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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1975
Page
6
A debate in Madison yesterday centered on a bill by Rep. Virgil Roberts to require counties and towns to end volunteer ambulance service by 1979, shifting urgent care to fully equipped two person crews, raising questions about government overreach versus cost and readiness when most calls are routine.
A Senate committee led by Frank Church outlines FBI civil liberties abuses tied to J Edgar Hoover and decades of presidential use of FBI and CIA spying. It notes how FDR Kennedy LBJ and others leveraged agents to target enemies while legal safeguards lagged and Congress must restore oversight.
Twenty years ago in 1955 Norval Anderson formerly of La Crosse was named Mr UCT of Wisconsin by a state group at UCT Local 94 dinner. He is now president and general manager of Gateway Lumber Co Madison. Economists predict 1956 good business though exact figures are scarce. Ford Foundation awards half a billion dollars to hospitals and universities with La Crosse area hospitals to receive 485 600.
A Rose Street business owner urges failure of a proposed parking ban and road widening plan funded by taxpayers. He argues a traffic expert misreads peak flow and cites personal experiments showing 5 to 10 minute commutes, urging a different approach and public hearing turnout.
The Public Interest essays question how a growing presidency may lose popularity. Aaron Wildavsky argues future presidents will gain power while public support declines, risking disengagement from the people and a weakened democracy. He notes party decline and calls for revival of parties and Congress.
Madison insiders discuss Gov. Patrick Lucey’s future after a second term. A Lucey appointment to a national post is possible if a Democratic administration wins, but a loss could push him toward a third term despite warnings from a political associate about Wisconsin’s four year rule and past governor experiences.
Readers rail against Jim Fiebig's metric column and US slow conversion. They urge metric education, cite Wisconsin politics, RE ACT in fire departments, and discuss term limits for governors amid a historic precedent.
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