Clapp Appointee Declines Post Ex-Solons Get Lobby Jobs
Two defeated Wisconsin lawmakers were hired as lobbyists for the Department of Transportation led by Norman Clapp. One, Ernest Korpela, declined the $9,700 yearly post to avoid campaign conflict for state superintendent, while Robert Thompson kept the job. The move drew surprise from Gov. Lucey’s office as austerity orders tighten state hiring.
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Madison
Wisconsin Department of Transportation
Norman Clapp
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Clapp
Patrick J. Lucey
Ernest Korpela
Washburn
Senate
Korpela
Lucey
Robert Thompson
Paynette
Legislative Mill
Torpela
Transportation Department
Washington, D.C
Democratic Assembly
Robert T. Huber
Highway Commission
Onalaska Board Debates Street Rock and Town Actions
At a Town of Onalaska meeting Richard W. Johnson pressed the town to furnish rock for Pine Grove Addition streets, despite an 1968 ordinance assigning rock responsibility to the developer. Town records show prior denial and discussion of playgrounds and a voting machine. other items included dog control work and Civil Defense photo procurement. Terms: 1973 filings due January 30, possible primary March 6 and election April 3.
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Onalaska
Wis
Richard W. Johnson
Pine Grove
Marjorie Hagel
Johnson
Holmen
la Crosse
Scholarships Offered Research Paper Winners
Six high school students won $100 scholarships for winning research papers at the 1972 Western Wisconsin Upper Michigan Junior Science and Humanities Symposium held in Clam Lake last September. UW La Crosse designated $725 for the scholarships, with funds deposited to UW L Foundation Inc. Moore’s paper The Electronic Integrated Switch earned top marks and he will present at the National Junior Science and Humanities Symposium in May at West Point.
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Clam Lake
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
Kenneth Lindner
UWL Foundation, Inc
Lindner
Maurice Graff
David Witmer
Bernard Young
College of Education
W. Carl Wimberly
College of Letters and Science
Beatrice Baird
la Crosse
Fred Moore
Sylvia van Atta
Sara Edwards
Central High
Larry Bakko
Logan High
Brian Bugella
Susan Nelson
Chetek High School
UWL
Moore
West Point Military Academy
Richard Armstrong
UWL College of Education
Army
78 Percent Rise in Rural La Crosse County Construction
In 1972 rural La Crosse County issued 431 building permits for unincorporated areas, totaling 12,598,021 dollars in value. This compares with 377 permits and 7,058,481 dollars in 1971. County Zoning Commissioner Richard Nagle oversaw the numbers.
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la Crosse County
Richard Nagle
Fine Against Contractor in Wisconsin Safety Case
A consent decree in La Crosse Circuit Court imposes a 200 dollar fine on Schumann Brothers Inc and Tom Schumann White Bear Lake Minnesota and requires adherence to Wisconsin safety rules for lifelines and scaffolding in future work on the Mississippi River Bridge at La Crosse. The case stems from a 1972 accident that killed painter Gregory Bronfald at age 20.
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Minnesota
Wisconsin
la Crosse
Atty
Robert Warren
Schumann Brothers Inc
Tom Schumann
White Bear Lake
Mississippi River
Gregory Bronfald
Minn
Peter Pappas
Cold snap chills Tri State Area with below zero forecast
Forecasters from the National Weather Service in La Crosse warn temperatures stay well below zero through Sunday with highs near five degrees and lows around five below. A heavy snow watch is in effect for Friday night in Iowa, with 2 to 4 inches possible in the southeast. Local readings include minus 20 in Superior and minus 17 in Eau Claire, Rhinelander minus 14, and Shawano minus 12.
