Foot on left leg shown in Chinese reattachment surgery film
An Associated Press report from Peking describes a Chinese hospital where a patient’s right foot was grafted onto the left leg after a train accident. Surgeons at Chi Shuei Tan Hospital recount 40 limb reimplantations in nine years with 27 successes, and similar work is performed across several facilities in China and the United States.
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Alton Blakeslee
Associated Press
Peking
China
Chi Shuei Tan Hospital
United States
China Medical Association
Chishuei Tan Hospital
Charge Against French Island Man Reduced
A French Island man, Gerald J. Weis Sr., 40, had the charge of receiving stolen property reduced from a felony to a misdemeanor after a County Court preliminary examination. The alleged burglary involved items valued at $181.75 from the Donovan Borsheim residence. The judge ruled the value did not exceed $100, and Weis will face the new charge before another judge.
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French Island
Gerald J. Weis Sr
Church Drive
Donovan Borsheim
Sharon S
Weis
Leonard Roraff
POWs in North Vietnam Form Self Run Commands
Former American prisoners describe organized POW camps with mental and physical drills and a leadership structure modeled after military wings. They report brainwashing attempts were ineffective and share experiences from Clark Air Base returns and solitary confinement.
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Associated Press
North Vietnam
Ex Jackson County Clerk George J. Johnson Dead at 76
George J. Johnson, 76, of Black River Falls died March 27 at home.Services set for 2 p.m. Friday at the Evangelical Lutheran Church with burial in Riverside Cemetery. Born April 7, 1896, he served as Jackson County clerk 1956–1962 and held multiple local posts including county chairman of wartime farm programs. Surviving: widow Alice and sister Mrs. Julia Thompson.
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Wis
Norbert E. Sullivan
R. J. Cashton
Paul Albrecht
Monroe County
Sullivan
Leon
Patrick Sullivan
Angela Thicke
la Crescent
Minn
Leona Hanson
Norman Neumann
R. J. Norwalk
Gordon
la Crosse
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Bernard Kelly
Lanham-Kann
Black River Falls
George J. Johnson
Black River Falls Evangelical
Jackson County
John Johnson
Jackson Electric Cooperative
Town of
Albion
Production Marketing Administration
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
Alice
Julia Thompson
Senate committee dates further McCord questioning
Sen. Howard H. Baker Jr. said questions for McCord are delayed for a week as investigators pursue a significant lead. McCord, former Nixon re election committee security chief, refused to answer at the hearing and outside cameras. Sirica may delay Friday sentence to finish questioning. McCord offered to testify in a closed session but will appear before the grand jury.
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Mittee
Howard H. Baker Jr
R-Tenn
McCord
Nixon
Baker
Sirica
Senate
Norwalk Man Fined 309 After Bar Stabbing Incident
Raymond R. Heinz 25 pleaded no contest to battery attempted aggravated battery and disorderly conduct in a case tied to a March 3 incident at Ozzie’s Bar. He received 309 in fines and medical costs for injuries to Leonard R. Erickson and Gerald G. Dayton Jr. and had one charge dropped per a plea deal.
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Norwalk
Raymond R. Heinz
la Crosse
Heinz
Asst. Dist. Atty
Michael Mulroy
Ozzie’s
Copeland Ave
Jeffrey M. Osterhout
Leonard R. Erickson
Osterhout
Gerald G. Dayton Jr
Dayton
Erickson
Link Between Gunman and Missing Coed Studied
Milwaukee police pursue a link between Ohio jail escapee Orville Leland Davis Jr. and University of Michigan coed Melanie Fahr's disappearance. Davis shot a Milwaukee officer during a running gunfight and matched the description of a suspect who fired at a Shorewood officer near Fahr’s vehicle. Fahr, 20, of Troy Michigan, was last seen near the Michigan campus. Davis escaped from Mt. Carmel Hospital after removal from an Ohio jail.
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Milwaukee
Ohio
University of Michigan
Davis
Shorewood
Miss Fahr
Troy
Mich
University
Ann Arbor
Marple
Lake Michigan
Mt. Carmel Hospital
Franklin County
Weather Summary for Wisconsin Minnesota and Iowa
Wisconsin and Minnesota forecast partly cloudy to cooler with Friday's cooler northwest warm. Iowa mix of partly cloudy north and cloudy elsewhere with cooler east and south Thursday night. Shippers forecast warns perishables require protection within 50 miles of La Crosse through 6 p.m. with minimum temperatures in all directions.
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Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
la Crosse
Man Charged On Drug Counts To See Lawyer
A La Crosse man, Robert R. Collins, 20, faces three drug counts and an attempted sale of marijuana to a 17 year old. His case was continued to Friday for counsel. a preliminary examination is slated for Tuesday. Bond set at 10000 with 10 percent cash.
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la Crosse
Leonard Roraff
Robert R. Collins
Redbird Court
Collins
Pearl Street
Committee OKs Aid For Viet Vets In Wisconsin Budget
The Joint Finance Committee approved a $5.5 million addition to the 1973 75 budget for Vietnam veteran education grants, boosting the total to $19.7 million. Grants would top at $400 for married and $200 for single veterans, based on need, with a 9 4 vote and one Republican for the measure.
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Madison
Wis
Nixon to Address Nation on World Role and Economy
President Nixon will speak at 8 p.m. CST in a televised radio address about America's post Vietnam role and the domestic economy. The White House said the speech would cover foreign policy and domestic issues as POWs have been released and troops withdrawn.
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Washington
Nixon
America
White House
Ronald L. Ziegler
United States
Vietnam
U.S
Ziegler
Illinois Man Pleads Innocent To Fraud Charge
Donald P. Brooks of Lombard Illinois pleaded innocent in Circuit Court to defrauding three local businessmen of about 21 500. Burton Sherman Harold Ludeman and Albert Potter said they guaranteed a 21 500 loan to buy an electrical generator Brooks never bought. Brooks denied planning to defraud and said a Canada lodge venture was a flop with about 65 000 lost in 1972. His attorney has 10 days to file briefs.
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Black River Falls
Wis
Donald P. Brooks
Lombard
Ill
Burton Sherman
Harold Ludeman
Albert Potter
Brooks
Canada
Freight Train Blamed for 29 Fires in Region
A westbound North Western freight train started 29 fires in Jackson and Monroe Counties between Warrens and Black River Falls burning 284 acres. Fire departments from Millston and Black River Falls aided DNR crews to control the blazes. The old airport site alone burned 175 acres and grass remains dry despite wet ground. A burning ban is in effect until rain with permits required. Sixty seven grass fires have damaged 425 acres this season, per DNR.
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Black River Falls
Wis
North Western
Jackson
Monroe
Warrens
Millston
Department of Natural Resources
DNR
Birth at Sacred Heart Hospital Tomahawk
In Tomahawk Wisconsin Sacred Heart Hospital reports the birth of a daughter on March 18 to Rev. and Mrs Carl Siegler of 539 Southgate Drive Tomahawk Susan Horstman and Bangor connections named as the parents or relatives in the notice.
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Tomahawk
Wis
Sacred Heart Hospital
Carl Siegler
Southgate Drive
Susan Horstman
Bangor
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