Finance Firm Securities Are Questioned
A bankruptcy receiver and Wisconsin securities officials questioned the collateral securities held by 26 southwest Wisconsin banks for Tri-County Finance Corp. of Richland Center loans. The case, before Circuit Judge Peter Pappas, involves asset valuations, priority of claims, and potential fraud with assets including a trailer house and a ranch-style home.
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Sparta
Wis
Wisconsin
Tri-County Finance Corp
Richland Center
Peter Pappas
Robert Johns Sr
la Crosse
Manawa State Bank
Tri-County Finance
Wxon
Michael Motz
Office of Commissioner of Securities For
John Bosshard
Bosshard
Tri- County Finance
Commissioner of Securities For
Eleanor Austin
Cataract youth pleads guilty to area cabin thefts
An 18 year old Cataract youth pled guilty in Monroe County Court to breaking into cabins in the Cataract area during September and stealing items. Judge James W. Rice ordered a pre sentence investigation. Cottages entered were owned by Sheriff Bud McHugh and named residents. A 13 year old arrested with Koehler will be brought to Juvenile Court.
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Sparta
Wis
Monroe
James W. Rice
Patrick Koeher
Bud McHugh
la Crosse County
William Jotham
Thomas A. Vaughn
Herbert Larson
Ray Felland
Mike Smith
Koehler
Blue-Collar Missiles In Egypt Won't Stop U S Talks With Reds
Labor leader Erickson told La Crosse union members that blue-collar workers face rising family costs and stagnating income. He urged programs for training, tax sharing, and better job guidance. Rogers said the U S would continue talks with the Soviet Union despite missile violations and aimed for a broader cease-fire and negotiations with Hanoi.
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Egypt
U.S
Reds
Rogers
John Erickson
U. S. Senate
la Crosse
America
Spencer Davis
Washington
William P. Rogers
United States
Soviet Union
Middle East
Moscow
Indochina
Berlin
Andrei Gromyko
New York
Nixon
Hanoi
Gromyko
Israel
Cuba
Cienfuegos
Robert Warren
Wisconsin
Winners in North-South and East-West Play at Bridge Club
Eva Abrahamson and Mabel Smith won North-South with 73 points, while Richard Sartz and Mickey Mellis led East-West at 73. Bets and Knorr posted 60 percent, Merchlewitz pair 58.42 percent, DeBoer and Mahlke 63 percent, and Shrauner with Hines 62.42 percent.
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Eva Abrahamson
Mabel Smith
Richard Sartz
Mickey Mellis
Don Betz
Alfred Knorr
Irene
Bonnie Merchlewitz
James DeBoer
Charly Mahlke
Larry Shrauner
Esther Hines
Two Men Fined For Battery Of Attorney
In Monroe County Court on a charge of battery against Sparta attorney Zel S. Rice, Kirk L. Erickson and Gary A. Szumalo pleaded no contest and were found guilty. They, both from Minnesota, were fined $25 plus $9 costs and ordered to pay $394.83 damages for car destruction. fines and costs were suspended. Rice also filed a personal injury suit seeking $2,500 for pain and suffering. Three companions were dismissed for insufficient evidence.
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Pappas
Sparta
Allen D. Rice
Tri- County Finance
David Schappe
J. Phillip Bigley
Viroqua
Harvey M. Brandall
Kendall
Tri-County Finance
Clinton Betts Jr
John Gerlach
Oliver Griswold
Boscobel
Leonard Jacobson
Wis
Twin Cities
Peter Pappas
Monroe County
Zel S. Rice
Kirk L. Erickson
Minneapolis
Gary A. Szumalo
Golden Valley
Camp McCoy
Walter Riley Jr
Rice
Erickson
Szumalo
Riley
Dist
Ralph Osborne Jr
Randy J. Sticker
Warren A. Dahle
St. Paul
Paul R. Black
Red Wing
Youth Sentenced To Boys' School In Wisconsin Case
A 14-year-old Rockland area youth had probation revoked by Monroe County Judge James W. Rice in Juvenile Court and was sentenced to Lincoln School for Boys. He had been arrested for car theft and refused to stay in a foster home he was assigned to.
