Prices of 1979 foods and fuels shock a modern observer
A vivid snapshot of late 1970s Washington price levels shows sugar at 67 cents for five pounds coffee at 82 cents per pound kerosene 20 cents a gallon furnace fuel oil 17.3 cents colas 14 cents for 16 ounce bottle oranges 67 cents a dozen bananas 16 cents a pound lettuce 33 cents a head potatoes 74 cents per 10 pounds bread 24 cents a loaf catsup 30 cents per bottle corn flakes 44 cents a pound peanut butter 56 cents ice cream 88 cents a half gallon magazine 27 cents per pound butter 90 cents a pound eggs 50 cents a dozen and round steak 1.19 a pound up from 1.06 two months earlier fryers 42 cents a pound gas 34.3 cents a gallon diesel 17.6 cents a gallon.
Whitehall area TV tower faces board hearing
Trempealeau County board will hear a complaint about Western Wisconsin Communications Cooperative’s 350 foot cable TV tower south of Whitehall. Terry Kerwin, owner of nearby property, contends the tower lacked permits and a public hearing, and would devalue his land. The appeals board meets June 19 to decide.
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Western Wisconsin Communications Cooperative
Trempealeau County Board of Appeals
Terry Kerwin
Square Bluff Hill
Whitehall
Kerwin
Square Bluff
Bill Koslo
Arcadia
WWCC
Cooperative
State of
Wisconsin
Federal Aeronautics Commission
Federal Communications Commission
Mississippi River Regional Planning Commission
Ernest Sobotta
Independence
West CAP extends Emergency Energy Conservation Program
West CAP extends its Emergency Energy Conservation Program through June 27 to help low income residents cover heating fuel bills from Oct 1, 1978 to May 31. Applicants need a disconnect notice or dealer refusal and under one week of fuel. Contact local West CAP offices or the 715-265-4271 office for details.
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West Cap
FmHA Office to Close for Training Session
The Farmers Home Administration office at 705 North Bay Street will close Thursday and Friday as staff attend a training session. County supervisor Don Swiekatowski said the office will reopen next Monday, June 18, as usual.
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Fmha
Farmers Home Administration
North Bay St
Don Swiekatowski
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Midwest Field
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