Nixon Proposes 5 Billion Airport Upgrade Plan
President Nixon outlined a 10 year federal aid program totaling about 5 billion dollars to improve airports financed largely by higher airline ticket taxes and a nine cent fuel tax for general aviation. The plan would add about 250 million dollars annually to local governments for airport facilities and increase overall federal aid to aviation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Nixon
Congress
United States
Puerto Rico
Hawaii
James Beggs
Transportation
He Na Aviation
Beggs
Juries Find One Guilty One Innocent in La Crosse Trials
Two Circuit Court juries determined outcomes in appeals of La Crosse Municipal Court traffic convictions. Peter O. Johnson 31 of Oregon was acquitted of drunken driving on May 21 1968. Ronald G. Frey 34 of West Salem was convicted of failing to yield at Losey Boulevard and Highway 14 on Oct 8 1966. Both had prior Municipal Court convictions and appealed. Johnson was tried Thursday and Frey Wednesday with prosecutors noting the actions of Asst. City Atty. William Sauer. Frey received a 15 dollar fine plus 47.80 dollars costs from Judge Lincoln Neprud. Deputized jurors listed for both cases.
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la Crosse
Peter O. Johnson
R. 1
Oregon
South 3Rd Street
Ronald G. Frey
Losey Boulevard
Highway 14
Johnson
Terry Gillette
Frey
Daniel Flaherty
William Sauer
Lincoln Neprud
Jeanette Krause
Clarence Fleming
Bangor
Yvonne Gilster
West Salem
Delores Keeler
Sunrise Drive
Bernie Nehls
Dorothy Opitz
Adams St
William G. Stark
Liberty St
Mildred Casberg
Holmen
Harold Drecktrah
N. Youlon St
Gilster
Verna Peters
17Th Place
Vandalism Reported At Different Sites In La Crosse
Three La Crosse youths were turned over to county juvenile authorities after causing damage to property at Borden's Dairy and breaking windows at Harry Spence Elementary School and Myrick Park maintenance building. Police cited rocks and air gun pellets as causes. incidents spanned several weeks with no monetary values listed.
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la Crosse
Borden’s Dairy
7Th
Hood Streets
Harry Spence
22Nd
Bennett Streets
Myrick Park
Forest County Admits Michigan Escapee to Stand Trial
John E. McKay, 45, an escapee from a Michigan penal farm at Camp Beraga, was arrested by La Crosse police after a stolen truck collision and transferred to Forest County to face charges of issuing worthless checks. Sheriff James McHugh reported deputies delivered the suspect and the Michigan warrant.
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Michigan
la Crosse
Forest County
James McHugh
John E. McKay
McHugh
McKay
Camp Beraga
Hagar Street
Winona Man Charged With Taking Sign
A 20-year-old Winona man, William H. Wissman, was arrested by city police early Sunday for attempting to take a park ing sign on Cass Streets. He was found placing the sign in a car with five other occupants at 12 30 a.m. Wissman posted a 57 bond and faces a County Court appearance. others at the scene were not charged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winona
Eversole-Rogersee Cass
William H. Wissman
Trial Details Highlight Teen Alcohol Impairment in Fatal Crash
Prosecutor argues 134 percent blood alcohol, far above legal limits, rendered 17-year-old intoxicated as testimony links beer bought by Schuster and accomplice Blashaski to a deadly crash. Defense counters with conflicting tests and road condition disputes, while witnesses note driver Cavadini’s role and vehicle actions near the quarry.
Man Given Probation for Worthless Checks in Wisconsin
A La Crosse man Gary R. Osleson 21 was placed on two years probation in County Court after pleading guilty to worthless checks and issuing three more bad checks. Judge Leonard F. Roraff ordered treatment at the county guidance clinic as a probation condition, with the recommendation from the Wisconsin Department of Health and Social Services and agreement by the assistant district attorney and Osleson’s lawyer. The judge warned Osleson to destroy any remaining uncashed checks.
