Wintry Weather Slows Flooding Of State Rivers
The return of wintry weather in Wisconsin slowed flooding as less precipitation fell and upstream melt slowed. About 20 families evacuated at Prairie du Chien as the Mississippi River rose toward 19 feet with a 19 foot crest forecast. Roads remained closed in multiple counties while a few towns reported water damage and residents returned to homes in New London.
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Wisconsin
Michigan
Prairie du Chien
Fremont
Waupaca
Wolf River
Roger Schmeldt
Schmeldt
New London
Outagamie
Shipcton
Leeman
Nichols
Bear Creek
Waupaca County
U.S
Clintonville
Iowa County
Clyde
Avoca
Sauk City
Spring Green
Sauk County
la Crosse
Lone Rock
Madison
Eau Claire
Milwaukee
Pewaukee
Ashland
Eagle River
Superior
Baldwin
Park Falls
Wausau
Green Bay
Winona
C.P
Dakota
T.W
Lansing
Tremaleau
Dody
Black
Galesville
West Salem
Ma Root
Kickapoo
Sieube
Court Continued Reveals Altercation Over Gun
The defendant allegedly forced Yunk to walk backward and swung a rifle at an officer, striking him. Yunk alleged he shot Johnson in the upper left leg with a .38 revolver and disarmed him. A .308 rifle found empty. Johnson treated at Lutheran Hospital then sent to County Jail. Gallagher also treated for facial injuries.
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Yunk
Sheriff Department
Johnson
Lutheran Hospital
River Run Up the Saigon River in 1966 Upstream Map
The account traces a descending mile survey from Saigon’s floating restaurant to Mile 49 as Vietnam era patrols guard the river. The Baton Rouge Victory ran aground on August 23 1966 at Dead Man's Bend after a mine blew the engine room, killing seven sailors.
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Vung Tau
Saigon
Siesta
South Vietnam
Baton Rouge
Mile 14
Charlie Country
Moon River
Nha Be
Jennings
Coconut Bay
Lang
Saigon River Pilots Association
Fishing gear stolen from boat and other thefts reported
Mrs Otto Erickson reported The La Crosse police five fishing reels four rods two boat cushions and two motor wires stolen from a boat in the yard valued at about 103 dollars. Other thefts include 24 16foot 2 by 4s taken from Joseph Tooleys property and a five dollar billfold with sixty dollars from a laundry cart. The La Crosse Stamp Club meets Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the Community Center with an auction.
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Otto Erickson
S. 17Th St
la Crosse
Joseph Tooley
Gillette St
Judith Vanus
S. 4Th St
State St
Stamp Club
la Crosse Community Center
Denton St
Two Women Hurt In Separate Car Accidents
Janet Kessler, 42, of 1431 George St, treated and released from St Francis Hospital after a two car crash on St Cloud Street involving a Bullock car and a Loomis vehicle. Alma Zahn, 59, of 1110 Cedar Road, suffered lip and mouth cuts when her car hit a parked vehicle and pushed it into another on State Road near 31st Street. Police report a March 18 incident sending Susan Barry to Lutheran Hospital with illness.
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Janet Kessler
George St
St. Francis Hospital
Mary Gullock
Losey Blvd. S
Peter Loomis
Lakeshore Drive
St. Cloud Street
Alma Zahn
Cedar Road
David Wilson
S. 15Th St
State Road
31St Street
John Holter
S. 9Th St
Presidents who clashed with Congress over executive privilege
A historical survey shows at least ten presidents including Washington, Jefferson, Jackson and Nixon arguing for privilege. It traces cases from 1796 to 1954, noting refusals to release correspondence, letters, or documents, courtroom mentions, and the evolving balance between executive and legislative access.
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Washington
Congress
Nixon
John W. Dean III
Senate Judiciary Committee
L. Patrick Gray III
FBI
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Andrew Jackson
John Tyler
Ulysses S. Grant
Grover Cleveland
William Howard Taft
Herbert Hoover
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Dwight D. Eisenhower
House
John Jay
England
James Madison
Senate
Jefferson
Aaron Burr
Burr
James Wilkinson
Marshall
Jackson
United States Bank
Tyler
Grant
Cleveland
Franklin Roosevelt
Justice Department
Naval Affairs Committee
Attorney General
Eisenhower
Defense Department
Executive Branch
Two Die On Wisconsin Highways Weekend Toll
Wisconsin kept pace with the prior year’s record traffic fatalities as two more deaths were reported. Russell Schultze Jr., 33, of Horicon, died when his car left Wisconsin 26 south of Burnett in Dodge County. Susan Terzynski, 21, of Rhinelander, died Friday night in a crash on an icy Interstate 90 94 Wisconsin River bridge in Columbia County.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Russell Schultze Jr
Horicon
Burnett
Dodge County
Susan Terzynski
Rhinelander
Wisconsin River
Columbia County
POWs Reunited as 26 Return from Pacific Flight
Twenty six American prisoners of war fly home fromClark Air Base in the Philippines aboard two C141 StarLifter planes. Maj. Floyd J. Thompson, the longest held POW, awaits a reunion with his nine year old son born after his capture. Other evacuees include diplomat Philip W. Manhard and Navy Lt Cmdr. Robert J. Flynn. Additional POWs head to medical exams and welcomes across U.S. bases from California to Maryland.
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Kris Liljeholm
Associated Press
Pacific
Army
Floyd J. Thompson
Clark Air Base
Philippines
Philip W. Manhard
McLean
U.S
Navy
Robert J. Flynn
Colorado Springs
Colo
Hanoi
California
Maryland
Air Force
William W. Butler
San Rafael
Calif
Travis Air Force Base
Leo T. Profiler
Palo Alto
Camp Lejeune
N.C
Jerry W. Marvel
Maj. Thompson
Hudson
Mass
Clark
Thompson
Quang Tri Province
Security Seminar Conferee Packets and World Affairs Lectures
Dr. Robert Steuck announces conferee packets available at the Greater La Crosse Chamber of Commerce containing outlines readings and materials for the World Affairs Lectures at Viterbo College Fine Arts Center Auditorium in April 2013. Attendees may earn a diploma by meeting half the sessions and may attend at no cost. packets move to the Viterbo center March 30 with pickup March 30 to April 1. Around 4200 pounds of seminar equipment were unloaded at La Crosse Airport from an Air Force C130 including projectors maps charts packets and books.
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Robert Steuck
Vine St
National Security Seminar
Greater la Crosse
Viterbo College Fine Arts Center
Steuck
Viterbo Fine Arts Center
Chamber
Air Force
The
la Crosse
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Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
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Ellsworth Gerndt
Stier
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LA Crosse Floral
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