Bay Mills Indians Tentatively Approved for Police Grant
The Bay Mills Reservation near Sault Ste. Marie may form its own police force with a $25,000 federal grant from the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Tribes plan a small constabulary to curb alleged harassment by state and county officers amid a fishing rights dispute under 19th century treaty provisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sault Ste. Marie
Mich
Bay Mills
Bureau of Indian Affairs
al Clumpner
BIA
Upper Peninsula
Clumpner
Minneapolis
Michigan
Gerald Brooks
St. Catherine's Catholic Church
LaBlanc
Five Die As Plane Crashes Into Richfield Homes
A company Cessna 411 carrying four men and a 12 year old girl crashed into a Richfield neighborhood near Minneapolis, killing all five aboard. The plane, bound for Gwinner North Dakota, lost engine power after takeoff from MSP and nosed into backyards, sparking fires but injuring no nearby residents.
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Richfield
Rutland
N.D
Melroe Division
Betty Clow
Dan (Fisher
Thomas Kramer
Fisher
Minneapolis
Man Faces Two More Car Theft Counts
La Crosse police arrest, while in jail on one theft, Charles E. Alligood 38 for two new car theft charges. He allegedly stole Bernard Jeffries’s car on April 22 and Jerome Fogel’s car on May 11, while driving John Colbert’s car from in front of the Main Library. He admitted prior thefts to officers.
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la Crosse
Charles E. Alligood
Pine St
John M. Colbert
Sand Lake Road
Main Sts
Bernard Jeffries
9Th St
Jerome Fogel
S. 6Th St
Alligood
Forest Lake
Minn
Colbert
Local Infant Resuscitated After Near-Fatal Breathing Stop
An 18 day old La Crosse infant Kathy Ann Neary was revived with mouth to mouth resuscitation by Patrolman David Hanson on the way to St. Francis Hospital after the baby stopped breathing Friday night. She remained in satisfactory condition for observation Saturday at St. Francis Hospital.
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la Crosse
Kathy Ann Neary
St. Francis Hospital
Pyong Neary
Rose St
David Hanson
St. Francis
Mrs Selmer Sherry dies at 84 in Viroqua Wisconsin
Mrs Selmer Hannah Sherry 84 of Viroqua Wis died Thursday May 24 in a Viroqua nursing home. Services set for 2 pm Monday at Franklin Lutheran Church with burial in the church cemetery. Burial will be in church cemetery. She was born May 20 1889 in Town of Franklin Vernon County. She married Selmer Sherry in 1914. Survived by husband a son Stanley of Viroqua two daughters Alice Sherry and Mrs Merle Nelson of Milwaukee three grandchildren two sisters Susie Haugen and Lena Fortney of Viroqua.
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Selmer Sherry
Viroqua
Wis
Selmer (Hannah) Sherry
Franklin Lutheran Church
Church Cemetery
Lime Funeral Home
Readstown
Solfest Steyne
Franklin
Vernon County
Stanley
Alice Sherry
Merle Nelson
Milwaukee
Susie Haugen
Lena Fortney
Della Fernholz
Onalaska
West Salem
Rollingstone
Minn
Henry Williams
James
Catherine) Bustle
la Crosse
Eugene Griesel
Andrew
Schumacher Funeral Home
St. Thomas More Catholic
Henry F. Schmeckpeper
S. 26Th St
Barre
Arnold
Ruby) Pinski
Donald
Elvera) Freyhoff
Henry
Oak Harbor
Wash
John
Dora) Rietz
Oklahoma City
Okla
Lisette
First Lutheran Church
Fritz Miller
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Barre Mills
Sletten-McKee- Hanson
Edward A. Thill
E. Hatcher Road
Phoenix
Ariz
Nic Thill
Rhoda
Sharlene
Chicago
Patricia) Berthold
Bensonville
Ill
Jerry
Gail) Shaefer
Wauconda
Ronald
Helen McDermoth
Burton
Betty) Hanson
Harvey
Coline) Gunem
Galesville
Bernard
Holiday
Fla
KE. J
Marie) Osweiler
Emelia Hendrickson
Mississippi St
Stoddard
Anton
Georgia) Nelson
Ludwig
Sletten-McKee-Hanson Funeral Home
Communist Fire Downs Copter Near Saigon
Saigon reports an unarmed South Vietnamese helicopter was shot down 30 miles north of Saigon. All 12 aboard including Col. Ly Due Quan, head of the 7th Regiment, 5th Infantry Division, were killed. Bodies recovered, aircraft downed near Phu Giao by suspected Strela fire. Saigon seeks probe from the International Commission.
