North Side high school site eyed as costly swamp
City officials clash over appraisals for the Logan site north of Swanson Field. Aldermen Sontag and Kelly push a special council school board session to probe land and foundry values tied to a proposed new La Crosse high school, with figures suggesting project costs reaching about 1.2 million dollars.
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North Side
Kenneth Roberts
Ferdinand Sontag
Helen Kelly
William Temte
la Crosse Area
Patrick Zielke
Common Council
Swanson Field
City Hall
Temte
Zielke
Park project cost estimate depends on location and size
A figure for the park project ranges from 200000 to 400000 dollars with the final amount tied to street location fill already laid by the foundry and the property’s configuration and ultimate size.
City appraisals scrutinized for North Side high school site
Roberts questions Wheeler appraisal data and July 22 letter figures for the 22.7 acre foundry site, noting three parcels and varied assessments by the revenue department. Kelly and Sontag call for a second appraisal, Temte says two appraisals suffice, while Roberts cites a $45 000 per acre potential cost and calls the North Side site a swamp.
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Roberts
Balts
Garrity
Appraisal Data on North Side High Site Withheld
Eugene Balts objects to releasing appraisal data for a North Side high school site purchase. Aldermen Kelly and Sontag cite Wheeler's figures totaling 920000 before dirt, possibly 1.2 million after. Balts says the report is private and decline comment while noting officials question the figures and whether another appraisal is needed.
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Eugene Balts
North Side
la Crosse
Helen Kelly
Kelly
Ferdinand Sontag
Tom Wheeler
Balts
Kelly and Sontag
Tragedy Strikes Two Air Force Transports Killing Thirty Nine
Two Air Force C141 transports from McGuire AFB New Jersey crashed within hours of each other killing 39 people. One wreck occurred in England during a thunderstorm with 18 aboard reported dead none survived. The Greenland crash killed 21 with six survivors burned severely.
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McGuire Air Force Base
N.J
England
Greenland
Military Airlift Command
Pentagon
Army Burn Center
San Antonio
Tex
McGuire
Sonderstrom
New Jersey
Peterborough
John B. Richmond
Washington
Mildenhall Royal Air Force Base
438Th
Thule Air Base
Copenhagen
Medary considers sewer district expansion to include entire town
Medary officials weigh expanding the sanitary sewer district to 5 607 acres to cover all town residents. Dayton Hudson Properties seeks water and sewer for a $20 million shopping center on Highway 16, with an opening goal in 1979 if utilities are assured.
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Sanitary Sewer District
Peterson
Medary Town Board
Dayton-Hudson Properties
Dayton-Hudson
Medary
Mayfair
Holiday Heights
Fires devastate rural homes in Juneau County Wisconsin
Flames raged through parched woods and fields around Necedah and New Lisbon, destroying about 24 cottages and homes and burning 2 000 acres near Necedah. Hundreds evacuated as smoke forced I 94 detours and utilities were cut. Red Cross aids for homeless as crews fight weeklong blaze in dry conditions.
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Necedah
Wis
Juneau County
Sheriff's Office
Yellow River
New Lisbon
Mauston
Joseph Bollig
Pete Gamroth
Hess Memorial
Red Cross
Department of Natural Resources
Wisconsin 80
Wisconsin River
Camp Douglas
Sheriff's Department
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Donald Harman
Midwest Foundries Inc
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Fied
Wisconsin
Onalaska
Chicago
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10Th Ave. S
Theresa Christen
3Rd Ave. N
Evanston, Ill
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Sue Sobkowiak
Spillway Drive
French Island
Kim Zielinski
R.3
Ings
Zielinski
Deerfield
Highland Park
Barbara Longcor
Gail Ave
Kim Knudtson
Aurora
Miss Longcor
Dayton Hudson
Medary Town
Stanley Peterson
John Bosshard
la Crosse River
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DNR
Adams Friendship
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