Wisconsin Budget Creates Instant Parole Eligibility
Wisconsin officials debate an Aug 4 budget change granting immediate parole rights to most sentenced offenders. The parole board says few early releases will occur. some judges fear it undermines sentences and prompts rapid parole requests.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Sanger Powers
Raymond Johnson
R-Eleva
Johnson
Edward Parker
Parker
Parole
Patrick J. Lucey
Parole Board
William Dawson
John Coffey
Leander Foley Jr
Waukesha County
William Callow
Island Tourist Center plan faces objections at hearing
Two objectors spoke against the revised Island Tourist Information Center plan on French Island near I 90 in La Crosse County as supporters urged rapid construction. The hearing led by Robert T Huber reviewed alternate sites and a realigned inbound road to avoid wildlife refuge land with a projected cost of 600 000 dollars, down from 800 000.
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French Island
la Crosse County
Wisconsin Highway Commission
Robert T. Huber
Wisconsin Departments of Transportation and Natural Resources
Schneider
Dresbach, Minn
Dresbach
Robert G. Hanson
Village of
Rockland
Wisconsin Division of Highways
Hanson
Mediation Sought in La Crosse Teacher Contract Talks
The La Crosse Education Association formally requests state mediation after 10 talks failed to resolve 34 issues. The district board opposes impasse recognition and mediation, while WERC notes mediation requires cooperation from both sides. Public funding limits and proposed pay increases frame a broader debate on 1973 74 school budgets.
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la Crosse Education Association
LEA
Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission
WERC
Bruce Hanson
Donald Lee
Lee
Patrick J. Lucey
la Crosse Area
Eugene Balts
Lucey
la Crosse
Barbara Thompson
Thompson
State Department of Public Instruction
Lacey
Tyrone Nuclear Plant Hearing Moves Ahead in Wisconsin
The initial hearing on Northern States Power Co of Wisconsin's plan to build Tyrone Energy Park near Durand proceeds with cross examination debated. NSP witnesses outline need, regional planning, and energy policies while opponents raise safety and local impact concerns as sessions extend into April 1974.
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Menomonie
Wis
Northern States Power Co
Wisconsin
Tyrone Energy Park
Durand
Bryan Borman
Public Service Commission
PSC
Dunn County
Borman
NSP
Francis J. Kripps
James R. Forest
Paul Hein
Midcontinent Area Power Pool
MAPP
Leslie C. Weber
Kripps
Hein
Forest
Weber
John
Weather outlook: cooler nights with showers possible
Variable cloudiness and cooler Wednesday night with a 50 percent chance of rain. Thursday stays cool and fair with a high near 58 and a low in the upper 30s. Winds west to northwest 10 to 20 mph Wednesday night and Thursday.
Caledonia Pair Killed In Crash
A two car crash near Harmony Minnesota killed Edward Middendorf 77 and his wife Rowena 68 both of Caledonia. Patricia Strandberg 16 died later at St Marys Hospital Rochester. Joyce Strandberg 48 driver mother and passenger Charles Sikkink suffered minor injuries. Kevin 8 and Brian 14 Strandberg were injured and taken to hospital.
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Associated Press
Minnesota
Edward J. Middendorf
Rowena
Caledonia
Minn
Fillmore County
Harmony
Patricia Strandberg
Rural Harmony
St. Mary’s Hospital
Rochester
Joyce Strandberg
Kevin
Brian Strandberg
Strandberg
St. Mary's Hospital
Brian
Spring Valley
Charles Sikkink
Strandbergs
Drugs Enter La Crosse as Barbiturates and Amphetamines Rise
The La Crosse Tribune reports on drug traffic with eyewitness accounts from police Detective Captain Raymond Lichtie and a local dealer named John. Heavier use of barbiturates rivals amphetamines and marijuana, while LSD reappears. cheap beer lures youths away from hard drugs, yet shipments of reds flood the town in a single night, fueling high customer demand.
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Raymond Lichtie
la Crosse
John
Lichtie
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Murphy
Patrick Lucey
Kenneth Lindner
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
Eugene Murphy
la Crosse Tribune
Milo Knutson
R-La Crosse
Tribune
Island Tourist Center
LeRoy G. Schneider
Upper
Mississippi River Wildlife Refuge
Grant Blum
Grant Lea
Tyrone
Neess
University of Wisconsin- Madison
Wisconsin Environmental Decade
Matthew Quinn
Racine
Quinn
Tyrone Energy
Tim Murphy
Minneapolis-St. Paul
James Eggert
Uwstout
James Conway
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Leo Schaff
The
Eau Claire Labor Council
Clarence Fedie. Durand
Edie
Joseph Springer
John Perry
Eau Claire
John Shepherd
Uw-River Falls
Ann Landers
Hy Gardner
Jeffrey Kummer
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