Last Troops and POWs Return Home From Vietnam
The United States ends its Vietnam era homeward with the final 1,120 troops arriving at Travis Air Force Base and 66 miles away at San Francisco International. The batch includes POWs and last pilots as Clark Philippines releases and Seoul counts. Officials note 586 Americans have been freed since the cease fire and Paris agreement.
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Travis Air Force Base
Calif
U.S
Vietnam
Travis
San Francisco International Airport
Pfc
Kirby Ledbetter
Charleston
W.va
Air Force
Pacific
Clark Air Base
Philippines
Joint Military Commission
Saigon
Hanoi
Pathet Lao
Kelly Air Force Base
San Antonio
Tex
Scott Air Force Base
Illinois
Andrews Air Force Base
Washington
Kelly Field
Sheppard Air Force Base
Texas
Lloyd D. Oppel
United States
Viet Cong
Robert White
Newport News
Mekong
Nixon imposes meat price ceiling amid inflation fight
The administration enlists IRS to police meat prices similar to 1971 controls. A special clause lets importers raise costs dollar for dollar but not for domestic meat. Nixon calls for tariff suspensions on scarce imports while defending farm price exemptions to boost production. He warns against budget-inflating Congress bills and vows a veto.
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Internal Revenue Service
Congress
Nixon
Treasury
George Shultz
Shultz
Tribune staff and contact details for La Crosse edition
The page lists editorial and business staff of the Tribune including Jamies Burgess and Edward Keefe with roles such as publisher editor and circulation manager. It provides delivery contact numbers 782 8040 and 435 S. ass postpaid stamp and pricing at 1.60 every two weeks. Volume 68 Number 314.
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S. ’ Ass
the Tribune
4Th St
la Crosse
Bus Subsidy Pact Moves to Committee in La Crosse
A city contract for open-end subsidies to La Crosse Transit Co. goes to the Grounds and Buildings Committee Tuesday night as officials draft terms. No amount is set yet. estimates are expected from City Finance Officer Stellpflug. Transit ridership is down and revenue trails last year, while Eau Claire officials warn of insolvency.
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la Crosse Transit Co
Common Council Grounds and Buildings Committee
Sherman C. Stellpflug
John K. Flanagan
Eau Claire
Flanagan, Stellpflug
Ronald G. Bracegirdle
Council
Flanagan
Fred Fey
Ray Fey Jr
Prisoners of War Describe Torture and Silence at Home Front
Ex-POWs recount torture and moments of humanity after captivity. Navy Captain Denton, Colonel Risner, and Captain Milligan discuss their injuries, brutal treatment, and efforts to resist while complying with propaganda. A majority faced torture, with many yielding under pressure.
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Washington
Pentagon
Clark
Navy
Jeremiah A. Denton Jr
Virginia Beach
Elon College
N.C
Denton
Nixon
White House
Robinson Risner
Oklahoma City
Okla
Air Force
Joseph Milligan
Annandale
N.J
Milligan
Two Men Placed on Probation for Marijuana Possession
Two men in La Crosse County Court pleaded guilty to marijuana possession and were placed on probation for one year by Judge Leonard Roraff. Richard P. Catlin and Robert A. Young avoided guilty verdicts under first offender provisions. successful probation ends with dismissal and no criminal record. Young also pleaded guilty to an open container charge and was fined $59.
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la Crosse County
Wisconsin Department of Health and Social Services
Asst. Dist. Atty
Mark Lukoff
Leonard Roraff
Richard P. Catlin
Pine St
Brown Deer
Robert A. Young
S. 16Th St
Wisconsin
Catlin
Young
Chamber Banquet Draws 750 Reservations
More than 750 reservations have been made for the 105th annual dinner of the Greater La Crosse Chamber of Commerce on Saturday April 7 in Mary E Sawyer Auditorium. Kitty Carlisle of To Tell The Truth will speak on First Person Singular with Joseph Schreier of Northern States Power as master of ceremonies and Rev. Donald Winkle giving the invocation. The 27th annual President's Award will be presented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greater la Crosse Chamber of Commerce
Mary E. Sawyer
Kitty Carlisle
Joseph Schreier
Northern States Power
Donald Winkle
Crucifixion Church
la Crescent
Norplex Picket Pleads Innocent in Disorderly Conduct Case
Norplex picket accused of hitting security guard Caswell Ingram with a sign pleaded innocent to disorderly conduct. Howard D. Richert 35 of 915 S 20th St appeared with lawyer Edmund Nix before Judge Leonard Roraff and was released on a $40 cash bond pending trial. Police traced the incident to March 23 at the Norplex Market Street plant where Ingram said a group of seven to nine men swore and Richert swung a picket sign that struck his hat visor.
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Norplex
la Crosse County
Howard D. Richert
S. 20Th St
Edmund Nix
Leonard Roraff
Asst. Dist. Atty
Mark Lukoff
Norplex Market Street
Caswell Ingram
Ingram
Richert
Knutson Cancels TV Talk On Local Strike
State Sen. Milo G. Knutson of La Crosse cancels his 6 30 p m Friday TV discussion about the United Auto Workers Local 1263 strike at UOP Norplex plant. The event is postponed at least until April 9.
