No End In Sight Sheriff Says 20 Victims Found
Sheriff Roy D Whiteaker announced twenty bodies unearthed in Sacramento Valley orchards near Yuba City California with more expected later today The victims all were men aged 40 to 63 most believed itinerant farm workers Twelve unidentified The suspect Juan V Corona is held on ten murders He declined to discuss investigation details or motives noting strict secrecy and no confirmed sex crime link
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Yuba City
Calif
Roy D. Whiteaker
United States
Whiteaker
Juan V. Corona
Corona
Justice Court
Blair Youth Burglary Case Continued in La Crosse County
The Blair youth Eugene E. Simmons 18 was granted a week to consult a lawyer after his case was continued by Judge Leonard Roraff. Simmons and four Blair juveniles aged 15 to 17 were accused of prying open a North Side Speed Bowl concession stand to steal beer and cigarettes.
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la Crosse County
Blair
Leonard Roraff
Eugene E. Simmons
Donald Simmons
Asst. Dist
Merwin Mellor
Simmons
La Crescent Announces School Awards Highlights
La Crescent High School in Minnesota announced athletic letters and scholarships across football basketball wrestling golf track along with music drama speech newspaper and yearbook awards. Notable honors include Jeffery Puschell mathematics award citizenship awards to Gail Broning and Michael Lathrop and Peter Seaton Athlete of the Year with Ozzie Helgerson Lancer Fan of the Year.
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LA Crescent
Minn
Jeffery Puschell
Gail Broning
Michael Lathrop
Steven Wise
Emily Hoskins
Peter Seaton
Orlando
Ozzie) Helgerson
Lancer
Rebecca Foust
Diane Rumsey
Daniel Brewster
Sandra Czechowicz
Steven Hamburg
Fredric Meyer
Knights of Columbus
Rebecca Mormann
Pastor Hospitalized for Chest Pain at Lutheran Hospital
Rev Edwin P Sheppard pastor of Wesley United Methodist Church was hospitalized in Lutheran Hospital coronary care unit after chest pains on Thursday. physician says treatment precautionary with no heart attack and he was reported in excellent condition Friday morning. History's first known library was housed in Nineveh capital of Assyria and housed vast Sumerian artifacts.
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Edwin P. Sheppard
Wesley United Methodist Church
Lutheran Hospital
Nineveh
Assyria
La Crosse Tribune publication and mailing details
The La Crosse Tribune publishes afternoons and Sunday mornings from 4th and Cass Streets in La Crosse Wisconsin. It is a Lee Enterprises division and a member of the Associated Press. The paper notes second class postage and rates for single copies and carriers, with mail rates upon request.
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la Crosse Tribune
4Th
Cass Sts
la Crosse
Wis
Lee Enterprises, Inc
Associated Press
Wisconsin
Court judgments and incidents from La Crosse area
In La Crosse circuit and county courts judgments are listed against Tri-State Accounts Management, Bob Johnson Oil Co., State Bank of Viroqua, General Finance Loan Co., G A C Corp Lowell Mass, and St Francis Hospital, with amounts ranging from 748.01 to 3,045.06. Police ambulance reports note transfers to St Francis and Luther hospitals for illnesses, and fire department calls include car fires and a gas leak with minor damage. Norman R. Close, age 49, pleaded innocent to drunk driving and awaits trial.
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Kathleen Brindley
S. 14Th St
Charlotte Boyd
Mindoro
Alex Mattson
Ettrick
Bob Johnson Oil Co
Copeland Ave
Roger Titcomb
S. 27Th St
State Bank of Viroqua
Clifford McDonald
Norwalk
General Finance Loan Co
Main St
Kenneth and
Norma Kile
Whitehall
G.A.C. Corp
Lowell
Mass
Richard Eckert
S. 9Th St
St. Francis Hospital
Louis J. Melby
S. 17Th St
Norman R. Close
Bottle Scores Near Miss and Arrest of Teen
A 14 year old boy dropped a pop bottle from the Highway 33 overhead nearly hitting a La Crosse patrolman who was dealing with four other youths under the overpass for possessing and shooting firecrackers. The teen was charged with littering and later held, with all five boys referred to La Crosse County juvenile authorities.
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la Crosse
Highway 33
Bruce Marco
Marco
la Crosse County
Juvennile
Man On Probation In Battery Case In Wisconsin
A La Crosse man Richard R Harnisch 125 822 Liberty St faced probation after pleading to battery against his brother. Judge Leonard Roraff withheld sentence and placed him on probation to the Wisconsin Department of Health and Social Services on condition he receive medicinal treatment for alcoholism. A charge of resisting officers from the March 22 incident was dismissed under a plea bargain with Assistant District Attorney Merwin Mellor.
