City bus system could be profitable says consultants
Two mass transit consultants from Wilbur Smith and Associates told the La Crosse Area Planning Committee that a city owned bus system could be profitable not by profit itself but through tax relief and depreciation. They noted depreciation allowances could push operation to be partially tax supported while city officials study the figures given La Crosse Transit Co. tax and depreciation data for 1972.
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Roger Feahr
Wilbur Smith and Associates
Columbia
S.C
la Crosse Area
la Crosse Transit Co
la Crosse
la Crosse Transit
Wilbur Smith
Common Council
Feahr
Ebinger
la Crosse Tran
Floods Hit 10.4 Million Acres Across Seven States
Floodwaters engulfed 10.4 million acres in seven states with damage projected at $193 million. The Missouri River overflow breached 92 Central Missouri levees, prompting evacuations near St. Louis and widespread displacement from the Gulf to the Great Lakes. Two more deaths raised the toll to at least 10 as Illinois and Louisiana faced severe impacts on crops, oil and gas output, and farm economics.
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St. Louis
Boshetown
Gulf of Mexico
Great Lakes
George Thad Watts
St. Charles County
Illinois
Larry Wolfe
Havana
Illinois River
Charles Noble
Mississippi River Commission
Vicksburg
Miss
Louisiana
Arkansas
North
Little Rock
Robert L. Rosamond
Baton Rouge
Louisiana Farm Bureau Fedeation
Delta
Louisiana Conservation Department
Nixon Raises U S Cheese Imports 64 Million Pounds
President Nixon signed an order to boost cheese imports by 50 percent to 192 million pounds for the year to curb rising prices. The move aims to ease retail and wholesale costs amid higher demand and a 9 percent per capita increase in 1972. Wisconsin dairy interests criticizes the policy as a mistake, suggesting a beef and milk production link.
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Nixon
United States
Cost of Living Council
John T. Dunlop
U.S
Robert Streeter
Wisconsin Cheesemakers Association
Streeter
Viroqua
Nixon Committee Staffed Poll on Mining Haiphong
DeVan L. Shumway said the Nixon re election campaign mailed in more than a third of favorable responses from a local TV poll on mining North Vietnamese waters. He defended the method as standard and not rigging, noting the Democrats would likely do the same. The Metromedia WTTG broadcast later announced 5 157 agreeing with Nixon's mining decision.
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Spiro T. Agnew
Agnew
Los Angeles Times
Washington Post
Kenneth S. Rietz
George McGovern
Rietz
Republican National Committee
MGM Records
Post
RNC
George Bush
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Specu
Bids Opened for ETV Tower and Transmitters
Madison bidders opened for the state educational television network towers near La Crosse and Wausau plus transmitters. Stainless Inc. of New Castle, Pa. bid $552,000 for the La Crosse and Eau Claire towers. Gates Radio, Quincy Ill., bid $1,208,000 for transmitters. The La Crosse tower near La Crescent faces aviation safety objections and requires a county permit. The Wausau FM tower will be converted to TV use with six outlets planned overall. Area networks in Green Bay Madison Milwaukee now in operation as the system nears completion after 15 years of UW Madison experiments.
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la Crosse
Wausau
Eau Claire
Stainless, Inc
New Wales
Minnesota
la Crescent
la Crosse Municipal
Houston County Board of Commissioners
Gates Radio
Quincy, Ill
Harris Intertype
Cleveland
State Communications Board
Green Bay
Milwaukee
University of Wisconsin
Weather outlook: partly cloudy and cooler spell
Partly cloudy and cooler Thursday night with a low near 35. Friday brings a partly cloudy and cool day, high near 58. Light variable winds Thursday night becoming northerly 10 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation 10 percent. Saturday stays fair and a bit warmer with a low around 40.
Iron ore pelletizing complex near Ishpeming opens next year
A large iron ore pelletizing complex near Ishpeming Michigan is set to open next year and will create more than 550 jobs with an anticipated payroll over six million dollars annually. An AP survey of mail service since 1971 notes overall improvement but ongoing delays affect about one letter in six. Wisconsin Assembly acts to raise retirement benefits for school teachers to align with other public employees.
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Ishpeming, Mich
Associated Press
Wisconsin Assembly
Local Page Fragments Highlight Classified and Comics
Readable segments show a mix of women's news horoscopes comics and local items. Partial headlines hint at a Tri State section and bridge crossword with entries on pages 17 to 20 and 22 to 23.
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MOS cv Ceunens
Best Month Since September Trade Deficit Declines in March
Washington AP reports the U.S. trade deficit narrowed to 52.6 million in March as imports fell and exports rose. March imports 5.4 billion, exports 5.3 billion. Exports up 315 million driven by aircraft and agricultural shipments. imports down 109 million mainly in industrial supplies and consumer goods. The first quarter deficit 832.6 million, improved from 1972’s 1.5 billion quarterly average. Experts caution against reading into long-term trends.
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Commerce Department
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