Vacancies Open in La Crosse Toastmasters Speechcraft
The La Crosse Toastmasters Club has 12 openings for this year's eight week Speechcraft course open to the public but limited to 25 members. It covers public speaking basics from material gathering to chairmanship and runs Tuesdays from 5 45 to 7 45 p m starting Sept 24 at the Holiday Inn. Call Kurt Faxon at 4001 Starlite Drive for details.
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la Crosse
Toastmasters Club
Holiday Inn
Speechcraft
Kurt Faxon
Starlite Drive
Wisconsin Seeks 350 Mile Interstate Expansion
Governor Warren Knowles announced Wisconsin will apply for federal funds under the 1968 highway act to add 350 miles of Interstate routes. Proposed segments include Eau Claire to Superior on 53, Milwaukee to Green Bay along Lakes Michigan and Winnebago, and beltway and Milwaukee area connections totaling about 292 miles.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Warren P. Knowles
Eau Claire Superior
Milwaukee-Green Bay
Lakes Michigan
Winnebago
Milwaukee-Beloit-Janesville
Milwaukee
Waukesha County
Milwaukee County
Knowles
Congress
State Division of Highways
Judge rejects bond by check for La Crosse burglary suspect
Thomas Norris 28 of Clear Lake Iowa and Albert Lea Minn faced burglary charges for breaking into 102 S 9th St in La Crosse. In county court the judge again refused to accept a check for $500 bond, urging cash from the Clear Lake bank instead. Norris is held awaiting Friday continuation.
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Minnesota-Iowa
la Crosse
la Crosse County
Thomas Norris
Clear Lake
Iowa
Albert Lea
Minn
Patrick Doyle
Doyle
Norris
Leonard Roraff
Clear Lake Bank
S. 9Th St
Boy Sought In Theft Turns Himself In
A 15 year old La Crosse boy turned himself in for theft early Wednesday after police sought him for stealing four two gallon cans of oil valued at 7.56 from Clark's Super 100 Service Station at West and South Aves. He was turned over to county social services for juvenile court processing.
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la Crosse
Clark
West
South Aves
County Social Services
Union Navy Resolve Picketing Dispute Near West Salem
A highway 90 construction picketing incident near West Salem is resolved after Hank Raemisch Construction Co. workers protest the hiring of two nonunion workers. One worker joined the union and the other enlisted in the Navy.
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West Salem
Hank Raemisch Construction Co
Navy
Two La Crosse Teens Charged With Delinquency Offense
Two 17-year-old La Crosse boys were booked Tuesday afternoon on delinquency charges for taking indecent liberties with a 15-year-old La Crosse girl. The girl went to one boy’s home while his parents were away. They have been turned over to county social services for Juvenile Court processing.
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la Crosse
Czechs Reassess Moscow Deal After Invasion
Hajek attended the U N Security Council debate on the invasion but Prague ordered a withdrawal of the council matter after a Moscow accord. The four day talks eased troops out as the situation normalizes but officials doubt Soviet withdrawal and fear long occupation. The Czechoslovak army remained loyal to Dubcek and aided underground radio stations during the early occupation.
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Czechoslovakia
Hajek
New York
U.N. Security Council
Prague
Moscow
Communist Party
Alexander Dubicek
Bulgarian Plane Crash Kills 50 on Flight to Burgas
An airliner from Dresden to Burgas crashed near Burgas Bulgaria killing 50 of 89 aboard according to BTA with 82 passengers and seven crew reported dead. Cause unknown. Unconfirmed Vienna reports suggest many victims were East German tourists on a Bulgarian Black Sea vacation charter.
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Vienna
Austria
Burgas
Bulgaria
BTA
Bulair
Dresden
East Germany
Burgos
Black Sea
Madison Man Killed In Traffic Accident
A Madison man, 37 year old Thomas Bloom, was killed when his car ran off a town road west of Madison in Dane County. The crash raised Wisconsin’s 1968 traffic toll to 771, up from 725 a year earlier.
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Associated Press
Madison
Wisconsin
Thomas Bloom
Dane County
Viet Cong Shell Nha Trang. U S Air Losses Rise
Viet Cong mortars attacked Nha Trang as three U S helicopters and a fighter bomber were shot down in the South. A Phantom crew of four and two other airmen were rescued after a midair loss near Tay Ninh, with casualties reported among the chopper crews.
