Campbell Fire Chief Election Sparks REACT Tension
In Campbell Town a feud over the selection of fire chief Don R Warner defeats Gerhard F Pierce 14 12 after a 13 13 tie. Five Pierce supporters quit over alleged REACT influence and concerns about Fire Department effectiveness on French Island.
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Campbell
French Island
Don R. Warner
Caroline St
Warner
Gerhard F
Pete” Pierce
Bainbridge St
Pierce
Campbell Fire
Associated Citizens Team
REACT
Fire Department
Rumsfeld Presses Ford on Defense Budget Cuts
Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld urged President Ford to reconsider proposed White House budget cuts to the Defense Department. In the Cabinet Room meeting with Gen. George Brown and James Lynn, the panel discussed trimming requests to 110 billion in 1977 and 122.3 billion in 1978, with no full details released. The session followed another budget talk and precedes further appeals as Ford weighs tax, energy, and welfare measures ahead of the State of the Union.
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Washington
Donald Rumsfeld
Ford
White House
Rumsfeld
George Brown
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Defense
James T. Lynn
Office of Management and Budget
Lynn
Defense Department
Ford White House
Pentagon
Congress
Vail
Colo
Houston
Tex
Commerce
Rogers C. B. Morton
Morton
Incumbents, others file for county supervisor posts
By 5 p.m. Friday thirty two or more candidates had picked up nomination papers for county supervisor seats in Trempealeau County with 34 supervisors to be elected due to at large posts. The filing deadline is 5 p.m. January 20 in the courthouse.
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Russell Fieldler
Carl Bruhnke
Raymond Nibbe
William Bush
Robert
Fiedler
Trempealeau County
Albert Twesme
Donald Harman
11Th Dist
Twesme
Harman
Nate
Elizabeth Gundersen
Dist
la Crosse
League of Women Voters
Vernon
Monroe
Peter G. Pappas
Eugene A. Toepel
Leonard Roraff
Branch II
Baldus urges basics in education reform in Wisconsin speech
3rd District Congressman Alvin Baldus addressed Western Wisconsin teachers at a Holiday Inn dinner, calling for renewed focus on basic reading and math and greater federal funding. He cited 23 million functionally illiterate Americans and 27 percent of adults unable to address a letter properly, urging improvements and warning of rising costs. Attendees included regional educators and Democratic leaders from several counties.
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U.S
Alvin Baldus
D-Menomonie
Wisconsin
Holiday Inn
Baldus
Coulee Region United Educators
West Central Education Association
Northwest
Goyke Faces Backlash Over Open Government Battle
Wisconsin state Senator Gary Goyke battles charges of a vendetta against him for pushing Open Meeting Law reforms. A Tribune poll shows area legislators split on open meetings with several noting distrust and rumors of retaliation amid his suit against joint budget talks.
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Madison
Wis
Gary Goyke
D-Oshkosh
Tribune Area
Goyke
Paul Offner
D-La Crosse
Assembly Democratic
Joint Finance Committee
Bernard Lewison
Rviroqua
Lewison
Central Wrestlers Win City Invitational at UWL
City high school wrestlers capture top honors at the invitational mat meet held at the University of Wisconsin La Crosse. The win reflects strong team performance and key victories across weight classes.
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City High School
Uwl
Birthday by Committee for 88-Year-Old Grandma Scott
Tina Richert and 18 grandchildren organized a Christmas birthday party for Tina Scott at Bohemian Hall. The 88-year-old German-born resident, long-time Hillview Home guest, has 63 great-grandchildren and six great great-grandchildren. Grandchildren from Minnesota Illinois and Wyoming joined the Fineline family committee to plan the event with about 125 expected attendees.
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Tina Scott
Bohemian Hall
S. 7Th St
Scott
Germany
la Crosse
Charlie Mack
Tina Richert
S. 25Th St
Hillview
Grandma Scott
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Tion
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
Dennis Reget
New Campbell Fire
Pete’’ Pierce
Robert C. Gehl
Tribune
Lee
Onalaska
David Huebsch
Shannee
Assembly
Senate
Offner
Sen
Gary R. Goyke
St. Francis
Hixon Forest
Ann Landers
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