svoboda say the party will uphold liberalization while opposing nationwide five minute demonstrations. Soviet press warns of large scale maneuvers near the Czech border and hints at possible invasion if talks fail.
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Czechoslovakia
Moscow
Prague
Pravda
Soviet Union
Czechslovakia
Central Committee
Bomb threat empties Wisconsin dorm during cheer clinic
About 250 high school girls from seven states were evacuated from Governor's Hall at Wisconsin State University in Eau Claire after a phone call claimed a bomb was planted. Police searched the four story dorm and found nothing, moving the group to another dorm overnight and back in the morning. The caller, described as a young adult male, said the bomb would explode at 3 30 a.m. The call came at 2 15 a.m.
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EAU Claire
Governor’s Hall
Wisconsin State University
Atomic Pioneer Dies
GOETTINGEN Germany AP Otto Hahn German pioneer in atomic research and winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry died Sunday after a continued illness according to officials.
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Goettingen
Germany
Otto Hahn
Nobel laureate Otto Hahn and atomic fission claim
Otto Hahn died after a long illness at 89. He and his assistant demonstrated atomic fission on December 18, 1938 by neutron bombardment of uranium, earning the Nobel Prize in 1944. The article notes fish scales show age via rings, similar to tree rings.
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Hahn
Radio Highlights and Baseball Broadcast Schedule
Monday at 7 p.m. on WLCX Vox Pop rebroadcast a news documentary RSVP about Negro children vacationing in La Crosse. At 9:45 p.m. on WKBH a Twins Angels baseball game. Tuesday features WKTY at 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. Republican pre convention report from Miami Beach by Peter Hurtgen, and a 1:25 p.m. Cubs Giants baseball game.
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WLCX
la Crosse
WKBH
Minnesota Twins
California Angels
WKTY
Miami Beach
Fla
Peter Hurtgen
Chicago Cubs
San Francisco Giants
Retired Spring Grove businessman Maurice Fladager dies at 74
Maurice Henry Fladager 74 of Spring Grove died Sunday July 28 after a long illness. He owned Fladager Clothing Store and held leadership roles in the Spring Grove Masonic Lodge the Commercial Club and the American Legion Post. Services are 2 p.m. Tuesday at Trinity Lutheran Church with burial in the church cemetery. He is survived by his widow Blanche two daughters eight grandchildren and two sisters.
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Spring Grove
Minn
Maurice Henry Fladager
Fladager
American Legion
Engell-Roble Funeral Home
Blanche
Virgil
Betty Mae) Thompson
Montevideo
Leland
Louise) Sunder
Minneapolis
Gilbert Oseth
Natalia Fladager
Pope urges understanding for couples on birth control
The pope reiterates Catholic teaching on contraception while advising priests to show compassion in individual cases. He notes Christ was firm against evil but merciful to people, a stance seen as aligning with the so called French line of thought allowing allowances in certain circumstances.
Cardinal Herrera y Oria Dies at 28th Anniversary of Priesthood
Madrid AP reports Angel Cardinal Herrera y Oria retired bishop of Malaga and social advocate died Sunday. A lawyer and publisher before joining the priesthood he was named Bishop of Malaga in 1947 and elevated to cardinal in 1966.
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Madrid
Spain
Angel Cardinal Herrera Y Oria
Malaga
Weather forecast for La Crosse and nearby areas
La Crosse and vicinity face thundershowers tonight and Tuesday with near 60 tonight and about 80 on Tuesday. Wisconsin and Minnesota expect showers and thunderstorms mainly tonight and Tuesday, Iowa sees variable cloudiness with storms possible. Temperatures over the five day period average 4 8 degrees below normal with 1 inch of precipitation.
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Lacrosse
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
la Crosse
Foreign Aid To Science Is Reduced
The Defense Department cuts non-urgent foreign science research after a congressional recommendation. Only urgent overseas projects that cannot be done in the United States will be funded. John S. Foster Jr. briefed Rep. Henry S. Reuss on the new screening criteria and actions to limit nonessential overseas research.