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George Esper
Saigon
U.S
Tay Ninh
South Vietnam
Nha Trang
U.S. 1St Field Force
Police Ambulance Details On Sept 3 Injuries and Illness
Police ambulance log lists several Sept 3 cases including Robert Krause five taken to St Francis Hospital after a sudden car stop by his mother, Eugenie Kathary 92 to Lutheran Hospital for illness, Mrs Gilbert Davison 82 to Grandview Hospital for an injured leg, Emil Johnson 50 to Grandview for illness, and Frank Kaemmer 67 to Lutheran Hospital for a fall injury.
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Robert Krause
Rose St
St. Francis Hospital
4Th
Winnebago
Eugenie Kathary
S. 4Th St
Lutheran Hospital
Gilbert Davison
Charles St
Grandview Hospital
Trane Co
Emil Johnson
Mesa Grande Place
Frank Kaemmer
Dissenting Priests Face Possible Discipline Over Birth Control
Cardinal O Boyle warned Washington area priests they must accept Pope Paul VI encyclical banning artificial contraception or face penalties. He gave no specifics but said noncompliance will not be tolerated. Priests signed a statement supporting contraception under certain conditions and seek a hearing before the National Council of Catholic Bishops. Canonical penalties may include loss of privileges or suspension.
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Robert A. Hunt
Washington
Patrick Cardinal O’boyle
Washington Area
Paul
Cardinal O’boyle
O’boyle
National Council of Catholic Bishops
No Crime Found in Judge Krueger Death Inquiry
Milwaukee circuit Judge John A. Decker said there is no evidence that a crime was committed in the death of County Judge John E. Krueger. Decker ended the probe as the District Attorney continues his separate inquiry. the Bar Association also investigates.
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Milwaukee
John A. Decker
John Doe
John E. Krueger
Decker
Judge Krueger
Krueger
Dist. Atty
David J. Cannon
Cannon
Milwaukee County Bar Association
US to keep Europe troop levels with possible 1969 maneuvers
Officials say congressional calls for troop cuts in Europe may be shelved as about 34 000 troops redeploy to the United States under a 1947 NATO framework. A Defense Department plan could announce 1969 German maneuvers while NATO reconsiders detente amid Soviet messaging on Czechoslovakia.
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Europe
United States
NATO
Defense Department
West Germany
Czechoslovakia
Moscow
Gasoline leaks and safe repairs reported in city notices
On Sept 3 at 10 47 a m a gasoline line spilled from a truck at the 400 block of 4th Street. Later Sept 3 at 11 41 p m a punctured tank leaked gasoline at 9th and Winnebago Streets. Sept 4 at 6 40 a m a short in an air conditioner at Walter Niebuhr residence 601 S 3rd St caused no fire damage.
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4Th Street
9Th
Winnebago
Walter Niebuhr
S. 3Rd St
Peterson named executive coordinator for Nixon Agnew in Minnesota
Vern Peterson of Coon Rapids Anoka County Republican chairman was appointed Tuesday as executive coordinator of the Nixon Agnew campaign in Minnesota.
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Minneapolis
Vern Peterson
Coon Rapids
Anoka County
Minnesota
Weather Summary for Lacrosse and Vicinity
Periods of light showers this evening. Cooler by late tonight with lower 50s. Thursday cloudy and cool with highs in the upper 60s. Wisconsin shows showers and thunderstorms in the south and east, cooler in the west and central areas, with a chance of showers Thursday. Minnesota: slight chance of brief showers north tonight, cooler east and south tonight and Thursday. Iowa: partly cloudy and cooler tonight, chance of rain in the extreme east, variable clouds Thursday. Sunrise 6 32 a m, sunset 7 34 p m. Full Moon Sept 6. Record highs and lows noted for Sept 4 1925 and 1891. degree days totals listed.
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Lacrosse and Vicinity
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
F111A Grounding Resolved Ready for Vietnam Missions
Air Force chief Gen. John P. McConnell said the F111A is ready to resume combat in Southeast Asia after correcting a faulty tail actuator rod. The return follows prior halts and scrutiny over the General Dynamics contract and coincides with Australia accepting the first F111C and purchasing 24 aircraft at a flyaway cost of 5.95 million each.
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Fort Worth, Tex
Air Force
Vietnam
Southeast Asia
General Dynamics Fort Worth
McConnell
Allen Fairhall
Diocesan Plan Seeks Catholic School Consolidation
The La Crosse Diocese faces restructuring to consolidate Catholic schools over the next decade. Examples include an $800,000 eight grade school at 13th and Ferry built by St. Joseph and St. Wenceslaus parishes, and consolidations at Arcadia St. John’s and St. James on La Crosse’s North Side.
