Workers OK Pact in La Crosse County social services
La Crosse County social workers 34 voted to accept terms from a fact finding report while mediation continues. Disputes include union security and vacations with proposed wage increases of 45 55 dollars monthly first and second year. Union seeks 1 percent more retirement fund and three weeks vacation after seven years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
Kenneth Guthrie
William H van Deest
University of Wisconsin-Platteville
Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission
van Deest
Guthrie
Walter Klopp
Wisconsin Council of County and Municipal
Big Jim Farley Dies Top FDR Strategist at 88
James A. Farley elder statesman of the Democratic party died at 88 in New York after a heart attack at the Waldorf Towers He helped engineer FDRs rise to the presidency and later split with Roosevelt over a third term Farley served as national chairman and postmaster general for seven years and led Coca Cola sales abroad He was born May 30 1888 at Grassy Point He married Elizabeth Finnegan in 1920 and had three children
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
James A
Big Jim" Farley
Franklin D. Roosevelt
FDR
Farley
Waldorf Towers
Lawrence W
Chip
Robert Jr
Roosevelt
Atlanta
Robert
National
Chicago
Coca-Cola International Corp
James Aloysius Farley
Grassy Point
Hudson River
Stony Point
Elizabeth Finnegan
Elizabeth Montgomery
Ann Hickey
James Jr
County Finds Negotiation Details As Courthouse Workers Strike Looms
Balks Van Deest acted as fact finder in talks between La Crosse County and Local 2484 courthouse workers. About 100 employees, averaging $3.22 an hour, face a wage rise of 16 percent under a proposed two year contract. Union demands exceed county offer. Klopp accuses the county of unequal treatment and weak security and terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guthrie
van Deest
la Crosse County
Klopp
Hospital Evacuated After Bomb Threat in Sparta
Fifty two patients at St Marys Hospital and Nursing Home Sparta were evacuated after a caller warned of a bomb in the basement. Emergency units searched the basement. no device found. Patients returned by 2:30 p.m. Sheriff Harris called it a sick mind act and the investigation continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sparta
Wis
St. Mary's Hospital
St. Patrick's Church
James Reisinger
Monroe County
Ray Harris
County Guidance Clinic Loses Two Staff Members
Two senior clinicians resign from the La Crosse County Guidance Clinic effective dates. Alastair Burnett chief clinical psychologist departs August 27 to join St Francis hospital as consulting psychologist. Dr Robert Edwards chief psychiatrist and medical director leaves July 19 to pursue private practice. both submitted resignations to the Unified Board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse County
Burnett
Edwards
Unified Board
Paul Zei
Zei
National speed reading course to be taught in La Crosse
United States Reading Lab will offer a four week speed reading course for a limited number of qualified La Crosse residents. The program promises major reading speed gains and includes an optional cassette tape for ongoing improvement. Orientation lectures are free and open to the public above age 14, with sessions at the YMCA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LA Crosse
Spec
United States
APU
Second Patrolman Quits In Sparta
Sparta Wisconsin patrolman Earl Frank, 38, submitted his resignation to the Police and Fire Commission. The move, effective June 20 if accepted, follows Norman Worthan’s April departure for personal reasons. Commission Chairman Warren Isbell will review the resignation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sparta
Wis
Earl Frank
Frank
Police and Fire Commission
Warren Isbell
Norman Worthan
Isbell
Commission
LaCrosse Tribune Classified Rates and Contact Info
Missed papers and classified ads contact numbers provided for La Crosse Tribune. Publication details include address 401 N. 3rd, La Crosse Wisconsin, rates for city carriers and mail subscriptions within 75 miles, volume 72 number 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune
la Crosse
Wis
Stoddard Hosts Three Day Bicentennial Festival Events
