Central High Celebrates Homecoming Queen at Pep Assembly
Central High crowned Cathy Carlsson queen of the 1970 homecoming at a pep assembly. Court includes Amy Cordova Elsa Cremer Kathy Noel and Teresa Silberschmidt. The Ugly Man Award went to James McDowell. Friday features a 7:30 p.m. Central vs Eau Claire North game at Memorial Field, with a 6:30 p.m. parade from Central and a dance in the gym after the game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cathy Carlsson
E. S. Carlsson
N. 16Th St
Central High School
Amy Cordova
Daniel Cordova
Terrace Drive
Elsa Cremer
G. William Cremer
Cedar Road
Kathy Noel
Marilyn Noel
Arnam St
Teresa Silberschmidt
Robert Silberschmidt
Hoeschler
Clifford Venne
Central High
Walter
Babe) Weigent
James McDowell
Lettermen
Central
Eau Claire North
Memorial Field
County Policy On Ambulances Is Reaffirmed
La Crosse County Board reaffirmed equipping traffic patrol squad cars as ambulances. The policy aims for 24 hour patrol availability, with officers trained in first aid. Merritt Gibson introduced the resolution amid concerns over privatizing ambulance service. Supervisor James Grenisen was the sole opponent, questioning cross county dispatches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
Gibson
James Grenisen
18Th Dist
Executives Shifted At Schlitz Brewery
In Winston Salem AP reports Joseph Schlitz brewery leadership changes with Robert Pflugfelder resigning as head of the plant. Peter Stammberger becomes Kansas City brewery manager and Forrest McCluney moves to Winston-Salem as plant manager. Dobbs resigns as distribution manager. No reasons given.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winston-Salem, N.C
Robert F. Pflugfelder
Joseph Schlitz
J. B. Dobbs
Schlitz
Peter L. Stammberger
Winston-Salem
Kansas City
Stammberger
Forrest McCluney
Pflugfelder
Company
Milwaukee
Dobbs
Radio Highlights Preview Packers at Rams
Sunday schedule notes WKTY at 12 45 p m with Packers vs Rams WKBH at 5 30 p m Meet the Press 9 45 p m Manion Forum WCOW Sparta at 12 45 p m concise listing of station times and programs
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WKTY
Green Bay Packers
Los Angeles Rams
WKBH
Meet the Press
Manion Forum
WCOW
Sparta
County Awards Pact For Highway Salt
La Crosse County awards a one year salt contract to Diamond Crystal Salt after bids on pick up, truck, or rail delivery. Diamond Crystal bids $9 per ton versus $8.50 for Cargill but the committee favored Diamond for La Crosse pick up over Winona, Minn. The board approved the Diamond Crystal contract. Chairman Orrin Young notes the price is about $1 lower per ton than last year.
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County Board Highway Committee
Diamond Crystal
Cargill
la Crosse
Winona
Minn
Highway Committee
Orrin Young
27Th Dist
Mindoro Woman Fined in Disorderly Conduct Plea
A Mindoro woman, Karen L. Chu ek, 26, changed her plea in La Crosse County Court to guilty on a disorderly conduct charge from Carl's Tavern Mindoro. Judge Leonard Roraff imposed a 34 dollar fine. Companion Frank J. Hieronymus Jr., 23, Sparta, already fined 34 dollars after pleading guilty October 2 on a related charge.
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Mindoro
la Crosse County
Leonard Roraff
Karen L. Chuek
Galen Pittman
Carl’s
Frank J. Hieronymus Jr
Sparta
Youth Bound Over In La Crosse Car Theft Case
Youth Maynard Funmaker, 19, of 19114 Wood St., bound over to Circuit Court for trial after a county prelim. He faces a charge that on June 1 he and a companion stole Robert J. Swing Sr. car from a city parking ramp, driving it into a ditch near Boscobel before abandoning it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
Maynard Funmaker
Wood St
Robert J. Swing Sr
Boscobel
Jury Favors Hokah Man In Civil Suit
A jury awarded 46 year old Hokah Minnesota man 16741.84 in a negligence damage suit heard in Circuit Court before Judge James Rice. Bernard Witt alleged permanent injury from a fall through a hole on the second floor of Fire Station 1 during construction in 1966. He claimed Martell 80 percent negligent and Witt 20 percent. Damages included 18000 for personal injury 2500 for loss of earnings and 427.30 for medical expenses. The verdict awaits judge revision.
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Hokah, Minn
Man
James Rice
Sparta
Bernard Witt
Hilger P. Martell
Liberty St
H. P. Martell and Sons, General Contractors
Wy Witt
5Th and
Market Sts
Martell
Swanson Heavy Moving Co
Witt
Escapee John Eno Captured in Canada After Flight
La Crosse resident John Eno, jailed for assault on a police officer, escaped from Oregon Prison Farm July 27. He was arrested October 10 in Vancouver, British Columbia, and charged in Canada with robbery, assault, auto theft and kidnapping. Eno allegedly fled after injuring Officer Lowell Fank. Canadian extradition plans unclear.
