Last of Ray's colleagues apprehended
The last inmate who fled Brushy Mountain State Prison with James Earl Ray was recaptured in Tennessee. Douglas Shelton, 32, helped form the escape by using a makeshift pipe ladder. authorities kept details limited whileRay, Hill, and Shelton are tied to the plot.
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Matt Yancey
Brushy Mountain
Tenn
Brushy Mountain State Prison
James Earl Ray
Tennessee Corrections Department
Douglas Shelton
Ray
Earl Hill
Shelton
Hill
Doug Shelton
Stonney Lane
Informational Picketing May Foreshadow Wisconsin Job Action
Union officials announce informational picketing in La Crosse and other Wisconsin cities as a possible prelude to a job action by about 24 000 state employees. Major issues include wages cost of living and salary progression with a June 30 contract expiry.
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la Crosse
Wisconsin
Thomas King
Council 24
Afl-Cio
King
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
Main Hall
Wisconsin escapees charged with murder in Missouri liquor store holdup
LeRoy Shockley 25 of Racine and Randall Cleveland 28 of Wauau, Wisconsin, are charged with murder and armed robbery in the weekend liquor store holdup in Missouri. They were arraigned Monday and held without bond in Cole County Jail. Lawrence Micke died last Friday night during the robbery.
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Jefferson City
Wisconsin
LeRoy Shockley
Racine
Randall Cleveland
Wau- Lau
Cole County
Lawrence Micke
Inmates Rampage After Paint Shop Fire Disturbance
Officials say about 200 inmates took part at times in a riot that began with an intentional fire in a maintenance building's paint shop around 11 35 am. Inmates overturned furniture and damaged windows as only four staff supervised. Disturbances spread to a hospital where hostages were taken and security warned of prior unrest rumors.
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Gagnon
Joseph Scislowicz
Madison
Scislowicz
Mild temperatures forecast with scattered rain from Dakotas to Atlantic coast
Weather summary notes mild northern temperatures and hot southern heat. Rain expected across the Dakotas and from northern Georgia to the Atlantic coast. Wisconsin and Minnesota show mostly clear to partly cloudy skies with warming or cloudier conditions into Wednesday. Iowa anticipates partly cloudy conditions with possible thunderstorms. Dunk Dresbach Lock and Dam 7 shows 11 900 cubic feet per second, river traffic steady with one rowboat upriver and one downriver each carrying 12 barges.
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Dakotas
Georgia
Atlantic
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
Dresbach Lock and Dam
Roof repairs flood Pertzsch classrooms in Onalaska report
Heavy rains have leaked through uncovered new roofing at Pertzsch Elementary, flooding six classrooms an office and the girls restroom. Superintendent Claude Deck counts about 8700 dollars in damage and the district delayed payments to Zahn Roofing while seeking contractor reassurance.
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Onalaska
Wis
Pertzsch
Claude Deck
Onalaska Public
Tomah man held on two counts of attempted murder
Steven A. Bolton, 25, of Tomah is jailed on two counts of attempted murder after firing a rifle near the Burnstad residence early Monday. He allegedly shot at a car and searched for Victor Burnstad, with relatives alerting police as Bolton surrendered to his father-in-law at about 5 a.m. The incident stemmed from a business dispute, and Bolton faces upcoming court on June 20 with no bail set.
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Tomah
Wis
Steven A. Bolton
Bolton
Victor Burnstad
Donald Burnstad
Rita
R. J. Tomah
la Grange
Hiawatha Valley
Kirk
Rhonda Burnstad
Victor Burnstads
Burnstad
Kirk Burnstad
Wisconsin State Patrol
Harris
Rhonda
Cindy
Donald
TeePee
Elbow Room
Boltons
Vernon County
Walter Block
Monroe County
James W. Rice
Block
Ralph Osborne, Jr
City murder suspect agrees to return
La Crosse police report a murder suspect Ralph Vaughan 19 of 805 State St. will not oppose extradition or deportation after lawyer Roy Wiedemann said Vaughan could be back in Wisconsin in days. Vaughan is charged with first degree murder in the February death of Craig Hoof 21 of 1646 Farnam St. in a marsh south of Burlington over Highway 14. A Canadian immigration hearing on entry legality was continued to Thursday. if illegal entry is found Vaughan could be deported without extradition, taking about 18 months if he fights.
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la Crosse
United States
Roy Wiedemann
Medicine Hat
Alberta
Ralph Francis Vaughan
State St
Wisconsin
Vaughan
Craig Hoof
Farnam St
Burlington
Canada
Wiedemann
U.S. State Department
Darwin
Minnesota Declares Wild Rice as Official State Grain
The 1977 Minnesota legislature passed a bill making wild rice the official state grain, with Gov. Rudy Perpich signing the measure into law. Wild rice is noted as the only cereal grain native to the United States.
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ST. Paul, Minn
United States
Minnesota
Rudy Perpich
Killer of Girl Scouts Sought in Oklahoma Camp Murders
Authorities search Camp Scott near Locust Grove as three young Girl Scouts aged 9 and 10 are found murdered. Investigators say one girl was beaten to death and another strangled, with possible sexual molestation. autopsies planned.
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Locust Grove
Okla
Waynes County
Glen
Pete” Weaver
Camp Scott
Tulsa
Barbara Day
Medary Area Planning Group Faces Staff and Growth Debates
Medary officials seek changes to the area plan amid a dispute with Medary officials over staffing from La Crosse County. The group discusses the Dayton Hudson mall on an 80 acre site at U.S. 16 and State Highway 157 and potential residential zoning. The town lines up with La Crosse County growth and the central La Crosse area as a commercial hub while Medary considers its own sewer system and a $20 million regional shopping center. The town board denies a liquor license for the Down Under Club after fire damage and unpaid bills, and accepts an unfinished Meadow Woods road with a $75 000 surety bond to secure completion.
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la Crosse
Onalaska
Shelby
Campbell
Medary
Area Planning Committee
Bracegirdle
Area Plan Committee
Dayton Hudson
U.S. 16
Krueger
Pralle
la Crosse County
Peterson
Holiday Heights
Jerome Klos
Klos
Meadow Woods
Interstate 90
Joseph van Alestyn
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