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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1973
Page
2
A USDA inventory shows the national corn supply down about nine percent from a week earlier. As of Oct. 1 the corn stockpile stood at 707 million bushels, about 68 million less than previously estimated, signaling one of the lowest reserves in years and tighter supplies for exports and domestic use.
Wisconsin Senator Milo G. Knutson says Gov. Lucey threats of a special session ignore that most proposals stall in the Democratic-led Assembly. Knutson, Senate Republican Caucus Chairman, notes the Senate has acted on many measures and hours remain in the four week session. Charles Whalen, 60, longtime Associated Press capital correspondent, dies in Springfield.
President Nixon to speak live at 6 p.m. CDT as clues mount he will name a new special Watergate prosecutor. Officials say Bork has sent nominees to the White House while Congress contests the probe and tapes may be delivered to Judge Sirica soon.
Wisconsin Attorney General Robert Warren credited former Republican Gov. Warren Knowles for the state’s improving business climate, saying Lucey’s final year did not create the upturn and that Knowles laid groundwork and brought it to maturity during his tenure.
Legislative leaders signaled they may adjourn without finishing Lucey’s must bills. Gov Lucey warned of a possible special session if at least five measures remain. Bills on fuel allocations, campaign finance, health facility need, and aids for the blind disabled and aged are among priorities.
The Wisconsin Assembly approved the bingo measure 79 to 20 sending it to the Senate. It would create a five member Bingo Control Board headed by an executive secretary, tax bingo supplies at four percent, and levy a two percent gross receipts tax. The plan includes licensing for groups, age restrictions, prize limits, and annual reporting, with estimated costs and potential revenue to state coffers.
Gary A. Tews age 20 of 2402 Main Street suffered critical injuries after falling from a garbage truck on Chase Street near 14th Street. Driver James E. Scheil 28 of La Crescent continued unaware for a block. He was transported to Lutheran Hospital where surgeons treated multiple injuries.
The Wisconsin Senate approved a released time bill 22 to 8 sending it to Governor Patrick J. Lucey. The measure allows public school pupils to be released for religious instruction for one to three class periods per week, revocable for abuse.
The La Crosse Tribune lists missed paper phone number 782 8040 and announces publication times. It notes city carrier price 1.60 every two weeks and mail subscription within 75 miles of La Crosse at one year 30 dollars. Volume 69 Number 16.
The House approved a $185 million emergency medical care bill 364 to 18 to fund a three year program for improved emergency services. The measure, now similar to a Senate version, drops a hospital preservation clause Nixon opposed and aims to reduce deaths from heart attacks and accidents.
The Wisconsin Senate approved a narrow 17 to 15 vote on a bill restricting new health care facility construction. Backers say mandatory need screening will curb overbuilding and reduce hospital and nursing home costs, while opponents call it a push toward socialism. The measure, by Sen. Robert Kasten of Brown Deer, advances to the Assembly.
County committees cut near term expenses while revising Lakeview hospital finances. Reductions remove funds from several departments, boosting projected black balance at Lakeview by 65 535. Revenues from the clinic and out-of-county patients alter state shares and county burdens.
William H. Campbell of Western Wisconsin Technical Institute attended the Phi Delta Kappa biennial council in Houston. Delegates from 409 of the society's 418 chapters voted 318 to 140 to remove the males only clause. If two thirds ratify by January 1974, women educators may be initiated.
The report lists flood stage 24 readings and regional forecasts for Wisconsin Minnesota and Iowa. It notes partly cloudy to cloudy conditions with drizzle and rain, cooler nights, and daytime highs around the mid 60s to mid 80s.
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