Board weighs restoration of bussing for in city students
La Crosse Common Council Finance Committee urges restoring transportation for in city students living beyond two miles from school. They propose an $8,118 loan from city surplus to cover Nov 1 to Jan 1 costs, repaid in 1971, with 1972 costs projected at $44,000. The transit firm seeks subsidy after predicting a $30,000 loss, while the district considers activity buses and bids on insurance policy changes.
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la Crosse
Deate
Carl Matthusen
la Crosse Transit Co
Ques
Robert Johns Jr
Gunnar A. Gundersen
Central High School
Central
Fiscal Control Board
Wisconsin Physicians Service
Wais
Arthur Christensen
la Crosse Education Association
Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission
Florida Man Gets 10 Years For Robbery
A Florida man named Thomas D. M. Priddy was sentenced to 10 years in Waupun State Prison after a jury found him guilty of armed robbery in La Crosse County. The 26 year old Orlando resident held a knife to Avery Reynolds in a April 12 incident during travel. the judge noted the use of a knife and discussed potential treatment with tests at Waupun.
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Florida
Waupun State Prison
Peter Pappas
Thomas D. M. Priddy
Orlando
Avery Reynolds
Margata
Fla
la Crosse County
Asst
Merwin Mellor
Priddy
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Donald Harman
Harman
Pappas
Waupun
Oktoberfest contestants shine in talent filled pageant
Rita Bekah expresses nerves yet looks forward to a warm reception as 17 contestants compete for Oktoberfest honors. Marilyn Braomstead Klug, 1967 Miss Oktoberfest and 1968 Miss Wisconsin contestant, serves as emcee. Marie Beaman, 1969 Miss Oktoberfest, places as first runner up, while Miss Deniger wowed with a self taught dance to The Impossible Dream.
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Marilyn Brahmstead
Marilyn Klug
Appleton
Atlantic City
Marie Beaman
Delta Zeta
Miss Deniger
Rita
Marilyn Braomstead Klug
Jack Crossey
Reedsburg
Wisconsin
Richard Larson
Fred Benning
Rollingstone
Minn
Elsie Oddo
Glendale Heights
Barbara Best
Racine
Brahmstead
Vandalism Reported in Local Crimes
Two vandalism incidents were reported to La Crosse County Sheriff’s Department. Olson Brothers Garage on Highway 14 had a break in with spray paint on a 1968 model car. Starlite Drive-In Theater concession stand in R1 was broken into with candy and drinks spilled. A cigarette vending machine was damaged and a freezer door left open spoiling some food.
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la Crosse County
Boat motor stolen from dock valued at 150
A boat motor valued at 150 belonging to Robert Weber was reported stolen Wednesday from a boat landing near Ona laska according to a La Crosse County Sheriff's Department report.
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Robert Weber
Onalaska
la Crosse County
Sheriff's Department
Local Marriage Licenses Listed for October Dates
John R Fries and Jean M Heller to wed Oct 2 in La Crosse. George Coburn and Clara B Haake to wed Oct 3 in La Crosse. Daniel F Sheehan and Caroline L Sprain to wed Oct 24 in Barre Mills. James B Clover and Patricia A Weber to wed Oct 10 in La Crosse. Milton W Lodeen and Norma A Arentz to wed Oct 10 in La Crosse.
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John R. Fries
Kane St
Jean M. Heller
Sunrise Drive
la Crosse
George Coburn
21St St
Clara B. Haake
Winona
Minn
Daniel F. Sheehan
Minneapolis
Caroline L. Sprain
Barre Mills
James B. Clover
Colorado Springs
Colo
Patricia A. Weber
Grandview Place
Milton W. Lodeen
Ferry St
Norma A. Arentz
N. 3Rd Ave
Onalaska
Woman Bound Over for Mayhem Trial in Onalaska Case
Carol Boisen, 26, of rural Onalaska, bound over for circuit court trial after a preliminary hearing in county court. She faces mayhem charges for allegedly striking Cynthia Schmitz, 30, of 925 Pine St., in the face with a beer glass three or four times during a Sept. 14 altercation at the Huddle Inn, 215 S. 3rd St.
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Onalaska
Carol Boisen
Cynthia Schmitz
Pine St
Huddle Inn
S. 3Rd St
Escapee Recaptured by Black River Falls Authorities
A 31-year-old prisoner who walked away from the County Jail Tuesday was taken into custody by Black River Falls authorities. La Verne Mickelson of 138 U sh er St. was serving a six month sentence for driving after license revocation and had been allowed out to work under the Huber Law.
