Chaseburg Tavern Owner Severa Koenig dies after 55 years
Mrs. Severine Koenig known as Ma owned the Koenig tavern in Chaseburg Wisconsin for 55 years. Born November 14 1878 in Sonderland Norway she came to America in 1902. She died June 28 in a La Crosse hospital leaving a son Robert and daughter Alma Hanson. Burial at Woodlawn Cemetery La Crosse. Services scheduled Thursday at Lower Coon Valley Lutheran Church.
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Chaseburg
Wis
Severine Koenig
la Crosse
Koenig
Sonderland
Norway
America
Robert Koenig
Madison
Robert
Tilmer
Alma) Hanson
Stoddard
Otto Lee
Carl
Peter
Lower
Coon Valley Lutheran Church
Robert Verle
Woodlawn Cemetery
Gilbertson-Leland
Coon Valley
Student Editor Fined For Refusing to Name Sources
Eugene Oregon AP Circuit Judge Edward Leavy convicted 20 year old University of Oregon junior Annette Buchanan of contempt for refusing to identify sources in a marijuana article. She was fined 300 dollars and faces an appeal to the Oregon Supreme Court.
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Eugene, Ore
Edward Leavy
Annette Buchanan
Miss Buchanan
Arthur Johnson
Oregon Supreme Court
University of Oregon
Seattle
Leavy
Woman Becomes 3rd Victim Of Accident 1966 Toll Rises
Mrs. Peter E. Nelson of Woodville in St. Croix County died in a St. Paul hospital from injuries from a June 12 two car crash near Woodville. Her husband, 65, and daughter Angela, 28, died in the collision.
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Wisconsin
Peter E. Nelson
Woodville
St. Croix County
St. Paul, Minn
Angela
Contract Awarded For Ordnance Work
The Badger Ordnance Works at Baraboo will perform a $20 million Army contract awarded to Olin Mathieson Chemical Corp. The propellants for small arms and rockets and for operational maintenance at the Baraboo ammunition plant are covered. Senator Gaylord Nelson announced the details Tuesday.
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Washington
Badger Ordnance Works
Baraboo
Olin Mathieson Chemical Corp
Gaylord Nelson
D-Wis
Conference debates pollution leadership in Wisconsin
In Milwaukee a day long state conference on Lake Michigan pollution drew about 200 people despite a dwindling crowd. Delegates debated who should lead abatement efforts as Gov. and Sen. Nelson clash over federal state roles. A second meeting was planned in Green Bay while Ashland handled Lake Superior concerns.
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Milwaukee
Knowles
Gaylord Nelson
D-Wis
Wisconsin
Lake Michigan
Green Bay
Lake Superior
Ashland
Jailed at Superior in $32,000 Michigan bank robbery case
A Flint, Michigan man, arrested after a high speed chase from Duluth to Superior, is being questioned on a $32,000 Michigan bank robbery. The FBI considers charges of bank robbery possible, while a prior 1964 check forgery case is cited. Money and car clues link the case to Bark River Escanaba and Tipler Wisconsin areas.
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Superior
Upper Michigan
Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBI
Flint
Mich
Escanaba
Merrill
Tipler
Wis
Gerald F. Plautz
Minneapolis
Minn
Duluth
Interstate Bridge
Michigan
Bark River
Milwaukee
Merrill Airport
Florence County
New York
Uncle Sam Guest In July 4 Parade
Wilburt E. Leppien of Madison portrays Uncle Sam in La Crosse's Independence Day parade as a guest of the American Legion celebration committee. The 3 p.m. Monday event features Leppien, an executive at radio station WISM, who began the Uncle Sam project in 1956 and travels nationwide to promote goodwill.
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U.S
la Crosse
American Legion
Wilburt E
Bill) Leppien
Madison
Uncle Sam
Leppien
WISM
United States
U.S.A
Samuel Wilson
Troy
N.Y
Camp Wanbeek Hosts Handicapped Youths From Two Cities
Seven handicapped youths from La Crosse and Ona laska attend a two week summer camp at Camp Wanbeek near Wisconsin Dells run by the Easter Sea Society. La Crosse participants include Nancy Carey Jeffery Forer Michael Janes Laurel McBain Sandra Owen Robert Petrosik and Debra Tudor. Onalaska rep is Sue Black of 922 Main St.
