700 South Vietnamese troops probe hidden North base near Laos
A battalion of 700 elite South Vietnamese soldiers hunted for a major North Vietnamese base near the Laos frontier, northwest of Ben Het. Captured reports claim Hanoi hid about 50 tanks in caves and missiles in the region, with possible missile-rocket confusion. No major U.S. support yet, but air and artillery could be used. Elsewhere, 132 enemy troops slain as clashes spread from the A Shau valley to the Mekong Delta. Protective air strikes against North Vietnam rose to 40 this year. In Laos, Communist forces are digging in after capturing towns on the Bolovens plateau, with casualties mounting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Esper
Ben
North Vietnam
Phuc
Laos
U.S
South Vietnamese
Vietnam
A Shau
Demilitarized Zone
Vientiane
Panhandle
Bolovens
South Vietnam
Mekong
Cambodia
Peace Groups Bank Records Subpoenaed in Probe
Washington AP The House Internal Security Committee probes antiwar groups NPAC and PCPJ. Chairman Richard H Ichord says bank records reveal surprising information and will be disclosed soon. NPAC Iowa leader Gordon decries seizure as an assault on free speech and assembly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington (Ap
House
Internal Security Committee
Richard H. Ichord
D-Mo
Ichord
Jerry Gordon
National Peace Action Coalition
Schord
Gordon
NPAC
Socialist Workers Party
People’s Coalition For Peace and Justice
Communist Party USA
PCPJ
Mayday
Washington
Weather outlook northwest winds and falling temps
A southwest wind at 12 to 25 mph shifts to northwest 10 to 20 mph with steadily falling temperatures. A low of 40 is expected Wednesday night, with Thursday high near 60 and Friday morning low around 44. Skies stay partly cloudy with occasional snow in northern Wisconsin and Minnesota. La Crosse expects rain showers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bagnell
Wisconsin
Minnesota
la Crosse
Two La Crosse youths held for drug use
Two boys ages 14 and 15 were arrested Tuesday during noon hour for illegal drug use. The 14-year-old, found wandering at 16th and Barlow, resisted a ride to St Francis Hospital and required sedation. The 15-year-old was captured on Cass Street around 12:35 p.m. after prompting traffic and was also taken to St Francis Hospital for drug testing. Both were to be questioned and referred to county juvenile authorities.
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la Crosse
16Th
Barlow Streets
St. Francis Hospital
Cass Street
La Crosse Tribune masthead and publishing details
La Crosse Tribune published in La Crosse Wisconsin with address 4th and Cass Streets and owned by Lee Enterprises. AP provides local and dispatch news. second class postage paid. rates listed for single copy and carrier delivery. Volume 67 Number 4.
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la Crosse Tribune
4Th and
Cass Sts
la Crosse
Wis
Lee Enterprises, Inc
Associated Press
Wisconsin
Cronkite decries antipress plot by officials
Walter Cronkite warned at a Waldorf luncheon that officials led by Spiro Agnew and Sen Robert Dole aim to destroy press credibility. He said attempts at intimidation and licensing speak to a grand design to tilt future electoral battles in their favor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Walter Cronkite
CBS Newsman
Spiro T
Agnew
Robert Dole
Cronkite
International Radio and Television Society
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
LEA Aims Broad Vetos on Board Programs and Teacher Benefits
Carolyn Armagast LEA president and Schultz say the committee would effectively veto new programs proposed by the school board with the group meeting again if the board rejects a proposal. The LEA seeks items including longevity pay, coverage for association duties, increased sick leave, a standards clause, full cost of state retirement system, definite contract dates, and priority hiring for eliminated positions. They demand minimum state standards for instructional materials, no student teachers without a certified teacher present, payroll deductions for credit unions, sabbatical leave committee, non-discrimination clause, five hours weekly prep for elementary teachers, updated mileage and insurance, and prompt publication of vacancies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carolyn Armagast
LEA
Schultz
Christensen
State Department of Instruction
Wisconsin
Escapee Sentenced in County Court for Jail Escape
Albin L. Robb 24 of 181342 Liberty St pleaded guilty in County Court Wednesday to escape from the County Jail and was sentenced to 20 days in jail and loss of Huber Law work privileges and good time on a previous conviction. Robb had been transferred from Kinosha County after a probation violation and failed to return to jail April 24. He was arrested Monday and will serve the 20 days after probation confinement ends. Also noted is the longest bridge tunnel combo reaching 17.6 miles over Chesapeake Bay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
Albin L. Robb
Liberty St
la Crosse County
Kenosha County
Robb
Different Judge Requested In Case In La Crosse
A 26 year old La Crosse man charged with reckless use of a firearm asked for a new judge in County Court. Judge Leonard Roraff will preside. Robert G. Johnson of 2100 Liberty St. was arrested after police found Joyce Johnson, 45, with a bullet wound to her left toe at St Francis Hospital. Police say the shooting with a 22 caliber pistol was accidental.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
Leonard Roraff
Robert G. Johnson
Liberty St
St. Francis Hospital
Johnson
Joyce
U S Fund May Aid State Bridge Plans
The Department of Transportation announced a $100 million bridge replacement fund from the 1970 federal Highway Act may support Wisconsin bridge building. Funds become available July 1 with 75 percent federal and 25 percent state share.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
Department of Transportation
Wisconsin
Kalevala Inspires Longfellow Poem Influence
Finland's Kalevala served as the model for Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's The Song of Hiawatha, shaping its epic rhythm and storytelling approach. The assertion highlights cross cultural literary influence and the adaptation of Finnish myth into American poetry.
