Yesterday in La Crosse
Too early for daylight saving, 43 years ago
In January 1974, the US began year-round Daylight Saving Time as part of Washington’s reaction to an apparent energy crisis that saw gas prices rise quickly. Pushing sunset an hour later in January was supposed to save energy, but sunrise also came an hour later, leading parents to complain about their kids going to school in the dark. Under public pressure, the two-year experiment was cut short that October.
The new Fine Arts Building at UW-La Crosse opened for classes during the spring semester in ’74. The Annett Recital Hall was scheduled to be finished around February 1st. The larger Toland Theatre presented its first play that fall.
On TV in early ’74, you could see “Happy Days,” featuring Richie, Potsie, and the Fonz, and “Good Times,” a spinoff of “Maude” that transplanted housekeeper Florida Evans from New York to Chicago. It was the last season for “The Flip Wilson Show,” “The Brady Bunch,” and “The Partridge Family”…43 years ago, Yesterday in La Crosse.