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Milo G. Knutson
la Crosse
United Auto Workers Local 1263
UOP Norplex
Knutson
Norplex
City Man Placed On Probation
A La Crosse man Manley T. Elton 46 pleaded guilty to theft from Gamble Robison Co and was placed on probation for one year with restitution to the employer and county fees. He must seek treatment for alcoholism and consult the county guidance clinic under supervision of Judge Leonard Roraff.
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la Crosse
Manley T. Elton
Prospect St
Duane Foran
Asst. Dist
Mark Lukoff
Leonard Roraff
Elton
Wisconsin Department of Health and Social Services
Gamble-Robinson Co
St. James St
Roraff
Furan
Liddy Testimony Ties Mitchell to Watergate Plans
The court heard G Gordon Liddy claim John N Mitchell approved Watergate. McCord, convicted of conspiracy burglary and wiretapping with five others, has refused 20 times to answer committee questions. Weicker says no corroboration supports McCord’s claims. Sirica delays sentencing to await further testimony. The Senate panel subpoenaed former Nixon reelection staffers to corroborate McCord.
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G. Gordon Liddy
John N. Mitchell
Liddy
White House
McCord
Weicker
Special
Senate Committee
Mitchell
Washington Post
U.S. District Court
John J. Sirica
Revenue Sharing Funds Increase Planned for 1973
The Treasury Department announced a 13 percent increase in revenue sharing funds for state and local governments for the first half of 1973.
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Washington
Treasury Department
Ex POW recalls Hanoi torture and resolve to resist
Ex prisoner describes harsh abuse by captors during Hanoi ordeal. He details starvation, stocks, rope tricks, and a brutal nine foot iron bar on shins while under pressure to craft a confession. He mentions Lt Col Robert Purcell and Jim Stockdale in the endurance tale and refuses to compromise.
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Hanoi
Bob Purcell
Bob
Air Force
Robert B. Purcell
Louisville
Denton
Hilton
Extra Office Hours for Absentee Voting in La Crosse
La Crosse City Clerk Shirley Tomalka will hold additional absentee voting hours from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday before next Tuesday's election. State law prohibits honoring written absentee requests after 5 p.m. Friday. Those unable to reach polls on Tuesday may vote in her office Saturday or Monday from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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la Crosse
Shirley Tomalka
Miss Tomalka
Korpela To Appear On Channel 19 TV
Ernest J. Korpela candidate for state superintendent of public instruction will appear on WXOW TV Channel 19 La Crosse Monday at 5 30 p m in a roundtable on education issues. He will be questioned by a panel on the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction public school financing and the outlook for Wisconsin education in the 1970s.
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Ernest J. Korpela
Wxow-Tv
la Crosse
Wisconsin
Korpela
Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
Burglars Loot Western Auto Store and Nearby Machines
Burglars late Thursday or early Friday stole 190 dollars from Western Auto Store at 1200 Caledonia St. They pried a window eight feet high after failing to force a rear door. They also entered Pyroil Co. at 20 Copeland Ave and took 5 dollars from a Maid Rite Vending machine and 5 dollars from a Pepsi-Cola Bottling vending machine.
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Western Auto Store
Caledonia St
Pyroil Co
Dike Trail Costs Questioned by Fry at Park Board Meeting
Park Director Eugene Fry says hard surface trails atop flood control dikes are too costly. The Army Corps of Engineers estimated 4 to 6 miles of trails would cost 10 000 to 12 000 dollars per mile, split with the city. Gravel surfacing might cost 20 000 dollars, and fencing along river sides could be required to limit liability while maintenance of the dikes remains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Fry
Army Corps of Engineers
Board of Park
Fry
Park Board
John K. Flanagan
Hixon Cleanup Brings UW La Crosse Greek Groups and Reservists
Fraternities and sororities at University of Wisconsin La Crosse join Army Reserve Company B 397th Engineer Battalion Onalaska for a Saturday 9 30 a m cleanup of Hixon Forest. Six male Greek social fraternities and four female Greek social sororities sponsor the annual community service project. Social units rake and shovel while reservists supply dump trucks and drivers to haul debris to a local landfill.
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Hixon Cleanup
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
Army Reserve Company B
397Th Engineer Battalion
Onalaska
Hixon Forest
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la Crosse Tribune
California
Cmdr
Phillip Kientzler
Hawaii
Kientzler
Poway
Demilitarized Zone
Paris
Col
Benjamin H. Purcell
Columbus
Purcell
Minnesota
Iowa
Winona
C P
T.W
Dakota
C.P
Lansing
Prairie du
Poli Ace Ambulance
Arnie Hoffman
Johnson St
Lutheran
Jamies E. Burgess
R. Oo. ‘Blanchard
Sanford Goltz
Senders Hook
Wallace Hutzier
Edward Keefe
Lawrence le Jeune
Fred Ristow
Kenneth Teachout
John Vik
Richard Westerfield
Larry Chesley
Burley
Idaho Chesley
Chesley
James A. Mulligan Jr
Portsmouth
Picket
Robert Clark
West Salem
John Troyanek
George St
Clara Johnson
Mindoro
la Crosse Aviation Board
Tri-State Security, Inc
Oregon
Wis
Common Council
Tri-State
James Cote
Union
J Philip A
Iag
W. Peter Gilbertson
Gilbertson
1263
Jim Stockdale
James B. Stockdale
Jane
Channel 19
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