ORAP funds vanish. La Crosse may lose state aid
La Crosse faces losing about $243 500 in state ORAP funding for three sewer projects as the Outdoor Recreation Act Program runs out three years early. State official Anthony Earl said ORAP funds exhausted. 25 percent of sewage upgrades could be affected while 75 percent still comes from federal and local sources. Other area communities also saw funding denied or withheld for similar projects.
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la Crosse
Bernard Mullenbach
Anthony Earl
State Department of Natural Resources
DNR
Earl
ORAP
Sparta
Cashton
Coon Valley
Bangor
Holmen
Mullenbach
Isle la Plume
Barron Island
Bob Schroeder
City Public Works
Court nullifies sale of drilling rights
A federal judge in Brooklyn voided the 1.1 billion Atlantic Ocean drilling lease sale to major oil companies. Judge Jack B. Weinstein ruled that former Interior Secretary Kleppe violated NEPA by approving the leases without proper consideration and hearings. Leases for 93 tracts from Long Island to Delaware are halted pending appeals.
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New York
Atlantic Ocean
US District Court
Jack B. Weinstein
Brooklyn
Thomas Kleppe
Secre
Tary
Interior
Baltimore
Weinstein
Kleppe
Ergy
Atlantic Shelf
NFL and players announce settlement with college draft provision
New York AP reports NFL negotiators and the players union reached a principle settlement on a three year labor dispute. The agreement includes a modified college draft after court rulings blocked it previously. Details withheld pending league and union meetings later this month. If approved, a draft of graduating college seniors could occur as early as March.
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NEW York
National Football League
Sargent Karch
NFL Management Council
Ed Garvey
NFL Players Association
Council
Players Association and Management Council
NFL
Pompous satire marks Nayang in Glastonbury’s 51st state
North of Hartford Nayaug in Glastonbury is presented as a state of mind where pompous seriousness is mocked. Mayor Jim Finne explains the whimsy as a satirical village with Man of the Year Chet Hodge, Governor Elmer Gardiner, and a pancake breakfast parade. The piece lampoons pretension with a playful sign at the border and village events led by Ruth Witherspoon and others.
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Nayaug
Jim Finne
Connecticut
Ruth Witherspoon
Hartford
Conn
America
Nayang
Glastonbury
Connecticut River
Roaring Brook
Chet Hodge
Chet
Elmer Gardiner
Finne
E.P. Mangan
John Finney
Hilda Moe
Ruth Dufford
Sit
Three Rs Breaky at Logan Junior High With Special Interest Courses
At Logan Junior High School students pause the three Rs for three days labeled interest days. They may enroll in about fifty five special interest classes spanning indoor outdoor sports arts and crafts including karate minibikes trapping camping dog training ceramics toy making computer science coin collecting and skin care and makeup.
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Logan Junior High School
Onalaska residents sue over sidewalk curb assessments
A class action filed in La Crosse County Cir cut Court claims Onalaska overcharged about 18 Main Street residents for curb and gutter and new sidewalks tied to a 1.2 mile Main Street paving project costing 485 500 with 125 000 paid by the city. Defendants include the city Mayor Earl Phillips and City Clerk Donald Huggett.
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Onalaska
Wis
Donald Burr
Main St
Robert Mason
la Crosse County
Main Street
Sand Lake Road
Earl Phillips
Donald Huggett
2Nd Avenue
Huggett
Conditions for U S Cuban ties set by Carter
President Carter seeks restraint abroad and human rights at home as a condition for closer U S Cuba relations, while Cuba demands lifting the trade embargo for renewing the anti hijacking accord. Carter notes a possible signal of Cuban troop withdrawal from Angola, a move he says would advance normalization with Angola and Cuba.
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Washington
Carter
Cuba
U.S
Havana
United States
Angola
La Crosse Restaurants Cook Up Varied Fare
Campbell levy faces criticism as Town board candidates discredit a tax measure that voters rejected. Page references indicate local menu and tax news merged on page 6 and 13.
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la Crosse
Campbell Levy
Towns Board
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Sandy Pehler
Logan
Mary
Robert Clement
Sharon Sr
Sandy
Don Pehler
Hankley Road
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Pauline Lafky
Caledonia St
James Lafky
la Crescent
Minn
Logan Junior High
Joyce Rahnenfuehrer
R. 1
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Vatican
Joe Puzzo
Mason
Burr
White House
Agriculture Department
Aquinas
Stevens Point Pacelli
Ann Landers
Eeeneee Finance
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