Citys Redevelopment Head May Get Inflation Allowance
Charles Parrott executive director of the La Crosse Redevelopment Authority and two other staffers may receive a 5 percent inflation allowance instead of a pay raise. The budget proposes raising Parrott from 29,663 to 31,146 for 1976 77 with quarterly payments plus small monthly stipends for parking and travel.
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Citys Redevelopment
Charles Parrott
la Crosse
Parrott
Authority
Donald G. Rudolph
The
National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials
Unemployment rises to 8.1 percent in November amid inflation
The Labor Department reports November unemployment at 8.1 percent, the highest this year, with 200,000 more jobless and total employment up to 88.1 million. Wholesale prices rose six tenths, a repeat of October, while farm prices fell 0.5 percent and industrial prices rose 0.8 percent.
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Washington
Labor Department
Jimmy Carter
Carter
Vernon County Judge Promotes DWI Crackdown in 1975 Campaign
La Crosse Sunday Tribune reports on Judge Walter Block's first year in office and his firm stance against drunk driving. Susan T. Hessel interviews Vernon County officials, jail inmates, and residents affected by Black's decisions to present multiple perspectives.
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Vernon County
Walter Block
la Crosse
Samardich Again Proposes Running Hillview Nursing Home
A former $1 million buyer candidate for Hillview Nursing Home, George Samardich, offers to run it for 70 000 yearly with seven percent of Hillview’s gross earnings as consulting fees. County supervisors remain skeptical, seeking specifics before deciding whether to sell lease or remodel. The Ad Hoc Hillview Committee weighs options while state audits urge county involvement amid private facility trends.
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Hillview Nursing Home
George Samardich
Mount Horeb Nursing Home
Hillview
Samardich
William Ipsen
Donald Gilles
State Bureau of Audit
Closing Of City Dump Ends 50 Years Of Use
The Isle la Plume city dump will close at 4 p.m. Saturday ending over five decades of service. Mayor Patrick Zielke notes the era will be missed and free firewood will be available for public pickup. La Crosse County now runs a new Medary landfill with access limited to licensed haulers not open Saturdays.
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Isle la Plume
Patrick Zielke
la Crosse County
Medary
Zielke
Edgar Schroeder
Wisconsin Officials Reject Plan for Atomic Waste Dump
Wisconsin officials oppose ERDA plans to select two nuclear waste disposal sites by 1978 for a 1985 permanent dump. Gov Lucey criticizes nuclear power while ERDA cites stable ancient rock at Germantown Maryland and depth 2000 to 3000 feet as safeguards amid state opposition from LaFollette Krueger and others.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Patrick J. Lucey
Douglas LaFollette
Clifford Krueger
R-Merrill
University of Wisconsin
Michael Mudrey
State Geological Survey
Energy Research and Development Agency
ERDA
Cey
LaFollette
Ford
Germantown
Ben McCarty
McCarty
Krueger
Gifts Scooped Up For Hospital Store
The DAVA Christmas Store chairwoman Alpha Jean Gaede at Tomah Veterans Hospital oversees a record shopping spree as visitors and volunteers gather gifts for 800 patients. The annual store, run by 57 DAVA chapters, buys and wraps thousands of gifts, with proceeds aiding veterans and their families.
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Alpha Jean Gaede
Disabled American Veterans Auxiliary
DAVA
Tomah Veterans Hospital
Frankie Witt
Ann Muetz
Veterans Hospital
Monroe County
State
Judy Huntington
la Crosse
Debbie Belk
Tomah
Norman
Gaede
DAV
Gaedes
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Harborview Plaza
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Clements
S. 20Th St
Lee
Gilles
Good Scout
Genevieve Wethe
Aging Commission
Harborview
Mt. la Crosse Ski Area
the Colum
Ann Landers
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