City Council Approves Hiring Home Nursing Staff
The Common Council approved hiring two full time and three part time nurses for the health department’s home nursing program under Medicare. A six month operation from July to December would cost 12242 dollars, with fees from private individuals and Medicare expected to cover costs. The La Crosse County Medical Society endorsed a joint city county health program.
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Health Department
Common Council
Jack Reihl
Mildred Skaff
Medicare
la Crosse County Medical Society
Kenneth Niedbalski
Sherman Stellpflug
Area Man Craker Found Dead by Own Action in Wisconsin
NEW LISBON Wis Ches ter Craker 61 of R 1 New Lisbon was found dead June 8 coroner ruled death by own action hanging He married Katherine Freiling in 1936 and lived in Madison Necedah and Hustler He survived by his widow six sisters two brothers Services were held Friday morning in St James Catholic Church at Camp Douglas
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New Lisbon
Wis
Chester Craker
R. 1
Juneau County
Clarence R. Sorenson
Craker
Katherine Freiling
Madison
Necedah
Hustler
Charles Charmley
R. E. Newland
William Waggoner
Lavern Hoffman
Riverside
Calif
Leonard Luetkens
Reedsburg
George Maki
Kendall
Donald
Connersville
Ind
Joseph
St. James Catholic Church
Camp Douglas
No City Opposition To Ending Service In La Crosse
The City of La Crosse will not oppose NSPs bid to abandon city heat service. The Common Council filed a hearing notice and the Wisconsin Public Service Commission will hold a hearing next Tuesday on NSPs petition. NSP cites high operating costs relative to heating revenue.
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Common Council
Wisconsin Public Service Commission
NSP
Cheating Experiment Reveals 22 Percent in Class
Milwaukee AP reports University of Wisconsin Milwaukee students cheated during an ethics experiment. Of 71 in a education class, 22 percent altered answers after being shown correct ones. Two assistant professors noted 14 students changed at least one answer. several students cited peer behavior and probation concerns.
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Education
Beck
Uhlig
Bids For Work On George St To Be Taken
The Board of Public Works will take bids for sidewalk replacement conduit for lighting and restoring driveways on George Street from Sill to Campbell Streets. The project costs 13 625 dollars. The State Highway Commission La Crosse district will advertise bids in July to resurface the street with concrete. The council authorized bids for curb and gutter in Evergreen Estates Addition 6 400 dollars ornate street lighting on 4th between State and Badger 21 500 dollars storm sewer on 20th from Park to Denton and an alley between East Avenue 19th Street Park and Farnam 9 155 dollars. They authorized repaying Raymond Development Corp 15 413 06 for the storm sewer in First Addition to Green Meadows Addition installed last year. The storm sewer account was exhausted last year. Alderman James Shoger’s proposal to sweep all paved alleys was denied. A proposal by Alderman Raymond Keller for concrete paving of arterial streets and blacktop paving of other streets was effectively denied. The council voted to pay Anthony Golevic 701 06 for land needed to widen Thompson 13th and Krane Streets and returned other property purchase proposals to committee. Golevic offered land at cost for curb and gutter along his property. Northern States Power Co was directed to remove a street light on Madison Court east of Losey Boulevard after NSP installed it without an easement and the owner would not grant one.
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Board of Public Works
George Street
Sill
Campbell Streets
State Highway Commission
la Crosse
Evergreen Estates
4Th
State
Badger
Park
Denton
East Avenue
19Th Street
Farnam
Raymond Development Corp
Green Meadows
Raymond
James Shoger
James Shoger (6Th Ward
Raymond Keller
2Nd Ward
Anthony Golevic
Thompson
13Th
Krane
Golevic
Cashton Man Injured Seriously In Crash
Cashton man Douglas Dick, 29, sustained severe head injuries and facial cuts when his car struck a bridge abutment two miles north of Melvina on STH 27 around 8:45 p.m. Thursday. He was taken by Traffic Officer Ed die Fuenger to St. Mary’s Hospital in Sparta for emergency care, then transferred to a La Crosse hospital.
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Sparta
Wis
Douglas Dickman
Cashton
Melvina
St. Mary’s Hospital
Eddie Fuenger
McCormack Wins Endorsement Over Kennedy Aides in Boston
Edward J. McCormack Jr defeats Maurice Donahue and Kenneth O Donnell for the Democratic gubernatorial endorsement at the Boston convention. Former Gov Endicott Peabody wins the US Senate nomination on the first ballot over Mayor John F. Collins. Donahue plans to abandon the race after the decision. Collins vows a tough primary fight against Peabody.
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Frank Crepeau
Boston
Edward J. McCormack Jr
Kennedy
Endicott Peabody
US. Senate
John F. Collins
McCormack
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Massachusetts
U.S. House
John W. McCormack
Senate
Maurice A. Donahue
Holyoke
Kenneth P. O’donnell
Donahue
O’donnell
Ted Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
Jack Kennedy
Washington
White House
Peabody
Collins
Breuscher Named UW News Director in Madison
Harvey Breuscher, AP correspondent in Madison, is named head of the University of Wisconsin news and publications service. The appointment by the Board of Regents is effective July 1. Breuscher, 41, has covered statehouse operations since 1959 and reported major events from national conventions to state tax and reapportionment news.
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Shelton
Illinois
Wisconsin
Breuscher
Supreme Court
Centralia
Ill
Chicago
Madison Post
Drake University
Iowa
Bruescher
Jim Scotton
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French Island
DIAL
Hwy
Prairie du Chien, Wis
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Northern States Power Co
Dairyland
WKBT
Ellen Rainer
Delight Jostad
Holmen
Diane Dregne
Viroqua
Cheryl Walton
Richand Center
Wisconsin State University
Eau Claire
George St
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Pizza Wagon
State Street
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Regency Room
Hotel Stoddard
WKTY
Scandinavia
Scandinavian Airlines
Walt
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