Woman Awarded 45677 In Prolonged Accident Case
A La Crosse County jury awarded Christine Williams 45677 plus costs for medical and hospital care pain and inconvenience after a long trial. The 28 year old plaintiff sustained permanent injuries to her legs and back in an August 21 1963 crash involving Thomas Haney and Clarence Niedfeldt with determinations of 60 and 40 percent negligence respectively.
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la Crosse
la Crosse County
Lincoln Neprud
Christine Williams
Haney
Holmen
Niedfeldt
Two Ninth Graders Drown After Graduation Party
In Minneapolis police report two 15 year old Sanford Junior High graduates, Ronald Harvedt and James Hatcher, drowned at a Lake Hiawatha gathering of 25 classmates. Police seek who supplied alcohol. investigators found vodka and beer at the scene. The party was not school sanctioned.
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Minneapolis
Sanford
Ronald Harvedt
James Hatcher
Charles E. Beaty
Police
Lake Hiawatha
Eau Claire Man Killed On I-94 Project
An Eau Claire construction worker William G. Thiel, 34, was crushed between a truck and an earth mover while repair work at an Interstate 94 project on the city’s edge. He was employed by a machinery firm and died Thursday.
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EAU Claire
William G. Thiel
Conditions Favor Dutch Elm Disease Spread in Wisconsin
Madison Wisconsin conditions favor Dutch elm disease said University of Wisconsin plant disease specialist Eugene B Smalley. A wet spring has left elms susceptible to the fungus and many trees remain weakened from last year’s drought. Smalley noted varying resistance among elm species and cited observations at the Arlington Experimental Farm nursery north of Madison.
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Arlington Experimental Farm
Madison
Bridge Mishap Claims Stevens Point Foreman
Stanley Niedbalski 56 of Stevens Point, foreman for a painting crew, was killed late Wednesday on the Soo Line Railroad bridge when a train approached. His crew moved to girders. witnesses saw him reach the end and then vanish after what police say was a jump, fall, or being struck. He dropped 20 feet to the bridge abutment.
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Stevens Point
Stanley Niedbalski
Niedbalski
Man Is Committed To Security Hospital
Gerald D. Bergman of Coon Rapids was found not guilty by reason of insanity after a two hour trial for beating his sister in law with a hammer and stabbing her with a paring knife. Anoka County District Judge Robert Gillespie ordered commitment to St. Peter State Security Hospital until doctors determine release. The victim Gail Weigold 24 a Golden Valley junior high teacher testified along with Bergman.
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Anoka
Minn
Gerald D. Bergman
Coon Rapids
Anoka County
Robert Gillespie
Bergman
St. Peter State Security Hospital
Gail Weigold
Golden Valley
Bergmans
Rural Ladysmith Girl Drowns in Flambeau River Incident
Jeanette Parker, 16, of rural Ladysmith drowned while swimming with a companion about six miles south of Ladysmith. Dragging operations followed when the girl companion reported Parker disappeared in the river Friday evening.
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Ladysmith
Jeanette Parker
Flambeau River
Parker
Braves Meet Cardinals in Sunday Baseball Doubleheader
Radio schedule notes WCOW at 12 45 p m with a baseball doubleheader featuring the Braves against St Louis. The broadcast highlights include game coverage and times.
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WCOW
Braves
St. Louis
Man Receives Deep Cut In Accident In La Crosse
A La Crosse man Jerome W. Schubert 28 sustained a deep cut on the forehead when the car he rode in struck a rear car about 2 20 a m on Highway 14 Burlington overhead. He and Jerome E. Tschumper 16 were treated at St Francis Hospital.
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la Crosse
Burlington Railroad
Jerome W. Schubert
S. 19Th St
St. Francis Hospital
Jerome E. Tschumper
S. 23Rd St
Joanne E. Frank
Caledonia
Minn
Tschumper
Miss Frank
J. Allan Horvath
Brecksville
Ohio
Lutheran Hospital
la Crescent Pike
Minnesota
Norlin Wicklund
Hunter
Horvath
George Schultz
Winona
Wicklund
Horvaths
Viet Cong Attack Near Saigon Replicates Intense Skirmish
U S forces reported a Viet Cong force of about a platoon attacked a government outpost five miles southwest of Saigon. Vietnamese rangers secured the post. one defender was missing. In An Xuyen Province a firefight killed six soldiers, wounded nine, and left another missing, with twelve Viet Cong dead counted.
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Saigon
An Xuyen
Minnesota Woman Indicted For Murder
Albert Le a Minn report says Ida Swehla 30 was indicted for first degree murder for shooting her husband Leo 31 at their Abden area farm last Saturday. The grand jury met two days hearing more than a dozen witnesses. Judge Warren Plunkett granted a delay for plea entry. Swehla is free on 15000 dollar bond.
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Albert Lea
Minn
Freeborn County
Ida Swehla
Leo
Abden
Warren Plunkett
Alderman Lemke Injured At Trane Plant Incident
La Crosse fourth ward Alderman William R. Lemke of 920 Vine Street was hospitalized Saturday morning after being struck in the head by an iron bar at Trane Company Plant 4. X rays were taken and he complained of a sore jaw.
