Airliner Hijacked in Venezuela Lands in Mexico City
An Avensa Convair 580 hijacked over Venezuela landed in Mexico City after stops at Curacao Panama and Merida. Hijackers sought release of 35 political prisoners and released three women and two children in Panama before the Merida stop. Venezuelan officials rejected demands.
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Avensa
Venezuela
Merida
Yucatan Peninsula
Avensa Airways
Curacao
Panama
Tocumen
Havana
Attorney General's Office
Humberto Rumbos
Warren Cites Complexities of Lawman's Job
Attorney general Robert Warren told Western Wisconsin police graduates that social institutions are breaking down and crime is rising. He urged flexible, well trained officers and greater use of women in policing, stressing the need for on the line retention and community tailored structures. The six week 240 hour course at WWTI graduated officers from multiple departments.
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Robert Warren
la Crosse
Warren
Western Wisconsin Technical Institute
Retired Lumber Firm Owner Dies
Otto E. Lieder 88 former owner of Lieder Lumber Co. dies at his La Crosse home. He led the firm since 1938 after buying the Horace A. H. Lampert estate interests. Survived by wife Muriel, children Harold and William, siblings, eight grandchildren, and five great grandkids. Services Monday at 1:30 p.m. at Wesley United Methodist Church.
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Lieder Lumber Co
N. 3Rd St
N. 23Rd St
Lieder
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Mr. Lampert
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Gideon International
Frontier Lodge 45
Smith Chapter
Smith Council
la Crosse
Eau Claire
Scottish Rite
Zor Shrine Temple
Greater la Crosse
Harold
William
West Salem
Hannah Lipps
Clifford
Lena) Shaska
Faribault, Minn
Robert
Wesley United
Cox To Prosecute Watergate Case
Harvard law professor Archibald Cox, named as special prosecutor, says guidelines give him independence and will allow a staff of his choice. He and Attorney General designate Elliott Richardson will appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee as confirmation proceeds. The inquiry will cover the Watergate break in and all offenses arising from the 1972 elections, with any evidence implicating the President to be reported.
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Harvard Law
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Harvard
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Schipper
Weekend Weather Keeps Mild and Fair Skies
Continued fair and mild conditions through Saturday night and Sunday. Low near 45 and high near 75 with light northeasterly winds and a five percent chance of precipitation. Monday remains fair and mild with a low around 45.
Central High junior Warren Rees places second in national preaching
Warren Rees a 16 year old student at Central High School and resident of 4108 Bank Drive earned second place in a national preaching contest. The finish was reported on Page 3 of the edition.
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Warren Rees
Bank Drive
Payroll checks fail as La Crosse Garment workers complain
Dozens of La Crosse Garment Co employees reported Friday they could not cash their payroll checks because the company lacks available funds, according to a Tribune source.
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Tribune
Aldermen Hear Push to Turn La Crosse Club to Public Course
City leaders have begun receiving requests to convert the La Crosse Country Club into a public course even as the club has not yet asked for a lease extension on city-owned property.
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la Crosse
Deaths and Sports Highlights Lead the Page
The page blends obituaries with sports briefs and comics notes. It lists death notices, sports scores, and entertainment items, including movie and comic feature briefs, along with classified ads and notices.
Brezhnev and Brandt Sign 10 Year Economic Pact
Brezhnev and Willy Brandt signed a 10 year economic and technical cooperation pact in Bonn as protests gathered in Berlin and Ruhr. The accord aims to boost West German private enterprise and includes plans for cultural exchanges and Lufthansa flights via Soviet territory.
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Germany
Leonid Brezhnev
Willy Brandt
Ruhr
Brezhnev
Coroner rules natural death in Ellen Hoch case
A La Crosse County coroner jury ruled that 48 year old Ellen Hoch died Feb 17 at her home from natural causes linked to acute and chronic alcoholism. Autopsy findings cited metabolic death from severe chemical imbalance due to poor feeding over time and fatty liver changes. Evidence showed heavy drinking in the Hoch home and a history of falls and arm injury, with alibi and custody details surrounding her son Randy.
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la Crosse County
Ellen Hoch
Grandparents to Graduate at Viterbo College Ceremony
Grandparents John Weymiller Margaret Colleran and Rose Mary Atchison will graduate at Viterbo College at 2 30 p m Sunday. Weymiller and Colleran earn bachelor of science in nursing, Atchison a degree in secondary education, with each sharing the first grandparent graduates distinction. Weymiller holds UW La Crosse chemistry biology degree from 1970, Colleran faced eight children while returning to finish nursing training, and Atchison pursued English history while staying home with six children and three marriages. The trio plans to start new careers in area hospitals and schools.
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Viterbo College
Viterbo
John Weymiller
Eitzen
Minn
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R. 1
la Crosse
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Grandview Terrace
la Crescent, Minn
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la Crosse Tribune
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Uw-L
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Central High
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Central
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Lincoln Junior High
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Michael
State University of Iowa
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Thailand
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Iowa
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Dorchester
Spring Grove
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