Boaters Begin Winter Storage At La Crosse Harbor
Gray skies and possible snow push La Crosse Pettibone Boat Club members to haul boats from water. W David Hamilton and Ronald Hamilton drain fuel and oil from 100 and 115 horsepower outboards for indoor storage. L E Lewis inspects a 31 foot cabin cruiser while Clayton Bentzen assists with boat removal using improvised trailers. Most hulls show green algae after being lifted, with owners planning spring scraping, painting, and reassembly before launching. Some diehards delay until ice traps boats in the lake.
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la Crosse Pettibone Boat Club
W. David Hamilton
Hoeschler Drive
Hamilton
Ronald
Waupaca
Florida
L. E. Lewis
Oscar Mayer Co
Madison
Lewis
la Crosse
Lake Michigan
Milwaukee
Clayton Bentzen
Will
Boat Club
Young Sailor Survives 28 Days Adrift On Raft
SAN FRANCISCO AP A 23 year old sailor Bruce Collins of Glendale Calif survived 28 days adrift in the Pacific after his 42 foot ketch Spirit sank in a September storm He helped bury two companions at sea and was rescued by a Coast Guard cutter 780 miles west of San Francisco He was hospitalized with acute malnutrition dehydration and sores and expected to reach port Tuesday night
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San Francisco
Pacific Ocean
The
Coast Guard
Bruce Collins
Glendale
Cal
Collins
Here
Spirit
Hawaii
Darel Miller
Nancy Perry
San Anselmo
Calif
Miller
Miss Perry
Jim Ahola
Camilla Arthur
Ahola
Miss Arthur
Two Prisoners Escape Jackson County Jail
Two men escaped from the Jackson County Jail by sawing through three window bars around 7 45 p m Sunday. Frank Peplinski 23 Milwaukee 6 ft blue shirt blue jeans is 150 pounds with brown hair and blue eyes. Gerald Worden 23 Milwaukee 5 ft 9 165 pounds brown hair blue eyes was believed wearing a red shirt and blue jeans. Sheriff Johnson said they may have accomplices and are possibly on foot with doors locked and cars with keys removed. Units statewide alerted. Prairie Du Chien budget note mentions Crawford County Unified Board 307379 dollars for developmental disabilities.
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Jackson County
Black River Falls
Wis
Frank Peplinski
Milwaukee
Gerald Worden
Peplinski
Black River
Worden
George Johnson
Catholic delegates redefine church and push social care
Delegates from the La Crosse diocese joined 1,340 attendees at a Detroit assembly to urge a church defined by every member’s responsibility. They pressed for a neighborhood focus, justice, inclusion, and input from diverse racial groups, while cautioning that not all recommendations will be endorsed.
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la Crosse
National Assembly of Catholics
Detroit
American
Gregory Speltz
Speltz
Catholic Charities
Frederick W. Freking
Detroit Assembly
National Assembly
Irene Boxrucker
Prairie du Chien
Ruth Nieland
St. Rose Convent
Market St
Ruth
Freking
North Side High School Site in Waiting Game
La Crosse Schools Superintendent Balts says negotiations with Midwest Foundry Inc. may lead to a new North Side high school site north of Swanson Field. A public meeting to disclose details and vote is planned, with earlier offers around $600,000 plus 70 acres in the city’s industrial park.
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North Side
Swanson Field
la Crosse
Eugene Balts
Midwest Foundry Inc
Prospect St
Central High School
Balts
Samuel Trendov
Trendor
Donald Harman
Foundry
William Temte
la Crosse Interstate Industrial Park
Harman
L. W. Garrity
Physician and Clinic File One Million Dollar Countersuit
Dr. Gerard M. Gerling and Gundersen Clinic filed a countersuit in Circuit Court seeking more than $1 million against Kirk L. Saltz and his lawyer John Bosshard. Saltz’s 1975 malpractice suit against Gerling and the clinic sought $100,000 for alleged failure to treat high blood pressure and stroke.
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Gerard M. Gerling
la Crosse
Gundersen Clinic, Ltd
Kirk L. Saltz
N. 7Th St
Saltz
John Bosshard
Bosshard
Gerling
Brand New 1940 Plymouth Found In Milwaukee Barn
Allan Waldo buys a dark barn discover of a 1940 Plymouth with 177 miles. The car has not been driven since new, kept in pristine condition, with intact interior features and no rust. Waldo believes it could be a museum piece and plans to keep it rather than drive it, hoping for a decent sale only to a worthy buyer.
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Milwaukee
Allan Waldo
Waldo
U.S
Plymouth
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Tribune
la Crescent
Minn
la Crescent High School
Walnut Creek
Kenneth Collins
New Zealand
South Seas
Mrs. Collins
Unified Board
Area County
Crawford County Unified Board
Developmental Disability Board
Asa Crosse Tribune
America
Clinic
Hale, Skemp, Hanson, Schnurrer & Skemp
Daniel Flaherty
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