Lutheran voting puts Minneapolis pastor in front
Minneapolis pastor the Rev Dr David W Preus led the race for the American Lutheran Church presidency after the first ballot at the 2.5 million member churchs biennial convention in San Antonio with 205 votes. Kent S Knutson of Dubuque Iowa was close behind with 203. Other top contenders included Gerhard L Belgium Lakewood California Albin N Rogness St Paul Minnesota and J Elmo Agrimson Bismarck North Dakota. The 1000 delegates witnessed an unusually open election campaign as candidates pressed their claims in hotel rooms and campaign literature amid a weeklong convention to replace retiring Rev Dr Fredrick Schiotz.
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San “Antonio, Tex
Minneapolis
David W. Preus
American Lutheran Church
Preus
Kent S. Knutson
Dubuque
University Lutheran Church of Hope
Fredrick Schiotz
West Salem outdoor education center dedication planned
West Salem plans dedication of its 160 acre outdoor education center one mile east of Sparta off Highway 16. A potluck lunch at 1 p.m. precedes the program at 2 p.m. State education official David Engelson will speak. Garden clubs and locals built a lodge from school forest logs.
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West Salem
Wis
West Salem School District
Sparta
Highway 16
Eu_ Ertz
David Engelson
State Department of Public Instruction
Ertz
Pay Hike Recommendation For Part-Time Workers
A plan proposes raising salaries for part-time nonunion workers by one and a half steps. Exact costs are not given, but the official notes that the institutions have sufficient funds in their budget requests to cover the increases.
Thefts Reported In La Crosse Police Log
The la Crosse police logged thefts on Wednesday including a billfold containing 40 dollars and credit cards stolen from a purse in a car parked on the 1600 block between Main and State. A snowmobile coverall valued at 33 dollars and 88 cents was reported stolen from outside the Great Surplus Store at 310 South 4th Street.
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la Crosse
David Baptie
S. 14Th St
Great Surplus
S. 4Th St
La Crosse Tribune Masthead and Circulation Note
La Crosse Tribune publishes in La Crosse Wisconsin as a Lee Enterprises newspaper with Associated Press affiliation. It notes exclusive AP rights to local news and dispatches and lists rates for single copies and carrier delivery.
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la Crosse Tribune
H and
Cass Sts
la Crosse
Wis
Lee Enterprises, Inc
Associated Press
Ei AP
Wisconsin
Youth Gets 2 Years For Case Holdup
A 20 year old Melrose youth pled guilty in La Crosse County Court to robbery and was sentenced by Judge Leonard Roraff to two years in the state reformatory at Green Bay. Martin Stevens of La Crescent Minnesota gave his address as R 1 La Crescent. He was arrested Sunday by La Crosse police for robbing Judy Taylor a 24 year old waitress at June s Cafe wielding a hand in his pocket to imply a weapon. He was unarmed when arrested in a taxicab toward La Crescent. He refused a court appointed attorney though officials advised one. He is on probation for theft and operating a vehicle without owner s consent.
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Melrose
la Crosse County
Leonard Roraff
State Reformatory
Green Bay
Martin Stevens
R. 1
la Crescent
Minn
la Crosse City
June
Clinton St
Judy Taylor
Onalaska Ave
Stevens
Atty
Burleigh Randolph
Roraff
Chile Army Leader Wounded By Gunmen
Major General Rene Schneider, Chile's army commander in chief, was seriously wounded when gunmen fired on his car in Santiago. He underwent emergency surgery and A state of emergency was declared as authorities hunted for the attackers amid a tense political climate over the upcoming presidential election won by Allende.
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Santiago
Chile
Rene Schneider
Schneider
Congress
Salvador Allende
Allende
Scheider
Defense Ministry
Eduardo
el Golf
Frei
Christian Democrats
Cancer Claims John Scopes of Monkey Trial Fame
SHREVEPORT LA AP John T Scopes who sparked the Monkey Trial of 1925 died Wednesday night of cancer at age 70. He had moved to Louisiana after losing his Tennessee teaching job and had been hospitalized since July. He lectured on his celebrated trial and later worked as a geologist for a petroleum company before retiring.
