Study Urges Extending Mississippi River Navigation Season
Maj. Gen. Ernest Graves and the Army Corps of Engineers back a 52 week navigation season to Burlington and 46 weeks to the Quad Cities with 40 weeks to Cassville. The report says benefits would exceed costs by 1.9 to 1 annually while recommending separate study for a closed season upstream from Burlington. Congressman Vernon Thomson cautions about social and environmental costs and calls for an environmental impact statement before funds.
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Mississippi River
Burlington
Iowa
Quad Cities
Davenport
Bettendorf
Rock Island
Moline
Ill
Cassville
Ernest Graves
North Central
Army Corps of Engineers
Minneapolis-St. Paul
Cairo
Grafton
Illinois Waterway
Chicago
Upper
Congress
Vernon Thomson
Richland Center
Wisconsin
Thomson
Court toConsider Outside Courtroom Testimony Requests
La Crosse Circuit Court weighs allowing deposition style testimony for robbery and beating victim David Woods. Judge Pappas will decide if the testimony read to juries is permissible, amid defense objections asserting the right to face accuser. Trial dates for defendants Robert Sheehan Gerald Johnson and Randy Stephens are set.
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la Crosse
Peter Pappas
Dist
Atty
Burleigh Randolph
David S. Woods
Shorewood Drive
Randolph
Woods
la Crescent
Robert J. Sheehan
S. 6Th St
Gerald A. Johnson
Larch St
Randy R. Stephens
S. Oak St
Pettibone Park
Sheehan
Johnson
Stephens
Girl Scout Council Honors Callaway Family as Family of the Year
The Martin Callaway family from 1525 S. 16th St. was named Girl Scout Family of the Year at Riverland Council’s annual event in Marian Hall Viterbo College. The ceremony honored multiple generations with cadette junior and Eagle ranks, leadership roles, and lengthy service pins.
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Martin Callaway
S. 16Th St
Riverland Girl Scout Council
Marian Hall
Viterbo College
Ernest Retzlaff
Vicky
Cathy Young
Soldiers Grove
Palm Springs
Calif
Amy Nelson
Westby
Tulsa
Okla
Denise Hoffland
Nashville
Tenn
John Sherman
Girl Scouts
J. Howard Anderson
Suspected Beer Purchaser Will Consult Lawyer
A man named Layton Halverson aged 20 was identified as the beer purchaser for a March 23 Onalaska teen party. His La Crosse County Court case was continued to allow lawyer consultation, with release without bond pending further proceedings. Six other adults face similar charges from sheriff’s deputies’ party noise arrests.
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Onalaska
la Crosse
Leonard Roraff
Layton Halverson
Asst. Dist. Atty
Mark Lukoff
Halverson
4-H Demonstration Contest Planned in La Crosse County
The La Crosse County 4-H demonstration contest will be at 1 p.m. Saturday May 12 in the courthouse auditorium. Douglas O. Transtad, county 4-H and youth agent, said the outstanding demonstration will represent La Crosse County at the Wisconsin State Fair in West Allis in August.
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la Crosse County
Douglas O. Transtad
West Allis
Dinner To Honor Sheriff Black At UW La Crosse
An appreciation dinner by the La Crosse County Democratic Party and the Youth Caucus honors Sheriff William Black in the Valhalla Room Cartwright Center at UWL. The 7 p.m. fundraiser follows 5 30 p.m. refreshments in the Newman Center. Entertainment includes Aquinas High School Triple Trio and Ricky Martinez. Tickets available at Quinns Sport Shop Labor Temple or Wittenbergs Cigar Store or from Randy Larson.
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la Crosse County
Democratic Party
William
Bill) Black
Valhalla
Cartwright Center
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
Newman Center
Uwl
Aquinas High School
Ricky Martinez
Quinn
Labor Temple
Wittenberg's
Randy Larson
Two Gunmen Hold Nine Hostages at Pancake House
Wilmette Illinois police surrounded Walker Brothers Original Pancake House after a failed robbery. Two gunmen held nine people for almost two hours. one surrendered and the other escaped to protect hostages. Eddie Gibson 23 of Evanston was identified as the captured gunman, linked to at least 10 prior holdups.
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Wilmette
Ill
Walker Brothers
Eddie Gibson
Evanston
Cook County
Wisconsin Budget Debate Fails Tax Relief Plan
In Madison the Assembly Democrats blocked Republican moves to mail $165 million in tax relief checks as part of the $2.7 billion biennial budget. The House also rejected several amendments and adjourned to closed caucuses amid disputes over prison reform, Lucey administration proposals, and a potential legislative pay raise.