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Saigon
le Trung Hien
Ly Due Quan
5Th Infantry
Hien
Phu Giao
International Commission of Control and Supervision
Cooperative seeks service expansion and garage warehouse at Strum
At a meeting the Strum area cooperative, with Alfred Francour of UW Extension, considered environmental impact statements for REA projects and referred the cost figure for a $170,000 Jackson Electric Cooperative loan to build distribution lines for clarification. Projects endorsed include a $400,000 ORAP sewer extension in La Crosse County and a $29,200 Veterans Park upgrade in Tomah with half funded by the city.
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Strum
Alfred Francour
Madison
University of Wisconsin Extension Service
la Crosse County
Jackson Electric Cooperative
Clark
Jackson
la Crosse
Monroe
Highway 33
Shelby
Department of Natural Resources
City of
Deaths in La Crosse area claim several lives
Obituaries note the deaths of Mrs. Leo Kinnick 54 of Duquette Minn Mrs Della Fernholz 80 formerly Onalaska and Henry F Schmeckpeper 93 of La Crosse area Also Edward A Thill 67 of Phoenix and Mrs Emelia Hendrickson 91 of La Crosse with funeral arrangements and burial plans announced by local funeral homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo Kinnick
Leo
Lorene) Kinnick
Duquette
Minn
Fossum Funeral Home
Onalaska
Watergate Developments From Hearings to Plea Talks
Reported motions show McCord and Hunt figures linked to Watergate through lawyers and prosecutors. Networks schedule staged coverage as hearings resume June 5 through 7 with NBC CBS and ABC. Kalmbach faces federal talks after admitting a major fund transfer to Watergate defendants. A grand jury inquiry targets Cushman Jr and Elisberg burglary ties emerge.
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O'Brien
William C. Bittman
Hunt
Gerald Arch
McCord
Senate
NBC
CBS
ABC
Jeb St. Magruder
Nixon
Magruder
Marine Corps
Robert Cushman Jr
Los Angeles County
Grand
Daniel Elisberg
E. Howard Hunt
Cushman
CIA
Herbert W. Kalmbach
Newport Beach
Calif
Mauston Garment Plant Outgrows New Building
Coquette Manufacturing Co in Mauston Wisconsin expects 200 to 250 workers within a year as it outgrows its 20,000 square foot plant financed by the Greater Mauston Area Development Corp SBA and Bank of Mauston Groundbreaking occurred in November 1972 and the plant already feels cramped under manager Ken Nelson The firm makes women's garments for Joan Curtis E V Fashions and Better Half and is backed by Smoler Industries of Chicago with operations in Indiana and former Mauston Manufacturing Co staff members joining the plant
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Mauston
Wis
Coquette Manufacturing Co
Greater Mauston Area
Nelson
la Crosse
Manston Manufacturing Co
la Crosse Garment Co
Coquette
MVA Drops Flights to Alexandria and Willmar
Mississippi Valley Airlines will end scheduled service to Alexandria Minnesota and Willmar after losses from low passenger numbers. The two cities urged state subsidies, but after the legislature refused the offer was withdrawn. Flights from the La Crosse hub to these cities will terminate in Minneapolis and not impact other MVA routes.
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Alexandria
Richard Phillips
la Crosse
Mississippi Valley
Minnesota
Minneapolis
Seniors Schedule Week's Events At La Crosse Center
A Sunday afternoon of activities starts the week at 2 p.m. at the La Crosse Community Center 1220 Denton St. A monthly card party is Monday at 2 p.m. with invited members from other senior groups. Euchre is 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. Cards at 2 p.m. Wednesday and prize Thursday at 2 p.m. A Friday dance closes the week at 8 p.m.
