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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1973
Page
3
A sprightly volume about microteam student teachers working with La Crosse area elementary teachers as part of UW La Crosse education courses. The book traces how a familiar phrase shifts from sports fan talk to executive and educational usage.
Editors Burton Altman Eugene Williams and Marian Hammes present 'Teachers Tales' from sixth grade classrooms detailing microteam teaching teaching methods and student teacher collaboration. The book records both successes and busts showing what teachers can achieve together in local schools.
The La Crosse County Historical Society held a Sunday sale of old La Crosse newspapers raising just under $1,000. The top bid was $17 for a bound 1890 Leader Press volume. The Tribune began in 1904 and has been microfilmed since 1905. About 125 people attended and most bids were $4 to $5. Proceeds support general society expenses.
A La Crosse man Kenneth P Muetze 21 was sentenced in Circuit Court on two counts of negligent homicide and one burglary after motions for acquittal and a new trial were denied by Judge Peter Pappas The judge ruled the burglary warrant based on information from Muetzes wife was valid as hearsay and sentenced him to 3 years for burglary with no probation The negligent homicide charges stemming from the June 11 Onalaska crash were found simple negligence not extreme and Muetze received a year jail time on each count to run concurrently with the prior sentence The crash also killed Maureen P Krajewski 18 and Linda A Hollenbeck 25
Risser attributed delays in passing key bills to lawmakers unable or unwilling to act as the legislature shifts from part time to full time, calling it growing pains during the transformation.
In the 1400 block of S 4th St a car left the street and hit a house. Driver Johnny Lego, 20, Trempealeau, suffered scalp and abdominal injuries. Passengers Larry Overby, 22, Taylor, and James Hansen, 19, Whitehall, had facial and knee injuries respectively. The vehicle, northbound, failed to turn and struck signs before the house owned by Norbert Schmidt. Sego was cited for reckless driving.
The Wisconsin Ballet Company appearance on November 10 at Viterbo College Fine Arts Center is sold out for balcony seats. A limited number of main floor seats remain with on stage reception invitations. Mail orders run through November 4 and box office opens November 5.
Wisconsin Lung Association will sponsor free TB skin tests for employees of La Crosse area firms La Crosse Products Luxco and L B White Onalaska on Oct 29 The test helps identify exposure to TB with chest X rays provided for positive reactors by Oak Forest Sanatorium Negative reactors usually receive physician supervised preventative therapy All programs funded by Christmas Seals contributions
A 17 year old girl Suellen Sonnenberg of Racine was fatally struck Monday night near the Racine city limits while walking on the road without sidewalks and wearing dark clothing. The incident raises Wisconsin's 1973 traffic toll to 926, compared with 950 a year ago.
The La Crosse County 4-H Youth Agent announces a conservation and environmental awareness speech contest at 7 30 p m Thursday in the La Crosse Courthouse auditorium. Talks will cover pollution soil erosion forestry management and solid wastes with cash prizes for elementary junior and senior high winners. First place in each division advances to the area contest in Sparta on November 1.
The La Crosse Area Flyers Association sponsors an aviation banquet at Maple Grove Country Club at 7 30 p m Monday with guest speaker Carl Guell from the state Division of Aeronautics. Advance tickets available at Viking Aviation and at the door. A 6 30 p m cocktail hour precedes the event. For more details contact Harry Opsahl at WKBT.
Wisconsin gives fair Tuesday night with little temperature change. Wednesday brings partly cloudy skies and a chance of showers across most areas except the southeast, with cooler air arriving late on Wednesday in the west. Minnesota matches mild, fair to partly cloudy conditions south and central, while the north sees variable clouds and cooler air. Iowa reports fair Tuesday night, increasing clouds Wednesday, with continued warmth across the state.
The Coulee Region Kiwanis Club opens its Travel and Adventure Series with Bolivian Adventure by Roman Wilhelmsen at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in Coleman Auditorium Western Wisconsin Technical Institute. The talk chronicles a quest for beauty in the Tibet of the Western World and visits Tiahuanaco where Aymara people claim descent from the sun.
