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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1973
Page
3
At the Greater La Crosse Chamber retreat, about 50 attendees heard Thomas Kline of Northern Natural Gas urge preserving architectural character and adding rear entrances and sidewalk furniture to revitalize downtown La Crosse. Blytheville and Columbus examples were cited as models for coordinated public and private efforts.
Preliminary concepts for Harborview Plaza will be disclosed at 4 45 p m in the Main Library Auditorium with a public hearing set for 8 p m at City Hall. Developers Rosenthal and de Baun propose a 32 million project including a hotel, apartments, 300 000 square feet of retail space and 60 000 70 000 square feet of offices with extensive parking and a marina contingent on city actions.
A five hour search for Kevin McMann, 14, ended when authorities learned he was visiting at friends' homes. Deputies searched bluffs and areas from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. after his parents reported him missing. Kevin, under doctor care, was heavily sedated. Sheriff William Black said two friends located him at a nearby home.
Dakota Minnesota man Robert Kleiboer aged 26 was arrested Sunday evening on disorderly conduct after allegedly harassing a Houston couple at the Rivoli Theater. He posted a $40 bond for a Municipal Court appearance set for Thursday. Police said the couple moved to escape harassment, but the men followed them.
Willow River leader Bill Cooper reports the Minnesota to Moscow snowmobile expedition halted at Forest Bay Greenland to replenish. He plans to resume in about a month and then travel by boat to Norway and overland to Moscow after reaching open water. The team has covered about 7000 miles of the 11 000 mile journey.
Police on Monday reported two shoplifting arrests. Marlen Nabrefeld, 22, of 1510'2 Vine St., ordered to appear Thursday in Municipal Court for allegedly shoplifting four 99 cent earrings and a $12 playsuit at Belscot Discount Department Store, 322 Causeway Blvd., Saturday evening. A Holmen man, Thomas Roach, 38, was apprehended for allegedly shoplifting a $5.25 measuring tape, also from Belscot.
Charles Cocroft 24 of Lake Geneva was found dead in a Menomonee Falls motel room. Coroner Donald Eggum ordered an autopsy to determine the cause of death after initial misidentification of the deceased. Last week La Crosse city auction revenues totaled 2429.09 with 448.60 towing fees and 95 in auctioneer charges.
The Caduceus Club re elected its officers including Commander Leonard Fritz and adjutant Donald Weigel. Out of town members attending the meeting were Sylvester Krajewski John Jiracek Godfrey Schedivy Arthur Herman Harold Ryan John Snider Kenneth Hough Robert O Connor Charles Thomas and John Fuchs. The group honors former members of WWI WW2 and related units.
City and county officials discuss pre development erosion plans and soil rules to curb runoff. Experts urge binding deeds and engineering input while noting current ordinances and limited jurisdiction.
A suburban Minneapolis man and a Pine County woman were found dead from apparent carbon monoxide poisoning near Clearwater Lake in Stearns County. Charles A. Hadtrath, 25, Brooklyn Park, and Deborah Miessen, 20, Maple Lake, were found by the sheriff's office with their car on County Road 44. They were reported dead at the scene.
The Stillwater State Prison chapter of the Minnesota Jaycees was named best overall at the state Jaycee convention in Winona. Winners also included Sauk Centre Woodbury Brooklyn Park St. Cloud Bloomington and Minneapolis for the Giessen bier Award. Fran Bradley was elected Jaycee president.
Watergate related revelations spread as Helms says he avoided the Iran ambassadorship and would have preferred CIA duties. The White House confirms a 1970 Justice Department intel unit and denies political aims. Ulasewicz denies being a mystery caller. Nixon land deals in California and Florida to be disclosed. Mansfield calls Watergate a political disaster creating a Congress opening. Agnew urges Republicans to avoid overreaction.
Minnesota Sen. Charles Berg charges Gov. Wendell Anderson's chief aide Tom Kelm with lying over a $200 million highway and mass transit bond plan. The governor calls Berg a liar as lawmakers adjourn for a recess while a lie detector challenge is promised.
Moorhead police seek a masked gunman who entered a service station and demanded cash, taking $275 while attendant Ken Kjelvik counted money in a back room near closing time. The suspect wore a stocking cap and carried a revolver.
Two vacationers drown in Wisconsin weekend incidents. Arthur Hernandez 18 Chicago attempted to swim to shore from a rented boat at a Kenosha County lake while fully clothed and Edward Pugh 7 Milwaukee fell from a boat on the Fox River near Omro while fishing with a teenage brother. Dennis J. Hutchinson 33 Green Lake forfeited a $33 bond on a disorderly conduct charge in County Court.
Prices continued to rise across a broad range of goods in April while food costs showed the smallest monthly gain of 1973. Government data show the consumer price index up 0.9 from March to 130.7, with wages up 0.4 percent to 141.72. The administration aims to cut inflation to 2.5 percent by year end and expects food prices to taper later this year.
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