Richardson Approved to Lead Justice Department
Senate confirms Elliot L. Richardson as attorney general by 82 to 3, paving the way for Archibald Cox to lead the Watergate probe with broad authority. Cox will hire staff, conduct grand juries, prosecute, and access evidence while Richardson retains ultimate responsibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Elliot L. Richardson
Archibald Cox
Richardson
Cox
Harvard
Judiciary Committee
Richard G. Kleindienst
Committee
Nixon
Flooded Ark families cling to homes amid rising waters
Six families in Tomato Arkansas refuse to evacuate as floodwaters surround their homes. A. J. Mitchusson vows to stay unless water reaches his bed. The Mississippi River Commission estimates 420 million dollars in damages across eight states with 12 million acres still underwater. Agriculture notes delays in cotton planting in the Mississippi Delta and a shift to soybeans. Farmer Billy Townsend reports losses and pressure to salvage crops as rain continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tomato
Ark
A. J
Slick
Mitchusson
Mississippi River Commission
Arkansas
Illinois
Kentucky
Louisiana
Mississippi
Missouri
Tennessee
Department of Agriculture
Mississippi Delta
Billy Townsend
Dyess
Girl Riding Bike Killed By Train in Lengby Minnesota
The 8 year old Beverly Kk Greaver was struck and killed by a train at Polk County Rd 4 crossing in Lengby Minnesota. A second fatality involved Leslie G Foss a 49 year old semitrailer driver near Cass Lake after the truck jackknifed while avoiding a deer.
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Associated Press
Minnesota
Polk County Rd
Lengby
Beverly KK. Greaver
Beverly M. Greaver
Leslie G. Foss
Penn, N.D
U.S. 2
Cass Lake
Tax Warrant Filed Against Hoeschler
A delinquent state income tax warrant totaling 22,701 against Jake W. Hoeschler of R 1 Dner’s Julee has been filed in 4 Crosse Circuit Court. The amount includes 21,613.90 in taxes and 887.10 penalty and interest to June 14, 1973. The warrant cites 1969 taxes and other periods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jake) Hoeschler
Crosse
Wisconsin Contraceptives Bill Sent to Committee
A bill to end Wisconsin's ban on contraceptives for unmarried persons was sent to the Health, Education and Welfare Committee in the Senate after a Republican caucus. The move follows an 18-13 vote by birth control backers to sidestep Devitt's panel where a Senate bill remains stalled since January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Senate
Senate
Health, Education and Welfare Committee
James Devitt
R Greenfield
Devitt
Fred Risser
Risser
Devitt ‘Committee
Assembly
Multiple incidents listed in La Crosse area police and fire logs
May 23 and 24 incidents include injuries and hospitalizations from falls and illness, a motel fire damage, and a home fire from lightning. Vandals shattered warehouse windows at Rose and Logan with rocks. A 16 year old was arrested for shoplifting a belt. Political fight over contraceptive law discussed with Devitt and Risser debating committee handling and potential passage.
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la Crosse
4Th
Division Streets
Avon St
la Vera Lehman
Mississippi St
Rose and
Logan Streets
Wayne Terpstra
2Nd Ave. N
Onalaska
Body of Durand youth recovered after river drowning
The body of 17 year old Roger Bauer of Durand was found in the Chippewa River near Meridean ten miles downstream from Caryville. A separate report notes two handguns stolen from Monsoor's Shooters Supply in Dupree. Doris Pickett posted a $35 bond for a shoplifting charge at Larry's IGA on French Island.
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Durand
Wis
Chippewa River
Roger Bauer
Caryville
Meridean
Monsoor
Shooters Supply and Sport Shop
Copeland Ave
Doris Pickett
Ashland
la Crosse County
Larry
IGA
French Island
Body of Murdered Woman Identified in Minnesota
A young woman found stabbed to death Monday near Monticello has been identified as Pamela Ann Gehrig, 22, Robbinsdale. The case is under investigation by local authorities and state police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello, Minn
Monticello
Pamela Ann Gehrig
Robbinsdale
Local La Crosse Tribune office contact note
The fragment lists staff roles at the La Crosse Tribune including publisher executive editor city editor and managers. It asks readers to report missed copies or delivery issues and provides an office contact line and hours.
Ye Olde Fyre Engine Muster in Prairie du Chien
Prairie du Chien Wisconsin hosts the Ye Olde Fyre Engine Muster weekend with a kick off party Friday at 5 p.m. registrations resume Saturday 8 a.m. events include hose-laying water fights ladder climb and a Great Race through Kickapoo Valley starting 12:30 p.m. Sunday features parade finals 2 p.m. and awards 4:30 p.m. Drum corps also performs and Villa Louis Park serves as headquarters.
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Prairie DU Chien
Wis
Kickapoo Valley
Villa Louis Park Grounds
Watergate testimony reveals roles and clemency hints
The Watergate hearing shows Alch denying vendetta aims and Fensterwald signaling the targeting of the President. Caulfield testifies he acted on Dean’s orders offering clemency to McCord, while Nixon and others deny authorization. The panel plans to hear Baldwin the FBI agent and possibly Barker and Harmony amid rapid testimony.
