Judges To Hear State Delegate Votes On Rail Merger Block
A three judge federal court was named to hear the Justice Department bid to block the Great Northern Northern Pacific and Chicago Burlington and Quincy Railroads merger. Hearings set for Wednesday follow Chief Justice Warren halting the merger last week.
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I—En Crosse Tribune
Washington
Justice Department
Great Northern
Northern Pacific
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
David L. Bazelon
Court of Appeals
Charles Fahy
Edward M. Curran
U.S. District Court
Earl Warren
Curran
Interstate Commerce Commission
Department
ICC
Commission
Northern Lines
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific
Chicago & North Western
States
Priest Receives New Heart in Paris Transplant
A 45-year-old Roman Catholic priest in Marseille received the heart of a 39-year-old man in Paris Broussais Hospital in France’s third heart transplant. The operation followed artificial blood support and left the patient in excellent condition while other French recipients died. In Houston, one of three transplants in a week left John W. Stuckwish in serious but improving condition and Everett C. Thomas recovering well. Other global survivors include Dr. Philip Blaiberg in Cape Town and Frederick West in London.
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Associated Press
Paris
Houston
Tex
Broussais
France
Charles Dubost
Jean-Paul Cachrat
Michel Lacombe
Marseille
John W. Stuckwish
St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital
Cooley
Everett C. Thomas
Thomas
Phoenix, Ariz
Philip Blaiberg
Cape Town
South Africa
Frederick West
London
Cubs Face Dodgers In Monday Radio Baseball Highlight
Mon night radio spot lists Cubs at Dodgers game on WKTY at 9:55 p.m. On Tuesday La Crosse Kiwanians host annual day on the air from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.
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WKTY
Chicago Cubs
Los Angeles Dodgers
la Crosse Kiwanians
Talks on Vietnam Peace Continue Amid Mutual distrust
The Geneva style talks resume with Harriman urging North Vietnam to curb aggression and accept a demilitarized zone while Xuan Thuy accuses the United States of sabotaging 1954 Geneva terms. Both sides seek a cease-fire and U.S. withdrawal tied to North Vietnamese pullback, with France and the Soviet bloc backing dialogue.
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Lus
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
Washington
New York
Vietnam
Harriman
Hanoi
U.S
Xuan Thuy
United States
Nguyen Thanh le
Johnson
Congress
Demilitarized Zone
Laos
Southeast Asia
20Th Parallel
Democratic Republic of Vietnam
Thuy
Red China
Peking
University of Paris
Ho Chi Minh
Engineers To Visit West Salem Plant
A tour of the National Cash Register Co. plant in West Salem will highlight the May meeting of the La Crosse Sub section ASME. The final 1967 68 session of the group meets Wednesday at 7 30 p.m. A social hour follows. The NCR plant at 365 S Oak St West Salem is the host site.
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National Cash Register Co
West Salem
la Crosse
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
ASME
National Cash Register Company
S. Oak St
Four Wisconsin Banks Win Branch Approvals
Madison AP William E. Nuesse commissioner of banking reports approval for four new bank branches in Wisconsin. The sites are Hewitt Auburndale State Bank Lakewood State Bank of Wabeno Mountain Gillett State Bank and Solon Springs Poplar State Bank.
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Madison
William E. Nuesse
Commissioner of Banking
Wisconsin
Hewitt
Auburndale State Bank
Lakewood
State Bank of
Wabeno
Mountain
Gillett State Bank
Solon Springs
Poplar State Bank
Two Hurt In Weekend 14th Street Crash
A mother Mona Priebe 51 and daughter Ruth 18 were injured in a two car crash at 14th and Travis Streets about 6 p m Sunday. Both received head bumps and were treated at St Francis Hospital. Cars were driven by Edward Priebe 54 and Ronald Kopp 20 of Galesville.
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14Th
Travis Streets
Mona Priebe
Travis St
Ruth
St. Franicis Hospital
Priebe
Edward
Ronald Kopp
Galesville
Police Ambulance Records From La Crosse
May 12 7:39 p.m. Mrs Bertha Weigent 81 of 915 Pine St to St Francis Hospital illness. May 12 3:37 p.m. Mrs Nels Neprud 74 of 127 S 26th St to Grandview Hospital illness. May 13 7:29 a.m. Jason Henry 90 of 826 Hagar St to St Francis Hospital illness.
