Mrs Oktoberfest pageant adds food and fun in La Crosse
A Mrs Oktoberfest pageant in La Crosse draws 11 candidates for 1973 74 with judges sampling contestants dishes in the Mary E Sawyer Auditorium. Early events included a needlework and personal creation costume contest. Prize winners in the Pedretti family won a $50 savings bond and plaque for Tyrolean costumes.
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Mary E. Sawyer
Joseph Rohrer
Barbara Lanzel
Michael Lynch
Leisel Peterslie
Raymond Plamadore
Daniel Pedretti
George St
Joanne Pedretti
Andrew
Lara
Pedrettis
Delayed La Crosse Country Club Takeover Decision
La Crosse aldermen again delayed a vote on public necessity for city takeover of the La Crosse Country Club. The committee set a new hearing and special meeting for Oct 23 at 7 30 p.m. amid calls for thorough review and petitions.
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la Crosse
Thomas Roellich
12Th Ward
Kaufmann
Goal Is To Improve School Programs Group Formed To Push Phy E
A committee of LEA leaders and interested community members forms to boost elementary physical education in the La Crosse Area Public School District. Four LEA executive members spearhead with help from University of Wisconsin La Crosse faculty.
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Phy
la Crosse Education Association
LEA
la Crosse Area
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
Dreves
Harry Spence School
John Schultz
Spence
Linda Nelson
Smith Valley School
Eleanor Oftedahl
Josephine Hintgen
Joy Greenlee
Wayne Kaufman
UWL
la Crosse
Uw-L
Physical Education Action Committee
Oktoberfest Lunch Adds Ladies Day Event Spotlight
A noon Wednesday lunch at Mary E. Sawyer Auditorium kicks off Oktoberfest activities with Marilyn Van Derbur former Miss America as speaker. Walter Hammond serves as master of ceremonies as roving musicians from University of Wisconsin La Crosse perform. Tickets are sold at local shops and the festival office.
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Mary E. Sawyer
Marilyn van Derbur
Denver
Colo
Walter Hammond
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
Herberger’s
Doerflinger’s
Degen-Berglund Pharmacies
Major Drug
Berg Pharmacy
Gwen's
Onalaska
Oktoberfest trip highlights Munich style fest in Europe
A group of 21 La Crosse area residents completed a 17 day European tour sponsored by the American Automobile Association and WKTY Radio with hosts Mr and Mrs Gerald Heberlein. Munich Oktoberfest impressed several travelers with its size, tents seating 8000 to 10000, and bands. They praised Rhine cruises and castle tours, while reflecting on orderly countryside and cheerful crowds.
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la Crosse
Europe
Munich
American Automobile Association
Wkty Radio
Gerald Heberlein
Joseph Noelke
24Th St
la Crosse’s
Noelke
Ione Deboer
10Th St
Wisconsin automotive apprentice program debate in La Crosse
Four attendees at a Wednesday WWTI meeting discuss the Wisconsin automotive mechanic apprenticeship. Byron Tetzlaff and Everett Cook from the state Division of Apprenticeship and Training join a five city review tour. Officials emphasize voluntary certification and classroom theory, noting statewide enrollment fell from 370 in 1970 to 175 this year.
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Western Wisconsin ‘Technical Institute
WWTI
Wisconsin Automotive Mechanic
Byron Tetzlaff
Everett Cook
State Department of Industry, Labor and Human Relations
Division of Apprenticeship and Training
la Crosse
La Crescent High Homecoming Queen Candidates Named
Five girls compete for the La Crescent High School homecoming queen with coronation set for Friday afternoon in the Lancer Gym. A parade and pep rally follow, then the homecoming game against Lewiston at 8 p.m. Queen hopefuls include Debbie Zissen Debbie Ziebell Kay Voss Becky Thesing and Debbie Lee.
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Queen of la Crescent High School
Lancer
Lewiston
Debbie Zissen
Debbie Ziebell
Kay Voss
Becky Thesing
Debbie Lee
Regents Weigh Reports Critical Of UW Grad Programs
University of Wisconsin regents prepare 26 hearings on new campus directives while reviews propose cutting graduate programs at nine campuses. Eau Claire could drop 12 of 22 and La Crosse eight of 18 with two year probation for some programs. Hearings run November 12 to December 17 across multiple campuses with action not before December earliest.
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Madison
Central Administration
Joseph S. Holt
River Falls
Stout
Green Bay
Oshkosh
Stevens Point
Waukesha
West Bend
Baraboo
Richland Center
Milwaukee
la Crosse
Parkside
Plateville
Whitewater
Superior
Eau Claire
Wausau
Medford
Marshfield
Marinette
Rice Lake
Janesville
Menasha
Manitowoc
Sheboygan
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Flanagan
Patrick Zielke
Dennis Kaufmann
3Rd Ward
Asst. City Atty
William Sauer
Ferdinand Sontag
Triple Interest, Inc
Lauderdale Place
George Street
Triple Interest
la Crosse Brush Co
Board of Public Works
City Hall
Committee On
Coney Island
Rhine River
Vera Pfaff
Green Bay St
Harry Leithold
Bayshore Drive
Mary Ann Dreves
The
Carol Gundersen
la Crosse Tribune
Apprentice
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