Garment Co Merger Links La Crosse Firm to Maine Tent Maker
La Crosse Garment Co merges with Tent Works Ltd of Camden Maine in a bid to enter world markets including Red China. Terry Gillette says Moss will be VP and consultant. Moss notes Chinese interest in mass housing tents and a helicopter deliverable tent for earthquake zones with a presentation scheduled in Washington within two weeks.
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la Crosse Garment Co
S. 7Th St
Tent Works Ltd
Camden
Maine
la Crosse
Terry Gillette
la Crosse Garment
Bill Moss
Moss
Gillette
New York Times
Washington Star
Look Magazine
Sports Illustrated
Time
Garment
Garment Company
Red Chinese Liaison Office
Washington, D.C
US Air Force weighs two Wisconsin bases for NAVSTAR center
The Air Force named Ft McCoy in Monroe County and Yolk Field at Camp Douglas in Juneau County as Wisconsin candidates for the NAVSTAR global navigation system offices. The worldwide network would use 24 satellites and ground stations, support 150 to 300 jobs, and aim for a 1984 completion with a 1977 site selection deadline.
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Madison
Wis
U.S. Air Force
Wisconsin
Air Force
Valentine Denninger
Cordinator
el Segundo
Calif
Ft. McCoy
Monroe County
Yolk Field
Camp Douglas
Juneau County
Nebraska
South Dakota
Denninger
Navy
Campbell to Get New Bookkeeping System
The Town of Campbell will hire La Crosse accounting firm Thingvold & Tostrud to revamp town and Campbell utility district records. The move follows an audit showing a possible sixty thousand dollar deficit by March 31 and criticism of current financial management. The board authorized the setup cost at about twelve hundred dollars with Phyllis Barenthin noting the firm will lead the system implementation.
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Campbell
George Jolivette Jr
la Crosse
Thingvold & Tostrud
Campbell Utility District
Town and Utility District
Enthin
Barenthin
Thomas Papacek
Campbell Books
Uncertain source of salmonella outbreak in La Crosse area
Health officials report no new salmonella cases since Oct 11 after dozens affected since July. One local death may be linked but likely due to malignancy, not the infection. CDC doctors say the strain is often self limiting but can be fatal for vulnerable groups. Investigation continues with Dr Tarranova and Dr Cohen in Wisconsin counties.
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Moss
Iraq
Saudi Arabia
Persian Gulf Emirates
Omar
la Crosse
la Crosse Area
Dennis Mihalovic
City Health Department
Mihalovic
James Glasser
Gundersen Clinic
Lutheran Hospital
Center For Disease Control
Atlanta
William Tarranova
CDC
Vernon
Trempealeau
Crawford
Jackson
Eugene Hensel
District 5 Ad
Wet House proposed to dry chronic alcoholics in La Crosse
Local plan by Harry Ballentine and Chandler Campbell envisions a supervised rural home for four to six incurable alcoholics called a wet house or Golden Slipper. Residents would pay for room, board, and alcohol under supervision, with limited city transport controlled by staff. The Unified Board committee showed interest but requested cost comparisons.
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la Crosse
Lutheran Hospital
Harry Ballentine
Chandler Campbell
Unified Board
Ballentine
Milwaukee
Minneapolis
Campbell
Social Service
Bank Worker Robbed in Duluth Drive-In
A Western National Bank of Duluth employee was robbed of an undetermined amount at the drive in facility around 8 10 am. The gunman impeded the cash bag bearer and fled as youths pursued him for several blocks before he vanished. The suspect was described as in his 30s, about 5 10, 160 pounds, with a beard and receding hairline.
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Duluth, Minn
Western National Bank of
Duluth
FBI
National growth estimate trimmed to 3.8 percent in fall
Washington reports the Commerce Department cut the nations growth rate to 3.8 percent for the fall quarter. The revision lowers the prior 4.0 percent GNP figure due to weaker foreign trade. The trade surplus was revised from 5.9 billion to 3.4 billion and inflation for July to September was also reduced to 4.2 percent.
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Washington
Commerce Department
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McCoy
Usaf Navigation Center
U.S
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Proxmire
Sparta
Thomas Gomez
Robert Warner
Bainbridge St
Jolivette
Phyllis Bar
Phyllis Barenthin
State Department of Health
Mitchell Cohen
The
Tribune Today
Tarranova
By G. David Wallace
Board
State Elections Board
Coulee
Ene
Ann Landers
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