Measure Faces Possible Veto in Senate Crime Bill Passage
The Senate passed a comprehensive crime control bill by 72 to 4, proposing a $400 million two year grant program for police training and equipment, authorization of wiretapping with court orders, and tighter gun controls. It undoes certain Supreme Court rulings on confessions and lineups, and faces House action and possible presidential veto. Wisconsin senators Nelson and Proxmire voted with the majority.
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John Chadwick Washington
Senate
Supreme Court
House
Johnson
Emanuel Celler
D-N.y
House Judiciary Committee
Celler
Washington
Wisconsin
Gaylord Nelson
William Proxmire
Larlier
Wisconsin university presidents awarded $2000 pay raises
President Samuel G. Gates of La Crosse State University and five other Wisconsin state university presidents receive $2000 annual pay raises, increasing Gates to $30,500. System director Eugene R. McPhee rises to $35,000, with several other presidents reaching $30,500. Raises also affect River Falls acting president Richard Delorit and others, effective July.
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Oshkosh
B. R. Ullsvik
Platteville
W. J. Micheels
Stout
K. W. Meyer
Superior
Richard Delorit
River Falls
L. S. Dreyfus
Stevens Point State
W. L. Carter
Whitewater State
R. R. Polk
McPhee
R. W
Evacuations Ordered as Heavy Rains Hit Resurrection City
In Washington heavy rains submerged Resurrection City turning it into mud and forcing about 2,000 of the 2,400 Poor People’s Campaign residents to be relocated to metropolitan churches. The movement reported its first arrests during a Capitol Hill protest and faced potential flu exposure at the Lincoln Memorial campsite.
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Washington
Resurrection City
U.S.A
Jesse Jackson
Capitol Hill
Lincoln Memorial
Youth, La Crescent Principal Injured
Earl Seaton Jr. principal and athletic director at La Crescent High School remained in satisfactory condition after a Thursday two car crash on Pine Creek Road in La Crescent. Police say Seaton slowed his car and was struck by Andrew Pollock 18, who also traveled west. Pollock received facial treatment and was released.
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LA Crescent
Minn
Earl Seaton Jr
la Crescent High School
St. Francis Hospital
la Crosse
Pine Creek
Seaton
Andrew Pollock
S. Elm St
Elso
Pollock
Saver To Teach In UW Law Program
William Sauer assistant city attorney is one of 35 Wisconsin lawyers teaching a UW Law School summer program from Aug 5 to 9. The quartet of lawyers will lead a course on creditors actions and bankruptcy proceedings.
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William Sauer
Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin Law School
Sauer
Radio Highlights: Twins vs Boston and Indiana time trials
Friday at 7:45 p.m. WKBH presents Minnesota Twins against Boston. Saturday at 1 p.m. WKBH repeats Twins Boston. WLCX carries Indianapolis time trials at 5:30 p.m.
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Minnesota Twins
Boston
Indianapolis
Key Provisions of the Crime Control Bill Passed by Senate
The bill allows confessions as evidence even without speedy arraignment or police warnings and lawyer presence. It bans interstate mail order pistol and revolver sales but not rifles. It authorizes wiretaps with court orders. It provides 400 million in federal grants to improve local police work. The measure faces House opposition and possible presidential veto. conference to reconcile versions.
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Washington
Senate
Supreme Court
Johnson
Senate House
House
U.S. Bombers Launch Saturation Attack Near Vietnam Front
U S bombers press a concentrated strike across central South Vietnam near the Laos border with nearly 1 000 tons dropped in 10 missions. Marines report 203 North Vietnamese killed in a two day fight near Con Thien with 23 Marines dead and 8 wounded.
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Saigon
America
Laos
South Vietnam
Cambodia
Central Highlands
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
Leathernecks
Con Thien
Civic Center Plan Sparks Parking Debate Over Motel Tracts
Civic officials consider using parcels at First Federal Ivy and the Stoddard for parking as part of a broader Civic Center plan to spur commercial buildings. Members argue about parking sufficiency at the Ivy Motel and question selling land for parking only.
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First Federal
Ivy
the Stoddard
Parrott
Civic Center
Robert Abbott
7Th and Vine Streets
Abbott
Vagrant Josephson Freed After Arrest Over No Papers
A vagrant identified as Martin Josephson of Wausau was ordered released from La Crosse County Jail by Judge Leonard Roraff after no charge or court action existed. Josephson had $1,300 in cash and had spent a night in a hotel before seeking a ticket to Estonia.