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la Crosse
William R. Lemke
Vine St
Trane Co
Stolen Golf Clubs and Chaise Longue Reported in Local Theft
Mrs Barbara Turnbull of Holiday Heights reported seven golf clubs stolen from the rear of her station wagon since Tuesday. C J Schubert of 2131 King Street reported an aluminum chaise longue stolen from his yard since last Wednesday valued at $10.
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Barbara Turnbull
Holiday Heights
la Crosse
C. J. Schubert
King St
Postmaster Nominations Confirmed for Wisconsin
Four Wisconsin postmaster nominations by President Johnson received Senate confirmation on Friday. They are George M. Loomis Sr of Brooklyn Louise M. Gross of Brule Clark W. Clary of Hustler and H Paul Howard of Spring Valley.
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Washington
Wisconsin
Johnson
Senate
George M. Loomis, Sr
Brooklyn
Louise M. Gross
Brule
Clark W. Clary
Hustler
H. Paul Howard
Spring Valley
Marinette Tractor Accident Claims Life Of Frank Sotka
Frank Sotka aged 64 from rural Marinette died when a tractor overturned while he tried to pull another machine in a field. The accident occurred Thursday in a rural area near Marinette.
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Marinette (Ap
Frank Sotka
Marinette
Drunk Driving and Speeding Records From Daily Ledger
A long list from the Daily Records items shows numerous arrests and fines for drunk driving driving after license revocation speeding and related traffic offenses. Individuals named include Charles J. Hebher Harlan Drake Joseph Mason Robert Taylor Richard Wagner and many others across Wisconsin Minnesota and Illinois.
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Charles J. Hebher
Phoenix
Ariz
Ft. Meade
Harlan L. Drake
S. 29Th Court
Joseph M. Mason
Bangor
Robert A. Taylor
Badger St
Richard M. Wagner
S. 4Th St
Leon M. Pedretti
Genoa
David C. Johnson
Moore St
Thomas M. Isler
Paul Place
Robert N. Schulz
Dorn St
Michael J. Killilea
Fredric T. Ulrich
Brookshire Place
Duane F. Kromke
Stoddard
Reuben H. Weise
Minneapolis
Charles W. Hall Jr
S. 8Th St
Judson R. Richmond
Bainbridge St
Leslie H. Lorenz
S. 19Th St
Frederick W. Onsgard
Spring Grove
Minn
Raymond W. J. Holmes
Chaseburg
Speeding
Arthur G. Hesse
Onalaska
David N. Stuber
Kenneth R. Romskog
Mindoro
Thomas L. Thompson
Merrillan
David T. Frey
Cass St
Wilma Johnson
Blanchardville
Margery L. Gilster
Paul L. Strong
S. 33Rd St
David G. Luetke
Nicollet
Carol J. Jacobson
Manston
Gerald A
James D. Schams
Denton St
Raymond C. Opitz
N. Park Ave
Arlen G. Erickson
Victory
Walter N. Cronk
Caroline St
la Crosse
la Crescent
George Shuput
Milwaukee
Michael S. Fischer
Decatur
Ill
Careless driving leads to license suspension for two drivers
Police report shows Steven W. Fijelstad and R. J. Strum each receive a 30 day license suspension for failure to control vehicles. On June 12 John Evenson of Rockland is taken to Grandview Hospital by ambulance for illness. Fire crews respond to straw and barn-floor smoldering at Thomas Skemp farm on County Highway F.
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Larry Heinz
Pipestone
Minn
Clarence R. Pogreba
King St
la Crosse
Charlotte B. Hubert
Eau Claire
James W. Koller
Durand
Kenneth J. Suchla
Arcadia
John James Creely
Winona
Duane C. Stenberg
Blair
Joyce Lee Dillavon
Downers Grove
Ill
Gary C. Dillavon
Darliene K. Olson
Osseo
Alfred E. Stemper
Aurora
Robert Bisek
Independence
Tilmer Torpen
Dennis L. Schultz
Elena
Marshall L. Thompson
R. J. Ettrick
Fred C. Bruchman
Liberty St
Roger W. Ressel
James E. Gordon
Palatine
Barry K. Johnson
Whitehall
Charles Otto
Richard Stone
Eleva
Steven W. Fijelstad
R. J. Strum
John Evenlson
Rockland
Grandview Hospital
Shelby
Thomas Skemp
Loveland Authorized To Ask Flood Studies
Mayor Warren Loveland and Mayor Milo G Knutson were authorized to ask the Army Corps of Engineers to start flood control studies on the Mississippi La Crosse and Black Rivers. The corps will likely say it has authority but no funds Congress must supply. A Board of Public Works member will attend a flood control conference June 23 in Burlington Iowa with Brig Gen Roy Dodge and Gov Otto Kerner as speakers for the Mississippi Valley Association.