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la Crosse
Asst. Dist. Atty
Merwin Mellor
Patrick Doyle
Richard R. Harnisch
Liberty St
Leonard Roraff
Harnisch
Wisconsin Department of Health and Social Services
Keys Stolen From Jerry's Deep Rock Service
Burglars broke into Jerry's Deep Rock Service at 2137 South Ave late Thursday or early Friday and stole a ring of keys. Police urge anyone with information to contact authorities.
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Jerry
Deep Rock
South Ave
Soviet Egypt Sign New 15-Year Friendship Pact
The Soviet Union and Egypt sign a 15 year treaty of friendship and cooperation renewing their alliance after Sadat's purge. Podgorny and Sadat pledge noninterference. Pact covers continued Soviet military economic political and scientific aid and arms training to reclaim Sinai from Israel.
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Associated Press
Soviet Union
Egypt
Anwar Sadat
Sadat
Nikolai V. Podgorny
Sinai Desert
Israel
Infant Died Of Natural Causes In Onalaska Trailer
The death of three month old Michael R. Oseth in his parents’ Onalaska trailer home was ruled natural, not carbon monoxide. Coroner Holmquist ordered an autopsy after concerns of CO poisoning. Authorities inspected the trailer with fire officials and state marshals. autopsy pointed to pneumonia as the likely cause.
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Onalaska
Robert Holmquist
Michael R. Oseth
Roger Oseth
Oak St
Oseth
Paul Skogen
Dist. Atty
Burleigh Randolph
Typhoon Dinah Leaves Three Dead in the Philippines
Manila reports Dinah battered the Philippines with 87 mph winds, leaving at least three dead, more than 40 missing, and hundreds homeless. Property damage was heavy as the typhoon moved toward Communist China across the South China Sea.
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Manila
Dinah
South China Sea
China
Philippines
Case Continued in Stolen Bicycle Possession Case
County Court case of Scott E. Marshall 25 of 122 S 10th St continued to June 14 after request to consult a lawyer and attend National Guard camp. Assistant District Attorney Merwin Mellor filed the complaint accusing Marshall of possessing a bicycle stolen in October from Ethan Larson at Central High School. Marshall released on $100 signature bond pending further proceedings.
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la Crosse
Asst. Dist. Atty
Merwin Mellor
Scott E. Marshall
S. 10Th St
Ethan Larson
Leonard Sr
Central High School
Marshall
Leonard Roaff
Man Charged With Issuing Worthless Check Continuance Set
John Hegge of 921 Winnesheik Road faced a county court hearing on a charge of issuing a worthless check for 35 dollars and 31 cents at Montgomery Ward on August 15. The case was continued to June 7 to allow further proceedings.
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la Crosse
John Hegge
Winnesheik Road
Montgomery Ward
Shoplifting Charge Against Evelyn Shakeshaft
Evelyn Shakeshaft aged 18 of 820 S 6th St was arrested shortly before noon Thursday for allegedly shoplifting 2.31 worth of groceries from Kroger at 2500 State Road She is to appear in court Thursday in the local precinct with bail set on charges stemming from the incident.
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Evelyn Shakeshaft
S. 6Th St
Kroger Co
State Road
Clothes Torn Off Girl Hitchhiker Near Dakota
An 18 year old Winona State student says she was picked up near La Crescent Minnesota by a young man while hitchhiking from La Crosse to Winona. He tore her clothes off and beat her before she jumped from the car near Dakota Minnesota. She was treated at a Winona hospital for unspecified injuries.
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Winona
Minn
la Crosse
la Crescent
Helmer Weinmann
U.S. Highway 61
Dakota
AWOL Soldier Bound Over for Trial in Burglary Case
An AWOL soldier, William Copus Jr., 18, of 715 Badger St., was bound over to Circuit Court for trial after a La Crosse County preliminary examination. He faces burglary charges for the Rent-A-Tool break in at 1201 La Crosse St. Copus, represented by Rodger Kramer, will plead in Circuit Court Tuesday. He has not posted a $500 cash bond and remains jailed, with Army authorities seeking his detention for leaving his post without permission.
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la Crosse County
Leonard Roraff
Asst. Dist. Atty
Merwin Mellor
William Copus Jr
Badger St
la Crosse St
Copus
Rodger Kramer
Motorcyclist Injured in City Collision
A motorcyclist was injured in a car motorcycle crash around 8 p.m. Thursday at 16th and Cass Streets. Cynthia Lombard, 21, of Keno sha and 1622 Pine Street, was taken by police to St Francis Hospital. The car driver was Jerry J. Miller, 38, of 2108 Sunrise Drive.
