Strike Surprises Gateway Foods President Amid Union Fight
Gateway Foods Inc 1637 St James St faces a weeklong strike by Teamster Local 199 after a dispute over wages bonuses and vacation benefits. Company president D W Reinhart called the action surprising citing a last offer on Oct 3 and ongoing wage and pension proposals including raises to 5 5 8 per hour plus an incentive bonus and expanded vacation.
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Gateway Foods Inc
St. James St
Teamster
D. W. Reinhart
Robert Smythe
Seebold
Reinhart
St. James Street
2Nd
Vernon Streets
Duluth
Gateway
la Crosse
Sparta Chamber Names Six Directors For 3 Year Terms
A nominating committee selected six candidates for Sparta Area Chamber of Commerce board openings for three year terms. Willie Kapanke Arnold Geier John Habegger Robert Lehman Eugene Heilman and Omer Heilman are the nominees. Incumbents Nora Magelee Lisney and Harrie cannot seek re election. Ballots mailed after Nov 1 with nominations still possible. new directors begin January.
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Sparta
Wis
Sparta Area Chamber of Commerce Board of
Willie Kapanke
Nora Magelee
Arnold Geier
South
John Habhegger
Tavern
Robert Lehman
Ben Lake
Eugene Heilman
Leo Lisney
Omer Heilman
Russell Harrie
Magelee
Lisney
Harrie
Blood Pressure Check Point Set for Genoa Legion Hall
The Vernon County Health Services will hold a second blood pressure check from 1 to 3 p.m. Thursday at Genoa Legion Hall. Adults age 18 and older may participate in the free screening.
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Genoa
Wis
Legion Hall
Vernon County Health Services
Boy 9 Injured Falling From Grandad Bluff
A nine year old La Crosse boy remained in serious condition in La Crosse Lutheran Hospital ICU after slipping on Grandad Bluff and falling about 30 feet while collecting beer cans below the top. Police, rescue workers, and onlookers described bees and crowd reactions as the rescue unfolded.
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la Crosse
la Crosse Lutheran Hospital
Grandad Bluff
Kenneth R. Kline
Raymond Kline
la Crosse St
Mississippi St
Tri-State Ambulance Service
Paul Lydon
S. 14Th St
Kline
Joint Space Shot For Mars Shuttle Talks Slayton Says
Ford marks Columbus Day as Apollo-Soyuz crew presses for expanded space cooperation. Leonov and Kubasov note knowledge gains and cost worth, Slayton envisions a U.S.-U.S.S.R shuttle and Mars missions as international ventures. They tour Washington and plan stops nationwide.
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Washington
Ford
White House
Donald Slayton
Wis
U.S.S.R
Slayton
Mars
Leonov
Spain
Valery Kubasov
Earth
Police Investigate Rape Complaint in La Crosse
La Crosse police probe a rape complaint filed by a 27 year old city woman who says she was offered a ride from a French Island bar to a city restaurant where her boyfriend works. She alleges the man drove to Car Street off Rose Street, parked, and raped her. No arrests yet. a 26 year old La Crosse man is to be questioned. The allegation places the incident on Sunday after a trip from a North Side bar to the French Island bar and back to La Crosse in the evening.
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la Crosse
Rose Street
Deaths Of 2 Called Murder In Wisconsin
Outagamie County Corner Bernard Kemps described the deaths as an apparent murder suicide. Larry Magadanz, 36, shot his wife Dianne, 34, with a 12 gauge shotgun at their home before turning the weapon on himself after a cousin left the house with the two sons for a hunting trip.
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Hortonville
Wis
Outagamie County
Bernard Kemps
Kemps
Larry Magadanz
Magadanz
Dianne
Mickey Cohen released after cancer surgery at UCLA
In Los Angeles Mickey Cohen the 62 year old former mobster was released from UCLA Medical Center where doctors removed a cancerous ulcer from his stomach. Cohen has lived in Brentwood since his parole several years ago.
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Los Angeles
Mickey Cohen
Ucla Medical Center
Cohen
Brentwood
Mail Delay Tied to WV Post Office Move
Wesley Lynch of West Virginia University recalls a letter postmarked September 27, 1970 that arrived five years late. Charleston Postmaster George Wright suggests the mail item slipped behind equipment during the post office’s new building addition move.
Emperor Hirohito Cut Schedule in Hawaii Visit
Japanese Emperor Hirohito came down with sniffles in Kailua Kona Hawaii and reduced his schedule while resting in his room Empress Nagako stayed by his side The emperor has spent two weeks touring the United States on an historic visit and was expected to fly back to Japan today
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Kailuia-Kona
Hawaii
Hirohito
Japan
Empress Nagako
United States
Annett Day Care Center Opens on North Side
The 6,700 square foot Annett center features one way observation rooms a kindergarten room and a kitchen with offices It will be leased from the housing authority for 1 a year and operated with LDCC funds The center serves 20 children now and can accommodate 90 with after school care. half the attendees will be Schuh Mullen and Huber Homes residents while the rest come from the general population
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Linda Kuehl
Marilyn McElligott
la Crosse Day Care Centers Inc
LDCC
Annett
Renee Kreisa
Housing Authority
Kreisa
Annett Center
Angie Weimerslage
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