Resignation of La Crosse Police Chief Sparks Mixed Reactions
The abrupt resignation of Ronald Wold as La Crosse police chief drew mixed responses from aldermen. Some praised the move as boosting morale, while others questioned leadership and noted upcoming management studies by Arthur Young & Co. Wold faced prior calls for accountability and a 30 day plan to address department issues.
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Wold
Patrick Zielke
W. Peter Gilbertson
Ferdinand Sontag
Dist
Dennis Kaufmann
Helen Kelly
Arthur Young & Co
Milwaukee
Gilbertson
Warren Loveland
Zielke
Police and Fire Commission
Sontag
Common Council
Wold Resigns as La Crosse Police Chief for Gateway Foods
Ronald Wold, La Crosse's police chief for ten years, resigns effective Oct. 20 to become director of security for Gateway Foods, saying the move is an advancement. Mayor Patrick Zielke will name an acting chief and notes Wold’s tenure drew aldermanic criticism amid prior morale and personnel controversies. Wold, 42, Eau Claire native, holds degrees from Michigan State and UW-Eau Claire and previously worked for St. Louis PD.
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la Crosse
Wold
Zielke
Gateway Foods
Gateway
Eau Claire
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
Michigan State University
East Lansing
Mich
St. Louis, Mo
Thomas Roellich
Dist
Roellich
Thomas Pretasky
la Crosse County
Pretasky
Death Toll Tied To Swine Flu Shots Widens Probe
Medical investigators pursued clues on elderly deaths after swine flu shots across several states. Three Pittsburgh area deaths prompted temporary halt of inoculations from a lot, but officials stressed no proven link. Victims were mostly 70s or older with heart or lung disease. Parke-Davis reported about 118,800 doses from the shared lot, with no major adverse reactions. Officials urged caution for those with heart trouble while continuing vaccination in most states.
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Parke-Davis & Co
Detroit
C. R. Shelton
Millar
Pennsylvania
Allegheny County
Parke Davis & Co
Sencer
East
Florida
Boston
Michigan
Tennessee
Oklahoma
South Side Clinic
Mao's Widow Purged as Chinese Power Struggle Deepens
London AP reports from Peking that Hu Kuo-feng purges extend to Mao Zedong's widow Chiang Ching and a radical faction. Troops surrounded a university building housing leftist writers while a convoy with drums signaled military action. Observers note moderates may gain influence if the power struggle shifts, possibly easing Soviet ties.
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Peking University
Mao Tse-tung
London Daily Telegraph
Peking
Daily Telegraph
Nigel Wade
Mao
Chiang Ching
Radi
Cal
Chinese Communist Party
Hua Kuofeng
Communist Party
Japan
Kyodo
Hua
Hsinhua
Associated Press
John Roderick
Soviet Union
CIA
William E. Colby
Washington
Moscow
Dog Apple Picker Delights Kohler Family
In Kohler Wisconsin nine year old cocker spaniel Scamp brings the newspaper and picks apples from trees. Elmer and LaVerne Bridson describe how he learned to climb ladders and grasp ripe red apples on command. Scamp avoids bruising fruit, chooses the best apples, and even helps with other chores.
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Wis
Scamp
Elmer
LaVerne Bridson
Mrs. Bridson
Tle
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