Size Of Voter Turnout May Be Crucial Factor
The race hinges on turnout as Ford and Carter wrap up campaigns with rallies in Michigan and Georgia. Voter participation could decide the election. forecasts predict turnout around 56 to 59 percent, with polls showing a tight contest across 24 states and several close margins.
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Gerald R. Ford
Jimmy Carter
United States
Ford
Carter
Michigan
Grand Rapids
Mich
Plains
Associated Press
District of Columbia
Gallup
Harris
Roper
Public Broadcasting Service
America
Miami Relents as Vulture Flock Roosts Peacefully
After 50 years Miami ends the chase of turkey vultures that winter on the Dade County Courthouse roof. The birds number about 1200 each autumn and depart each May, drawn by the Atlantic shore fish remains and city dumps. Building supervisor Sam Griffith notes they cause little harm and are a conversation piece for tour groups, though feather cleanup is needed to prevent clogged drains.
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Miami
Dade County
Sam Griffith
Griffith
Atlantic Ocean
La Crosse County Favors Revised Land Valuation Plan
The county Tax Equalization Committee led by Supervisor Donald Harman voted 3-2 to set rural land values 15 percent above the state figure of about 1 billion dollars. Nonagricultural land stays at the state amount while county board officials seek a fairer tax share, warning that La Crosse city could bear the burden. Opposition argues state figures and potential unfairness to residents. county board action awaits next week.
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la Crosse County
Donald Harman
11Th Dist
Ferdinand Sontag
la Crosse
Kenneth Roberts
Roberts
Harman
Gordon Feinberg
Dist
Sontag
Howard Reynolds
State Revenue Department
Leonard Yeskie
Walter Gilbert
Nursing Homes Unite to Buy Park Terrace
Bethany Lutheran Home and St Joseph Nursing Home form a corporation to purchase Park Terrace Nursing Home at 2501 Shelby Road for 3.5 million. The deal hinges on HSA approval and funding from estates of Angela Maltrasio and Helen Dorset, with St Joseph ceasing skilled care by Jan 15 while continuing resident and personal care.
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Bethany Lutheran Home
St. Joseph Nursing Home
Park Terrace Nursing Home
Shelby Road
Carl Iverson
Cass St
Frederick W. Freking
la Crosse
Angela Maltrasio
Helen Dorset
St. Joseph and
Bethany Homes
Park
Iverson
Freking
Bethany-St. Joseph
HSA
Iverson Sand
William Jablonski
Catholic Charities
Bethany Lutheran
St. Joseph
Bethany-St. Joseph Corp
Park Terrace
Ron Harmon
Martin
Hiawatha
Bethany
South Avenue
Holy Cross Seminary
Early Voter Turnout Slightly Off in La Crosse ’72 Pace
Midmorning turnout across six La Crosse districts stood at 1,920 voters, below the 2,001 figure in 1972 for the same districts, though several districts posted higher early participation. Heaviest activity was in the 21st District at Central High School with 413 of 1,419 voters. Onalaska Town reported 232 of 1,912 voters in the first hour.
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la Crosse
Central High School
Sauber Manor
City Hall
Trane Park Shelter
Franklin School
Emerson School
Onalaska
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Russell
Kan
Walter F. Mondale
Afton
Minn
Lee
Dixville Notch
N.H
Mondale
Flint
Detroit
General Motors
Cadillac
Tribune
Wisconsin
Bethany and
St. Jo
the Tribune
Ted Solie
Christ Episcopal Church
Dorset
9Th and
Main
Bethany Association
Board of Adjustment
Henry Kissinger
East Europe
Ann Landers
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