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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1970
Page
1
Elizabeth Kreshtool, a last-minute substitute Democratic hopeful in a district that Republicans have held for 114 years, prepares a tongue in cheek loser's speech. After delays and a string of odd endorsements, her campaign manager vanished and her husband stepped in to help. She jokes that the media will no longer have her to kick around.
Detroit AP reports GM and UAW resumed talks with a news blackout in place to push toward ending the 46 day strike that has idled about 400,000 workers in the United States and Canada. Ford had reached a settlement earlier in 1967 after a similar blackout.
Leonard O. Hanson, 66, Harmony pharmacist from 1938 to 1969 and former La Crosse County supervisor, died Thursday Oct. 29 in a Rochester hospital. Services Sunday at Greenfield Lutheran Church with burial in Greenfield Cemetery. Survived by widow Stella and nine grandchildren. He served on the La Crosse County Board 1933 to 1937.
Three pipe bombs exploded within three minutes damaging Army Reserve centers in Whitestone Queens Jamaica Queens and a Bronx police motorcycle precinct. No injuries were reported with damage estimated at 5 000 to 10 000 per center. Authorities said the blasts appeared coordinated following a Weatherman tape claiming planned attacks.
President Nixon said the antiwar protests in San Jose represent the worst in America after his rally, as rocks and other missiles pelted his motorcade. A fire at his San Clemente home caused smoke damage and evacuation. Several injuries reported. four arrests made. Nixon vowed to discuss steps to end violence. Page 2.
Washington AP The Western Wisconsin U S District Court ranks second nationally in docket congestion per a federal courts report. Judge James E Doyle's district shows a 128 percent rise in criminal cases last year versus 22 percent in Wisconsin's eastern district. Only Southern California has a heavier workload.
AP reports Wisconsin unemployment compensation filings rose to 34,567 last week, up from 13,527 in the same week a year earlier, signaling a sharp year over year increase in jobless claims.
Welfare rolls rose 20 percent to 12.2 million in the year, causing a tax squeeze on federal, state and local governments. The rise from 10.2 million to 12.2 million, driven by economy, court rulings, eligibility changes, and outreach, may push the Nixon welfare budget from 8.7 to about 9.7 billion.
President Nixon campaigned in Rochester praising Rep. Clark MacGregor as a future leader who will carry forward the President's programs. Gov. Harold LeVander attacked Humphrey and Anderson, casting the race as one between problem-solvers and problem-makers amid a pro Republican crowd.
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