Compromise Allocates $1 Million to La Crosse Charities
Thirty nine La Crosse area charities share a $1 million windfall from city refinancing. Adolf Gundersen Medical Foundation and St Francis Hospital Foundation lead with about $65,000 each. the process was overseen by Donald Swenson as the city’s bond consultant, with final distribution expected in about three months.
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la Crosse Area
la Crosse
Donald Swenson
Swanson
T.G. Evenson & Associates
Minneapolis
City of
Adolf Gundersen Medical Foundation
St. Francis Hospital Foundation
Common Council
Swenson
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Northern Trust Co
Chicago
Northern Trust
U.S
39 Charities Share Pot Of Gold From City Debt Refinancing
Forty nine entities sought funds totaling about one million dollars with 39 organizations receiving shares. The list shows grant amounts and percentages for groups including Adolf Gundersen Medical Foundation St Francis Hospital Foundation University of Wisconsin La Crosse Foundation La Crosse County Red Cross YWCA YMCA and others with varied cuts. Some groups were withdrawn or eliminated from consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adolf Gundersen Medical Foundation
St. Francis Hospital Foundation
University of Wisconsin- la Crosse Foundation
la Crosse County
Coulee
la Crosse County Historical Society
Omni Inc
la Crosse Youth Symphony
la Crosse Cadet Squadron
Civil Air Patrol
la Crosse Jaycee Foundation, Inc
Western Wisconsin Chemical Dependency Services, Inc
Junior Achievement of la Crosse
Western Wisconsin Medical Foundation, Inc
la Crosse Area Diabetes Unit
Controversial hymn in military hymnal prompts debate
The Pentagon says including It Was On A Friday Morning in the armed forces hymnal was a mistake but it will not order a new edition. Some congressmen church groups and the VA have criticized the hymn drawn from Sydney Carter and its blasphemous line about crucifying God they want it removed and a replacement hymn is being sought.
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Washington
Pentagon
Armed Services
Sydney Carter
Jesus Christ
Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Ford
Armed Forces Book of Worship
Veterans Administration
James Rogers
United Church of Christ
American Baptist Churches
Rogers
Air Force
James W. Chapman
Hillview Panel Rejects New Facility and Weighs Remodel
The La Crosse County Special Building Committee rejected building a new Hillview Nursing Home 6 to 2 and voted 6 to 2 to pursue remodeling the existing Hillview. It also ordered a cost search for the Grandview Building to address office space shortages.
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Hillview
la Crosse
Grandview
Main St
William Bush
Bush
Robert Frederick
Dist
Frederick
John Sagen
10Th Dist
Charles Pierce
St. Joseph Nursing Home
Cass St
Causeway Boulevard
Wilbert Ipsen
15Th Dist
Leading Indicators Show Higher July Economy Gains
The Commerce Department reports the composite index of leading indicators rose five tenths of a percent in July marking the 17th straight monthly gain. Building permits led the growth with gains in contracts for plant and equipment, stock prices and money supply while layoffs fell slightly.
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Washington
Commerce Department
John W. Kendrick
Kendrick
Wasps Attack Farmers Buried In Hay Field
Albert Pronschinske, 46, and his daughter Roxanne were baling hay when a swarm of yellow jacket wasps attacked their tractor near Arcadia Wisconsin. Albert was hospitalized in satisfactory condition at St Josephs Hospital Arcadia after losing consciousness. Roxanne, a Arcadia High School senior, sought help from Loyd Woychik and Mrs. Woychik a nurse who reached the field to administer artificial respiration.
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Arcadia
Wis
Albert Pronschinske
St. Joseph's Hospiital
Pronschinske
Roxanne
Arcadia High School
Yellow Jacket
Pronschninske
Loyd Woychik
No Jump Julie Injured in County Fair Leap
Julie Kellum a 24 year old Port Angeles waitress attempted a jump not from the Tacoma Narrows Bridge but from a 45 foot fair platform after three prior attempts. She leapt into a water tank and is in intensive care. The Narrows bridge has seen 32 jumpers since it opened with all fatal outcomes.
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Seattle
Julie
Tacoma Narrows
Julie Kellum
Tacoma Narrows Bridge
Miss Kellum
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la Crosse Ymca
YWCA
Chapman and Cutler
Chapman & Cutler
Ear
INS
la Crosse Symphony Association Ltd
Alcoholism Information and Referral Center
Occupational Rehabilitation Center, Inc
la Crosse Area Society For Historical Preservation, Inc
Harry J. Olson
Purpose Senior Citizen Center
Wisconsin Heart Association
University of Wisconsin-La
Helene Forrester
New York City
New York
Bronx Zoo
New Hillview
County Board
Maynard Stratman
32Nd Dist
Park Lane Drive
Wisconsin
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Associated Press
Wasp
Poller
Maddox
Lester Maddox
American Independent
Minnesota
News of Finance
Ann Landers
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