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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1970
Page
1
A 2000 ton section of the West Gate Bridge under construction fell 134 feet, killing 32 workers and injuring 19 with 10 missing. The disaster halted a project meant for Australia’s largest bridge over the Yarra River, prompting a government investigation. Unions pulled crews. the project cost was about 47 million dollars.
Lawrence L. Knutson reports that the White House and Justice Department warned top officials and Congress members they may be targets for abduction by revolutionaries. Senator Saxbe urged federal crime for officials who yield to blackmail as a deterrent amid FBI warnings of possible kidnap plots and heightened security at the United Nations anniversary session.
A father and son hijacked a Soviet Aeroflot Tupolev F27 after taking off from Batumi and forced it to land in Trabzon on the Black Sea. A hostess was killed and two pilots wounded. The hijackers, Brazinskas Koreyevo and his son Argedas, Russian citizens, surrendered with weapons. About 50 passengers, mostly Russian, were evacuated as officials sought the plane’s return.
A nationwide educational computer network linking 97 schools to Honeywell facilities was unveiled. Participants include the University of Minnesota, St. Thomas, Hamline, Gustavus Adolphus, Winona State, 18 state junior colleges, Iowa Lakes CC, and many high schools. The system provides direct student access via computer terminals, with over 100,000 students expected to benefit this school year.
Wisconsin’s senior citizens face income and finances as the top issue, per a survey by the State Division on Aging. Regions show differing concerns with housing, health, taxes, transportation, and retirement activities also highlighted. The findings came from summer regional conferences ahead of next week’s aging conference in Madison.
Waldron E. Leonard 73 of Fairfax Virginia was elected national commander of the Veterans of World War I at the national convention in Salt Lake City Utah. He succeeds Edgar G. Burkhardt of Sheboygan Wisconsin and is a retired employee of the Veterans Administration in Washington DC.
President Nixon signed a sweeping anticrime bill at the Justice Department, pledging a total war on organized crime and terrorist acts. The measure, passed after 18 months, expands federal authority, imposes penalties for bombings, and increases FBI and witness protections while prompting civil liberties concerns. crime page 2
John J. Harrington head of the Fraternal Order of Police rallied about 3,500 officers on Capitol steps condemning the Justice Department and liberal media. He warned of a war against police and opposed “the nationwide conspiracy” led by the Black Panthers, urging action to protect law and order.
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