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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1976
Page
4
Kenneth C Blanchard is named as publisher and Robert S Gallagher as editor in the newspaper’s opinion page masthead, reflecting the leadership of the publication. The note presents the staff roles rather than a specific article subject or dated event.
Last night the La Crosse Common Council debated a revised massage and sauna ordinance after lapsing a month earlier. Aldermen urged stronger city control over owners and operators, while debate grows over regulating versus outlawing sex-for-pay in city limits.
Last March the Wisconsin Legislature enacted a generic drugs bill, creating a State Drug Quality Council to list common drugs and wholesale prices. The council's first data show one tranquilizer costing one tenth the price of the brand name. Pharmacists may substitute generics unless the doctor forbids it. savings depend on cooperation, patient inquiry, and doctors providing clear cost information.
Wisconsin lags national jobless averages for months yet. High unemployment costs strain employers and welfare budgets, while a growing labor force reshapes the economy. From 1955 to 1965 the workforce expands, but 1965-75 sees women surge by 42.3 percent, reshaping job prospects and proving working women are here to stay.
Tribune notes from twenty years ago 1956: meteorologist Bert Sanial retires after 43 years with the Weather Bureau. Acting Postmaster Henry J. Ahrens to review $22 000 federal building improvement plans. Rain ends marsh fire threat near La Crosse. Eisenhower and Adlai Stevenson oppose appeals based on religion or race. Selections from earlier decades cover Nazi end, GOP gains, OPA changes, road work at Losey and Ward, and local civic events.
The MiG-25, touted as the fastest high flying interceptor, proves strong at extreme altitudes but sluggish in typical air combat. It cannot outpace or out radar the F-14 or F-15, lacks look down capability, and was built for a high altitude bomber threat no longer relevant. The piece argues Soviet misjudgment and western overestimation of Moscow's air power.
The vice presidential debate tonight shapes as a pivotal events for Ford Carter race with Watergate Nixon pardon possible topics. Sen. Robert Dole seeks shorter time while Mondale pushes for longer format and strong emphasis on campaign issues.
A Tribune reader cites Congressman Baldus’ report praising aid to a widow and Social Security, criticizing high salaries and retirement costs for lawmakers. The letter warns of election-year spending, calls politicians self-serving, and argues for voting by political philosophy. It links editorial urges to broader concerns about governance. The piece recalls Mondale Ford Nixon history and previews Southern Republicans’ view of Mondale’s record ahead of a Houston debate.
The piece warns that the 14th anniversary of the Cuban missile crisis marks a successful Soviet effort to transform Cuba into an offensive military base. It cites Manolo Reyes and U.S. officials noting Cuban and Soviet troop movements, bases at Cienfuegos, and deployments to Africa and the Middle East. The article argues the U.S. Ford administration failed to oppose this shift, signaling weakness abroad.
Edwin Newman, the radio TV veteran who moderated the first Ford Carter debate, said he found the event constructive and supported continuing debates as a permanent part of politics. He argued it is not essential for the head of government to answer any subject at any time.
A satirical column questions the alleged moral outrage of politicians over personal indiscretions. It asks why officials harshly judge others for flaws while basking in hypocrisy and calls for more lawmakers of similar unshakable virtue.
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