Onalaska Youth Is County's 21st Traffic Victim
David J. Peterson 16 of Onalaska drowned when his car left County Highway SN near OT and plunged into a drainage ditch. Two passengers escaped with minor injuries. Peterson died by drowning per coroner ruling. Services set for Monday at St. Patrick's Church. Burial in Gate of Heaven Cemetery.
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David J. Peterson
Paul A. Treise
Duane C. Page
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Peterson
Peter Thomas
James Murphy
Raymond W. Peterson
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James
Howard
Rose) Horman
Loren
Kathleen) Nerby
Holmen
Nancy
Debra
Margaret Humfeld
la Crescent
Hakon Peterson
Schumacher Funeral Home
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
John Rossiter
Gate of Heaven Cemetery
Power Struggle Continues In Prague Central Committee Clash
News reports from Prague and Olomouc describe protest strikes amid a power struggle within Czechoslovakia's Communist leadership. Dubcek supporters push reform while Old Guard hard-liners clash. a Central Committee vote is due by Sunday and authorities have banned demonstrations as military police patrol city streets.
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Czechoslovakia
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Central Committee
Charles University
Dubcek
Communist Party
Alexander Dubcek
Little Chance Is Seen Of Dropping Surtax
Washington AP The man who controls congressional tax writing machinery doubts lawmakers will drop the 10 percent income surtax when it ends June 30. Rep Wilbur D Mills said there is scant likelihood Congress will let the tax die. Mills warned rising domestic spending demands could pressure any tax change. Some Nixon aides suggest a cut to 5 or 6 percent if removal is blocked, but Mills did not address that option. See SURTAX, Page 2.
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Mills
D-Ark
Arkansas Petroleum Council
Little Rock
Nixon
Funny Girl Play Rescheduled After Road Crash
The Broadway musical Funny Girl will be performed at 8:30 p.m. February 25 in the Mary E. Sawyer Auditorium. The show was delayed after a tractor trailer crash on I-94 near Alexandria, Minnesota, killing two Highway Department engineers. Tickets for the postponed show will be honored. refunds available by written request.
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Groppi resigns as youth council adviser in Milwaukee
The Rev. James E. Groppi, famed for leading open housing marches, resigns as adviser to the Milwaukee Youth Council of the NAACP to devote time to militant social action within St. Boniface parish. He denies resigning over moves to remove him. Groppi, 36, says the council can operate without him and that the adviser role was self liquidating.
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James E. Groppi
Milwaukee Youth Council
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
St. Boniface
Groppi
Youth Council
William E. Cousins
Thieu signals possible easing to send Paris delegation
President Thieu may relax demands for a separate Viet Cong talks entity and seek a leading U S role in Paris negotiations. Ky nominated to head the South Vietnamese delegation, while Thieu stops short of recognizing the NLF. U S and Saigon officials temper optimism amid DMZ violations and renewed air and artillery strikes.
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Paris
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Thieu
NLF
Nguyen Cao Ky
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Tran van Lam
Lam
U.S
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1St Air Cavalry Division
Dmz
United States
North Vietnam
Soviets Launch Largest Rocket Proton-4 Aims at Cosmic Rays
Moscow reports Proton-4, described as the world’s largest unmanned spacecraft, placing 17 tons in orbit with 12.5 tons of science gear. The craft will study cosmic rays and their interaction with atomic nuclei, in an orbit of roughly 307 to 153 miles and a 91.75 minute period, continuing Proton program milestones.
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Bosch
Bierman
Ricardo Morales
France Joins NATO Unity After Czechoslovakia Crisis
Brussels AP reports NATO endorsed a hard line against Soviet aggression. Fifteen NATO members including France warned Moscow any new incursion would provoke a grave international crisis. The communique praised Western unity as France pledged continued alliance support unless East West ties radically change.
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Nine Cubans convicted in plot to blast ships
In Miami a jury convicted Dr Orlando Bosch and eight Cuban refugees on conspiracy to blow ships trading with Fidel Castro. Bosch was found guilty on five charges and linked to the group Cuban Power. Sentencing pending background checks, with up to 20 years possible for Bosch.
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Cuban Power
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Jose Diaz Morejon
Aimee Miranda
William ©. Mehrtens
Mehrtens
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Marco Rodriguez Ramos
Jorge Luis Gutierrez Ulla
Paulino Gutierrez
Jesus Dominguez Benitez
Andres Jorge Gonzalez
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