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la Crosse
Vancouver
British Columbia
Ray Lichtie
John Eno
Lakeshore Drive
Lichtie
Eno
Oregon
Lowell Fank
Winnebago St
Rank
Front Street
Wisconsin
Youth accused of ear theft to face preliminary Oct. 22
A La Crosse youth named James T. Cotterwick Jr., 1713 Badger St., appeared with attorney Robert Jeanis to request a preliminary examination in County Court. The hearing on October 22 will determine if the state’s case justifies holding him for trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
James T. Cotterwick Jr
Badger Sr
Robert Jeanis
County Eyes Changes In Civil Defense Post
County Board committees discuss a move to make the civil defense coordinator position full time with a $600 monthly salary, plus revisions to civil defense titles to emergency government. Also on the agenda are clinic staff flexibility, clerical staffing, a retirement for traffic officer Haack, funds transfer for the surveyor deficit, surveyor office under zoning, and higher juror and bailiff pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse County
Law Enforcement Committee
Merritt Gibson
4Th Dist
Fred Lehmeier
Gibson
Civil Defense Organization
Civil Defense
Guidance Clinic
Guidance Committee
Robert Frederick
Arthur McBain
Dist
Jack L. Haack
Jerome Klos
Woman reports purse snatching in La Crosse ramp
La Crosse police reported a 65 year old woman said a boy about 10 to 15 snatched her purse Friday afternoon in a city parking ramp. The purse was found abandoned later that evening with $15 missing. the victim’s name was not released.
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la Crosse
Death ruled self inflicted at Hillview nursing home
Coroner Robert Holmquist ruled that Arthur N. McBain Sr., 76, died of death by own action after self inflicted knife wounds in the neck at Hillview in La Crosse County. He was transported by private ambulance to St Francis Hospital and died about 11 30 p m following the sheriff department investigation.
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Hillview
la Crosse County
Robert Holmquist
Sheriff Department
Arthur N. McBain Sr
Holmquist
McBain
St. Francis Hospital
Ettrick Woman Hurt In La Crosse Traffic Crash
An Ettrick woman Nancy L. Johnson aged 23 suffered a cut and jaw pain when her car collided with a vehicle driven by Ulrick R. Black aged 70 at the Highway 53 and West George Street intersection about 11 15 p m Friday. Black was ticketed for running the West George Street stop sign.
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Ettrick
la Crosse
Nancy L. Johnson
St. Francis Hospital
Ulrick R. Black
Loomis St
Highway 53
West George Street
Black
West George St
Man Charged in Eight Burglaries Bound Over for Trial
A La Crosse man Ed ward Monsoor 23 waived preliminary exam and was bound over to Circuit Court for trial on eight burglaries. Co-defendants Michael Bolen 24 once a police officer and Ray Slaback 26 await trial. Bolen pled guilty and faces sentencing. Slaback implicated by Bolen’s statement. Burglaries occurred in La Crosse and Holmen with most in March.
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la Crosse
Edward T. Monsoor
George St
Monsoor
Michael R. Bolen
Bolen
Leonard Roraff
Holmen
Ray J. Slaback
St. James St
War Measures Act invoked in Quebec kidnapping crisis
Ottawa reports thousands of police and soldiers sweeping Quebec seeking two kidnapped officials while over 250 arrests occur. Prime Minister Trudeau invoked wartime powers amid FLQ violence, citing danger of insurrection and promising removal once violence ends. Leadership across parties split on the action as Montreal reacts with support and protests emerge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Thousanas
Quebec
James Cross
Pierre Laporte
Pierre Elliott Trudeau
House of Commons
Robert Bourassa
Montreal
Trudeau
FLQ
Canada
Pierre Laforet
New Democratic Party
T. C. Douglas
Stanfield
Douglas
Jean Drapeau
Vancouver Liberation Front
Explosion at Lockheed plant halts Galaxy test flight
A blast at the Lockheed plant near Atlanta shattered windows and forced nearby residents from their beds. The first Galaxy model, a C5 designed to deliver a full Army division quickly, exploded as workers reported a loud detonation and smoke, with investigations noting the pilot and cause under review.
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Wheeler
Steve Ridling
Lockheed
Atlanta
Ridling
Walter Walker
Marvin R. Laird
Lockheed Aircraft Corp
Pentagon
Nixon moves diplomatic initiative in Vietnam talks
Sources say Nixon proposals shifted leverage away from the Communists at the talks. Viet Cong negotiator Nguyen Thi Binh and Thuy showed irritation in the conference room, with Binh challenging Ambassador David K E Bruce as an obstinate neo colonialist aggressor.
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Nguyen Thi Bing
Thuy
Binh
David K.E. Bruce
Weather outlook for Wisconsin Minnesota and Iowa details
Wisconsin foresees fair weather with mild Sunday warmth in southern areas and cooler conditions in the far north. Minnesota expects mostly fair skies with a mild Sunday, warmer south, and cooler north. Iowa shows fair and warmer Saturday night with Sunday turning fair in the northeast and partly cloudy in the southwest. Sunrise 7 23 a m Sunset 6 19 p m. Record highs and lows cited from 1920 and 1948. Degree days totals are listed with last year and normal figures.
