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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1976
Page
2
Larry Bakko a bail bondsman and private investigator is accused of pulling a gun on a Chicago woman during a high speed chase on Interstate 90. D Atty Edmund A Nix says the statements are not substantiated and witnesses are lacking.
Angola's government says pro Western foes remain active in the southeast with limited resistance. UNITA claims growing strikes, while Neto reportedly spurns peace talks. Cuban soldiers and foreign mercenaries face a high profile trial as observers gather.
Richard Banasik a 33 year old artist and owner of Hand of Man Art Gallery was critically injured when his bicycle was struck by a southbound car at 29th Street and Floral Lane. The driver Kevin M Clark 16 was not charged. Police said a preceding car turning onto Floral Lane led to the collision. Banasik lives at 2145 S 21st Terrace and is known for a 6 foot square Andre Manpegna style painting of Jesus in the tomb.
About 15 Sparta civic leaders form Sparta Building Corporation to finance a 325000 clinic facility near St Marys Hospital on the former West Primary School site. They plan to sell 300 to 400 shares at 500 each and borrow the rest. The project aims to attract physicians and bolster St Marys Hospital finances.
A rural Black River Falls man, William Pager, 21, has been ordered to undergo a competency evaluation at Central State Hospital in Waupun to determine if he can aid his defense in a burglary case. Pager and John Edwards, 25, were tied to break ins near City Point owned by Dr. Clifford Starr. Edwards pleaded guilty to criminal damage and theft and received 18 months on probation.
Hengel told the council of plans to start road work with two detours and a 90 day timeline. Bids open June 15 with mid July start. traffic will remain accessable to Onalaska via State Highway 157. The board discussed impact on traffic and awaiting state approval. Onalaska Luther High School asked for sewer and water hookups at 13th and Green Bay Streets with cost sharing for the Green Bay segment. The board approved the request contingent on state approval.
Fire Chief Irvin Kahler said the Thursday blaze at 1321 S 4th St appeared abnormal with rapid spread and intense heat. An investigation by the fire department starts today with the state fire marshal notified. The fire destroyed the eight unit building under construction by Donald Clarkin and damaged nearby structures.
Inflation and lack of means to manage a large crowd lead to dropping ice cream for Dakota Elementary students during the June 5 and 6 celebration. The PTA planned the treat. The Dakota Volunteer Fire Department and auxiliary will host a pancake supper at 4 p.m. Saturday. A potluck community picnic follows at noon Sunday, with attendees asked to bring a main dish.
The government postpones mass swine flu shots by four to six weeks after Parke Davis produced two million doses of the wrong vaccine. Production strains were changed and supply will be increased, officials say. The delay affects initial doses for high risk elderly and chronically ill persons slated for late July.
Cheering workers entered the Anheuser Busch brewery in St Louis as a strike ending March 1 was resolved. A tentative pact announced by a local union leader ends a walkout that idled over 8000 employees at nine Busch plants nationwide. Production of Busch Budweiser and Michelob should ramp up over weeks with wages rising to 9.21 an hour under a three year contract.
London AP reports Conservative MPs and British fishermen denounce a peace pact with Iceland as a sellout. An industry spokesman warns 1,500 fishermen and 7,500 workers ashore will lose jobs, and 60 trawlers will be scrapped or sold abroad.
A two day set of activities features Spirit Days, a History of Onalaska slide exhibit, a softball tournament, kiddy rides, food stands and refreshments. Sponsored by the Onalaska ARBC and local service groups with Bucknell Marionettes through Friends of the Li.
In the Coulee Region, La Crosse Public Library at 8th and Main Sts hosts free tickets at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. The Dakota Minn Bicentennial Daze features the D and D Unity Club at Frontege Road end on the Dakota Elementary School grounds with a 9 a.m. horseshoe pitching contest.
A steady cool pattern continues across the Northwest while seasonal temperatures spread across most of the nation. Rain and showers are forecast from the northern Rockies to the northern Plains with showers also in the Texas panhandle lower Midwest and Southeast. Wisconsin and Minnesota expect fair to partly sunny conditions tonight through Saturday with cooler nights and warmer afternoons. Iowa looks mostly clear tonight with Saturday partly cloudy in the south and mostly sunny elsewhere.
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