Blue Stars Train for 23-Show Summer Schedule
The First Federal Blue Stars Drum and Bugle Corps began spring training in Evansville Wisconsin with 115 corps members 15 staff and 15 chaperones. They aim for the national title and will perform from May through August across Illinois Wisconsin Minnesota and Massachusetts competing in DCI events and major contests including Lexington and the Wisconsin State Fair.
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Federal Blue Stars
Lexington
Boston
Mass
Blue Stars
Kingsmen
Anaheim
Calif
Ralph Marsh
The
Blue Stars Boosters
la Crosse
Evansville
Wis
Marsh
Hersey
Beaver Falls
Whitewater
West Allis
Credit-Card Budgeting Sparks State Budget Critique
Wisconsin Rep. Lawrence Gibson denounces the budget bill as a credit card style spendthrift plan and urges Senate scrutiny. The assembly passed 54 42 with GOP support and some Democrats voting against, as amendments to cut pay hikes and prevent closures and cost shifts were rejected.
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Gibson
Lawrence Gibson
la Crosse
Assembly
Senate
Birth announcements from area hospitals listed
Births at St Francis Lutheran Metropolitan and Veterans Memorial hospitals include a May 9 daughter for Garry and Corinne Foltz Cashton May 10 son for Gerard and Barbara Kabat Onalaska May 11 son for David and Sharon Hogendorn Waukon May 10 daughter for Gary and Mary Nudd Edina May 1 son for Rodney and Carol Mowbray Holmen May 6 son Scott for Gregory and Patricia Evenson Edina May 8 daughter for Robert Headington Waukon and May 11 adoption of John Joseph Yehle Brownsville Diane Schieber
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lacrosse St. Francis Hospital
Garry Foltz
Cashton
Connie Turner
Gerard Kabat
Onalaska
Barbara Williams
David Hogendorn
Waukon
Iowa
Sharon Sweeney
Lutheran Hospital
Gary Nudd
Maple St
Mary Maule
Russell S
County Court records reveal three divorces in area
Records show Mary Frommelt Riesing divorcing George Riesing on cruel treatment with custody to mother. Joan Conway Van Riper divorcing Charles Van Riper Jr. over cruel treatment with no children. and Francis W Harter divorcing Arlene J Harter with custody split between parents. Hospital transfers list several local patients with illnesses on May 10 and 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary (Frommelt) Riesing
Salem Road
George FE. Riesing
Winneshiek Road
Red Wing
Minn
Joan
Conway) van Riper
6Th Ave
Onalaska
Charles van Riper Jr
Brookwood High to Host Spring Band Chorus Concert
Ontario Wis Brookwood High School Band and Chorus present their annual spring concert at 8 p.m. Monday May 14 in the school gymnasium.
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Ontario
Wis
Brookwood High School
Tri State Deaths Mrs Ledo Stebbins
Mrs Ledo Stebbins 62 of Sparta Wis dies. Services set for 2 p m Monday at Lanham Kann Funeral Home with visitation after 6 p m Sunday and on Monday.
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Ledo Stebbins
Sparta
Wis
Lanham-Kann Funeral Home
Obituary Notices Local Residents Die in May
Mrs Mary Hamilton 75 formerly of 1514 George St died in a local hospital Saturday May 12. Funeral home Hellwig Morris Fossum La Crosse to announce arrangements. Gregor T Sieber 79 Anderson Trailer Court West Salem and formerly of La Crosse died May 12. Services tentatively set for Tuesday at 9 30 a m and 10 a m at Caledonia Street Chapel and St Joseph the Workman Cathedral. Edward R Hale 83 of 314 N 14th St died in a local hospital Friday May 11. Arrangements by Schumacher Funeral Home.
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Mary Hamilton
George St
Hellwig- Morris-Fossum Funeral Home
la Crosse
Gregor T. Sieber
Anderson Trailer Court
West Salem
Dickinson Caledonia Street
St. Joseph the Workman Cathedral
Edward R. Hale
N. 14Th St
Schumacher Funeral Home
Council Unit Meet Changes Begin in July
Starting in July the meeting days of Common Council committees will be changed under a rules change approved Thursday night. The judiciary committee will meet Wednesday nights, the finance committee Thursday nights, and the highways and properties committee Tuesday nights. The City Plan Commission will be asked to meet the week preceding the committee meetings.
