Boy in germ free bubble awaits space suit for outside world
David, five, with severe combined immune deficiency, lives in a nine by seven foot bubble. Doctors say a Mobile Biological Isolation System suit will let him venture outside for up to four hours. December completion follows two years of negotiations with Johnson Space Center and Texas Children's Hospital.
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Houston
David
Johnson Space Center
Texas Children’s Hospital
Gary Primeaux
Harborview seeks contract termination with reinstatement option
Harborview Plaza Associates asks the La Crosse Redevelopment Authority to end its contract with a one year right of reinstatement. The request follows a default finding and ties to Harborview near Riverside Park with involvement by Arthur Rubloff Co and Clifford de Baun of Boston. The special meeting to consider termination is set for 7:30 p.m. at City Hall.
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Harborview Plaza
Charles Parrott
la Crosse
Clifford de Baun
Boston
J.D. Devine
Harborview Plaza Associates
Devine
City Hall
Zielke
Harborview
Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Ethel Kennedy Pays Fine For Parking Ticket Incident
Ethel Kennedy, widow of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, paid a 31.25 dollar fine after being convicted of mutilating a parking ticket. She pleaded innocent but was found guilty by Judge John P. Curley Jr. She was not present in court and was represented by an attorney. The offense occurred on September 4 with no further details provided.
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Barnstable
Mass
Ethel Kennedy
Kennedy
Robert F. Kennedy
John P. Curley Jr
Medary Town Seeks Village Status in Wisconsin Hearing
Medary officials presented growth evidence at a La Crosse County hearing to become a village. La Crosse opposes incorporation. The Dept of Local Affairs and Development weighs tax revenue municipal services and community cohesion. Building inspector Richard Grosskopf reported 256 permits from 1971 to 1976 totaling about 5.3 million dollars with 4 million in value cited.
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Medary
la Crosse County
State Department of Local Affairs and Development
City of
la Crosse
Richard Grosskopf
Grosskopf
Horseless carriage dog pulls load a mile to store
Cleo Smith 71 uses Brutus a 2 year oldDoberman pinscher to pull him in a custom 5 by 3 foot cart to the grocery. Brutus can haul up to 500 pounds and commands include gee haw easy and pull. He even has his own couch and sleeps indoors.
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Seattle
Cleo Smith
Smith
Brutus
Lang Drive project to begin Wednesday
Lang Drive improvement starts Wednesday with two lane traffic kept open. New curb gutter and concrete paving from St. Andrew to Monitor Street at a cost of 125165 dollars. J C Sullivan and Son of Wisconsin Rapids to complete the work. the city pays 30 percent. Authority delay tied to a governor signed bill. completion aimed within 25 working days.
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Bernard Mullenbach
St. Andrew Street
Monitor Street
J.C. Sullivan & Son
Wisconsin Rapids
Patrick J. Lucey
Island
St. Andrew
Mullenbach
Board of Public Works
State Division of Highways
Fire damages portion of Onalaska home on 9th Avenue
Firefighters responded to 421 9th Ave. S. in Onalaska Monday around 2 p.m. flames gutted the north end of the David Ball residence in a bedroom. No injuries were reported and crews remained about two hours. cause undetermined.
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David Ball
9Th Ave. S
Onalaska
Stanley Borchert
Borchert
Proposed La Crosse school budget would raise taxes
The La Crosse Area Public School District proposes a $14,582,000 budget for 1977, up $1,264,048 from 1976, with a districtwide tax rate of 13.70 mills and total property tax proposed at $10,062,000, about 10 percent higher than last year. The plan faces scrutiny over cuts to maintenance and teaching positions, with board members voting 7 to 2 in favor.
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la Crosse Area
Fiscal Control Board
la Crosse
City of
Louise Claflin
Linda Goodwin
Goodwin
Lincoln Junior High
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