La Crosse Budget Cut Proposed by Alderman Sontag
Alderman Ferdinand Sontag urged deeper cuts to La Crosse’s 1976 city budget after a $135 622 reduction proposal. He argued the city’s tax rate drives residents to the suburbs and that staff levels are excessive. The Finance and Purchase Committee approved the cut from 11.7 million. full council to vote November 13.
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la Crosse
Ferdinand Sontag
Sontag
New York
Common Council
City Sifts Budgets as Sontag Urges Study of Alternatives
City officials trimmed budgets across eight departments with a net $135,622 cut and $8,000 in additional income. Fire department faced a $72,924 reduction tied to staffing questions and potential airport contracting. Parks, library, engineering, and recreation also saw meaningful cuts or slight increases as the panel eyed inflation and levy limits.
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Sontag
Patrick Zielke
Zielke
Western Wisconsin Technical Institute
Fire Department
Irvin Kahler
la Crosse
North Central
Kahler
Parks Department
McDonald's
4Th
Main Streets
Eugene B. Fry
Engineering Department
Street Department
Recreation
Grandad Bluff
CIA NSA sued for 500 million over CHAOS surveillance
American Civil Liberties Union filed a class action in federal court seeking 500 million dollars on behalf of 8 200 individuals and groups subject to CIA CHAOS files. The suit accuses CIA and NSA of illegal mail opening and intercepting overseas calls and cables with Western Union RCA World Communications American Cable and Radio and ITT World named as defendants.
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Central Intelligence Agency
National Security Agency
American Civil Liberties Union
CIA
NSA
Western Union
RCA World Communications
American Cable and Radio
ITT World Communications
William E. Colby
James R. Schlesinger
Secretary of
Defense
Richard M. Helms
Iran
Lew Allen
Noel Gaylor
Samuel C. Phillips
U.S. District Court
U.S
Better Tax Base Cited As Airport Shift Goal
La Crosse County weighs taking over ownership and operation of the airport to improve the tax base. The move could shift costs and benefits to rural county taxpayers, with no clear advantages yet identified.
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la Crosse County
Opera
Madison
Skuldt
Laetrile and Airport Transfers Highlight Local Debates
The article reviews Laetrile cancer treatment, its legality, FDA warnings, and citizen use, citing Dr. John Weeth and the Good Samaritan Clinic in Tiajuana. It also covers Dane County airport transfer debates, Madison experiences, FAA criteria, and a plan for county control with a nine member commission.
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Trile
Weeth
la Crosse
Tiajuana
Mexico
Good Samaritan Clinic
Skuldt
Madison
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Wisconsin
Jeff Wing
Beagle
George
Myrick Park
Washington
Rockefeller Commission
Laetrile
Federal Drug Administration
FDA
John Weeth
Gundersen Clinc Department of Medical Oncology
Ernesto Contreras
The
Committee For Freedom of Choice
Emory W. Thur
Dane County
Robert B. Skuldt
Federal Aviation Administration
Cording
LA Paz
Bolivia
Military
Air Force
Tomonoco
Hugo Banzer
Monroe
Monroe, Wis
Sec. of
Douglas LaFollette
Ford Administration
Congress
Vikings
Minnesota
Bears
Chicago
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