Local Red Cross Names Jean Arneson Executive Secretary
Mrs. Jean Arneson, longtime Monroe County Hospital social worker and La Crosse resident, becomes local Red Cross executive secretary succeeding Celeste Mack who retires June 30 after 14 years. Arneson aims to grow Junior Red Cross, expand programs, coordinate volunteers, and push for community funding while exploring care call services for elderly and closer collaboration with other groups. She will direct services to military families and veterans and will attend a Madison Red Cross workshop this week.
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Jean Arneson
30Th Court
Red Cross
Arneson
Celeste Mack
N. 16Th St
Mack
Monroe County Hospital
la Crosse
Balancing Act Nibbles Draw Crowd At Onalaska Circus
Bob Rauls performed a balancing act in the Big Top near Northern Hills Elementary School featuring the King Bros Circus from Winter Park Florida. About 1700 to 1800 attended the night show with proceeds benefiting a city park at Quincy Street and 6th Avenue in Onalaska.
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Bob Rauls
Jamie Wally
Nancy Wally
N. 1St St
la Crescent
Minn
Onalaska
Northern Hills Elementary School
King Bros. Circus
Winter Park
Fla
Edward Carpenter
City Firemen Negotiations Ordered to Impasse Arbitration
The City of La Crosse and Fire Fighters Local 127 were ordered by the Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission to submit their 1973 contract dispute to compulsory arbitration. Each side will nominate an arbitrator by June 27, with the two picks then naming a neutral third by June 30. If unresolved, WERC may propose five names.
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la Crosse
Local 127
Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission
Jerome Rusch
City
Marvin Schuke
WERC
Relief Corps Hears Veterans Patient Lead At Wisconsin Meeting
At the 90th annual state convention of the Women's Relief Corps in La Crosse, Forrest Mades of Tomah VA Hospital said over 200 Vietnam veterans have been patients, with about 25 in the hospital's Vietnam program at a time. He noted four men have been at Tomah since opening 25 years ago and shared veteran age distribution and regional veteran percentages. The event included new officers and a $250 donation to the Grand Army Home, plus entertainment by The Lynch Mob. Two others suffered minor injuries in a nearby car crash.
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Tribune
Tomah Veterans Administration Hospital
Forrest Mades
Women’s Relief Corps
Mades
Wisconsin
Corps
Margaret Toney
Grand Army Home
King
Tomah
Madison Veterans Hospitals
Hazel Thurston
Lakeshore Drive
Ida Heiss
Sheyboygan
Eleanor Christianson
Portage
Lucille Fink
Ellsworth
Jean Wanless
Viroqua
Violet Thiele
Milwaukee
Gladys Smith
Green Bay
Hazel Gottschalk
Wautoma
Marvel Ambrose
Viola
Ruth Hint
Florence Rodgers
Farmington
Ill
Credit Agency To Make Welfare Fraud Probes
The La Crosse County Board social services committee voted to continue using a retail credit agency for welfare fraud investigations and filled a council vacancy for Mrs. Glen Bakalars. Educational leaves were granted or denied for several social workers. Four juvenile boys were referred to juvenile authorities after bicycle theft arrests.
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la Crosse County Board Social Services Committee
Glen
Mary) Bakalars
Meadowlark Lane
Norene Goplen
Richard C
Robert Robertshaw
Paul Klingelhofer
Roger Kavanaugh
Corp
Ray Sunder
James Grenisen
18Th Dist
Veterans Administration
Johnson
City Employes Seek 102 A Month Hike In 1974 Contract
Municipal Employes Local 180 requests 60 cent per hour raise or 102 dollars monthly for 1974. They also push an agency shop, full city payment of health insurance, improved vacation, floating holidays, and cost of living based pay increases. Longevity raises of 2, 3, and 6 percent after specified years apply to non police and fire staff. Negotiations with the Common Council Finance Committee begin 7:30 p.m. in City Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Council Finance Committee
Local 180
City
Clude
Paper Calmenson Local 316 OK Three Year Pact
United Auto Workers Local 316 and Paper Calmenson & Co. reached a three year contract covering 60 workers at the La Crosse area plant. Wages rise 24 to 28 cents per hour across the first three years, with added disability and pension contributions, higher hospital room coverage, full maternity benefits, increased surgical fees, expanded insured hospital days, higher doctor call payments for mental disorders, and diagnostic X-ray coverage. Effective June 11, the deal precedes the expiry.
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United Auto Workers and Paper Calmenson & Co
Carr St
Paper Calmenson
la Crosse
Donald Yolton
UAW
Harold Knutson
Six defendants enter innocent pleas in La Crosse court
Judge Peter Pappas accepted innocent pleas for six defendants in La Crosse Circuit Court. Muetze Rostvold and Ness face burglary and drug charges tied to the Bangor hardware store case with bond adjustments discussed. Prestwood Jolivette and Jenkins enter pleas on aggravated battery, attempted rape, and school burglary counts.
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la Crosse
Kenneth P Muetze
Gary Rostvold
Richard Ness
N. 3Rd St
Hussa
Bangor
Sheriff's
Marvin Davis
Muetze
Matthew Corry
Rostvold
Peter Berg
Ness
Peter Pappas
Davis
Dist. Atty
Burleigh Randolph
Pappas
Robert D. Prestwood
Kyle Lane
Onalaska
Edward F. Jolivette
Elm St
Jack L. Jenkins
South Ave
Prestwood
Ernest Hanson
Midway Bar
Copeland Ave
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Dennis Reget
Local
Relief Corps
Thomas Hanson
10Th St
Karen Johnson
Charles St
Madison Streets
Hanson
Lutheran Hospital
Calmenson
OK Pact
Pe Achasts
Maureen P. Krajewski
S. 26Th St
Miss Krajewski
Mary Swartz
Caledonia St
Jolivette
Corry
Jenkins
Lincoln Junior High School
Tri-State Printing Co
Max
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