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Common Council
Judiciary
Finance Committee
Highways and Properties
Finance
City Plan Commission
Students Paint 90 Year Old Woman House
In Trempealeau Wisconsin 35 Gale-Ettrick Trempealeau High School students painted the exterior of 90 year old Arilla McCarty's home. The house had not been painted for over a decade and was supervised by Ed Scheller with three faculty members. Donations came from T C Esser Co La Crosse Beaver Builders Galesville and Pepsi Cola Bottling Co provided ice cooling aid from Bud Hunter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaver Builders
Galesville
Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co
Bud Hunter
WLSU To Carry Watergate Hearings
Radio station WLSU at the University of Wisconsin La Crosse will broadcast the Senate Select Committee hearings in the Watergate case starting Thursday. The schedule runs Friday May 22 23 24 and after Memorial Day recess June 12 13 14 with all sessions at 9 a.m.
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Blue Stars
Kenosha
Racine
Watertown
Green Bay
Cedarburg
West DeKalb
Ill
Drum Corps International
DCI
Wheeling
Milwaukee
la Crosse
Mayville
Manitowoc
Madison
WLSU
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
Senate Select Committee
American scientist killed by Viet Cong mine near Saigon
Dr. William C. Rasmussen 55 a geologist and hydrologist and two Vietnamese officers were killed when a land mine exploded under their jeep 85 miles east of Saigon near Highway 1 Rasmussen a Chicago native and head of his own firm held degrees from the University of Chicago Bryn Mawr College and professional registrations in Delaware California and was a longtime Vietnam contractor Survivors include his wife and five children Funeral plans were being arranged His death marks the fifth American casualty since the cease fire and the embassy denied Viet Cong claims of renewed U S bombing in violation of the cease-fire
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Saigon
U.S
South Vietnam
William C. Rasmussen
Highway 1
Rasmussen
Chicago
Vietnam
U.S. Agency For International Development
Delaware
California
University of Chicago
Phi Beta Kappa
Bryn Mawr College
Bryn Mawr
Genevieve
Philippines
Nick Karatinos
Bowie
Robert Belknap
Gladstone
George Pollard
Hasbrouck Heights
Innocent Plea in Two La Crosse Check Cases
Innocent pleas entered in La Crosse County Court for Bernard Edwards who did not appear and Gary Schnick who was released on bond. Edwards faces a jury trial for issuing a 95.73 check at Menards Cashway Lumber. Schnick, charged with a 40.08 check at Ridgeview Super-Valu, had 453.09 dollars worth of wallpaper held by the district attorney's office.
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la Crosse County
Rodger Kramer
Bernard Edwards
Yuba
Leonard Roraff
Edwards
Menard
Cashway Lumber
Gary Schnick
Onalaska
Cour
Schnick
Ridgeview Super-Valu
Asst. Dist. Atty
Mark Lukoff
Island Man Pleads Innocent in Burglary Case
Gerald J. Weis Sr. 40 of 100 Church Drive pleaded innocent in La Crosse County Court to receiving property under $100 from a burglary at 1913 Sharon Street. Judge Gary Schlosstein set a juryless June 28 trial and will rule on a defense motion to suppress evidence from an alleged illegal home search.
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French Island
la Crosse
Gerald J. Weis Sr
Church Drive
Thomas Olson
Buffalo County
Gary Schlosstein
Leonard Roraff
Weis
Asst. Dist. Atty
Mark Lukoff
Donovan Borsheim
Sharon St
Schlosstein
Two Men Plead Innocent in West Salem Tavern Fight
Floyd A. Johnson and Ronald O. Schaller pleaded not guilty in La Crosse County Court to disorderly conduct stemming from a tavern brawl at Bill's Tavern in West Salem with Michael Chitek who pleaded guilty and was fined $59. Judge Leonard Roraff will set jury trials and trial dates.
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la Crosse County
Leonard Roraff
Floyd A. Johnson
Copeland Ave
Ronald O. Schaller
Bainbridge St
Marvin Davis
Asst. Dist. Atty
Mark Lukoff
Bill
La Crosse Approves Boiler Insurance Bid Reduction
La Crosse Common Council approved a three year boiler and machinery insurance bid totaling 3221 dollars with liability up to 500000 dollars, marking an 800 dollar premium reduction. Klein and Son Inc was the low bidder at 2007 South Ave. Seiler-Shanley Agency bid 3866 dollars. current coverage with Seiler-Shanley at 4000 dollars expires May 29.