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13Th
Ferry Streets
St. Joseph
St. Wenceslaus
Arcadia
St. John’s
Thief Fined $57 In Holmen Theft Case
A Holmen man Raymond Decorah 23 pleaded guilty to theft and was fined 57 in La Crosse County Court. His case was continued from August 19 to allow restitution to Burrows Mobil Station Holmen for stealing 10 dollars in coins. He had not yet paid restitution at court.
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Holmen
la Crosse
Raymond Decorah
Burrow
Mobil
Decorah
Fogging Route Planned If Rain Allows
Wednesday night fogging is planned from Causeway Boulevard to Gohres Street between the city east and west limits, weather permitting.
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Causeway Boulevard
Gohres Street
Marriage Licenses Issued for La Crosse Area Couples
Raymond J. Jarret and Shirley A. Wilson plan to marry September 7 in La Crosse. William P. Cress of Austin Minnesota and Patricia A. Haidinyak of La Crosse area to wed September 21. Larry Nemec and Sharon Radke, both of Black River Falls, set marriage for September 7.
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Raymond J. Jarret
Shirley A. Wilson
la Crosse
William P. Cress
7Th St. NW
Austin, Minn
Patricia A. Haidinyak
17Th St
Larry Nemec
Sharon Radke
Black River Falls
Gambling Raid Nets Multiple Bar Owners and Operators
Eight squad cars and state investigators arrested several bar owners and operators for gambling and permitting premises to be used for commercial gambling. Names include Richard J. Osweiler, Vernon E. Bloss, Donald Lutz, Sam N. Haddad, Richard P. Skaff, and others. Cases sent to County Court with hearings set for Sept. 16.
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3Rd Ave
Onalaska
Richard J. Osweiler
Charles St
Ozzie’s Bar
Copeland Ave
Vernon E. Bloss
Rose St
Glen’s Bar
Donald Lutz
East Ave. S
Sam N. Haddad
Market St
Terrace Bar
S. 3Rd St
Richard P. Skaff
S. 10Th St
Jackson St
Milton C. Kraus
S. 29Th St
Attorney General’s Office
Donald Gordon
S. 17Th St
Jay St
Leonard Roraff
Wold
Criminal Investigation Division
Krajewski
Humphrey campaign schedule outlined at Washington dinner
Hubert Humphrey aides Joseph Napoli tan O'Brien Ira Kapenstein attended the dinner with friends celebrating a 32nd wedding anniversary. The session focused on scheduling staffing and other campaign nuts and bolts. Humprhey planned rallies in Philadelphia Boston San Francisco Los Angeles and Texas. Gov McKeithen said to oppose him in November.
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O’brien
Joseph Napolitan
Ira Kapenstein
Orville L. Freeman
Ion Hand
Sherman
Humphreys
Humphrey
Philadelphia
Boston
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Texas
Baton Rouge
John J. McKeithen
Nixon Campaign Opens with Nationwide Swing
Nixon announced a broad campaign kickoff touring Chicago San Francisco San Jose Houston Oklahoma City and Pittsburgh. He stressed unity noting the nomination was won without party split and that the trip would cover all four regions. He may issue a statement on Chicago rioting and police overreaction and plans a Loop motorcade and a live TV Q and A in the evening.
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Nixon
Chicago
San Francisco
San Jose
Calif
Houston
Oklahoma City
Pittsburgh
Merwin Joins La Crosse State Faculty Panel in Washington
William C. Merwin, new La Crosse State University education faculty member, participates in a U.S. Office of Education panel on teacher training in Washington, D.C. He joined the faculty this fall on a three quarter time assignment and will continue teaching part time at West Salem High School, where he has served for three years.
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William C. Merwin
College of Education
la Crosse State University
Washington, D.C
U.S. Office of Education
Merwin
West Salem High School
Boy Gaining Despite Missing Esophagus
An 18 month old Wisconsin boy born with an incomplete esophagus is fed via a Holter pump after initial gastrostomy. Troy Swiggum of River Falls gained weight after artificial feeding and surgery, but remains hospitalized with plans for future reconstruction using a bowel segment.
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St, Paul, Minn
Wisconsin
Troy Swiggum
Troy
Dennis Swiggum
River Falls
Wis
Minnesota Teen Killed in Collision on Highway 59
James Brinkman 18 of Worthington died Tuesday night when a car and a pickup hauling a horse trailer collided 12 miles north of Worthington on Highway 59. The crash pushed Minnesota’s 1968 traffic toll to 684, up from 612 a year earlier.
