Car Rams Tavern Injures Patron In Early Morning Crash
A car rammed the Midway Bar in La Crosse at 1.47 am injuring a patron. Robert Prestwood, 23, of Onalaska was arrested and faces charges of reckless driving causing injury and criminal damage after allegedly denied service sparked the incident. Mrs Mary Swartz remains in serious condition with head injury and pelvis fracture.
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la Crosse
Robert Prestwood
Kyle
Prestwood
Midway
Copeland Ave
Nine
Nino
Arthur Coady Jr
Loomis St
Caledonia St
Swartz
Lutheran Hospital
Weekend Tornadoes Kill 48 in 11 States Across Midwest South
The Memorial Day weekend brought a record of about 160 tornadoes across 11 states from Oklahoma to Florida. At least 48 people died and numerous towns were devastated as floods and high winds damaged farmlands and homes.
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Associated Press
Midwest
Oklahoma
Florida
National Weather Service
Mississippi Valley
Weather Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday
Mostly clear and cool Tuesday night with a low around 45. Wednesday brings fair skies and warmer temps with a mid 70s high and light variable winds. A 5 percent chance of precipitation persists Tuesday night and Wednesday with Thursday remaining fair and warm and a low in the mid 40s.
Tribune editorial urges local firms not preferred on public projects
The Tribune says in its lead on page 4 that, regardless of favoring hometown firms, public projects require objective procurement. The piece notes the stance as the only viable approach. It appears in the paper’s lead editorial.
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Tribune
Wisconsin memorial day traffic toll rises to 381
Memorial Day weekend deaths bring Wisconsin highway fatalities to 381 for the year 1973, with 13 more lives lost. Victims include Mary Ann Mulhern, 19, of Portage, who died when her car hit a tree on U.S. 51. Harold F. Heidelberg, 80, of Shorewood, listed as a fatality after his car struck a roadside tree. Jo Ann Huth, 19, of Granton, killed in a Clark County crash. and Rita Hindes, 34, of Friend.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Wiscon
Mary Ann Mulhern
Portage
U.S. 51
Racine County
Harold F. Heidelberg
Shorewood
Jo Ann Huth
Granton
Clark County
Rita Hindes
Satellite May Show Weather Of Hemisphere
Wisconsin forecasters may receive TV pictures of Western Hemisphere weather from GEOS, a geostationary satellite to be launched next year. The UW Space Science Laboratory says GEOS will measure temperatures, cloud density and wind velocity, feeding Madison and a DC lab for conversion into television signals with stored images.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin Space Science Laboratory
Geostationary Environmental Observing Satellite
GEOS
Washington, D.C
Chicago's Second Worst Fire Ravages South Side
An industrial district blaze on the southwest side caused between 30 million and 50 million dollars in damage, with an insurance investigator suggesting the final total may be higher. Fire officials estimate a lengthy accounting process before losses are finalized.
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Chicago
South Side
Roland Spencer
Stockyards
McCormick Place
Nixon Declines Testimony Before Watergate Probers
The White House said President Nixon will not consider testifying under oath or providing written answers to questions from federal prosecutors in the Watergate grand jury investigation. Press secretary Ziegler called such testimony constitutionally inappropriate. Senator Baker said the Senate Watergate committee will call former high level administration officials to testify.
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White House
Nixon
Ronald L. Ziegler
Ziegler
Washington Post
Justice Department
Federal Grand Jury
Post
Howard H. Baker Jr
R-Tenn
Senate Watergate Investigating Committee
Rifle Salute and Memorial Services Across Local Cemeteries
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1530 led a 9 am rifle salute in Woodlawn cemetery for La Crosse servicemen who died in wars. Memorial Day observances continued at Riverside Park Oak Grove Campbell and French Island cemeteries after rain canceled the parade.
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Thomas Rooney
Veterans of Foreign Wars
la Crosse
America
Woodlawn
Riverside Park
Oak Grove
Campbell
French Island
Tribune
Wisconsin Celebrates 125th Birthday With Subdued Events
Wisconsin marks 125 years since statehood with minimal ceremonies. Congress admitted Wisconsin on May 29, 1848, after a 6 to 1 statewide vote in 1846 and a March 1848 referendum approving a second constitution by 16 417 to 6 174. Governor Lucey will sign a proclamation at Hazelwood House in Green Bay.
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Wis
Wisconsin
Congress
James K. Polk
Badger
Patrick J. Lucey
Hazelwood House
Green Bay
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Mary) Swartz
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L. Fish Furniture Co
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Milani Foods, Inc
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