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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1970
Page
14
An Associated Press advisory urges car owners to use simple precautions to deter theft. Key points include locking doors and ignition, securing windows, parking in lit areas or lots with single exits, and avoiding leaving keys in the car. It notes thieves' tools and DIY ignition switches, and cautions against overreliance on untested devices.
In Chicago a condemned killer, Gene R. Lewis, 27, armed with pistols and a smuggled gun, seized hostages and exchanged shots with police in the Criminal Courts Building. He wounded a guard and an assistant state’s attorney, then was fatally shot by officers after a confrontation with Detective Lee Hamilton and others. Police said the escape attempt ended with Lewis killed and Stevenson wounded. In Los Angeles, Joseph H. Lancer Jr., 57, Bell & Howell Research Laboratories VP, died Sunday.
The State Highway Commission rejected all bids for the 490 foot Cornell Bridge across the Chippewa River as too costly. New offers are invited Nov 5 under the 1969 bridge bonding law. The commission approved a $2.7 million 1180 foot Mayfair Road Highway 100 bridge over Milwaukee Road tracks in Wauwatosa with a public hearing set for April 16.
FOX LAKE AP A 70 year old man identified as Michael Sterr died Monday as a fire destroyed his Beaver Dam Lake home where he lived alone. Authorities suspect smoking material started the blaze and believe the victim may have died of a heart attack before flames erupted.
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