Judge halts Mississippi River dredging below La Crosse
U S District Court Judge James Doyle ordered the Army Corps of Engineers to stop a $48000 dredging project on a river segment below La Crosse Wisconsin. The halt followed claims the corps failed to prepare an environmental impact statement.
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Madison
Wis
Army Corps of Engineers
Mississippi River
la Crosse
US District Court
James Doyle
Richard Boyd
Army
Boyd
Oyle
U.S
Warren Wood
Doyle
Wood
Mississippi
Simpson Named President of Trane Co
Vinson R. Simpson Jr., 44, elected president and director of Trane Co., succeeding Thomas Hancock who becomes chairman and chief executive officer.
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Simpson
Trane
Vinson R. Simpson Jr
Trane Co
Nounced
Thomas Hancock
Reuben N. Trane
Donald C. Minard
Hancock
U.S
Trane Limited
Donibristle
Scotland
International
Cease Fire Violations Down Land Grabbing Up
Saigon reports fewer cease-fire violations over the last 24 hours while Viet Cong claims government troops push to control extra territory in Mekong Delta provinces and near Da Nang. The U.S. Navy also announced Haiphong harbor’s main channel reopened for shipping.
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Saigon
Paris
Vo Dong Giang
Viet Cong
Communists
Mekong Delta
Central Highlands
da Nang
Saigon Command
U.S. Navy
Washington
Haiphong Harbor
Laser fusion research excluded from US Soviet pact
The United States and the Soviet Union sign an accord to boost peaceful atomic energy research but omit joint work on laser driven fusion. Dr. Dixy Lee Ray notes laser fusion not official but both nations will pursue conventional approaches with high intensity.
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Washington
United States
Soviet Union
IBM
Dixy Lee Ray
Atomic Energy Commission
Prime Rates Hiked Across Major Banks
Banks including Bank of America First National Bank of Chicago and Chase Manhattan raised the prime rate from 7 to 7.25 percent, marking the seventh rise this year and lifting the top lending rate for top borrowers to near three year highs. Mortgage and consumer rates are expected to stay steadier due to government safeguards.
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New York
Bank of America
First National Bank of Chicago
First National City Bank
Chase Manhattan Bank
Hanover Trust
Chicago Bank
Funds Allocated for Five Vocational Centers
The Department of Health Education and Welfare grants Western Wisconsin Technical Institute funds to establish five career resource centers in La Crosse Arcadia Sparta Viroqua and Mauston. Centers will offer occupation information filmstrips brochures and employment data with counselors from WWTI visiting each site. They may also provide retraining info for adults and are planned to open July 1 led by an area coordinator.
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Western Wisconsin Technical Institute
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Vernon Thomson
R-Richland Center
Dale Tessmer
WWTI
la Crosse
Arcadia
Sparta
Viroqua
Mauston
Tessmer
Weekend Weather Outlook for the Area
Fair Saturday night with a low around 62. Continued fair and warmer Sunday reaching about 90. Light southwest winds near 10 mph through Sunday. Monday mostly sunny and warm with a low near 65.
Mrs Earl Kish Hosts Devotional for Lost Aged at Gund Home
Mrs Earl Kish 78 of 421 Division St conducts Saturday night devotional services for the Lost aged at Gund Home, keeping her busy each week. The item appears in a local Sunday edition with editor Mary M Dumond joining The Tribune staff as its land use planner.
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Earl Kish
Division St
Gund Home
Mary M. Dumond
Arizona
Tribune
Two Guards Die as Prison Cells Takeover Occurs
In Florence Arizona two guards at Arizona State Prison were killed Friday night when inmates seized a cellblock. Officials said the men were stabbed to death and an investigation is underway to determine the cause of the disturbance.
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Florence, Ariz
Arizona State Prison
Ed Aitkens
John Moran
State Department of Corrections
Central Arizona
Harold Cardwell
Ohio State Prison
Arizona Post
POW Henderson Sees Hero Welcome On Return From War
Air Force Captain William Henderson, 25, Milwaukee, spoke in La Crosse at the Amvets state convention banquet about 11 months as a prisoner of war in North Vietnam. He said veterans feel honored as symbols that the war is over.
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Jeffrey Kummer
Air Force
William Henderson
Henderson
Milwaukee
North Vietnam
la Crosse
Amvets
Holiday Inn
Real Heroes Ex POW recalls Hanoi Hilton life in captivity
Former pilot Henderson describes being shot down on April 3 1972 near Quang Tri South Vietnam. He bailed out endured seven eight hours before capture and spent 11 months as a POW in North Vietnam including solitary confinement. He details note drops and improvised communications and mixed guard interactions.
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Henderson
South Vietnam
Quang Tri
Demilitarized Zone
North Vietnam
Hanoi Hilton
Paris
Collier
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