Nixon Campaigner Admits His Guilt
Frederick C. LaRue, senior official in Nixons re election committee, pleaded guilty in U S District Court to conspiring to obstruct justice. The Mississippi oilman waived indictment and faces up to five years or a ten thousand dollar fine. He aided Watergate defendants and helped conceal participants links while directing record destruction at committee offices.
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Washington
Frederick C. LaRue
Nixon
U.S. District Court
LaRue
Mississippi
John J Sirica
Watergate
Sirica
Federal Bureau of Investigation
U.S. Attorney's Office
Grand Jury
US. District Court
South
Atty
John Mitchell
White House
Wisconsin lawmaker questions surplus use and tax relief plan
State Rep Lawrence Gibson R La Crosse backed Shelby Town Chairman Ralph Lee in criticizing Gov Patrick Lucey for boasting of Wisconsin s 550 million state surplus. He warned surplus use for welfare and education would widen the gap between government and people and urged property tax relief to offset the surplus. A 62 year old La Crosse man Stanley Powell was arrested on a charge of recklessly using a firearm and was to appear in county court. Police allege Powell threatened Edward Elmer with a pistol after an argument. Powell was found at the Wonder Bar with a pistol and a rifle in his truck. Boathouse Looted George Smith reported his 12 foot boat 52 horsepower motor anchor and water skis stolen from a boathouse on Copeland Park Drive worth 314. Dorothy Iverson reported her purse with 50 stolen from a Sears clerk s station.
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Lawrence Gibson
la Crosse
Shelby Town
Ralph Lee
Patrick Lucey
Wisconsin
Lee
U.S. News & World Report
Lucey
Gibson
la Crosse County
Stanley Powell
Mississippi St
Edward Elmer
Powell
Wonder Bar
S. 9Th St
George Smith
Charles St
Black River
Copeland Park Drive
Dorothy Iverson
Glenhaven Drive
Sears, Roebuck and Co
United States
Dean
Senate
White House
Watergate Committee
Charles W. Colson
Harold J. Gibbons
Teamsters Union
Colson
Nixon
Jack Anderson
NBC
Chet Huntley
Robert Strauss
Columbus
Ind
J. Erwin Miller
Anderson
Thomas J. Dodd
Dconn
Edward J. Gurney
Afla
Gurney
G. Gordon Liddy
H. R. Haldeman
WWTI Foundation Board Accepts Donations
The WWTI Foundation Board approved donations for the Kumm or Coleman Funds from Tom M. Wheeler $2000 E L Schreiber $25 George Howe $20 Mrs Joseph Callaway $ unknown Mrs Ida C Miller $5 Study Club $5 and others from 128 N Ninth St 919 Cass St 1434 Cass St and 2501 West Ave as practical nursing instructor Hofel at Camp Douglas advances to masters schedule second step.
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Cy Hofel
Camp Douglas
Wwti Foundation
Kumm
Coleman
Tom M. Wheeler
N. 9Th St
E. L. Schreiber
Cass St
George Howe
Joseph Callaway
W.est Ave
Ida C. Miller
S. 17Th St
Study Club
Warren Denies Wiretap by Wisconsin Justice Agents
Wisconsin Attorney General Robert W. Warren rejects claims by two Milwaukee lawyers that Wisconsin Justice Department agents or informants wiretapped a waste disposal firm in Madison. An affidavit from Assistant Attorney General Paul J. Gossens says no agents were involved and Warren vows a full investigation. Judge Jackman had ordered a formal affidavit within ten days.
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Madison
Wis
Robert W. Warren
Wisconsin Justice Department
W. L. Jackman
Circuit Court
Warren
Paul J. Gossens
Jackman
Milwaukee
Daniel P. Hanley Jr
Department
Preliminary hearing set for Muetze in Burglary case
Kenneth P. Muetze 21 of 607 Wall St faces burglary and possession of stolen property charges after alleged break ins at Menard Lumber Co. on Rose St May 23 and Hussa Hardware Bangor May 21 or 22. A June 11 Onalaska crash added two counts of negligent homicide. Hearing scheduled for July 6. bond set at 4000 cash. Judge Kent C. Houck presided.
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la Crosse
Kenneth P. Muetze
Wall St
Menard Lumber Co
Rose St
Hussa Hardware
Bangor
Onalaska
Muetze
Richland County
Kent C. Houck
Tribune Circulation Rates and Delivery Info
A notice outlines subscription options for The Tribune published in La Crosse Wisconsin. It lists city carrier and mail rates, service areas within 75 miles, and payment terms, including advance payment and availability where carrier or motor route service exists.
