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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1973
Page
2
In Milwaukee a 13 year old girl seeks abortion as her mother, who had her at 15, opposes it. The girl is four months pregnant with a five month old daughter in aunt care and remains in welfare custody as a multiday court debate unfolds.
Edwin J Pennel 43 of Viroqua died Oct 18 in Madison hospital after respiratory failure. Services Monday 2 PM Jacobson Vance Funeral Home burial Riverside Genoa with military honors. Mrs Ben Mahle 69 of Whitehall died Oct 19 in nursing home. Lena Anderson 77 of Mabel died Oct 19 in Spring Grove nursing home. Esther Valley 77 of Harpers Ferry died Oct 19 in Prairie du Chien hospital. Matilda Ward 88 of Readstown died Oct 18 in Viroqua nursing home. Bennie E Evans 68 of Sparta died Oct 19 in La Crosse hospital. Burial and calling details listed for each.
Israeli forces reportedly held ground about 19 miles inside Syria as Syrian Iraqi and Jordanian armor attacked positions in Syria. Pentagon officials in Washington estimated 12 000 Israeli troops with 300 tanks crossed the Suez Canal, while Egypt claimed a Bitter Lake crossing. The bridgehead lay about 65 miles from Cairo as the force moved north along the canal.
Death notices list Charles A Schmikla of La Crosse aged 74 with services at Schumacher Funeral Home and Holy Trinity Catholic Church. Also noted are the deaths of Joseph W Ghelfi of Genoa Allen Loomis of Rochester and Marie Howe of La Crosse with funeral details and burial plans. A separate item mentions Marshall Flippo from Abilene as guest caller for the Happy Twirlers Square Dance Club in Concordia Hall La Crosse.
Wisconsin's bonds were upgraded from AA to AAA by Standard and Poor's of New York. Moody's had already given a AAA rating earlier this month. Gov. Lucey said the move reflects a balanced budget, reduced borrowing needs, and new industry incentives.
A La Crosse motorcyclist, Dennis C. Johnson, 19, of 2222 Ferry St., sustained a cut right leg in a collision with a car at Fourth and Badger Streets. The driver, Paul O. Mollard, 20, of 220 Copeland Ave., was ticketed for failure to yield. Police listed additional ambulance notes for other injuries and hospital transfers.
The Tribune, published every afternoon and Sunday morning, lists its La Crosse address at 40 No 3rd St La Crosse Wisconsin and states city carrier price, mail subscription rate within 75 miles. It notes Volume 69 Number 155 and a biweekly price.
Three young Americans including Randy Maras and David Baldus were sentenced in The Netherlands to 15 months in prison for heroin possession. Arrested in Amsterdam in August, they planned to ship 100 grams to the United States. a third suspect near an airport held 25 grams. Officials noted the heroin cost about $4,000 in the Netherlands. All three receive 13 months after two months already served.
Wisconsin State Senator Milo G. Knutson accuses conservationists led by Gaylord Nelson of driving the United States toward an energy shortage. He says a small group distorts politics to create a negative image and harasses energy producers like oil companies and electric utilities at national and state levels.
The Lake Survey Center reports Lake Michigan is expected to drop to about 10 inches above long term average by next March, roughly a half foot below last March. End of September lake altitude stood at 580.45 feet, about 19 inches above average and two inches higher than 1972. By November 1 the level should be about three inches below October.
Curtis W. Tarr former president of Lawrence University Appleton Wis and former director of Selective Service is out of a job. Tarr 49 has been undersecretary of state for security assistance one of three undersecretaries. He said he resigned for personal reasons and declined another departmental post perhaps overseas.
A Boeing 737 carrying 48 people was hijacked during a Buenos Aires to Salta flight. The aircraft diverted to Yacuiba Bolivia after a stop in Tucuman where fuel demands were refused by authorities. The hijackers were armed with high caliber weapons and hand grenades.
Joyce M. Donskey twenty of Sparta was taken to St Francis Hospital in good condition after a one car crash on Rose Street. Police said her northbound vehicle veered right striking a street sign and a tree with $15 sign damage. She claimed to have been run off the road. River Readings
The Community Theater unveils Kiss Me Kate a 1948 Broadway musical blending Porter songs with Shakespearean intrigue led by Arnold Johnson. Wanda Storck Charmaine Underheim Judy Neis and Dan Noel highlight a cast delivering strong vocals choreography and period charm with witty gangsters and lively ensemble numbers.
Ralph Kraby 52 of rural Westby died in a one car crash on Highway 27 near Fairview while en route to help build a bridge at Prairie du Chien. He was alone. burial planned at Portland Lutheran Church Cashton with Rev. Phillip Mueller officiating. Survived by widow Irene a son Mark Madison a brother Leonard St Paul and three sisters Lila Gisvolv Granding ND Blanche Mayhew Denver and Francis Deal Hazel Park Minn.
Wisconsin shows fair weather with a little warmer temperatures Saturday night and Sunday. Minnesota expects fair to partly cloudy skies with southern areas partly cloudy and a chilly to mild feel Saturday night into Sunday.
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