Flagless Fourth of July in La Crosse Spirit and Costs
The July Fourth observance in La Crosse features river music and Pettibone Island fireworks funded by city merchants, with downtown flags sparsely displayed due to cost and theft. The Veterans of Foreign Wars and local groups recall respect for the flag, urging citizens to salute and honor the emblem on the nation's birthday.
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Tommorrow
Coulee
la Crosse
Pettibone Island
Veterans of Foreign Wars
VFW
Nixon signs multi item Christmas tree bill amid belt tightening
A partial list shows Congress added Social Security increases, a higher payroll tax for high earners, a cutoff on Southeast Asia combat funds, extended debt limit, and aid to the blind and disabled. Critics call the hurried, non germane amendments political blackmail.
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Nixon
Southeast Asia
White House
Indochina
Congress
Madison
Washington
Twenty Years Ago in Tribune Highlights 1953
Tweny years ago reports note U S sabre jet bombers striking Communist tank concentrations behind the Western Front and a Missouri crew burned at a Socony-Vacuum terminal. Local leaders include Erwin Perse elected president of La Crosse Business Men’s club and Rev Richard Truitt named pastor at Onalaska Methodist Church. Fireworks at the Fair Grounds mark the Fourth.
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Missouri
Socony-Vacuum Terminal
Adolph Kessel
Erwin Perse
la Crosse
Fair Grounds
Public Employee Pay and Privilege in Wisconsin Legislature
An editorial argues civil servants now enjoy high pay and extensive fringe benefits, outpacing private sector norms. It cites a powerful voting bloc, lobbyist influence, and rising retirement perks as bills pass with minimal debate, while noting the governor’s austerity talk and a five week holiday bill.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Congress
Wisconsin Assembly
House
Revenue sharing and its priorities
John P. Roche recalls opposition to revenue sharing from its proposal onward, arguing the concept involved distributing federal funds to states and shaping priority funding.
Blood donor vacation and Watergate reflections
Washington columnist Joseph Alsop describes his two week mandated break for blood donation at NIH as a Siamese-twin constraint and uses the pause to critique the Watergate crisis. He argues Nixon should resign or be impeached if guilt is proven, but mocks calls for destroying the president. He notes local tax worries and cites a Boston anecdote about city officials choosing to relocate to avoid tax burdens.
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Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Paige
Harriet Chamberlain
Marinello Co
S. 9Th St
University of Wisconsin
Senate
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Bitter Root Mountains
U.S
Department
Joseph Alsop
Washington
Stewart
National Institutes of Health
Horrible
John Glick
Pompeii
Watergate
White House
Nixon White House
United States
John W. Dean III
Nixon
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