Gypsy Hits La Crosse Stage Despite Rough Edges
La Crosse Community Theater opens its 1970-71 season with Gypsy directed by Kenneth Albers. A large cast delivers brash musical numbers amid uneven balance with an overpowered on stage orchestra. The production, featuring Scotty Quinn Lynn Page and Edie Morton, aims for entertainment despite some inexperienced performances.
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la Crosse Community Theater
N. 5Th Street
Roger Roslansky
Scotty Quinn
Home relocation fringe benefits expand with corporate mobility
Sylvia Porter surveys rising employer support for relocations with mortgage help, down payments, and moving expenses. She notes one in five firms cover mortgage costs and one in three offer down payment loans, with widespread aid for moving and abroad assignments.
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U.S
Life Insurance Course Set By UW Extension
The University of Wisconsin Extension offers a three session course titled The Use of Life Insurance in Estate Planning. Attorneys accountants trust officers and life underwriters may enroll. Sessions run November 9 16 and 23 from 12 15 to 1 30 p m in Room 112 County Courthouse with CLEW and Extension law coordinating.
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University of Wisconsin Extension
Alfred Becker
Agri-Business
la Crosse County
Extension Law Department
Institute of Continuing Legal Education For Wisconsin
CLEW
Hokah to Get Direct Distance Dialing
Hokah Minnesota residents will receive Direct Distance Dialing at 12:01 a.m. October 30 announced by Ace Telephone Association general manager Robert W. Bunke. Hokah is the sixth of nine Ace exchanges in southeastern Minnesota to gain DDD this year as the company marks its 20th anniversary. Ace serves 403 subscribers in Hokah.
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Hokah
Minn
Robert W. Bunke
Ace Telephone Association
Bunke
Ace
Minnesota
Independent Telephone Company
Bats Taken to Ground Bend Backward Knees
Scientists explain bat locomotion noting that bats are awkward on land due to knees bending backward. The unique joint structure aids flight but hinders ground movement. Researchers study locomotion and fossil clues to understand evolution of bat gaits.
Woman Living With New Heart For 2 Years
Milwaukee AP reports John Anick prepares to mark the second anniversary of Wisconsin’s only living heart transplant recipient. The 51 year old West Allis housewife received Robert E. Buelow’s heart on Oct 21, 1968. Her readings and meds have remained stable for eight months as she inspires others with her recovery and active life.
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Milwaukee
John Anick
Wisconsin
West Allis
Robert E. Buelow
Deward Lepley Jr
Aquarium Society Guppy Contest Winners at La Crosse Show
Jeff Koch of 1928 Main St won the Best Fish of the Show trophy at the La Crosse Coulee Region Aquarium Society guppy competition. Michael Sage of Onalaska earned first and second place ribbons. A slide-tape program on Beautiful Guppy Strains highlighted award winning guppies from England Sweden Germany and the United States.
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Jeff Koch
Main St
la Crosse Coulee
Aquarium Society
Michael Sage
Onalaska
England
Sweden
Germany
United States
Fassett Joins City Law Firm in La Crosse
Glenn L. Fassett II, 33, joins Steele Smyth Klos and Flynn in La Crosse as a new associate. He earned a law degree from the University of North Dakota after a BA in political science from the University of Minnesota and has taught in the United States and Helsinki Finland. Born May 28 1937 in Minneapolis, Fassett is single and resides in La Crescent.
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Glenn L. Fassett II
LaCrosse
Steele, Smyth, Klos and Flynn
Fassett
University of North Dakota
University of Minnesota
Minnesota
United States
Helsinki
Finland
Minneapolis
la Crescent
UW Expected To Have New Head In 2 Weeks
Madison AP report says a new president of the University of Wisconsin will likely be appointed by month’s end. Regent Gordon Walker heads the committee seeking a successor to Fred Harrington who resigned Oct 1. Walker declined to say how many candidates remain.
Body Of Man Found In Creek On Farm
DARLINGTON AP The body of Ralph Sargent 75 of Darlington was found in a small creek on his son's farm Friday by his daughter in law after he failed to return from fishing. The coroner said he fell down a six foot embankment and cause of death was not immediately determined.
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Darlington
Ralph Sargent
Lafayette
Lysle Olson
Sargent
Drug Rings Arrested in Minneapolis Area
Federal narcotics officials announce 19 Minneapolis area men were arrested since Thursday as part of two drug rings controlling illegal sales across Minnesota South Dakota North Dakota northern Iowa and western Wisconsin. Nineteen charged with illegal sale. 17 in Minneapolis two in Los Angeles. The groups did not work together and supplied heroin cocaine LSD marijuana and hashish.
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Minneapolis
Bowman Taylor
Federal Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs
Los Angeles
Taylor
Minnesota
South Dakota
North Dakota
Iowa
Wisconsin
Madison man pleads innocent in officer assault case
Charles Merkle, accused of tripping a police officer during a front of the Van de Steeg Building arrest attempt on October 6, pleaded innocent in County Court. Judge Leonard Roraff will set a jury trial date. the incident followed an undercover probe begun last February at the scene. Police also report a Hell's Angels raid in Minneapolis with forty weapons seized and multiple arrests including Wilson Simon and Thomas Skelly.
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Madison
la Crosse
Leonard Roraff
Charles Merkle
van de Steeg
N. 4Th St
Hell’s Angels Club
Minneapolis
John Einlater
Washingston
D.C
Two Trumpeter Swans Shot in Minnesota Preserve
Two trumpeter swans from a Lake Waconia flock in Carver County were found shot. The birds are among a fragile 16 in the Hennepin County Park Reserve District managed flock. Shooting the swans is a federal offense with penalties up to $500 and six months in jail. The birds are among North America’s largest waterfowl, weighing about 30 pounds with an eight foot wingspan.
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Waconia, Minn
Lake Waconia
Carver County
Hennepin County
Marriage licenses issued in La Crosse area
Michael W. Bahr of 2839 Brook Court and Hollyce J. Weber of 950 Adams Street to be married October 24 in La Crosse. Maynard E. Pederson of Genoa and Ruth M. Williams of 403 South 9th Street to be married October 24 in La Crosse.
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Michael W. Bahr
Brook Court
Hollyce J. Weber
Adams St
la Crosse
Maynard E. Pederson
R. J
Genoa
Ruth M. Williams
S. 9Th St
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