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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1971
Page
1
Police focus on a married couple and seven students as suspects in the killing of Ephraim Elrom in Istanbul. The abductors demanded the release of revolutionaries, martial law possible, and authorities widened rounds of arrests while seeking the killers.
Former Sen. Thomas D. Dodd of Connecticut died of a heart attack at age 64 in Old Lyme. The 1967 Senate censure over alleged campaign fund misuse helped end his political career. Dodd, a gun control advocate and anti-Communist, had a long public record including work at the Nuremberg trials and civil rights prosecutions. His daughter said he collapsed at home and died instantly.
Innocent pleas were entered in three of four Circuit Court cases stemming from May 13 drug raids in La Crosse County. Defendants Michael Palmer and others faced arraignment or pretrial actions as Judge Pappas continued one case after disqualification and Bonnie via circuit arraignment set for June 1.
Showers and cool tonight with a low around 47. Cloudy Tuesday expect a high near 65. Northwest winds rise into the 20s mph.
In eastern Turkey the death toll rose to 812 as aftershocks panicked survivors and rescue operations continued. Mobile hospitals and soup kitchens served the injured and homeless, with half the fatalities in rural villages 450 miles east of Ankara. Premier Erim toured the disaster area praising volunteers and army aid while officials warned of contact gaps and ongoing desperate searches.
A charter TU134 jet carrying 72 British tourists and a Yugoslav family of three crashed while landing at Rijeka airport on Krk island. Crew survived as wreckage burned. weather had been rainy but landing considered normal. Ten British children among the dead, alongside a Zagreb university professor and his family.
A three car crash two miles north of Sparta on Roller Coaster Road killed Glen R. Page 67 of Sparta instantly and David L. Nilssen 18 of West Salem who died Monday in La Crosse hospital. Nilssen also known as David L. Lewis, was 18 and died from head injuries after his car crossed centerline. Page rode in a vehicle pushed by Donald V. Erickson 32 of Sparta. Nilssen’s car struck both, rolled 1.5 times. Audrey Lombard 16 and Thomas Renehan 17 suffered injuries.Wisconsin road toll rose with 14 deaths weekend, totaling 312 for 1971. others include Bernard McDermott 24 of Darlington, Dorothy Bauer 20 of Foxboro, Robert Dual 19 of rural Oconto, Edwin Hiley 41 of Randolph, Mary Vlach 21 of Milwaukee, Pamela Giesen 17 of Kaukauna, Robert Haag 17 near Fountain City, Charles Hastings 25 of Lake Mills, James Kohout 18 of Germantown, Steven Koplitz 8 of Weston, David Lieffring 29 of Eau Galle, and others in Dunn, Polk, Eau Claire, Jefferson, and Kenosha counties.
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