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Finland
Longfellow
Farm Progress Rent Payments Reach $37 731
County Agent Thomas O Connell reported that 37 731.99 dollars had been collected for 371 lots at the West Salem site for Farm Progress Days 1971. Only five lots remained to be rented and should be taken before the show in July. The event runs July 13 to 15 and is expected to draw over 100000 attendees. An all electric model home is near completion and conservation area work continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas O’connell
West Salem
Albert Becker
Three Viterbo Coeds Win Summer Research Grants
The National Science Foundation selected three Viterbo College students for undergraduate research programs in chemistry this summer. Mary Jo Pedretti, a junior, will study medicinal chemistry at the University of Kansas. Mary Bittner, a senior, will work on deuterated enzymes and proteins at Argonne National Laboratory in Illinois. Catherine Wottreng, a junior, will spend 11 weeks at Iowa State University in Ames, researching electroanalytical determinations in aqueous media.
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The
National Science Foundation
Viterbo College
Mary Jo Pedretti
University of Kansas
Carl Pedretti
R. J. Holmen
Mary Bittner
Clarence Bittner
Reedsburg
Argonne
Ill
National Laboratory
Catherine Wottreng
Iowa State University
Ames
Iowa
Thomas Wottreng
Stevens Point
Waukesha incinerator fails to start on opening day
In Wa ukeeWis the new 1.7 million incinerator planned for first run failed to start after the 40,000 dollar control panel was activated. Public Works Director Rodney Van deNoven said an electrical component costing 50 cents burned out, halting the debut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waukesha
Wis
Public Works
Rodney VandeNoven
Gelatt Elected to Carroll College Board of Trustees
La Crosse native Charles D. Gelatt, a University of Wisconsin regent since 1947, was elected to a four year term on Carroll College Board of Trustees on Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles D. Gelatt
la Crosse
University of Wisconsin
Carroll College Board of Trustees
Police Ambulance Records City May 18 Three transfers and one fall injury
May 18 at 7 05 a.m. Eve lyn Bourret 69 of 2519 Hackberry Lane taken to Lutheran Hospital illness. At 3 12 p.m. Elder Miller 58 of 2618 Crestline Place taken from City Hall to Lutheran Hospital by squad car after a fall from a step ladder. At 6 50 p.m. Lillie Seielstad 82 of 1933 Main St. transported to Lutheran Hospital illness.
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Evelyn Bourret
Hackberry Lane
Lutheran Hospital
Elder Miller
Crestline Place
City Hall
Lillie Seielstad
Main St
Fire, strikes, and leaks reported across La Crosse area
A series of incidents in La Crosse from May 17 to May 19 include smoke in the Viterbo College Fine Arts Building caused by a burned out kiln motor, a lightning strike near Don Ellingson residence, a faulty motor on a refrigerator at Calvin Yeske residence, a lightning strike on South Ave, a fire alarm at Logan Junior High School, a car fire at Headquarters Fire Station owned by Donald Harkness, and a gasoline leak in a car at Kmart parking lot owned by Ronald Steegan.
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Viterbo College Fine Arts
9Th
Mississippi Sts
Don Ellingson
Sunrise Drive
Calvin Yeske
S. 13Th Place
South Ave
Logan Junior High School
Donald Harkness
Denton St
Kmart
State Road
Ronald Steegan
New Albin
Iowa
Forgery Probe Involving Lost Passbook At Local Bank
La Crosse police investigated a forgery case at Coulee State Bank after a lost passbook was used to withdraw 150 dollars from Gregory Armstrongs savings account. Bank personnel alerted police Tuesday as detectives pursue the alleged forgery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coulee
la Crosse
Gregory Armstrong
Baccalaureate May Be Out At Onalaska
Onalaska Wisconsin district officials said a 1971 baccalaureate may be canceled depending on a senior class vote. The board will abide by the outcome and noted many schools have ended the service. Three local pastors said graduates may be recognized in church with cap and gown if the event is dropped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Onalaska
Wis
Onalaska High School
Stanley Helms
Agency continues push for project meeting with La Crosse
Parrott aims to bring Henry Lehne from the Post Office Bureau of Facilities to any La Crosse meeting. An authority notes Nixon promised enhanced coordination among federal departments, but jokes that the word has not reached GSA and the Post Office Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parrott
Henry Lehne
Post Office Bureau of Facilities
la Crosse
Richard M. Nixon
GSA
Post Office Department
Hearing Set For Man In Drugs Case In Viroqua
In Vernon County Court at 1 30 p m Tuesday motions on a drug charge against Paul Averill 20 R 1 Stoddard will be heard. La Crosse attorney Patrick Doyle seeks dismissal claiming the complaint lacks sufficient facts to show probable cause and relies on hearsay. Averill was arrested May 13 on a warrant from Judge Olga Bennett after a large La Crosse drug investigation involving 31 warrants. three other arrestees were arraigned in La Crosse County Court. Averill was arraigned May 14 but entered no plea and posted a 2000 cash bond before release.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viroqua
Wis
Vernon County
Patrick Doyle
la Crosse
Paul Averill
Stoddard
Olga Bennett
Averill
Donald Kessler
Bennett
Accountants to Meet in Eau Claire Country Club
The Western Chapter of Certified Public Accountants will hold its annual meeting Thursday at the Eau Claire Country Club. Dinner starts at 7:30 p.m. followed by officer elections. James O. Ash, president-elect of the Wisconsin Society of CPAs, will be the speaker.
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Western Chapter of
Certified Public Accountants
Eau Claire Country Club
James O. Ash
Main St
Wisconsin Society of Cpas
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W. T. Burgess
J. E. Burgess
Sanford Goltz
Chesapeake Bay
Tribune
U.S. Fund
Viterbo
Gelatt
Fire Department
Agency
Sears
Sears and
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