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la Crosse
Onalaska
Wanbeek
Wisconsin Dells
The
Easter Sea Society
Nancy Carey
S. 3Rd St
Jeffery Forer
Clayton Forer
Wood St
Michael Janes
Grace Janes
N. 10Th St
Laurel McBain
Weather Summary For La Crosse And Vicinity
Fair hot humid conditions with variable winds. Tonight near 70s and Thursday lower 90s. Wisconsin and Minnesota notes show continued heat with widely scattered showers and thunder late week. Sunrise Thursday 6:26 am, sunset 8:51 pm. Five day period temperatures about 6 percent above normal with light thunderstorm risk Thursday night through Saturday.
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Lacrosse
Wisconsin
Minnesota
la Crosse
Argentine Coup Brings Ongania To Lead Military Regime
Lt Gen Juan Carlos Ongania named head of new Argentine regime after bloodless coup that toppled President Illia. Junta governs with army navy and air force chiefs, aims to woo Peronists, restore prestige, modernize state, and curb civilian influence.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Juan Carlo Ongania
Juan D. Peron
Ongania
Arturo Illia
Defense
Army
Navy
Air Force
Junta
Illia
U Thant Plans Moscow Visit for Viet Nam Peace Talks
United Nations Secretary-General U Thant will travel to Moscow on July 25 for a three day visit. He is to hold private talks with Soviet officials on Viet Nam UN peacekeeping and his potential future as secretary-general.
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United Nations
N.Y
U Thant
Moscow
Thant
Viet Nam
U.N
Fleet raid targets Viet Tri Bridge and Hanoi routes
The article notes significant civilian casualties and U S air raids from noon to 140 p m targeting routes from Hanoi to Red China. It credits Capt Eleas Ceasillas and Lt Michael Brazelton with destroying the Viet Tri Bridge, with aerial photos showing three spans down. Maj D E Hornsby led another strike on a separate bridge north of Hanoi.
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U.S. Command
Hanoi
Red China
U.S
Viet Tri
Air Force
Eleas Ceasillas
Santa Monica
Calif
Car Crashes and War Action Across Viet Nam Front
Reports detail Air Force and Navy missions over North and South Viet Nam with B52 strikes near Hue and Pleiku, plus ground actions near Chu Lai and Cu Chi. An Elroy woman and a Camp McCoy soldier suffer injuries in separate accidents, while a 25th Infantry squad endures a Viet Cong ambush and regional forces report enemy casualties.
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Air Force
Navy
North Viet Nam
Viet Nam
Hue
Thua Thien
Pleiku
Chu Lai
U.S. 25Th Infantry Division
Cu Chi
U.S
Quang Tin Province
Saigon
Gaud Nominated to Head U S Foreign Aid Agency
President Johnson nominates William S. Gaud to replace David Bell as administrator of the Agency for International Development. Gaud, 58, plans no policy changes and cites a goal of expanding freedom and opportunity worldwide while guiding a $2.5 billion aid program. He will earn $30,000 yearly.
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Seymour M. Hersh
Bell
Gaud
Ford Foundation
Yale
Mideast
South Asia
China
India
Burma
Legion of Merit
Order of
War Department
New York City
New York
Corporation Counsel’s Office
Yale Law School
Congress
Eleanor
Anne
Vassar College
Britain Ends 45 Day Seamen's Strike After Union Vote
Britain’s 45 day seamen strike ends as the National Seamen’s Union executive votes 29 to 16 to call off the action after Prime Minister Harold Wilson accuses communists of pressuring stoppage. Shipowners had offered a 56 to 48 hour weekly cut with an eight hour cut next June and 48 days vacation as 900 ships and 27,000 sailors were idle.