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Warren Loveland
Milo G. Knutson
Army Corps of Engineers
Mississippi
la Crosse
Black
Corps
Knutson
Congress
Loveland
Board of Public Works
Burlington
Iowa
Roy T. Dodge
North Central Division
Army
Illinois
Otto Kerner
Mississippi Valley Association
NSP Says Only Court Order Can Stop Plant
Minnesota officials and Wisconsin authorities clash over a proposed generating plant on the St. Croix River near Stillwater. Atty. Gen. Bronson La Follette asks the U S Supreme Court for a temporary injunction while Northern States Power Co. argues construction should continue. La Follette calls the project a public nuisance that harms river recreation.
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Minneapolis
Northern States Power Co
St. Croix
Stillwater
Wisconsin
Atty
Bronson la Follette
U.S. Supreme Court
Tom Clark
Minnesota
la Follette
High Court
Green Bay
Wis
St. Croix Valley
Regents OK UW Role In Job Corps
The University of Wisconsin Board of Regents authorized signing a contract with RCA and the U S Office of Economic Opportunity to establish a Job Corps Training Center in Wisconsin. Gov Knowles said the center would likely be set up at Camp McCoy with UW and RCA providing teachers equipment and the instruction program under federal contract.
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University of Wisconsin
Board of Regents
University
Radio Corporation of America
U.S. Office of Economic Opportunity
Wisconsin
Warren Knowles
Camp McCoy
Theniversity
RCA
Scouts Trip to Devils Lake and Wisconsin Dells
Thirty-one Girl Scouts and six adult leaders from Troop 177 at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church made a day trip to Devils Lake State Park and Wisconsin Dells on Friday.
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Troop 177
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
Devils Lake State Park
Wisconsin Dells
Lucey vows ousting Knowles as Wisconsin divides on LBJ
Democratic Lt. Gov. Patrick J. Lucey pledges to remove Republican Gov. Warren P. Knowles and end divided government at the Wisconsin party convention. Delegates push for fair housing measures and oppose sales tax extensions while weighing positions on Vietnam and Dominican Republic policy.
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Lucey
Knowles
LBJ
Associated Press
Green Bay
Patrick J. Lucey
Warren P. Knowles
Wisconsin
Molinaro
Capitol
Louis Hanson
Quiet college athlete linked to bank robbery and manhunt
The subject, a 6 foot 2 inch ex athlete with a bachelor’s degree in industrial arts, faced FBI bank robbery and murder charges after a rental car tied to the crime was found. He had been tracked across the country and placed on the FBI ten most wanted list before surrendering.
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McPherson College
Salina
FBI
Pope
Franklin Kjeldgaard
Wichita
Security clamp in capital as leaders meet with Quat Friday
About 1,500 troops were posted in the capital for security while military leaders met with Quat Friday. The city looked normal but with heavier police presence. a planned large Catholic anti Quat demonstration was cancelled.
Regents Say Out In Budget Will Hurt UW
The University of Wisconsin Board of Regents passed a resolution warning that cutting Gov. Knowles budget will impede the university. The 832 million governor’s budget was trimmed to 809 million by the GOP Senate, while the Democratic Assembly killed the bill. The resolution urges against higher student fees and notes 1200 additional freshmen expected for summer advance registration.
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David Fries
Watertown
North
Viet Nam
Manuel Gottlieb
Milwaukee
Congress
Joseph Lourigan
Kenosha
U.S.A
State Senate
Democratic Assembly
Council Re-Elects Chairman and Elects New Member
The City Council re-elected Auditorium Board chairman Lawrence Gibson amid a close caucus vote and chose Earl C. Schultz of 1712 Liberty St. as a new member. Schultz succeeds Roy E. Smith, who served one term and was not renominated.
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Auditorium
Lawrence Gibson
Gibson
Earl C. Schultz
Liberty St
Schultz
Roy E. Smith
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S. 20Th St
Robert G. Fernette
Prairie du Chien
Robert C. Goodno
Oak Drive
Duane W. Schmitz
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Michael F. Haggerty
Patrick E. Allen
Shore Acres Road
John Carney
Detroit
Dennis L. Clark
S. 9Th St
Gerald C. Dahlby
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John E. Elmer
Mississippi St
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Arthur Haugland
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Edward Oestreich
S. 7Th St
Alan J. Peterson
William F. Rocert
Charles Schwabenbauer
St. Cloud St
Robert Ames
George Dearman
Black River Boathouse
Earl B. Edmunds
Russell Springs
Patrick Phce
Calais
Maine
Cheryl A. McGee
Pine St
Inez V. Danes
Russell D. Brinkman
Prospect St
Harold R. K. Hegland
Wilson St
Clara L. Huntington
Erwin R. Limpert
S. 29Th St
Robert F. Miller
John M. Osowski
Charles St
Lawrence Stencel
Howard A. Wettstein
Rid
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Frank A. Thornton
Mormon Coulee Road
Merlin R. Miller
Marjorie L. Myhre
Rushford
Gordon W. Fitzpatrick
Charles W. Palmer
Robert and
Lillian Prudoehl
Ernest L. Schroeder
West Salem
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Medary
Manuel Janeiro
Bill Hinkley
NSP
State Farm
Kleon Byers
State Farm Insurance Companies
Bloomington
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George Molinaro
Joint Finance Committee
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