20 Jun 1977
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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1977
Page
1
Wendy Van Zummeren, 5, in Menasha Wisconsin, pedals a new bicycle a month after a 500 pound bear chewed off her left arm at a Waupaca County roadside zoo. Gifts and support pour in from local diners and the YMCA as she adjusts to life with prosthetics and anticipates first grade.
Mostly clear and cool tonight with a low of 52 and northwest winds 5 to 15 mph. Tuesday will be mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a high near 79. Details on Page 2.
The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that neither the Constitution nor federal law requires states to pay for elective abortions when the mother's life is not in danger. Connecticut and Pennsylvania decisions were overturned, and states may choose whether to fund such welfare-related abortions. Justice Powell wrote the majority. Justices Marshall Brennan and Blackmun dissented.
In Prudhoe Bay Alaska the startup of the Trans Alaska pipeline begins with opening valves directed by a computer in Valdez. The event marks the start of sending 1.2 million barrels of crude oil daily toward market ending years of planning and costly construction.
Nairobi Daily Nation said Ugandan President Idi Amin is missing after an alleged Saturday assassination attempt near Entebbe. Officials in Kampala denied the report while Ugandan vice president Mustafa Adrisi urged contact if found. Radio Uganda and other sources offered mixed statements as authorities tightened security and searched Uganda for Amin.
Medary town residents meet Tuesday night at Fauver Hill School to vote advisory on a compromise sewer agreement with La Crosse. If approved, the town board may choose to build a plant or take city services, aiding plans for the Dayton Hudson Properties mall and areas around Mayfair and Holiday Heights.
The parents of Michael H. Bentzen offer a $1 000 reward for information leading to arrest and conviction of those responsible for his death. Bentzen’s body was recovered from the Mississippi River on June 4 listed as drowning with two gunshot wounds suggesting foul play. Houston County Sheriff Jerry Olson heads the probe. he has no new leads after speaking to dozens of people who knew Bentzen. Bentzen, 24, was last seen May 31 leaving Office Lounge in La Crosse. His father placed a newspaper ad requesting tips to a P O Box 2533 and his mother said the family will recheck the box today. La Crosse police assist Houston County in the investigation.
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