Nixon Sets Out Changes to Welfare Overhaul
President Nixon defends his revamped social welfare program in a Congress message. He confirms backing away from 1969 reforms and outlines plans to streamline and scrap wasteful federal activities, while expanding targeted aid and administration reforms. He cites a $125 billion human resources budget and pledges steps to strengthen aid to families with dependent children and support for tribal governments and the equal rights amendment.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
Office of Economic Opportunity
Increased Truck Speed Is Safer, Solon Says
Madison AP reports lawmakers debate raising the truck speed limit from 45 to 55 mph for vehicles under 10,000 pounds. Supporters say higher speeds reduce passing delays and improve highway safety. opponents warn of more violations and longer jams.
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Solon
Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Leonard Groshek
Stevens Point
Groshek
Assembly Transportation Committee
Arthur Wichern
American Automobile Association
Wichern
Lucey urges governors to fight energy crisis
Wisconsin Governor Patrick J. Lucey urged the national governors conference to form an energy policy committee to study recommendations and report at the summer meeting. He called for a national initiative akin to space program efforts to secure new energy sources, urging federal action before the crisis intensifies.
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Lucey
Washington
Wisconsin
Patrick J. Lucey
Lacey
U.S
Natural Resources Committee
Three Waive Extradition In Robbery Case
Three La Crescent men aged 19 to 20 waived extradition in Caledonia to face robbery and attempted aggravated battery charges in La Crosse. Identified as Randy Stephens Robert Sheehan and Gerald Johnson they were held in Houston County Jail after the La Crescent arrest for allegedly robbing David Woods 42 of 1116 Shorewood Drive near Pettibone Park and stealing $7.
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Three la Crescent
Minn
la Crosse
Pettibone Park
Houston
Caledonia
la Crosse County
Atty
Burleigh Randolph
Randy Stephens
S. Oak St
Robert Sheehan
S. 6Th St
Gerald Johnson
Larch St
la Crescent
Village Hall
Houston County
David Woods
Shorewood Drive
Barbershop Director Receives Surprise Birthday Gift
Richard Moen, director of the Coulee Chordsmen, a local Society for Preservation and Encouragement of Barbershop Singing chapter, was given a surprise birthday gift by members during rehearsal. They bought a record cabinet and albums. Moen has declined pay. The chapter plans long rehearsals for the Rochester regional chorus and novice quartet contest on March 17 and their annual show on April 7 at Viterbo Fine Arts auditorium.
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Richard Moen
The
Coulee Chordsmen
Society For Preservation and Encouragement of
America
Moen
Rochester
Viterbo Fine Arts
Judge Rules Sunset Bowl License Reinstatement in Viroqua
Circuit Judge Peter Pappas ruled the Viroqua City Council acted illegally in suspending the Sunset Bowl and Cocktail Lounge licenses for 30 days. The ruling cited defective petition signatures and found one incident cited did not prove a disorderly house. The decision questioned council authority and noted licenses were returned after seizure. The case followed a fatal Feb 1 shooting at the lounge. operator Lyle Gordon faces first degree murder trial set for April 2 and remains free on bond.
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Viroqua
Wis
Peter Pappas
Pappas
Martin Everson
Lyle Gordon
John Bosshard
Gordon
Youth Found Guilty Of 2 Car Theft Charges
A La Crosse youth identified as Paul M. Christianson was found guilty in Circuit Court of two counts of car theft tied to May 25 and July 16 incidents. A burglary charge for July 25 against him was dismissed. Sentencing on the theft charges is set for March 19. A psychiatric report will be prepared by the county guidance clinic.
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la Crosse
Paul M. Christianson
Lincoln School For
James P. Martell
Lyle G. Anderson
Medary Lumber Co
Peter Pappas
Christianson
Pappas
la Crosse County
Asst. Dist. Atty
Michael Mulroy
Seth Stoltz
Innocent Plea Entered For Man In Purse Theft Case
In La Crosse, Terry J. Viner, 29, faces trial after his innocent plea was entered in County Court for allegedly helping to steal a purse containing 4.42 from waitress Patricia Kendhammer at Q Lunch in Onalaska. Gary E. Densmore, 28, pleaded guilty and received a three month jail term.
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la Crosse
Terry J. Viner
Loomis St
Viner
Patricia A. Kendhammer
7Th Ave
Onalaska
Rublee St
State employment hits record high in January
Wisconsin workers totaled a record 1.9 million in January, up 4,500 from December and nearly 70,000 from a year earlier, with unemployment at 4.7 percent. Construction, trade, finance and government reached record employment levels.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
State Department of Labor, Industry and Human Relations
Thesday
Mandatory Safety Belt Law Debate in Wisconsin
Madison Wis AP lawmakers heard that mandatory automobile safety belts could save about 480 lives annually. Rep Anthony Earl cited 36 holiday weekend deaths on state roads with none wearing seat belts and urged stricter belt rules across three similar measures varying in fines and enforcement.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Assembly
Transportation Committee
Anthony Earl
D-Wausau
Charles H. Pulley
American Safety Belt Council
Pulley
Australia
Earl
John Radcliffe
Radcliffe
Roster of Local Obituaries and Deaths Across La Crosse Area
A list of recent deaths and funeral notices in La Crosse and surrounding towns includes Alfred F. Herman 68 of Bangor Ruth Herman and Gerald Herman among survivors. Robert L. Kimball 60 of 4252 Jay St. dies after heart attack. George Renstrom 78 of Onalaska obituary announced. Albert H. Walter 89 of La Crosse dies. services set. Mrs Beatrice Farley 72 of Onalaska dies. service details. Mrs Mary J Spagl 83 of Cass St. La Crosse dies. services scheduled. Additional notices cover survivors and burial plans across multiple churches and cemeteries.
