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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1977
Page
8
The LaCrosse Tribune announces Kenneth C. Blanchard as Publisher and Robert S. Gallagher as Editor with Sanders Hook as General Manager and Sanford Goltz as Opinion Page Editor.
The Board of Education rejected a bid to block the recall of five members after not renewing Longfellow Junior High principal Myron McKee. The move, tied to debates on school discipline policies, prompts a summer election with potential challengers and a court option.
The Carter Latin American swing draws lukewarm reaction as Latin voters prefer the President, while Mrs. Carter is seen as informed about her husband’s views. The Monitor notes Carter’s focus on hemisphere issues amid regional challenges of rapid population growth, development gaps, and unstable governments.
Iowa and Wisconsin lieutenant governors cut the ribbon at Lansing to inaugurate the rebuilt Black Hawk Bridge spanning the Mississippi River. The ceremony marked the bridge’s reopening with officials from both states present.
Latin American observers express disappointment that Rosalynn Carter will visit Jamaica Costa Rica Ecuador Peru Brazil Colombia and Venezuela while Jimmy Carter stays in Washington. They question whether her trip will advance his policy and note missing Argentina Chile Paraguay and Uruguay amid human rights concerns.
The La Crosse Area Public School District Board approved not appealing the recall matter to the Wisconsin Supreme Court by a 7-2 vote. Board members cited costs to taxpayers and the burden of a recall election as reasons to challenge petitions in court initially and then pursue public accountability.
The Wisconsin pay and perquisites dispute returns as lawmakers consider raises to about twenty thousand dollars a year. The piece notes high salaries influence the legislature’s professional image, rising staff costs, allowances, and health and retirement benefits, with warnings tied to a national pay raise uproar.
Washington insiders speculate the Sans Souci restaurant lost its status with the Carter crowd as reports from Women's Wear Daily and The National Enquirer claim Carter appointees no longer dine there. Patrons fear loss of influence as figures from government, finance, and industry once gathered over rognons de veau and Pouilly Fuisse. A Carter intern in the mailroom briefly dined there, prompting chatter that the White House churns power back to the table.
Marianne Laeffler challenges Carol Gundersen over spending on legal costs for board members amid a recall. She questions use of taxpayer funds for attorneys and suggests the education budget should not cover defense of individual board members.
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