Library Dedication At LCU Set For June 12
Gov Warren Knowles will speak at the Eugene W Murphy Library dedication at La Crosse State University on June 12 at 1 30 pm The event accompanies the Board of Regents meeting and includes a reception and tours The new library on Pine Street between 16th and 17th replaces the Florence Wing Library and houses 350 000 volumes with space for 1 600 students The library gained a federal grant of 124 245 in 1966 the state's largest library grant The building will also serve as a campus communications center and includes area research materials from the State Historical Society of Wisconsin.
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Warren P. Knowles
la Crosse State University
Eugene W. Murphy
Board of Regents of State Universities
Council of Presidents
W. Roy Kopp
Board of Regents
LCU
Samuel G. Gates
Eugene W. McPhee
Wisconsin State Universities System
Knowles
F. W. Freking
la Crosse
Melvin L. Frank
First Congregational Church
Pine Street
16Th
17Th
Florence Wing
Wing Library
Campus Communications Center
Roy van Note
State Historical Society of
Wisconsin
Vandalism Reported At Building Sites
Vandalism observed at the construction sites for a new city hall and a Western Wisconsin Technical Institute expansion was reported to La Crosse police. Equipment at Nale's Construction Co. suffered broken oil gauges torn wires and contaminated fuel while Peter Nelson and Son noted spray grease and sand in tanks and damaged machinery. Police reported damaged machines and bulbs at the La Crosse Clinic site and two city projects.
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Western Wisconsin Technical Institute
la Crosse
Nale’s Construction Co
Winona
WWTI
Peter Nelson and Son
la Crosse Clinic
11Th
King Streets
Theft Reports in La Crosse Boat Thefts
Mrs Raymond Thompson reports a $35 tackle box stolen from a family boat in the backyard. Phil ip Davy reports a $35 battery stolen from his boat at his King Street residence.
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Raymond Thompson
Wood St
la Crosse
Philip Davy
King St
Fire damages Chicken Kitchen Restaurant on Rose Street
Inspectors suspect an electrical wire near a discontinued walk in cooler started a blaze at the Chicken Kitchen Restaurant 701 Rose St on North Side. Heavy burn delayed discovery as flames spread up the south wall into an attic crawl space then down the north wall and into the basement, gutting the restaurant and a vacant apartment above with no damage estimate available.
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North Side
Rose St
James Dayton
Dayton
Former probationer Rollin Peters sent back to prison
Rollin J. Peters, 39, once listed as living in Juneau and later Seattle, was ordered back to Waupun State Prison to complete a 3 year sentence for embezzling funds from a charitable corporation and stealing about $5,000 from Clarence Stokes. The Supreme Court denied his appeal, and Trempealeau County Judge A. L. Twesme confirmed the conviction and ordered Peters returned to prison.
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la Crosse
Waupun State Prison
Rollin J. Peters
Juneau
Alaska
Seattle
Wash
Peters
la Crosse Circuit
Clarence Stokes
Onalaska
Trempealeau County
A. L. Twesme
Lincoln Neprud
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Twesme
Supreme Court
la Crosse County
James McDermott
Randolph
McDermott
Twelme
Waupun
Ohio Man Still Suspect In City Slaying
Richard Lee Tingler remains a suspect in the November La Crosse murder as authorities connect him to other slayings. Police say he was in Dill City Oklahoma after December 20 and deny being in La Crosse on November 29.
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Ohio
Richard Lee Tingler
la Crosse
Eau Claire
Bonnie McDougle
la Crosse Loan Company
Wold
Oklahoma
Tingler
Dill City
Okla
Eau Claire Loan Company
Indiana
California
Texas
Columbus
St.Paul
Minn
St. Paul
Ray Lichtie
FBI
Cordell
Bomb scare at Blessed Sacrament School investigated
A report of a bomb at Blessed Sacrament School at King Street and Losey Boulevard prompted a school check. The incident occurred around 2 43 p m and the building was not dismissed until the usual 3 p m. No bomb was found.
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Blessed Sacrament School
King St. and
Losey Blvd
Vandalism Strikes Eversole-Rogers Car Lot
Three cars at the Eversole Rogers lot at 4th and Cass Streets were vandalized over the weekend. La Crosse police report damage estimated at $100 with a vent window broken a front door kicked in and a fender kicked in on the three vehicles.
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Eversole- Rogers Lot
4Th
Cass Sts
la Crosse
Assistant City Editor Relocates to Montana Editorial Post
Thomas S. Jenks 35, assistant city editor of The La Crosse Tribune since 1963, will become editorial page editor of the Montana Standard in Butte on June 16. A Lee Enterprises veteran, he joined The Tribune in 1959 and has taught at La Crosse State University. He is married with two children.
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Thomas S. Jenks
la Crosse Tribune
Montana Standard
Butte
Mont
Tribune
Lee Enterprises, Inc
Midwest
Montana
Jenks
S. 29Th
la Crosse
Minneapolis
Milwaukee
the Tribune
University of Wisconsin School of Journalism
Central High School
la Crosse State University
Korea
Milwaukee Journal
Mass Communications
W. C. Jenks
Silth St
Patricia Wardwell
Timothy
Susan
Fund Transfer OK'd For Airport Parking
The Common Council Finance Committee recommended transferring 900 to expand airport parking at La Crosse. Airport Manager James Cote asked for the shift and plans to continue existing farming on site without expansion. He noted land was cleared for airport use and questioned planting it with nonessential crops. The airport parking lot has already grown from 39 to 100 spaces after removing an island and redesigning the lot.
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la Crosse
Common Council Finance Committee
James Cote
Local Youth Faces Theft and Robbery Counts
A 16 year old La Crosse youth faces Juvenile Court on charges of armed robbery car theft and bicycle theft. He was arrested with a 16 year old girl at the Lake Motel in Onalaska after being sought as a runaway and suspected in multiple county crimes. The boy remains jailed while investigators assess links to other incidents. the girl was released to her parents. The case lists separate robberies at Clark Super 100 Service Station and a May 28 motorbike theft along with a stolen car tied to Charlotte Rogers. The uranium mineralization of Ambrosia Lake N M ranks first in US uranium reserves.
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la Crosse
the Lake Motel
Onalaska
James McHugh
McHugh
Steven Jacobson
11Th and
la Crosse Streets
Jerome Norris
N. 9Th St
Charlotte Rogers
9Th St
First La Crosse High School Graduation 1881 Details
The La Crosse Public Schools mark their first high school graduation on July 1 1861 with nine graduates from the first building. The article notes earlier classes at 2nd Ward School since 1871 and the 1881 class members. It covers building costs, site purchases, and the 1907 move to Old Central after expansions.
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la Crosse
la Crosse County
8Th and
Main
15Th
Cass Streets
Old Central
Dr Bentz Fends Off Intruder At Home
Dr. D R Bentz of 417 S 19th St reported an intruder attempted burglary at his home early Monday. He confronted the man downstairs after hearing noises while his family was upstairs. the intruder fled through a back door over a seven foot fence. No forced entry or items missing.
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D. R. Bentz
S. 19Th St
Hankinson hired to aid MacGregor Senate bid
Minneapolis AP report says political novice John Hankinson was hired by Rep. Clark MacGregor to quarterback the Republican drive for the U S Senate nomination. Hankinson has worked as a full time paid field man for about four weeks for MacGregor’s campaign efforts.
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Minneapolis
John Hankinson
Clark MacGregor
R-Minn
U.S. Senate
MacGregor
Minnesota Gopher
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Central High
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