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la Crosse
Bertha Weigent
Pine St
St. Francis Hospital
Nels Neprud
S. 26Th St
Grandview Hospital
Jason Henry
Hagar St
Fire damages car at 1701 Prospect Street
At 9 48 p m on May 12 a fire in a car owned by Lyle Klott at 1701 Prospect Street caused wiring damage. Firefighters contained the blaze with no injuries reported.
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Prospect St
Lyle Klott
Fatal vehicle crashes claim several lives across Wisconsin
A 12 year old Milton boy Jef frey Geske was injured fatally Sunday when a car he rode in overturned on High 26 near Janesville. Verte L. Earl 16 of Enter prise Miss was killed Sunday when his car collided on Highway 11 west of Racine with a tow vehicle bound for an auto race at Union Grove. James J. Mitchell 23 of Ocon omowoec died in Waukesha hospital Saturday from injuries from a Friday night overturn near Pewaukee on Highway 109. Richard S. Revak 18 of Wey erhauser died Friday night when his car overturned on a Highway 40 curve near Bruce Rusk County.
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Hammond
Milton
Jeffrey Geske
Janesville
Verte L. Earl
Enterprise
Miss
Racine
Union Grove
James J. Mitchell
Oconomowoec
Waukesha Hospital
Highway 109
Pewaukee
Richard S. Revak
Weyerhauser
Bruce
Rusk County
Leo Willhite
Herman
Alexandria
James F. Meeker
Minneapolis
U.S. 55
Regal
Kandiyohi
Meeker
Edward
Pearl Johnsrud
St. Paul
Willmar
Moorhead
Realtors To Name Realtor Of Year In La Crosse
The Greater La Crosse Board of Realtors will present its Realtor of the Year award Thursday evening at the Cerise Club with a cocktail hour beforehand. Kingston W. Ehrlich of Racine will speak as Wisconsin Realtors Association president. The committee of Tom Wheeler, M. William Gerrard, Della Schultz and Alfred Prellwitz chose the recipient, to be announced at the event by board president D. F. Schams.
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Greater la Crosse
Motorcyclist Injured In Shelby County Collision
Motorcyclist Alan C. Emerson, 18, of Ferryville, sustained bruises and cuts after colliding with a car driven by Theodore L. Kocimski, 54, near the Highway 35 and 14 junction in Shelby town. Emerson was hospitalized briefly at Lutheran Hospital and released after treatment. The crash occurred about 6 15 p m as Emerson attempted to pass the turning vehicle.
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la Crosse County
Alan C. Emerson
R. 1
Ferryville
Lutheran, Hospital
Emerson
Shelby
Theodore L. Kocimski
Stoddard
Kocimski
Death notices from Tri-State region list several families
Wilton and surrounding areas report multiple deaths on May 11 and 12. Anna Babbitt 78 of Wilton and Tollie Simonson 77 of Viroqua are mourned, with services in Lutheran churches and burials in church cemeteries. Others include Peter Anderson 77 Blair Virgil Bender 75 Viola and Adolph Seidel 71 R1 Viroqua with funerals planned at local mortuaries. survivors include spouses, children, siblings, and grandchildren.
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Wilton
Wis
Anna Babbitt
Tomah Hospital
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Gary Flatgard
Church
Smith-Nelson
Babbitt
Anna Purpus
William Babbitt
Harold Boetzel
Hot, Springs, Ark
Robert
Perham, Minn
Paul
Louise
Day
Sparta
Ralph
Tomah
Edward
Kendall
Viroqua
Tollie Simonson
Franklin Lutheran Church
Louis Davidson
Lime Funeral Home
Readstown
Simonson
Mabel
Fran Johnson
Madison
Carl Ceneski
Gahanna
Ohio
Kenneth Nundah
Sioux Falls
S.D
Sidney
Bernie
Tim
Norman
Tollie Jr
Eastman
Albert
Brigt Sobde
Ettrick
Hannah Knutson
Elmer
Milwaukee
Virgil Bender
Viola
United Methodist Church
Frank Thompson
Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
Henthorn Funeral Home
Edward Bender
Richland County
Hattie
Gerald Felton
Frank Cosgrove
Richland Center
Robert Meyer
Lancaster
Howard Bures
Durand
Clifford Taddar
Mansfield
Leroy Walters
Harriet Bures
Janesville
Richard Huff
Edgerton
Margaret Campbell
Kenosha
Besfie Turner
Death ruled suicide in La Crosse man found in car
Gary Holley 26 of 2138 Kane St was found with a pistol in his lap in a car near the Municipal Dock in La Crosse. County coroner Dr. James Murphy ruled the death a suicide. no note was left. Holley had run unsuccessfully for 20th Ward alderman in 1967 against incumbent Sheldon H Nerby.