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la Crosse
Leonard F. Roraff
Gary R. Osleson
Winnebago St
County Guidance Clinic
Guidance Clinic
Asst. Dist
Merwin Mellor
Osleson
Everett Hoch
Wisconsin Department of Health and Social Services
Mellor
Herman J. Dolle Roroff
Man Charged In Drug Case Given Probation
A La Crosse man Jeffrey Sanville 21 pleaded guilty to marijuana possession. He was sentenced to two years at Green Bay Reformatory with execution stayed and placed on probation. Sanville was arrested after police found marijuana in a King Street apartment.
Deaths in La Crosse Area Obituaries and Services
Obituaries list Anna Wurzel and Phyllis Buchman along with Mary Baldwin and others. Details include ages, addresses, survivors, funeral times, calling hours, and burial locations at Catholic and local cemeteries with services by pastors and funeral homes in La Crosse Wisconsin.
Indoor Sports Club Plans Weekend District Convention
The La Crosse Coulee Region Chapter Indoor Sports Club will plan this weekend’s district convention at its monthly meeting Tuesday at 7 30 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church West Avenue and Cass Street. The convention, part of the club’s program for the physically handicapped, will be held at La Crosse State University. Herman J Dolle 65 of Youngdale Avenue La Crosse died suddenly Saturday evening in a local hospital Survivors include his widow Gertrude two sons Thomas J and Lawrence H both of La Crosse one daughter Miss Louise A Dolle of La Crosse one brother John of Colsburg Iowa four sisters Mrs Marie Kreis Mrs George Regina Guggen Kuehl and Mrs Edward Teresa Guggenbuehl all of La Crosse and Mrs Math Elizabeth Birner of Milwaukee Wis. Funeral details: 10 30 a m at Schumacher Funeral Home and 11 a m at St James Catholic Church Burial will be injuia French Island Cemetery May call at the funeral home Tuesday 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p m Rosary at 7 30 p m. Steve Dolle was a veteran of North American Rockwell Corp. Survivors include his widow four children Vicki Mark Julie and Steven and his mother Charlotte Fiske of Fullerton Calif. Daniel L Buhr 43 formerly of La Crosse died Saturday June 14 of a stroke in Anaheim Calif where he lived.
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Anna Wurzel
Denton St
Arnold
San Antonio
Tex
Felix
la Crosse
John Dummer
Fred Dummer
Racine
Wis
Mathilda Smuthey
Sophia Spears
M. Bertina
FSPA
Theresa Atchison
Bartlett
Ill
John
Schumacher Funeral Home
Holy Trinity Catholic Church
V. J
Delbert
Phyllis) Buchman
Green Bay St
Mt. Calvary Evangelical Lutheran Church
Lloyd Lambert
Woodlawn
Delbert Buchman
John A. Poehling
Howard Poehling
Madison
Leroy Poehling
Clifford Poehling
St. Louis
Chester
Charlotte) Larson
Hazel Poehling
Buchman
la Crosse Coulee
First Presbyterian ‘Church
West Avenue
Cass ‘Street
la Crosse State University
Herman J. Dolle
Youngdale Ave
Gertrude
Thomas J
Lawrence H
Louise A. Dolle
Colsburg
Iowa
Marie Kreis
George
Regina) Guggen Kuehl
Edward
Teresa) Guggenbuehl
Skeeter Schedule Maps Spraying From Causeway Boulevard Area
Monday night’s spraying under the mosquito control program will cover the area from Causeway Boulevard to the north city limits and between the east and west city limits.
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Skeeter
Causeway Boulevard
Records of Police Ambulance Transfers June 14–16
A list of ambulance calls with dates June 14 to June 16 detailing patient names ages addresses and destinations. Incidents include injuries cuts and illnesses. Patients were taken to St Francis or Lutheran Hospitals by squad car or ambulance.