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la Crosse County
Leonard F. Roraff
Martin Josephson
Wausau
Josephson
Patrick Doyle
la Crosse
Estonia
James McHugh
Doyle
Peter Berg
Berg
McHugh
Eight Teens Caught After Beer Theft in West Salem
La Crosse County Sheriff James McHugh said eight West Salem teenagers aged 15 to 17 were turned over to social services after breaking into the West Salem American Legion Club to steal beer. A resident spotted a youth with a case, prompting deputy Del Miller and Marshal Elder Hoppman to arrest them and recover about 10 cases of beer.
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la Crosse
James McHugh
West Salem
McHugh
Sheriff Department
del Miller
Elder Hoppman
West Salem American Legion Club
Stock Quotations Local and Regional Report
Local and regional stock quotations compiled at about 9 am show representative inter dealer prices for funds and trusts. Prices include Boston Fund Chem Fund Fidelity Fund Eberstadt Fund Manhattan Fund Mass. Inv. Tr. and others with bid ranges noted.
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Boston Fund
Chem. Fund
Howard
Eberstadt
Fidelity Func
Marhattan
Marshall National
Nation of Securities Dealers, Inc
CW Transport
Dial Finance
Man Found Innocent Of Drunk Driving In La Crosse
A La Crosse Circuit Court jury acquitted Robert F. Millen Jr. 21 Hokah Minn after challenging breathalyzer evidence in the drunk driving case. Millen denied the charge for a Cass Street arrest on Feb 18 after a prior municipal conviction. The trial featured testimony from Dr Frank Kozelka disputing breathalyzer reliability and Millen stating he drank six beers before arrest. Judge Lincoln Neprud presided.
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la Crosse
City of
Robert F. Millen Jr
Hokah
Minn
Millen
Cass Street
Circuit Court
Lincoln Neprud
Carl F. Schnick
Russell H. Pertzsch
Onalaska
Andrew Albertson
Park Ave
Jean Hayek
Travis St
William C. Jenks
S. 11Th St
Carol Lee
Coulee Dr
Fred Nordengren
Cass St
Betty Nustad
Helen M. Rose
S. 13Th St
Harriet Schaettle
S. 29Th St
Janice Thaldorf
Mesa Grande PL
Sam Wakeen
King St
John G. Ziegler
Mississippi St
Niebuhr Pluming Inspector Resigns Over Conditions
Niebuhr a La Crosse plumbing inspector submitted his resignation effective June 15. He cited conditions as the reason with little detail offered. Public Works Inspector Bob D Schroeder planned to wait for the board reception of the letter at 9 45 am Wednesday.
Pompidou Hosts Talks to End France Strike Wave
Paris authorities brace for further protests as Premier Pompidou meets labor and business leaders to craft a settlement plan. De Gaulle to address the nation amid ongoing demonstrations led by students and workers. The CGT and CDDT joined the talks expressing urgency and warning of continued strikes.
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Paris
Georges Pompidou
France
Charles de Gaulle
de Gaulle
General Confederation of Workers
Pompidou
French Confederation of Democratic Workers
Gays Mills Publisher Glenn Hagar Dies at 47
Glenn Hagar 47 former Crawford County Independent publisher died unexpectedly Friday morning May 24 at his home in Gays Mills He edited the paper for 20 years selling it last September to Ralph Goldsmith editor of the Boscobel Dial He remained active in his Gays Mills printing business promoted to lieutenant colonel in the Air Force Reserve Funeral arrangements are complete Survivors include his widow Marion one son Gary at Kincheloe Air Force Base Mich two daughters Karen and Marsha at home and his mother Mrs Laura Hagar of Monroe
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Gays Mills
Wis
Glenn Hagar
Crawford County
Ralph Goldsmith
Boscobel Dial
Hagar
Air Force Reserve
Commersnaes- Martin Funeral
Marion
A. J.C. Gary Hagar
Kincheloe Air Force Base
Mich
Karen
Marsha
Laura Hagar
Monroe
Area Youth Hurt In 3 Car Crash
A rural Tomah youth suffered minor injuries in a three car crash on Highway 14 south of the Town of Shelby about 7 15 p m Thursday. David L Herlitzke 20 was taken to St Francis Hospital for neck injuries after his car was hit from behind. Linda L Cooper 26 of Stoddard struck Huntington who had stopped for a left turn.
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Tomah
Shelby
David L. Herlitzke
St. Francis Hospital
Jerry D. Huntington
Genoa
Herlitzke
Huntington
Linda L. Cooper
Stoddard
Housing Discrimination Prohibition Ordinance Notes Exemption
A proposed county ordinance bans racial or religious discrimination in selling or renting housing as in the city law. It exempts rental of owner occupied dwellings containing not more than two units.