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South Side
la Crosse
Denton St
Woman in Waukesha issued two worthless checks
The case of Janice Pelowski, a Waukesha woman, was continued in La Crosse County Court to allow her to consult a lawyer. Judge Leonard Roaff released her on a $100 surety bond as the case moves to Wednesday. The complaint alleges she issued two worthless checks for $30 each on February 19, 1972 at Skogen's IGA and Sears Roebuck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse County
Waukesha
Leonard Roaff
Janice Pelowski
Asst. Dist. Atty
Mark Lukoff
Skogen
IGA
Sears, Roebuck and Co
Mabel Woman Hurt After Highway Collision Near Town
Mabel Minn at 11 15 a m Friday a car crash occurred one mile north of Mabel on Highway 43. Luther Kingstad 93 of Mabel was hospitalized at Tweeten Memorial Spring Grove after a collision with a northbound pickup driven by Lorren Tingesdal 51 of Mabel who was not hurt.
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Mabel
Minn
Luther Kingstad
Tweeten Memorial Hospital
Spring Grove
Kingstad
Newman Plumbing and Heating
Lorren Tingesdal
Tingesdal
Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa Weekend Weather Outlook
Weather report notes mostly cloudy conditions in Wisconsin with showers and thunderstorms developing Saturday night and spreading across the state. Minnesota sees a chance of occasional rain Saturday and Sunday with partial clearing north on Sunday. Iowa expects rain and a few thundershowers Saturday night and Sunday with little temperature change.
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Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
Tribune staff and delivery notice from La Crosse Tribune
The La Crosse Tribune lists staff including James E. Burgess and Kenneth Teachout and provides delivery contact numbers 782 8040 and 849 1990 for prompt service. It notes publication at 4th Street and 435 South Terre and charges price 1.60 every two weeks.
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the Tribune
4Th St
la Crosse
S.tere
Viroqua High Plans Baccalaureate and Commencement
Viroqua Wisconsin seniors schedule baccalaureate on Sunday May 27 at 8 p m in the high school gym with Rev Robert Paulson giving the sermon. Invocation and benediction by Rev Robert Agnew. Music by the school orchestra and chorus directed by Cardell Solberg and Mrs Jim Kuehn. Commencement set for outdoors on Blackhawk Field, weather permitting.
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Viroqua
Wis
Viroqua High School
Robert Paulson
Viroqua Methodist Church
Robert Agnew
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Jim Kuehn
Cardell Solberg
Blackhawk Field
Fire destroys sheet machine at Northern Engraving Co
In Sparta Wisconsin a sheet prep machine at Northern Engraving Co overheated and ignited Friday night. Firefighters led by Chief George Thompson Jr with gas masks battled the blaze as seven sprinklers activated. Reisinger provided details on prior extinguisher use and loss estimates were not given. Separately La Crosse police reported a 17 year old girl referred to juvenile authorities after attempting to shoplift jewelry at Ben Franklin Store on Caledonia Street.
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Sparta
Wis
Northern Engraving Co
George Thompson Jr
James Reisinger
Martin Leis
Frank Smale
Reisinger
la Crosse
Ben Franklin
Caledonia St
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Indian Law Agency Fund
Donald Parrish
Ray Mills
Abe LaBlanc
Ray Lightfoot
Great Lakes
Tencyck
Twin Cities
Gwinner
Raymond Glumack
Metropolitan Airports Commission
Glumack
Tri-State
River Falls
Wisconsin Department of Transportation
Chicago and Northwestern
Trempealeau
Buffalo
Thunderbird
Mrs
E. J. Thome
Watergate
U.S. Attorney’s Office
New York
Atty
John N. Mitchell
Commerce
Maurice Stans
Mauston Garment Plant
E-V
Better Half
Smoler Industries of
Elkart and
LaPorte
Ind
The
Mauston Manufacturing Co
MVA
National Weather Service
NOAA
U.S. Dept. of Commerce
Midwest
Pacific Northwest
Florida
Texas
Louisiana
Mississippi
Arkansas
Mabel Man
James E. Burgess
K.Q. Blanchard
Sanford Goltz
Sanders’ Hook
Wallace Hutzler
Edward Keefe
Lawrence le Jeune
Fred Ristow
Kenneth Teachout
John Vik
Richard Westerfield
Viroqua High
Faben Strim
Main ST
Richard Herlitzkr
Mormon Coulee RD
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