30 Jun 1974
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Newspaper
La Crosse Sunday Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1974
Page
1
La Crosse County highway chief Orval Smith used a $30 000 John Deere scraper hauler on loan for a private subdivision road project. He took the 33 foot machine to his Kiel Coulee farm and briefly graded the roadbed, calling the demonstration possibly illegal.
A.L. Overgaard Co. of Elroy supplied the limestone base for Smith's private road and has received 485642.25 from the highway department since 1967. Secretary Robert Jorgenson refuses to reveal the charge for the 2200 cubic yard rock sub base while noting no interest was charged during a year plus of payment. Smith paid 19500 for his 217 acre Medary farm, saying the higher figure included a new home and barn. Land in unplatted 100 acre development sold up to 1000 per acre, with about 45000 from land sales. Records show 11 men and 10 pieces of county equipment used. Smith claims records are confidential except for possible investigations. He says only three highway workers were used on Nov 13, 1971, contradicting department claims, and will not release details until lawyers are consulted.
County supervisors discuss whether wives' travel and meals charged to the county are proper. Members comment on liquor bills and post adjournment lunches, with calls for new rules and possible action.
Supervisor James Grenisen states there is no reason for taxpayers to cover another's bar expenses, signaling a stance on public funding and personal expense responsibility.
Nixon and Brezhnev travel from Moscow to Yalta for nuclear arms talks amid sunny Crimean crowds. They sign a 10 year trade pact and discuss expanding Soviet US trade while maintaining nonproliferation safeguards.
Western Wisconsin Technical Institute's district board approved a 6.8 million dollar 1974 75 budget with a 22.4 percent tax levy increase. Alderman Ferdinand Sontag protested the rise, citing potential confiscatory levels, while district officials argued expansion and state costs drive the levy. The plan also calls for 15 new teachers to serve an expected enrollment gain of about 15 percent.
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