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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1976
Page
4
The La Crosse Community Development Committee reviews six grant proposals for next year including NOW asking 120000 for a women s center with a gallery bookstore and coffee house. The editorial questions special interest funding and notes women now make up 51.3 percent of the population and hold more jobs.
Milwaukee Road proposes a $109.4 million federal loan package to overhaul the Chicago to Twin Cities passenger line. The plan calls for reballasting the 316 mile route between Milwaukee and St. Paul, new continuous-welded rail, and a shift from double to single track with passing sections.
The Minnesota State Automobile Association promotes a holiday message: "First a friend, then a host." It urges hosts serving liquor to also provide food to prevent drinkers from getting behind the wheel, emphasizing safety for the guest and others on the road.
Twenty years ago in 1956 La Crosse Tribune ordered a high speed color press with 50 000 copies per hour capacity. City plans a expressway route to connect La Crosse with a $10 million Mississippi River bridge. La Crosse Telephone Co outlines a 500 000 expansion. Dairyland Power Cooperative earmarks 3.8 million for expansion. 1956 power sales reach a record high per John P Madgett.
Europe and Japan look to President-elect Jimmy Carter for a long term energy policy. IEA official Ulf Lantzke urges a U S investment climate to boost coal oil and natural gas production and allow domestic fuel prices to rise to world levels.
Letters urge 25 mph limit on Losey Boulevard and warn against higher speeds after GM testing proves injuries rise with speed. Other submissions discuss alternate parking, fuel waste, and national energy trends with OPEC, FEA data, and calls for conservation.
A resident suggests cutting energy waste by using alternate night parking and noting that about half of the city's 24 000 cars sit unused each day. The idea aims to reduce energy shortages by limiting street parking and vehicle usage.
The piece notes Rep. Les Aspin of Racine, age 38, courting a governor's post then a U.S. Senate seat. It frames the aging incumbents Proxmire and Nelson as possible constraints and cites Lucey's hints on retirement. It also mentions GOP hopeful Robert Kasten pursuing a 1978 gubernatorial nomination.
A reader outlines a measured response to the Losey Boulevard speed limit dispute in La Crosse. The writer describes observing conditions, cites DOT and driver licensing data, and notes a shift from initial amazement to a reasoned conclusion after a personal, lightweight scientific approach.
A humorous reflection contrasts land investment with a failed horse purchase and a practical plea for safer, slower driving. The author argues that speed alone harms pedestrians and drivers, urging a 25 mph limit on Losey Boulevard to reduce accidents and promote considerate driving.
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