Senate panel backs Burger for Chief Justice post
The Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously approved President Nixon's nomination of Warren E. Burger to be chief justice. The one hour forty five minute hearing featured broad praise for Burger, who would succeed the retiring Earl Warren, with the panel quickly endorsing the nomination afterward.
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Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Nixon
Warren E. Burger
The
United States
Earl Warren
Reies Lopez Tijerina
Burger
Judiciary Committee
Sens
James O. Eastland
Dmiss
School Board Overruled On Bus Decision
Wisconsin Supreme Court rules school boards cannot base bus for private school students solely on geography. Elmbrook board abdicated discretion by choosing Sherry Knutsen for Catholic Memorial High School, ignoring her preference and other factors. The decision emphasizes weighing conflicting factors in transportation aid and student choice.
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Madison
Wisconsin Supreme Court
High Tribunal
Elmbrook
Sherry Knutsen
Catholic Memorial High School
Waukesha
Sherry
Catholic Memorial High
Allan C. Knutsen
Divine Savior High School
Milwaukee
Catholic Memorial
Nathan S. Heffernan
Circuit
Clair Voss
High Court
Wisconsin highway toll rises after multi crash deaths
A sequence of fatal crashes in Sheboygan County and Dane County raises Wisconsin 1969 highway deaths to 369. Mrs. Kolowrat dies after a left turn collision while her grandson Steven J. Smith injured. John P. Herman Earnest L. Nicholson and Marilyn Keene are named dead in separate incidents near Kohler Beloit Waunakee.
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Associated Press
Sheboygan
Wisconsin
John P. Herman
Kohler
Earnest L. Nicholson
Janesville
Highway 15
Beloit
Marilyn Keene
Waunakee
Dane County
Wisconsin School Monies Bill Signed By Gov Knowles
Gov. Warren P. Knowles signed a measure providing Wisconsin school districts with 20.3 million in deficiency funds and 6.5 million to replenish the housing loans for veterans from the 1969-71 budget. The bill replaces a vetoed version not to divert current departmental budgets.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Warren P. Knowles
Knowles
Weather Summary for Lacrosse and Vicinity
Fair and cool tonight with lows near 40 and a high around 70 on Wednesday. Wisconsin sees milder conditions with showers possible in the north by midweek. Minnesota and Iowa expect variable clouds and showers, with warmer tonight and Wednesday. Sunrise Wednesday 5 24 a m Sunset Wednesday 8 42 p m Moon Last Quarter June 7.
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Lacrosse
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
Youth Faces Three Charges In Two Courts
A Minnesota youth, Gerald D. Peterson, 18, St. Paul Park, returns to La Crosse Wednesday on traffic charges after a pursuit ending in a crash with police. He faced driving without a license in County Court and reckless driving and fleeing from an officer in Municipal Court. cases continued for legal counsel. Peterson posted bonds and was released. His companions, Nicholas Bauer and Randell Bauman, both 19, forfeited $100 bonds for carrying concealed weapons. Bauer and Bauman failed to appear in County Court. Bauman also faced confiscation of a World War II commando knife, and a switchblade knife was taken into custody.
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Minnesota
la Crosse
Gerald D. Peterson
St. Paul Park
4Th Street
Peterson
Nicholas B. Bauer
Bauer
S. 4Th St
Randell
Births listed across Wisconsin hospitals in late May
In La Crosse, May 31 a daughter Roberta Jean to Richard C. Schams. May 29 a daughter to Robert A. Olson. May 30 a daughter to Don LaBarre. Other births noted in La Crescent, Rosemont, Onalaska, Bangor, Trempealeau, Tomah, Whitehall, Sparta, and Blair with multiple families named and dates May 26 to June 1.