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London
Britain
National Seamen's Union
House of Commons
Harold Wilson
Lab Fails To Find Evidence In Murder
Objects sent to the State Crime Laboratory found no new evidence in the 14 year old Superior newsboy death. Fragments of a smashed car mirror and a wooden stick showed no blood, despite earlier blood stained appearance. Authorities search Wisconsin Minnesota and Upper Michigan for a 1959 Chevrolet sedan.
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Superior
State Crime Laboratory
Dist
Joseph McDonald
Michael Fisher
McDonald
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Upper
Michigan
Michael
Minnesotan Killed In Traffic Accident Near Breckenridge
James W. Conroy 48 of Dumont Minn died in a crash on Highway 75 about four miles north of Breckenridge. The other driver was Jens E. Dalle 43 of Moorhead Minn. The collision occurred around 1 a.m. and raised Minnesota’s traffic toll for the year to 347, up from 305 at the same date last year.
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Breckenridge
Minn
James W. Conroy
Dumont
Highway 75
Highway Patrol
Jens E. Dalle
Moorhead
Conroy
Minnesota
Doctor Donald L. Clark Dies at 77 Former Columbia Rhetoric Professor
Dr. Donald L. Clark, 77, professor emeritus of rhetoric at Columbia University, died Monday. He taught rhetoric at Columbia from 1918 to 1957, shaping generations of students in the field.
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Attleboro, Mass
Donald L. Clark
Columbia University
Clark
Columbia
Fire Department Responds to Brush and Fridge Fires
June 28 reports show the City Fire Department responding to a brush fire at Gran dad Bluff at 10 08 p m and a fire in a refrigerator unit at Captain's Lounge of Holiday Lanes at 7 59 p m both on the same day.
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Grandad Bluff
Holiday Lanes
Pre-registration at LCU scheduled for freshmen
About 1 650 freshmen have been accepted for the fall semester at La Crosse State University. Pre-registration days begin with a 9 a.m. convocation in Main Hall. Alphabetical dates assignors include A through D on Thursday and July 12, with others through July 30. Transfer students may register July 28 or July 30. late admits register in September.
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la Crosse State University
Gale Grimslid
Grimslid
Main Hall
Samuel G. Gates
Harvey Ideus
Racine Educator Named Head of Regional Education Lab
John C. Prasch, longtime Racine Unified School District superintendent since 1959, resigns to head a five state federally funded education agency as director of the Upper Midwest Regional Educational Laboratory in Minneapolis. The board will include directors from Wisconsin Iowa Minnesota North and South Dakota.
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Racine
Racine Unified
John C. Prasch
Upper Midwest
Minneapolis
Wisconsin
Iowa
Minnesota
North
South Dakota
Peace Corps Grants Marquette $189000 for Brazil Training
Rep. Henry Reuss announced a Peace Corps grant of 189000 dollars to Marquette University to train 60 volunteers for community development and health service in Brazil.
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Washington
Henry Reuss
D-Wis
Peace Corps
Marquette University
Brazil
Second Man Faces Morals Trial in La Crosse Case
A prelimary hearing bound Roland L. Smith to Circuit Court for trial on a charge of enticing a 16 year old girl into a car for immoral purposes on May 18. Steven M. Smith was bound over for similar charges and is also accused of aggravated battery for breaking the girl's jaw. Both men, age 21, are alleged accomplices. Roland is free on $1000 bond.
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la Crosse
Leonard F. Roraff
Roland L. Smith
Liberty St
Smith
Steven M. Smith
N. Salem Road
Steven
Roland
Three Wisconsin Cities to Get Jet Air Service
Federal grants will fund a 67900 foot runway and upgrades in Oshkosh Eau Claire and Green Bay. North Central Airlines plans five DC-9 jets with delivery set for April 1967 and aims for first jet service once facilities are ready. An additional five jets may enter service by fall 1967 or spring 1938.