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Cass Streets
Cynthia Lombard
Kenosha
Pine St
St. Francis Hospital
Jerry J. Miller
Sunrise Drive
Budget Plan Maintains Taxes Despite Austerity Measures
Otte notes the budget preserves Gov Luceys progressive tax plan while not raising new taxes. It adds 1.4 million for state mental hospital staff 5.06 million for welfare program payments and 60000 for aging division funding. Legislature faces a tough, divided path refining the framework for fiscal austerity and essential services.
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Joint Finance Committee
Lucey
Otte
Joint
Owner Claims Cash Box Found By Girls
In Onalaska a cash box holding 90.05 was found by two 10 year old girls and turned over to the La Crosse County Sheriff Department. Joan Steidtmann identified the box and contents and the owner will reward the girls. The cash had been left on the trunk of a car by her husband William while loading items on Hauser Road. The owner claimed the box Friday at the sheriff department.
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Onalaska
la Crosse County
James McHugh
Joan Steidtmann
R. 2
William
Hauser Road
Sheriff Department
McHugh
Steidtmann
Cathedral School Awarded $4000 Title II Grant
Cathedral School at 1319 Ferry St will receive 4000 dollars in Title II funds to start a language arts program for grades five through eight. The grant is issued through the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction per Sister Bernadette Prochaska and William Pichette of the department. Title II falls under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.
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Cathedral School
Ferry St
Bernadette Prochaska
Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
William Pichette
Department
Trash Pickup Delayed All Week for Memorial Day
La Crosse public works director Bob D. Schroeder said Friday garbage collection will be one day late throughout next week due to Memorial Day.
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la Crosse
Talks Continue Between Local Firms and Union
Negotiations between Sheet Metal Workers Local 316 and six La Crosse firms resumed Thursday evening after a Wednesday strike of about 34 members. A federal mediator met with the sides and left for other commitments as talks progressed. The firms offered a six cent per hour raise, while the union seeks one dollar per hour over a one-year contract. The three-year contract expired April 30.
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la Crosse
Preliminary Set June 4 For 2 LCU Students
A La Crosse County Court preliminary examination for two La Crosse State University students accused of receiving stolen property is set for June 4. Judge Leonard Roraff scheduled the hearing at defense counsel Francis Papenfuss's request. The defendants are John J. Blachowiak aged 18 of South Milwaukee and Douglas A. Stedler aged 20 of Dixon Illinois, both residents of Sanford Hall. They are charged with buying for 25 dollars a typewriter and a calculator valued at 800 dollars stolen in a March 28 burglary at Inland Printing Co. and pawning the items in Milwaukee. They have been released on 500-dollar bonds pending further court proceedings.
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la Crosse County Court
la Crosse State University
Leonard Roraff
Francis Papenfuss
John J. Blachowiak
South Milwaukee
Douglas A. Stedler
Dixon, Ill
Sanford Hall
Asst. Dist. Atty
Merwin Mellor
Inland Printing Co
Main St
Milwaukee
Blachowiak and
Steder
Charge Reduced Fined 34 for Broken Door Incident
A La Crosse State University student, Stephan Crandall of Coate Hall, pleaded guilty to a reduced disorderly conduct charge in County Court. Judge Leonard Roraff fined Crandall $34 after a bargain with Asst. Dist. Atty. Merwin Meller. Sears Roebuck paid for the $150 door damage at 217 S. 5th Ave.
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la Crosse State University
John Flynn
Stephan Crandall
Coate Hall
Asst. Dist. Atty
Merwin Mellor
Leonard Roraff
Crandall
Sears Roebuck and Co
S. 5Th Ave
Mellor
Sears
Graduation Speech Reaffirms American Pride at Ringdahl Ceremony
Ringdahl conferred the diplomas as Rev Calvin Hay delivered the invocation and Glenn Reid led the pledge. Victor E Larsen presented outstanding student awards to Kenneth Kulig of Arcadia for automotive technology and Barbara Hickey of La Crosse for clerk-typist.
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Ringdahl
Calvin Hay
St. John's
Official Challenges Beef Cancer Scare
An Agriculture Department official disputed Senator Proxmire’s claim that beef tainted with the cancer-causing chemical DES reaches the market. Richard E. Lyng said only one of 30.9 million cattle tested showed DES traces in the liver, with no red meat contamination, and a new DES sampling program will test 6,000 animals yearly.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Richard E. Lyng
Lyng
Food and Drug Administration
Des
NATO ministers seek tougher European defense pledges in Brussels
In Brussels Defense Minister meetings, Melvin Laird urged greater Mediterranean naval cooperation as he warned some European allies lag in defense commitments. Lord Carrington said Britain meets its promises but declined to name others, with plans to boost EDIP spending though United States defense burden likely to remain largely unchanged.
