Launch Site Attacked in Laos Fire Missiles at U S Plane
North Vietnamese missiles were fired at a U S gunship 23 miles inside Laos near the Ho Chi Minh trail. One missile battery near Ban Karai pass claimed a hit on a jet aircraft while another SAM site fought off a follow-up attack. One AC130 was downed earlier, with 10 crew listed missing.
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U.S
Charles Johnson
Saigon
Laos
Chi Minh Trail
Johnson
Panhandle
Ban Karai Pass
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Dmz
North Vietnam
Tonkin Gulf
Teacher Pact Talks To Start On Tuesday
Bargaining begins at 4 p.m. Tuesday in La Crosse City Hall for a 1972 teachers contract between the La Crosse Area Public School District Board and the La Crosse Education Association. Opening proposals are to be exchanged. 1971 terms had teachers start at 7 300 annually with a bachelor’s degree and no experience after a 15 month effort ending in a strike. The same teams, with two new LEA members, will headline negotiations. The school board meets Tuesday at 7 30 p.m. in the Main Library Auditorium to discuss routine matters and plans for a Central High School pool. The report also notes ongoing combat in Vietnam with AC130 and A7 air missions near the DMZ, and Wilmington journalist Josiah P. Woolfolk died at 77.
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la Crosse City Hall
Eugene Balts
la Crosse Area
Ence
LEA
S. John Schultz
Harry Spence School
Clarence Krupp
Arthur Christensen
There Isn’t Anything Moving Strike Halts Local Rail Traffic
AFL C IO Brotherhood of Railroad Signal Men strike shuts nearly all local rail traffic at Burlington Northern lines in La Crosse area starting 6 a m. Pickets at plant entrances halt freight except a supervisor manned train moved for perishables and mail by officials. Showers and storms forecast with a 60 degree low and 80 degree high. Local post office services continue via air or truck because mail is routed otherwise.
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Kenneth Rownd
Tillman Drive
Onalaska
Burlington Northern Railroad
AFL - Cio Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen
West Salem
Rownd
Burlington
Robert (Kootch) Carroll
Carroll
William Westmark
S. 23Rd St
Milwaukee Road
Amtrak
Minneapolis - St. Paul
Minn
Westmark
Syttende Mai parade brightens Westby with Norwegian costumes
The Westby celebration shifts Syttende Mai to Sunday with warm weather and a lively parade. Residents in Norse dress gather on Main Street, with many researching provincial origins of costumes. Notable moments include Mrs. Haugen's Nordre Fron outfit and Mrs. Lindvik's Tretten Gulbrandsdalen ancestry. Judge Lincoln Neprud leads on horseback, while the strike impact prompts transit disruptions and bus replacements.
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la Crosse Tribune
Westby
Ireland
Main Street
Drowning of 15-Year-Old at Hoffman Pond West of Black River Falls
Charles David Grimm aged 15 of Black River Falls drowned about 3 30 p m Sunday in Hoffman Pond three miles west near Highway 27. Michael Dougherty, also 15, swam with him and survived while Charles cramps and cold water are blamed. Grimm’s body recovered after 15 minutes. his father James Grimm and rescue aides tried to save him. He was born January 31, 1956, and attended Black River High School. Services set for Wednesday at Evangelical Lutheran Church with burial at Avocha Cemetery Oakfield. He is survived by parents, two brothers Allen and Michael, sister Cheryl, and grandparents. Funeral arrangements through Torger son Funeral Chapel.
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Black River Falls
Charles David Grimm
Hoffman Pond
Here
Highway 27
Fred Schoonover
Schoonover
Grimm
Michael Dougherty
Fred Grimm
Oakfield
Wis
Frieda Jung
Plymouth
Woodruff
General Telephone Co
Waupun
Black River High School
Evangelical Lutheran Church
T. A. Rykken
Avocha
Torgerson Funeral
Javits Moves to Stop Railroad Strike in Congress
Senator Javits introduced legislation to implement President Nixon's request to extend the striking Unified Railroad Signalmen contracts until July 1 while negotiations continue. The measure faces doubt in Congress as leaders note limited time and ongoing hearings. The signalmen seek a 54 percent wage increase over three years, vs railroads' 42 percent offer.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
Senate
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
House
Carl Albert
Dokla
Jacob K. Javits
R-N.y
Senate Labor Committee
Javits
C. J. Chamberlain
Afl-Cio Bortherhood
Yank Troop Levels Hit Five Year Low In Vietnam
The USS Command reports last week’s American troop strength in Vietnam fell by 4,600 to 262,500, the smallest in over five years. Of those withdrawn, 2,600 were Marines, leaving 8,600 in South Vietnam, with most advisers expected to be withdrawn by early June. The total is the lowest since March 1966 when 231,200 served.
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Saigon
USS Command
Vietnam
South Vietnam
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U.S. Railroads
Robert Kutcher
LeRoy Jessen
Milwaukee
la Crosse
Tribune
Edward M. Huebner
N. Viets
Williamsburg
Josiah P. Woolfolk
Jack Woodford
East Hospital
Kenneth Brekke
Ing
Ronald Iverson
Norway
Roy Rude
R. J. Westby
Trondheim
Julia Haugen
Haugen
Orin Larson
Gulbrandsdalen
Gulbrandsdalens
Melvin Lindvik
Tretten
Gulsbrandsdalen
Our Savior’s Lutheran Church
Lincoln Neprud
BAF
Trout
Oliver
St. Bernard
Westby Street
Gary R. Kiefner
Sen. Javits
Chamberlain
James Hodgson
Signlamen’s
Department of Transportation
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