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Roberta Jean
Richard C. Schams
R. 2
la Crosse
Jeanne Hefti
Cliffside Drive
Nancy Vandervliet
Richard M. Senn
Box
Onalaska
Louise J. Kabat
Kenneth L. Berg
Coon Valley
Yvonne Sennes
St. Francis Hospital
Kenneth James
Trempealeau
Marlene Kube
James Servais
Market St
Gloria Reyes
Tracy Lynn
Duane Furan
Ward Ave
Mary Weigel
Alf Erickson
S. 35Th St
Linda Gildea
Roderick Davis
St. Mary’s Hospital
Robert G. Walker
Norwelk
Barbara Misna
Harold R. Frei
Tomah
Delores Thomas
Daniel L. Huizenga
Sparta
Donna N. Brown
Two Coeds Found Dead Near Ocean City
Miss Davis and Miss Perry, coeds from Monticello Junior College, were found dead near a parkway 150 yards from their abandoned car. Miss Perry had just completed her freshman year. Miss Davis had graduated and planned to enter Ithaca College in September.
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Davis
Camp Hill
Miss Davis
Miss Perry
Ocean City
Pennsylvania
Parkway
Monticello Junior College
Godfrey
Ill
Ithaca
N.Y
Collision Night Blues Hit Melbourne Vessel Fate
Five years ago seas were calm when the Voyager bow sank instantly and the ship went down in three hours. Eighty two died including the skipper, sparking a furor before Melbourne was cleared of blame. Australian Navy Minister Clive Kelly voiced dismay as Evans marked the seventh U S warship in major accidents in three years with 313 lives lost in six prior incidents.
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Voyager
Australia
Melbourne
Clive Kelly
Adelaide
Evans
U.S
Houston Man Killed In Auto Crash
Joseph Claude Hermanson 20 of Houston was killed in a one car crash in Houston County near Town of Sheldon about 2 45 a m Tuesday Two Houston youths 16 and 18 were minor injuries Services set for 2 p m Thursday at Cross of Christ Lutheran Church Rev Dale Seffrood to officiate burial in Looney Valley Cemetery Born July 19 1948 in La Crosse son of Leonard and survived by parents two sisters and other relatives He worked at Bud Johnson Service Station Local survivors include sisters Mrs Robert McCurdy of San Clemente California and Mrs Wayne Sennes of Hokah.
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Houston
Minn
Joseph Claude Hermanson
Sheldon
Houston County
Here
Randy Carlson
Jeffrey
Cross of Christ Lutheran Church
Dale Seffrood
Looney Valley
Hill Funeral Home
Leonard Hermans
la Crosse
Winona Technical College
Bud Johnson
Robert McCurdy
San Clemente
Calif
Wayne Sennes
Hokah
Mrs. Norman I Burn Dies at 49 in Eugene Oregon
Genevieve Burn 49 of 1249 West 16th Street Eugene died Saturday in Eugene Born February 3 1920 in La Crosse she lived in Eugene since 1951 Survived by husband mother and sister Funeral arrangements by Dickinson Funeral Home set to be announced.
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Norman I. (Genevieve) Burn
16Th St
Eugene
Ore
la Crosse
LeRoy Rice
Maude Rice
Elizabeth Moore
Dickinson Funeral Home
Eye Injury on CTHW Bridge Rail Incident
Kendall Wisconsin at noon a bridge rail pierced the windshield and exited the left rear door window injuring Jeffrey Pott of Kendall. Driver Glen Woodward 16 R 2 Kendall was the other occupant.
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Kendall
Wis
Glen Woodward
Jeffrey Pott
Man Makes Final Trip As Engineer
Arthur Klaus, 65, stepped off the Hiawatha from Milwaukee to La Crosse signaling retirement after a 45 year Milwaukee Road career rising from section crew to engineer. He and wife Helen ran George Street Quick Clean Washerette ten years and will hand it to her while he seeks Social Security and plants trees on his son's Trempealeau County farm. They have six children and 18 grandchildren.
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Arthur Klaus
Hiawatha
Milwaukee
la Crosse
Milwaukee Road
Klaus
Liberty St
Helen
George Street
Trempealeau County
Hanson Named Jaycee Of Month For May
Douglas E. Hanson of 816 Caledonia Street named Outstanding Jaycee of the Month for May by the La Crosse Jaycees for his work as chairman of the Peacock Relays. Hanson works as a salesman for Garot Christman Agency and is a three year member with a wife and three sons.
