Norwalk Wisconsin Receives Brighter Christmas Street Lights
Norwalk replaces 16 aging street standards with high efficiency 250 watt high pressure sodium lights. The project costs 14906 funded by federal revenue sharing and village funds. Buyer John Kress Jr of Sparta purchased the old fixtures for 2100 with plans to develop an old town Wisconsin project using the lights.
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Norwalk
Wis
Barbara Olson
Charles) Francisco
Lawrence Heilman
Main Street
Northern States Power Co
Village General Fund
John Kress Jr
Sparta
Kress
Wisconsin
Man Charged in Iowa Robbery Arrested in Minnesota
Terry John Martin of La Crescent is jailed on suspicion of burglary with aggravated factors in a Warren County Iowa robbery case. Prosecutors have not begun typical extradition or formal procedures as of Monday.
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Iowa
LA Crescent
Minn
Terry John Martin
John Criswell
Warren County
Martin
Robbery suspects tied to Iowa crime and arrest in La Crescent
Iowa authorities issued a bulletin for two suspects in a Des Moines area robbery that yielded about $20,000 in jewels and cash. One suspect, Martin of La Crescent, was arrested in La Crescent outside a massage parlor and held on a $100,000 bond in Houston County Jail. Extradition timelines vary from days to months as investigations continue.
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Vera Cunitz
Henry Dott
Iowa
Criswell
Jack Taylor
Des Moines
Bill Mathews
Warren County
Mathews
Martin
International Bath
S. 2Nd St
la Crescent
Dennis Swedberg
Houston County
Caledonia
Sheriff's Department
Jerry Olson
Olson
Illness prompts swine flu concern in Monroe county
A Brodhead resident described a Thanksgiving flu illness with 104 fever and chills, prompting countywide concern in Monroe. Public health nurse Jean Ripp urged immunization and clinics in Monroe New Glarus and Monticello, while CDC investigators set up surveillance in Milwaukee and Madison to monitor hospital ER admissions.
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Harris
Monroe
Jean Ripp
New Glarus
Monticello
Milwaukee
Madison
CDC
Snow Flurries Forecast From Rockies To Northeast
Snow flurries are forecast Wednesday in northern states from the Rockies to the Northeast. Rain is expected from the Pacific coast to the central Rockies and western Plains. Cold temperatures are forecast from the Plains to the East, but mild weather is expected for the West and South.
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Rockies
Pacific Coast
Central Rockies
Western Plains
Plains
Winter Weather Outlook Across Midwest States
Wisconsin anticipates mostly cloudy skies and milder temperatures with snow likely by morning. Minnesota forecasts cloudy conditions with snow developing tonight or Thursday. Iowa expects a northward snow chance tonight. River flood stage updates show La Crosse at 12 and Dresbach at 51 with changes noted.
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Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
LA Crosse
Dresbach
Weather Data Summary and Temperature Readings
A compact report shows yesterday's low and high temperatures with degree days. The data notes a low yesterday and a high yesterday, alongside total precipitation and degree days totaling 2 321. No location or station details are provided.
La Crosse Unified Board Advances Center Merger Details
The La Crosse County Unified Board plans to push ahead by mid January with about $14,500 of an $87,000 1977 allocation for the center. It approves a six year lease of 105 Market St Central States Warehouse for the new site with initial rent $600 monthly and five year costs around $12,000 yearly, plus remodels. The board will interview 7 to 10 staff, reports by Dec 21, and may relocate to Medary School for January if needed.
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Seubert
la Crosse
Redel
Medary
Bill Peterson
Concensus
Charlotte Erickson
Libby Nesselroad
Medary Board
James Birnbaum
Evan Lowrey
Robert Maarck
Kerry Nelson
Jan Moore
Lane Goodwin
Rachel Gundersen
Robert Foster
Riverfront Group
Suebert
Peterson
Nesselroad
Erickson
Ginny Johnson
Dick Rogers
Mary Boots
Avery
Michael Diveley
Gary Schettle
Schettle
Medary Center
Diveley
the Medary
Paul Zei
Unified Board
Beth Hartmann
Fred Hebert
Wisconsin Department of Mental Hygiene
Medary School
Stoffel Hall
King St
Medary Group
BRF Advances Bid For Housing Funds and Council Actions
Black River Falls moves toward a federal housing upgrade application with 1 to 3 percent interest based on income. The council switches city employee health coverage to Blue Cross saving $6.52 to $14.10 monthly per person, effective Jan 1.
