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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1977
Page
6
The LaCrosse Tribune announces changes in its leadership with Kenneth C. Blanchard as publisher Sanders Hook general manager Robert S. Gallagher editor and Sanford Goltz remaining as opinion page editor.
The House voted 244 to 164 to repeal the Hatch Act, with most Democrats supporting. Critics warn repeal threatens clean government and civil service impartiality, while supporters blame overreach in the 1939 act and urge Senate rejection to protect workers from partisan pressure.
Aldermen vote 11 to 9 in committee against a local anti strikebreaker ordinance. They warn enforcement would be a headache and concede statewide scope would be needed for impact. A companion measure banning union shops is deemed inappropriate for local action.
In La Crosse a keynote by Senator Barry Goldwater lauds the late Senator McCarthy and denies any party disintegration while Governor Vernon Thomson pledges no need for higher state income taxes despite program expansion. Also noted is a government survey claiming fishing tops baseball as the national pastime.
President Carter signals a tight 1979 budget with limited new spending. Budget Director Bert Lance says funds for new programs are scarce while aiming to cut the 1979 deficit to under 58 billion dollars and steer toward a balanced budget by 1981.
An adult reflects on Memorial Day origins and a child’s question about its meaning. The piece contrasts Civil War remembrance, Grandpa’s imagined presence, and a broader concern over Americans’ grasp of tradition and history.
Madison- Frank Nikolay notes declining public interest and tests Wisconsin high school seniors on current leaders. He recalls Civil War memory and family ties to Irish and Protestant lineages, urging civic rituals and Memorial Day remembrance as a link to values. King Features Syndicate
The Tribune invites unsigned letters for a week to allow freer reader expression. Entries postmarked through Saturday, June 11 will be considered. Letters should be brief under 300 words, with no libel or personal vendettas and must follow standard taste guidelines.
A recollection of Elizabeth II’s reign from wartime London to the Jubilee era. The narrator recalls a 1953 coronation street scene and contrasts perceived emptiness with enduring monarchy, linking memories of Truman era politics to the modern sovereign.
In a changing world, Queen Elizabeth II remains a steady figure amid scandals and upheavals, admired for her constancy. The Washington Post notes her influence from the rise of modern media to colonial reverence, with public devotion seen in crowds and tributes from figures like Churchill and Mohammad Ali.
In Washington last week Rep. Alvin Baldus of Wisconsin and Rep. Albert Quie of Minnesota cast votes on HR 6161. The Brea ux amendment failed 237 172 with Baldus Yes Quie No. The Dingell amendment passed 255 139 with Baldus Yes Quie Yes. Final passage passed 326 49 with Baldus Yes Quie Not Voting.
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