Central Wisconsin drug bust nets 21 arrests
A three month probe into drug trafficking and burglary in Juneau County led to 21 arrests and the seizure of drugs valued at about 60000. District Attorney Michael Solovey said arrests could reach 35 by week’s end as undercover operations spanned multiple counties and towns.
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Maulton
Wis
Juneau County
Dist. Atty
Michael T. Solovey
Solovey
Sheriff's Department
Randy Tyler
Sauk
Monroe
Juneau County Dist
Fox River Valley
State Department of Justice
Lyndon Station
Darrell E. Sturtevant
Madison
Wisconsin
Anthony J. Kascal
William Jessen
Jessen
Koscal
Tyler
Kascal
Kidnap of German Industrialist Heightens Terror Threat
West Germany reported Hanns Martin Schleyer was abducted in Cologne as gunmen killed his chauffeur and three bodyguards. A terror group claimed he would be executed unless Baader-Meinhoff leaders were freed, prompting national outcry and calls for calm amid ongoing extremist violence.
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Cologne
West Germany
Hanns Martin Schleyer
Kurt Rebmann
Schleyer
National Associations of Industries and of Employers
Munich
Bild Zeitung
CDT
Andreas Baader
Baader-Meinhof
Stammheim
Stuttgart
Red Army
Hans-Jochen Vogel
Volkswagen
Helmut Schmidt
La Crosse Telephone faces PSC hearing over returns
La Crosse Telephone Corp. is accused of earning a higher return than the PSC intended after an interim rate increase in March 1976. PSC witness Fred Huebner testified the net return should be about 8.26 to 8.4 percent, based on 11 financial schedules from company reports. The hearing began in La Crosse, with tensions rising as attorney William Skemp clashed with Huebner and judge James Lawrence warned for civil tone adjustments.
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la Crosse Telephone Corp
Public Service Commission
PSC
Fred Huebner
Mormon Coulee Road
Huebner
William Sk
la Crosse Telephone
Skemp
Wheat firm urges federal subsidies for U S wheat
Great Plains Wheat Inc. urges government subsidies to help U S wheat compete with foreign grain exports. Chairman Harlan Weber of the company’s board writes to Agriculture Secretary Bob Bergland requesting the aid.
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Washington
Great Plains Wheat, Inc
U.S
Harlan Weber
Great Plains Board of Directors
Agriculture
Bob Bergland
Donations flood La Crosse drive for muscular dystrophy
Larry Frohmacher, La Crosse drive chairman, said local pledges surpassed 44000 as Jerry Lewis Telethon on WXOW and WLCX Radiothon raised funds. National totals show Minnesota at 964624 with major shares in Minneapolis and Duluth Iron Range, while Wisconsin figures aren’t ready.
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la Crosse
Larry Frohmacher
la Crosse Drive
Bor
WXOW
WLCX
Minnesota
Minneapolis
Duluth
Iron Range
Wisconsin
Mayo Clinic
Rochester
Minn
Frohmacher
Jerry Lewis Muscular Dystrophy Telethon Raises $26.8 Million
The 222 hour Telethon '77 telethon raised $26.8 million with 85 million viewers estimated. Tote board showed pledges $5.1 million ahead of last year, totaling 22.5 million last year and 26.8 million this year across 213 stations in the US Alaska Hawaii Guam Puerto Rico and Canada.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Jerry Lewis
Lewis
Tote
Labor Day Parade Brings Floats and Marchers to La Crosse
Community history pages highlight a Labor Day parade in La Crosse with organized labor floats and marchers. A separate feature previews Green Bay Packer Hall of Fame as an NFL milestone drawing crowds and fan inspiration.
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la Crosse
Packer Hall of Fame
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