Hearing Voices River Study Concerns at La Crosse
At a La Crosse hearing on the Upper Mississippi River Comprehensive River Basin Study concerns were raised about a 12 foot channel, year round navigation, dredge spoil disposal and environmental impacts. Participants included Wisconsin Conservation Congress, Izaak Walton League members, and Association representatives, with input from Army Corps officials and local editors.
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Kenneth G. Brown
Tribune
la Crosse
Mississippi
Ohio River
South Dakota
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Michigan
Iowa
Illinois
Missouri
Indiana
Congress
Wisconsin Conservation Congress
Izaak Walton League
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
DNR
Mississippi River
Upper
Mississippi Basin
George Griebenow
Minneapolis
Conservation Congress
Mississippi River Study Committee
Roger Britton
Durand
Victor Gassere
Blue River
Jack Blask
Genoa
Upper Mississippi Valley Fisheries Council
Merrill Davis
Dresbach
Minn
Army Corps of Engineers
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
John Held
Great Rivers
Corps of Engineer
Lou D’albo
North Central Division
Chicago
Alfred Behm
John Diehl
Ferryville
Robert Hagensick
Lynxville
The
D’alba
William Howe
Prairie du Chien
Prairie Spy and Courier Press
Henry Hoesley
Bacteriologist Bernice Messerschmidt Retires After 35 Years
Bernice Messerschmidt steps down as city bacteriologist and health lab director after 35 years of service. She plans travel and garden care, with winter stays in Florida, and views retirement as a new start. Her tenure includes moves to a new City Hall lab and expanded duties such as gonorrhea cultures for the state.
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Bernice Messerschmidt
Health Department
Florida
Paynette
Ferry St
Miss Messersch
New England
Messerschmidt
University of Wisconsin-Madison
5Th Avenue
State
Red Cross Zone Meeting Topics Set for Viterbo College
La Crosse Red Cross hosts Badger Regional blood program zone meeting in Marian Hall Viterbo College on Wednesday from 12 30 to 3 30 pm. Dr Gary Becker medical director will discuss new legislation hepatitis testing and blood components. Reservations available with Red Cross office before Friday. Program covers 50 chapters in 48 counties serving 81 hospitals and last year collected over 85000 units of blood.
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la Crosse
American Red Cross
Badger
Marian Hall
Viterbo College
Gary Becker
Wisconsin
Red Cross
Eleanore Wollschlaeger
Robert Radtke
Marshfield
Thomson schedules Area Visits in Wisconsin this weekend
Congressmen Vernon Thomson plans area stops in La Crosse Tomah and Westby. He will address Westby High School at 2 30 p m Friday and open a 50 mile bicycle ride for retarded children sponsoring groups in Tomah and Wisconsin Youth associations. The ride starts Gillette Park Tomah and returns via Sparta after raising funds. Thomson also attends a Republican convention in La Crosse Saturday morning addressing the gathering about 1 30 p m.
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Vernon Thomson
la Crosse
Tomah
Westby
Thomson
Westby High School
Wisconsin
Gillette Park
Sparta
Republican Party
Mary E. Sawyer
Woman Pleads No Defense In Welfare Fraud Case
A La Crosse woman Joyce M. Drusch 41 pleaded no defense in County Court to welfare fraud and was placed on two years probation and ordered to repay 893 02 to the county social services department. The amended complaint covered 1971 to 1973 and added three counts of using social services checks for improper purposes.
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la Crosse
Joyce M. Crusch
Shorewood Drive
County Social Services Department
Leonard Roraff
Asst. Dist. Atty
Mark Lukoff
Watergate figure testimony on campaign file handling
Odle testified that on the day of the break in he removed a file from his committee offices and later returned it to Magruder after storing it for the weekend. He said the file contained items not fit for a political campaign. Bruce Kehrli detailed Nixon aides positions while officers described trapping the burglars in the Democratic offices early June 17. Ziegler said Nixon did not watch live coverage but would receive staff summaries.