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Speek Tac
the Tribune
S. 4Th St
la Crosse
Woman Killed as Five Relatives Hurt in Twin Cities Crash
A Minneapolis woman, 55, died and five relatives were injured in a two car crash at 24th Street and Nicollet Avenue. Posey Johnson, 23, her daughter, and Gary Bland, 22, were the drivers. Bland is charged with driving at unsafe speed and running a red light.
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Associated Press
Minneapolis
Inez D. Johnson
Posey Johnson
Gary L. Bland
24Th Street
Nicollet Avenue
Bland
U.S. 212
Renville
Hubers
St. Paul
Police Ambulance and Court Notes Issued in June Update
Police records list multiple June calls to St. Francis Hospital for injuries and illnesses including David Weise 8 Linda Brooks 24 Eleanor Rossiter 43 Valery Raines adeline E Bouska 52 Alta H McDonald with locations in La Crosse Holmen Bangor West Salem and Bangor. County court reports Calvin Larson Arlen Peterson and Leonard A Stone with driving after revocation cases and penalties.
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David Weise
Johnson St
St. Francis Hospital
la Crosse
Valery Raines
Onalaska
Adeline E. Bouska
Bangor
A.m
Alta H. McDonald
N. Leonard St
West Salem
Dean testimony details Watergate cover up and White House actions
Senatorial hearings reveal Dean describing a cordial White House meeting with Nixon praising his work while indicating awareness of the Watergate case and payoffs to burglars. He testifies about enmity lists, wiretap plans, and efforts to shield the administration, with Colson memos cited as federal prosecutors probe.
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LaRue
Democratic National
Auu- Acoviles
Dean
Haldeman
Ehrlichman
Gurney
House
Nixon
Watergate
CIA
Bob
Educational TV Tower Construction Starts This July
The Educational Communications Board will begin building ultrahigh frequency educational TV transmitters in the La Crosse area in July with sign ons planned for November. ECB engineers expect two transmitter buildings to start within 10 days and tower work at both sites to begin in September. Transmitting equipment arrives by October for installation and the station near La Crosse is set to broadcast November 19.
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Madison
Educational Communications Board
ECB
Wisconsin
Educational Radio and Television Networks
la Crosse
Bill Woods
Minnesota
Man Facing Arson Charge in La Crosse
An 18 year old La Crosse man Willard Buchholtz faces arson charges for allegedly setting fire to neighbor Mrs Saga Eckdale's home on June 24. The incident, which damaged the back porch crawl space and caused 200 dollars in damage, led to a 5000 dollar cash bond and a continued case for appointment of counsel. Separately deputies investigated theft of 12 junked batteries valued at 12 dollars from the Alter Co. lot on French Island.
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la Crosse
Willard Buchholtz
S. 20Th St
Saga H. Eckdale
Asst. Dist. Atty
Mark Lukoff
Buchholtz
Eckdale
la Crosse County
Alter Co
French Island
Dixieland Music Marks UCC Convention Closing
The United Church of Christ governing convention ended with a worship service of commitment and Dixieland music as nearly 1,000 delegates affirmed their mission. Rev Peggy Way led a celebratory service while outgoing moderator Rev David G Colwell passed the chain of office to Margaret A Haywood the first Black woman to lead the denomination.
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ST. Louis
United Church of Christ Governing Convention
Peggy Way
Chicago
David G. Colwell
Seattle
Wash
Superior Court
Margaret A. Haywood
Washington DC
Miss Way
Bellarmine School of Theology
Wisconsin Delegation Splits Over Refusal Vote
Aid of Watertown and Henry S. Reuss of Milwaukee. Voting against the refusal were Wisconsin Republicans Glenn R. Davis of Waukesha, William A. Steiger of Oshkosh, Harold V. Froehlich of Appleton and Vernon W. Thomson of Richland Center, and Democrat Clement Zablocki of Milwaukee.
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Watertown
Henry S. Reuss
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Glenn R. Davis
Waukesha
William A. Steiger
Oshkosh
Harold V. Froehlich
Appleton
Vernon W. Thomson
Richland Center
Clement Zablocki
Congress Expands Federal Employee Housing Bill Flood
The plan to aid housing for households with many children of federal workers increases from the Nixon administration request of 41.5 million to 591 million dollars, signaling a major expansion in housing support and policy scope.
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Nixon
Gas Refrigerator Is Blamed In Death
Mrs. Sarah Pagel aged 67 of Neenah was found dead in a Heart Lake cottage north of Eagle River. Vilas County Coroner Archie Storm ruled asphyxiation from a faulty gas operated refrigerator. Her husband Charles, 69, was found unconscious in another room.
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Eagle River
Wis
Sarah Pagel
Neenah
Heart Lake
Vilas County
Archie Storm
Charles
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