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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1969
Page
3
The La Crosse Tribune weekly section highlights scheduled national advertising for the regular edition. Distributors and dealers are urged to align their promotions with these advertisements.
Readable text shows a crowded list of brand names and companies such as Del Monte Pickles Del Monte Diet publishers Hormel & Co Kal Kan Dairyland Power Cooperative and Canadian Club. No clear narrative or event is evident.
Gus Zabel named La Crosse-Winona unit manager for Minnesota National Life Insurance Co. David Goldsmith named representative for its college division in La Crosse. Erling Sherry attends four day Equitable sales seminar in Wisconsin Dells. North Central Airlines reports May passenger record and 1969 first five months surpass one million. Allis-Chalmers breaks ground on 500000 sq ft forklift plant in Matteson Illinois. Nancy Proctor appointed client service coordinator at Sieber McIntyre Chicago. Paul Rowley completes business machine servicing course. A Franklin Russell attends dealer training with Lennox in Minneapolis. Ted W. Ernst named Western Wisconsin representative for Commerce Clearing House.
Two youths from Onalaska and Sparta pleaded no defense to theft charges and received two years probation with restitution to be paid for unrecovered items. Steven Turner, 19, and David Raudebush, 19, admitted stealing stopwatches a starting gun and a camera from Onalaska High School in 1968 and 1969.
Theodore C. Johnson is appointed to the new materials manager post at St Francis Hospital. He will oversee supplies and materials through purchasing and central service. Johnson previously worked as a buyer for Fairview Hospitals in Minneapolis and as a salesman for Aloe Medical Co. He is a Superior native, a Wisconsin State University alumnus, and a Navy veteran with a family in La Crescent.
In St. Cloud Minnesota prisoners briefly seized a cell block at the Minnesota State Reformatory igniting fires and stealing a narcotics cabinet. Superintendent McRae says 150 inmates surrendered as smoke filled the block. one prisoner was injured and 40 treated for narcotics reactions while a Molotov was used against offices and damages totaled several thousand dollars.
The superintendent said prisoners from an adjacent block were moved to the cafeteria while insurgents were shifted to another cell block. Those overcome by narcotics were stretched on the hallway floor until recovered. The reformatory houses 686 men, mostly ages 18 to 25, with no grievances submitted.
FBI identified the tall African American suspect as Willie Lee Brent former Black Panther captain. Brent faces Las Vegas warrants for air piracy and carrying a weapon aboard an aircraft after hijacking a Trans World Airlines jet to Havana. The 39 year old Franklin Louisiana native was involved in a Panther gun battle last November and was free on bail.
Dale Klinzing and Thelma Groves top the Duplicate Bridge Club last week with 126 in north-south play. Esther Hines and Larry Shrauner led east-west with 120 percent. other top pairs included Marie Fleis and Marian Sheeley at 120, Betty Sartz and Frances Carter 114, and Clair Wille and Mabel Smith 111.
A report highlights the desert elf owl of the southwestern United States as the smallest owl in the world. The note emphasizes its diminutive size and its habitat range across arid regions.
Thirty five youths aged 14 to 15 attended Camp Encounter at Camp Byron near Fond du Lac to break racial barriers. The integrated week included 9 boys and 16 girls from Milwaukee Racine Neenah Mayville Beaverdam Princeton and Janesville with 14 African Americans. Camp leaders say nightly campfire talks help youths learn the other view and apply it at home to discuss friends across races.
The Greater La Crosse Chamber of Commerce reports it has not endorsed or approved a coupon book promotion tied to advertising. Chamber manager D. J. Petruccelli says merchants are warned not to rely on claimed chamber endorsement and to contact the chamber directly with inquiries.
Renewed heavy fighting grips central highlands as South Vietnamese and U.S. forces confront North Vietnamese regulars. At Dak To and Ben Het, 60 NVA and 31 allied troops die in multiple clashes. U.S. casualties reported minimal with light damage at several bases.
William O Cantwell of Onalaska was elected to Pyroil Co board to fill a vacancy from W J Larson. He serves as Pyroil officer and is a director of Champion Laboratories and Pyroil Master Manufacturing in Toronto. He previously held roles at Champion Laboratories before joining the corporate office in La Crosse.
Two 15 year old girls told police early Friday that a man exposed himself to them while walking in the 100 block of West Avenue South. They said a nude man emerged from behind a yellow car as they approached King Street, and the girls ran home.
David Kelly age 33 and father of four died Friday when a self propelled hay crimper in a field on his farm plugged with hay and slipped into gear injuring him. Authorities reported the fatal accident occurred as Kelly worked to clear the blockage.
Senate discussions push to cap next year’s Safeguard missile buys while blocking deployment at Montana and North Dakota sites until a congressional vote. The plan includes a U S Soviet halt on MIRV testing and deployment as part of broader arms talks. The effort mirrors the subcommittee report- backed by Brooke and McIntyre proposals while Stennis cautions against premature recommendations.
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