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North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Melvin R. Laird
Mediterranean
Laird
America
Lord Carrington
Britain
France
NATO
Helmut ‘Schmidt
United States
Europe
Schmidt
Charles de Gaulle
Georges Pompidou
U.S. Senate
Soviet Union
Carrington
Eurogroup
EDIP
Wuppertal Area Crash Leaves Many Injured
A collision left numerous people hurt and rushed to hospitals in Wuppertal and nearby towns. Surgeons worked through the night on the critically injured while bodies were laid out in the Radevormwald gym hall. Parents identified children as others searched hospitals. Federal Transport Minister Georg Leler visited the scene this morning to survey the wreckage.
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Wuppertal
Radevormwald
Flood Control Costs Recorded For 1971 Threat
La Crosse Finance Officer Sherman C. Stellpflug says flood control measures during the 1971 threat cost the city 2389.94 dollars. About 1700 dollars covered dike sand. The Board of Public Works used a blank council-approved flood control allotment, with Stellpflug set to seek council authorization next month. No federal reimbursement is available. The Mississippi River crested April 17 at 12.8 feet, slightly above flood stage, threatening a few homes on Green and Barron Islands.
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la Crosse
Sherman C. Stellpflug
Board of Public Works
Common Council
Stellpflug
Green and
Barron (Pettibone) Islands
Stolen Office Dictating Machine From LA Crosse Health Dept
Alten A Schroeder reports a 293 dictating machine stolen from the La Crosse City Health Department nursing section. Gregory Miller notes 24 stereo tapes valued at 140 and a 10 tape holder stolen from his unlocked car. Patricia Shay reports a 15 blouse from clothesline and a 10 sled from yard. U Gene Fry notes two 30 redwood flower boxes stolen from Riverside Park. Beverly Snyder reports four pairs of overalls valued at 20 stolen from clothesline.
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Alten A. Schroeder
la Crosse City
Gregory Miller
Harvey Sr
Cultural 1958 Center Recipients Noted By Attendees
Sen Hubert Humphrey praised the center with a succinct remark I love it as a list of distinguished 1958 attendees includes Mr and Mrs David Eisenhower Martha Mitchell Perle Mesta Sol Hurok George Romney Arthur Goldberg Capt Lloyd Bucher Eric Bruhn Agnes de Mille Otto Schlesinger Mrs Hugh Auchincloss Rep Hale Boggs Henry Mancini Count Basie Lawrence OBrien Laurence Rockefeller Otto Preminger Rep James W Symington Henry Kissinger Sen Birch Bayh Jack Valenti Byron Janis Robert Finch and Gen William C Westmoreland
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David Eisenhower
Marjorie Merryweather Post
William C.westmoreland
Martha Mitchell
Perle Mesta
Sol Hurok
George Romney
Arthur Goldberg
Lloyd Bucher
Eric Bruhn
Agnes de Mille
Otto Schlesinger
Hugh Auchincloss
Hale Boggs
Henry Mancini
Count Basie
Lawrence O’brien
Laurence Rockefeller
Otto Preminger
James W. Symington
Henry Kissinger
Birch Bayh
Jack Valenti
Byron Janis
Robert Finch
Hubert Humphrey
Five more bound over on drug sales charges
Five more of 25 persons arrested on drug selling charges were bound over to La Crosse Circuit Court for trial Thursday after county preliminary examinations. Judge Leonard Roraff found the testimony by District Attorney Burleigh Randolph justified holding them. State undercover agent Kim Kasabuske testified to drug purchases from the defendants at various times and places. The five will appear in Circuit Court Tuesday to enter pleas, along with others bound over late last week.
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la Crosse
Leonard Roraff
Dist
Atty
Burleigh Randolph
Thomas Monsoor
Lincoln Ave
Donald J. Anderson
South Pettibone
Dennis Curti
S. 8Th St
Patrick Boutch
R. 1
Genoa
Scott E
Brewers Tigers on air schedule and race reports
Radio highlights list Friday 7 40 p m Brewers vs Tigers game on WCOW FM Indianapolis 500 coverage Saturday includes hourly Party Line and race broadcasts WLCX 9 a m and 10 30 a m followed by Brewers Tigers game on WCOW at 1 10 p m
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Milwaukee Brewers
Detroit Tigers
WCOW
WLCX
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