More Money For UW Asked By Weaver
UW President John C. Weaver told the Board of Regents that the university seeks 716.1 million dollars in state tax support for 1977-79, below Lucey’s 5 percent guideline, plus 7.3 million more in student fees. The plan totals 1.53 billion for the UW system, with 28.1 million from hospitals and auxiliaries, and aims to sustain 146,200 students with increases in targeted areas.
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John C. Weaver
Weaver
Board of Regents
Lucey
Madison
Uw-Stout
Uw-Eau Claire
Uw-La Crosse
Wisconsin counties cool to industrial sites
Fond du Lac County alone moves to develop land for industry in a $600,000 vehicle. Ray Sundet, county counsel, told the County Board committee after a Wisconsin County Board Association session in Green Bay that 23 other counties show little optimism about using county development agencies to provide industrial sites.
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Ray Sunder
Sundet
Fond du Lac County
Wisconsin County Board's Association
Green Bay
Sunder
la Crosse Interstate
Cordes
Becker
City of
la Crosse
West Salem
Onalaska
Holmen
Eight Deny Donating to Devitt Campaign in 1974 Trial
Eight witnesses says they were named on campaign records for state Senator James Devitt but deny making the donations themselves. They testified they were told their names were being used, as Devitt faces re election amid political pressure from the Milwaukee County district attorney. The report also covers county development talks in La Crosse and nearby industrial site needs as committees review land parcels and future growth options.
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Milwaukee
James Devitt
Elm Grove
George R. Dreske
Devitt
Greenfield
Milwaukee County District Attorney’s
County to Lease Landfill Land for Agriculture Near La Crosse
La Crosse County may rent part of the Edgar Schroeder farm in Medary Town for agricultural use as landfill operations leave about 143 acres. Leasing starts after Jan 1 with bidding. first year to Schroeder, then to farmers for rotation. Construction of 66 low income elderly housing units funded by state and federal agencies to commence this fall. The county conservation district sponsors poster and speaking contests in October at UW La Crosse Fine Arts building with limited entries. five conservation award winners advance to district and area contests. A new 10 year county plan on resources and conservation is nearing publication with input from multiple agencies. About 500 copies.
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la Crosse County
Edgar Schroeder
Medary
Albert Becker
County Agriculture and Extension Education Committee
Sanitary Landfill Committee
Becker
Schroeder
Wisconsin Housing Finance Authority
Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Don Franke
Conservation
Area
Forest tax rule change eases woodland management
It's Moving Day reports James Melton county forester of the Department of Natural Resources explains a new forest management tax structure requiring an approved plan and extending the management period from 10 to 15 years. The prior plan sometimes forced woodland owners to cut trees prematurely to meet tax obligations.
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James Melton
Department of Natural Resources
Windmill lights Up Minnesota Nursery School
In Plymouth, Minnesota, St. Marys The Lake Nursery School uses a self built bicycle generator and hockey puck windmill to power a radio and a single light for 60 preschoolers aged 3 to 5. Investor Cole Burandt created the project after failing to win school officials. The windmill, constructed for about $130, was rebuilt last week with students helping raise it, using familiar parts to demonstrate energy generation.
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Minneapolis
St. Mary’s the Lake
Plymouth
Cole Burandt
Burandt
Horsepower and Quiet: Courtland Farmer Uses Horses
In Courtland Minnesota, Melvin Luepke farms 320 acres with a pair of work horses alongside a tractor. He uses the horses to cultivate soybeans and corn and to cut hay. He says the hobby is relaxing and therapeutic, providing a slower, peaceful alternative to modern farming methods.
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Courtland, Minn
Courtland Area
Melvin Leupke
Terest
Luepke
Massachusetts woman faced murder charge in Wisconsin case
In Sauk County, a first degree murder charge against Paula Vienneau was dropped and refiled amid new evidence in the death of David Ryan. Ryan and Vienneau reportedly attempted suicide together after being found in a car at Devil's Lake State Park. Ryan, 26, was found with 21 stab wounds in a nearby cornfield. Vienneau, 31, from Lowell, Mass., had been treated at a mental health center after the Labor Day weekend incident.
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Sauk County
James Seering
Paula Vienneau
Lowell
Mass
David Ryan
Vienneau
Ryan
Devil’s Lake State Park
Bangor Bicentennial Bridge Faces Possible Closure
Bangor Wisconsin weighs saving its wooden bridge spanning Chicago and North Western Railway tracks slated for abandonment. Village board protests track removal while officials plan a 10 am meeting to discuss maintenance costs and future options amid sentimental residents who recall the landmark as town history.
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Bangor
Wis
Chicago and North Western Railway
Tom Judge
Theodore Piske
Piske
Wisconsin
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Madison, Wis
University of Wisconsin
Patrick J. Lucey
Red Cloud Park
AlaCrosse Tribune
Sen. Devitt
Fond du Lac
la Crosse Area
Michael Cordes
Coulee Sites
Indian Hill
Ners
Will
Glenn Boyer
Stevenstown
Don Willinger
Tom Braunschreiber
Charles
Park Terrace Nursing Center
N. 13Th St
Shelby Road
Elsie Tietze
Wes
R. 1 Coon Valley
Minnesota
Melvin Luepke
Baraboo, Wis
Massachusetts
Dist. Atty. Bartley Mauch
Piske’s Peak
Lillian Mengel
17Th Ave. N
Lucy Haack
Cardinal St
Lena Morris
Olson
Bill Schroeder
Log Cabin
16Th Ave
Barbara Wittmershaus
16Th Ave. S
Lincoln St
Mrs
Jean Olson
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