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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1973
Page
6
Trempealeau County Board approves using 50 000 of 1973 federally shared revenue to reimburse farmers up to 50 percent of soil conservation costs. The move preserves 1973 74 projects and signals good faith as REAP funds vanish, raising questions about project value without federal support.
Northwestern Industries discussed selling the Chicago and North Western Railway. About 1,000 of 13,000 employees bought shares in the new Chicago and North Western Transportation Co. In its first year the employe owned line earned over 14 million dollars and stock rose from 50 to as much as 500 dollars a share. The railroad plans 58 million dollars in equipment spending this year. Strong grain shipments and a solid business climate aided the results. Public pride and a desire for prosperity also influenced the outcome.
The Postal Service notes SEC rules require delivery of securities to stockbrokers within five business days after sale. It says brokers will not accept mail as an excuse for delays and urges posting agencies to push fastest available service. The bulletin cites mutual skepticism between USPS and SEC over mail reliability.
Twenty years ago Wenzel M. Dvorak resigns as postmaster after 19 years effective July 7 due to serious illness. Senator Taft resigns as Senate floor leader over illness. John F. Leinfelder and Reuben Anderegg receive engineering degrees from Princeton and Carlton College. Wayne Hood of La Crosse retires. GOP eyes Robert L. Pierce for Menomonie chairman.
News analysis notes a dismal prospect for impeachment as House attendance collapses during Rep. McCloskey’s attempt to discuss the issue. Only about 60 members were present, suggesting roughly 50 may back any such move, signaling major obstruction to impeachment prospects.
A reader proposes an employee owned and operated bus line for La Crosse, suggesting city acquisition or capital by the city and lease or sale to an employee cooperative. The plan aims to boost service and reduce apathy under public ownership.
The June 18 visit of Brezhnev accompanies a planned Washington farm summit to improve the farmer image amid rising U.S. food prices. Rep. Jerry Litton leads a tightly controlled one day event with hundreds of farm groups and processors, contrasting with the St. Louis women led summit pushing food supply scrutiny.
A welfare mother with five children, active in La Crosse Welfare Rights Organization, explains she cannot find a paying job to provide desired benefits for her family. She describes discovering a system she views as rotten.
A Madison column recalls the old liberal push for municipal ownership of gas and electric utilities. It notes that in Wisconsin municipally owned plants supply about three percent of power, with nine percent sold locally, while most power is bought from private firms. The essay cites Wisconsin’s Fox Valley as early public power leaders and questions the modern revival of the idea.
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