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Mitchell
Odle
Magruder
Bruce Kehrli
White House
Nixon
Paul W. Leeper
Ronald L. Ziegler
Innocent Plea Entered For La Crosse Man In Marijuana Case
Timothy J. Best, 20, of 2331 Market Street stood mute in County Court Friday morning and Judge Leonard Roraff entered an innocent plea for him on possession of marijuana. Best was released on a $100 signature bond and represented by attorney Wayne Asfoor.
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la Crosse
Leonard Roraff
Timothy J. Best
Market St
Wayne Asfoor
Rotarians Win Salvation Army Bell Award in La Crosse
The La Crosse Rotary Club won the Salvation Army Christmas bell ringing trophy during National Salvation Army Week. Rotarians raised 340 dollars, compared with Kiwanis 160, Coulee Kiwanis 129, and La Crosse BPW 64, with proceeds supporting annual Christmas assistance.
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la Crosse Rotary Club
Salvation Army
National Salvation Army
Robert Deal
Rotary
Jacob Bender
la Crosse Corps
la Crosse Kiwanis Club
Coulee Kiwanis
la Crosse Business
Elders Propose Further Study On Rezoning Land
Caledonia Minnesota village council this week agreed to study rezoning land where the Jerome Frank housing project would sit. A residents petition seeking cleanup of W Caledonia Street was tabled to give owners time to complete work. Kruckow Construction won a 9901 dollar pool improvement contract. Hector Construction got the contract for sand rock pea rock and seal coating. David Ohl hired as summer recreation program supervisor at 1850 dollars. Council noted complaints of dogs running loose.
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Caledonia
Minn
Caledonia Village
Jerome Frank
Caledonia Street
Kruckow Construction Co
Hector Construction Co
David Ohl
Truck Overturns Kill Driver in Fond du Lac County
The Associated Press reports Wisconsin 1973 traffic fatalities total 342, down from 353 last year. James M. Halfmann, 24, of Campbellsport, was fatally injured when his pickup overturned on a Fond du Lac County road near Eden. Jerald Kreuziger, 18, of rural Juneau, died when his car hit an embankment and overturned at a Dodge County intersection.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
James M. Halfmann
Campbellsport
Fond du Lac
Eden
Jerald Kreuziger
Juneau
Dodge County
Guilty Verdict In Battery Case Rests On Park Assault
A La Crescent jury found Gerald A. Johnson guilty of battery and cleared him on robbery and attempted aggravated battery charges. Co defendant Robert J. Sheehan was found guilty on all counts. The case stems from a Feb. 28 assault and wallet theft in Pettibone Park involving David S. Woods. Johnson and Sheehan face sentencing June 11 before Judge Peter Pappas.
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la Crescent
Gerald A. Johnson
Larch St
Peter Pappas
Robert J. Sheehan
S. 6Th St
la Crosse
David S. Woods
Shorewood Drive
Pettibone Park
Randy R. Stephens
S. Oak St
Johnson
Sheehan
Alex Cameron
Woods
3Rd Street
Five Plead Innocent In County Drug Cases
Five defendants faced drug charges in County Court with pleas varying between innocent and mute. Mary K. Moore 27 and Richard Henley 26 pleaded innocent for alleged hashish and amphetamine possession while others Paul Christenson Gayle Noyes Dale Engrave and Donald Meyer stood mute scheduled for jury trials. Bonds remained at 109 dollars.
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Mary K. Moore
R. J. Neenah
Jay Street
Miss Moore
Richard Henley
Liberty St
Richard Thompson
Paul A. Christenson
Gayle P. Noyes
Rushford, Minn
Dale F. Engrave
Winona
Donald M. Meyer
R. J
Rushford
William Kirkpatrick
Pearl Street
Death notice for Walsh youth with funeral details
The Walsh youth born July 30 1955 in Waukon died prior to services. Sheriff and State Patrol investigated. Services set for 10 am Monday at St Patrick Church with Rt Rev Msgr Frederic Heles officiating. Burial in St John Cemetery. Friends may call Sunday at Bakke Hanson Funeral Home. Surviving are parents and grandparents from Waukon and Monona.
