Garment Co. Shuts Doors Faces Funding Quest
Mayor W. Peter Gilbertson appointed Rex Ritchie to manage the La Crosse Garment Co. as it seeks new financing after the firm closed its La Crosse plant and New York Chicago offices. Aetna Business Credit holds a $440,000 loan. $200,000 in recent funds are blocked. About 200 workers unpaid for four weeks. Creditor talks set for June 28 to present a repayment plan.
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W. Peter Gilbertson
Rex Ritchie
la Crosse Garment Co
Ritchie
Gilbertson
U.S. District Court
Madison
Aetna Business Credit, Inc
Atlanta
Garment Co
la Crosse
New York
Chicago
Georgia Finance Company
Aetna
Garment Company
Daniel Smith
Finance Company
Second graders visit grandparents at St. Joseph Nursing Home
Thomas Miller, eight, and his Cathedral School classmates meet their adopted grandparents at St. Joseph Nursing Home Friday. The second graders, guided by Sister Rochelle Petraske, performed poems and songs after writing letters to their grandparents, including his grandma Elizabeth Riesterer, 83.
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Thomas Miller
St. Joseph Nursing Home
Rochelle Petraske
Thomas
Elizabeth Riesterer
Tribune
Regional Planners Seek More Info On TV Tower
The Mississippi River Regional Planning Commission voted to seek more information on an 869 foot educational television tower near La Crescent Minnesota before acting. The proposal alternately faced opposition over airport glide path concerns and environmental impact statements.
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Mississippi River Regional Planning Commission
MRRPC
la Crescent
Minn
Transportation Committee
Wisconsin Education Communication Board
ECB
Joseph Roskos
Independence
Executive Committee
MARPC
John Thomas
Russell Aldrich
la Crosse
Roskos
James McLaughlin
River Falls
Chester
Houston County
Caledonia
Houston County Planning and Zoning Commission
Horizons Communications Corp
Madison
Skylab Linkup Fails Then Succeeds After Tough Docking
Sky lab 1 astronauts Charles Conrad Jr Joseph P. Kerwin and Paul J. Weitz endured a tense day as a jammed solar panel and a hot shield forced multiple docking attempts. After an EVA and cutting tools failed to free the panel, mission control ordered a final approach that eventually achieved a hard dock late at night.
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Howard Benedict
AP Aerospace
Cape Kennedy
Fla
Charles Conrad Jr
Control Center
Mission Control
Conrad
Joseph P. Kerwin
Paul J. Weitz
Weitz
Skylab 1
Apollo
Skylab
South Atlantic
Cox Wants No Delay In Probe Of Watergate
Harvard law professor Archibald Cox was sworn in as Watergate prosecutor with a pledge to prevent investigative delays. Attorney General Elliot Richardson also took his oath and will supervise the inquiry while keeping key aides on staff for now. The Senate panel rejected a push to probe Nixon’s involvement as five convicted conspirators were moved to Danbury prison. A Post report linked a Dean Dean message to James McCord about possible clemency.
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Washington
Harvard Law
Archibald Cox
Cox
Elliot L. Richardson
Richardson
Richard G. Kleindienst
U.S
Kennedy
Johnson
Nixon
White House
Warren Burger
Massachusetts
Health
Education and Welfare
Defense
National Security Council
Senate Watergate Investigating Committee
Samuel Cash
Herman Talmadge
D-Ga
Federal Correctional Insitute
Danbury
Virgilio R. Gonzalez
E. Howard Hunt Jr
Washington Post
James W. McCord
John W. Dean
Dean
Paul
No Editions Memorial Day Observed
The La Crosse Tribune will not publish on Memorial Day Monday, hospitals, schools, and offices observe the holiday. No edition will be released and readers are advised to check next day for regular schedules and updates.
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la Crosse Tribune
Weekend Showers With Mild Temperatures Forecast
Occasional showers and thunderstorms expected Saturday night and Sunday with a low near 50 and a high around 65. Southeasterly winds 10 to 15 mph Saturday night turning easterly Sunday. 60 percent chance of precipitation. A chance of showers Monday with a low near 50.
Hollywood evangelism by Pat Boone visits La Crosse auditorium
An evangelistic event led by Pat Boone came to Mary E Sawyer Auditorium in La Crosse this week. The report notes the Hollywood style appeal and local attendance. A separate item mentions Cryogenic Recycling International Inc. researching rubber to remove mercury from water, potentially expanding tire recycling uses.
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Pat Boone
la Crosse
Mary E. Sawyer
Cryogenic Recycling International Inc
Menominee Seek Restoration of Reservation Status
Members of the Menominee Nation urged a House subcommittee on Friday to restore their land to reservation status warning that failure could lead to bankruptcy for the tribe.
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House
Church News and Comics in RT as ae CP Y veh
A brief church news and entertainment roundup notes local comic and film items. The column lists church happenings, comics, movies, and business news in a compact regional section.
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Ae CP
Bike-A-Rama in Sparta Opens First Day Festivities
Sparta Wisconsin hosts a three day Bike-A-Rama with 100 plus kids competing in unicycle and bicycle stunts. Queen Mary Beth Brueggen presides as riders display in a parade and stage show at City Hall. Prize winners include Tim Harmon who rode Elroy to Sparta in two hours ten minutes.
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Mary Beth Brueggen
Cashton
Spartas
Sparta
Wis
Courthouse Square
Sparta Area
del Lonnquist
Mary Beth
Charles Brueggen
Steve
Pat
Sandra
Jean
Debra Miles
Michele Williams
Ontario
Jean Eggleson
Tomah
Tim Harmon
U.S
Elroy
City Hall
Phil Schaitel
Leon
la Crosse
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Robert (Kootch) Carroll
Dist
James Cote
la Crosse Municipal
Carroll
Viroqua
Louis Primus
Fairchild
Otto Bollinger
Montdovi
Adolph Heilman
Laurence Weber
Elmwood
McLaughlin
Rural Electrification Administration
REA
Tri-County Telephone Cooperative, Inc
Watergate
Paray
Sparta Municipal Band
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