Onalaska JV Football Team Wins Honor For Firefighting
Onalaska Wisconsin Onalaska High School Junior Varsity 26 man squad finished 8-0 with a season ending 16-6 win over Holmen on October 18. The day before members helped discover and extinguish two fires at the high school preventing major damage. Celebration included a river boat ride and steak fry hosted by team fathers Joseph Wakeen Jr and Marvin Tauscher. Coaches Ronald Johnson and Earl Schliesman received plaques for Best Head Line Coach and Best Backfield Coach.
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Rick Wakeen
Organized Crime Seeks Boardroom Power Says Officials
Washington officials say the death of Carlo Gambino signals a shift in organized crime toward a native American leadership and corporate crime. The younger generation is seen pursuing money in executive suites over street racketeering, with frauds offering quicker gains and less risk.
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Carter son Chip campaigns for his father in La Crosse
Chip Carter flew into La Crosse to campaign for his father Jimmy Carter the Democratic presidential hopeful. He spoke to about 150 at La Crosse Municipal Airport and joined a News makers panel at the University of Wisconsin La Crosse. He outlined his father’s goals jobs for the unemployed less government and dairy policy changes while noting Amy Carter’s lemonade venture and family sacrifices on the campaign trail. He praised his father as compassionate and said he would back job programs day care centers and farm policy if elected.
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Onalaska Police Probe Fires At High School
Onalaska police continue investigating fires that gutted two Onalaska High School buildings on October 17. More than 200 people have been questioned with no arrests announced. Fire discovered at 5:30 p.m. by junior varsity football players. superintendent Claude Deck suspects nonstudents set the blazes.
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Missing Woman Dies After Night Wander Near Onalaska Care Center
A 72 year old woman Emma Roberson wandered from Onalaska Care Center and died in St Francis Hospital ER at 8 38 am Investigators weigh whether injuries came from a hit and run or falls on a steep road Bloodhounds and scene review expected to determine path and cause She was found unconscious about 3 4 mile from the center near Coulee Golf Bowl with cuts and bruises and no pulse.
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William Black
La Crosse Tribune Endorsing Policy Notes Election 76
The editorial outlines Election 76 coverage in a special 14 page section. The paper shifts from endorsements to reporting records and positions, inviting voters to decide without bias and urging careful reading before voting on November 2.
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