LaCrosse YMCA Fund Drive Halfway to Goal
LaCrosse drive to raise 666000 for a new YM YWCA addition reaches halfway with 371000 raised including 131000 on old pledges and 240000 in new pledges. Completion expected April 1. plans include three handball courts a small gym and a running track in the basement.
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Ymywca
Darrell Huggins
YMCA
Huggins
la Crosse
Midwest
YMYW
Y Block
Camp Bradfield
Polaroid Leads In The Instant Camera War
Polaroid holds a slight edge over Kodak in early rounds of the instant camera battle. Kodak plans to ship around 1 million cameras in 1976 while Polaroid targets over 6 million. profits show Polaroid up 26 percent to 47.8 million, Kodak up 5 percent to 429 million. Fuji advances with new color film and an instant system, signaling potential future competition.
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Eastman Kodak
Polaroid
Kodak
Rochester
N.Y
Cambridge
Mass
Germany
Mighty Kodak Kodak
Japan
Fuji Photo
Fuji
U.S
Potato Markets Report From Chicago USDA Shipping Points
USDA data from Washington and several states lists potato prices in 100 lb sacks. Prices include Colorado russets 5.00, Colorado red McClures 4.25, Wisconsin round whites 3.25 to 3.50, Wisconsin russets 4.25, Minnesota North Dakota Red River Valley round reds 3.15 to 3.50, and Red River Valley russets 3.50.
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Chicago
USDA
Ashington
Colorado
Wisconsin
Minnesota
North Dakota
Red River Valley
Western Wisconsin Fall Classic Holsteins Sell Strong
Eighty seven purebred Holsteins and calves sold for an average of 1055 at the Western Wisconsin Fall Classic in West Salem Wisconsin. The top price was 1700 for Clark Co Rockman Beth bought by Jack Stookey.
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West Salem
Wis
Farm Progress
Interstate Fairgrounds
Clark Co
Rockman Beth
Keith
Dawn Stump
Greenwood
Jack Stookey
Leesburg
Ind
Stump
Vaness Hilda
Alvin Vaness
New Franklin
David Hornby
Viroqua
Grain market quotes for wheat corn and oats in Chicago
AP reports grain prices with No 2 hard winter wheat at 2.62 and No 2 soft red at 2.62 per bushel. Corn No 2 yellow quoted at 2.42 to 2.45, oats No 2 heavy 1.71, soybeans No 1 yellow 6.72 and No 2 yellow corn 2.33 to 2.41.
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Chicago
Agricultural market report from South St. Paul and Green Bay
Cattle and calves trade with modest activity and steady to lower quotations across weights. Slaughter steers 38.00 to 39.50 per cwt, Holsteins 32.00 to 35.00, heifers 36.50 to 38.00, cows 21.50 to 23.00, bulls 27.00 to 29.00. hogs and sheep showing mixed shifts with prices listed for various weights and classes. Green Bay barrel cheese trading at the National Cheese Exchange remained unchanged with six cars sold at 84 cents and two cars offered at 84 with no bids filled.
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South ST. Paul, Minn
USDA
Tigher
Green Bay, Wis
National Cheese Exchange
Firm's Technology Puts The Blind On Payrolls
Palo Alto based Telesensory Systems Inc. blends capitalism with humanitarian aims by giving blind workers roles and reinvesting profits into further assistive tech. Its flagship Optacon reading device lets blind users read printed material by converting text to tactile pins, and the firm runs a nine day training course for buyers.
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Palo Alto
Calif
Jim Bliss
Bliss
Telesensory Systems Inc
TSI
TSI Calculator
Chris Berg
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Western Wisconsin Holstein Association
Bert Brown
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Loewi and Co
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American Tel. & Tel
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General Motors
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G_ Heileman Brewing
International Bus. Machines
SS. Kresge
Mgic Inc
Mob
Gateway Trans
Lee
Ises
Rossor Lacrosse Furniture
Cynthia Lou Weber
Losey Blvd
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Kathy Hunt
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Salem, Wis
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Family Pak Pork
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