Balloon flight over coulee region promotes theater opening
Jim Keller, 37, Valparaiso hot air balloonist, launched from Viterbo Fine Arts lot at 8 am and drifted north for about an hour, reaching Hokah Minnesota. Fog reduced visibility but Keller described the flight as spectacular, highlighting an angel eye view of La Crosse area and the St. Francis Hospital district.
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Coulee
Jim Keller
Hotair
Valparaiso
Ind
Viterbo
la Crosse
Keller
Fine Arts
Hokah
Minn
Kissinger Refuses Cyprus Memo Subpoena Showdown Looms
Secretary Kissinger refuses to submit a subpoenaed Cyprus crisis memorandum written by Thomas Boyatt. He offers to provide a summary of views but will not disclose named officers or their recommendations. The House Intelligence Committee, led by Otis Pike, weighs next steps after Columbus Day recess.
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Washington
Henry A. Kissinger
House Intelligence Committee
U.S
Kissinger
Ottawa
Canada
Otis G. Pike
Dn.y
Congress
Cyprus
State Department
Thomas Boyatt
Boyatt
Taylor G. Belcher
Greece
Turkey
Accused Slayer Tells Of Heavy Drug Use
Jerold T Hammill testified he used 100 hits of white cross amphetamine five Qualudes and two blue capsules before the Goose Island incident. He said sleep deprivation pushed him to give a statement to police to obtain rest. The judge ruled the statement admissible at his November trial for murder rape and attempted murder.
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Hammill
Peter Pappas
Goose Island
White Cross
la Crosse
Madison
la Crosse City
Ray Lichtie
Alvin Woodmansee
Lichtie
Patch Grove
Grant County
Vernon County
Geoffrey Banta
Alvin
County Board Reviews Tentative 1976 Budget and Labor Talks
The County Board in regular session scheduled a first look at a tentative 1976 county budget after Finance and Personnel approved the last of 54 departmental budgets. Committee meetings to finalize the budget are set for Oct 24 28 30 and Nov 6 11 and 12 with final approval likely in December. Labor negotiations continue with multiple unions including Courthouse Employe Local 2484 entering mediation led by Thomas Yaeger while other locals pursue talks without mediation.
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Maynard Stratman
Dist
Kenneth Guthrie
Thomas L. Yaeger
Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission
Guthrie
Oak Forest
Lakeview
Law Enforcement Association
Drought Costs Minnesota Corn Farmers Millions
Minnesota farmers lose about 200 million dollars in corn sales due to drought. Estimates show per acre yield dropping from 82 to 71 bushels, totaling 64 million bushels less with current prices. An additional 25 million is lost as farmers switch to silage, reducing potential grain value.
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ST. Paul
La Crosse County Board Approves Staffing Increase at Lake View Health
The La Crosse County Board voted 23 to 10 to allow Lake View Health Center in West Salem to hire up to 36 more staff at an estimated $250 000 yearly cost. The plan aims to convert the center from an immediate care facility to a skilled nursing care service center, despite a failed motion to postpone the matter for 30 days by 21 to 12.
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la Crosse County
Lakeview Health Center
West Salem
St Joseph Sewer Water Deal Signed in Greenfield
Final papers signed today for a federal grant and loan to fund a $771 000 sewer and water project in St Joseph within the Town of Greenfield. Farmers Home Administration officials conferred with Greenfield and St Joseph sanitary district representatives at the Bosshard law offices to seal the decade long effort.
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St. Joseph
Greenfield
Farmers Home Administration
Greenfield and
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