Suspension of La Crosse main post office work
Construction on La Crosse's 7 million main post office project is halted indefinitely by the USPS following instructions from the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation. The halt aims to avoid demolishing the 1889 old post office, deemed eligible for the National Register, and a public hearing will be held to gather community views on preservation and future plans for the site and new building.
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Washington
D.C
la Crosse
U.S. Postal Service
Advisory Council of Historic Preservation
4Th and State Sts
Department of Interior
Postal Service
Advisory Council On
Advisory Council
Russell Wylie
Wylie
Ing
Keith Kube
Bor-Son Construction Inc
Minneapolis
Pearson
la Crosse Area
Kube
Mississippi River Parkway Commission
Post office project suspended yet work continues on site
Despite a U S Postal Service halt of a seven million dollar post office project on State Street, 40 workers remain on site as inspectors await a definite decision. Local preservationists see a possible future for the old building, perhaps as part of an Upper Mississippi River Museum plan.
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U.S. Postal Service
Lloyd Woodmansee
State Street
5Th
6Th Streets
Supreme Court allows drug price advertising by pharmacists
The Supreme Court upheld a right to publish prescription drug prices, suggesting lower costs for customers. Justice Blackmun led the majority rejecting Virginia’s ban, while FTC examines loosening prohibitions. studies estimate potential savings from hundreds of millions annually.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Alan B. Morrison
Virginia Citizens’ Council
Virginia
Harry A. Blackmun
Blackmun
Federal Trade Commis
Sion
FTC
Court to hear cases on corporal punishment and welfare contraceptives
The Supreme Court agreed to hear fall arguments on excessive corporal punishment and due process for students in paddling cases. It also reviewed a ruling on welfare minors receiving free contraceptives, aligning with the federal Social Security Act. A drug pricing observer noted pricing could shift under a new ruling at Degen Berglund Pharmacies.
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Degen-Berglund Pharmacies
State St
Degen- Berglund
U.S. Circuit Court
New Orleans
Supreme Court
North Carolina
High Court
Drew Junior High School
Dade County
Fla
Schomberg to Challenge Rep Roberts in 94th District
Fred Schomberg a 39 year old Republican announces a bid to unseat Rep Virgil Roberts in the 94th Assembly district charging Lucey era spending high and local control lacking He vows to limit state spending oppose 100 salary hikes and push taxpayer value while criticizing closed Joint Finance Committee sessions and urging public access to budget decisions.
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Virgil Roberts
Patrick Lucey
Fred Schomberg
Schomberg
Holmen
Roberts
Madison
Virgil
Lucey
Lucey’s
Medary Seeks Referendum On Incorporation As Village
A petition filed in Circuit Court asks for a referendum to incorporate the Town of Medary as a metro village. Petitions cite 2,333 residents per 1970 census and 2,643 per a 1976 census update, covering 18.81 square miles with over 2500 residents and density over 500 per square mile. Stanley Peterson signs the petition as Town Chairman. John Dolbier and Joseph Gagielski represent the petitioners.
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Medary
Circuit Court
Stanley Peterson
John Dolbier
U.S. Highway 16
Joseph Gagielski
Bureau of Census
U.S. Department of Commerce
Keep Kidnaper In Jail Is Plea
Former La Crosse district attorney urges that Wilbur Streeter be denied parole after a 1973 kidnapping conviction. Streeter, 56, is at Leavenworth serving 15 years for the Goergen case, with accomplice Roy Gallington. Randolph calls Streeter a dedicated career criminal and stresses public safekeeping. The parole hearing is set for June 1.
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Dist
Atty
Burleigh Randolph
Wilbur Streeter
la Crosse
Streeter
U.S
Leavenworth
Kan
Randolph
Manuel Carballo
Wisconsin Department of Health and Social Services
Wisconsin
Shelby
la Crosse County
Dennis Tolvstad
Goergen
Unborn Baby Wounded in Chicago Gun Attack
A 23-year-old pregnant woman Denise Ruffin was shot while eight months pregnant and a cesarean delivered a four-pound boy with the bullet in his arm. The infant, undergoing surgery, faces a 50-50 chance of survival as doctors describe the first 24 to 48 hours as crucial. A man, Larry Bowie, 25, is charged with armed robbery and attempted murder. police seek three others. The case occurred during a robbery of Denise’s uncle, Barnett Ruffin, who was later summoned from Fort Riley to the hospital scene.
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Chicago
University of Illinois Hospital
St. Bernard Hospital
Denise Ruffin
South Side
Larry E. Bowie
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American Enterprise Institute For Public Policy Research
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Wisconsin State Board of Pharmacy
Marquardt
Osco Drug
5Th Ave. S
Osco
Dixie
Miami Zoo
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Gallington
Tolvstad
John Farrell
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