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Finn Johnson
National Weather Service
NWS
la Crosse
Tri-State
Iowa
Superior
Eau Claire
Land O'Lakes
Baldwin
Rhinelander
Wausau
Port Edwards
Shawano
Tribune
Wisconsin Supreme Court Upholds Judges in Dual Cases
The court affirmed three of five objections in a 1971 marijuana sale case against Thomas Monsoor and allowed a claim that entrapment did not support a lesser offense verdict. It also upheld striking a defense witness on unrelated cross examination, finding no injury to the defense. A civil suit over a 1965 crash with St Paul Fire was rejected for Smith who was deemed largely at fault.
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Wisconsin Supreme Court
la Crosse
Thomas Monsoor
Lincoln St
George St
Peter Pappas
Supreme Court
Monsoor
Pappas
Wisconsin
Kenneth D. Smith
Smith
Willer
Bridgeview II Rezoning Backed by City Panel Near Highway 53
The Common Council Judiciary Committee approved rezoning a Highway 53 site near Palace and Moore Streets from residential to commercial for Bridgeview II, an expansion of Bridgeview Plaza under construction. Developers Edelberg-Mayer and Associates plan to announce Bridgeview II later this month. Nearby property owner Harold Evjen endorsed the move while Ray mond Stein objected to any street or utility assessments.
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Highway 53
Bridgeview Plaza
Common Council Judiciary Committee
Edelberg-Mayer and Associates
Chicago
Palace
Moore Streets
Eugene
Harold Swanson
Harold Evjen
Logan St
Raymond Stein
Ronald G. Bracegirdle
Chinese Restaurateur Walter Wong Dies at 75
Walter Wong, 75, of 318 S. 4th St., head of the New China Cafe, died Thursday in a local hospital. He started the cafe in 1961 at 405 Mississippi St. and moved the family business downtown in 1971 after Greek Beef closed.
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Walter Wong
S. 4Th St
Wong
Mississippi St
la Crosse
Shee Yuen
Wongs
Two Shoplift Arrests At Local Discount Store
Two suspects, a 21 year old woman from Prospect Street and a 14 year old boy from La Crescent, were taken into custody for shoplifting at ShopKo on Rose Street. The woman posted a 55 dollar bond for a Municipal Court appearance after allegedly stealing cosmetics worth 2.75. The youth was stopped for stealing a 3.77 box of 20 gauge shotgun shells. Funeral visitation announced for a local resident. services planned in San Francisco at Ning Yung Cemetery with Cathay Mortuary in charge. The 1973 Sport-O-Rama set for March 2 to 4 at Mary E Sawyer Auditorium with 19 exhibitors. The Greater La Crosse Chamber of Commerce organized the event with updated exhibit layout and a trout pond run by the chamber recreation committee.
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ShopKo Discount Department Store
Rose St
Jane Schur
Prospect St
la Crescent, Minn
Mississippi Street
Schumacher Funeral Home
San Francisco
Calif
Ning Yung
Cathay Mortuary
Gwon Choon
Shee Yuen
Mary E. Sawyer
Greater
Petruccelli
Chamber
Cathedral Spire Sees 14 Foot Top Removed For Repairs
Cracks were found in the spire of St. Joseph the Workman Cathedral leading to removal of the top 14 feet. Peter Nelson and Son and Swanson Heavy Moving Co will perform the work with temporary caping until spring rebuilding. The cause is undetermined. construction dates and costs are not disclosed.
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St. Joseph the Workman Cathedral
Peter Nelson and Son and
Swanson Heavy Moving Co
Frederick W. Freking
John Paul
Winona
Msgr
Paul
Wife of A D A Lukoff Injured In I 90 Crash
Mrs. Toby Lukoff age 23 of 1000 Copeland Ave was treated and released at Lutheran Hospital for cuts to her head and hand after her car overturned on ice and packed snow in the median of I 90 Town of Medary.
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Asst. Dist. Atty
Mark Lukoff
Lutheran Hospital
Toby Lukoff
Copeland Ave
Medary
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Onalaska Board
Hagel
Frank Hauser
Bridgeview II
Russell Hamre
Harvey St
Hamre
Sport-O-Rama
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