Cold Snap Drags Wisconsin To Bitter Subzero Night
The region froze as temperatures plunged well below zero after weekends snow. La Crosse hit 13 below, Spooner 28 below, Eau Claire 20 below setting a date record, while Milwaukee stayed at 4 above. Navigation of the Mississippi River ended four days early as towboats faced ice.
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Mercury
la Crosse
US Weather Service
Spooner
Eau Claire
Prairie State
Midwest Towing Co
Minneapolis
Black River
St. Paul
St. Genevieve
Mississippi Docks
S. Front St
Gopher State
Wisconsin
Twin Cities
Missouri
Racine
Losey Boulevard speed limit rejected by La Crosse panels
Two La Crosse committees voted to deny ordinances raising Losey Boulevard speed to 35 mph and removing parking. About 60 residents spoke or signed in against the measures at a joint meeting. Opponents warned of safety risks for pedestrians and children amid six traffic signals on Losey.
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Common Council
Losey Boulevard
Losey
Highways, Properties and Utilities Committee
James Shoger
John Schubert
Shoger
Losey Now
la Crosse
Ronald Oleson
Oleson
Lee Foley
Dist
Timbuktu
Russell Wickus
Losey Blvd
John F. Seinfelder
Janice Court
Board of Education of
Blessed Sacrament School
Seinfelder
James T. Clark
S. 25Th St
Cottage Grove Avenue
Julie Burns
Pine St. J
William Murphy
La Crosse Garbage Strike Ends With Pay Raise
La Crosse garbage strike ends as Refuse Disposal Service workers return to work for a promised $15-a-week raise. Drivers’ pay rises to 164.50 weekly and helpers to 144.50, with repairs and vehicle condition noted. City officials reviewed options with the bonding company as collections resume on affected routes. The union-backed settlement followed negotiations led by driver Robert Winkler and city observers.
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la Crosse
Refuse Disposal Service, Inc
la Crosse City
Ralph Young
Doreene Clark
Young
Clark
Robert Winkler
Avon St
Winkler
Schroeder
Bob D. Schroeder
Capitol Indemnnity Inc
Madison
La Crescent Man Held in Iowa Robbery Shootout
Terry John Martin 29 owner of International Bath in La Crescent is jailed in Houston County awaiting extradition on charges tied to a Des Moines area shooting and $20 000 in jewels stolen during a home robbery. Police say three men forced entry wounded a resident and fled. one victim David Anacker 29 Minneapolis died not yet confirmed as related.
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Jack Taylor
Des Moines
Mathews
la Crescent
Dennis Swedberg
Houston County
Martin
International Bath
Swedberg
Iowa
David Anacker
Minneapolis
Mathew
Anacker
Ames
Taylor
Mercy Hospital
Houston County Sheriff Department Today
Bank Plans Appeal Over $2.5 Million Real Estate Damages
First Wisconsin National Bank of Milwaukee will appeal a Reno Nevada jury ruling ordering $2.5 million in damages to Darrell A. Tomblin Corp for alleged failure to provide promised financing. Deputy chairman Hal C. Kuehl called the case part of a tough real estate mood and said the bank will pursue all legal options. The bank argued Tomblin’s financial troubles were due to poor management and insisted no promises were broken.
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Milwaukee
First Wisconsin National Bank of Milwaukee
Reno
Nev
Darrell
Hal C. Kuehl
First Wisconsin
Tomblin
Kuehl
Broadway for Bing Opens After 45 Years on Stage
Bing Crosby returns to Broadway after 45 years with a 40 minute encore filled gala at Avery Fisher Hall. The event benefits Fordham Prep and other charities raising about 150000 dollars. Guests include Tricia Nixon Cox Julie Nixon Eisenhower and Robert Abplanalp with Rosemary Clooney and Richard Bennett.
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New York
Bing Crosby
Broadway
New York Philharmonic
Crosby
Avery Fisher Hall
Fordham Prep
Tricia Nixon Cox
Charles
Bebe’’ Rebozo
Julie Nixon Eisenhower
Nixon
Robert Abplanalp
Rosemary Clooney
Richard Bennett
Lincoln Center Plaza
New York State Theatre
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Eagle River
Lake Michigan
Ken Wesely
the Tribune
City of la Crosse
Sharon Gail Davies
Peter Pappas
Lee
Ray Lichtie
Curtis Storck
14Th Dist
Department of Natural Resources
DNR
Florence
Marinette
Portage
Adams
Waupaca
Waushara
Bing
Eugene O’brien
Gloria Swanson
Paramount Pictures
Fordham Glee Club
Ethel Merman
Mannes College of Music
Rise Stevens
Miss Stevens
Carters
Billy Carter
Plains
Prairie du Chien
Scott, Colborn Go
Brewers
Ann Landers
Pettibone Park
Ron Strasser
Jackson St
Fred Pamke
Onalaska
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