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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1971
Page
4
In a Jacoby on Bridge column a student misplays a hand. The instructor shows that at trick three a low club from dummy would have forced East to win and return a diamond, enabling the student to then rise with the ace and clear clubs for nine tricks. The student earns admiration but learns the best play was routine.
Waseca officials audit an apparent $10,000 short in funds of the Water and Light Department. City Attorney William B. Patton and City Manager Robert Bieszczat say the investigation spans the past two to three years.
A 1971 Publishers-Hall Syndicate column features Ann Landers responding to readers about teen drug abuse cases, consumer credit woes, and hotel item theft. The letters cover overdose tragedy, needle hepatitis, debt from charge plates, returning cash purchases, and a traveler’s mother who steals hotel items.
The Wisconsin Assembly approved by 88 to 11 a bill prohibiting employers from using lie detector tests on applicants or employees. The measure also bars requiring signatures agreeing to polygraph examinations. Rep. Edward Nager praised the bill while Rep. David Berger cited Burger King workers in Milwaukee subjected to tests after a theft, arguing such tests violate constitutional rights.
PETROL Tenn AP James Earl Ray will be confined to a single cellblock for 30 days at Brushy Mountain State Prison after an unsuccessful escape attempt. He loses honor grade status and privileges including commissary purchases shows mess hall meals and library access.
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