City firm low bidder on Winona projects
The La Crosse firm was the low bidder on Winona Minnesota street widening and improvement projects in a four bid field. The firm submitted a bid of 121 440 dollars with construction to start June 1 and finish by August 15.
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Winona
Minn
la Crosse
Cash grain quotes from Chicago market report
Wheat No 2 hard 14336 No 2 soft red 1.37 and a half percent. Corn No 2 yellow 1.17 and a half percent. Oats No 2 and semieye grade yellow around 1.07. Soybeans No 2 yellow 2.7 and soybean oil 850m.
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Rexall Drus
Ryder Systems
Scott Paper
Sears Roebuck Lines
Air OF Standard Oil
Californa
Sperry Rand
Standard Oil
Texaco
Trane Co
U.S. Steel Universal of
Es White Motors
Dow Jones
Chicago
Wisconsin GOP approves Nixon pledged delegates list
The Wisconsin Republican state convention unanimously approved thirty delegates pledged to Nixon at the national convention. The slate includes Gov. Warren Knowles and John Maciver with others named by district, with several top leaders and Congress members listed as at large delegates or alternates. The plan follows the primary law allowing Nixon to veto delegates and aims to keep pledged support unless two thirds release them.
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M. Nixon
Nixon
Warren P. Knowles
Wisconsin
John Maciver
Milwaukee
GOP
Ody Fish
Fish
Peter Hurtgen
la Crosse County
Knowles
Maciver
la Crosse
Thomas Curran
Manston
Larry Carlson
Rudy Lebane
West Allis
Vincent A. Mercurio
Ernest Philipp
U.S
William Steiger
Oshkosh
Bernard Ziegler
West Bend
Howard Woodside
Plover
Thomas Teschner
Crandon
John Byrnes
Green Bay
John Conway
Appleton
Glenn R. Davis
Waukesha
Frederick Hansen
Henry Sincock
Superior
Lawrence Durning
Eau Claire
Alvin O’konski
Henry Schadeberg
Vernon W. Thomson
John FE. Hough
Janesville
Ben Peckham
Ben Harff
Sheboygan
Byron Ising
William Kraus
Stevens Point
John Kimberly
Nee
John Bosshard
Bangor
John la Rocco
Greendale
James Devitt
T. W. Norris
Truman McNulty
James A. Sisk
Fond du Lac
James Harff
Harry Rodencal
Berlin
Walther Meyer
Medford
Richard Boltz
Mrs Skemp Leads Catholic School Board in La Crescent
In La Crescent Minnesota Mrs Charles Skemp was elected chairman of the newly formed Crucifixion Board of Education at its first meeting Monday. Mrs Richard Brostrom was appointed secretary. Seven board members will serve three two and one year terms with Rev Michael Kuisle and Sisters Helene Emily and Lourdette also on the roster. The elementary school will keep its two sections per grade one through six with class size limited to 30 pupils. No new building program is planned and the Home School Association will continue as usual with four slate of officers presented to the group.
Melrose-Mindoro Student Beaten At School
Melrose Wis Daniel Marini 17 stepson of Ed Johnson Mindoro is in Lutheran Hospital La Crosse with a fractured jaw after a beating at Melrose Mindoro High School Thursday The Jackson County sheriff s department is investigating the incident
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Melrose
Wis
Daniel Marini
Ed Johnson
Mindoro
Lutheran Hospital
la Crosse
Melrose-Mindoro High School
Marini
Jackson County Sheriff's Department
Artist To Give Slide Lecture At Stoffel Hall
Sune Richards a Southern California artist and photographer presents an illustrated lecture on the Twelve Disciples at Stoffel Hall 15th and King Sts Monday at 8 p.m. She will show slides and explain her search for men who depict the disciples as they were. The program is sponsored by the South Side Senior Citizens with Community Associates Inc underwriting the paintings.
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Sune Richards
California
Stoffel ‘Hall
15Th
King Sts
Community Associates Inc
Conservation debate on DDT use and scientist independence
Knowles criticizes DDT spraying for Dutch elm disease citing 200 ppb runoff into Lake Mendota after rain. John Madsen of Olin Mathieson Corp argues for professional freedom of biologists and researchers in conservation, urging science over political expediency to protect fishing and hunting.
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Madison
Lake Mendota
John Madsen
East Alton
Ill
Olin
Mathiesen Corp
Madsen
Congress
Chicago Market Word Salad: Butter and Potatoes Mixed Figures
Patchy AP wire notes offer butter price figures and potato quotes from Chicago markets. Butter prices show scattered numbers while potato values and terms like medium and whites appear, though details are unclear and partially garbled.
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Chicago
USDA
U.S
Cal
California
Roundifornia
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