Pompidou Rise From Schoolteacher to French Premier
The passage traces Georges Pompidou’s career from teaching in Paris to high political trust with Charles de Gaulle. It notes his roles on de Gaulle’s staff during the early republic period, leadership at Rothschild Bank, and ascent to premier in 1962 despite having no prior public office experience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacques Duclos
Pompidou
Paris
de Gaulle
France
Rothschild Bank
Boat and motor recovered after youths arrested
Two 14 year old local youths were arrested by city police Saturday after a 14 foot boat and 18 horsepower motor were found. Martin Hake reported the missing items from his boat slip at the La Crosse Yacht Club. Police recovered the gear north of the Mississippi River Bridge and the youths were taken into custody for Juvenile Court action.
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Martin Hake
5Th Ave. S
la Crosse Yacht Club
Pettibone Island
Mississippi River Bridge
Jewelry and cosmetics thefts reported in city
Two dresses valued at 40 dollars were stolen from a clothesline at 418 S 11th St between 6 and 10:30 p.m. Saturday. Mary Lemke reported the loss to police. A missing cosmetics theft from Quillin's IGA 325 West Ave N involved 2.38 dollars, with an 18 year old La Crosse girl turned over to social services and facing possible Juvenile Court action.
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S. 11Th St
Mary Lemke
la Crosse
Quillin
IGA
West Ave. N
Eleven Die On Minnesota Highways Over Weekend
The weekend on Minnesota roads left eleven dead, lifting the 1969 toll to 344. Victims included a 7 year old girl in Swift County, a trio in an Ano ka pursuit crash, and several others across Carver Wright and Ramsey areas with ages from 12 to 54. Authorities noted multiple injuries and varying conditions among survivors.
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Associated Press
Minnesota
Swift County
Vicki Christianson
Ernie Christianson
Montevideo
Minn
Clontarf
Economic Adviser Dies at 59 in Washington
David Lusher, 59, senior staffer on the President's Council of Economic Advisers since 1951, died Sunday at Georgetown University Hospital after suffering a stroke on June 4.
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Washington (Ap
David Lusher
President’s Council of Economic Advisers
Georgetown University Hospital
Stock Quotations and Local Market Prices
Local and regional quotes list interdealer stock bids and asks for various issuers and funds. Also included are Winona livestock prices for hogs cattle and veal with per hundredweight ranges and market directions.
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Winona
Minn
Bowers
Thai Infantrymen Battle Viet Cong Near Saigon
Thai infantrymen backed by U S dive bombers helicopters and artillery fought a 500 man Viet Cong force east of Saigon. The battle left 212 Viet Cong dead in six hours with Thai casualties reported as six. The clash marked the largest engagement for Thai troops since their 1967 arrival in Vietnam.
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Saigon
U.S
Reen
Vietnam
Associated Press
Jay Sharbutt
Black Panther
Jet
274Th
U.S. 25Th Infantry Division
Long Khanh
Three State Youths Die In Collision Near Platteville
A Wisconsin weekend crash near Platteville killed three 17 year olds Richard Wilson Tim Faherty and Danny Christen when their car hit a pickup. The fatalities contributed to a statewide 1969 traffic toll as part of a spate of weekend wrecks across multiple counties including Milwaukee Waukesha Dunn Trempealeau and Sheboygan.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
U.S. 151
Platteville
Lafayette County
Richard Wilson
Tim Faherty
Danny Christen
Belmont
Weather snapshot across Lacrosse region and surrounding states
Weather outlook notes chance of showers and thunderstorms tonight and Tuesday. Temperatures range from mid 50s to lower 70s with cooler northwest areas. Minnesota and Iowa show showers and thunder in places, with warmer east/south tonight. Sunrise and sunset times listed along with historic record highs and lows.
