Exball Player Held On Bomb Threat Charges
Former major league infielder Jerry Priddy 53 of North Hollywood is held on extortion charges after allegedly threatening a luxury ship Island Princess and demanding 250000. Arrest followed discovery of two live bombpack items on board the cruise liner as it sailed toward Puerto Vallarta with 856 aboard.
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Los Angeles
Jerry Priddy
FBI
Washington
Gerald Edward Priddy
North Hollywood
Priddy
Princess Cruises
Watergate Developments Highlight April Accusations and Testimony
Ehrlichman said Nixon assigned him Watergate information in April and described Dean as up to his eyebrows. Reisner testified about documents labeled Gemstone to be routed to Mitchell. Immunity efforts for Dean and Magruder move forward as Stans faces NY indictment. Ellsberg testified to a Los Angeles grand jury. Colson defended Nixon's lack of involvement while Griffin urged Nixon to testify.
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John D. Ehrlichman
Nixon
Ehrlichman
Dean
Senate Committee
Robert Reisner
John N. Mitchell
Dash
U.S. District Court
Jeb Stuart Magruder
Commerce
Maurice H. Stans
Stans
New York
White House
Charles W. Colson
Robert P. Griffin
Rmich
Detroit Free Press
Watergate Committee
Ervin Committee
Griffin
Permits Total $1.3 Million Issued In May
Sixty permits valued at $1,338,657 were issued in May by La Crosse County Zoning Commissioner Richard Nagle for unincorporated areas. This compares with 57 permits worth $1,382,300 in May 1972. For the year to date 145 permits totaling $3,122,600 have been issued versus 134 permits for $2,783,430 in the first five months of 1972.
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Office of
la Crosse County
Richard Nagle
Wisconsin Supreme Court upholds Leroux arrest in 1967 parental murders
The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled the Portage County sheriff had probable cause to arrest Mark J. Leroux without a warrant in the Lenark slayings. Leroux, later charged with murdering his parents and arson to hide the crime, had prior incidents the court cited as giving officers reason to question him. Leroux was convicted in 1968. A separate incident reports a car sinking at the Black River boat ramp near Clinton Street, with owner Paul Barnes guiding recovery efforts.
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Madison
Wis
Mark J. Leroux
Lenark
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Portage County
Nicholas Check
Leroux
Check
Lowell Schoengarth
Black River
Clinton Street
la Crosse
Paul Barnes
Rose St
Wegener
Wrecking Service
Dollar Gains After Weeklong Slide As Gold Eases
The US dollar strengthened in London after a near week of declines to record lows while gold prices eased on European bullion markets. Trading was light, with nerves over future monetary policy lingering as reports from Washington indicated the Nixon administration was considering possible actions.
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London
Washington
Tokyo
Hong Kong
Europe
Zurich
Frankfurt
Paris
Bank of France
Olivier Wormser
Driver Dies As Vehicle Hits Tree
A roundup of Wisconsin traffic deaths includes James Kleczak 21 Coloma killed when his car hit a tree near Oshkosh on Wisconsin 21. Daniel Rather 21 Appleton died Tuesday night after his motorcycle left the road at Combined Locks and hit a pole. John Mitchell 17 Burlington died Tuesday when his car left Wisconsin 83 south of Burlington and hit a pole. Fred Disch 84 Monroe fatally injured Tuesday when struck by a car on a bridge near Brodhead. Keith Zynda 8 Stevens Point died Tuesday after riding into a truck from a driveway. Bernhart Caddatz 65 rural Dane died Monday when his car left Dane County Trunk V and hit a tree near Interstate 94.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
James Kleczak
Coloma
Oshkosh
Daniel Rather
Appleton
Combined Locks
John Mitchell
Burlington
Fred Disch
Monroe
Brodhead
Keith Zynda
Stevens Point
Bernhart Caddatz
Dane
Dane County
New City 4-H Club Chooses Clover Charmers Name
The smallest La Crosse County 4-H club in the City of La Crosse adopts Clover Charmers for its six Clothing I members led by Ruth Vanderploeg. Officers include Michelle Bennicksen president Nancy Sickmann vice president Jean Johnson secretary Kathy Johnson treasurer Theresa Konzen reporter Jill Glendenning sergeant at arms. Meetings set for Monday nights at the leader’s home.
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la Crosse County
la Crosse
Clover Charmers
William Hansen
Ruth (Michael) Vanderploeg
S. 15Th St
Michelle Bennicksen
Nancy Sickmann
Jean Johnson
Kathy Johnson
Theresa Konzen
Jill Glendenning
Laird pledges close White House ties after defense post
Laird says Nixon concerns him, pledges noninvolvement by the president and plans to stay at the White House for at least a year. He will suspend his congressional pension on June 15 and resume public service only after the 12 month break, emphasizing renewed contact with federal heads and lawmakers.