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Madison
Wis
Assembly
Wisconsin
House
Patrick J. Lucey
Lucey
Joint Finance Committee
Senate
Finance Committee
James Sensenbrenner
Shorewood
Green Bay
Sensenbrenner
U.S. Supreme Court
GOP
John Shabaz
New
Berlin
Conta
John Niebler
Menomonee Falls
Sudden Beirut Attacks Hit Banks and a Restaurant
In Beirut multiple sudden accidents destroyed the Development Bank on Hamra Street and two other banks while a restaurant near St George and Phoenicia hotels was blown up. The Lebanese army reported 13 soldiers killed and 65 wounded with six missing as shelling continued across Beirut and Bekaa Valley. An official cease fire effort was ongoing amid censorship and ongoing clashes with guerrilla forces suspected to be Palestinians.
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Lebanon
Development Bank
Hamra Street
Fifth Avenue
G. Trad Bank
Damascus
Lebanese Commerce Bank
Shiyah
St. George and
Phoenica
British Bank of the Middle East
Army
Bekaa
Tyre
Tyre-Sidon
Cyprus
Suleiman Franjieh
Amin Hafez
An Nahar
Racaya
al Anwar
Marjayoun
Ain Fajour
Fatal Car Strikes 9 Year Old Boy In Kimberly
A 9 year old boy named Jeffrey Vanden Wyngard of Kimberly was killed when struck by a car on a street in Kimberly Wisconsin. The incident adds to Wisconsin 1973 traffic toll.
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Associated Press
Outagamie County
Wisconsin
Jeffrey Vanden Wyngard
Kimberly
Jack L. Hoff
Marshfield
Soo Line
Polk County
Injured dog bites three people after car strike
A dog hit by a car at Highway 53 and West George Street bit three rescuers including city dogcatcher Larry Smith. The dog received care at Van Wyk's Small Animal Hospital and is kept under observation. Victims Lloyd Lambert, Alex La Mere, and Charlotte Fernholz were treated at local hospitals.
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Highway 53
West George Street
van Wyk
la Crosse
Charlotte Fernholz
S. 9Th Ave
Onalaska
Lloyd Lambert
N. 3Rd Ave
Alex
Walk Pledges Reach $9 820 in Local Fundraiser
The United Cerebral Palsy walkathon in the Coulee Region raised 9820 dollars. Terry Felt, chairman, said an official tally was made Monday night after an earlier estimate of 10100. The 20 mile event started and finished in Riverside Park with about 400 students from La Crosse and Onalaska participating.
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United Cerebral Palsy
Coulee
Terry Felt
Walkathon
Felt
Riverside Park
la Crosse
Onalaska
County Committee Backs Motorola Bid for Radios and Charger
La Crosse County law enforcement panel favors a $3,773.30 contract to buy four walkie talkie radios and a charger from Motorola with $2,397 in federal funds backing the purchase. Public safety officials criticize the price and seek higher sheriff costs, car allowances, and prisoner meal funding.
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la Crosse County
Herbert Garbers
Motorola
Thomas Roellich
12Th Dist
William Black
Black
la Crosse
La Crosse Tribune Carrier Contact and Publication Details
La Crosse Tribune lists delivery contact 782-8040 for prompt service and missed copies. Sunday and weekday editions publish from 435 S. 4th St, La Crosse WI 54601 with second class postage. City carrier price is 1.60 every two weeks.
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the Tribune
S. 4Th St
la Crosse
North Bend Sanitary District Secures $70 000 loan
North Bend Wisconsin Farmers Home Administration approves a $70,000 loan for a new sanitary sewage disposal system including a waste stabilization lagoon. The project will serve 38 homes and businesses and is repayable over 40 years at 5 percent interest.
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North Bend
Wis
Farmers Home Administration
Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa Weather Outlook
Wisconsin sees variable cloudiness and a chance of showers Wednesday night followed by cooler Thursday. Minnesota expects scattered showers mainly central and south Wednesday night with diminishing activity east and cooler Thursday. Iowa clears and becomes cooler Wednesday night then partly cloudy and cooler Thursday.
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Minnesota
Iowa
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397Th Engineer
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M. Oak
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Uw-Madison
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Cremer Jeweler
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