Like A Big Family Reunion Honors La Crosse Normal School Alumni
A Friday reunion at Cartwright Center on the University of Wisconsin La Crosse campus gathered about 45 members of the 1910 1915 Normal School classes. They recalled sandbar filled days, Main Hall, and careers in teaching spanning decades, with stories from Josephine Hintgen to Jean Rolfe and Helen Tichenor.
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Federal Judge Blocks Ford Administration Food Stamp Changes
U.S. District Judge John Lewis Smith halted planned food stamp reforms arguing USDA lacked authority to overhaul eligibility and purchase rules. The injunction delays June 1 implementation affecting about 4.14 million recipients and 4.42 million with reduced benefits, while broader legal battles proceed. The suit includes 26 states 73 families and 108 organizations seeking to block the changes.
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Haldeman to Break Silence in White House Series
H R Haldeman will end his silence Sunday with a five part series Inside the White House written with Joseph Scott. Haldeman says the germ of Watergate was Nixon and he failing to push early and claims Kissinger and Connally would have different paths otherwise. The La Crosse Tribune will feature this exclusive interview.
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Evacuation Of Americans Delayed In Beirut
Fierce fighting outside Beirut forced a 24 hour delay in evacuating 140 Americans from Lebanon. The convoy to Damascus was postponed after the PLO warned it could not guarantee security and a fresh attempt was planned for Sunday. U.S. officials coordinated with British organizers and prepared naval support while postponement hinged on Arab government assurances.
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Medary Sewer Annexation Debate Shifts Toward Future City Plans
Medary residents explored annexation prospects as a path to sewer service. Loren Krueger, president of Sanitary District No. 1, argues future annexations may target Onalaska if La Crosse resist continues. The group seeks La Crosse sewer capacity to replace failing septic systems amid rising density and development. Dayton Hudson Properties of Minneapolis backs a $20 million Medary shopping center proposal.
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Medary Seeks Annexation Over City Sewer Control
Medary residents push annexation as the path to sewer water and police protection amid decades of tension with La Crosse. State law changes and an annexation vote deepened mistrust as Medary withdrew from the Area Plan Committee after conflicts over regional planning and sewer servicing.
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