Air Force C130 attacked by Libyan jets over Mediterranean
Washington reports an unarmed U S Air Force C130 on an unspecified mission over international waters near Libya was attacked by two Libyan jets. The incident prompted protests from the United States and heightened secrecy about the flight purpose. Cannon fire narrowly missed the plane as it escaped to Athens.
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Washington
Mediterranean
Libya
Athens
William P. Rogers
Tripoli
Defense Department
State Department
U.S
Sinai
Charles W. Bray
Viroqua Murder Trial Opens as License Referendum Looms
The first degree murder trial of Lyle Gordon, 46, for the Feb 1 fatal shooting of Martin Everson, 42, will begin April 3 in Baraboo Circuit Court. Judge Peter Pappas moved the trial location. a jury will be chosen that day. The same day, Viroqua voters consider beer and liquor licenses as part of a local referendum.
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Viroqua
Wis
Lyle Gordon
Martin Everson
Circuit Court
Baraboo
Peter Pappas
John Bosshard
Pappas
Bosshard
Gordon
Burglars Take 80 Dollars From Bottling Co and Homes
Robbers entered the Seven Up Bottling Co. on Avon Street and pried open a cabinet, taking 80 dollars a 65 dollar socket wrench set and a 15 dollar radio. Police found no forced entry. Separate reports note 8.80 taken from a bedroom and 40 from another in a nearby residence.
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Avon St
Louis Schaefer
Mary Kane
S. 9Th St
Commission Report Urges Broad Drug Policy Reforms
A two year study by a commission urges better trained police and less infighting among federal drug enforcers. It proposes treatment options for simple heroin possession and calls for states to fund local treatment programs with federal support. It also recommends social and economic reforms to address root causes and favors a freeze on drug literature and classroom instruction. The 482 page report follows last year’s look at marijuana.
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Nixon
River Rise At Prairie Slows Crest Uncertain
Prairie du Chien Wisconsin. Mississippi River rise slowed to 20.15 feet with flood stage at 18 feet. Red Cross reports over 50 families evacuated from the flooded island in the 4th Ward. Peak expected by Thursday evening before receding as the Wisconsin River level drops, potentially cresting at 18.5 feet per NWS forecast.
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Winona
C.P
Vegeyer
T.W
Dakota
Lacrosse
Lansing
Prairie du Chien
Treampealeau
Galesville
la Crosse
West Salem
Houst
Winona la Crosse
Lansin
Wis
Red Cross
Jack McPhee
4Th Ward
McPhee
Wisconsin
Mississippi
National Weather Service
Minneapolis
County to Earn $367872 With Bond Funds
La Crosse County will gain 367,872.67 in interest from bonds issued for the Lakeview Hospital project. Bonding consultant T G Evenson and Associates sought bids from banks to lend construction funds, with Batavian National Bank the high bidder at 5 to 7 percent for 30 days to one year. Other bids came from Marine National Bank Milwaukee First National and Coulee State.
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la Crosse County
Lakeview
John Thomas
14Th Dist
T. G. Evenson
Batavian National Bank
Marine National Bank
Milwaukee
First National and Coulee State of
Wisconsin Assembly Backs VTAE District Merger Power
The Wisconsin Assembly approved giving the VTAE board merger authority with local district veto powers. The vote 69 to 27 supported the measure. a 53 to 43 amendment added local veto rights. Debates accused regional officials of provincialism as districts 14 and 15 faced potential consolidation.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin Assembly
State Board of Vocational Technical and Adult Education
VTAE
Assembly
Marlin Schneider
Wisconsin Rapids
Schneider
Wisconsin
Wood County
WTAE
District 14
Wisconsin River Valley
Herbert Grover
D-Shawano
Grover
Marshfield
Stevens Point
Wausau
University of Wisconsin
Anthony Earl
D-Wausau
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Western Wisconsin Health Planning Organization
Grandview Building
Paul Koeshall
Frank Coogan
Wisconsin Bureau of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse
Coulee
Viroquan
Sauber Manor
Liberty St
Dick's Sport Shop
Rose St
Ebner Construction Co
Causeway Blvd
Schilling Paper Co
Mid-City
Dale Kendrick
S. Front St
Lloyd Miller
Elfman Marine, Inc
Copeland Ave
Paul Merfeld
Charles Sr
Black River
Copeland Park Drive
Steven Elder
S. 17Th St
S. 19Th St
Roy L. Wingers
American Legion
Thomas Rooney
la Crosse Country Club
Helen
James
Steamboat Springs
Colo
Jay
Neal
Jane) Forde
Holmen
B. T
Isabelle) Johnson
Austin
Minn
Juletta Norman
Tucson
Ariz
Leone Roche
Arcadia
Calif
Schumacher Funeral Home
St. Joseph the Workman Cathedral
Msgr
John Paul
Woodlawn
Lutheran Hospital Memorial Fund
la Crosse Elks Lodge 300
Bemidji Bismarck
Chicago
Denver
Des Moines Etroit
Duluth
Fort
Ted Solie
Crauoe
Christian Brothers Brandy
Old Milwaukee
USS
Pir Eit
Prairie
Vo-Tech Board
Tribune
la Crosse Tribune
Batavian National Bank OF LA Crosse
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