Gas Stations Vie For New Gas Prices On The Street
Independent stations along La Crosse Street remove price signs as a possible price hike looms. Clark Su per Station notes no change yet with 50 52 cents pricing, while Deep Rock and Fill Em Fast lines wait on Stellick Oil and Indianhead Oil respectively for new figures.
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la Crosse Street
Debra Gehri
Clark Super Station
N. 11Th St
Clark
Stellick Oil Co
Robert C. Stel
Coon Valley Police Sponsor Safe Driver Program
The Coon Valley Police Dept will hold its third Safe Driver Program at the Village Hall on New Year’s Eve from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. People who have been drinking or are too tired to drive may stop for free coffee and sandwiches, Police Chief Richard P. Baltzer said.
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Coon Valley
Wis
Trial Set For Cattle Theft in Vernon County
Two Vernon County men, Brian C. Turner 18 of La Farge and Danny W. Cox 20 of rural Hillsboro, face felony charges for three cattle thefts in eastern Vernon County. The alleged thefts include two Holstein heifers from the Floyd Nale farm in September, and four Holstein cows from Harold Fanta and four Holstein heifers from Charles Baldwin farms in November. Preliminary trial scheduled for January 5 at 11 a.m. Police continue investigation.
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Geoffrey Banta
Brian C. Turner
R. la Farge
Danny W. Cox
Hillsboro
Floyd Nale
Harold Fanta
Charles Baldwin
Vernon County
Cox
Olga Bennett
Turner
Walter Block
James R. Schipper
Winter Film Fest at Effigy Mounds Opens January 8
The 14th annual Winter Film Festival begins Saturday January 8 at Effigy Mounds National Monument. An arts and crafts display by Guttenberg Community School students runs January 8 to 17 in the visitor center lobby. An open house with refreshments is 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. January 8. The film The First Americans traces mammoth bone house remains and human migration across the Bering Land Bridge. Screenings are hourly January 8 9 10 and daily January 15 to March 14 with eighteen other films in the series.
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Mcgregor
Iowa
Effigy Mounds National Monument
Thomas Munson
Effigy Mounds
Guttenberg, Iowa
Siberia
Bering Land Bridge
Alaska
Butz Endorses Carter Choice For Agriculture Post
Earl Butz says President-elect Carter chose a strong secretary of agriculture, endorsing Rep. Bob Bergland as his ideal Democratic pick. Butz, back in Indiana, vows to focus on limiting federal farming involvement after resigning October 4 over a racial remark controversy.
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Indianapolis
Earl Butz
Carter
Bob Bergland
Butz
Agriculture Department
New Year Vows and Resolutions Reflected in Town
Jim Ellis of Onalaska Court states resolutions endure when tied to yearly goals at work. A neighbor who asked to remain unidentified says he aims to avoid resolutions. Another resident quips he resolves not to make any more resolutions.
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Jim Ellis
Onalaska Court
Treasurer and Deputy Set to Swap Jobs in La Crosse County
La Crosse County Treasurer Charles Whaley and deputy Lucille Nohr will swap desks on Monday. Nohr, elected treasurer in November, will appoint Whaley as assistant. Whaley, who loses a salary cut, previously earned 13 154.44. deputy range is 8 053.50 to 8 677.70. Whaley, a Republican, was defeated by Democrat John Medinger for the 95th District assembly seat.
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la Crosse County
Charles Whaley
Lucille Nohr
Whaley
John Medinger
la Crosse
Nohr
Russell Fiedler
Kenneth Guthrie
Nix
Enright
Eau Claire
Buffalo
Mulray
Wells
Mulroy
Robert Wells Jr
Kenosha
Ron Quillin
January 1976 Climatological Data Summary
National Weather Service office presents January 1976 climatological data including statistical normals and records. Sun and moon times are sourced from the U.S. Naval Observatory data, reflecting celestial timing used for local observations.