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Washington
Wisconsin
Gaylord Nelson
D-Wis
Oshkosh
Federal Aviation Agency
Eau Claire
Nelson
Green Bay
North Central Airlines
Frank Buttomer
North Central
Market Bids and Fund Quotes From Wisconsin Region
Mutual funds and regional securities listed with bid and price ranges from La Crosse to Milwaukee. Includes stocks such as Royal Dutch NY, Swank, Lincoln Nat. Life, Fabri Tek, and Gateway Trans. with varying percentages and bid ranges.
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Central Wis
Mir
First Bank Ltd
Fabri-Tek, Inc
Gateway Trans
Ald
Godfrey Co
Hamilton Mfg
Lincoln Nat. Life
Marine Capital
McQuay, Inc
Nekoosa
Rockwell
Royal Dutch NY
Swank, Inc
Wallace Bus
Warner Elec
Western Power
Wis, Power & L
la Crosse Cooler
la Crosse Tele
Norplex Corp
Pyroil Co, Inc
Tausche
Mutual Funds
Boston Fund
Chemical Fund
Eaton & Howard Bal. F
Eaton & Howard Stk. F
Fidelity Fund
Manhattan Fund
Mass. Inv
Natl Investors
Puritan Fund
Wisconsin Fund
Author of Book About Marshal Rommel Dies
Brigadier Desmond Young 74 biographer of Field Marshal Erwin Rommel died Monday. He was captured by Rommel’s Afrika Corps in 1942 and later wrote The Desert Fox, a world bestseller later made into a film.
Assemblyman Hutnik seeks dismissal of bribery indictment
Banks day Assemblyman Willis Hutnik of Ladysmith filed a motion in Circuit Court to dismiss the bribery indictment against him. A hearing was scheduled for 2 p.m. before Circuit Judge Norris Maloney. Hutnik contends the indictment lacks facts and questions Dane County jurisdiction. He says a $50 Wise check was for a lawful purpose and not a bribe. The indictment ties the check to an understanding with Anth ony Wise on the highway bill.
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Willis Hutnik
Ladysmith
Norris Maloney
Paul Alfonsi
Minocqua
Alfonsi
Anthony Wise
Hayward
Hutnik
Dane
Wise
Rusk County
Rusk
Price
Sawyer
Richard Bardwell
Bardwell
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Mrs. Koenig
Nette Buchanan
Associated Press
Normel
By Isaac A, Levi
Peron
Scneaulea
State Department
Organization of American States
OAS
LA Jolla
John C. Martin
Philadelphia Public and
Evening Ledger
Martin
Curtis - Martin
Philadelphia Inquirer
New York Evening Post
Claudia Wilson
Lutheran Hospital
Johnson
William S. Gaud
David E. Bell
Fire Department City
LCU
M. O. Graff
Robert C. LeRoy
Earle D. Munns
Edith Cartwright
R. J. Gunning
Baird
White Halls
David W. Hogue
Robert Stueck
Robert E. McMahon
Gunning
Miss Cartwright
Marquette
Allis-Chalmers
American Motors
Amer Tel. & Tel
Burlington
Chrysler
Consolidated Foods
Deerebbe
DuPont
Eastman Kodak
Epko Shoe
Ford
General Dynamics
General Electric
General Motors
General
Grand Union
Great Northern Ry
Heileman Brew
Illinois Central
International Harvest
Interstate Power
Johnson Service
Jones & Laughlin
Koehring
Kresge Bi
Lockheed
Mining
Montgomery Ward
Monsanto Chemical
National Can
Northern Pacific
Northern States Power
Northwest Bancorp
Olin Mathieson
Pepsi-Cola
By Shearson, Mam
Mill & CO
New York Stock Exchange
Phillips Pete
RCA
Ae Republic Steel
Rexall Orua
Royal Dutch
Sears Roebuck
Sinclair Oil
Socony
Sperry Rand
Standard Oil
Calit
Swift
Texaco
Trane Co
United Airlines
U.S. Rubber
U.S. Steel Aar Univ
Westinghouse
Elec
White Motors
Woolworth
Zenith
Dow Jones
Marshall Co
National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc
Marshal Rommel
Chicago Poultry Chicago
USDA
Chicago
California
Arizona
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
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