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Shreveport
John T. Scopes
Scopes
Louisiana
Tennessee
Clarence Darrow
Williams Jennings Bryan
Ohio
Obit notices for Otto Matzke and Sister DePaul Kramer
Otto Matzke 81 of 726 Caledonia Street died Tuesday after a long illness at a local hospital. Survived by widow Anna two sons Edward and John five grandchildren and brother Adolph. Services Saturday 9:30 a.m. at Blaschke Funeral Home and 10 a.m. at St James Catholic Church. Burial Catholic Cemetery. Rosary Friday 7:30 p.m. Sister DePaul Kramer 66 Franciscan Sister of Perpetual Adoration died Tuesday in La Crosse hospital. In 38th year of religious profession. Born February 2 1904 Joliet Illinois. Survived by five sisters and two brothers. Requiem rites 10 a.m. Friday at St Rose Convent Chapel. Friends may call St Rose Convent Thursday after noon and 7 to 9 p.m.
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Otto Matzke
Caledonia St
Anna
Edward of
Cudahy
John
Rochester
Minn
Adolph
Altura
Servics
North Side
Blaschke
St. James Catholic Church
Robert Hansen
DePaul
Hildegard) Kramer
Boyd
Rose R. Slate
Aurora
Ill
Ann Kramer
Edith M. Yack
Louise Kramer
Madeline Calvert
August
John J
Joliet
St. Rose Convent
Othmar Missler
Houston man 77 dies. former La Crosse business owner
Howard V. Campbell of Houston Texas former Campbell Fireworks Co. owner in La Crosse died Wednesday Oct 21 in Houston at age 77. Survived by widow Maydelle two La Crosse sisters Mrs Norman Meir and Mrs George Winerich and brother Virgil of Mesa Arizona. Services set for Saturday in Texas.
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Howard V. Campbell
Houston
Tex
la Crosse
Campbell Fireworks Co
Maydelle
Norman
Lucy) Meir
George
Elizabeth) Winerich
Virgil
Mesa, Ariz
Texas
Drug arrests stem from months-long sheriff investigation
Sheriff James McHugh says arrests followed a multi month probe and that the investigation is ongoing.
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Ing
James McHugh
Sparta youth admits making school bomb threat
A 12-year-old seventh grader at Sparta Junior High confessed to telephoning a bomb threat during noon recess after interrogation by the principal Thomas Wright and Police Chief Gerald Donovan. The call from a Main Street phone booth was relayed to the school, prompting evacuation and dismissal. Earlier Friday another bomb scare hit the junior high. Rebecca Jo Trosper and Anthony Meade, both 16, waived jury trials and will appear before Judge Rice. John Wall called a special board meeting for Thursday to discuss threat procedures.
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Sparta
Wis
Sparta Junior High School
Thomas Wright
Gerald Donovan
Donovan
Main Street
Rebecca Jo Trosper
Anthony Meade
Rice
Atty
Steven L. Abbott
John Wall
Board of Education
Boma Tours La Crosse County for Sheriff Campaign
Democratic candidate Bill Boma plans a county tour starting Thursday in Onalaska to discuss law enforcement as a way of life. He spoke at J and H Cafe in Onalaska Thursday afternoon with events Friday at Bank of Holmen from 1 to 3 p.m. and Saturday at Curly's Chevrolet in West Salem from 9 to 11 a.m.
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William
Bill) Boma
la Crosse County
Onalaska
Boma
J and H Cafe
Bank of
Livestock Market Report River Readings South St Paul
USDA cattle totals show 3600 head with calves 400 and slaughter cattle steady to strong. Slaughter steers high choice 1174 lb at 29.00. 950-1250 lb at 27.75-28.75. slaughter heifers 28.00 with 850-1100 lb at 26.75-27.75. Bulls and vealers steady. cows uneven, 721.00-21.50. Boars 50 lower. hogs very slow trading at 50-75 lower with 200-240 lb at 17.75-18.00.