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la Crosse Common Council
Klein and Son, Inc
South Ave
Seiler-Shanley
Main St
Loan Approved For Dairyland Power Cooperative Pollution Facilities
Rural Electrification Administration approved a loan of nearly 9.2 million dollars to the Dairyland Power Cooperative of La Crosse. Funds reimburse pollution control work at Genoa No. 1 plant and cover two miles of transmission line. Rosella Gibling reports $180 stolen from her Bangor home wallet during the last two weeks of March.
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Dairyland Power Cooperative of
la Crosse
Rural Electrification Administration
Vernon Thomson
Dairyland
Genoa No. 1
Rosella Gibling
16Th St
Bangor
la Crosse County
Woman Faces Fraud Charge In Welfare Case
Joyce M. Drusch of 1130 Shorewood Drive in La Crosse County is charged with welfare fraud seeking $749.02 more in county aid from November 1971 to April 1973. The case was continued to Monday for legal counsel as she reported increased earnings late and delayed reporting child support changes. She was released on a $500 signature bond.
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la Crosse County
Leonard Roraff
Asst. Dist. Atty
Mark Lukoff
Joyce M. Drusch
Shorewood Drive
County Social Services Department
Lois Nelson
Charges Dismissed in Wisconsin Conservation Case
Three men face dropped charges in La Crosse County Court after prosecutors moved to dismiss and a Buffalo County judge ruled statements from arrests were improperly obtained. Defendants include James E. Ritter of Coon Valley Robert Chase of Holmen and Robert L. Wood of Milwaukee area. Prosecutors cited improper informing of rights after arrests March 11 near West Salem by wardens Hammes and Frick. Ritter and Wood had faced carrying uncased loaded rifles and Chase a green deer skin possession.
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la Crosse County
Asst. Dist. Atty
Mark Lukoff
Robert Chase
Holmen
James E. Ritter
Coon Valley
Robert L. Wood
S. 29Th St
Buffalo
Gary Schlosstein
Leonard Roraff
Alvin Woodmansee
West Salem
Dave Hammes
Carl Frick
Ritter
Wood
Chase
Trial Continued Says Government Suppression of Key Documents
Judge Byrne announced dismissal of charges against Ellsberg and Russo rather than a mistrial to avoid a second trial. He cited suppression of documents that could aid innocence claims and expressed concern they should not face trial again before another jury. Supporters cheered as families and aides reacted with joy and tears.
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Ellsberg
Russo
Byrne
Ellsberg-Russo
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la Crosse Tribune
Evansville High School
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Bellville
Wisconsin
Green Bay Reformatory
David S. Christian
N. 17Th St
Kathryn K. Anderson
R.J. Chaseburg
Craig A. Barney
Gohres St
Theresa M. Duve
Gary J. Althoff
Karen B. Grandall
Keith E. Swett
Laux Hall
Jean E. Eichinger
Hutchison Hall
Eau Claire
James P. Finn
S. 20Th St
Nancy L. Frost
Jackson St
Richard D. Rumppe
Patty S. Terpstra
Adams St
Knute E. Nelson Jr
Coate Hall
Judy A. Haldeman
Division St
Bruce C. Cole
Linda J. Peterson
State St
Shorewood
Frederick W. Genz
Avon St
Stephanie R. Ingham
Middleton
Dennis A
Randy R. Schulte
Marie M. Wadsworth
Spring Grove
Patrick L. McCabe
Peggy M. Hangartner
Postville
Keith D. Hegnauer
Mary L. Hayle
Ronald C. Miller
Jean Hahn
Wisconsin Rapids
Kenneth W. Ryan
Salina
Ohio
Lianne T. Johnson
Thomas W. Wuensch
Diagonal Road
Wuensch
Larry Bjerkaas
Edward Priebe
Medary
Gregory
Fire Department
State Streets
G. Heileman Brewing Co
2Nd
Winnebago Sts
North St
Lincoln Junior High School
22Nd St
Northern States Power Co
4Th and
King Streets
P. J. Buttner
John Joseph
John C. Yehle
Brownsville
Diane Schieber
Richard Herlitzkr
Health Life
Mormon Coulee RD
TILT
City
Lloyd Burke
Mississippi St
Violet R. Shaw
21St Terrace
St. Francis Hospital
William Stoltz
Liberty St
Lutheran
Laura Bendel
Stoddard
Jay Street
Russell J. Gile
Spear
Sai On
Tyes
Handy Builders Ate
Black Hills
Sioux Falls
Badlands
Nat’. Park
Rapid City
Mt. Rushmore
Custer State Park
Deadwood City
Wall
Univ. of So
Goli Travel Service
Greyhound Bus Depot
S. 4Th
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