In-Home Elderly Care Starts In December
La Crosse County launches the Community Care in-home nursing pilot in December funded by 666000 from the federal Medicaid program and 333000 from the Kellogg Foundation. The project aims to reduce Medicaid costs while improving care for elderly and disabled at home with input from area nursing homes hospitals and UW La Crosse. The program runs three years with plans for urban and rural expansions in 1977.
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la Crosse County
Martin Schreiber
Kellogg Foundation
Battle Creek
Mich
Community Care Organization
CCO
Frank Grover
la Crosse County Commission On Aging
Area Nursing Homes
Western Wisconsin Technical Institute
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
Lutheran
St. Francis
Joseph Nusbaum
Schreiber
Coed Prison Strains Under New Taycheedah Policy
Wisconsin legislators report friction and crowding at Taycheedah Correctional Institution after its conversion to coed operation. 116 women housed in two buildings with up to four per room. Male inmates in minimum security enjoy more freedom, triggering tensions and calls for more staff and improved programs.
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Taycheedah
Wis
Timothy Cullen
Cullen
D-Janesville
Monroe Swan
Milwaukee
Taycheedah Correctional Institution
Swan
Senate Committee On Governmental and Veterans Affairs
Waupun State Prison
Robert G. Rafferty
Blue Cross And Blue Shield to Raise Wisconsin Rates
Wisconsin Blue Cross and Surgical Care Blue Shield announce about a 35 percent premium hike for 87 percent of Wisconsin plans. The increases, driven by inflation Medicare benefits and the malpractice crisis, affect group policies mainly while independent subscribers largely escape. Some rate jumps reach 50 percent and take effect upon policy renewal.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Blue Cross and
Surgical Care Blue Shield
Ployers
Thomas H. Girard
Blue Shield
Girard
Leo E. Suycott
Blue Cross
Suycott
Onalaska Guard Enlists Four Powells in Wisconsin unit
In Onalaska Wisconsin four Powell relatives Steve Tony Tom and Greg enlisted in the 32nd Engineer Company of the Wisconsin Army National Guard. Steve enlisted first with Greg sworn in by Capt. William Newburg. Steve cites travel education and military preview as benefits while the brothers and cousin balance civilian jobs and weekend drills.
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National Guard
William Newburg
Powell Greg
Anthony, Thomas and
Steven
Armory
Onalaska
Wis
32Nd Engineer Co
32Nd Infantry Brigade
Wisconsin Army National Guard
Steve Powell
Tony Powell
Tom Powell
Greg Powell
Steve
Greg
Tony
Tom
Bernard ‘Bernie’ Mickschl
Guard
Army
Area On Commission To Study Taxes
Gov. Lucey named 48 members to a state commission on taxes and intergovernmental relations. Among La Crosse area appointees are Sen. Kathryn Morrison Rep. James Azim Donald Haldeman Donald Bina and Harold Lochner. The panel will meet first in Madison on Wednesday.
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Madison
Wis
la Crosse
Patrick J. Lucey
Lucey
Wisconsin
Kathryn Morrison
D-Platteville
James Azim
Muscoda
Donald Haldeman
Norwalk
Wisconsin Farm Bureau
Donald Bina
St. Joseph Ridge
Naturalist and Author Emil Liers Dies at 85 in Wisconsin
Emil Liers known as The Otter Man and author of The Black Bear Story The Otter Story and The Beaver Story died Friday afternoon October 17 in La Crosse Wisconsin after a two week illness. He bred otters in captivity and consulted for Walt Disney on two films. Born July 2 1890 in Clayton Iowa he lived along the Mississippi River and founded an Otter Sanctuary attracting visitors nationwide. He leaves a daughter Patricia McMurray of Anacortes Washington a sister Louise Liers and other relatives. Services are Monday at 2 PM at Schumacher Funeral Home La Crosse with burial in Riverside Cemetery Genoa Wisconsin.
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Ren
la Crosse
Wis
Lutheran
Liers
Viking
Walt Disney
Clayton
Iowa
Frank Liers
Mississippi River
Homer
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
Patricia McMurray
Anacortes
Wash
Louise Liers
Lillian
Schumacher Funeral Home
Vernon Bergeson
Charles Klatt
Riverside Cemetery
Genoa
Wi Street
New York City Faces Likely Default Without Federal Aid
Mayor Beame warned before the Senate Banking Committee that New York City will default by year end without federal assistance after a Friday relief, as the city cites about 1 billion in obligations through November and 2.16 billion in December and January. Moon Landrieu and Gov. Carey weighed in on aid and crisis strategies amid ongoing talks.
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Washington
Abraham D. Beame
New York
Senate Banking Committee
Beame
Teachers’ Union
New York City
United States
New Orleans
Moon Landrieu
Landrieu
U.S. Conference of Mayors
Ford
Penn Central
Hugh Carey
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Coed
Gloria Coates
Senators
Rafferty
Fond du Lac
Edward Huebner
Powells
S. 7Th St
Fred B. Hicke
Mickschl
S. 5Th Ave
Navy
Logan
Ark Rangers
Central
Alis
Minn
the Otter Man
Emil Liers
Winona
S. 2Nd St
Northern States Power Co
Minnesota Lumber & Wrecking Co
St. Paul
Gotham
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