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Washington
Defense Department
Department
United States
John S. Foster Jr
Defense Research and Engineering
Henry S. Reuss
D-Wis
House
Government Operations
U.S
Guns and gun control debate stirs Wisconsin legislature
Senator Kennedy criticizes registration as impractical for criminals while La Crosse speakers urge stricter controls. Lawmakers plan to introduce bills in January as police and gun groups cite crime statistics and petitions opposing stronger laws.
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Robert Kennedy
Tregoning
America
William Black
la Crosse
la Crosse County
Harold Molzahn Jr
Wisconsin Gun Collectors Association
Wisconsin
New York City
George Wuensch
Bohemian Valley Watershed Sports Club
Keith Ellison
Wake Up America
Gaylord Nelson
William Proxmire
State rejects appeal in Alfonsi bribery case
The Wisconsin Attorney General announced the state will not appeal the acquittal of Assemblyman Paul Alfonsi and will seek new bribery law to remove intent as an element. Alfonsi faced two trials and Supreme Court review after a $100 check alleged as a bribe. Hutnik faced $50 bribery charges.
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Madison
Bronson C. la Follette
Paul Alfonsi
Supreme Court
la Follette
Alfonsi
Willis Hutnik
Ladysmith
Grant County
Lancaster
Hutnik
Wise
State Supreme Court
Arold Murphy
Marinette
Murphy
Four Wisconsin Traffic Deaths Reported Over Weekend
A weekend of fatal crashes in Wisconsin left four people dead and several seriously injured. Mrs. John Spanton, 20, died in a Rock County car train collision near Evansville. her husband 22 and two children were hospitalized. Ole Dokkestal, 71, died from injuries after a two car crash near Independence. Janis Bondeson, 17, died from injuries in a Highway 12 crash near New Lisbon. John Evers, 17, of Casco, died when his car hit a power pole in Kewaunee County.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
John Spanton
Evansville
Rock County
Ole Dokkestal
Eau Claire
Highway
Independence
Janis Bondeson
Manston
New Lisbon
John Evers
Casco
Kewaunee
Viet Cong Infiltrators Hit Tuy Hoa Base In Vietnam
Viet Cong infiltrators in loincloths attacked the Tuy Hoa air base in central South Vietnam, destroying two C130 transports and damaging an F100 fighter. About nine infiltrators died, one American wounded, as bases in Thailand and Da Nang faced prior and ongoing attacks. U.S. defenses around bases are being strengthened.
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Saigon
US S
Tuy Hoa
South Vietnam
Southeast Asia
U.S
North
Air Force
31St
Air National Guard
Vietnam
New Mexico
Niagara Falls
N.Y
Udorn
Thailand
da Nang
North Vietnam
Vinh
Winona Livestock and Market Prices Across Regions
Winona Minnesota hog quotes show 50 cents lower on deliveries by noon at Winona Station. Cattle and veal markets steady with varied grades and weights. Chicago poultry, produce, grains, and potatoes mixed with price shifts noted. South St. Paul cattle and hogs listed with ranges for multiple classes and weights.
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Winona
South ST. Paul
South ST. Paul, Minn
USDA
Choice
Chicago
U.S
California
Texas
Washington Norgolds
Campaigns, unions push reforms amid riot violence debate
The GOP argued that eradicating riot causes is needed alongside campaigns against Negro rioters. The AFL-CIO and American Bar Association joined calls to abolish the Electoral College and elect presidents by direct popular vote.
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Afl-Cio
American Bar Association
Broadcasters Accused Of Deception In Pay TV Debate
In Chicago Joseph S Wright chairman of Zenith Radio Corp accuses the National Association of Broadcasters of deception to delay a national pay TV trial. NAB president Vincent Wasilewski denies the charge as Congress weighs a two year delay. Zenith says FCC trial rules would curb sports and older films while investing $15 million in pay TV hardware.