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Alfred F. Herman
R. 1
Bangor
Sparta
Farmington
Carl Herman
Camp McCoy
Elnora
Gerald
Donald
Delores) Schlaver
Madison
Aaron
Jeanie) Alens
Ruth Herman
la Crosse
Harvey Schlifer
Mindoro
Fred Meyer
Warrens
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
R. A. Siegler
Burns Cemetery
Fossum Funeral Home
Robert L. Kimball
Robert Lewis
Louie) Kimball
Jay St
River Construction Co
Osage
Minn
Jane
Robert
Nebraska
Charles
Sherry) Jackson
Junction City
Kan
Thomas
Clara) Haggerty
Earl
Linda) Mahnke
Willoughby
Ohio
Hellwig-Morris- Fossum
Roger Gustafson
Woodlawn
George Renstrom
Wilson St
Onalaska
Alfred Farley
Alfred
Beatrice) Farley
Wood St
Mary J. Spags
Mary J. Spagl
Cass St
22Nd St
Bernard
Brownsville
J. Arthur
Ann) Schaller
Galesville
John
Marie) Heller
Coon Valley
William
George
Bernard Potaracke
Anna Breidel) Ochoa
Isabelle) Breidel
Michael
South Side
Blaschke
Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church
Anthony P. Wagener
Wisconsin Highway Toll and Safety Belt Debate
Wisconsin's 1973 highway toll matched last year's pace as a Beloit fatality raised the death toll. Officials discuss safety belts, belt laws, and potential constitutional issues while citing federal studies and cost savings to schools.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Beloit
Ronald P. Kosak
St. Lawrence Road
Rock County
Polish Czech Officials Die In Plane Crash
WARSAW AP The interior ministers of Poland and Czechoslovakia died in a plane crash near the Baltic port Szczecin on Wednesday night. Polish leaders ordered a top level probe and Radio Warsaw briefly announced the deaths of Interior Minister Wieslaw Ociepka and Czech counterpart Radko Kafka along with aides and the crew. The total death toll was not released.
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Warsaw
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Baltic
Szcczecin
Radio Warsaw
Wieslaw Ociepka
Radko Kafka
La Crosse Tribune Staff and Contact Details
The Tribune lists editors and managers including Sanford Goltz editorials and Lawrence Le Jeune photocomp mgr with staff roles in sales and circulation. It notes publication at 435 S 4th St La Crosse WI and offers to provide circulation and advertising rates. City carrier price is 1.60 every two weeks.
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Sanford Goltz
Editoriai
Sanders Hook
Wallace Hutzier
Edward Keete
Lawrence le Jeune
Fred Ristow
Kenneth Teachout
Joan Vik
Richard Westerfield
the Tribune
S. 4Th St
la Crosse
Court Rejects Attempt To Bar Police Pay Suit
Wisconsin Supreme Court upholds a Sheboygan City ruling allowing a $33,488 overtime pay suit by the Professional Policemen's Association. The case centers on standby wages for two idle weekends in 1970 amid rumored motorcycle gang threats that never occurred.
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Madison
Wis
Sheboygan
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Professional Policemen’s Association
Supreme Court
Man's Probation Extended 120 Days in La Crosse Court
A La Crosse man Gerald Sweet 28 of 1212 S 4th St appeared in County Court Wednesday and his probation for issuing worthless checks was extended 120 days to complete restitution of 579.55. The probation was set March 1 1971 and extended previously to allow payments. The extension runs to July 9 as officers report continued restitution efforts.
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la Crosse
Gerald Sweet
S. 4Th St
Charles Cooke
Sweet
Area Bookmobile Schedule Listed For March
La Crosse Area Library System announces March bookmobile stops across La Crosse County. Stops include Middle Ridge Store Mindoro Post Office Holmen Post Office Swarthout Park Brice Prairie Court Acres Medary Rockland Post Office Meadowlark Lane Merry Meadows Youngs Grocery Lakeshore Drive Barre Mills St Josephs Ridge Store Brookview Trailer Court Millstream Addition Pine View Trailer Court Schuh Addition office Arrowhead Playground Hiawatha Avenue and Glenhaven Drive at Wedgewood Terrace.
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la Crosse Area
la Crosse County
Middle Ridge Store
Mindoro
Holmen
Swarthout Park
Brice Prairie
Court Acres
Dutton Street
Medary
Rockland
Meadowlark Lane
Merry Meadows
Young’s Grocery
Lakeshore Drive
Barre Mills
St. Joseph's Ridge
Brookview Trailer Court
Millstream
Pine View
Pine View Trailer Court
Schuh
Arrowhead Playground
Hiawatha Avenue
Glenhaven Drive
Wedgewood Terrace
Blood drive in West Salem nets 112 pints collected
In West Salem Wisconsin the Red Cross Blood mobile collected 112 pints of blood during a Wednesday visit. The event drew donors from the local community and supported ongoing blood supply needs.
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West Salem
Wis
Red Cross Bloodmobile
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Beverly) Bjergum
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