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Worthington, Minn
James Brinkman
Worthington
Here
Minnesota
Anti Fluoridationists To Meet On Thursday
The La Crosse Citizens Committee Against Fluoridation will convene at 7 30 p m Thursday in the Coulee State Bank to discuss their activism and stance on fluoridation.
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la Crosse
Citizens Committee Against
Coulee
Radio Highlights and Livestock Prices Report
Radio highlights list evening programs on WKTY and WKBH with time trials and Twins baseball. South St Paul market report covers cattle hogs and poultry with bids, prices, and grain quotes, plus Winona livestock and Chicago produce values.
McCarthy Refuses Fourth Party Run Amid Ballot Drama
Sen. Eugene J. McCarthy says he will not head or join a fourth party effort though Montana's New Reform Party nominated his Democratic bid foe as its presidential candidate. Supporters push on with ballot plans in several states while McCarthy urges focus on electing senators aligned with his antiwar and domestic priorities. Primary results in Iowa Nevada and North Dakota add to the shifting lineups for November.
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Associated Press
Eugene J. McCarthy
McCarthy
Washington
New Reform Party of
Montana
Marcus G. Raskin
Iowa
Harold Hughes
Senate
Stephen Mitchell
Hubert H. Humphrey
Nevada
North Dakota
Hughes
GOP
David M. Stanley
Rourke B. Hickenlooper
Man Towert Ray
Paul ‘Franzenburg
Ed Fike
Alan Buble
Chicago Potato Market Report Shows Steady Prices
USDA notes potato shipments totaled 190 across the U S with moderate supplies and fair demand. Prices listed include Washington Norgolds 3 50 Idaho Oregon Norgolds 3 25 to 3 50 Minnesota round reds 2 50. Market remains about steady with rivals at 38 on track 134 total U S shipments 190.
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Chicago
USDA
U.S
Washington
Stock Quotations From Shearson Hammill Co
Quotations show RCA Rexall Ryder Sears Sinclair Sperry Rand Va Standard Oil Calif and others with percent changes. Dow Jones Averages Industrials 903.84 up 3.48 Railroads 251.26 up .23 Utilities 130.50 down. Commissions and inter dealer prices noted for Sept Wheat Soybeans Eggs Corn and several funds and companies.
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RCA
Rexall Drug
Ryder Systems
Sears Roebuck
Sinclair Oil
Sperry Rand
Va Standard Oil
Calif
Standard Oil
N.J
Ind
Swift
Texaco
Trane Co
U.S. Steel
Universal Oil
Westinghouse
Elec
White Motors
Woolworth
Dow Jones
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By Mike Cochran
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Michigan
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Eau Claire
Jackson
Juneau
Marathon
Monroe
Pepin, Pierce, Portage, Richland
Vernon and
Wood
Skeeter Schedule
Black River Falls, Wis
Hubert
Bethesda Hospital
WKTY
North la Crosse Speedway
WKBH
Minnesota Twins
Boston Red Sox
South ST. Paul
South ST. Paul, Minn
Chicago Poultry Chicago
Winona Livestock Swift & Company
Cash Grain
Mercantile Exchange
William L. Guy
Ed Doherty
Robert P. McCarney
By Shearson, Hammill & CO
New York Stock Exchange
Marshall CO. National
National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc
CW Transport
Dial Finance
Fabri-Tek, Inc
First Bank Ltd
Gateway Trans
Godfrey Co
Gyrodyne
Howell Instrum
Lincoln Natl. Life
McQuay, Inc
Nekoosa
Rockwell Mfg
Royal Dutch NY
Wallace Bus
Warner Elec. Br
Werner Trans
Western Power
Wis, Power & L
la Crosse Cooler
la Crosse Tele
Pyroil Co., Inc
Boston Fund
Chem. Fund
Eaton & H. Bal
Eaton
Allied Stores
Allis-Chalmers
American Airlines
American Can
American Motors
American Tel & Tel
Anaconda
Anchor Coupling
Burlington
Caterpillar Tractor
Chrysler
Consolidated Foods
OuPon
Eastman Kodak
Ethyl Ford
General Electric
General Motors
General Telephone
Goodrich
Great Northern Ry
Helleman
Inter, Tel & Tel
Interstate Power
Jim Walter Corp
Jones & Laughlin
Kawecki Chemical
Koehring
Kresse
Minn. Mining
Mobil Oil
Montgomery Ward
Monsanto Chemical
Guar
Ins
Northern Pacific
Northern States
Northwest Bancorp NS
Olin Mathieson
Outboard Marine
Pepsico
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