House OKs Bill To Curb President's War Powers
The House approved a measure to curb presidential war powers by a 283 to 123 vote and sent it to Nixon, who vowed to veto any bill with two provisions he calls unconstitutional. The Senate already passed it 75 to 20, setting a clash over timetables for war authority and congressional review.
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Agnew Plans TV Address Amid Legal Fallout
Former Vice President Spiro T. Agnew schedules a live television speech to defend himself after pleading no contest to tax evasion. Nixon names Gerald Ford as Agnew’s successor while prosecutors lay out a 40 page document detailing kickback and corruption allegations in Maryland.
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Spiro T. Agnew
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Gerald R. Ford
Michigan
House
Agnew
White House
Maryland
Justice Department
La Crosse Cyclist Led Police Chase Faces Sentences
A La Crosse motorcyclist John J. Berzinski 20 led police on a chase over South Side streets sidewalks and lawns early Friday. He was fined 59 dollars in County Court for driving without a license and faces sentencing November 5 for possessing marijuana.
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John J. Berzinski
Burr Oak St
Leonard Roraff
Wisconsin Department of Health and Social Services
Berzinski
Asst. Dist. Atty
Mark Lukoff
Death notices for Robert S. Jones and infant son in Bangor and La Crosse
Robert S. Jones 90 of 1334 Ferry Street died Oct 12 in a local nursing home. He was born Dec 27, 1882 in Lura Lake Minnesota and is survived by two daughters Hazel and Bessie Kubal, a son Harry, two sisters, a brother, a granddaughter and five great grandchildren. Burial at Oak Grove Cemetery after services Monday at 2 pm at Sletten McKee Hanson Funeral Home. An infant son born to Mr and Mrs Gary Althoff of Bangor died the same day in a local hospital. Survivors include parents, grandparents and great grandparents. Graveside services Sunday at 11 am at St Marys Catholic Cemetery Bangor. Fossum Funeral Home Bangor in charge.
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Robert S. Jones
Ferry St
Lura Lake
Minn
Bessie Kubal
Hazel Jones
Harry
la Crosse
Flora Wright
St. Peter
Katherine Colby
Mankato
George
Bessie
Sletten-McKee- Hanson
William Morrison
Oak Grove Cemetery
Gary Althoff
Bangor
George Althoff
Anna Althoff
Peter Hundt
Leonard Grandall
Bernice Grandall
Rockland
St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery
Delbert Malin
Fossum Funeral Home
Grant Littlejohn
Hokah
Caledonia Community Hospital
Potter-Haugen
Caledonia
Rev
K. Roger Johnson
Mount Hope
Edward
Woodrow
Brownsville
Warren
Ann Lonetree
St. Paul
Virginia Decorah
la Crescent
Perry Mason
Viroqua
Wis
Hawaii
Arneson-Thorson
Carl Fox
Herbert Mason
Paul
Gordon Staves Humbird
Gordon Staves
Lakeland
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Humbird
United Methodist Church
Alma Center
Calvin Carey
Eastlawn
Jensen Funeral Home
Hixton
Judy
Donald Staves
Debra
Wendy
Duane
Claire
St. Kevin's Catholic Church
Melrose
Dennis Stanchik
Melrose Cemetery
Smith Mortuary
Freda
Jeffrey
Gene
Virginia) Olson
Julie
Alma Ponterio
Black River Falls
Rose Mary Parker
Bernard
Clara Schroeder
Tomah
Sparta
St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church
Kenneth Gast
Warrens Cemetery
Ninneman Funeral Home
Gertrude Zahrte
Millston
Gilbert
New Jersey
Fred Boettcher
Granger, Wash
Arnold
Yakima
Wash
T.A. Jorgensen
Warrens
Marietta Iva Colby
Prairie DU Chien
Lake-Thornburg
Terry Sellers
Evergreen Cemetery
Frank
Jessie) Waller
Charles
Maryann) Ruth
Milwaukee
Harold Colby
Chicago
Alice Barker
Ontario Man Pleads Innocent To Rape Charge
Jeffrey Glynn of Ontario pleaded innocent in Vernon County Circuit Court to raping a 19 year old woman on August 17 in Whitestown. Fay Hodgkins also pleaded innocent to indecent liberties with a child on September 30 in Kickapoo. No trial dates were set for either case.
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Ontario
Jeffrey Glynn
Vernon County
Whitestown
Peter Pappas
Fay Hodgkins
Kickapoo
Glynn
Hodgkins
Vernon County Court
Two Arrested on Drug Charges in La Crosse County
A La Crosse man David B. Aller, 25, was arrested in Mary E. Sawyer Auditorium on possessing drugs for sale and held on a $5,000 cash bond. He faces a County Court appearance Monday. Jeff A. Holloway, 19, Tomah, was released with a court appearance set for Monday on marijuana possession.
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Mary E. Sawyer
la Crosse County
David B. Aller
Main St
Jeff A. Holloway
Tomah
Midwest Floods Kill Eight Across Five States
Floods in five Midwest states left thousands homeless as search crews seek missing people. Eight killed including one in Kansas and seven in Oklahoma, with 35 missing at Enid. Crests on Kansas, Little Platte and Missouri rivers approached Kansas City as levees failed and 1,000 fled to higher ground.
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Callaway
Audrain
Nebraska
Republican
Fairbury
Neb
Des Moines
Iowa
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Kansas River
Kan
La Crosse Mayor Out Of City Until Oct 22
La Crosse Mayor W. Peter Gilbertson will be away from the city until October 22. City business will be handled by City Attorney John Flanagan and Council President Patrick Zielke. Residents may leave after hours messages with Reginald Gassen at 518 5th Ave. S. The mayor will remain in daily contact.
