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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1973
Page
5
The editorial urges city officials and La Crosse Festivals to prepare for potential problems at Oktoberfest. Police overtime and outside help are planned, aiming to return the event to its quieter origins and encourage broader community participation after past disruptions.
Wisconsin farmers worry over EPA standards to keep feedlot runoff from lakes and streams. The proposal requires retention of average 24 hour rainfall via dikes or ponds, costing about 10000 per farm, potentially breaching small operations. Critics question the need and practicality amid frequent heavy rains.
The article notes the death of poet W H Auden in his sleep, praising his blunt wit and humane vision. It contrasts his work with modern poetry, citing his critique of dehumanized life and his stance against tyranny, including a 1968 remark about the Czech crisis.
TWENTY YEARS AGO 1953 engineers forecast a new McGilvray Road through the Black River Bottoms would open around November 1. Opera star Jerome Hines appeared in a Community Concert Association sponsored concert. Top foreign policymakers viewed the United States and Russia near an atomic stalemate. Earl Warren was confirmed as the 14th chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.
Joseph Alsop analyzes a then-controversial U.S. foreign policy arc from early 1969, detailing Kissinger and Nixon's China outreach, the private Soviet threat, and a fragile detente. He warns that detente is both real and fragile, with potential for a crisis rivaling Cuba if the Soviets act decisively.
A syndicated essay argues humor is innate yet developed through early life experiences. It stresses play, parental warmth, and a supportive home as crucial to maintaining levity and irony across adulthood.
Tribune readers discuss Hixton Forest rifle range shutdown. Complaints cite park board decisions, petitions ignored, and proposals for a private gun club. Also letters critique Mondale proposals, Trane payroll issues, paper quality, and praise UW La Crosse marching band performance.
Imogene Cashmore argues history of black magic and witchcraft is religion and thus should be removed from Sparta Junior High School curriculum. she condemns teaching witchcraft in public schools as unconstitutional.
American intelligence warns of possible upheaval in Panama as pressure mounts from pro constitutional forces and Communist factions. General Omar Torrijos faces internal splits with guards wary after Chile's ouster, while the Canal Zone braces for potential spillover and U S backed non intervention plans.
William H. Beyer reflects on the Wisconsin Alliance of Cities five years after its founding in Madison. He notes changes in leadership and policy shifts, identifies core urban concerns such as mass transit and tax bases, and argues that goals must adapt as populations decline and state and federal rules press metropolitan service needs.
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