La Crosse OKs 1973 Urban Renewal Budget and Harborview Talks
The La Crosse Common Council Committee approves a $1.59 million urban renewal budget for 1973. The Redevelopment Authority reports progress in Harborview Plaza negotiations with a Chicago firm, though terms remain undisclosed. Groundbreaking is hoped for in 1973 as talks continue with Ogden Development and Harborview plans.
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la Crosse
Ogden Development Corp
Chicago
Charles Parrott
Ogden
Parrott
W. Peter Gilbertson
Schubert
Authority
Alex Skover
la Crosse Area
Tugboats Race Through Ice Down Mississippi River
Two tugboats and barges battled deep ice from Lock No. 7 at Dresbach toward Genoa and Guttenberg as temperatures remained frigid. Lockmaster Burton Morris said barges faced eight to ten inches of ice while steam ice removal aided progress, with plans to continue downstream to avoid winter lockups.
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Mississippi River
Dresbach
Burton Morris
Trempealeau
Morris
Guttenberg
Iowa
Mississippi
Riverside Park
Genoa
Tribune
Snowstorms Prompt Stay Home Advice Across Tri-State Area
Heavy snow moving through Wisconsin and adjoining states prompted officials to urge residents to stay off roads. By midmorning four inches had fallen with more forecast, drivers faced near zero visibility and several counties reported minor accidents and delays. Schools cut or delayed service and buses ran late as snow spread from Rockford to Milwaukee and Green Bay.
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National Weather Service
NWS
la Crosse
Sheriffs’ Departments
Tri-State
James Bagnell
Waukesha
Ozaukee
Milwaukee
Green Bay
Minnesota
Rockford
Iowa
Trempealeau County Sheriff's Department
Whitehall
Arcadia
Crawford County
Monroe County
Weather outlook shows heavy snow easing to flurries
Heavy snow diminishes to flurries Tuesday night with a low near 15. Snow flurries end Wednesday as high reaches about 20. Northwesterly winds up to 18 mph Tuesday night. Thursday turns cloudy and colder with a low near 10.
Wisconsin La Crosse Nips River Falls In Overtime
UW La Crosse defeated UW River Falls in overtime to earn its first league win Monday night. Agriculture Department unveils feed grain acreage plan aimed at raising corn and bean output while saving taxpayers about 800 million dollars. Significant reverse migration of blacks from the North back to the South noted as demographic trend advances.
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University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
University of Wisconsin- River Falls
Agriculture Department
Peace Talks Quickens as Kissinger, Tho Meet in France
In Gif-sur-Yvette the secret Paris peace talks accelerated with Kissinger and Tho convening subcommittees before a plenary session. Chou En-lai hinted an accord could be signed in Paris within days, while Unger briefed Thai leaders on progress. Thieu in Saigon urged broad POW release and a longer cease-fire tied to North Vietnamese withdrawal.
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Paris
Henry A. Kissinger
North Vietnam
le Duc Tho
Giffur-Yvette
Kissinger
Tho
Gif-sur-Yvette
Peking
Chou En-lai
Bangkok
U.S
Leonard Unger
Thailand
William J. Porter
William Sullivan
Xuan Thuy
Ngueyen Co Thach
Saigon
Nguyen van Thieu
South Vietnam
Moon mission ends with 2 astronauts resting after famous landing
Astronauts Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt rested aboard Challenger in Taurus Littrow Valley after a near perfect landing. They described the day’s operations as they set up a scientific camp and began rover excursions to collect rocks dating to the moon’s formation. Ronald Evans aboard America monitored orbiting instruments.
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Paul Recer
Aerospace Winter Space Center
Houston
Taurus- Littrow
Eugene A. Cernan
Harrison H. Schmitt
Challenger
Rover
America
Ronald E. Evans
Moon
Cernan
Schmitt
Mission Control
Earth
Mission Control Center
U.S
Mankind
Ernan
Evans
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Council Unit Okays Urban Renewal Fund
Harold Swanson
20Th Dist
Harborview
Dahl
John Schubert
Gilbertson
John Flanagan
Frank Kaufmann
15Th Dist
Robert Johnson
Snow
UWL
South
Ann Landers
Trapper
Sault Ste. Marie
Ont
Ontario
Andy Mavracic
Gravenhurst
Mavracic
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