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Lacrosse
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Owa
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Winona Man
Randolph
Edward Orman
la Crosse County
Orman
James Hemker
Gohres St
Cavadini
Blashaski
Schuster
Frank Kozelka
University of Wisconsin
Kazelka
Lutheran Hospital
Bill M. Kincaid
la Crosse Insurance
Maryville
Overgaard
Milton Opland
Oeen
Mae i
Jeffrey Sanville
S. 9Th St
Philip G. Arneson
Asst
James McArdle
Green Bay Reformatory
Sanville
King St
Phyllis C, Buchman
City Park Department
Mrs
Mary Baldwin
Forste 7Th St
Fred
Mary Luke
Mary Jane
S.S.N.D
Rome
Italy
Catholic Women's League
School Sisters of Notre Dame Mother’s Club
South Side
Blaschke Funeral Home
St. Joseph the Workman Cathedral
John Paul
Catholic Women’s League
Andrew Vetsch
Sumner St
Nelson Funeral Home
Leslie G. Tyler
Lake Shore Drive
Edwin C. Tappen
Loomis St
Mabel
Wayne
Robert
Leona
Hausner
Valhalla Center
Alberta
Canada
Alfred
Superior
Elizabeth Thurston
Spokane
Wash
Daniel L. Buhr
Anaheim
Calif
Mr. Ruhr
Hie
Mifa Tha
James Soller
Trane Co
St. Francis Hospital
Joseph Rieber
Avon St
Brian Scott
Albert W. Williams
Pearl St
Lutheran
Mildred C. Holter
Redbird Court
Dennis C. Dale
Winneshiek Road
Evelyn Vetsch
Brenda
Swift County Hospital
Benson
Charles DeBuhr
Chokie
Janice
Leslie
DeBuhr
Joyce DeBuhr
John Ascheman
Anoka
Highway 10
David E. Hollman
Minneapolis
James Steidel
Linda DeFoe
Coon Rapids
Mary J. Ruhland
Eden Valley
Mayver
Carver County
Richard Ruhland
Highway Patrol
Larry G. Holtegaard
Lanesboro
Rochester
Terry Nordby
Murray Marvin
Warroad
Frank Smouse
Swea City
David Skoi
Charles Petersen
Fridley
Cash Grain
Chicago
USDA
California
Arizona
Reds
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
South ST. Paul
By Shearson, Hammill & CO
New York Stock Exchange
C W Transport
Fabri-Tek, Inc
First Bank Ltd
Gateway Trans
Godfrey Co
Howell Instrum
Lincoln Nati
Life
McQuay, Inc
Nekoosa Edwards
Roanwell
Wallace Bus
Warner Elec. Br
Werner Contin
Wis, Pw. & LL
la Crosse Cooler
Pyroil Co., Inc
Mutual
Boston Fund
Chemical Fund
Eaton & Howard
Eberstedt
Fidelity Fund
Manhattan
Mass. Inv
Mass. Inv. Gr
National Inves
Puritan Fund
Wisconsin Fund
J.C. Penney
Pepsico
Allied Stores
Pyroll
Allis-Chalmers
RCA
Alcoa
American Airlines
Ars Roebuck
American Motors
Tel & Tel
Standard Oil
Va Standard Iend
Atlantic Richfield
Caterpillar Tractor
Texaco
Central Tel. & Util
T 'G. Helleman
Inter. Tel. & Tel
Interstate Power
Marshall CO
Jim Wailer
Oafico
National Association of Securities
Minnesota Mining
Ers
Inter
Northern Pacific
Northern States
Olin Mathieson Ma
Con Rd Marine
George Esper
A Shau
Joseph B. Conmy
Appia
Mountain
Conmy
South Vietnam
Ene
Pueblo
Blanche Hegedus
Richard Kern
Milwaukee
Kinnickinnic River
Kern
Waukesha County
Laurie Newton
Brookfield
Waukesha
Mark G. Robertson
Eau Claire
Dunn
Trempealeau County
Palmer I. Gunderson
Eleva
Zeke
Stillwater
Richard W. Cran
Baldwin
St. Croix
Edward O. Schaefer
Random Lake
Sheboygan
Irvin L. Davis
Neshkoro
Waushara
Donald M. Athmann
Amery
Burnett County
Menomonee Falls
Monique Ratliff
C.P
Retey
T.W
Dakota
Lansing
Dam
Prairie du Chien
Reams Trempealeau
Galesville
Root
Houston
West
Missippi
Ves
Stoddard
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