Viterbo Plans Talks On Health Concerns
A Wednesday 7 30 p m town hall forum at Viterbo College Nursing Building addresses health needs of students. Sponsored by WWHPO CHPO and Viterbo, the event features Dr. Jerome Gundersen Agnes Jostad and Eugene Molitor. This is the fourth La Crosse County CHPO town hall session.
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Viterbo College
10Th and
Mississippi Sts
Viterbo
Western Wisconsin Health Planning Organization
WWHPO
la Crosse County
Charlene
Jerome Gundersen
Vietnam War releases include top U S civilian diplomat
The highest ranking U S civilian to be freed is Philip Manhard a 52 year old senior State Department diplomat who was captured Feb 2 1968 when Hue fell during the Tet offensive. Also returning is Pfc Ronald L Ridgeway captured Feb 25 1968 near Khe Sanh. Ridgeway remains were recovered and buried four years ago after a North Vietnamese ambush.
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North Vietnam
U.S
Philip Manhard
U.S. State Department
Manhard
Hue
McLean
Pfc
Ronald L. Ridgeway
Khe Sanh
Ridgeway
United States
Sims to be installed as La Crosse Traffic Club president
Gordon T. Sims will be installed as president of the La Crosse Traffic Club at 7 p m Wednesday during the club’s annual banquet in Hoffman House. George Connor will speak, with other officers F W Siegers Harlan Jacobson Al Monroe and Marcellus Holthaus to be installed. Banquet reservations to Ray Wetterlin. Fort Chimo craft origins noted.
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Gordon T. Sims
S. 25Th
la Crosse
F. W. Siegers
Harlan ‘Jacobson
al Monroe
Marcellus Holthaus
Ray Wetterlin
Campbell vote recount shows no result change
In Campbell, a recount of the Constable 2 race did not alter the winner from last Tuesday’s primary. All five candidates had adjusted totals with Bonk, Smith, Fuchs, Orcutt, and Simonson experiencing small shifts amid the recount conducted at the La Crosse County Courthouse.
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Campbell
Fred Lehmeier
Steven Bonk
1St Ave. S
Donald Smith
N. Bainbridge St
Smith
Carl Fuchs
Dorn St
Lehmeier
la Crosse County
Bonk
Fuchs
Ralph Orcutt
Talon
Editorial and staff roles list at newspaper
Sanford Goltz is editorial editor with Sanders Hook as editor. Wallace Hutzier operates as director. Edward Keefe handles circulation. Lawrence Le Jeune leads photocomp. Fred Ristow oversees comptroller duties. Kenneth Teachout is city editor. John Vik serves as press manager. Richard Westerfield directs retail sales.
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Sanford Goltz
Sanders Hook
Wallace Hutzier
Edward Keefe
Lawrence le Jeune
Fred Ristow
Kenneth Teachout
John Vik
Richard Westerfield
Ex POW John Downey Freed After 20 Years in Prison
Downey, freed from a Chinese prison after two decades, arrived at a hospital where his mother Mrs. Downey, unaware until now, learned of his release. Brother William Downey described their emotions as Downey underwent medical checks and a debriefing by officials. John Downey and Richard Fecteau were captured in 1952 after their plane was shot down over Manchuria.
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William
Philippines
John
William Downey
New York City
John Downey
Richard Fecteau
Lynn
Mass
Manchuria
Fecteau
Nixon
Boston Man Charged in Second Murder Case
A Middlesex County grand jury indicted a Boston man, Anthony J. Jackson, on murder, rape, kidnapping and robbery charges in the death of Ruth A. Hamilton, 22, a Winthrop teacher. He had previously faced charges in the death of Damaris Gillispie, 22, of Cambridge, amid a wave of eight similar killings.
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Cambridge, Mass
Middlesex County
Boston
Anthony J. Jackson
Jackson
Ruth A. Hamilton
Winthrop
Damaris Synge Gillispie
Cambridge
Robert Hquinn
Hamilton
Peterson Brothers Burglary Case Set for Public Defense
The Peterson brothers Dale and Daniel's burglary cases were continued in La Crosse County Court to appoint lawyers at public expense. They are accused of breaking into Ringleman’s Lumber Co. on March 3, with tools and a TV stolen and a window broken. A 16-year-old as well as the brothers admitted involvement.
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la Crosse County
Dale B. Peterson
Winneshiek Road
Daniel D. Peterson
Bangor
Ringleman’s Lumber Co
S. 26Th St
Mark Lukoff
Leonard Roraff
Gerald Ringleman
Michael Abraham
Petersons
Rehabilitation Center Gets $373000 Grant for La Crosse Center
A $373 500 federal grant to build a new occupational rehabilitation center in La Crosse was announced by 3rd District Congressman Vernon Thomson. The center, serving mentally and physically disabled clients, aims to double its capacity and move clients from welfare to taxpaying status, with referrals from 11 Wisconsin and four Minnesota counties.
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la Crosse
3Rd Dist
Vernon Thomson
Thomson
Ference
Gillette
Wisconsin
Minnesota
la Crosse County
West Salem man forfeits bond on worthless check charge
Wilbert F. Witte Jr. forfeited a $59 bond in La Crosse County Court after a complaint by Mark Lukoff alleging a $61.85 worthless check issued Oct. 27 at Kmart. Witte has made restitution for the check. Judge Leonard Roraff oversaw the forfeiture.
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West Salem
la Crosse
Leonard Roraff
Wilbert F. Witte Jr
Asst. Dist. Atty
Mark Lukoff
Witte
Kmart
State Road
Lukoff
Jobless Rate Here Increases To 7.1 Percent
Unemployment in La Crosse County rose to 7.1 percent in January, up from 6.2 percent in December, with 2,700 unemployed. Kenneth Kavanaugh notes seasonal layoffs and losses in trade, durable goods, services, and construction. Production pay averaged 140.74 for a 40.3 hour week, while Kenosha led with 224.42. All-items consumer index rose to 127.7 in January 1973.
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la Crosse County
Kenneth Kavanaugh
la Crosse
Wisconsin
Kavanaugh
Kenosha County
U.S. Department of Labor
Two Minnesotans Sentenced 22 Years Each in Wisconsin Robbery
Danny Powers 18 of Minnesota City and Alan Torgerson 19 of Peterson received 24 years in Green Bay Reformatory after pleading guilty to a Dec 24 robbery of William Callahan in the Amazon Bar parking lot La Crosse Circuit Court ordered the term with no probation.
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la Crosse Circuit Court
Green Bay Reformatory
Peter Pappas
Danny E. Powers
Minnesota City
Alan J. Torgerson
Peterson
William Callahan
Pearl St
Amazon Bar
la Crescent St
Wisconsin Department of Health and Social Services
Torgerson
Powers
Senator Stennis Shot Hospitalized After Assault
A senator sustained thigh and abdominal wounds after an attack Monday evening. Doctors at Walter Reed Army Medical Center conducted a 62 hour emergency operation and another procedure on February 6. By March 3 he was reported on the way to full recovery and remained hospitalized with reward offers totaling over 50,000 dollars for conviction of the assailants. President Nixon visited the hospital during the period.
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Stennis
Nixon
Capitol Hill
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Walter Reed
Jaycees Receive 300 Grant to Combat Alcoholism
The La Crosse Jaycees receive a $300 National Junior Chamber of Commerce grant to fund a management labor seminar on alcoholism. President David Grant says the session will link local firms with help resources and may occur in about three months, with La Crosse among 90 chapters nationwide receiving funds.
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la Crosse Jaycees
U.S. National Junior Chamber of Commerce
David Grant
Jaycees
Grant
la Crosse
U.S
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