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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1973
Page
8
The Massachusetts Bicentennial Commission has held 26 meetings and spent about 330000 dollars with little concrete planning for the 1976 celebration. Critics warn the state faces traffic, housing, and sanitation challenges in Lexington and Concord as tourists surge.
The National Bicentennial Commission faces mixed Native sentiment as Indian leaders seek a meaningful role. Thomasina Hill, a Crow-Pawnee student, says Indians must be included to educate others about their history and future. A 150-person national conference at the University of Arizona will gather voices from 30 tribes to craft participation ideas.
A Minnesota Consumer Services Office report finds funeral directors often fail to provide clear cost information and may mislead about embalming rules. Investigators posing as consumers found low cost options rarely offered and embalming often deemed automatically required. A fuller report on the death industry is due in months.
A federal state survey finds Wisconsin dairy farmers average 90.1 years old, with herd values averaging $25,142. Share under 35 is 10.5 percent, 35 to 55 is 51.3 percent, and over 59 is 38.2 percent. Herd size inversely relates to age. those milking over 50 cows average 44.5 years.
On this date in history notable events include Woodrow Wilson outlining 14 points in 1918, Galileo dying in 1942, La Salle reaching Niagara Falls in 1679, and Cape of Good Hope occupation in 1806. Also Battle of New Orleans in 1815, De Gaulle becoming French president in 1959, and past political apologies and resignations.
Virgil Roberts of the 94th District and Lawrence Gibson of the 95th District were appointed to assembly committees. Roberts joins Municipalities and Natural Resources while Gibson serves on Commerce and Consumer Affairs. The appointments were announced by Assembly Speaker Norman Anderson as both legislators begin new terms.
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