The Stoddard Bicentennial Organization plans a three day festival starting Friday June 11 with helicopter rides carnival Miss Spirit of 76 pageant beard contest teen dance Swiss Girls street dance and fire station refreshments. Saturday features a 10 game ball tournament helicopter rides carnival air show pony rides organ music dance and a park barbecue with field trials. Sunday includes helicopter carnival parade dedication guest speaker Arnold Asp pony rides championship games and park meals. All parade entries must be at Stoddard School by 11 30 a.m. Sunday and admission is by button.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stoddard Bicentennial Organization
de Soto
Charly Allen
Gretchen
Stoddard
Arnold Asp
Bill
Ross
Stoddard School
Button
Stolen Boat and Trailer Reported From Dick's Sport Shop
A boat and trailer valued at 700 dollars were stolen from Dick's Sport Shop on Cope land Ave. The boat was removed from the store lot. In separate incidents a burglary at Pop Dock on Division St netted 95 dollars in beer and snacks. entry came through a west window. Beverly Kube reported 132 dollars in tools and a toolbox stolen from her Cliffview Terrace garage. Con's Grill on 7th Street reported 150 dollars in cash stolen from a back room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick's Sport Shop
Copeland Ave
Pop Dock
Division St
Beverly Kube
Cliffview Terrace
Con's Grill
S. 7Th St
Mel Tillis and Illinois Country Opry Show
Country event at Mary E Sawyer Auditorium features Mel Tillis with Illinois Country Opry for an 8 p m show with reserved seats priced five and six dollars. Banquet by Masonic Lodge and Knights of Columbus honors Caledonia Senior Citizens at St Marys Auditorium Caledonia Minn at seven p m. Allamakee County Dairy Day and Postville Bicentennial observance noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mel Tillis
Illinois Country Opry
Mary E. Sawyer
Masonic Lodge
Knights of Columbus
Caledonia
St. Mary's
Minn
Allamakee County
Postville
Community event listings across Iowa Minnesota and Ontario
In the Coulee region events include a Postville flea market and a Community Action Flea Market in Ontario on Saturday and Sunday June 13. An art presentation titled Art in the Park occurs at Gillette Park in Tomah from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Hokah Fun Daze in Hokah Minnesota runs through Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Community Action
Ontario
Gillette Park
Tomah
Hokah, Minn
Jails Divisions Push Food Service Reforms After 1974 Inquiry
Inspector Flick reports on food service concerns in the jail system after a 1974 attorney general opinion. He notes two complaints about meals, calls for prisoner weigh-ins, and suggests later dinners plus sack lunches for late returning inmates. He found the jail immaculate in 1974 but cites storage and process issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Food Service
Wisconsin Attorney General's Office
Flick
Dist
Burleigh Randolph
Law Enforcement Committee
Black
Huber
Harborview project funds in doubt amid HUD delays
HUD official Lana Va cha met March 24 with Zielke and three aldermen to discuss finishing Harborview. Parrott said HUD has not shown up in 18 months despite $71,000 in technical assistance payments. The project earns some income from federal loan investments and rents, though it may incur interest losses. $2 million grant remains at risk but not yet lost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
HUD
Lana Vacha
Zielke
Parrott
Redevelopment Authority
del Reynolds
Milwaukee
Harborview
Prairie river traffic and weather briefing across three states
Flow at Dresbach Lock Dam is 10 300 cubic feet per second with a downtrend in river traffic since 8 am. Upstream a towboat and 14 barges, downriver nine lockages and 67 barges observed. Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa forecast calls for partial cloudiness and warmth with scattered showers and thunderstorms tonight and Friday across the region. Sunrise 5 22 am sunset 8 47 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairie du Chien
Dresbach Lock & Dam
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
Also Mentioned on This Page
Chicago and North Western
Altoona
Black River Falls
Lewis Creek
Workers OK Pact
Hwy
Smales
Cass
la Crosse Tribune
Big Jim’ Farley
James A. Farley
Central Africa
Canada
University of Toronto
McGill University
Montreal
Owatonna, Minn
Michigan
Illinois
Massachusetts
The
University of Illinois College of Medicine
State University of New York
Syracuse
Robert Edwards
Alastair Burnett
YMCA
Main St
LaCrosse Tribune
Lakeview
West Salem
East Garland St
Northern
Alvin Miller
Carol Linse
Marvin Miller
Northern Investment Co
Coulee Region
Servance
the River
Tri-State
Oresbach
Winona
Dakota
C.P
T.W
Lansing
McGregor
Guttenberg
Galesville
Root
Houston
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!