Lunar orange soil hints at recent moon volcanism
Astronauts Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt from Taurus Littrow valley collect lunar samples including orange soil possibly dating to a late volcanic pulse. The find, near Shorty crater, sparked cautious excitement about volcanic activity on the Moon as Ronald Evans scanned from orbit.
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Paul Recerap
Aerospace Winter Space Center
Houston
Eugene A. Cernan
Harrison H. Schmitt
Moon Valley
Taurus-Littrow
Moon
Taurus-Littrow Valley
Cernan
Schmitt
America
Shorty
Earth
Robin Brett
Manned Spacecraft Center
Lunar
Ronald E. Evans
Evans
Brett
Mission Control
Board to Consider Use of Bond Surplus Funds
The La Crosse Area Public School District Board plans two meetings next week to decide how to allocate $499 221 in bond surplus for facility upgrades. Balts and Staley push phased recommendations after which Fiscal Control Board approval is needed. Longer term options include reallocating funds from site acquisitions to construction.
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la Crosse Area
Fiscal Control Board
Balts
Longfellow Junior High
State Road
Central High Equipment
Summit
Central High
Logan
South Side
City Clears 8.5 Inch Snowfall Across La Crosse
La Crosse city crews battled an 8.5 inch snowfall leaving total snow depth at 12 inches. Plows operated 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday and midnight to noon Wednesday, with night work continuing to clear parking ramps and curb islands. Nearby Red Wing reported four inches in three hours. No additional snow is forecast for La Crosse, with only possible flurries later Wednesday.
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la Crosse City
Tueday
Minnesota
Red Wing
la Crosse
Tribune
Birds and Animals Circulating at Concord Library
Concord New Hampshire AP report notes the Public Library allows checkout of stuffed birds and animals. Lois Markey says 300 to 400 pieces circulate from un catalogued basement holdings and the Goodhue Collection. Artists teachers and decorators are among the users.
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Concord
N.H
Lois Markey
Goodhue
Soglin Announces Candidacy for Madison Mayor
Madison attorney Paul Soglin, 27, announced Tuesday his bid for mayor in next spring's election. He represents the student-dominated 8th ward and says Mayor Dyke's leadership has left Madison stagnant for four years. Dyke has not announced if he will run again.
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Madison, Wis
Paul Soglin
Soglin
William D. Dyke
Madison
Weather outlook for midweek through Friday
Occasional cloudiness with a chance of snow flurries Wednesday. Continued cold Wednesday night with a low near zero. Fair to partly cloudy and cold Thursday with a high near 20. Precipitation probabilities 30 percent Wednesday night and 20 percent Thursday. Partly cloudy and cold Friday with a low near 10 and a high in the low 20s.
Northwestern Wisconsin teachers form a single union
Representatives from 27 northwestern Wisconsin school districts create a local union to negotiate a single contract for all teachers. The move aims to streamline bargaining across districts and unify demands for terms of employment.
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Wisconsin
Digital Doppler speed guns debut on Sunset Boulevard patrols
In Los Angeles a new handheld Digital Doppler speed gun helps motorcycle officers clock speeders on Sunset Boulevard from Beverly Hills to the Pacific. Eight devices costing about 700 dollars each were deployed three months ago to capture speeds and deter risky driving on the winding curve filled route.
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Los Angeles
Sunset Boulevard
Beverly Hills
Pacific Ocean
Gary C. Hall
CMI, Inc
Minturn
Colo
Hickman
Boyle Challenger Leads In Mine Union Election
The government reported Arnold Miller leads United Mine Workers President W. A. Boyle in a court ordered election. Miller 11,774 to Boyle 10,673 as 100,000 votes remain to be tallied under Labor Department supervision amid heavy security.
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Washington
Arnold Miller
United Mine Workers
W. A
Tony” Boyle
Miller
Boyle
Labor Department
Mike Trbovich
Harry Patrick
Trbovich
Leonard J. Pankovich
Patrick
Wilbert Killion
Miners For Democracy
Joseph A
Jock’’ Yablonski
U.S. Dist
William B. Bryant
Yablonski
Pennsylvania
Tennessee
Water Outage Hits Sussex Wisconsin Families Hard
In Sussex Wisconsin 280 families on the Northwest Side face a water outage after a pump motor burned out. Residents improvise by using a private bowling alley well, melting snow, and seeking nearby sources. Officials cite aging infrastructure and no backup plan due to cost, with mixed reactions from residents.
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Sussex
Wis
Wisconsin
Nancy Klingbiel
Kenneth Bolda
Roy Jones
Water Trust
Ralph Schwartz
the Water
David Stahl
Pat Yesko
Rose Schwartz
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Spence, Hogan
Lincoln Junior High
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Emerson, Jefferson and
Washburn Imcs
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Logan High
Hintgen
Kennedy
David F. Powers
Kenneth P. O’donnell
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Tri-State
Ann Landers
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