Communists To Free 140 More U.S. POWs
Saigon reports that Hanoi handed over a list naming 106 American and two Thai POWs to be released over the weekend, while 34 U.S. prisoners held by Viet Cong in South Vietnam await list and release. Officials say timing and places to be notified to next of kin, with 280 Americans still held overall. The North Vietnamese demand guarantees on civilian releases and end to harassment before broader exchanges. The U.S. retaliated by halting withdrawals and mine sweeping in North Vietnamese waters, while consulates open in Da Nang Nha Trang Bien Hoa and Can Tho ahead of a March 28 withdrawal deadline.
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Bui Tin
Washington
Saigon
U.S
North
South
Vietnam
Laos
Hanoi
Schedul
United States
South Vietnam
Nixon
William P. Rogers
Rogers
Nguyen Duy Trinh
North Vietnam
Trinh
da Nang
Nha Trang
Bien Hoa
Can Tho
Mekong
Blaze Guts South Side House Wednesday Fire
La Crosse firefighters fought a 90 minute basement blaze Wednesday that gutted a South 17th Street home owned three months by new buyers and left a firefighter hospitalized. The intense heat melted a vent pipe and prevented immediate access to the fire, with damage spreading from basement to first floor.
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S. 17Th St
la Crosse
Richard Edwards
Kenneth Kearns
Edwards
Kearns
Rita
S. 3Rd St
Senators To Seek Hostage Release At Wounded Knee
South Dakota senators James Abourezk and George McGovern fly to Wounded Knee to press for the release of hostages held by militants. They expect one or two captives freed and hope for negotiations with AIM leaders after a brief landing at Ellsworth Air Force Base.
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Wounded Knee
S.D
South Dakota
James Abourezk
George McGovern
Pine Ridge
Abourezk
Washington
Ellsworth Air Force Base
Rapid City
American Indian Movement
Senate
Bureau of Indian Affairs
FBI
McGovern
Sens
Edward M. Kennedy
Dmass
J.W. Fulbright
Weather outlook shows mild, cloudy pattern with light rain chances
Mostly cloudy and mild with a 30 percent chance of light rain Thursday night and 20 percent Friday. Friday and Saturday stay mild and cloudy with highs near 45 and lows around 32, southerly winds around 10 mph.
Officials defend school dollar as enough for districts
State education officials insist the dollar funds equal education value across districts while district leaders press for more money. The piece notes that collateral’s importance in loans eclipses an honest face, per officials on page 13.
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Page
TV industry rethinks minority stereotypes through authentic storytelling
The TV industry seeks to erase stereotypes by drawing from ethnic sources for successful characterizations and narratives. This shift aims to portray minorities with depth, leveraging authentic cultural perspectives to shape compelling stories rather than default stereotypes.
Sports listings and TV log amid Decane, Ann Landers pages
A compact newspaper record showing sports items, TV log and a crossword section with notices for decane new calendar and Ann Landers on pages 20 to 28. It notes classified and entertainment content with brief entries and column references.
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Eeeersee
Buiggo
Decane Neew
Ann Landers
Polish Czech Officials Die In Plane Crash
WARSAW AP report says Polish Interior Minister Wieslaw Ociepka and Czech Slovak counterpart Radko Kafka died in a Baltic coast crash near Szczecin along with aides and crew. Polish leaders ordered a top level probe though exact death toll was not released.
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Warsaw
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Baltic
Szcczecin
Radio Warsaw
Wieslaw Ociepka
Radko Kafka
Fest changes face criticism from La Crosse aldermen
Proposals to shift Oktoberfest 1973 to later and start on Sunday drew sharp criticism from at least three aldermen. They warned of an uncontrollable weekend crowd, questioned police staffing, and noted potential loss of parade revenue and family activities. Fest officials, after supporting judiciary committee recommendations, faced a quorum loss before formal action.
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Ferdinand Sontag
Common Council Judiciary Committee
Ronald C. Wold
Thomas Roellich
12Th Dist
Robert Johnson
21St Dist
Fest
Judiciary Committee
James Shoger
Dist
Council
Patrick Spencer
la Crosse
Shoger
Col
Lewis Versnick
Wisconsin State Patrol
Wold
Herbert Garbers
William Black
State Patrol
Ivan Anders
Baraboo
Henry Leffin
Onalaska
District 5
Wisconsin
3Rd
Col. Versnick
Lake Geneva
Spencer
Fest Board
Judiciary
Lee Snapp
Snapp
3Rd Street
Pat Boone
Mary E. Sawyer
Boone
Johnson
Wilfred
Fritz) Pariis
Curtis Storck
Parvis
Sontag
James Garvalia
New Wisconsin Consumer Act Shifts Credit Rules
Madison AP The Wisconsin Consumer Act effective today reshapes debtor credit law in a 90 page code. It governs credit transactions up to 25000 with finance charges or installments. It limits interest to 18 percent up to 500 and 12 percent above, ends holder in due course, adds three day cooling off for away from merchant sales, restricts collateral and requires court judgments before repossession. It tightens disclosures, bans blank terms and deceptive advertising, and increases garnishment protections while easing wage exemptions.
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Madison, Wis
Wisconsin
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Donald W. Affolter
Tribune
James Ehrsam
S. 14Th St
Lutheran Hospital
Lutheran
Tri-State
Anders
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