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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1977
Page
4
Kenneth C. Blanchard is publisher and Robert S. Gallagher is editor of the LaCrosse Tribune. Sanders Hook serves as general manager and Sanford Goltz is the opinions editor. The paper, founded in 1904, presents independent coverage.
A hurried petition campaign by Monroe County taxpayers produced 9 358 signatures to block a multi million dollar expansion at Western Wisconsin Technical Institute. The board resisted a referendum citing cost while taxpayers urged continued scrutiny and voter persuasion.
In a twenty years ago note the Secretary of State Dulles labeled Communist China uncivilized and hostile and warned against relations that could aid the Reds. A Nevada atomic test yielded a dud in what would have been Nevada's sixth 1957 test. La Crosse hosted foreign exchange students as one of nine cities.
Cy Vance comments on the possibility of Communist gains in France and Italy affecting Moscow and Washington. The piece notes the Ghost of foreign policy through various spokespersons, questions about Eurocommunism, and contrasts Carter era messaging with Nixon Ford eras.
The F18 faced high costs and political pressure from Massachusetts leaders Tip O Neill Ted Kennedy and Ed Brooke who lobbied to keep the aircraft alive. GE engines in Lynn and McDonnell Douglas involvement kept the project moving despite Navy preferring the F14. The piece notes the cost and political maneuvering around the fighter program.
A collage of reader letters from La Crosse addressing post delivery delays, library and historical society tensions, city services, massage licensing, public schooling, sports coverage, animal welfare, theater ratings, pornography concerns, and civic accountability. Residents urge better mail reliability and advocate local policy action.
The paper notes unsigned letters are still arriving past the deadline. Only letters bearing sender name and address will be published, continuing the Tribune’s policy.
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