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W. Peter Gilbertson
John Flanagan
Patrick Zielke
Reginald Gassen
5Th Ave. S
Court Rules No Presidential Immunity In Grand Jury Tapes Case
The appeals court rejected Nixon arguments for presidential immunity from judicial commands and for shielding presidential conversations. It said the Constitution grants no special presidential immunities and that the president is not above the law. The court cited Jefferson and Monroe as partial compliance examples and upheld the grand jury’s independent authority over subpoenas and tapes.
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James Monroe
Grand Jury
Pleads Guilty To Forgery Count In County Court
A La Crosse man Michael L. Larson pleaded guilty Friday to two counts of forging his brother Ronald's name on checks. Sentencing set for Nov. 5 after a presentence investigation. The plea bargain with lawyer Charles Goerdt and Asst. Dist. Atty. Mark Lukoff includes that prior forgeries will be read into the record and probation may require reimbursement of Goerdt's fees.
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Leonard Roraff
Michael L. Larson
N. 16Th St
Wisconsin Department of Health and Social Services
Larson
Charles Goerdt
Asst. Dist
Mark Lukoff
Goerdt
Lukoff
Roroff
Ronald
Two Juveniles Arrested On Ramp In La Crosse
Two 16 year olds from La Crosse were caught trying to pry open meters at the municipal ramp on Friday afternoon. A motorist alerted officials in the parking utility office, and police found one boy with marijuana and the other with stolen prescription blanks from a doctor's office.
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Saudi King Threatens Break With U.S. Over Israel
In Beirut, AP reports King Faisal of Saudi Arabia warned Washington he may sever diplomatic ties if the United States continues to back Israel. The threat signals potential rift in Middle East alliance amid ongoing regional tensions.
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Richard M. Nixon
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Nixon
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Omar Saqqaf
Henry A. Kissinger
Washington
White House
Syria
Ford Named Nixon Choice Ford Becomes Republican Nominee
Nixon selected Ford as the Republican presidential nominee at dawn after narrowing five contenders. Nixon’s televised speech praised unity and strength as Ford thanked supporters. Separate reports from Beirut cited Saudi King Faisal threatening to pause arms shipments and potential military movements amid regional conflict.
Peron Appeals For Peaceful Stabilization
President Juan D. Peron pledges unity and peaceful stabilization as he begins his new government in Argentina. He spoke amid thousands and urged youths to focus on work and study while signaling a peaceful transition after years of upheaval. He was joined on the balcony by his wife Isabel.
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Four sought in Milwaukee shooting arrested near Oakdale
Four suspects linked to a Thursday tavern shooting in Milwaukee were arrested on Interstate 90 94 near Oakdale. Kenneth Hackley Dayton Ohio 26 Susan Garcia 27 Louisiana Cecelia Briscoe 21 Chicago and a man using the alias John Doe were taken to Monroe County Jail for Milwaukee detectives. They face possible charges of attempted murder and armed robbery. The FBI will question them about a stolen Indianapolis car.
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Oakdale
Kenneth Hackley
Dayton
Ohio
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Louisiana
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Chicago
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Wisconsin
Thomas Enos
FBI
Wisconsin lawmakers back Ford for vice presidency
Wisconsin congressmen and officials reacted to President Nixon’s pick of Rep. Gerald R. Ford as vice president with cautious optimism. Democrats Aspin Reuss Obey and Zablocki signaled support, while Kastenmeier hesitated. Republican Warren praised Ford’s Midwest integrity and Laird forecast a 1976 presidential run.
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Wisconsin
Les Aspin
Ford
Congress
Aspin
House
Robert W. Warren
Warren
Donald 0. Peterson
Eau Claire
Dispatch
Laird
White House
New York
Nelson Rockefeller
Nelson
Mel Laird
Warren P. Knowles
Death notices from Wisconsin and Minnesota obituaries
A list of obituaries from Wisconsin and Minnesota includes Oscar Austin of Viroqua age 85, Grant Littlejohn of Hokah age 86, S Sgt Perry Mason of Viroqua age 27, Gordon Staves of Humbird formerly Lakeland, Minn., and Clara Schroeder of Tomah. also Mabel Norris of Viola and Marietta Colby of Prairie du Chien. Services, burial details, and survivor lists are provided for each.
Vernard Ponterio of Melrose Dies at 52
Vernard Ponterio 52 of rural Melrose Wis died at home Friday Oct 12, according to a local obituary. His family was notified and services are pending.
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Ponterio
Melrose
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Vernard Ponterio
Silo Blaze Flares For Fourth Time On Rhyme Farm
Black River Falls firefighters were summoned for the fourth time to battle a silo fire on the Donald Rhyme farm in Town of Manchester. The blaze, filling the silo with haulage, persisted as of Oct 1, ten miles south of Black River Falls.
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Donald Rhyme
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Rhyme
Here
New City Clerk Hired In Viroqua
VIROQUA Wisconsin The City Council hired Mrs Geraldine Haun as city clerk effective November 1 at a salary of 7024 dollars The council had discussed merging clerk and treasurer jobs and buying accounting machines but the majority preferred appointing a clerk immediately.
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Viroqua
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Geraldine Haun
La Crosse Tribune Publication Details
The La Crosse Tribune announces its noon and Sunday editions at 401 No 3rd St La Crosse WI 54601 with second class postage paid. City carrier rate is $1.60 every two weeks and mail subscriptions within 75 miles cost 30.00 per year.
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