Memphis gunman slays five before police kill him on street
In Memphis Tennessee on Monday gunman David Sanders 30 killed four residents John Aldridge 73 William Farmer 73 Jessie Dooley and Henrietta Watson known as Candy Girl and wounded four others including a federal parole officer. He killed a police officer after retreating to a house, then died in a tear gas confrontation. Sanders had seven prior arrests including rape and drunkenness.
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Memphis, Tenn
William Edward Farmer Jr
Sanders
Love Sanders
Tennessee Psychiatric Hospital
John Aldridge
William Farmer
Jessie Dooley
Henrietta Watson
Lendora Farmer
William
Bill Price
David Wayne Clark
Price
Driver Killed As Car Strikes Stopped Truck
Ronald Goodwin 39 of Milwaukee died when his car hit a stopped tow truck on a West Side street. LeRoy Gorsuch 73 of Kenosha died from injuries after a two car collision on Wisconsin 50 in Pleasant Prairie. Phillip Biller 18 of New Berlin died from injuries after a Friday night two car crash in Brookfield.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Ronald Goodwin
Milwaukee Street
LeRoy Gorsuch
Kenosha
Kenosha County
Pleasant Prairie
Phillip Biller
New Berlin
Brookfield
Montana fugitive suspect case continued in county court
Dale Wallin 31 of Busby faces Minnesota warrants for theft possession of stolen property and burglary after pleading guilty to burgling Ye Old Antique Shop. He sought a court appointed lawyer and his case was continued to Wednesday. Police reported burglaries at Washburn School and thefts from Kwik Trip with multiple items taken.
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Montana
Minnesota
Dale Wallin
Busby
Wallin
Rose St
Break-in at Starlite Theater Closes Early Monday
Nothing apparently was taken during a break-in at the Starlite Theater on Highway 33 in Shelby Town. La Crosse County deputies report a door was pried open and a storage area with coolers freezers and a file cabinet rummaged. An attempt to enter a wall safe failed.
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Starlite Theater
Highway 33
Shelby
la Crosse County
Sheriff's Department
Sheriff's Office
City's Auction Nets $2,429 in Receipts
La Crosse's last week's sale of impounded abandoned and surplus property totaled 2429.09 dollars, said City Finance Officer Sherman C. Stellpflug on Monday. Gross receipts surpassed 3000 dollars but 448.60 went to towing fees and about 95 auc tioneering fees plus 61 in other costs.
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City of la Crosse
Sherman C. Stellpflug
Autopsy Ordered In Man's Death In Wisconsin Motel
Waukesha County Coroner Donald Eggum ordered an autopsy to determine the cause of death of 24 year old Charles Cocroft of Lake Geneva. Cocroft was found dead in a Menomonee Falls motel room after initial identification as Patrick Sullivan.
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Menomonee Falls
Wis
Charles Cocroft
Lake Geneva
Waukesha County
Donald Eggum
Cocroft
Patrick Sullivan
Minnesota to Moscow snowmobile expedition halted for supplies
Willow River leader Bill Cooper says the Minnesota to Moscow snowmobile expedition is paused at Forest Bay Greenland for about a month to replenish gear. He notes the party has traveled roughly 7,000 miles of the 11,000-mile route and plans to sail to Norway then continue by land to Moscow.
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Willow River
Minn
Forest Bay
Greenland
Bill Cooper
Cooper
Norway
Moscow
Two Shoplifters Apprehended In Local Discount Store
Police reported two shoplifting arrests on Monday. Marlen Nabrefeld, 22, of 1510 2 Vine St. was ordered to appear in Municipal Court for allegedly stealing four 99 cent earnings and a $12 playsuit at Belscot Discount Department Store on Causeway Blvd Saturday evening. Thomas Roach, 38, of Holmen was apprehended for allegedly stealing a $5.25 measuring tape at Belscot.
