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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1970
Page
7
The La Crosse Tribune weekly digest lists sponsors and promotions, plus personnel moves. It covers ITT Midwestern Life Insurance leadership, Lee Enterprises stake details, State Farm office openings, Pure Milk Products delegation to Sydney, and new stores in Sparta, Thorp, and ViROqua with plans for Bill's Supermarket.
Robert E. Wiggert of Alexandria Virginia and formerly of 164 Rose Street was sworn in as a transportation tariff examiner with the Interstate Commerce Commission in Washington. A Logan High School and Western Wisconsin Technical Institute graduate, he also did a La Salle Extension University traffic management course. For 19 years he worked in the traffic department at Allis-Chalmers here before its closure last year. He and his wife live at 3300 Lockheed Boulevard, Alexandria.
The La Crosse Audubon Society will meet at 7 30 p m Monday at the home of Mrs Allen Fay Clark in Twin Coves Minnesota Highway 26 three miles south of Brownsville Recording bird calls will be played The October field trip is set for Saturday Oct 24 to Necedah National Wildlife Refuge Participants gather at 8 30 a m at State Highway 21 and County Trunk H about three miles east of Wyeville Lunches may be brought Expected bird sightings include geese ducks sandhill cranes and possibly wild turkeys
Ralph W. Hager of Blair was named district superintendent for the Sparta Viroqua district in NSP Southern division. He replaces Howard Peck who transfers to Chippewa Falls effective November 1. Peck is active in Sparta civic affairs and serves as Chamber of Commerce director and Boy Scouts committee member. Hager has led Blair district since 1967 and joined NSP in 1946 with prior Indianhead division sales and metering work. The Hagers bought a home in Sparta and have two children, one in Birmingham, Michigan, and a son at St Olaf College in Northfield Minnesota.
Yosemite National Park in California covers an area roughly equal in size to Rhode Island, illustrating its substantial geographic scale and notable land area within the United States. This comparison underscores the park’s large expanse and varied terrain.
Secretary of Transportation John Volpe ordered a deep investigation into the air charter industry and FAA regulation of charter flights after the Wichita State crash. Adm. Willard Smith will lead, examining operations, safety rules, and potential deficiencies while FAA grounded more planes tied to the crash.
Milwaukee officials received an Equal Rights Division order stating the city cannot refuse a bartender license to a woman. The ruling contradicts a January decision upholding a ban. Dolly Williams, 25, filed the complaint after her license request was denied, and she awaits a job if licensed.
A House committee studied campus speaking circuits and found colleges provide financing and forums for speakers linked to militant or Communist groups. 127 schools reported 1 411 speeches in two years, paying 67 speakers $109 243 including Spock and Dick Gregory. others like Mark Rudd Rap Brown Hayden Rubin Kunstler also appeared.
Dr Made line J Thornton, 69, a prominent lobstetrician and gynecologist linked with the University of Wisconsin Medical School, died Thursday in Madison.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court sidestepped whether a city council can grant amnesty to city employees who violate state law by striking. In a split decision, the court ordered a new hearing for Fire Capt. Edward Durkin, saying due process was denied. Durkin’s 180 day suspension followed the 1969 Madison firemen strike. the case centers on an amnesty clause in a new contract and whether it limited disciplinary action. Chief Justice Hallows dissented, arguing amnesty cannot override public policy against strikes by public workers.
Gateway Development Corp faced rejection of an industrial zoning request for land on the south side of St. James Street from Harvey Street to Oak Street by the La Crosse Common Council. Neighbors atop Indian Hill opposed the rezoning and the developers did not press. The council referred a separate commercial zoning request for study, required notices for rezoning petitions within 100 feet, and set Nov. 5 hearings on zoning for the Hauser farm area and a storm sewer lift station site near Gillette Street after annexation.
Ford Motor Co announced higher prices for 1971 cars averaging a 14 dollar rise per car over prior hikes and 167 dollars above 1970 levels. Subcompact Pintos and Mavericks and Comets stayed the same. Continental Mark III up to 8377 dollars and Mercury Monterey Custom down to 3927 dollars. The average rise over 1970 models is 5.1 percent.
The New York Stock Exchange indexes finish the day lower across industrials utilities transport and finance sectors with declines ranging from 0.21 to 0.52 points. The common index ends at 44.51 reflecting a modest overall downturn.
The La Crosse Common Council filed a report Thursday night exploring park development along Fisherman Road east of the La Crosse Airport. Former 1st Ward Alderman Jack B. Reihl had requested the study. Alder man Clayton Johnson, head of the grounds and buildings committee, said Friday the Aviation Board does not want a park in the area.
The La Crosse overlay project for La Crosse Airport has expanded from an expected 250000 to 300000 dollar cost to about 523000 dollars. The city share rises from 150000 to 191800 dollars while the state and Federal Aviation Agency cover the rest. The plan now includes taxiway and ramp lighting plus expanded taxiway and runway intersections.
Senate inquiry highlights grave environmental questions about a proposed Northern Wisconsin communications network. Senator Gaylord Nelson demands extensive, prolonged studies before deployment. Reports show animal reactions to the electrical field and changes in dog physiology, while Hazelton tests suggest varied effects on seedlings and bacteria. Nelson also targets Carter-Wallace over meprobamate pricing and patent disputes amid ongoing litigation.
Carl William Ackerman former dean of Columbia University graduate school of journalism died of a heart attack at his Manhattan home. He led the school from 1931 to 1956 served as Pulitzer Prize board secretary 1931 to 1954 and directed the Maria Moore Cabot prizes for Latin American journalism. He authored books on Germany Mexico and Russia and biographies of Dawes and Eastman. He is survived by a brother a sister and four grandchildren.
Thursday night confirmed Mayor Warren Loveland's reappointment of Glenn W. Brinkman to the La Crosse Redevelopment Authority and Harry Wiggert to the La Crosse Aviation Board for five year terms. Brinkman has served on the authority since 1963 and is assistant chairman. Wiggert has served on the aviation board since 1955 and is vice chairman.
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