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Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
River Readings Flood Stage at La Crosse Today
Local river readings show flood stage at 125 feet in La Crosse with a 24 hour change of minus 0.1 feet. Event tracks water level, aiding forecasts and safety notices for nearby communities. The status indicates a slight decrease from prior levels as monitoring continues.
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LA Crosse
Teen-Ager Kills Foster Mother and Hides Body
A 14-year-old boy in Charlotte killed his foster mother Becky D. Kimrey, 58, fearing she would remarry and send him to another home. He led police to the body behind the house after reading a letter. she had been slain midweek and then covered with rags. The youth is detained at the Juvenile Diagnostic Center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte
N.C
North Carolina
Charlotte- Mecken
Dare County
Becky D. Kimrey
Unemployment Fund in Wisconsin Declared Adequate for 1971
Madison AP reports Wisconsin employers' funds for jobless benefits remain in good shape for 1971. For the third year running no solvency tax will be required on covered employees, with the solvency balance at 30.3 million dollars, surpassing the minimum by 3.3 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wisconsin
Department of Industry, Labor and Human Relations
Man Innocent By Insanity in Sheriff Shooting Case
In Juneau AP report, 30 year old Shields carpenter Russell J Berg was found innocent by reason of insanity for the attempted murder of a Dodge County sheriff's officer after a prior 60 day observation. Circuit Judge Henry Gergen Tr committed Berg to Central State Hospital at Waupyn following the April 23 shooting of Sgt Richard Tomashek. Great Salt Lake Utah is about six times as salty as the ocean.
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Juneau
Shields
Carpenter
Dodge County
Henry Gergen Tr
Russell J. Berg
Central State Hospital
Waupyn
Richard Tomashek
Rogers Pressed for Soviet Missile Violations Disclosure
U S officials said Andrei Gromyko denied Soviet violations while Rogers pressed for proof of new missile installations. Moscow’s stance mirrored past denials. Separately Egypt’s Mahmoud Riad assailed U S peace efforts, hindering Arab-Israeli talks. Yost charged Riad with obstructing a negotiated settlement.
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Gromyko
U.S
Moscow
Alks
Egypt
Mahmoud Riad
Riad
United States
Israel
General Assembly
Charls W. Yost
Rogers
Cuba
Tey
Ares Is Defendant In Student's Damage Suit
Raymond Roybal, 35, of Minneapolis, sues University of Minnesota President Malcolm Moos and five others in Hennepin County District Court for $10,000 claiming false imprisonment after his May 27 arrest during a protest against ROTC at Morrill Hall. The university, its police department, and two officers are named. The case follows acquittal of 15 defendants by a municipal court jury.
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MINN
Apolis
University of Minnesota
Malcom Moos
Raymond Rceybal
Hennenin County
Moos
University
Wayne Boysen
Darold Telle
Roybal
Minneapolis
Morrill Hall
ROTC
Hennepin County
Four shoplifting arrests in La Crosse stores
Four individuals were arrested for shoplifting in La Crosse Friday. Three Vernon County 15 year old girls were involved, two at Jupiter Store for a 1.38 cosmetics kit and one at Bell Discount for a 1.50 cosmetics item. All three were referred to Vernon County authorities. The fourth suspect, 18 year old Robert W. Sherwin of White Hall, La Crosse State University, was released to report to Municipal Court Thursday for a charge of attempting to steal an 89 cent spray deodorant from Kmart.
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la Crosse
Vernon County
Jupiter Store
Main St
Bell Discount
Robert W. Sherwin
White Hall
la Crosse State University
La Crosse Tribune carrier and subscription details
The La Crosse Tribune publishes daily and Sunday editions from 4 and Cass Streets. Rates include single copy ten cents and carrier delivery at 1.40 every two weeks. The paper is a member of the Associated Press and uses AP dispatches.
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Rnina
la Crease Tribune
Cass
la Crosse
Wis
la Crosse Tribune
S Enterprises, Inc
Associated Press
AP News
Wisconsin
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Kathy Carlsson
la Crosse Central High School
Bers
Cathy Noel
Tribune
Schlitz Brewery
Hokah
Carl Schnick
Catherine Bustle
Starlite Drive
Irene Dansberry
Weston St
Dorothy J. Evans
S. 28Th Ist
Rose L. Haas
Cameron Ave
Gregory B. Hegenbarth
5Th Ave. S
Helen M. Kline
Hyde Ave
Eva Maier
Diagonal Road
Quebec Liberation Front
Cross
Laporce
Hull
Ottawa River
Real Casavant
Canadian Broadcasting Corp
Andre Belanger
Liberal Party
Robert Stanfield
Conservative Party
S. John Diefenbaker
Conservatives
Hanoi
Onalaska
Luther High School
Brenda Bluske
DuWayne Bluske
Denton St
Carol
Karen Schlicht
Kathryn Roraff
Miss Schlicht
Vlides
Great Salt Lake
Utah
Ares
W. T. Burgess
J. E. Burgess
Sanford Goltz
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