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Douglas E. Hanson
Caledonia St
The
la Crosse Jaycees
Han
Peacock Relays
Garot - Christman Agency
Minn. Farmer Killed When Combine Tips Over
Roy Nelson, 58, a semirefined farmer from seven miles northwest of Gaylord in Sibley County, died Monday when a combine he was repairing tipped onto him. He lay under the machine while working on a mechanism and suffocation was listed as the probable cause of death.
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Gaylord, Minn
Roy Nelson
Gaylord
Sibley County
Nelson
Radio Highlights Airs Parks Chief On Summer Program
On Tuesday at 7 p.m. WLCX will feature Vox Pop with Eugene Fry director of city parks and recreation discussing the department summer program. Also includes market notes on butter eggs and potatoes with wholesale prices and regional shipm ents.
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WLCX
Eugene Fry
City Parks and Recreation
Man Freed After Charge Is Reduced
Russell Davidson 38 was released from La Crosse County Jail after a County Court ruling reduced his charge from burglary to vagrancy. He had been held 16 days for allegedly breaking into the concession stand at North Side Speedbowl on Oak Street May 18, with police arrest inside the building. District Attorney Burleigh Randolph said the act amounted to vagrancy since Davidson was on the premises without permission.
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la Crosse County
Russell Davidson
Los Angeles
Davidson
North Side Speedbowl
Oak St
Dist
Atty
Burleigh Randolph
Papenfuss
California
Canada
Nationalization Urged for Major Defense Contractors
Harvard economist John Kenneth Galbraith urged Congress to nationalize large defense contractors. He proposed making firms with more than 75 percent of business with the Defense Department over five years public corporations. The hearing opened two weeks on defense spending impact with Galbraith and Charles L. Schultze as lead witnesses.
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Washington
John Kenneth Galbraith
Harvard
Congress
Defense Department
Galbraight
Senate
House
Galbraith
John F. Kennedy
India
Charles L. Schultze
Budget Bureau
Lyndon B. Johnson
Military Audit Commission
Schultze
Secretary of State
Secretary of Defense
Marriage Licenses and Court Proceedings in Wisconsin
A La Crosse judge handled a no defense plea for a Canadian citizen while listing upcoming marriage licenses in La Crosse and surrounding towns. Multiple couples are set to wed in June at various Wisconsin locales. also noted are a defendant’s jail time credit and imminent release. Senator William Proxmire urged scrutiny of defense spending during hearings on the military budget and national priorities.
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William Proxmire
Proxmire
D-Wis
Traffic Crashes Injure Four in City Incidents
Four people were hurt in two city crashes Monday. Ruth Jay 27 of 1711 Adams St was hospitalized with chest and stomach injuries after her car hit the rear vehicle at 3rd and King Streets. In a separate 6:40 p.m. crash a truck cab passenger fell on the wheel causing James Davis 16 to lose control. Richard Davis 5 and Lori Davis 4 sustained head and mouth injuries.
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Ruth Jay
Adams St
St. Francis Hospital
3Rd
King Streets
Billy Butler
S. 9Th St
Butler
James Davis
Windsor
Richard Davis
Avon St
Lorrie Davis
la Crosse Hospital
Hostages Safe As Escapee Surrenders
An escaped convict surrendered after holding a former hostage overnight in a Robeson County farmhouse. Ricardo Resendez and fellow escapee James Lee gave themselves up as police surrounded the Wilcox home. Neighbors describe a tense standoff as officers recovered weapons used in the escape and two guards were taken captive during the incident.
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Lumberton
N.C
Ricardo Resendez
Los Angeles
Isley Wilcox
Robeson County
James Lee
Wilcox
Earl Strickland
Resender
Strickland
Ebert Locklear
Locklear
Resendez
Lee
Livestock and grain markets from South St. Paul and Chicago
USDA reports from South St. Paul show cattle and hog markets with price ranges for slaughter steers heifers cows and calves. Cash grain prices in Chicago list No 2 hard yellow wheat and corn futures with corresponding oats soybeans and oil prices.
