Storm peak again Ap Bia in A Shau Valley battle
U S commanders warn they may storm Ap Bia Mountain again after a costly Apollo Snow operation in the A Shau Valley. Maj Gen John M Wright Jr says he is prepared to commit the entire division. 50 Americans killed last month in the drive and 106 North Vietnamese killed in the new Montgomery Rendezvous sweep.
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Saigon
Wright
Ap Bia
U.S
Congress
John M. Wright Jr
U.S. 101St Airborne Division
A’ Shan
Edward M. Kennedy
D Mass
101St Airborne Division
Evans officer declines to testify in Subic Bay inquiry
Lt. (j g) Ronald C. Ramsey, deck officer of the destroyer Frank E. Evans, waives testimony before the U S Australian investigating board over the Melbourne collision. Ramsey cites denied access to witnesses and cross examination as grounds seeking permanent excusal. The board may refer findings to U S and Australian authorities for possible further action.
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Subic Bay
Philippines
J.g
Ronald C. Ramsey
U.S
Frank E. Evans
Melbourne
Ramsey
Navy
Frederick Tilton
Long Beach
Calif
Evans
South China Sea
Car Truck Crash Kills County Man
An 81 year old Holmen man, August R Engaas, was killed when his car was broadside by a semi truck at Highway 16 and County Highway M in Hamilton township. Orie Kvilhaug, 34, Westbrook Minnesota, drove the truck. he was uninjured. This was La Crosse County’s sixth traffic fatality of 1969.
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Holland
la Crosse
West Salem
August R. Engaas
R. J. Holmen
Engaas
Hamilton
Orie Kvilhaug
Westbrook
Minn
Highway 16
Oil Spillage on Mississippi Being Checked
Alma Wis AP game wardens and others planned a check on possible damage to shore line wildlife from diesel oil on the Mississippi River after a barge strike near Alma. Thousands of gallons spilled, another barge dispatched from the Twin Cities, oil pumped from the leaking vessel. Jim Houghland Paducah Ky owner estimated about 20000 gallons lost with metering pending in St Paul for a final total.
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Alma
Wis
Mississippi River
Wisconsin
Twin Cities
Jim Houghland
Paducah
St. Paul
Stock Market Slump Deepens as Dow Dips Below 900
The Dow Jones industrial average fell 8.21 points to 882.95 at noon in New York, extending a slide that began Monday when it closed at 891.16, the year's previous low before last Thursday’s 892.58 touch.
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New York
Dow
Nuclear Rights Clash Over Minnesota Reactor Standards
Minnesota and the U S Atomic Energy Commission head for a showdown over state versus federal control of nuclear plant safety and operations. The AEC claims sole jurisdiction under federal law, while Gov. Harold LeVander asserts Minnesota will not accept a minimal safety standard. Northern States Power Co has interests in the dispute.
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ST. Paul, Minn
Minnesota
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
The
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Congress
Harold LeVander
Northern States Power Co
Two
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
Monticello
Prairie Island
LeVander
Seaborg
Earl Ewald
Northern States Power
Two Minnesota Teens Die In Bergen Area Crash
Two teen girls from Minnesota, Betty Jane Jahnke 15 and Barbara Mosser 14, died in a one car crash near Bergen as a Tower man, Duane Wiebke 23, died later. The Jahnke aunt Charlene Jahnke 26 and two younger cousins were hospitalized. The crash raised Minnesota’s 1969 road toll to 351 with continued investigation.
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Bergen
Minn
Minnesota
Jackson
Betty Jane Jahnke
Fairmont
Barbara Mosser
Madeira
Betty
Charlene Jahnke
Madelia
Jahnke
Rochester
Douglas Mosser
Barbara
Jackson County
Frisch Dies Veteran La Crosse Loan Official at 62
Joseph W. Frisch, 62, of 2243 Coulee Drive, longtime La Crosse savings and loan official, died Monday night in a La Crosse hospital. He headed the La Crosse Interstate Fair Association for 23 years and the La Crosse Mutual Loan and Building Association from 1946 until his death. A former city alderman, he served on multiple boards and held leadership roles in local civic and church groups.
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Joseph W. Frisch
Coulee Drive
la Crose Interstate Fair
la Crosse Mutual Loan and Building Association
la Crosse
Frisch
Joseph J. Frisch
la Crosse Interstate Fair Association
Catholic Sokols
Knights of Columbus Council
American Legion
Badger Sportsmen
Moose Lodge
St. Francis Hospital Nursing School
U.S. To Redeploy 16,000 Men And Bring 8,000 Home
The Pentagon announced a broad redeployment of nearly 16 000 soldiers and Marines from Vietnam to Okinawa Hawaii and Japan with 8 000 more to be returned home to be demobilized. About 2 000 mobilized guardsmen and reservists join the 8 000 for home discharge while 1 200 Navy personnel will distribute through the Pacific Command. The move includes redeploying units to Okinawa Hawaii and Iwakuni Japan and completing the 25 000 troop withdrawal announced by President Nixon at Midway. The plan also places most equipment in Vietnam for South Vietnamese forces and outlines the return of Army reserve units and national guard outfits. The 2 000 guardsmen and reservists will depart by August end.
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Washington
Vietnam
Okinawa
Hawaii
Japan
Pentagon
United States
Pacific Command
9Th Marine
9Th Infantry Division
Iwakuni
Nixon
Midway
Army
National Guard
U.S
Pacific
Rines
Henkin
Marine
Schulter Cleared Of Felony In Crash Deaths
Chippewa Falls Wis A Chippewa County Circuit Court jury found Roger Schulter not guilty of a felony charge tied to a fatal two car crash and guilty only of a misdemeanor giving beer to a juvenile. He was fined up to 500 dollars and must pay court costs. The trial stemmed from a May 5 1967 crash near Bangor that killed Peter Cavadini 17 and four others. Schulter 25 of Eastman faced charges including contributing to delinquency of a minor resulting in death and to four other minors.
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la Crosse Tribune
Chippewa Falls
Wis
Chippewa County
Roger Schulter
Robert Pfiffner
la Crosse County
Burleigh Randolph
Schuster
Highway 16
Peter Cavadini
Bangor
Cavadini
Schulter
Randall Mashak
Ronald Blashaski
Robert Laxton
Doyle
Elmer
Roy) Blashaski
Aurora
Colo
Ronald
Peter Hemker
Gohres St
la Crosse
Blashaski
Hemker
Wards Advertising Supplement Notice
Advertisement notice for a Wards supplement in The LaCrosse Tribune. Encourages readers to call circulation if they did not receive the special supplement and promises a complete paper delivery.
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LaCrosse Tribune
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