Kickapoo Valley Sought as National Park or Landmark
Wisconsin board votes to ask the Interior Department to designate the Kickapoo River Valley as a national park or scientific landmark to halt the 51.5 million dam project by the Army Corps of Engineers. Board members push for federal scenic waterway or Ice Age preserve status with lobbying support.
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Kickapoo Valley
Madison
Wis
State Natural Resources Board
U.S. Interior Department
Kickapoo River
Harold Jordahl
la Farge
Army Corps of Engineers
Ontario
Jordahl
Interior Department
la Farge Lake
Fire guts La Crosse apartment as 2104 live rounds removed
Fire officials recovered 2,104 rounds of live ammunition from Albert C. Brohmer’s apartment in the W&S Building during a Friday blaze attended by about 90 firefighters at 3rd and State. Brohmer, tied to the Wisconsin National Guard, faced no reported law violations. the FBI was informed. Sally Rubin faces a local ordinance charge for starting the fire using smoking materials, with trial set for May 13.
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3Rd
State Vs. la Crosse
Irvin Kahler
Albert C. Broh
Brohmer
National Guard
Camp Douglas
FBI
Kahler
la Crosse
Sally Rubin
Miss Rubin
Michael Ablan
32 Prisoners Escape From Hillsborough Stockade
In Tampa Florida 32 inmates escaped the Hillsborough County stockade after a weak door and few guards. Nineteen have returned to custody. Prisoners pried open a bolted door using table tennis net brackets and forced a weaker fire door. Eight guards faced 380 prisoners with only three ill.
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Tampa
Fla
Hillsborough County Stockade
Thunderstorms Roam Midcontinent Across Plains and Midwest
Thunderstorms moved across the midcontinent with severe activity in the Plains. Tornadoes touched down near Lubbock Childress Concordia Jetmore Clinton and Omaha. A 12 unit garage was wrecked at a state hospital school in Woodward Iowa with no injuries reported. Baseball hail hit Waterloo Iowa and Concordia Kan. continuous storms extended into the Great Lakes region by daybreak.
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Plains
Midwest
Lubbock
Childress
Waterloo
Iowa
Concordia
Kan
Great Lakes
Taxpayers gain two month extension for filing
The IRS offers an automatic two month extension if Form 4868 is filed and payment made. Complete Form 1040 can wait until June 15 with no penalty if no tax is owed. Interest and penalties apply for amounts due, while refunds ignore the deadline.
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Washington
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
La Crosse Telephone Lays Off Six More Workers
La Crosse Telephone Corp. announces six lay offs effective today as part of a two month reduction aimed at greater proficiency. The action raises total cuts to seven with one early retirement, following a $6 million modernization last year. Union officials note recalls will follow seniority if needed within a year. No names released. company says service will not be affected and PSC rate actions are unrelated.
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la Crosse Telephone Corp
Leo Haag
Michalke
Haag
Local 953
Gary Perleberg
Public Service Commission
PSC
la Crosse Telephone
Century Telephone Enterprises
Monroe
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Clifford Messinger
Natural Resources Department
Bureau of Outdoor Recreation
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Wisconsin National Guard
Sparta
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Associated Press
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International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
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