Opinion: Great River Road idea faces budgeting hurdles
The Great River Road concept gains support from governors across the Midwest as Wisconsin and Minnesota advance modest upgrades along Highway 35 and Highway 61. A $60 million federal hint in a highway bill became a controversy after Congress stalled. future funding must avoid hidden attempts to lock in mass transit or an expanded Interstate system.
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Coulee
Wisconsin
Mississippi
mid-America
Minnesota
Winona
Red Wing
92Nd Congress
John Blatnik
D-Minn
House Public Works Committee
House
Blatnik
Senate
93Rd
Congress
Local optimism on postgrad job placement in Wisconsin
Reports from UW La Crosse and Western Wisconsin Technical Institute show recent graduates finding first jobs. Masters holders all secured positions, some in fields other than their degree, while technical graduates from auto to dental fields report solid placement with good training and placement help.
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Harvey Ideus
Uw-La Crosse
Harold Motschenbacher
Western Wisconsin Technical Institute
Four car accident kills bride returning from Rose Bowl trip
Mrs. Peter Hoffman, 19, of Black River Falls, was killed in a four car crash in Barstow California while traveling with relatives from the Rose Bowl trip. Other items note local leaders and wartime-era reflections across 1933 1943 1953 timelines.
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Peter Hoffman
Barstow
Calif
Rose Bowl
Carl Iverson
22Nd St
Ymca Board
T. D. Solie
Truman
Godspeed
Congress
Dwight Eisenhower
University of Wisconsin
Russia
Calvin Coolidge
United States
Vox Humana calls for permanent peace and wiser world leadership
Gordon H. Taggart urges readers to seek permanent peace and oppose militarism. He compares nations to neighbors and warns against cataclysm, calling for a wise Helmsman to guide all states toward peaceful coexistence.
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Russia
Washington, D.C
New York
England
Podunk
Iowa
Hay Creek
Cabinet system finds resistance in Wisconsin governance shift
Governor Lucey seeks a cabinet style reform to place department chiefs under direct executive accountability. He faces Senate doubt and strong pushback from entrenched interests in Natural Resources Agriculture and Health and Social Services, which fear loss of established control and policy direction.
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John Wyngaard Madison
Lucey
Senate
Knowles
Kellett
Bill Kellett
State Department of Natural Resources
State Department of Agriculture
Department of Health and Social Services
Readers appeals urge mentors for at risk youth in La Crosse
Two letters to the Tribune urge community involvement with orphaned and lonely children. The first calls for Pig Brothers and Big Sisters volunteers, outlining benefits of weekend companionship and shared activities. The second thanks readers but contests claims about local education funding, inviting discussion and replies.
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the Tribune
4Th and Cass Sts
la Crosse
Wis
Nixon cites Eisenhower strategy in Korea for Vietnam bombing plan
President Nixon defends heavy air attacks on Hanoi and Haiphong by invoking Eisenhower's Korea strategy. He argues bombing dams could follow if cease-fire talks stall, with Kissinger delivering warnings. White House aides say U.S. aims to pressure North Vietnam without excessive civilian harm.
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Paul Scott Washington
North Vietnam
Nixon
Eisenhower
Hanoi
Pyongyang
White House
Vietnam
Paris
Korea
Haiphong
Henry Kissinger
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Ike
Air Force
Xon
South Vietnam
Dr. Kissinger
U.S
City Suburb Payments Out of Balance in Modern Urban Finance
Sydney J. Harris argues the balance of payments issue mirrors internal city finances as urban expenses rise while many affluent workers commute and pay taxes in the suburbs. He contends sympathy must translate into action and criticizes political machines for using jurisprudence to reward unsuccessful candidates.
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U.S
America
Send hijackers back
Paul Scott reports that U S Immigration service has begun deportation proceedings against three Cubans who commandeered a Cuban government fishing boat. The writer argues hijackers should be sent back to the country they hijacked and that citizens who hijack should be tried at home.
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Paul Scott
U.S. Immigration Service
U.S
Cuba
Robert L. Suhr
Cashton
Wis
Where the taxes go soldier letter from Canal Zone
A U S Army Spec asserts tax funds fund training of Latin Americans in the Canal Zone. He claims the Army Air Force trains Latin Americans including Fidel Castro, and says funds are used to teach combat skills for Communists. He urges action against this allocation.
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Canal Zone
United States
Lost Command
U.S. Army Air Force
Fidel Castro
Richard D. Peterson
Fort Wm. Davis
C.Z
Apo N.Y
N.Y
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