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Black River Falls
James McHugh
la Verne
Underwriters Hear State President Friday in La Crescent
Ernst A. Heinecke CLU of Schofield will speak at noon Friday to the Western Wisconsin Association of Life Underwriters at the Commodore Club in La Crescent Minnesota. Heinecke leads the Wisconsin Association of Life Underwriters and has held all state and local offices. He has worked in life insurance since 1959, is a 1950 Valparaiso University business graduate, joined the Million Dollar Round Table in 1962, and earned the CLU designation in 1966.
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Ernst A. Heinecke, Schofield
CLU
Wisconsin Association of Life Underwriters
Wisconsin
Association of Life Underwriters
Commodore Club
la Crescent
Minn
Heinecke
Wisconsin Valley Association of Life Underwriters
State Association
Valparaiso University
Million Dollar Round Table Sales Group
Nixon Visits Tito as Yugoslavia Hosts State Dinner
Nixon continued his European trip with a state dinner at the White Palace given by Marshal Tito and his wife. A temporary power outage dimmed the lights as Nixon urged respect for others rights and nonaligned policy. Tito praised sovereignty and noninterference, while Nixon invited a U S visit. Crowds greeted Nixon in Belgrade, where he paused to greet supporters and place a wreath at the tomb of Yugoslavia's unknown soldier.
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White Palace
Tito
Titos
Nixon
Yugoslavia
Marshal Tito
United States
Soviet Union
Javanka
Italy
Belgrade
Zagreb
Middle East
Nasser
Cairo
Lebanon
Beirut
Tel Aviv
Egypt
Yves Duan
Paris
Figaro
House Approves 19.9 Billion Military Bill With Israel Aid
The House backed a 19.9 billion compromise military purchasing bill headed to the Senate for final action. It expands ABM sites, grants unlimited arms credit to Israel, and trims some spending controls, while Sen. Proxmire criticizes cuts and warns of unchecked defense funding. The Senate earlier approved a 1.68 billion construction bill, and the conference committee eased contractor propulsion limits.
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Lawrence L. Knutson
Washington
Israel
Senate
Senate House
House
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Proxmiré
United States
Pentagon
Nixon
Defense
Blast rips through Springfield as tremor felt far
A blast tore through Springfield with residents mistaking it for an earthquake and felt as far as 15 miles away. The largest fragment of the track measured eight feet, with debris scattered over a quarter mile. Galt, a father of five, telephoned his wife in Oklahoma City from Joplin Tuesday night to say he found work after weeks of unemployment with Tri-State.
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Springfield
Galt
Oklahoma City
Joplin
Tri-State
Nun Discusses Nongraded School System in Wausau
Sister Therese Gutting of the Franciscan Order addressed the St. Marys School Parent Teacher Association in Wausau on nongraded education. She coordinates Holy Trinity Schools nongraded program and has training from Viterbo College plus workshops on individualized instruction.
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Therese Gutting
Sister of Perpetual Adoration
St. Mary’s School
Wausau
Holy Trinity School
Viterbo College
Committee OKs 10 Percent Increase In Social Security
The Senate Finance Committee voted along party lines to approve a 10 percent rise in Social Security benefits for 26 million on the rolls and a $100 minimum monthly payment. The action, added to a House-passed measure that only allows 5 percent, would cost $3.7 billion more. Finance panel chair Russell B. Long said financing proposals would be addressed before finishing the bill. Benefits would take effect January 1, 1971, matching the House date.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
Nixon
House
Russell B. Long
D-La
Deputy Sheriff Abductor Hunted Across Three States
Three state law agencies hunted a man accused of abducting Minnehaha County deputy Merlin Vander Maten at gunpoint and hijacking his cruiser. Sheriff Barney Boos said southeast South Dakota, southwest Minnesota, and northwest Iowa units joined the manhunt, with Vander Maten taken to a cafe about 12 miles from Sioux Falls around 8 a.m. after investigators reported a suspicious inquiry.
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Sioux Falls
S.D
Minnehaha County
Barney Boos
South Dakota
Minnesota
Iowa
Boos
Merlin Vander Maten
Wcow-Fm
Milwaukee Brewers
Oakland Athletics
Vander Maten
Grain futures prices reported for Wheat Corn Soybeans
Chicago cash grain prices show No 2 hard red wheat at 1.65 a bushel No 2 soft red at 1.68 No 2 yellow corn at 1.42 No 2 extra heavy oats at 76 1/2 Soybeans No 1 yellow at 7.81 Soybeans oil at 13.22 per hundredweight.
