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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1969
Page
4
The Alma area oil spill after a barge hit a wing dam harmed river wildlife though not as severely as feared. Oil fouled backwaters and shoreline for weeks, threatening fish and possible duck hatch impacts while urging better emergency response to accidents.
La Crosse leaders move toward a joint baccalaureate nursing program with LCU and Viterbo as St. Francis phases out its three year program. Viterbo admits men to nursing while still a girls college. Growing nursing demand supports broader medical education plans in La Crosse and potential doctor training expansion.
George A. MacLachlan president of the National Bank of La Crosse is elected president of the Wisconsin Bankers Association at a Milwaukee meeting. The summary notes also cover legislative rent changes, highway maintenance concerns, Northwest Airlines revenues, Burlington Lines honors, a fatal airline crash off Italy, and other 1949 items from Tribune Files.
In Madison Wisconsin leaders debate a single state board for higher education. Governor Knowles and Walter J Kohler question a unified board citing size and governance concerns while others urge maintaining separate university systems. The Coordinating Council for Higher Education recognizes limited public acceptance and weighs renaming to state board of higher education to boost visibility and legitimacy.
Congress weighs repealing the 7 percent investment tax credit for industrial modernization begun in 1962. Repeal could hurt steel and textile sectors by dampening efficiency gains, risking higher imports and job losses while limiting future modernization efforts.
Thoughts on loyalty born from idea not birth. Satirical notes on government spending and socialism. Observations on suburbia, divorce, education, and urban reform with a recommendation on reform costs. Includes reflections on Will Rogers and Will Vaughan quotes.
A Montana legislator jokes about a printed bill reading tax exempt robbery instead of tax exempt property. Senate committee chair Vance Hartke discusses safety tests after a Volkswagen collides head on with a full size car. Dr Addison Leitsch claims God made sex and warns of pride before downfall. British sailor Robin Knox-Johnston reflects on fuel and food during a nonstop world voyage.
Otto Otepka, former State Department security chief, is expected to join the SACB probe into Communist links among militant student groups. The deal raises public interest as hearings move to Chicago and New York, with foes and supporters citing his six year fight to clear his name. The nomination, valued at 38 000 dollars a year, positions him to influence security scrutiny across the State Department and potential legislative tightening. The widening inquiry intertwines with debates over wiretapping and past investigations led by the Kennedy era figures including Robert Kennedy.
In a witty quote attributed to Sir Alan Patrick Herbert, a marriage counsellor notes there are two kinds of wives based on whether they serve their husbands breakfast. The quip stops short of judging which is preferable.
The La Crosse Tribune lists W. T. Burgess as publisher and Sanford Goltz as editor. The paper is a member of Lee Enterprises and the Associated Press. It notes AP rights for local news and dispatches and provides mailing and rate details.
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