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la Crosse
Gary Holley
Kane St
James Murphy
Michael Abraham
Holley
Municipal Dock
St. Cloud Street
Sheldon H. Nerby
Incorrect ID in Civil Defense drill photo corrected
A La Crosse Tribune correction notes that the woman pictured in Saturday's mock tornado drill Civil Defense trailer was misidentified as Mrs Delores Strand. The correct name is Mrs Delores Anderson.
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la Crosse Sunday Tribune
Delores Strand
Delores Anderson
Kennedy and McCarthy Rally for Nebraska Primary Fight
Kennedy and McCarthy race to energize Nebraska voters in the Democratic presidential primary with Humphrey seen gaining potential advantage from cross current dynamics. Nixon leads Republicans in a clash including Reagan and Rockefeller on the ballot.
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Walter R. Mears
Omaha
Neb
Robert F. Kennedy
Eugene J. McCarthy
Nebraska
Hubert H. Humphrey
Norbert T. Tiemann
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
California
Ronald Reagan
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Harold Stassen
Amerilus Liberator
Tiemann
Johnson
Humphrey
Kennedy
Minnesota
McCarthy
Lincoln
Indiana
Chicago Grain and Potato Market Briefs
USDA and market notes show Wheat No 2 hard 1.43 n No 2 soft red 1.38 n. Corn No 1 yellow 1.20% No 2 yellow 1.20% No 3 yellow 1.18% No yellow 1.09%. Soybeans No 1 yellow 2.75 n Soybean oil 8.78 n. Potatoes shipments totals 475 Friday 293 Saturday 14 Sunday. Idaho russets 6.00-6.25 Minnesota Red River valley round Reds 4.65. California long whites 5.35-5.40. Texas round reds 3.50 in 50 lb sacks. Demand and supplies described as good, light, or steady with minor price shifts.
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Chicago
USDA
U.S
Idaho
Minnesota
North Dakota
Red River Valley
California
Texas
South St Paul Livestock Market Report Summary
At South St Paul Minnesota cattle and hog prices show steady or higher trends with strong cows and improved hog values. Cattle hi choice prime 25.75, choice 24.00-25.25, good 21.50-23.80, utilities 17.00-18.50, veal 21.00-26.00. hogs 18.75-19.25 for 200-230 lb butchers, sows 16.75, 270-300 lb. At Chicago Mercantile Exchange butter and eggs hold steady while hogs 4,500 head, live pool mixed, wholesale prices unchanged.
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South ST. Paul, Minn
Usda Cattie
Trong
Hoss
Winona
Chicago (Ap
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Chicago
USDA
Weekend Toll in Minnesota Traffic Deaths Rises
Eleven people died in Minnesota traffic accidents over the weekend raising the 1968 toll to 288. Victims included three teens in a crash near Alexandria Steven Jenkins 19 of Kensington Lorraine Kamrath 17 and Jodele Wilts 17 of Herman and Leo Willhite 18 also injured. Other deaths occurred near Regal Kandiyohi County Willmar Lake Lillian Moorhead Orr Granada and Calumet with multiple injuries reported.
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Associated Press
Minnesota
Alexandria
Steven Jenkins
Kensington
Minn
Lorraine Kamrath
Jodele Wilts
Herman, Minn
Bangor official and insurance leader dies after decades of service
Longtime Bangor resident and public official who served on the Bangor Village Board from 1939 to 1945 and held leadership roles in several insurance companies including Wisconsin Mutual and Capitol Mutual passed away. He also directed First National Bank activities, served in the Wisconsin State Guard, and chaired Burns Valley Lutheran Church. He supported local history groups and mental health associations.