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Cash Grain Chicago
Public Service Job Plan Okayed
Nixon administration agrees to a multi million dollar public service jobs program after talks with the House Education and Labor Committee. The panel approves the manpower bill 25 to 3 as the Senate passes a similar measure with about 7.5 billion dollars over three years. The piece ends noting the Great Seal of the United States.
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Washington
Nasser’s funeral sparks massive Egyptian mourning in Cairo
Following Nasser’s death from a heart attack, hundreds of thousands filled Cairo’s avenues, breaking police lines and prostrating themselves. A 101 gun salute marked the slow processional start as Arabs across the Middle East mourned, with mosques, churches, and gravesides staging tributes.
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Page 1
Kabbeh Palace
Radio Cairo
Cairo
Middle East
Israel
Nasser
al Aqsa
Jerusalem
God
Beirut
Makarios
Cyprus
Jacques Chablan-Delmas
France
Alec Douglas Home
Britain
Elliott Richardson
United States
Nixon
Egypt
Alexandria
Duan
Jaafar el Numairi
Livestock Prices From South St. Paul Market
USDA report from South St. Paul Minnesota shows cattle and hog trading with varied firmness. Slaughter steers top at 29.50 per 1260 pounds and hogs mostly steady with 200-240 pound barrows at 20.25-20.50, Sows slower but steady. Cows and bulls mix steady to firm across classes with calves and feeders showing solid demand.
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South ST. Paul, Minn
USDA
Stocks Quotations From National Dealers List Various Firms
National quotes from the National Association of Securities Dealers show inter dealer prices as of about 9:00 am for firms including C. W. Transport Fabritek First Bank Sys Gateway Transp Godfrey Co Gyrodyne Howell Instrum La Crosse Cooler McQuay Moore's Seafood N Central Airlines Roanwell Trans Wallace Bus Warner Electric Werner Continental Wis Power & Light and regional bids and asks. Mutual funds from Boston Fund Chem Fund Eaton & Howard Bal Fidelity Fund Manhattan Fund Mass Inv Tr Mass Inv Gr Natl Investors Puritan Fund Union Cap Fund Wisconsin Fund with approximate markups and no retail commissions.
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C. W. Transport
Fabritek
First Bank Sys
Gateway Transp
Godfrey Co
Gyrodyne
Howell Instrum
la Crosse Cooler
McQuay, Inc
Moore’s Seafood
N. Central Airlines
Roanwell Trans
Wallace Bus
Warner Electric
Fidelity Fund
Manhattan Fund
Mass. Inv
Mass. Inv. Gr
Natl. Investors
Puritan Fund
Union Cap. Fund
Wisconsin Fund
Oktoberfest opens with Festmaster Prinz declaration
The 1970 Oktoberfest officially opened at 4 27 p m Wednesday with Festmaster Carlton Prinz declaring the festival in brief ceremonies before the Mary E Sawyer Auditorium. The event begins a strong start, emphasizing a family friendly blend of Bavarian and American entertainment. The first two days run similarly with steady pace.
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Carlton Prinz
Mary E. Sawyer
Trial Opens In Death Of Cyclist In La Crosse
An Illinois man Douglas Gustafson 22 of Loves Park Illinois faces a charge of failing to yield in a motorcycle truck crash that killed cyclist Jeffrey Holberg 20 of 520 Avon Street La Crosse Wisconsin July 3 in an intersection at Highway 53 and West George Street. In municipal court Judge Leonard Chojnacki ordered the defense to prepare a mathematical formula to estimate Holberg speed before the crash based on witness testimony. The incident occurred during Torchlight Parade time and fest activities with ongoing civic center events and sponsors.
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Illinois
la Crosse
Douglas Gustafson
Fark
Jeffrey Holberg
Avon St
Highway 53
West George Street
Leonard Chojnacki
Gustafson
Joseph Becker
Holberg
Asst
William J. Sauer
Sauer
September Weather Recap September 1970 Wetter Cooler Than Average
September 1970 ended wetter and cooler than 1969 with temperatures about 0.6 below normal. The month peaked at 88 degrees on September 7 and dipped to 35 on September 28, while rainfall reached 5.30 inches, 1.3 inches above normal. October outlook warns of a 14 degree drop and 54 minutes less daylight with a chance of measurable snow, noting only three Octobers since 1950 have seen measurable snow totals.
