Construction In 61 Exceeds 5 Million In La Crosse
In 1961 La Crosse construction totals reach 5.22 million led by non residential work and new homes. Major projects include additions to St Francis Hospital and a parish hall at English Lutheran as well as Trane Co upgrades. Institutional work dominates non residential volume, with parking ramp and Vocational School addition among key items.
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la Crosse
Eugene Dally
St. Joseph’s Cathedral
St. Francis Hospital
Robert Hackner
Hackner, Schroeder and Associates
la Crosse County Safety
la Crosse State College
English Lutheran Church
St. John’s Reformed Church
Harry Spence
Isle la Plume
Wisconsin State Office
Buiding
Trane
T. C. Esser Co
This Is La Crescent Public Service Ad Series Begins
The first of a biweekly five month series titled This Is La Crescent debuts on page 22. Sponsored by over 59 local businesses and individuals, the campaign informs Tri State Area residents about La Crescent’s history. Each ad will feature a new chapter starting with a brief historical sketch.
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la Crescent
Tri-State
Extreme Cold Grips Fairbanks With Record Lows
In Fairbanks Alaska the cold snap began December 16 as readings around 40 below and fell to minus 62. December records were tied or broken for nine days. City operations ran on skeleton crews while crime plummeted as residents stayed indoors and out of bars.
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Fairbanks
Alaska
Siberia
Clifford Nordby
La Crosse Eyes All-America City Finalist Bid
La Crosse weighs its bid for the All-America Cities Award with a January decision date if not already studied. The Greater La Crosse Chamber of Commerce pushes the effort as outstanding city leadership is evaluated by National Municipal League and Look Magazine.
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la Crosse
National Municipal League
Look Magazine
Miami Beach
Fla
Greater
George A. Gallup
la Crosse Tribune
Mother Saves 2 In Leap From Fire
Rosa Jenkins a 29 year old mother in Brooklyn leaped from a third floor window with her 13 month old son Anthony in her arms. She landed on a shed roof then caught her 4 year old Rosa Lee as she jumped. All three in fair condition with the children suffering smoke poisoning.
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New York
Rosa Jenkins
Brooklyn
Anthony
Rosa Lee
Kings County Hospital
La Crosse May Qualify for Federal Area Redevelopment Aid
La Crosse may gain access to federal aid under the Area Redevelopment Act after the Department of Labor lists the city among 101 smaller labor markets with substantial and persistent unemployment. The reclassification could favor local firms in federal contracts and allow funding for land or building purchases and job training programs for unemployed residents.
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la Crosse
Department of Labor Bureau of Employment Security
Norman E. Schulze
Wisconsin State Employment Service
Alfred J. Francour
Schulze
Man wins at horses but pays no tax
El Dorado Arkansas AP Charles Lehigh declined to discuss future actions after winning 296 413 at horse races before ever seeing a race The U S District Court in Little Rock Judge J Smith Henley ruled the IRS could not collect taxes because proper notice of a tax assessment was not given The judge said the winnings remain Lehigh s property and the IRS cannot seize them It will take a couple of weeks to believe it
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EL Dorado, Ark
Charles Lehigh
Lehigh
U.S. District Court
J. Smith Henley
Little Rock
Internal Revenue Service
Smith
IRS
Rest Of Ramp To Be Opened In January
The city plans to open the remainder of the Market Square Parking Ramp in early January adding 280 spaces. The ramp, costing 427 500, will open after WMC Inc completes stairways by Friday and Gage and Martinson approves the upper levels stress test results. Delays stem from cold weather. dedication is set for February 9 after an 11 year effort by local leaders.
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Market Square
la Crosse
WMC, Inc
Gage and Martinson
New York City
M. R. Birnbaum
Gage and
Martinson
Economic Gains Seen For City
A La Crosse spot check shows cautious optimism for 1962 among business leaders. Trane Co forecasts a strong year with rising quotations and growth in its sales force and dealer network. Local bankers and industrialists predict modest gains in manufacturing and real estate, with discount houses potentially affecting retail but overall stable, better-than-average conditions in 1962.
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Donald W. Affolter
la Crosse Tribune
la Crosse
Allis Chalmers
la Crosse Rubber Mills
Minard
Trane
James A. Polk
Machine ‘Products Co
Pork Enterprises
Ross E. Hunt
George W. Milne
First National Bank
Savings and Loan Association
First
Fred L Kramer
Leaders Look Ahead to 1962 World Outlooks
World leaders from Churchill to Kennedy and Tito offered mixed forecasts for 1962. They warned of ongoing Cold War tensions and urged unity, disarmament, and steady progress toward peace as citizens welcomed the new year with both celebration and reflection.
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Winston Churchill
Free World
Harold Macmillan
Tito
Yugoslavia
Peace Corps Seeks Farmers From Big Eight Students
James T. Sykes of Madison Wisconsin told Big Eight Student Government Association leaders that the Peace Corps most needs agricultural skills. He noted the corps has trained top agronomists and urged students to volunteer as agricultural workers.
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Lincoln
Neb
Peace Corps
James T. Sykes
Madison
Wis
Big Eight
Sykes
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Wisconsin
South Avenue
The
State
Diocese of la Crosse
Winona
Tribune Colorphoto
Edward M. Huebner
Frank J. Fuchs
Liberty Street
Evelyn Ginesberg
Ray Stein
Carl W. Schubert
Schubert and Associates
Schubert
Elnora Gund
la Crosse Hospital
Dally
Trane Company
Zhe
Woolworth Co
Village Shopping
Jackson Plaza
Exchange State Bank
Tke
Chamber
Mary E. Sawyer
Hollywood
Ronald Reagan
Electric Auto-Lite Co
LaCro Products Inc
American Motors Corp
IBM
Robert Smyth
Milo Knutson
Ween Ener
Eeteeeerese
TV Log Eee
Women's News
Tribune
Roy E. Smith
Associated Press
America
Kennedy
Florida
United States
Russia
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