Foot on Foot: Chinese Surgeons Reunite Limbs in China
In Peking surgeons at Chi Shuei Tan Hospital showed a girl who lost her right leg below the knee and had her right foot placed on her left leg above the ankle. The film noted 40 reimplantations in nine years with 27 successes.
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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 preliminary examination. The court ruled the stolen items' value did not exceed $100, and Weis will face the county court again before another judge.
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Gerald J. Weis Sr
Church Drive
Donovan Borsheim
Sharon S
Weis
Leonard Roraff
Lawmakers Approve Aid for Vietnam War Veterans
The Joint Finance Committee advanced a $5.5 million augmentation to the 1973 75 budget for Vietnam veteran education grants. The amendment passed 9 4 with one Republican in support, adding to Lucey’s $19.7 million plan for the Department of Veterans Affairs. Grants would cap at 400 for married veterans and 200 for single veterans.
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Madison
Wis
Death Mystery Clouds La Crosse Woman's Silent Nineteen
La Crosse detectives investigate the death of Nancy Mitchell nineteen found dead in her apartment Wednesday afternoon. No cause or weapon yet determined and no injuries observed. Coroner Curtis Baltz and deputy Thomas Eichman await post mortem results.
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la Crosse
Nancy Mitchell
la Crosse County
Curtis Baltz
West Salem
Thomas Eichman
St. Francis Hospital
Eichman
Nixon imposes meat price ceiling and tariff talks
The administration details a meat price ceiling with IRS enforcement and a clause allowing import cost pass‑throughs for imported meat but not domestically produced meat. Nixon seeks Congress to grant tariff suspension authority for scarce imports while warning against budget-increasing bills.
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Congress
Nixon
Treasury
George Shultz
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POWs in Vietnam War recount torture and silent codes
Newly arrived POWs reported elaborate codes to share information without anger toward cooperators. Capt. Jeremiah Denton Jr. and Col. Robinson Risner, among others, described torture and long captivity. Denton noted no bitterness. Milligan detailed gruesome wounds and forced reeducation.
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Clark
Navy
Jeremiah A. Denton Jr
Virginia Beach
Elon College
N.C
Educators from UW L Visit Okinawa to Explore IGE Teaching
Dr. Richard Rasmussen and James Roy of UW L traveled to Okinawa at the district superintendent’s invitation to share individually guided education ideas and to conduct two workshops. They visited six elementary schools, joined a regional seminar, and discussed an exchange program with Okinawa teachers and others in Asia.
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University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
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Center For Educational Professions
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Coulee
James Roy
UWL
Sharon Kohler
Harmony, Minn
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U.S
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Rasmussen
Roy
Michigan State University
East Lansing
Michigan State
Korea
Philippines
Japan
Ex-POWs recount torture and endurance during Hanoi battle
The interview details prolonged abuse, hunger, and forced confession amid torture orders, plus stoic resilience from ex prisoners. It also notes a fellow prisoner Bob Purcell aiding a hunger-stricken cellmate and cites Navy Captain James Stockdale’s proximity and support during confinement.
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Bob Purcell
Bob
Air Force
Robert B. Purcell
Louisville
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Hilton
Weather outlook for Wisconsin Minnesota and Iowa
Partly cloudy night and Saturday with rain likely in Wisconsin south Friday night and Saturday north. Minnesota tracks increasing clouds with possible rain from extreme south extending into south and central Saturday. Iowa expects rain Friday night and Saturday with warmer conditions in the north Friday night.
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Minnesota
Iowa
La Crosse Tribune Advert Rates and Publication Note
The La Crosse Tribune published at 435 S Main Street provides advertising rates with a third price of 1.60 dollars every two weeks. The issue is Volume 68 Number 314 and includes afternoon and Sunday morning circulation details.
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4Th St
la Crosse
Bill Would Extend Rights Of Petition
Constitutional questions were raised about a bill to let village residents start legislation by petition. Mrs. Robert Anderegg argued it could violate the state constitution since petition rights now apply only to city residents.
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Madison, Wis
Robert Anderegg
Senate Urban Affairs Committee
Rasmussen notes IGE not yet used in Method Schools
Rasmussen reports Method Schools teaching Japanese students have not adopted IGE. He mentions two Wisconsin- background individuals met during his trip. A Lutheran pastor once served Rasmussen’s home church in Superior and conducted his father’s funeral. He also met Timothy Blanchard, editor of The Tribune, son of Kenneth and Mrs Blanchard, stationed on Okinawa with the Air Force.
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Three Arrested For Possessing Marijuana
Three people were arrested in two incidents for marijuana possession. A 18 year old, Robert Young of 515% S. 16th St., faced a possession charge after a frisk revealed a bag of marijuana. One passenger was charged with public consumption. The driver received only a warning for taillights.
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South 11Th Street
Dike Trail Costs Debate For Flood Control Plan
Park Director Eugene Fry says hard surface trails atop proposed flood control dikes are too costly. Corps estimates four to six miles at 10 000 to 12 000 per mile, shared city and federal funds. Gravel surfaces could cost 20 000, with fencing to limit liability. Fry cites other priorities and city maintenance of dikes.
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Park Board
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