The Big One Got Away at the Boat Landing
A Lake Onalaska fishing trip ends with the writer's car sliding into the water. While fish ignore lures, the scene shifts as the canoe is left behind and the car sinks, then is winched to shore with help from local anglers and a wrecker. One light note of humor follows as the narrator reflects on the misadventure.
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Lake Onalaska
Admiral Dewey
Gray
Moldenhauer
Ben Schafer
the Tribune
Schafer
Uriah Heep
Carter wins Pennsylvania primary boosting delegate lead
Carter first in popular vote and leading delegates in Pennsylvania after 97 percent counted. Humphrey cautions momentum, Ford preps for Texas primary as Reagan challenge looms. Results show Carter with 37 percent of the vote and 65 pledged delegates, with 44 uncommitted in the split ballot.
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Philadelphia
Jimmy Carter
Pennsylvania
Georgia
Carter
Henry M. Jackson
Washington
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
ABC
Humphrey
Ford
Texas
Ronald Reagan
Tyler
Reagan
America
Soviet Union
U.S
Morris K. Udall
Arizona
Milton Shapp
Jackson
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Udall
Mauston Mayor Defends Nonappointment Amid Protest
About 60 residents protested Mauston Wisconsin mayor William Carpenter for not appointing opponent Alderman Jean Austin to a committee. Austin cited alleged personal reasons and tax issues, while Carpenter blamed past water sample delays and a delinquent tax note. The council considered a revised committee list for the next meeting.
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Mauston Common
William Carpenter
Jean Austin
Austin
Carpenter
Council
Manston
Health and Welfare Committee
Mrs. Austin
Ray Feldman Jr
Thomas Lyons
Runway Safety News After Virginia Island Crash
A American Airlines Boeing 727 from Providence and New York crashed near Charlotte Amalie Virgin Islands killing or missing 38 with 55 hurt. The 4568 foot runway drew safety concerns though FAA compliant as pilots push to lengthen to 7000 feet while FAA investigates the crash.
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Charlotte Amalie
St. Thomas
Virgin Islands
American Airlines
Federal Aviation Administration
Providence
R.I
New York
Dennis Doyon
St. Thomas Flight Center
Airline Pilots Association
American
FAA
Arthur Bujnowski
Huntington
N.Y
Campbell Residents Seek Annexation of north Campbell area
Jim Moe and William Peasley of Lakeshore Drive asked Mayor Zielke and Alderman Medinger for annexation information. They want the I 90 north Campbell district to join La Crosse for city services and representation. They plan a petition requiring 51 percent approval from residents and property owners.
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Campbell
Jim Moe
Lakeshore Drive
William Peasley
Patrick Zielke
Donald Medinger
Dist
City of
la Crosse
Moe
Zielke
Medinger
Peasley
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KEN Brown Tribune
Ken
Green Bay
Green Bay, Wis
Coast Guard
Stolt Argo Bay
Lee
Wallace
Ellen McCormack
Oklahoma
Fred Harris
Indiana
Birch Bayh
Mauston
Wis
Steve Noftke
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
Big Indian Boat Lines
Wisconsin
Richard Rigden
New Canaan
Airport
Shell
St. Thomas Bay
Donald Lloyd-Jones
Winona
Logan
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