Onalaska sergeant urges enlistment amid shortages
Sgt John Wolfe of an Army Reserve unit in Onalaska calls for local men to join as vacancies reach 200 across four units. He notes average pay of 55 dollars a month and stresses pride, skill building, and readiness for emergencies, citing past service in the 1965 La Crosse flood and other duties. The Wisconsin National Guard lacks about 1,200 troops statewide, risking unit phasing out.
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Onalaska
John Wolfe
National Guard
Army Reserve
la Crosse
Madison
Milwaukee
Wisconsin National Guard
32Nd Brigade
389Th Engineer
397Th Engineer
Sam
La Crosse Aldermen Vote On Mass Transit Takeover Plan
Tonight the La Crosse council will decide on a compromise city takeover of mass transit after a 12 to 8 committee vote. Earlier finance panel backed delaying until January as other capital items are reviewed. A veto by Mayor Gilbertson could derail the plan, which seeks public operation to access federal and state aid.
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the Tribune
la Crosse
Energy costs may boost health says Nixon doctors
The energy crisis could benefit health in some areas. Nixon cited doctors who said 68 degrees is healthier than 75. Newsweek sources warn dry air from heat can aggravate sinuses and infections while cold outdoor shocks strain the heart.
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St. Paul
Civic auditorium site plan advances on council bids
Common Council pressures the Board of Supervisors to dispose of property at 4th and Vine Streets for a civic auditorium site. Other items note Dr. J. R. Richter joins Dr. J. E. Heraty in Rivoli building practice and Marvin E. Melick’s promotion to reference librarian.
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Common Council
Board of Supervisors
4Th and Vine Streets
Civic Auditorium
J. R. Richter
Chaseburg
J. E. Heraty
Rivoli
Marvin E. Melick
Gertrude Thurow
State Highway Commission
Jerome J. Klos
Steele, Mau and Toepal
Fred E. Steele
Balkans
Bulgaria
Red Army
Kiev Bulge
China
Pacific
Midwest
Knox
Lucey Calls Special Session On Energy December 17
Governor Patrick Lucey summons a Wisconsin legislature session for December 17 to address energy supply and distribution. The move aims to pressure national action while facing political risk if state measures prove limited in impact. The session will focus narrowly but could invite broader partisan dialogue.
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John Wyngaard
Madison
Wisconsin
Patrick Lucey
Lucey
Washington
Onalaska Armory Drives Local Public Funding Push
Sirs and readers discuss using defense funds to aid local improvements. The Onalaska Armory hosts National Guard and Army Reserve units whose pay circulates locally, with calls for enlistment and praise for the units. The writer shares a personal illness and thanks La Crosse hospitals and providers.
Wallace, Jackson duel for 76 South chance
In Atlanta, Joseph Alsop argues that Democrats can win the South in 1976 with Henry Jackson surfacing as a liberal appeal and George Wallace shaping the race through proportional representation. He notes Republicans face a pick by Southerners that won’t easily unite the party. Kennedy lags behind.
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Jackson
Joseph Alsop
Atlanta
Washington
America
Southern Republican Conference
John Connally
Texas
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
South
Herman Talmadge
Georgia
North
Massachusetts
Walter F. Mondale
Minnesota
Sen
Edward Kennedy
Southern
Charles Percy
Illinois
George Wallace
Alabama
Robert Strauss
Strauss
A North-South relocation plan to solve energy crisis
MIKE CAUSEY critiques energy use and proposes moving all Americans north of 45th parallel to winter huts south of 34th. The scheme suggests seasonal capitals in Bismarck and San Clemente, with transcontinental travel tweaks and year-round schooling. He jokes about Canada and Mexico cooperation and mocks possible credit by Kissinger or Schultz.
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Mike Causey
Washington Post Wire
Washington
United States
Bismarck
N.C
Canada
George Schultz
Henry Kissinger
Timelessness as the ideal age for parents and life
Sydney J. Harris argues that timelessness, not youth or old age, best defines a parent. He recalls his daughter calling him timeless, and cites Casals Picasso Buber Chagall as exemplars. He urges integrating all life stages to remain humane and connected to youth within maturity.
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Sydney J. Harris
Casals
Picasso
Martin Buber
Marc Chagall
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la Crosse Tribune
Tribune
H. W. Griswold
West Salem
NRA
State Bureau
Edward A. Fitzpatrick
Walter Adams
Mt. Wilson Observatory
Calif
A. O. Eagan
Outdoor Relief
Board of Trustees
Crescent City
Fla
Douglas
Washburn
Highway Commission
Black River
Buffalo
N.Y
Missionary Society of the First Presbyterian Church
D. O. Coate
14Th St. Medical and Surgical
la Crosse Hospital
H. &. Wolf
W. J. Jones
Jens Rogholt
Lacey
Las Vegas
Fine Clinic
New York Times
la Crosse Lutheran Hospital
Lutheran Hospital
Gundersen Clinic
Robert N. Nouryan
Garden City, N.Y
Wallace
Michigan
Gov
Winnter-Take-All
Henry Jackson
Key Biscayne
San Clemente
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