Three Die In Minnesota Vehicle Crashes
Three people died in Minnesota crashes on Monday raising the 1966 highway fatality total to 345. Leo Blenker age 60 of Albany died in a head on collision on Highway 52 near Garfield. Gerald Burme 16 of Big Lake died in a motorcycle crash on Highway 10 near Big Lake. John Becker 63 of Cold Spring died of a heart attack after his car left a county road near Cold Spring. Robert Bickler 50 of Morton Grove Illinois died when his car hit a Great Western Railroad locomotive near the Pine Bend Refinery south of St Paul. Joseph Teel Jr. 25 of Haddon Heights New Jersey was taken to a Hastings hospital.
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Albany
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Garfield
Alexandria
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Becker
Cold Spring
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Morton Grove
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US. 52
Pine Bend
St. Paul
Joseph F. Teel Jr
Haddon Heights
N.J
Hastings
Weather Corner Forecast for Lacrosse Area and Midwest
Variable winds and fair weather continue with warm, humid nights. Wisconsin and Minnesota stay warm through Wednesday with scattered storms possible westward. Iowa remains fair with little change. sunrise Wednesday at 5 25 a.m. sunset 8 51 p.m. Record highs and lows noted for June 28 in 1931 and 1911.
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Deaf Man Perfects Midget Transistor Hearing Aid
A diminutive powered hearing aid is perfected by a hard of hearing inventor after a decade of work. The device makes whispers clear and invites readers to request full information at no cost by writing to HEARING at 32 E9th St Erie Pa.
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Returned to owner Red Wing children net spider monkey
A spider monkey named Sonny, seized from the wild near Wacouta Beach, was returned to Dr. and Mrs. Donald Childs after Nancy Hinricks Wendy Simonson and Larry Hinricks coaxed it with a banana and nets. Sonny is back with the Childs family after a brief escape and rescue mission.
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Ann
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Cher
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Ferry Route Keeps Ocracoke Isolated
Ocracoke, North Carolina remains reachable only by water with a toll ferry running from the mainland. The crossing takes about three and a half hours.
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N.C
North Carolina
Divorces Granted to Two Women in Local Courts
Joan Bryngelson Lightner of 2558 West Ave files for divorce from Lloyd E. Lightner of Galesville on cruelty grounds. Married August 7, 1954 in Barron. Custody of two children awarded to the mother. Joyce R. Woslum of 210 South 8th Street seeks divorce from William L. Woslum of Santa Monica California on cruelty grounds. Married June 9, 1959 in Kansas City Missouri. Custody of two children awarded to the mother.
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Est Ave
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Galesville
Barron
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S. 8Th St
William L. Woslum
Santa Monica
Calif
Kansas City
Wright seeks divorce from Jeannine Wright on cruelty grounds
Pierce W. Wright 40 of 1802 Loomis Street files for divorce from Jeannine Hill Wright 31 of 518 Rublee Street citing cruel and inhuman treatment. Married November 23 1963 in Waukon Iowa. The couple has no children.
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Loomis St
Jeannine (Hill) Wright
Rublee St
Waukon
Iowa
Speeding Fines Listed For Area Drivers
Viroqua Wisconsin listings show Richard W Chell from Sisseton paying 15 dollars and John J Connor from Lansing Iowa 15 dollars along with Herschel H Dellis of Madison 15 dollars Jon L Hoaglund of Minneapolis 15 dollars Arvid L Mellen of Janesville 55 LaVerne D Scheel of Lake Mills 20 and Arlan L Wooden of La Crosse 15 for speeding violations.
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Sisseton
John J. Connor
Lansing
Iowa
Herschel H. Dellis
Madison
Jon L. Hoaglund
Minneapolis
Fires Reported Across City With Multiple Household Incidents
On June 27 the fire department logged four incidents. A washing machine fire at 1408 Livingston St damaged the unit. a fuel line fire at 4th and Jay Sts affected an auto owned by Robert Bishop of Ferryville. a grease fire in a kitchen oven occurred at 1409 Vine St in Donald Gamble’s home. and a hole burned in a Davenport at 1016 Farnam St belonging to Albert Cuta.
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Livingston St
4Th and Jay Sts
Robert Bishop
Ferryville
Donald Gamble
Vine St
Albert Cuta
Farnam St
Hole
Davenport
Police Ambulance Responds After Fall Injury
Police and ambulance crews rushed to 8th and Pine Street after a fall injured 20 year old Robert Berg of 2307 State Street. He was transported to a local hospital for treatment.
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8Th
Pine St
Tri State Deaths Delmar Wurtzel and Clarence Brudos
Delmar Wurtzel 51 of Iowa died in a Rochester hospital from injuries on Osmond Quandahl farm when struck by a falling branch. He leaves a widow Carrie, five sons, one daughter, and four grandchildren. Clarence Brudos 61 of Retreat Vi roqua died suddenly while visiting a home. He owned a garage and repair shop and is survived by his widow four daughters one son two sisters four brothers and nine grandchildren. Services and burial details announced.
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Delmar Wurtzel
Rochester
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Decorah
Steine Funeral Home
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Center
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Lansing
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Eau Claire
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Ferryville
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Burlington
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Viroqua
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Retreat
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San Leandro
Calif
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Madison
Philip McDonald
St. Paul
Keith Olson
Stillwater
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Theodore
de Soto
Tilman
Edwin
GOP Leaders Backing Away From Hard Line On War
Congressional Republican leaders seem to retreat from a push for escalating Vietnam actions. They criticize President Johnson for hiding the full facts while voters show mixed views, preferring not to broaden the war or withdraw. Dirksen notes calls for truth but aims for an honorable end.
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Marriage Licenses Granted in Black River Falls Area
Richard Geier and Nancy Rommel both of Melrose are to marry July 9. James M. Anderson of Beloit and Mary Jean Northup of Black River Falls are to marry July 9. Roland Lundberg of Olympia Washington and Rose M. Larson of Black River Falls are to marry July 2.
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Richard Geier
Nancy Rommel
Melrose
James M. Anderson
Beloit
Mary Jean Northup
Black River Falls
Roland Lundberg
Olympia, Wash
Rose M. Larson
Innocent Plea Entered in Child Indecency Case
A La Crosse man pleaded innocent in Circuit Court on Monday to indecent liberties with a 14 year old girl. Lloyd Larson, 50, of 1817 Adams Street, faces trial to be scheduled by Judge Lincoln Neprud.
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Lloyd Larson
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Lincoln Neprud
Mrs. Frank Verchota Dies at 80 in Minneapolis
Mrs. Frank Verchota 80 of Minneapolis and former Dora Berg of La Crosse died suddenly Monday June 27 at home. Survived by husband a stepson Robert of Minneapolis two nieces Mrs. Earl Stuckert of La Crosse and Mrs. Dewey Johnson of Antigo and nephew Jack E. Horner of La Crosse. Services Thursday at 9 a.m. MecDivitt and Hauge Funeral Home Minneapolis.
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Minneapolis
Dora Berg
la Crosse
Robert
Earl Stuckert
Dewey Johnson
Antigo
Jack E. Horner
MecDivitt and
Hauge
Radio Highlights and Sports Broadcast Schedule
WLCX at 7 p.m. features Vox Pop. WKBH at 7 55 p.m. covers Minnesota Twins versus Cleveland Indians. WCOW Sparta air both AM and FM at 7 p.m. with Monroe County’s June Daily Month takeoff contest.
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Cleveland Indians
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