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la Crosse
Injuries Reported After Soccer Game At La Crosse State
Sept 30 4 23 p m transfer to Health Center for Stephen Schryver age 20 from 810 Mississippi St to Lutheran Hospital with head injury during a soccer game Oct 1 6 06 am Arthur Bangsberg 74 of 1817 Marke St hospitalized by squad car illness at Lutheran Hospital
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la Crosse State University Health Center
Stephen Schryver
Mississippi St
Lutheran Hospital
Arthur Bangsberg
Marke
Weather Summary for Wisconsin Minnesota and OWA
Partly cloudy and warmer with a chance of showers tonight in eastern and southern Wisconsin. Friday remains partly cloudy and cooler with possible southeast showers. Minnesota grows more cloudy tonight into Friday with showers possible in the southeast. OWA stays mostly cloudy and cool Thursday night and Friday. Sunrise Friday at 7 03 a m and sunset at 6 45 p m. Record highs and lows noted for Oct 1 1887 and Oct 1 1930. Degree days totals shown with year over year comparison and normal value.
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Wisconsin
Minnesota
Owa
Butter and eggs steady in Chicago wholesale prices
AP reports butter prices unchanged at 93 score AA 70 percent, 92 A 70 percent, 90 B 69 percent. Eggs show nervous market with wholesale buying prices down to 2 lower, with grade A whites 38, mediums 32, standards 32, checks 20.
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Chicago
La Crosse Tribune Publisher and staff listing
The La Crosse Tribune lists W. T. Burgess as publisher J. E. Burgess as assistant publisher and Sanford Goltz as editor It notes the paper is a division of Lee Enterprises Inc and the Associated Press and provides mailing and rate details for subscribers
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W. T. Burgess
J. E. Burgess
Sanford Goltz
la Crosse Tribune
Cass Sts
la Crosse
Wis
Lee Enterprises, Inc
Associated Press
Focal News
AP News
Wisconsin
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Ernst A. Heinecke
Secretary of Defense
Proxmire
Air Force
WLCX
U.S
U.S. Coat of Arms
The
South ST. Paul Livestock
Shearson, Hammill & CO
NEW York Stock Exchange
Marshall CO. National
National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc
Allied Stores
Allis-Chalmers
Alcoa
American Airlines
American Motors
Amer. Tel. & Tel
E Anchor Coupling
Atlantic Richfield
Burlington Ind
Burlington Northern
Central Tel. & Tel
Chrysler
Continental Can
Continental Corp
DuPont
Eastman Kodak
General Dynamics
General Electric
General Instruments
General Motors
General Telephone
Goodyear Tire
Gulf Oil
G. Helleman Brewing Me
Va Inter
Harvester
Inter. Tel. & Tel
Jim Walter
Kresge Lee Enterprises
Marce
Minnesota Mining
Mobil Oil
Monsanto Chemical
Vo Mgic Natl. Cash Register
Northern States
Northwest Bancorp
Olin Industries
Outboard Marine
J. C. Penney
Pepsico
Pyroil
RCA
Sears Roebuck Raytheon
Sperry Rand
Calif
Standard Oil
Ind
N.J
Swift
Texaco
Trane
TransAmerica
U.S. Steel
Universal Oil
Westinghouse Elec
Weyerhauser
Woolworth
Dow Jones
Prinz
Frederick Freking
Civic Center Plaza
3Rd Street
Cameron Park
5Th Avenue
State Street
State
6Th Street
Blue Stars
Cavalets
G. Heileman Brewing Co
Okstoberfest
S. 4Th St
Rt. 1
Dakota
Hagens Road
Kenneth 0. Blanchard
21St Place
Lee Enterprises, Incorporated
East Second Street
Davenport
Henrietta B. Adler
Forest Road
Philip C. Adler
William T. Burgess
Bair Company
Martindale
Montana
May T. Burgess
Marjorie T. Calhoun
Sky Park Manor
Apt
J St
Lincoln
Nebraska
Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States
New York
First National Bank of
Mason City
Margaret H. Loomis
Lee Loomis Trust
M. H. Loomis Trust
W. H. Harper
W. 4Th Street
Kewanee
Neuberser & Berman
Broadway
Elizabeth Norris
First National Bank
Burdick N. Richardson
Jersey Ridge Road
David Nelson Richardson
Box 295
Betty Adler Schermer
Pleasant Valley
Lloyd G. Schermer
State Journal Company
P’’ Street
Susan A. Talbot
17Th Street
Billings
Selman. Waterman
N. Murray Avenue
Milwaukee
Walter W. White
Jackson Drive
Tower & Company
c/o
Davenport Bank & Trust Company
West Third Street
Ruth Hall
Cee Se Scathc Ae
C.P
T.W
Len
Lacrosse
Lansing
Prairie du Chien
Trempealeau
Dodge
Galesville
Houston
Sun Winona
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