Union Fund Drive Prompts Questions in La Crosse
Union Local 55 head Jeff Jansen refuses to disclose details of a statewide fund drive soliciting La Crosse area businessmen for an advertising program. The drive, run with Fr oy Radin Theatrical Productions, aims to sponsor vaudeville shows in Oshkosh Wausau and Madison and fund the union general account.
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la Crosse
Jeff Jansen
Madison
Association of State Troopers
Quinn Johnson
Greater la Crosse Area
Johnson
Froy Radin Theatrical Productions
Long Island
N.Y
Jansen
Radin
Oshkosh
Wausau
Radin Organization
Union General Fund
Georgie Jessel
Donald ‘O’connor
Campbell Council Adopts Higher Tax Levy Against Voters’ Rejection
Campbell Wisconsin approved a 134 375 tax levy surpassing the approved limit and voter rejection. The levy finances debt repayment for the Upper French Island sewer project despite earlier state estimates of 89 000 to 93 000. Officials say the action is legal under the levy limit when used for debt, with budgets possible later in 1977 for 1978 79.
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Campbell
Daniel Madden
Wisconsin Department of Revenue
Thingvold
Tostrud Inc
la Crosse
Department of Revenue
Robert Benson
Jerome Klos
Madden
Campbell Board
Benson
French Island
la Crosse Area
Western Wisconsin Technical Institute
la Crosse County
Klos
Thorugh
State Department of Revenue
Tostrud
Thomas Papacek
Gilmore May Get His Wish In Utah Execution
United States death penalty opponents vow a concerted effort to stop Gary Gilmore's sunrise execution in Salt Lake City. Attorneys predict a Supreme Court appeal while Gilmore seeks to face the firing squad without a hood, a request debated by Judge J. Robert Bullock.
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Salt Lake City
Gary Gilmore
Utah
U.S. Supreme Court
Jinks Dabney
American Civil Liberties Union
Dabney
District Court
J. Robert Bullock
Luis Jose Monge
Colorado
Texas
Robert Excell White
White
Informational session on Clinton Street bridge plan
State Highway Commission representatives presented options for a replacement Clinton Street bridge over the Black River at the Exchange State Bank. Alternatives include a new bridge in the same area or blocks south, with costs around 1.4 to 1.6 million dollars and funding shared by state and local governments.
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Clinton Street
Black River
State Highway Commission
Exchange State Bank
Rose St
Lee Schneider
Wisconsin State Patrol Union Chief Fired Over Fund Drive
Jeff Jansen, president of Local 55 of the Wisconsin State Patrol union, was fired on November 17 while on leave, for a union fundraising drive not approved by the patrol. He says the dismissal cites work-rule violations amid a dispute over the solicitation, with the union offering monitoring by the transportation department.
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District 5
Tomah
Peter Makepeace
Midway Motor Lodge
Makepeace
Boston
Jeff Jansen
Wisconsin State Patrol Union
Jansen
Association of State Troopers
State Department of Justice
Justice Department
State Department of Transportation
Department of Transportation
Jerome Blied
Madison
Blied
Interpreter Needed In Vietnamese Theft Case
Hue Tran Thi a 20 year old Vietnamese immigrant faces theft charges after admitting to stealing $10 from an elderly La Crosse woman in September. Her lawyer questions her understanding of rights and the American legal system citing language and culture gaps, while police say she speaks English well. The case, tied to a $10 purse theft at 1412 S 15th St, raises questions of competence and language in court.
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Hue Tran Thi
Stoddard
la Crosse
Janet Jenkins
Hue Tran
United States
Mrs. Jenkins
Gerald Patschall
County Court Branch 2
Bertha A. Meyers
S. 15Th St
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Bullock
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