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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1977
Page
4
The LaCrosse Tribune announces Kenneth C. Blanchard as publisher and Robert S. Gallagher as editor with Sanders Hook as general manager and Sanford Goltz as opinion page editor. The paper notes its founding in 1904.
The Monroe County citizen group seeks as many as 8000 signatures on a referendum petition over the Western Wisconsin Technical Institute expansion. The Tribune wishes them well while noting the rapid board actions and a broader state effort to require taxpayer referendums on larger capital plans. The piece argues voters should weigh the justification for more space against swift approving processes.
In Hondo Texas the mayor humorously proposed inviting 180 unemployed adults to boost the 6 percent jobless rate needed for a federal grant to build a 1.1 million civic center. The idea drew calls and headlines, though its legality and seriousness remain unclear.
Tribune recalls a 1957 storm that devastated 100 blocks of Fargo North Dakota killing ten and injuring eighty five as a record of a major midwest disaster reported in the paper. The feature lists other milestone events from 1947 to 1927 across business politics and education. It notes Wisconsin grants and presidents and local commerce achievements.
The Congress of Racial Equality CORE is accused of drifting from civil rights into a fundraising driven operation. A Christian Science Monitor exposé cites 1976 figures showing over four million in contributions with less than 40 percent reaching minority programs and the rest funding fundraising and executive pay. The writer recalls CORE’s origins with Norman Thomas era socialist networks and early interracial efforts led by Jim Farmer.
The author recalls FBI interest in his socialist past from 1938 to 1949 and postwar activities at Cornell. He describes college campaigns with groups like the American Veterans Committee and SLID, clashes with Stalinist factions in NAACP and CORE, and reflections on funding and leadership. He argues many organizations became mail-order vessels prioritizing salaries over missions.
A dialogue discusses a weather report claiming very unhealthy air quality and the public’s reaction. The exchange questions why government action targets other dangers but not automobile pollution, noting area emissions from cars as the source and suggesting bans are impractical.
Tribune readers are asked to share ghost stories and hauntings originating in Wisconsin for a projected book. A writer and correspondent request assistance by publishing this letter so La Crosse area residents with information or experiences can contact them.
Readers are urged to submit sightings of hauntings and disturbances from Wisconsin history for a future book. Letters must be verifiable and may include legends or folklore. Contact J M Norman in River Falls or Mrs Thomas Zillmer in Sparta with information or photographs of Lipscomb generations.
Art Buchwald lampoons Washington politics over stalled clean air standards as auto lobbyists resist schedules and Congress fears political fallout. A wife chides leaders while noting air quality woes touch the president and public. the piece ends with a satiric jab at Anita Bryant.
In Virginia Henry Howell defeats Lt. Gen. Andrew Miller for the Democratic nod with help from the Carter circle. Carter family influence and shared lodging anecdotes frame Howell's upset as Byrne in New Jersey finds renomination amid Carter ties.
President Carter faces two gubernatorial battles in Virginia and New Jersey where his personal popularity may influence Democratic nominees Howell and Byrne. The outcome could reveal whether his goodwill translates into real political power with Congress and the 1978 elections looming.
The Wisconsin Democratic convention at Stevens Point debated party endorsed candidates for open primaries. Open primary history versus party influence, LaFollette era precedents, and concerns about purists and labor endorsements as possible restraints on voter choice.
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