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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1976
Page
6
The Common Council, in committee of the whole, evaluated the Judiciary and Administration Committee’s cat control plan and heard about a 1963 ordinance limiting households to three cats under leash rules. The humane society spent $3,000 in four months on stray cats. Licensing and shots for owners make sense. numeric limits do not.
A past policy shift moved a new Adams County facility to federal control as Green Bay Reformatory and Waupun prison face overcrowding. Governor Lucey seeks closure while studies warn of 75 percent more capacity by 1985. Minnesota finds halfway houses no better than prisons.
William Coleman heads the DOT and weighs airbag policy amid industry and public pressure. He rejects mandatory installation but supports testing and cost reductions toward about $100 per unit. Coleman favors broader use to cut crash deaths if consumer acceptance holds, while belts remain a key safety factor.
Twenty years ago in 1956 the council tentatively approved reducing committee numbers while increasing aldermen on each panel and set plans for regular meetings. Britain received a one year extension of bank credits totaling 1 billion dollars to weather the Middle East crisis. ERnie Hiegel was seriously injured in a car-truck crash near the city limits on Highway 16 by Bangor.
In the 292 Democrat majority Congress, four contenders debated how to balance region, ideology, and loyalty to the speaker. Tip ONeill will succeed Carl Albert as Speaker, with McFall, Wright, Burton, and Bolling offering rival approaches from loyalty, distributive politics, liberal reform, and organizational overhaul.
Madison notes the impending retirement of William Kidd, head of the state Department of Business Development. Kidd helped shape the state's push to recruit new industry, a goal pursued for over six years under Gov. Lucey. The piece reflects on his impact and the evolving views on industry recruitment amid tax changes.
Secretary Coleman rejects mandatory air bags, opting for a government backed large scale demonstration. He aims for 500,000 cars by Sept 1978 with half full front bags and half driver side bags, priced around 100 dollars each. Negotiations start the week of Dec 20 with a Jan 5 deadline if no agreement is reached.
In letters from Tribune readers, Pat Rank chides city officials for focusing on rummage sales and cat limits while ignoring broader issues. Mary Banks and Jeanne West of the Coulee Region Humane Society celebrate a successful pet-food drive with 1000 pounds of food, $25, and 10 junior volunteers led by Mona Slater and Nancy Hegenbarth. Albert Yurosky shares wartime service and asks for get well and holiday cards.
A humor column mocks President Ford's post presidency job hunt with tips on staying confident during interviews. The writer jokes about not showing need for the job, handling salary talk, and avoiding tears, promising more tips in a book about looking cocky in unemployment lines.
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