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Chicago
Joseph S. Wright
Zenith Radio Corp
National Association of Broadcasters
NAB
Wright
House Commerce Committee
Vincent Wasilewski
Hartford
Conn
Zenith
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
Congress
Ipay TV
Merger Proposed Between MCA and Westinghouse
Westinghouse Electric Corp and MCA Inc announce a plan to merge. The deal requires boards, MCA shareholders, and tax ruling approval. MCA would continue under present management if approved. MCA assets include Universal City Studios, Columbia Savings & Loan Colorado, Spencer Gifts, and phonograph records. Westinghouse operates electrical equipment and a group of radio and TV stations.
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Pittsburgh
MCA, Inc
Westinghouse Electric Corp
D.C. Burnham
Westinghouse
Jules C. Stein
MCA
Phonograph Records
Universal City Film Studios
Columbia Savings & Loan Association of Colorado
Spencer Gifts, Inc
Stock Quotations and Market Averages July 29 1968
National and regional quotes show Rexall Drug at 34 1/2, Ryder Systems 46 1/2, Allied Stores 45 1/2, Scott Paper 26, Allis-Chalmers 28 5/8, Sears Roebuck 63 1/2, American Can 47, Sinclair Oil 76, American Motors 1, Sperry Rand 45, Amer Tel & Tel 14, Standard Oil Calif 65, Anaconda 45, Standard Oil N J 80, Anchor Coupling 21 1/4-21 1/2, Standard Oil Ind 55 2, Burlington 4, Swift 25 3/4, Chrysler 59 3/4, Texaco 80 3/4, Consolidated Foods 62 1/2, Trane Co 59, Dupont 158, U.S. Steel 39 2, Eastman Kodak 75, Universal Oil 42, Epko Shoe 21 1/4-21 1/2, Woolworths Ford 49 7/8, Dow Jones Industrials 887.45 down 1.02, General Electric 84 3/4, General Motors 79 7/8, General Telephone 37 1/2, volume 2,500,000. Commodities quotes: Sept Wheat 12 7/8, Sept Soybeans 25 5/8, Sept Eggs 37.75, Sept Corn 10 3/4, Sept Inter Power 2 1/2, etc.
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Rexall Drug
Ryder Systems
Allied Stores
Scott Paper
Allis-Chalmers
Sears Roebuck
American Can
Sinclair Oil
American Motors
Sperry Rand
Amer
Tel & Tel
Standard Oil
Calif
N.J
Burlington
Swift
Chrysler
Texaco
Consolidated Foods
Trane Co
Dupont
U.S. Steel
Eastman Kodak
Universal Oi
Westinghouse
Epko Shoe
White Motors
Woolworths
Ford
DOW Jones
General Electric
General Motors
Utilities
General Telephone
Goodrich
Great Northern
Gulf of
Heileman Brewing
Inter
Harvester
Power
Jim Walter Corp
THE
Marshall Co
Jones & Laughlin
Northern St
Northwest Bancorp
Com- Olin-Mathieson
Pepsico
RCA
E Dial Finance
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Rocky
Ronald Reagan
South
Reagan
ABC
CBS
George C. Wallace
Alabama
Dirksen
Cleveland
Atomic Pioneer
Otto
Pope
Winona Livestock
Swift & Company
Winona, Minn
Chicago Poultry Chicago
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Chicago Grain
C.P
T.W
Dam
Lansing
Prairie du Chien
Galesville
West Salem
Root
Houston
Tuebe
Thur
Westinghouse Set
By Shearson, Hammill & CO
New York Stock Exchange
Fabri-Tek, Inc
First Bank
Gateway
Godfrey Co
Howell Instr
Lincoln Natl Life
McQuay, Inc
Nekoosa
Rockwell
Cental Tel. & A
Wis. Pwr. & Lite
L C Cooler Co
L C Telephone Co
Pyroil Co., Inc
Boston Fund
Chemical F
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Ea, & Ho
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