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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1976
Page
4
The page credits Kenneth C Blanchard as publisher and Robert S Gallagher as editor with Sanford Goltz serving as Opinion Page Editor, outlining the editorial leadership of the section.
Governor Lucey vetoes a yearlong bill to start a Wisconsin veterinary college. He retains a study of revenue sources but strips construction funds totaling about 35 million dollars, arguing state needs focus on training veterinarians for dairy and beef herds rather than cat and dog hospitals. The veto preserves the shortage issue but blocks the large funding package.
Longfellow Junior High principal Myron McKee, facing possible discharge, will be defended by himself at a hearing within 30 days after a letter from Schools Supt. Balts advising Board of Education action. A media-fueled dispute centers on last week’s scuffling incidents and the school board faces a tough decision.
Tonight at Mary F. Sawyer Auditorium an airing of the pros and cons of preserving the 4th and State Streets post office will influence the project. The federal review rule was missed, halting work and triggering a public flap. Public input urged for both sides tonight.
Twenty years ago in 1956 a 100 foot toll bridge span failed on the Mississippi River early today as two truck drivers escaped injury in a nearby crash near Muscatine Town. The report lists other era items including a remodel costing about 50 000 dollars and various international notes from the era.
A naval informant argues today’s carrier focus mirrors pre Pearl Harbor battleship bias. He cites cost and vulnerability of a new super carrier, while Admiral Steele warns Soviets aim to challenge sea lanes. The piece critiques weapon programs as make-work for industry urging civilian influence on defense spending.
Madison reports Stanley York declares candidacy for United States Senate nomination as Wisconsin Republicans face potential Proxmire challengers. York, 45, longtime party official, known in county GOP circles and state administrations, may energize a divided convention and alter the race dynamics. The piece notes Yorks past bids in campaigns and questions who he is to the electorate.
Readers praise Longfellow Junior High ninth grade concert while criticizing unfinished Petti bone Park improvements. They call for better city maintenance and discuss tax concerns, crime, and social issues. A political analysis notes York as a viable Republican nominee with qualifications and contrasts him with past figures to revive the party.
A voter explains choosing Jimmy Carter for style and "good vibrations" over specifics, arguing intuition matters in politics while acknowledging uncertainty about policy positions and a need to think with the brain, not the stomach.
Washington outlines a chilling possibility that Soviet diplomats abroad and in New York monitor telephone conversations of leading U S candidates and lawmakers. Intelligence notes claim long standing eavesdropping from embassies on 16th Street and other locations with stored transcripts. Readers are urged to demand congressional inquiry into this Soviet threat to the U S political system.
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