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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1976
Page
6
In the Coulee Region high winds and heavy rain snarled services with scattered hail. Despite no loss of life, property damage was extensive as downed trees and damaged homes struck La Crosse area. Utilities crews and law enforcement worked two nights plus Sunday to restore power, clear streets, and repair lines.
After months of debate the Wisconsin Legislature opens a special session containing a bill to close loopholes in the open meetings law. The measure would exempt contract talks from open meetings, risking covert bargaining unless both sides choose openness. Public bodies, school boards, and taxpayers urge mandatory openness on bargaining sessions.
The piece critiques 1950s TV commercials for portraying women as ignorant or nagging. It contrasts old worry over TV harming children with ads that mock housewives for cleanliness and mislead with brand battles. It calls for smarter, respectful portrayals of women.
Twenty years ago the city water reservoir was filled and residents were cleared to use water normally. Chancellor Konrad Adenauer was to receive an honorary degree from Marquette University during a brief Milwaukee visit. UW Board of Regents approved over 5 million dollars for cancer and muscular dystrophy research grants.
The Ford administration unveils Africa policy while Kissinger omits a contingency UN force plan to back pro Soviet regimes in Rhodesia and South-West Africa. Cuba and Russia finance and guide covert actions as Havana hosts a UN racism meeting to map liberation strategy.
Art Buchwald describes network executives in New York debating how to fill four days of gavel to gavel coverage for the Democratic convention. They propose interviews, documentaries, historic speeches, and even a plan to stop Carter, while economists like Robert Lekachman note experts often misjudge outcomes.
Tribune readers in Western Wisconsin argue state lawmakers ended rattlesnake bounties and added swamp rattlers to the endangered list. They warn of higher fines for killing them, question ecologists motives, and urge residents to influence legislators. Mrs. Richard Heal of Gays Mills comments on rural life and wildlife balance.
A critical column scoffs at Nero fiddling while Rome burned as a symbol of immorality. It links historical indifference to modern Washington scandals including Nixon letters and Mills affair, arguing timeless shallow character beneath tech progress.
The report recalls Wisconsin’s 1957 decision after Senator McCarthy’s death to hold a special election for Proxmire, rejecting a caretaker seat. Governor Thomson blocked a temporary appointment, steering the state toward a Republican primary fight that ended with Proxmire defeating Walter Kohler 58 to 42 in a dramatic GOP contest.
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