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Sparta
Wis
Rockland Area
Monroe County
James W. Rice
Lincoln School
Three Men Fined For Shining Animals In Illinois
BLACK RIVER FALLS Wis Three Illinois men were fined 109 each for shining wild animals while armed with a strong bow. Robert Blair and Gerald Davis from Charleston and Richard McCoy of Mattson forfeited their fines in Jackson County Court before Judge Richard Lawton. Kirk Elias of Black River Falls faced a delinquency of a minor charge with probation and 30 days jail. Leonard Gilberton of Black River Falls paid 59 for disorderly conduct. Rachel Twin of Black River Falls received probation on the same charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black River Falls
Wis
Illinois
Robert Blair
Gerald Davis
Charleston
Ill
Richard McCoy
Mattson
Jackson County
Richard Lawton
Kirk Elias
Leonard Gilberton
Rachel Twin
Man Burned In Prairie Hotel Blaze
A 51 year old man from Monona Iowa was severely burned in a Prairie du Chien hotel fire. Robert McClure was found in his room with first and second degree burns to his face arm and hands and suffered smoke inhalation. Fire officials suspect smoking in bed started the blaze which damaged the third floor while seventeen guests were evacuated.
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Prairie DU Chien
Wis
Monona
Iowa
Fort Crawford
Robert McClure
Vern Jelinek
McClure
Ray Burgess
Missionary Mrs Mickelson to Speak at Angel o Community Church
Mrs Alice Mickelson will share experiences as a missionary in Borneo New Guinea Indonesia and the Philippines at the Angel o Community Church at 10 30 a m Sunday.
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Sparta
Wis
Alice Mickelson
Borneo
New Guinea
Indonesia
Philippines
Angelo Community Church
Cambodians Repel Large Enemy Assault Near Phnom Penh
Cambodian troops repelled a major assault aimed at a northern Taung Kauk sector, holding a defense perimeter after nine and a half hours of fighting that ended at dawn. Four government soldiers were killed and 25 wounded, with enemy casualties reported heavy including nearly 200 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong dead in the effort to overrun the government task force.
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Phnom Penh
Taung Kauk
Prakham
Taing Kauk
Tonle Bet
Kompong Cham
Kompong Chhnang
Mass Transit Lanes Declared Illegal by Wisconsin Court
The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled cities may not designate lanes for mass transit. They upheld lower court rulings dismissing charges against UW graduate student Robert D. Reynolds for driving in a one way University Avenue bus lane. The decision found no statutory authorization for such lanes.
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Madison
Wisconsin Supreme Court
High
University of Wisconsin
Robert D. Reynolds
University Avenue
Tax pledges and waste plans shape Wisconsin race
In a round of remarks Milwaukee is a focal point as Lucey and Olson clash over tax policy and school aid. Lucey says the pledge hides tax increases and warns Milwaukee bears $68 million in new school taxes. Olson pledges state local partnership on waste disposal amid rising solid waste. Erickson calls for aid to middle income families and transit. Warren blasts attacks on education while Jacobson proposes a Citizens Aid Bureau to ease government complaints.
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Erickson
Senate
Milwaukee
Patrick J. Lucey
Wisconsin
Lucey
Jack Olson
Olson
Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors
John Erickson
GOP
U.S. Senate
Thomas Jacobson
Citizens Aid Bureau
Racine
Kenosha
Births In La Crosse Area Reported At Lutheran And St Francis
List of Oct 7 to Oct 10 births from Lutheran Hospital St Francis Hospital and local families. Notes include parents addresses and naming details such as Gerald R Lyden Arlene Miller Thomas O Herreid and Betty Burt along with other local newborn announcements and guardian names.
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Gerald R. Lyden
Hokah
Minn
Arlene Miller
Thomas O. Herreid
Ferryville
Clarice Everson
Donald O. Weigel
Johnson St
Betty I. Burt
St. Francis Hospital
Dale Swenson
Winneshiek Road
Diane L. Michaels
Paul G. Solum
Spring Grove
Helen Ekern
Ronald Miller
la Crosse
Nancy Stark
Stanley Brueggen
Onalaska
Katherine Zimmerman
Francis X. Downs
Bangor
Rose Marie Betts
Orin M. Hooverson
Mississippi St
Patricia Ann Williams
James A. Schumacher
S. 28Th St
Shirley M. Clements
Stolen 1969 VW Beetle Reported in Viroqua
Vernon County sheriff reports a dark blue 1969 Volkswagen stolen from Margaret Jothen. License plate Wisconsin T38802. Vehicle taken from a residence in Viroqua, details under investigation.
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Viroqua
Wis
Vernon County
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