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Marlen Nabrefeld
Vine St
Belscot Discount Department Store
Causeway Blvd
Holmen
Thomas Roach
Belscot
Watergate figures discuss CIA blame and Internal Security ties
McCord testifies that White House aimed to blame the CIA for the Watergate burglary and wiretapping. He recalls pressure from lawyer Gerald Alch to shift blame, dangers seen in 1972, and plans involving forged credentials, a Howard Hughes plane, and possible blackmail involving Hank Greenspun.
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White House
CIA
Watergate
McCord
Gerald Alch
Alch
Florida
Liddy
Las Vegas
Howard Hughes
Erosion control debated before La Crosse committee
Local officials discussed pre development erosion limits and soil factors. Caylor urged immediate seeding on ditches and lots with percolation and soil erosion concerns. Bracegirdle noted city rules require erosion plans for plats. Flanagan stressed owner responsibility. proposals included deed restrictions and county action.
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Caylor
Medary
Stanley Peterson
John K. Flanagan
Flanagan
Bracegirdle
James Grenisen
Budget Conferees Named By Assembly
Wisconsin Assembly names three Democrats to a six member conference committee to resolve differences with the Senate on Gov Lucey budget. Assembly leaders appointed Anthony Earl Dennis Conta and Herbert Grover. Senate has yet to name its three members for the panel.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin Senate
Patrick J. Lucey
Senate
Assembly
Assembly Democrats
Norman Anderson
Anthony Earl
Wausau
Dennis Conta
Milwaukee
Herbert Grover
Shawano
Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa Weather Summary
Wisconsin shows mostly cloudy skies with a chance of showers and possible thunderstorms in the north and east, while Minnesota experiences mostly cloudy conditions with light rain or scattered showers in the east and north. Iowa foresees partly cloudy and cooler weather with river readings noted as conditions clear from southwest to northeast by Wednesday.
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Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
Carbon Monoxide Kills 2 In Car
A suburban Minneapolis man and a Pine County woman died of apparent carbon monoxide poisoning near Clearwater Lake in Stearns County. Charles A. Hadtrath aged 25 from Brooklyn Park and Deborah Miessen aged 20 from Maple Lake were found in a car on County Road 44 and were pronounced dead at the scene.
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ST. Cloud
Prison Chapter Of Jaycees Is Best In Minn
The Stillwater State Prison chapter of the Minnesota Jaycees was named best overall at the state Jaycee convention in Winona. Other winners included Sauk Centre Woodbury Brooklyn Park St Cloud Bloomington and Minneapolis. Fran Bradley was elected president succeeding Dave Phillips. Jim Smith and Lowell Krause named outstanding director and president respectively. Orv and Michelle Filbrandt named top Jaycee couple. Mel Anarud won most outstanding Jaycee senator. Mrs Gerry Anderson elected Mrs Jaycees. about 1100 attended the event at St Marys College.
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Winona
Minn
Stillwater State Prison
Minnesota Jaycees
Sauk Centre
Woodbury
Brooklyn Park
St. Cloud
Bloomington
Minneapolis
Fran Bradley
Rochester
Dave Phillips
Jim Smith
Glenwood
Lowell Krause
Orv
Michelle Filbrandt
Mel Anarud
Columbia Heights
Gerry Anderson
Bemidji
Jaycees
St. Mary’s College
Teen Drowns While Wading in Mississippi River
A 16 year old boy Ralph Shrankler drowned at Harriet Island during a family picnic. He and a 17 year old friend waded into the upper harbor of the St. Paul Yacht Club and Ralph went under. A scuba diver recovered the body shortly after 6 p.m. The friend tried to save him but could not.
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ST. Paul, Minn
Mississippi
Harriet Island
Ralph Shrankler
St. Paul Yacht Club
Leslie Shrankler
Oshkosh Man Heads State K of C Again
Dr. Eugene Sonnleitner of Oshkosh was re-elected state deputy of the Wisconsin Knights of Columbus at the annual convention in Wausau. Officers re-elected include John Koch Prairie du Lac secretary Delbert Peterson Brookfield treasurer Dr Thomas Rudolph Rhinelander state advocate and Michael Felder Sheboygan warden. Rev Georges Mathieu Augusta was re-appointed chaplain with a 1974 Wisconsin Dells convention planned.