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Black River Falls
Wis
Bob Amo
Wisconsin Physicians Service
WPS
Blue Cross
Neal Duxbury
Jeanine Mohns
Nine Injured In City Accidents Treated
Five persons were treated and released from La Crosse hospitals after traffic mishaps on snow and ice. The injuries included leg injuries to Martha Siebert and H Ann Raifsnider, a head bump to Verda Johnson, back and neck pains to Norman Aylesworth, and a headache and shock to Joseph Menze. Police cited Aylesworth for reckless driving.
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la Crosse
Martha Siebert
Malta
Mont
Ann) Raifsnider
Hagar St
St. Francis Hospital
Bernice Korpal
Liberty St
Steven Dekrey
Ridgeview Road
East Avenue
Gorder Road
la Verda Johnson
Mississippi St
Lutheran Hospital
Catherine Phelps
Sparta
Moore and George Streets
Norman Aylesworth
St. Andrew St
Low Motor Co
6Th
Cass Streets
Avon Street
Aylesworth
Joseph Menze
Loomis St
Lutheran
Lawrence Burrow
Lang Drive
Ice Clamps Down on Great Lakes Shipping
Ice chokes Great Lakes routes as the steamer Harry L. Allen ran aground in Lake St. Clair seven miles above the Detroit River. Coast Guard cutters were sent to free the vessel, while several ore boats in Whitefish Bay faced icing but needed no rescue.
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Associated Press
Great Lakes
Harry L. Allen
Lake St. Clair
Detroit River
Coast Guard
Whitefish Bay
Lake Superior
Death penalty struck down by California Supreme Court
In Sacramento inmates on San Quentin's Death Row cheered as the court ruled the state's death penalty unconstitutional. Wayne Rebiejo in his suburban home questioned why the man who killed his sister would get another chance. Atty. Gen. Younger and lawmakers pledged to move quickly on new capital punishment legislation. Governor Brown, a past opponent, declined comment on signing.
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Sacramento
Calif
San Quentin
California Supreme Court
San Francisco Bay
Wayne Rebiejo
California
Evelle Younger
Edmund Brown Jr
Shoe import quotas protested by industry and groups
Foreign footwear manufacturers retailers and a consumer group urged the U S International Trade Commission to reject import quotas. They presented arguments during the ITC inquiry into how imports have eroded domestic shoe factories as industry spokesmen insist quotas are needed to halt the market share loss.
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Washington
U.S. International Trade Commission
ITC
U.S
Parcel Strike Nears End as Union Talks Move Forward
17,000 UPS workers face a Thursday vote that could end an 83 day strike. Union leaders said workers may return Friday if they approve a tentative contract. The Teamsters locals and bargaining committee unanimously backed the pact this week.
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Washington
United Parcel Service
The
Parcel Service
Teamsters
Bonn Blocks U.S. NATO Plan for $2.5 Billion Planes
West Germany blocked a decision by the United States and NATO to purchase a $2.5 billion fleet of American planes intended to deter Soviet low level attack. A West German spokesman said a defense ministers meeting must occur in early 1977 to reach agreement. Germany awaits Schmidt government formation and new parliamentary committees, possible by February.
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Brussels
Belgium
West Germany
United States
North Atlantic
Helmut Schmidt
UWL Concert Band Performs at Toland Theatre
The University of Wisconsin La Crosse concert band presents a program at 8 15 p m in Toland Theatre within the Fine Arts Building featuring student musicians and a variety of selections.
Council and Braves Stage Band Jazz Concert at UW-L
Thursday in the Coulee Region features the Council and Braves Stage Band performing a jazz concert at 8 15 p m in Annett Recital Hall within the Fine Arts Building on the University of Wisconsin L being UW L campus.
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Council and Braves
Annett
Uw-L
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