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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1976
Page
6
Children at Hass Park joined a La Crosse Parks and Recreation Department cookout. Mike Ludden stoked the grill while Ann Cassidy dropped a hot dog on the coals and Andy Fries ate his hot dog cold, highlighting the park program across 14 city sites.
Trempealeau County Board approved bids totaling 377 716 for an agriculture service center addition to the courthouse and authorized a 2.2 million expansion of the Trempealeau County Health Care Center. Low bids came from J R Jurawski Construction Ace Plumbing Bernie J Buchner Barber Electric. Architect Eckert projected completion next January with occupancy in February.
The Wisconsin State Board of Veterans Affairs fixed a 7 percent interest rate for veterans home loans funded by a $100 million general obligation bond issue sold last week. Secretary John Moses recommended the rate despite veterans groups urging a lower rate. A month earlier an interim 7.4 percent rate had been in place as a hedge against rising bond costs.
Ed Johnson of the League of Wisconsin Municipalities and Racine Mayor Stephen Olsen urged the governor's study commission to eliminate state imposed caps on local government and school district spending. Last year limits restricted municipal increases to 13.6 percent and school district increases to 9.5 percent.
Madison Wisconsin Governor Patrick J Lucey called for delaying the enlargement of locks and dam 25 at Alton Illinois until environmental and economic studies are finished. The state and railroads sue to block the Army Corps project and a federal bill for 400 million dollars faces congressional debate.
A $50 million suit filed in U S District Court seeks to block the Lac Courte Oreilles Tribal Council from enforcing reservation conservation rules on nonmembers. The action argues the codes violate the U S and Wisconsin constitutions by denying nonmembers jury peers and rights, and requests damages and an injunction.
In the Red River Valley rains helped small grains but did not ease drought in west-central Minnesota. Corn and soybeans show strong growth in southern Minnesota with heights above normal. Percent headed for wheat, oats, barley, rye, and alfalfa exceed or approach normal, but rainfall remains below average across much of the state. State climatologist Earl Kuehnast says yields still face about a 15 percent chance of normal if patterns continue, needing heavy rainfall soon.
Gov. Lucey signed a federal agreement enabling 18 Wisconsin counties to receive up to 27 dollars per ton for transporting emergency hay to drought stricken farms. Subsidies last 30 days unless extended and are administered through local agriculture agents or USDA offices.
An economist at the University of Minnesota reports more than 14 000 tons of hay are available for drought areas in Minnesota and nearby states at about 1 50 per bale or 60 70 per ton. Transportation subsidies may reduce costs for eligible counties. a Haylift program ships Montana hay at cost to farmers.
La Crescent Minnesota city officials asked the attorney to merge dog ordinances after a May dog attack on 3 year old Danny Hamiel near the Niesen property. The council discussed confinement of biting dogs and potential kennel costs, along with broader licensing and nuisance rules.
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