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National Weather Service Office
U.S. Naval Observatory
Hotel strike widens as mediators halt talks in Miami
A six day walkout by hotel workers spread to two more hotels in downtown Miami as federal mediators halted negotiations. Picket lines formed at the Sheraton Four Ambassadors and Dupont Plaza while workers at six other hotels remained on strike, leaving vacationers to rely on management. mediator Leland Dean stated talks ended Wednesday with no plans to resume.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Sheraton Four Ambassadors
Dupont Plaza
Miami
Leland Dean
Kissinger relinquishes transcripts but restricts access
Secretary of State Henry Kissinger ends his bid to keep transcripts private but will tightly control access. The transcripts will be donated to the Library of Congress with other papers and not opened for 25 years or five years after his death, whichever comes first. Earlier access requires Kissinger's permission and a security clearance.
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Washington
Henry A. Kissinger
Kissinger
State Department
Library of Congress
Bombers Targeted as ATF Seeks Tracer Tag for Explosives
Washington AP reports explosives incidents rose to 2,272 in 1976, a 26 percent jump from 1975. Rex D. Davis of the ATF says stopping bomb makers is the bureau's top priority and a chemical tagging method may help track them.
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Washington
Rex D. Davis
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
Davis
Wisconsin Governor Seeks Public Input on Budget Priorities
Gov. Patrick J. Lucey urged Wisconsin residents to send suggestions on which costly state programs to keep and which to cut. He noted a roughly 300 million dollar gap between projected 1977 79 tax revenue and desired spending and called for trimming agency requests to close the shortfall.
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Madison
Wis
Patrick J. Lucey
Wisconsin
Lacey
Lucey
World Lebanese Artillery Duels Flare Up
Palestinians and Christians renewed artillery duels in southern Lebanon near the civil war front. Wafa accused Christian forces of starting the fighting with Israeli help across the border. No casualties reported. Israel denied direct military support to the Christian side.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Wafa
Israel
Skate-A-Thon Promises Fun for Leukemia Fund Drive
A Skate-A-Thon benefiting leukemia research runs from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Harmony Recreation Center. Sponsored by the Mabel-Canton area Mrs. Jaycees, the event invites community participation and support.
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Harmony Recreation Center
Mabel-Canton Area
Jaycees
New Years Eve Ball Sponsored by Bicentennial Committee
In the Coulee region a Friday New Years Eve costume ball is sponsored by the Bicentennial Committee at 9 p.m. The event takes place in the American Legion Club Rooms in Melrose.
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American Legion Club Rooms
Melrose
Unseasonably Cold North with Mixed Precipitation Forecast
Forecasters predict very cold conditions across the eastern two thirds of the nation with milder weather in the West. Snow or rain expected from the Southwest to the eastern Gulf as Wisconsin Minnesota and Iowa face clear to cloudy skies and frigid nights with light snow flurries possible in the North. Flood stage data show Dresbach Lock steady at 8800 cubic feet per second.
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Gulf
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
Weather Data Snapshot Shows Cold Conditions
Yesterday record low minus ten degrees while high reached 2 585, with snow totaling 3 inches. This morning lows dipped to minus seventeen as sunrise at 7 39 a.m. and sunset at 4 37 p.m. Total degree days 70 and annual totals near 2 710.
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Tribune
S. 4Th St
LaCrosse Tribune
N. 3Rd St
la Crosse Tribune
Tribune Insurance Department
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Lou R. SchmiDt, M.D
ST. Mary’s Hospital
Sparta
Viroqua
Jimmy Sulaka
Luke
Jimmy
William Sulaka
Huntington Woods
Mich
Effigy
Michael J. Mulroy
Edmund J. Nix
Daniel Enright
Bethany Evangelical Free Church
WKBT
Channel 8
David Martin
Cass
Osuvery
Coulee Region
Tri-State
Lacrosse
Dresbach
Dresbach Lock & Dam
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