Three Sage Brothers Among 73 Lost In Ship Collision
A Navy destroyer collision in the South China Sea killed 73 sailors including Gary 22 Radarman 3.C Gregory 21 and Seaman Apprentice Kelly 19 Sage brothers from Nebraska. Their families faced grief as Navy officials confirmed the three brothers died aboard the Evans after the Melbourne sliced through the vessel.
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Niobrara Neb
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Brown student earns 4.156 average to earn summa cum laude
Brown University graduate Donald E. Krecker 21 from Norristown Pa earned a 4.156 average with one A minus eight A s and 23 A pluses in 32 courses. He received a bachelor of science in applied mathematics and will study at Stanford. Krecker worked part time in Brown s computer lab and played trumpet in bands while completing school.
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La Crosse Community Theater hires Kenneth Albers as new director
Kenneth L. Albers of Eureka Illinois has been chosen as the La Crosse Community Theater director effective Sept 1. He brings an extensive background in technical direction and acting from his work at Illinois Wesleyan University University of Minnesota Arena Theater Jewish Community Center and Tyrone Guthrie Theater. He and his wife Cathy plan to perform in the Summer Music Theater at Southern University Carbondale this summer.
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Wisconsin Senate Approves Fringe Benefit Hike
The Wisconsin Senate approved a 16 million dollar fringe benefits package for state employees over the next two years. The measure, not endorsed by the Joint Finance Committee, covers length of service pay and higher insurance. Sponsors include Reuben LaFave Clifford Krueger Fred Risser and Henry Dorman. Republicans earlier blocked a Democratic tax separation proposal affecting the 1969 71 budget.
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Rites Pending for Marine Pfc John Kirchner Viet Casualty
Funeral services for Marine Pfc. John Ward Kirchner will be announced in eight to ten days by Fossum Funeral Home La Crosse after the body returns from Vietnam. He was the son of Mr and Mrs Marin Kirchner of 520 South Sixth Street and was killed May 27 during a search and clear operation near An Hoa base. The incorrect name Pfc Ward Kirchner was reported earlier.
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Vietnam
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Rebirth Of Idealism Called For By Nixon
Gary fire marshal closes Wallace High and Melton Elementary in Glen Park after a series of fires and explosions injuring nine and displacing dozens. About 2,500 pupils sent home to ease parental alarm. Six blasts within a 10 square block in 15 minutes demolished six homes and damaged 19 more.
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Captured documents reveal Reds plan new Vietnam offensives
Piles of captured documents show the Communist high command acknowledging grave battlefield reverses yet insisting Saigon remains in a favorable position. They outline summer and fall campaigns to drive the U.S. toward a political settlement as American public opinion shifts toward withdrawal.
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U.S
Stowaway Falls to His Death on Madrid Flight
Two young Cubans stowed away above a Spanish DC8 wheel in Havana. One fell to his death after takeoff while the other, Armando Socarras Ramirez, survived seven and a half hours at 29000 feet with no breathing aid, later hospitalized in grave condition after landing in Madrid. He reported a companion hid under the right wheel.
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Nixon Warns Graduates Against Isolationism at Air Force Academy
President Nixon urged Air Force Academy graduates to resist isolationist currents and pursue a revival of American idealism to uphold a global order of peace. He toured the Falcon Stadium and cadet chapels in Colorado Springs before heading to Midway Island for a Vietnam summit.
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Kmart advertising supplement circulated with LaCrosse Tribune
Notice announces a Kmart advertising insert in today's LaCrosse Tribune. If missing, readers should call the circulation department for a complete delivery.
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