Tower fits car after toppled NSP tower collapse
A Northern States Power Co. tower toppled on Oak Street at 2:15 p.m. Thursday, landing across a car and denting one side while scratching the other. Owner Robert Wright of Onalaska reported the damage. Gustafson attributed the collapse to wind gusts up to 40 mph in the hills, with 30 mph at La Crosse airport. Power outages lasted 34 minutes affecting Onalaska, 2nd Avenue area, and Holmen. The toppled tower was replaced by a 75-foot pole and Oak Street reopened by 5:45 p.m.
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Northern States Power Co
Robert Wright
Custer Court
Onalaska
Wright
Radford Co
Oak St
NSP
Charles Gustafson
Oak Street
Candidates Report Contributions in La Crosse County Race
Campaign finance filings show Nix reporting 1682 from small contributions and 2885 total, with 178.80 itemized this period. Mulroy leads with 6118 total, 2000 from county GOP, 475 this period. both list itemized donors and personal spending.
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Nix
Michael Mulroy
la Crosse County
Republican Party
Mulroy
Peter Safronoff
N. 21St St
Democratic Party of
Massage Regulations Stay On Books By Vote
The city council narrowly kept a month old massage parlor law, voting 11 to 10 to retain it while a move to re refer failed 13 to 8. Alderman Kaufmann pushed for a new ordinance on saunas and separate sex provisions, with Helen Kelly proposing a prohibition on commercial sexual gratification. Both measures were referred to committee, and a separate motion to create a mayoral financing study for a convention center passed 11 to 10 after lengthy debate.
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Common Council
Dennis Kaufmann
Kaufmann
Helen Kelly
Dist
Kelly
City of Madison
Madison
Patrick Zielke
Sharon Imes
Brian Carroll
Zielke
Carroll-Imes
Donald Medinger
Medinger
Loren Wardwell
Gene Strittmaier
17Th Dist
Fall Festival Set by Mabel Lutheran Church
The ALCW of Mabel First Lutheran Church will hold a Fall Festival from 10 am to 4 pm Saturday. Homemade articles and home grown produce will be sold and a noon luncheon will be served.
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Mabel Mabel
Minn
ALCW
Mabel First Lutheran Church
Historic Bridge In Bangor Wins Reprieve
Bangor Wisconsin officials and Chicago Northwestern Railway representatives met but took no action on the wooden bridge. Village President Theodore Piske noted a small turnout and mixed views among residents. A public meeting is planned for early November with transportation officials and a railroad representative, with no offer to buy the bridge yet.
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Bangor
Wis
Chicago Northwestern Railway
Theodore Piske
Piske
Department of Transportation
Tomah Gas Station Burglary Under Investigation
Tomah Wisconsin police investigate a burglary at Ken's Superior 400 Service Station 215 West Clifton Street. The break in was found at 2 46 a.m. by Sgt Vaughn Wol ford who saw a side door pried open. Undetermined cash and checks were stolen from a desk drawer inside.
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Tomah
Wis
Ken’s
Superior 400
West Clifton St
Vaughn Wolford
Drought Aid Improvement Pledged For Wisconsin Farms
AP reports Assistant Secretary Richard Bell pledged improved drought assistance for Wisconsin farmers visiting drought affected fields. He announced changes to emergency loan eligibility to allow more money and higher hay and silage transportation aid. Bell spoke at Farm Progress Days observing crop damage firsthand and toured the three day exhibit of farming machinery and practices.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture
Richard Bell
Bell
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Sets Guidelines for Swine Flu Vaccine Recalls
Officials report an intensive review of deaths across state and national levels unrelated to the swine flu vaccine. Wisconsin inoculations show no significant adverse events after 3,800 doses with only one minor fever. guidelines urge high risk seniors to use private doctors and companion support, with pre shot screening for blood pressure and pulse irregularities.
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Larkin
Wisconsin
William Schatz
LaCrosse Tribune publication and contact details
City and mail subscription notices for La Crosse Tribune include contact numbers for missed papers and classified ads. Details show the newspaper's address at 401 N 3rd St La Crosse Wisconsin, pricing, and subscription terms within a 75 mile radius. Volume 72, Number 150.
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the Tribune
N. 3Rd St
la Crosse
Wis
Weather Outlook Shows Cold Front Across Most Nation
Outdoors reports colder weather Friday for much of the country with milder conditions in the Southwest and southern fringe. Showers target the western plains while rain hits from eastern Texas to northern Alabama. Wisconsin expects cloudy windy cold with light snow flurries, Minnesota mostly cloudy with light snow possible north, clearing and colder Saturday. Mississippi River dispatch notes river stage readings at La Crosse Dresbach Winona Prairie du Chien and Dresbach Lock with towboat traffic and discharge rates.
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Plains
Texas
Alabama
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Ford avoids direct answer on Nixon lobbyist meeting
In Washington Ford dodges questions about meeting with a Nixon lobbyist amid John Dean's allegation he discussed blocking an early Watergate probe. Democrats urge Ruff to probe Ford's 1973 vice president confirmation. Cook denies any meetings occurred.
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Washington
Ford
John Dean
Nixon
Dean
Charles Ruff
Nixon Administration
Richard K. Cook
Mulroy Attacks Nix Over Barroom Injury Handling
Opponent Michael Mulroy accuses District Attorney Edmund Nix of mishandling a barroom attack case. Mulroy says Alan Schaller should have been charged with attempted murder after he struck a man with a pool cue, and credits a nurse police officer with saving the victim. Nix maintains no extenuating circumstances.
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Edmund A. Nix
Nix
Michael Mulroy
Alan D. Schaller
Bangor
Mulroy
Anna Nedland
Fitzpatrick
Trempealeau County Emergency Loan Deadline Set
November 12 is the cutoff for Trempealeau County farmers to file Farmers Home Administration emergency loan applications. Declared eligible due to severe drought from July 5 to August 20, the county hosts a different deadline from other counties. Contact the FmHA office in Whitehall for details.
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Stevens Point
Wis
Trempealeau County
Farmers Home Administration
Fmha
Willis W. Capps
la Crosse
Whitehall
Community events in La Crosse area this weekend
Gingham Squares Square Dance Club dances at the Harry Olson Multipurpose Center 1607 North Street 8 p.m. All dancers welcome. Area Community Theater presents Natalie Needs a Nightie at Building 1255 Ft McCoy Sparta. La Crosse County Traffic Police and Deputy Sheriff's Association Harvest Moon Benefit Ball American Legion Club Rooms 6th and Market Streets 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. $1 donation. UW L homecoming parade 7th and Main Streets 11 a.m. UW-L pre game alumni party Cartwright Center Cellar 12 30 p.m. Football game UW-L vs Stout 1 p.m. UW-L alumni buffet and dance Ray George will be honored.
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Gingham Squares
Harry Olson
North Street
Natalie
Ft. McCoy
Sparta la Crosse County
Deputy Sheriff's Association
American Legion Club
Market
Uw-L
Cartwright Center
Stout
la Crosse
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LaCrosse Tribune
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