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South ST. Paul
South ST. Paul, Minn
USDA
Killers Case Moves On After Felton Tunnel Find
A 1968 green Oldsmobile station wagon found smashed by a switch engine in a Felton tunnel northwest of Santa Cruz became the first solid clue in the Killers case. Lawmen combed the redwood forest for suspects while footprints and a burned area suggested the vehicle was abandoned after being driven along tracks known to locals. Investigators questioned transient residents as a real estate agent had earlier spotted the car near Felton with three youths and a campfire nearby.
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Felton
Redwood Forest
Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz Mountains
Lou Keller
Ohtas
Ohta
Onalaska Armory to Host Open House Saturday
Onalaska Wisconsin invites the public to a Saturday open house at the Army Reserve and National Guard Armory. From 1 to 4 p.m. Company B of the 397th Engineer Battalion will lead tours of arms storage motor maintenance areas and offices with displays for women and children. Jeep rides will be offered and a Light-A-Bike campaign will apply reflector tape to bicycles.
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Onalaska
Wis
Army Reserve and National Guard
397Th Engineer Battalion
Army Reserve
Engineer
Army Corps of Engineers
Mississippi River
Donald Mouchka
Company B
Two Killed In Robbery At Southwest Side Tavern
Chicago AP reports two gunmen died during a botched robbery at a Southwest Side tavern. Three others wounded include two patrons and off duty officer John OHara. The suspects fled in a car. officer Lester Zieminski exchanged fire, killing the driver. The dead were Barry Lavelle, 19, and Jeffrey Lavelle, 20, both of Chicago.
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Chicago
Southwest Side
John O’hara
Frank Krall
Auto
Zieminski
Barry Lavelle
Jeffrey
Palestine Guerrillas Enter Jordan Amid Frontline Moves
About 1,800 Palestinian guerrillas crossed from Syria into Jordan and set positions near Moghayer village north of Ramtha, backed by 14 tanks from the Palestine Liberation Army. Jordanian troops report clashes as Saika fighters flee Syria amid Damascus’s crackdown, with tensions rising along the border and in Gaza Strip where an Israeli patrol killed an Arab woman.
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Harry Dunphy Moghayer
Jordan
Syria
Moghayer
Atta Gasib
Palestine Liberation Army
Torra
Ramtha
Damascus-Amman
Gasib
Saika
Hafez Assad
Damascus
Red
Lebanon
Shajara
Yasir Arafat
Hussein
International Arab Peace Mission
Iraq
Middle East
Vietnam
Korea
Arafat
Amman
Gaza Strip
Records County Court divorces in Sparta and area
Sally Schanhofer Johnson, 36, of 701 Mill St, Sparta, divorces Wayne Johnson, 41, of 423 S Water St. Sparta over cruel and inhuman treatment. custody of three minor children awarded to Mrs Johnson. Eleanor Schaitel, 27, R 1 West Salem divorces Michael J Schaitel, 29, R 1 Sparta over cruel and inhuman treatment. custody of one minor child to Mrs Schaitel.
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Sally (Schanhofer) Johnson
Mill St
Sparta
Wayne Johnson
S. Water St
Johnson
Eleanor (Johnson) Schaitel
West Salem
Michael J. Schaitel
United Nations 25th Anniversary Proclaimed in La Crosse
Mayor Warren Loveland announced Saturday as United Nations 25th Anniversary Day in La Crosse urging citizens to review UN history and seek ways to improve it. The 11th Annual Governor's Conference on the UN also meets Saturday in Madison.
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United Nations
la Crosse
Warren Loveland
U.N
Madison
Child arrested for shoplifting cigarette carton in La Crosse
A 10-year-old La Crosse boy was taken into custody Wednesday for stealing a $4 carton of cigarettes from Rich's Super Fair on South Avenue. He was handed over to county juvenile authorities for handling.
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la Crosse
South Ave
Delta Queen Radio Highlights Thursday at 7 p.m.