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Sheriff's Department
State Patrol
Walsh
Waukon
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Frederic Heles
St. John’s Cemetery
Bakke-Hanson
Bert Marsden
George Popel
Monona
Roy Lyga 81 Die. longtime Independence businessman
Roy M. Lyga 81 died May 15 at home in Independence. He was born August 15, 1891, in Town of Montana, Buffalo County, and married Helen Sobotta in 1912. A former council member and active parish and club member, he ran a family store, sold it in 1959, and retired as a clerk in 1970. He is survived by his wife, two sons, three daughters, 22 grandchildren, 15 great grandchildren, a brother, four sisters, and numerous relatives. Burial was at Ss. Peter and Paul Church Cemetery after a concelebrated mass.
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Independence
Wis
Roy M. Lyga
Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church
Herbert Zorowski
Edmund Klimek
Chester Maczarney
Montana
Buffalo County
Michael Przybylla
Helen Sobotta
Marcel
Ss. Peter and Paul Society
Knights of Columbus and
Holy Name Society
Lions Club
Independence Fire Department
Edmund
Agnes Johnson
Robert Helgeson
Ralph Sobotta
Alma Center
Paul Lyga Sr
la Crosse
Marie Kukolsky
Agnes Schneider
Encino
Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa Weekend Weather Outlook
Wisconsin shows partly cloudy skies with a chance of showers Friday night and cooler conditions Saturday in the north and east. Minnesota forecasts fair to partly cloudy conditions with little temperature change Friday night and Saturday. Iowa predicts mostly fair weather Friday night and Saturday with minimal temperature variation.
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Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
Wille Named Top UWL Teacher for Second Time
University of Wisconsin La Crosse announces Dr. Don Wille, professor of health education, as the Excellence In Teaching Award recipient for 1968 and again for the 63rd spring commencement. The $500 award comes from the Murphy Foundation and Wille’s career includes degrees from Wayne State Michigan Michigan Ohio State and service on national and state health education advisory bodies.
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University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
Don Wille
Wille
Mitchell Hall
Eugene W. and
Marjorie P. Murphy
Southern Illinois
Wayne State University
University of Michigan
Ohio State University
American Health Association
National Association For Mental Health
Wisconsin
Wisconsin State School Health Council
Journal of
American Psychotherapy Association
England
Royal Society of Health
la Crosse County Association For Mental Health
James Lasky
William Vettes
Ernest Gershon
John Alexander
Brenda Randolph
No Bids For Fuel Oil And Gas By New Lisbon Board
The New Lisbon Board of Education reported no bids for fuel oil gasoline or motor oil for 1973 74. Supt Herb Juneau said the current supplier cannot meet extra fuel needs and suggested purchasing next year’s stock and using part of it now to finish the term.
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New Lisbon
Wis
Probation Given in La Crosse Marijuana Case
A La Crosse man, David M. Woods, 19, received one year of probation after pleading guilty to marijuana possession. Judge Gary Schlosstein imposed the term in Buffalo County Court after a February stop on La Crosse Street revealed a sack of marijuana. If completed, the charge will be dismissed and not recorded. Woods’ attorney had moved to have a different judge preside. Assistant D Atty. Michael Mulroy prosecuted.
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Woods
Wayne Asfoor
Roraff
Asst. Dist
Michael Mulroy
St George High School Sold for Public Middle School Use
Electors of the Eastern Allamakee Community School District voted 837 to 63 to bond 350000 to purchase St. George High School for use as a public middle school for grades seven and eight. Catholic St. George High School is closed this year. High school students will attend Kee High School next year.
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Lansing
Iowa
Allamakee
St. George
Kee
Delivery Notice and Tribune Circulation Rates
The Tribune asks readers to contact the carrier or office at 782 8040 for missed copies or delivery issues, with hours shown. It announces publication details in La Crosse Wisconsin and provides circulation and advertising rate information including a city carrier price of 1.60 dollars every two weeks.
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the Tribune
4Th St
la Crosse
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Helen Bullerman
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Carl Jackel
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Lois Peterson
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Thomas J. Butler Jr
Ward Ave
Amelia Gudie
State St
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Julia Klein
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Richard Klein
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Russell J. Gile
St. George HS
James E. Burgess
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Sanford Goltz
Sanders Hook
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Kenneth Teachout
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