Medary Faces Dilemma Over Annexation For Sewer Water
Medary residents weigh a $20 million shopping center project tied to annexation into La Crosse to gain sewer and water facilities. Some fear loss of rural life while others push for city services and lower costs, amid a 1974 annexation referendum and a pending village incorporation petition.
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Snodgrass
Medary
la Crosse
Schroeder
Tribune
Dayton Hudson
U.S. Highway 16
la Crosse County
Circuit Court
Stanley Peterson
Campbell
May Seek DA Post in Milwaukee Candidacy
John Carter a former officer blinded by sniper fire nine years ago is expected to announce his candidacy for the Republican nomination for Milwaukee County district attorney in Milwaukee AP report.
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Milwaukee
John Carter
Milwaukee County
Gems Shine at Smithsonian National Gem Collection
The Smithsonian in Washington houses over 1,000 gem items from various materials. Notable pieces include the Eugenie Blue Diamond, a 12 carat canary diamond ring, the 330 carat Star of Asia sapphire, the 58 carat Maharani chrysoberyl, a 3273 carat blue topaz from Brazil, and the Hope Diamond. The collection began in 1884 at the New Orleans Exposition and grew through donations and an endowment from Dr. Leander T. Chamberlain.
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Smithsonian Institution
Washington, D.C
Leander T. Chamberlain
Smithsonian
Ceylon
Brazil
American Gem Society
California
Washington
National Gem Collection
Cremer’s
Alice in Wonderland charms adults and kids at UWL
The Wisconsin Touring Theater Co. opened its four play repertory at Toland Theater UWL La Crosse. Alice in Wonderland blends bright visuals and witty adult humor with child friendly charm. Encore sets and costumes by Christine M. McNamara enhance the King and Queen of Hearts and other characters. Performances run through the week with Treasure Island The Boyfriend and She Stoops to Conquer on the schedule. All shows are in Toland Theater.
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Chesire
Alice
Toland Theater
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Fine Arts Center
Uwl
Christine M. McNamara
David Glodowski
Sue Fisher
Knave
Kirk Davidson
Catherine Spencer
White Rabbit
Joel E. Nania
Dormouse
Pam Derby
Sarah Hayden
Mad Hatter
Keith Brian Shaw
Hayden
King of Hearts
Shuffle
Queen of Hearts
Rebecca Crum
At & P
County Social Workers Near Two Year Contract Deal
La Crosse County social workers represented by Local 2484 near a new two year contract after a tense session. Wages are the main sticking point with current talks showing county offers of 44 and 46 dollars monthly increases versus union demands of 65 and 75 dollars. Both sides await final agreement as nearly 100 courthouse workers remain without a contract.
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la Crosse County
Kenneth Guthrie
Byron Yaffe
Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission
WERC
William H. van Deest
University of Wisconsin-Platteville
Guthrie
Cial
van Deest
LaCrosse Tribune Classified Telephones and Pricing
Missed paper and classified ad contact numbers listed for La Crosse Tribune readers. Details include publication hours and mailing prices for subscribers within 75 miles, with a one year rate of 42 dollars.
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Tribune
N. 3Rd St
la Crosse
Wis
Illinois man named as head of state corrections bureau
Illinois corrections chief Allyn R. Sielaff, viewed as a progressive in his field, is named to head the Wisconsin Division of Corrections. He will be paid 41 904 dollars annually and succeeds Sanger Powers who retired three years ago.
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Illinois
Madison
Wis
Illinois Corrections
Allyn R. Sielaff
Wisconsin Division of Corrections
Wisconsin Health and Social Services
Manuel Carballo
Sielaff
Illinois Corrections Department
Carballo
Sanger Powers
Fred Hinickle
Cleveland
Ohio
Wisconsin
Jackson County board schedules daytime and evening meetings
The Jackson County Board will hold daytime meetings in January April September and November. Evening meetings occur in March May June August October. There will be no meetings in February or December. a La Crosse Tribune error correcting January and excluding June and August.
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Black River Falls
Wis
Jackson County Board
la Crosse Tribune
Calif drought fire rages near Plymouth big blaze hopes containment
A 50 square mile grass fire, the largest this year in drought conditions, roared near Plymouth in the Sierra foothills. Fire officials hoped to contain it by 6 p.m. as residents watered homes and prayed for favorable easterly winds. Officials said the town should be spared if the wind holds.
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Plymouth
Calif
California
Sierra Foothills
Jim Turner
California Division of Forestry
Cleanup Of Oil Spill Along St. Lawrence Seaway
Coast Guard crews monitored an oil spill stretching 15 miles along the St. Lawrence Seaway near Thousand Island Park New York. About 250 000 gallons of fuel oil covered waters and shoreline while three ruptured tanks on a barge leaked fuel after striking a shoal near Wellesley Island.
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Thousand Island Park
N.Y
Coast Guard
St. Lawrence Seaway
St. Lawrence River
United States
Canada
Atlantic Ocean
Great Lakes
Wellesley Island
Here
Kissinger and Vorster Press Resuming Rhodesia Talks
Secretary of State Henry Kissinger and South African Prime Minister John Vorster held another round of talks in Grafenau West Germany on Rhodesia. After a four hour session they said they had a very full review and indicated the direction for movement toward black majority rule negotiations, with no conclusions reached.
Italy Discovers Coalition Path After Election Uncertainty
In Rome the Christian Democrats face a dilemma to recruit the Socialist Party for a leftist coalition without inviting the Communists. Socialist leader Enrico Manca says Socialists will join only with all leftist parties. Christian Democrats pledged to exclude the Communists, who gained votes but remain cautious.
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Rome
Italy
Christian Democratic Party
Socialist Party
Enrico Manca
Christian Democrats
Wisconsin Touring Theatre Offers Several Toland Theatre Shows
The Toland Theatre hosts The Boyfriend at 8 p.m. for $1 adults and 75 cents children under 12. Alice in Wonderland performs at 1:30 p.m. for 75 cents. She Stoops to Conquer plays at 8 p.m. for $2 adults and 75 cents under 12.
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Ing
Toland Theatre
Wisconsin
Children Under
Uw-L Fine Arts
Wisconsin Touring Theatre Co
Showers Across Eastern Nation With Warm Plains Forecast
National Weather Service data show showers for most of the eastern half of the nation while warm temperatures persist elsewhere. Wisconsin expects cloudy skies with showers and thunderstorms tonight and through Friday, Minnesota sees rain and storms, Iowa remains mostly cloudy with showers tonight into Friday, and frontier conditions ease by late Friday.
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National Weather Service
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
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