Local Group Makes Pitch At Farm Progress Days
About 40 to 50 La Crosse County residents toured the 1970 Farm Progress Days near Sun Prairie to sell exhibit space for the 1971 event in La Crosse County. Albert Becker said roughly 275 of 400 spaces were snapped up by 5 p.m. A hospitality party followed at the Sun Prairie American Legion Club as 20,000 to 30,000 attendees watched static displays and demonstrations of harvesting, plowing, and combines. Exhibits included a special area for non Wisconsin crops and pest control plots. The 1970 show continued to Wednesday and Thursday from 9 to 5.
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Man dies from carbon monoxide in hunting cabin
Ralph C. Wick of Minneapolis, 54, was identified as the victim in Henning County. Deputy Coroner Dr. J L Kevern ruled accidental carbon monoxide poisoning from a nearly air-tight hunting shack heated by a two burner gas plate. Wick, who came to the area Friday to duck hunt, was found Sunday evening. his dog also died in the shack.
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Weather snapshot for Midwest states Wednesday to Thursday
Wisconsin sees frost and freezing temps with fair north and partly cloudy south Wednesday night, turning cooler Thursday. Minnesota has partly cloudy to cloudy skies with light snow flurries in the north Wednesday night and a cold Thursday. Iowa expects clearing to partly cloudy conditions Wednesday night into Thursday, cooler in the east and southeast. Degree Days total 313, last year 251, normal 315. record highs and lows date back to 1897 and 1937. Sunrise 7 19 AM Thursday, sunset 6 22 PM.
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Peace Plan Seen As Risky For South Viet Nam
Washington officials say Saigon’s hold on the countryside could weaken if Communists accept Nixon’s cease-fire plan but that pursuing peace talks in Paris may justify the risk. The five point package includes a standstill cease-fire and was outlined to media in Hartford. The briefing stressed Middle East concerns and noted U S arms shipments to Israel may resume to balance power at Suez. The missile movement near the Suez line will be explored in coming weeks by U S diplomats at the UN.
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Pact Extends Day To Day At AMC With UAW
Detroit AP reports American Motors Corp. and the United Auto Workers reached a day to day contract extension beyond Thursday. The agreement allows cancellation on three days’ notice, awaiting ratification of a new pact. A 26-cent retroactive raise to Oct. 16 is included if a new deal is ratified. Negotiations took place in Chicago.
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18 Arrested For Thefts From JFK Airport Cargo
FBI announces 18 arrests over cargo thefts from interstate shipments at JFK tied to Pan American World Airways facilities in 1968 69. Prosecution cites weapons skins and wigs valued around 115000. defendants face up to 10 years and fines. Named Brooklyn Queens Long Island suspects listed.
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Grand Jury Ordered in Caledonia Death Probe
District Judge Glenn E. Kelley in Winona ordered a grand jury convene in Caledonia on November 2 at the request of Houston County Attorney William Von Arx. Von Arx will present facts about the death of 60 year old Lawrence Littlejohn of rural Brownsville. Littlejohn died August 30 in Lutheran Hospital La Crosse after 12 days unconscious from head injuries following a reported fight the night before. He was found August 18 in a cornfield near his brother Eddie’s driveway by another brother Woodrow. The Littlejohns live off Highway 26 between Brownsville and Hokah in an area once designated as an Indian reservation.
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