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Bangor
la Crosse Scandinavian Insurance Co
Wisconsin Town Mutual Insurance Association
First National Bank
Wisconsin State Guard
Wisconsin Insurance Alliance of Madison
Farmers Creamery Co
Wisconsin Mutual Insurance Co
Capitol Mutual Insurance Co
Wisconsin Mutual Spread Loss Re-insurance Co
Burns Valley Lutheran Church
la Crosse County
Thieves Take $235 000 From Manhattan Bank Safe
A midtown Manhattan bank reports $235 000 missing from a basement safe. Police say burglars removed cash but left securities and did not trip the alarm. The theft was reported at the Manufacturers Hanover Trust Co. branch on 570 Lexington Avenue.
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New York
Manhattan
Manufacturers Hanover Trust Co
Lexington Ave
Boy 11 Dies After Fall Into Hopper at Work Site
In Muskego Wisconsin Harold A Bonnett 11 died when he fell into an earth loading hopper and was struck by a spinning cylinder used to spread dirt He was loading topsoil with his stepfather near his home in Waukesha County Coroner James Welch stated.
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Muskego
Wis
Harold A. Bonnett
Waukesha County
James Welch
Weather in La Crosse and Vicinity Outlook
Chance for thundershowers tonight and Tuesday with mid 50s tonight and near 70 Tuesday. Wisconsin axed to see thundershowers western portion and Tuesday, Minnesota with scattered showers tonight and Tuesday, OWA similar. Extended five day period to average 3 5 above normal with one inch precipitation overall and cooler mid week.
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Lacrosse
Wisconsin
Minnesota
la Crosse
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Hubert
M.D
H. Humphrey
Elizabeth Hawkes
Washburn
Miss Hawkes
Party
Donald O. Peterson
Eau Claire
Indianapolis
Peterson
State Medical Society
Board of Medical Examiners
T. W. Tormy Jr
Society
Commission On State Departments
The
Edward S. Carlsson Sr
Joseph M. Freeman
Wausau
Arthur F. Haag
T. Charles Hemmingsen
Elgie M. Houghton
Alfred N. E. Merten
George E. Moore
Antigo
Aubrey H. Pember
Lake Wales
Fla
Hans H. Reese
Chester C. Schneider
Whitefish Bay
C. A. Stiennon
Green Bay
Priest
Ngo Dinh Diem
Fire Department
Realtors
Peter Anderson
Adolph F. Seidel
Hamburg
Leslie Grabhorn
Victor Jacobsen
New Albin
Iowa
Wendlyn
Franklin
Chaseburg
Ferdinand
Sletten-McKee
Funeral
White House
Wannadey Hoe
Ecmutuy
Roger D. Branigin
Oregon
Calinot
By Shearson, Hammill & CO
New York Stock Exchange
Allied Stores
Allis-Chalmers
American Can
American Motors
Amer
Burlington
Chrysler
Consolidated Foods
Pont Eastman Kodak
Electronic Specialty
Epko Shoe
Ford
General Electric
General Motors
Interna. Tel
Tel
Interstate Power
Jim Walter Corpse
Jones & Loughlin
Nosale
Kawecki Chemical
Koehringer Kresge Ote Minn
Mobil Oli
Montgomery Ward
Monsanto Chieical
North States Power
Northwest Bancorp
Olin Mathieson
Pepsico Diy
RCA
Ryder Systems
Rexall Drug
Scott Paper
Sears Roebuck
Sinclair
Sperry Rand
Éla
Standard Oil
Calif
Standard Oii
N.J
Ind
Sis
Swift
Texaco
Trane Co
U.S. Steel
Westinghouse Electric
White Motors
Woolworths
Transport
Dial Finance
Fabri-Tek, Inc
First Bank
Gateway Trans
Marshall CO
National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc
Bid Inc
Trust
Mass
Puritan Fund
Chicago Grain
South ST .Paul Livestock
Winona Livestock
Swift & Company
Theodore R. Wheeler
Orr
Steven G. Ressanen
Big Falls
Highway Patrol
Steven Ressanen
Wheeler
Gary Louka
Granada
Wadena
Menagha
Louka
Robert Patton
Bovey
Calumet
Joseph T.mckeone
Walter Berbich
Courtland, Minn
Andrew L. Kerels
Lake Rose
Freeport
Karels
Stearns County
Manhattan Bank
Boy
C.P
T.W
Dakota
Lansing
Dam
Prairie du Chien
Trempealeau
Dodge Black
Winona Ves. Wed. Thurs
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