Skating Through Desert Pays Off Election Bet
Linda Reingold 26 completed a 125 mile skate through Death Valley to honor Jimmy Carter’s election. She finished with her mother Dawn and two other skaters, while photographer Charles Adams quit after spraining an ankle.
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Death Valley
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Linda Reingold
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Jimmy Carter
Carter
California
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Shoshone
Chris Harris
Gary Hudson
Charles Adams
Adams
Study minimizes pollution from offshore oil wells
A federal report says offshore oil development will bring air pollution to New England beaches and inlets but not threaten seaport life. It also notes thousands of jobs and billions in investment if a major strike exists, amid ongoing lease plans for next spring.
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Boston
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New England River
Offshore oil development eyed with ecological and political concerns
A New England Governors Council draft report warns offshore energy growth could bring 4400 jobs yearly for 30 years and $3.5 billion in pipeline investments but raise air, land, and water impacts. It notes storage tanks may not breach federal air standards and cites limited federal conservation support.
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Stockbridge
Mass
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River Basins Commission
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Carter Signals Peace Push to Moscow in NBC Interview
President elect Jimmy Carter says he will send an informal message to Moscow affirming commitment to peaceful relations and nuclear disarmament. He outlines plans to revive SALT talks and push toward a three stage reduction of arms, aiming for zero.
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Treasury
William E. Simon
Soviet Union
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Vladivostok
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Door To Door Toy Fund Drive By UW La Crosse Students
About 300 University of Wisconsin La Crosse students will go door to door Saturday from noon to 3 p m to solicit funds for the La Crosse Jaycees Toys for Toys drive. They represent the Interfraternity Council and Panhellenic Council and aim to buy toys for over 800 needy county children, per Jaycees chairman Robert Allen.
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Skepticism on Nuclear Waste Sites Ties to Regions
Wisconsin officials and scientists urged against locating nuclear waste disposal in the state or nearby areas. They warned about long term glacier risks and questioned ERDA's high priority for drilling in states including Michigan Indiana Ohio and South Dakota.
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Minnesota
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Texas
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Florence
Mara
Lake Superior
Steven Born
Lucey
Indiana
Ohio
South
Corrections telethon and Genoa party schedule corrected
A telethon sponsored by Toys for Tots and the La Crosse Jaycettes will air on TelePrompTer Channel 12 instead of Channel 6 as reported. The Genoa Senior Citizens Christmas party is at 6 p.m. on December 13 at the Genoa Legion Hall, not 8 p.m. as previously stated.
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Citizens Favor Keeping Clinton Street Bridge Open During Replacement
About 30 to 35 residents attended informational sessions in Exchance State Bank and Campbell Hall asking to keep the Clinton Street Bridge open during construction. The Wisconsin Division of Highways outlined options including building a new bridge north or south of the current site with impacts on Copeland Park and the boat landing parking lot. Replacement at the present site would cost 1.4 million dollars, while alternative locations could total 1.6 million.
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French Island
la Crosse
Lee G. Schneider
Copeland Park
Boat Landing
Schneider
Budget details show HUD trips and fringe benefits for Authority
The 1977 budget proposal outlines travel costs totaling 2025 for HUD regional offices in Chicago Milwaukee and Madison, plus four positions for three people. It notes half time project coordinators and 5 percent inflation, with fringe benefits of 13296 not itemized by person and questions from Alderman Sontag and Finance Director Stellpflug about missing listings.
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Department of Local Affairs
Madison
Parrott
Rudolph
Jerome Rusch
Rusch
NAHRO
Keith Ellison
Harborview
County urged to keep Hillview nursing homes under county control
Malcolm Johnson and Oscar Lindgren Jr. defend Hillview as offering excellent care while arguing county ownership ensures control. Critics cite overstaffing, costly wages, an old building, and low private pay rates as reasons Hillview loses money. Ipsen notes a follow up meeting on December 20 to review findings.
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County Social Services
Hillview
Oscar Lindgren Jr
E.R. Lund
Lund
Gilles
Panthers sue U S agencies for 100 million over nine year harassment campaign
The Black Panther Party sues the federal government and current and former officials for 100 million alleging a nine year harassment campaign against the party. Named defendants include heads of the FBI CIA IRS Postal Service Treasury and Justice departments. Elaine Brown vows to end the national nightmare.
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Gilmore’s Mother Seeks Delay in Death Row Case
Gary Gilmore awaited word as his mother sought a Supreme Court stay to halt his Monday sunrise execution in Utah. Courts will weigh pleas aimed at postponing the firing squad two days after his 36th birthday for killing a Provo motel clerk.
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Gary Gilmore
U.S. Supreme Court
Utah
Gilmore
Provo
Mexican peasants halt field work in Sinaloa demands
Thousands of peasants in Sinaloa state disrupt farm labor to press for land reform. Landowners urge Gov. Alfonso Calderon to intervene today to persuade squatters to allow farming to resume.
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Mexico
Sinaloa
Alfonso Calderon
Lagoon Opens to Weekend Skaters Amid Early Return
Eugene Fry, director of city parks and recreation, says the Lagoon may start skating this weekend the earliest in 26 years with surface about five percent inch thick. Eight inches needed for maintenance equipment. eight inch depth expected by Monday. Weekend hours 2 to 10 p.m. Safety within marked areas advised. Other city rinks expected to open next weekend as crews flood them.
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City Parks and Recreation
Fry
Monroe Civil Defense Meeting Set for Saturday in Sparta
Monroe County Civil Defense Services will hold a meeting Saturday at 8 p.m. in the Monroe County Courthouse. The program will include slides and a film of civil defense exercises and an explanation of a new county radio net check system for CB radio operators.
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Community theater schedule for Coulee region
Arsenic and Old Lace opens at La Crosse Community Theater for a three week run at 8 30 p m First night for Summer and Smoke at University Theatre with 6 p m cocktails in Indian Commons Cartwright Center followed by dinner and 8 15 p m performance at Toland Theatre
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Weather and river traffic update across Midwest and Great Lakes
The National Weather Service forecasts snow in the Midwest and plains with clear, seasonably cold conditions nationally. Barge traffic on the Mississippi is paused through March as locks close. River forecasts show light to moderate flows at Winona La Crosse Prairie du Chien and Dresbach, with minor upriver and downriver traffic. Wisconsin snow diminishes tonight, Minnesota cloudy with light snow, Iowa partly cloudy and colder.
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