Delta Queen program featured on WLCX at 7 p.m. with a Thursday radio highlight. Details list a Delta Queen special airing and schedule notes for listeners.
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WLCX
Stock Quotations From National Dealers And Funds
National and regional quotes as of about 9:00 a.m. show inter dealer prices for firms such as C. W. Transport Fabritek First Bank Systems Gateway Transport Godfrey Co Gyrodyne Howell Instrument La Crosse Cooler McQuay Ace Seafood Central Airlines Rondel Trans Gas Pipe Wallace Bus Warner Electric Werner Cont Wis Power and Light. Separate bid and asked ranges for funds include Boston Fund Chem Fund Eaton Howard Balance, Eberstadt Fund Fidelity Fund Manhattan Fund Assoc. Inv. Tr Mass Inv Group Natl Investors Puritan Fund Union Cap Fund Wisconsin Fund with marks indicating typical dealer markup and accompanying caveats.
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Boston Fund
Chem
Eaton & Howard Bal
Eberstadt Fund
Fidelity Fund
Oshkosh Nurse Dies Of Wounds In Vietnam
Oshkosh nurse Gloria Redlin aged 34 died of wounds received in Vietnam. She was shot on a motorbike trip in Kon Tum while returning a sergeant to base. the soldier died. Redlin worked as a public health nurse for Lutheran World Relief and departed Oshkosh in December 1968 for South Asia with a tour ending in late January.
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Vietnam
Oshkosh (Ap
Gloria Redlin
Oshkosh
Leslie Redlin
Miss Redlin
South Vietnam
Lutheran World Relief
South Asia
Area Wants Change Says Demo Short in Vernon Banquet
VIROQUA Wis Ray Short Democratic candidate for Congress told a Vernon County Democratic Party banquet that most people feel the current congressman has served long enough and a change is needed He urged unity of farmers workers and small business and criticized incumbent Vernon Thomson for voting against farm groups education groups and rural electric cooperatives and for not representing all constituents The candidate claimed Thomson voted for the farm bill against farm groups and scored poorly on voting records in related measures urging a congressman who votes in the best interests of all people.
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Viroqua
Wis
Ray Short
Vernon County
Democratic Party
Short
Congress
Vernon Thomson
National Education Association
Wisconsin
Thomson
Rites Set For G I Killed In Vietnam
De Soto Wisconsin reports military rites for Pfc Jerald De Long 20 killed in action October 12 in Vietnam. Services at 11 a m Saturday Burke Funeral Home Lansing Rev Albert Raschke to officiate burial in Gethsemane Cemetery Friends may call Friday 1 to 10 p m and until services at the funeral home.
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DE Soto
Wis
Jerald de Long
Burke
Lansing
Pfc
de Long
Leland de Long
Vietnam
Albert Raschke
Gethsemane
Weather Summary for Wisconsin Minnesota and Iowa
Wisconsin shows mostly cloudy skies with warmer south and east and possible hot thundershowers Thursday night. Friday brings variable clouds with showers likely. Minnesota expects variable clouds and scattered showers and thunderstorms mainly Friday. Iowa forecasts partly cloudy nights and Friday with morning showers in the east and afternoon showers in the west. Sunrise and sunset times for Friday are 7 30 a.m. and 6 07 p.m. Record highs on Oct 22 1947 and Oct 22 1930. Degree Days total 448, last year 415, normal 427.
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Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
South African blonde named as Cuba spy link surfaces
Johannesburg papers report 26 year old Jennifer Miles accused of spying for Cuba while employed by the South African Embassy in Washington from 1969. Links cited to Cuban UN diplomats expelled for spying and to Canadian extremism tied to the Laporte case. Miles reportedly cooperated with FBI after confrontation and led to a Cuba meeting in a Long Island bar.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Cuba
Washington
Jennifer Miles
United Nations
United States
London Daily Express
Daily Express
FBI
Hendrik van den Bergh
van den Bergh
State Security Bureau
Pretoria
Foreign Ministry
U.S. State Department
Miss Miles
Maryana
Havana
Long Island
Rogelio Rodriguez Lopez
U.N
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