A Rural Mobile Health Team will visit La Crescent Minnesota from Tuesday to Thursday at the Church of the Crucifixion offering free medical and social help. Services include vision and hearing tests blood pressure checks urine testing and hematocrit tests with a nurse present daily. A social worker will arrange house calls. eligibility for further care is determined by the Community Action Program sponsored by Southeastern Minnesota Citizens' Action Council.
Elroy Wisconsin coroner ruled the carbon monoxide death of Virgil Washburn 55 a death by own action. Washburn found in his car at Elroy Cemetery at 9 55 p m with a hose from the exhaust into the vehicle. He had been admitted to Reedsburg hospital earlier and walked away.
The La Crosse Tribune lists contact for missed papers and details subscription rates. It notes home delivery and mail options, with a city carrier price and a one year subscription rate within 75 miles of La Crosse. The issue identifies the newspaper's address and volume details.
Mac McIlvaine of Losey Boulevard is named chairman of the March Against Dystrophy set to begin Sunday in La Crosse Onalaska La Crescent and Holmen. Volunteers will distribute literature and collect contributions for Muscular Dystrophy Association to support clinics equipment and research with donations sent to First National Bank of La Crosse.
The Gopher State Sportsmen Club of La Crescent will meet at 8 p.m. Thursday with a 7 p.m. steak fry on Saturday. Members have spent weeks landscaping the grounds and remodeling the clubhouse. New membership cards will be issued after the Thursday business meeting. Lunch and movies follow.
Four La Crosse County 4-H leaders travel to Washington D C for the National 4 H Leaders Forum this week. Mrs Arthur Stella Mrs Harry Tracey from Mindoro and Mr and Mrs Marlin Tauscher R 2 La Crosse attend sessions at the National 4 H Center on leadership communication and youth projects for urban and rural groups.
Solicitor General Bork pledges vigorous Watergate pursuit while Henry Petersen resumes direct command of the investigation. Officials say Petersen seeks personal review of evidence and may resign if President Nixon limits access to White House tapes and documents.
La Crosse County 4-H Leaders will elect officers at their next meeting at 8 p.m. Wednesday in the Hamilton Town Hall at West Salem. Current officers are Gus Wendorf president Melbourne Moe vice president Mrs Arthur Stella secretary Mrs Marlin Tauscher treasurer and Mrs Vernie Johnson district representative.
A La Crosse man pleaded innocent in Circuit Court Monday to attempted first degree murder and three lesser charges. Thomas W. Wuensch, 24, of 1539 Rose St., is accused of fracturing Richard J. Lyons's skull with a pool cue at the U and I Bar on August 21. No trial date has been set.
The CDC warns a new Type B Hong Kong flu strain may reach the United States this winter but a nationwide epidemic is not anticipated. Dr. Robert Rubin notes two influenza types exist, A and B, with Hong Kong flu Type A causing heavy illness in 1968-69 and 27,900 American deaths.
An Associated Press sampling found 48 House members ready to support or consider impeachment while House leadership favored assessing grounds first. Senate and House panels met or planned sessions on Cox firing, tapes, and related investigations amid calls for open hearings.
In La Crosse County Court two Minneapolis men Ronald L. Winners and Tomas J. Munoz face burglary charges for the Casey's Hardware Store break in on September 9 1972 with 17 rifles and shotguns valued at 1550.25. Marvin Davis petitioned for separate trials and court appointed lawyers. Judge Peter Pappas set November 5 for jury selection and November 13 for the trial with possible split dates if needed. Davis continues to represent Munoz while Philip Arneson is appointed for Winners.
La Crosse Community Theater continues Cole Porter's Kiss Me Kate for a 10 day run this week after a sold out weekend. Reserved seats remain for this week's shows with curtain at 8 30 p m. Box office at 118 5th Ave N opens 11 a m to 5 p m daily and 7 30 to 8 30 p m on performance nights.
The piece explains that many back and leg pains stem from pinched nerves caused by misaligned vertebrae in the lower spine. It argues common diagnoses often mask the underlying nerve pressure and criticizes overreliance on pain killers, praising chiropractic methods that address the root cause.
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