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Laird
Senate
House
Ehrlichman
White House
Trucker Dies in Minnesota Multivehicle Crash
Kenneth M. Dorner, 23, of St. Paul, was killed in a Monday collision on Interstate 694 near Fridley. Materials from his truck slid and crushed the back of his cab. no trailer was involved. The incident raises Minnesota's 1973 road toll to 319.
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Minneapolis, Minn
St. Paul
Minnesota
Kenneth M. Dorner
Minneapolis
Fridley
Dorner
Minnesotan Killed As Car Hits Train East of Annandale
A Silver Lake man, Robert A. Kaminski, 26, died after his car struck a Soo Line freight train three miles east of Annandale on Wright County Road 6. The driver Warren Mathwig, 23, of rural Green Isle, was hospitalized in serious condition. The incident raised Minnesota 1973 traffic toll to 320. Curtis G. Solsvig of Wauwatosa and Leslie A. Will of Columbus were among 121 high school seniors named for academic achievement.
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Annandale
Minn
Silver Lake
Soo Line
Robert A. Kaminski
Buffalo
Wright County
Washington
Curtis G. Solsvig
Wauwatosa
Wis
Leslie A. Will
Columbus
Slaying of Chicago Couple Traced by Police Quest
Police searched Tuesday for the killers of Mrs. Harmon and her husband, amid an engagement ring inquiry at Chicago pawn shops. The Harmon car was found near the crime scene after a Sunday night crash. Mrs. Harmon worked at Madden State Hospital in Hines, and Jerry Harmon was an Illinois Central Gulf Conductor. Miss Cerny taught elementary school in Berwyn. Schmidt worked for a Chicago trucking firm. The couple planned to marry in November. motive remains unknown.
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Chicago
Miss Cerny
Harmon
Madden State Hospital
Hines
Jerry
Illinois Central Gulf Railroad
Berwyn
Schmidt
Pay Increases May Cost State 20.9 Million
Wisconsin officials estimate a 20.9 million price tag for five per cent pay raises over the next two years for 15 000 nonunion state employees. Increases would take effect July 1 1973 and July 1 1974. The plan includes more vacation time for top admins, better life insurance and higher auto allowances.
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Madison, Wis
Wisconsin
4-H Leaders To Fete Rural Affairs Unit
Members of the Greater La Crosse Chamber of Commerce rural affairs committee and their wives will attend the annual Chicken-Q picnic hosted by the La Crosse County 4-H Leaders Association. The event at Shelter No 2 Veterans Memorial Park starts 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday June 12 with musical entertainment by Jolly Jerry and Happy Bob. Douglas O Transtad notes the picnic honors 4-H activities supported by the rural affairs committee.
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Greater
Senate To Vote On Farm Bill
The Senate begins voting on a new five year farm program aimed at income support via target prices for wheat, feed grains and cotton. If prices dip, farmers receive subsidies while consumers pay via taxes, with estimated subsidies about 2.6 billion dollars in 1974.
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Washington
Senate
Senate Agriculture Committee
Senate Committee
Nixon
United States
La Crosse Tribune Staff and Delivery Notice
The La Crosse Tribune announces staff roles including Burgess Blanchard Goltz Hook Hutzler and others. It provides contact details for delivery concerns at 782 8040 and notes publication times and pricing with City carrier price 1.60 every two weeks. Volume 69 Number 21.
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the Tribune
S. 4Th St. la Crosse
Wisconsin High Court Upholds Rape Conviction
The Wisconsin Supreme Court affirmed the 1971 rape conviction of Tommie Brown of Madison. The court ruled a victim need not display resistance if such resistance would be useless or impossible, noting implied threats and the presence of a gun as factors negating consent.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Tommie Brown
Brown
Tri-State Deaths Include Moran Fortney and Duvall Obituaries
Obituaries from Wisconsin and Minnesota list Paul Moran of Gays Mills, Torger Fortney of Readstown, Annie Kopenhafer of Hillsboro, James DuVall of Necedah, and Olga Peterson of Chaseburg with service details, burial plans, survivors, and birth dates. Also noted is a Winona Minnesota college fund drive kickoff breakfast at the College of St. Teresa.
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Winona
Minn
Minnesota
College of St. Teresa
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6Th
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Readstown
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Lime Funeral Home
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Melvin Olson
Soldiers Grove
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Clifford
George
Viroqua
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Necedah
R. 1
Tomah
St. Francis Catholic Church
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Bayview Cemetery
Hare
New Lisbon
John Thurston
Michigan
Thurston
Hartford
Mich
Edward Johnson
Fred Ersepke
Anton
Theodore
Genevieve
Olga Peterson
Chaseburg
Middle Coon Valley Lutheran Church
Albert Mattheis
Enitre Stock
Perma Press
Main Street
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