City seeks $125000 for chlorination and other capital projects
The La Crosse Sewer Department requests $125000 in bonds for next year’s capital budget to chlorinate effluent from the Isle la Plume plant and fund several improvements. Other items include $475000 city share for runway lengthening at Municipal Airport and $103000 for an upland well replacement, plus park lighting and disposal-plant equipment upgrades. The Health Board ordered chlorination by Nov 1 1967 citing pollution risks from unchlorinated effluent.
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la Crosse
Ed. Isle la Plume
Wisconsin Board of Near Myrick Park Health
la Crosse Muthe
State Health Board
Mississippi
State Board
Board of Public Works
Layne- Northwest, Milwaukee
Davy Engineering Co
Air Service Needs Outlined At Hearing On Airport
Wisconsin Aeronautics Commission hears needs for longer runway to 8536 feet to support North Central jet service. City seeks 475000 in 1967 bonds for a 925000 project while North Central plans 1967 operations and cargo is rising for Northern Engraving and Trane Co., with passenger counts up in La Crosse from 1959 to 1965.
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la Crosse
Wisconsin Aeronautics Commis
Fritz Wolf
Madison
Commission
North Central Airlines
Common Council
Aviation Board
City Plan Commission
Theron Clark
North Central
Robert Ringdahl
Northern Engraving Corp
Sparta
Chicago
Louis Underdahl
Trane Co
Traneair
Long life recipe despite cigars whisky ends at 116
In Utica New York Mrs Sinforina Rivera died at St Elizabeth's Hospital at age 116 She reportedly smoked five cigars daily and drank whisky mainly at weekend parties she reduced consumption over time.
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Utica
N.Y
Sinforina Rivera
Plan Seeks Public Works Reorganization and Salary Changes
La Crosse Board of Public Works proposes placing the city engineering department under the public works director and elevating the director to professional engineer with a salary of 1040 to 1200 a month. The plan includes an assistant director and clerk chemist, broader control of public works, and an orderly transition as Carl Wahlstrom retires.
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Wahlstrom
la Crosse
Robert Scheible
City Hall
Council
Board of Public Works
Public Works
La Crosse Theater Sets Two Play Tryouts
Tryouts for two summer community theater productions at Christ Episcopal Church run over two evenings this week. "Little Mary Sunshine" offers 11 male and 9 female roles with many teen spots, while "Oh Dad Poor Dad" lists six principal roles plus small parts. Performances span four weekends starting July 29 at Mt. La Crosse with scripts at the Main Library.
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la Crosse
Christ Episcopal Church
Mt. la Crosse
Mike Thompson
Thompson
Youth Sentenced For Burglaries In West Salem
West Salem youth Michael A. Titter, 19, was sentenced Thursday to 11 months in La Crosse County Jail after pleading guilty to two burglaries at Harmony Cafe and Chet's Chatterbox Tavern. He admitted taking cash and merchandise, surrendered $77, and received probation with work-hour jail release under the Huber Act.
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West Salem
la Crosse County
Michael A. Titter
Harmony Cafe
Chet
Chatterbox
Titter
Harry Schafer
al Sokolowski
Sokolowski
Leonard F. Roraff
Wisconsin Welfare Department
Huber
La Crosse tavern licenses granted and denied in council action
The La Crosse Common Council denied the Jungle Tavern license for closure since January and denied Ed's Tavern license due to razing and health concerns. Several other licenses were conditioned on removing basement service and health violations were directed to be corrected at Terrace Bar Koenig's Gateway Inn and the 400 Club.
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Schmidty’s
Health Department
Terrace Bar
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Gateway Inn
400 Club
Lucille Gerbig
James Stuhr
Gerald Drendel
Melody Mill
la Crosse Trust Co
Jack and
Richard Edwards
Stenberg
Orris Stenberg
S. 3Rd St
Larry Kreibich
Constance Oliver
Gordon
Richard Loeffler
Thomas Schmitt
Richard Nehls
Sylvester Bates
Raymond A. Will
Thomas Kessler
William Will
Gwyneth Will
Dick Wineski
Burr Cotton
Doris Payne
Paul Loomis
Gerald Greider
Labor Asks Moonlight Job Hearing in La Crosse
The La Crosse Trades and Labor Council asked the Common Council for a hearing on moonlighting by police and firemen. They call moonlighting a matter of deep concern and say it blocks tradesmen from work while those public workers now earn a living wage. City officials say moonlighting is an employee right if it does not jeopardize public duties.
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Peter Groves
Donald F. Medinger
Medinger
Harold Otto
John C. Schubert
la Crosse Trades and Labor Council
Common Council
Trades and Labor Council
This Sunday
la Crosse Tribune Family
Body Of Chicagoan Recovered From Lake
Edward J. Ligas 35 of Chicago drowned in Lake Nokomis when he fell from a boat while starting the motor. Lincoln County authorities recovered the body floating at 6 15 a m after an extensive search. A facial cut suggested aPossible propeller strike or boat impact.
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Tomahawk
Edward J. Ligas
Chicago
Lake Nokomis
Lincoln County
Ligas
50 Year Gas Pipeline Easement Approved in La Crosse
Northern Natural Gas Co. wins a 50 year easement on city marsh and park land for a pipeline serving Coon Valley Cashton Westby Viroqua La Farge and Viola. City pays 15000 dollars. pipeline may be moved for future marsh development.
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Northern Natural Gas Co
Omaha
Neb
la Crosse
Herbert Elworth
Coon Valley
Cashton
Westby
Viroqua
la Farge
Viola
la Crosse Country Club
Northern
Bond Issue Introduced For Auditorium Work
A proposed $250 000 bond for acoustical corrections and air conditioning of Mary E Sawyer Auditorium was introduced to the La Crosse Common Council Thursday night.
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Mary E. Sawyer
la Crosse
Sundet and Smith win places on Auditorium Board
Two men, Ray A. Sundet and Roy E. Smith, were elected to three-year terms on the Auditorium Board by the Common Council. Sundet was re elected, while Smith replaces Harry Newburg who lost in caucusing. Newbury received an honorary life membership. The council also confirmed Mayor Loveland's pick of Charlotte McArdle to the City Board of Health, succeeding Mae Jiracek. Dr. Mark T. O’Meara and George Ritter were reappointed to the health board as terms of Jiracek, O’Meara, and Ritter expired.
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Ray A. Sundet
Roy E. Smith
Sundet
Smith
Harry Newburg
Newbury
Warren Loveland
Charlotte McArdle
City Board of Health
Mae Jiracek
Mark T. O'Meara
George Ritter
Health Board
Jiracek
La Crosse Traffic Club Bratwurst Picnic Set for Tuesday
The annual bratwurst picnic of the La Crosse Traffic Club will begin at 5 p.m. Tuesday in Myrick Park.
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la Crosse
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