Masked Man Robs Moorhead Service Station
Moorhead police seek a masked robber who stole 275 dollars from a service station Sunday. The attendant, Ken Kjelvik, says a man wearing a stocking cap over his face entered the back room and, wielding a revolver, demanded the money.
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Moorhead, Minn
Moorhead
Ken Kjelvik
Laborers Suffer Multiple Injuries In Industrial Mishap
A sequence of hospitalizations follows a factory accident and related injuries. Lois Feller 28 of Dakota Minn was injured in a fall and transported to Lutheran Hospital on May 20. Bonnie Thornd 15 of 1209 S 4th St was admitted to Lutheran Hospital May 20. John Rybold 59 of 1914 S 21st Place was taken to St Francis Hospital May 20 for illness. Richard Gates 18 of Bangor was struck on the head during an industrial mishap May 21 and transported to Lutheran Hospital.
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Concordia
Trane Co
19Th
Townsend, Sts
Richard Gates
Bangor
Lutheran Hospital
Berg and Kelm in heated bond bid and lie charges
Minnesota lawmakers recessed after a seven month session amid a clash over a 200 million highway and transit bonding package. Sen. Charles Berg accused Gov. Wendell Anderson's aide Tom Kelm of lying, while the governor backed Kelm. Berg challenged a lie detector test as calls mounted for accountability.
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ST. Paul
House
Senate
Berg
Kelm
Willmar
Benson
Tom Kelm
Two Wisconsin Boat Drownings Reported Over Weekend
Arthur Hernandez 18 of Chicago drowned at a Kenosha County lake while attempting to swim to shore fully clothed after renting a boat. Edward Pugh 7 of Milwaukee drowned in the Fox River near Omro when he fell from a boat while fishing with his teenage brother.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Arthur Hernandez
Chicago
Kenosha County
Edward Pugh
Milwaukee
Fox River
Omro
Hutchinson forfeits bond in disorderly conduct case
Dennis J. Hutchinson of Green Lake forfeited a $33 bond in County Court here on a disorderly conduct charge arising from an incident Friday afternoon in Black River Falls.
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Black River Falls
Wis
Dennis J. Hutchinson
Green Lake
Licenses Granted For LACROSSE Area Marriages
Several marriage licenses are issued in the region. Couples include John R. Kneifl and Linda L. Kirchner. Leo L. Speltz and Mary T. Haler. James M. Radnall and Dorin da M. Beach. James N. Roeder and Vickie Lynn Harrison. David W. Menges and Naomi Jean Knickelbein. Michael S. Larsen and Tamara D. Sates. David C. Kuderer and Charlotte Ann Van Ruden. and Richard C. Cato and Marie Ann Jenkins. Dates range through June with locations in Burr Oak, Kendall, Sparta, Cashton, and Rochester.
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Sparta
Wis
James N. Roeder
Watertown
Vickie Lynn Harrison
Wilton
Kendall
David W. Menges
Two Rivers
Naomi Jean Knickelbein
Woodard Ave
Tomah
Gibson
Michael S. Larsen
W. Montgomery Sr
Tamara D. Sates
David C. Kuderer
N. Court St
Charlotte Ann van Ruden
E. Division St
Cashton
Richard C. Cato
Marie Ann Jenkins
Rochester
Minn
Inflation cools in spring with smaller food gains
The winter wave of inflation recedes as food price increases slow to the lowest monthly rise of 1973. Nonfood items rise sharply, with the CPI up 0.9 points from March to 130.7 and the three month annual rate at 9.2 percent. Wages rise modestly as weeks and earnings grow while the meat price ceiling is not yet reflected in April figures.
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