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Nixon
Justice Department
Joe Biden Jr
Del
Mike Gravel
Alaska
Harold E. Hughes
Iona
New York Times
FBI
CIA
Defense Intelligence Agency
National Security Agency
J. Edgar Hoover
White House
Gerald L. Warren
Warren
James E. Smith
McLean
the Treasury
McCord
Alch
Fensterwald
Caulfield
John W. Dean III
John D. Ehrlichman
Dean
Ald
Senate
Alfred C. Baldwin
Bernard L. Barker
Sally Harmony
Baldwin
Winonan Arrested On Battery and Indecent Liberties
An 18 year old Winona man, Delaine Sc Olson, was arrested by city police for battery and taking indecent liberties with a minor. He faced two forgery warrants and was held on a $5,000 cash bond after allegedly grabbing a 15 year old girl and striking a 16 year old boy at Owens Wisconsin Oil.
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Winona
Delaine Sc. Olson
Winona County
Olson
Owens Wisconsin Oil Co
Lang Drive
la Crosse
Loot Taken From Store in Tuesday Night Burglary
Saint Joe's Food Mart in St. Joseph Ridge was robbed for 298 dollars. Officers logged entry by a pried door and items stolen included ammunition cigarettes and beer totaling 298 dollars.
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Saint Joe’s Food Mart
St. Joseph Ridge
la Crosse County
Tape Deck and 15 Tapes Reported Stolen
A tape deck and 15 tapes valued at $150 were reported stolen Wednesday from a car belonging to Michael Bunker at 2151 Jackson St. The car was parked at his home and was found with the driver door open though the vehicle was reportedly locked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Bunker
Jackson St
Bunker
Girl Hit By Car In La Crosse Injures 8-Year-Old
An eight year old La Crosse girl was treated and released at St Francis Hospital after being struck by a car in the 700 block of South 16th Street. Victoria J Bosworth 710 S 17th St was one of two girls who darted between traffic. The car was driven by Ricky A Rude 22 of 1527 Liberty St and was traveling south.
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la Crosse
St. Francis Hospital
South 16Th Street
Victoria J. Bosworth
S. 17Th St
Ricky A. Rude
Liberty St
Rude
Bus Use and Satisfaction at La Crosse Transit Studied
A survey shows 27 percent would ride the bus more than weekly on Sundays, 10.6 percent more than monthly, and about 40 percent never on Sundays. Most riders and nonriders express satisfaction with service. weather protection at stops is the top complaint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse Transit
Feahr
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
18 Month Old Girl Drowns in Wisconsin Lake
LuDawn Lynne Curtis, 18 months old, daughter of Mr and Mrs David Curtis of Union Grove, drowned in a small lake near their summer home in Westfield while her mother briefly went inside. The child’s body was found about 100 yards from the house a few minutes later. the Curtises are caretakers at Camp Fairwood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westfield
Wis
Lynne Curtis
David Curtis
Union Grove
Marquette County
Bankers Urged To Slow Business Credit Growth
Washington AP report says government asks banks to curb business lending growth to fight inflation. Federal Reserve Chairman Arthur Burns appeals for cooperative discipline as consumer prices rise 0.6 percent in April, keeping inflation near seven percent annual rate. Herbert Stein of the CEA comments on the economy.
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Washington
Arthur F. Burns
Federal Reserve System
Burns
Herbert Stein
Council of Economic Advisers
Federal Reserve Board
Man Falls In Bin and Dies Beneath Corn in Beloit
Warren Berg, 73, of Beloit Wisconsin, died after being buried in a Beloit Grain Co. bin containing nearly four million pounds of corn. He climbed the 55 foot bin and slid into the corn, burial about 12 feet deep. Rescue workers took 14 hours to reach the body.
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South Beloit, Ill
Warren Berg
Beloit
Wis
Berg
Beloit Grain Co
Metropolis Ranks Shift Affect La Crosse And Rochester
The 1970 census shows La Crosse MSA dropping from 232nd to 255th with a population of 80 468. The Minneapolis St Paul MSA falls from 15th to 17th with 1 965 159 residents. Rochester Minnesota slides from 228th to 251st with 84 104 residents.
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la Crosse Standard
la Crosse
Minneapolis-St. Paul
Rochester
Minn
Armored Truck Crash Kills Driver in Virginia
An armored truck overturned on a wet highway near Pearisburg Virginia today killing the driver and scattering nearly 400000 dollars in coins along the roadway.
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Pearisburg
Virginia
U S Posts First Monthly Trade Surplus in 18 Months
Washington reports April exports at new highs and imports down for a second straight month lifting the United States into its first trade surplus in 18 months. Dent cautions it may not signal a permanent shift amid ongoing deficits in January-April projections.
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Washington
United States
Frederick Dent
Dent
Commerce Department
Canada
U.S
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Hoeschler
William Robert
Sally Genz
Rose St
Lutheran Hospital
Pines Motel
Mormon Coulee Road
Brian Nawn
Milwaukee
Belscot Discount Department Store
Causeway Blvd
Gerald Lorge
Bear Creek
Lorge
Transportation Committee
LA Crosse Tribune
James E. Burgess
K.O. Blaichard
Sanford Golte
Viko Press
Sanders Hook
E Wallace We
Dward Keefe
Lawrence le “Trigw
Kenneth Teachout
IME Tribune
Pricads
Smale
New California
UD Y’ S
Main Street
Prairie
Watergate
Winonan
Western Wisconsin Technical Institute
Mrs. Curtis
Camp Fairwood
C.P
T.W
Dakota
Lansing
Trempealeau
Dodge Black
Galesville
Iowa
Albuquerque
Metropolitan Bank of City
Beltone
Hearing Center
Losey Blvd
Village Shopping Center
Smale’s
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