Court action starts against Minn village over creek pollution
EDINA and Hopkins area water pollution case set in St Paul as Attorney General Douglas Head announces a state action against the village of Edina. The PCA seeks an injunction requiring filtration upgrades to prevent iron particle discharge into Nine Mile Creek, which flows to the Minnesota River. The move marks the third environmental suit under Head’s Task Force, with 44 cases ongoing affecting about 100 communities.
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ST. Paul
Edina
Minneapolis
Nine Mile Creek
Douglas Head
Pollution Control Agency
PCA
Hopkins
Bloomington
Minnesota River
Environmental Protection
Western Dairies Inc
Clarksfield
Aldrich Milk Products Inc
Aldrich
Minnesota
Head
Seeking Names Of Servicemen In TaylOr And Hixton
Taylor and Hixton area parents are asked to provide addresses of servicemen to Mrs. Morris Casper in Taylor or Mrs. Robert Lindbo in Hixton, Sunshine chairmen of the Hixton Taylor American Legion Auxiliary, as soon as possible.
Ettrick Doctor, 81, In Office Each Day
Dr. Conrad O. Rogne of Ettrick Wisconsin observed his 81st birthday on December 9. Born in Madison South Dakota to a Lutheran pastor, he has practiced medicine for over 50 years and remains in his office daily. He and his wife have children Conrad Jr. an engineer with Bendix in Van Nuys Roger with Honeywell in Minneapolis and John with Dane County Welfare in Madison plus four grandchildren.
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Ettrick
Wis
Conrad O. Rogne
Madison
S.D
Norway
Rogne
Conrad Jr
Bendix Corp
van Nuys
Calif
Robert
Honeywell Corp
Minneapolis
John
Dane County Welfare Department
Tomah Chamber Names Successor To President
Tomah Wisconsin Donald Kortbein named president of the Tomah Chamber of Commerce succeeding Larry Dailey who resigned and left the city. Kortbein, staff member at Farmers and Merchants Bank, directed the 1969 Monroe County Fair and has long served on the chamber board. He now joins the St Francis Hospital La Crosse staff after earlier work with Medical Associates Dubuque and Mac Cornack Clinic Whitehall. The Rogne family physician in Ettrick serves as village health officer and Red Cross Bloodmobile physician. he is a WWII veteran and Legionnaire.
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Tomah
Wis
Donald Kortbein
Chamber of Commerce
Larry Dailey
Kortbein
Farmers and Merchants Bank
Monroe County Fair
Dailey
Ettrick
William Con
St. Francis Hospital
la Crosse
Medical Associates
Dubuque
Iowa
MacCornack Clinic
Whitehall
Rogne
Red Cross
Ettrick American Legion
Dr. Rogne
Wit’s End
Rogne Farm
Taylor Junior Choir to sing carols after school
The Junior Choir of Taylor Lutheran Church will go Christmas caroling on Tuesday December 16 after school and return to the church for supper. The group recently entertained at the Grand View Home in Blair.
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Taylor, Wis
Taylor Lutheran Church
Grand View
Blair
Volk Field Construction Funds Approved for Active Air Force Use
CAMP DOUGLAS Wis Col Frank Mayes commander of Volk Field said $208000 in new construction has been authorized for the field for use by the active Air Force Volk Field has mainly been a training site for Air Force reserves and with funds allocated for active Air Force support its use expands beyond training to include active duty missions.
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Camp Douglas
Wis
Frank Mayes
Volk Field
Active Air Force
Air Force
Water Main Break After Auto Crash in Wisconsin
VIROQUA Wis The main water line broke when Conrad Steele 32 of Viroqua skidded on ice and struck a fire hydrant at West Decker and Rock Street No injuries were reported Water was off about two hours and temporary repairs lasted until about 8 p m Sunday Ferns grow wild worldwide with one species found at 18700 feet in the Himalayas and others thriving in Greenland lowlands swamps and tropical forests
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Viroqua
Wis
Conrad Steele
West Decker
Rock Street
Steele
Merlyn Newman
Himalayas
Greenland
Rain
Tomah Council Adopts 39 52 Tax Rate in 1970 Budget
Tomah Wisconsin City Council adopts a tax rate of 39.52 per 1000 valuation for 1970, down from 43, aided by an $82,632 real estate tax credit rebate. The levy totals 1,106,963.19 on a 25.743 million valuation as revenues from various units rise. The meeting also set North Superior Avenue street limits for a state four-lane link to the system interchange, with projected cost 222,600 borne by the state.
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la Crosse Tribune
Tomah
Wis
Bernard Barry
Monroe County
Western Wisconsin Technical Institute
State of Wisconsin
North Superior Avenue
State Department of Transportation
Lighting contest in Tomah by Jaycees and power company
The Jaycees and Wisconsin Power and Light Co will co sponsor the annual Christmas home lighting contest in Tomah. Three winners receive cash prizes and a Jaycee plaque. Winners announced after December 26 judging.
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Tomah, Wis
The
Jaycees
Wisconsin Power and Light Co
Merrillan Post Office keeps window hours unchanged
Postmaster Rodney Helbling announces no extra window service this Christmas season at the Merrillan Wisconsin post office. Window hours run 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and 8:30 a.m. to noon Saturday. USE TRIBUNE WANT ADS.
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Merrillan
Wis
Rodney Helbling
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Chicago
Ind
Mgr
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Oswald
Jackson County Bank
Phillip Mills
Speltz Studio
Minn
Tomah Chamber
Charlotte Brey
Germany
Melvin Gunderson
R.N
Presbyterian Hospital
St. Olaf
Rush Medical College
Rognes
C. C. Rogne
Olympia
Rowley
Dacron
Zerc
Das
Volk
Tomah Council
By A. A. Fice
Sowle-Grassman American Legion Post
Legion
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Mead and Hunt, Madison Consultants
John Scheurich
Lakeside Lodge
Earl Koch
Koch
Lions Club
Fairgrounds
Harold Drank
Otto Neal
William Warner
Violet Nelson
Don Fisher
E. A. Soderstrom
Pewburgs
Gerald A. Sivage
Sparta High School
J. W. Sivage
Sparta
Marshall Field and Co
General Motors Corp
Sivage
Marshall Field
Northwestern University
Carroll College
First National Bank of Chicago
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co
Tribune
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Sarreat
Abbey Road
Charley Pride
Dean Martin
L.P
Buck Owens
Jefferson Airplane
Walte
Johnny Cash
San Quentin
EY Capitol
Akers
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John San Qu
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Rose Street
Mormon Coulee Road
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