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South ST. Paul
South ST. Paul, Minn
USDA
Cash Grain
Chicago
Stock Quotations National and Local Averages
National quotations from the National Association of Securities Dealers at 9:00 a.m. show inter dealer prices for Fabri Tek Inc and others with ranges. Local bids and asks cover La Crosse Cooler Pyroil Boston Fidelity and Massachusetts funds with updated markups and fund ranges.
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Marshall
National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc
la Crosse Cooler
Pyroil Co
Ing
Mutual
Boston Fund
Chem. Fund
Eaton & Howard Bal
Eberstadt
Fidelity Fund
Manhattan
Mass. Inv
Natl. Investors
Puritan Fund
Wisconsin Fund
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la Crosse Tribune
Okays Burger
Walter R. Mears
Edward M. Kennedy
Mass
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Joseph E. Tydings
Dmd
Abe Fortas
Judiciary
of Ethics
Tydings
Judicial Conference of the United States
Mayor Foundation
Institute of Criminal Law and Procedure
Georgetown University
Appeals Court
New York University
Federal Bar Foundation
Frankfurt University
American Bar Association
Committee On
Supreme Court
Warren Court
Capitol
Coe
Eastland
John L. McClellan
McClellan
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
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Winona
C.P
T.W
Patete
Crosse
Lansing
Prairie du Chien
Dod
Galesville
Root
Rer
West Salem
Louston
Mississippi
Wed St Winona
Thur. Yy Laros
la Prairie ‘du Chien
Grandview Hospital
Robert Kugler
Judith Hauser
Scott Anthony
Arlen Schroeder
Westby
Betty Kansier
Black River Falls
Mrs. Norman I
Ece
Lewis W. Walt
Marine Barracks
Walt
Nancy
Leonard F. Chapman Jr
Marine Corps
Korea
Vietnam
Man
Hanson
Jaycee
Mercantile Exchange
Arizona
Idaho
Francis Papenfuss
Gerald L. Stone
Ricky D. Stevens, Cashton
Mary A. Fuchsteiner
Michael A. McArdle
N. 10Th St
Marianne Marcou
Robert A. Nelson
Patsy R. McCoy
S. 7Th St
Allan W. Storandt
Mindoro
Dawn M. Kreibich
Stevenstown
Black River Falls, Wis
Larry Comstock
Alma Center
Georgia Matalas
Merrillan
Larry Gjerseth
Joy Eileen Hopwood
George Marek
Virginia Marek
Neillsville
Louis S. Drecktrah
Gloria Ann Gilbertson
Timothy Allen Peltz
Minneapolis
Sandra Sue Frank
Warren Millard
Darlene Ellen Brager
Carroll Charles Osley
Jacqueline Marie Anderson
Melrose
Lee R. Izard
Cottage St
Marion H. Tyler
Warrens
James J. Blommer
Hutchinson
Janet Rae
Christopherson
St. Paul
Donald A. Zimmerman
Sun Prairie
Cynthia Ann Quirk
W. Main St
Richard Daw
Kent
Sam Garrison
Lynn
Ruby Neal Brown
CW Transport
Fabri-Tek, Inc
First Bank Ltd
Gateway Trans
Godfrey Co
Gyrodyne
Howell Instrum
Lincoln Nat
Life of McQuay, Inc
Nekoosa Edwwari Roanwell
Wallace Business
Warner Elec
Werner Cont
Wis. Power & L
Allis-Chalmers
American Airlines
American Motors
American Tel. & Tel
Atlantic Richfield
Burlington Ind
Caterpillar Tractor
Central Tel. & Util
Chrysler My Consolidated Foods
Continent
Can
DuPont Me
General Electric
General Motors
Eee Telephone
Great Northern Ry
Gulf Oil
G. Helleman
Inter
Harvester Inter, Tel. & Tel
Interstate Power
Jim Walter
Kraftco
Kresse Marcor
Minnesota Mining
Mobil Olin Monsanto Chemical Ve
Northern Pacific
Northern States
Olin West Bancorp
Outboard Marine
J. C. Penney
Pepsico
RCA
Ryder System
Sears Roebuck
Sperry Rand
Standard Oil
Ind
Texaco
U. oneAmerica
Universal Oj
Estinghouse Elec
Industrials Foyt
Larne
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