Jailer Wage Dispute Remains Unresolved After Secret Talks
County officials and jail matrons debate wage discrimination with eight to ten matrons seeking equal pay. Birnbaum, counsel for some, claims an agreement was discussed but supervisor Ipsen says no deal was reached. The matter hinges on a state law requiring jailers to be the same sex as prisoners and may force hiring four female jailers.
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William Ipson
James Birnbaum
Corp
Ray Sander
Birnbaum
Ipsen
Birn
Wisconsin Equal Rights Division
Guthrie
Donald Harman
11Th Dist
Dist
Atty
Edmund Nix
Damper On Tractor Purchase Divides Sparta Council
Sparta, Wis. disagreement over a tractor bucket purchase delays Sanitation Committee's bid for a 130 horsepower International leader at 46,569 plus trade in. Aldermen Reynolds and Davis vote against suspending rules to advance the resolution, pushing action to July 13.
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Sparta
Wis
Sanitation Committee
Nagl-Hart
Madison
Sanitation
Ernest Reynolds
Ernest Schedler
Marion C. Davis
Reynolds
Sex scandal widens as Hays and Howe face charges
The report details ongoing sex allegations against Rep. Wayne L. Hays and Rep. Earl Howe, with House Speaker Carl Albert delaying caucus action and seeking to dispose of the matter next week. The piece notes Hays’ fallout from leadership roles amid the controversy and mentions a separate Park Service electricity report involving Gray's houseboat tied to funding for a National Visitor Center.
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Young
House
Carl Albert
House Democratic Caucus
Wayne L. Hays
Albert
Hays
House Administration Committee
Miss Ray
Congressional
Ohio
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Howe
Congress
Washington Post
National Park Service
George Hartzog
Gray
Columbia Marina
Park Service
Hartzog
Logan High School architect finalists named by board
The La Crosse Area Public School Board of Education will select an architect for a new North Side Logan High School. Two finalists are Flad and Associates of Madison and Hackner Schroeder Roslansky and Associates of La Crosse. A final choice will be announced at the 7 30 p m board meeting.
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North Side
William Temte
la Crosse Area
Temte
Central High School
Larry Hackett
Lincoln Junior High School
Rosella Christiano
Summit School
La Crosse Man Killed in Two-Car Collision
Emil Bjerstedt an 80 year old resident of 504 S 22nd St died after a Monday afternoon crash at 22nd and Cass streets in La Crosse He suffered head injuries at Lutheran Hospital Netzer 18 of 1519 Thompson St driving east on Cass was uninjured Police found a yield sign at the intersection no citations were issued.
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la Crosse
Emil Bjerstedt
S. 22Nd St
Bjerstedt
Lutheran Hospital
22Nd
Cass Streets
Jeffrey T. Netzer
Thompson St
Netzer
Cass Street
22Nd Street
Blue Stars Fourth in Two Drum Corps Meets
The First Federal Blue Stars Drum and Bugle Corps earned two fourth places in weekend competitions. In Milwaukee Friday the Blues scored 58.6 as Madison Scouts won with 67.35 and Phantom Regiment placed third. Saturday at Love's Park the Blues earned 58.5 while Phantom Regiment led with 69.45 and Mount Prospect Guardsmen took third. The Sunday show at Park Ridge was halted by rain and hail.
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Federal Blue Stars
Milwaukee
Blue Stars
Madison Scouts
Chicago Cavaliers
Phantom Regiment
Rockford
Ill
Blue Star
Donald Fitzgerald
Love's Park
Mount Prospect
Park Ridge
Dubuque
Iowa
Prairie du Chien
Free Bel tone ear aid touted for simple hearing help
Chicago readers are invited to obtain a free non-operating Bel tone hearing aid model by mailing to Bel tone Electronics Corp. The miniature device weighs under a third of an ounce and sits at ear level. Send for yours to Dept. 5478, 4201 W. Victoria St., Chicago IL 60646.
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Chicago
Ill
Beltone
Beltone Electronics Corp
Victoria St
Illinois
Sparta Woman Admits Bomb Hoax
A 33 year old Sparta woman admitted making the bomb threat that led to the evacuation of St. Marys Hospital in Sparta. Police say she will be charged today. she was ill and medicated at the time, with strong prescribed drugs. The call forced evacuation of 52 patients including a surgery patient and a cardiac patient.
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Sparta
Wis
St. Mary’s Hospital
David Kemp
Ralph E. Osborne Jr
Kemp
Teens to view suspect in Chicago flooding murder case
Three teenagers who witnessed their mother Phyllis Anderson slain and father Leo wounded while their car stalled in a flooded street were to see a police suspect. Authorities said a man was arrested after witnesses identified him in the fatal shooting of Mrs. Anderson, 51, and the wounding of her husband. The couple had been forced off a flooded expressway onto South Side streets. Anderson reportedly refused to pay $10 to a gang of youths who threatened to push him through a flooded viaduct.
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Chicago
Phyllis Anderson
Phyllis Doherty
Superior
Wis
Leo
Anderson
Syrians Move Toward Marjayoun in Lebanon
In Beirut AP reports Syrian tank forces advanced toward Marjayoun near Israel after capturing Rachaya, which guards access to Palestinian guerrilla bases in southern Lebanon. Palestinians focus on Lebanon’s civil war, while Syria aims to curb raids and potential Israeli retaliation.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Marjayoun
Israel
Rachaya
U S Ready to Defend Southeast Asia via Philippine Bases
U S Ambassador Sullivan says defense of Southeast Asia hinges on effective use of Philippine bases as negotiations for a new pact resume. Philippine Ambassador Romualdez insists on clear sovereignty over bases and jurisdiction over U S troops stationed there.
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the Philippines
United States
Southeast Asia
Philippines
U.S
William H. Sullivan
Eduardo C. Romualdez
Wilson Receives Knight of the Garter at Windsor
Prime Minister Sir Harold Wilson was invested by Queen Elizabeth II as a Knight of the Garter at Windsor Castle in a private ceremony with fellow companions. He, age 60, wore the order’s regalia during the prest night ceremony in the throne room.
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Windsor
England
Harold Wilson
Elizabeth II
Going On in the Coulee Region Bike and Event Guide
Vernon Memorial Hospital hosts Tuesday bike rides five miles south of Viroqua until late October with 1:30 to 5:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. Main Streets. Evening rides sponsored by Tri-State Bicycle Touring Society at Burns Park 7 p.m. Wednesdays until late October. Wisconsin Air National Guard Band concert at Gillette Park Tomah 7 p.m. Lions golf outing in Tomah and a U.S. surplus auction at the Tomah Holiday Inn 8 a.m.
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Burns Park
7Th
Main Streets
Wisconsin Air National Guard
Tomah
Gillette Park
Tomah Lions
Hiawatha Lions
U.S
Tomah Holiday Inn
Warm temperatures forecast nationwide with east above normal
National Weather Service data indicate seasonably warm conditions across most areas with higher than normal temperatures in the East. Rain is expected in the Great Lakes region, bringing unsettled conditions there.
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National Weather Service
Great Lakes
Weather Summary for Tri State Area and River Data
Wisconsin reports mostly cloudy cooler conditions with a chance of showers and isolated storms. Minnesota and Iowa expect clear to partly cloudy skies with cooler air and chance of showers in northeastern Minnesota tonight. River stage station readings show multiple dams and gauges with flat to varying levels and river traffic including upriver towboats and barges downstream.
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Minnesota
Iowa
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Beth) Thompson
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Inez) Laramy
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