Fire Devastates Necedah Area Leaving Homes Destroyed
A Juneau County wildfire in Necedah destroyed about 1500 acres and 20 homes including the Gruber family mobile home and shed. Residents evacuated as flames swept east with winds. neighbors faced losses and shelters were set up by the Red Cross and National Guard.
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Frank Zablondik
Necedah
Juneau County
Wis
John Gruber
Gruber
Chicago
Grubers
Wisconsin
Charles
Ernest Tinsleys
Tinsley
James Stephens
Frank Zabloudik
Zabloudik
Greg
Sunrise
Yellow River
Peter Gamroth
Wisconsin Department of Natural Re
DNR
Adams
Joseph Bollig
American Red Cross
Baptist Church
Manston
National Guard
James Hill
Air Force rules out sabotage in two C141 crashes
Investigators found no sabotage in two C141 Starlifters crashes that killed 39 aboard near Greenland and England. Flight recorders sought to reveal crew conversations as teams from the United States joined the probe. survivors included six people from diverse nationalities.
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Associated Press
U.S. Air Force
Greenland
England
McGuire Air Force Base
New Jersey
U.S
Spendre Stroemfjord
Peterborough
Pentagon
Green
David Taylor
Glyn Stachin
Air Force
Businessmen push Harborview Plaza convention center
Downtown businessmen have signed a petition urging Harborview Plaza as the site for a new convention center. Samuel Fellows of DLIC supports the idea, noting a hotel and downtown shoppers could follow, while some officials fear delays will kill funding.
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Harborview Plaza
Samuel Fellows
Downtown
la Crosse Improvement Co
DLIC
William Doerflinger Co
Harborview
Oktoberfest Parade Sets Weekend Schedule in La Crosse
Festivities sponsored by La Crosse Festivals feature a weekend lineup led by events around Oktoberfest. The festival runs October 3 through 7 with the parade on October 2, and organizers note community involvement including festival board members.
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Festmaster
al Poser
la Crosse Festivals, Inc
la Crosse
Tax Cut Extension Passes Conferees Through 1977
Senate and House conferees agreed to extend through 1977 the individual tax cuts enacted last year. The package, worth about 180 dollars for a four person family, also makes permanent the minimum and maximum standard deductions and includes a refundable 10 percent work bonus tax credit up to 400 dollars for low income families.
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Washington
Senate
House
Indi
Carter accuses Ford of election year flip flop over parks plan
Carter charges Ford with a calculated flip flop in proposing 1.5 billion to expand parks and refuges. Ford calls Carter the biggest flip flopper. The spat marks a quiet start to a campaign weekend as Ford and Dole return to Washington while Carter heads to Atlanta and Mondale to California.
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Associated Press
Jimmy Carter
Ford
Carter
Sen
Bob Dole
Washington
Atlanta
Walter F. Mondale
California
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Federal
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Sifibune
Hans Zoerb
Floral Lane
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Jim Luther
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Randy Suchowski
Stevens Point
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