Wisconsin Dairy Farmers Debate Two Cent Checkoff Plan
Richland Center hearing on a two cent per hundredweight dairy checkoff drew 26 opposing to 20 supporting. Farmers from across southwestern Wisconsin heard proposals to fund an advertising campaign with an advisory council to run a program that could cost the average 33 cow herd about 66 dollars yearly and raise about 3.6 million dollars.
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Richland Center
Wis
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Department of Agriculture
Keith Wilson
Cuba City
Lafayette County
Darlene Mueller
Prairie du Chien
Harold Rue
Barneveld
American Milk Producers Inc
Carl Pedretti
Holmen
Department of Agriculture
Agriculture
Gary Rhode
Hua Kuo-feng Installed as Chinese Premier Amid Power Struggle
Thousands march in Beijing's Tiananmen Square to celebrate Hua Kuo-feng's appointment as premier and the ouster of Teng Hsiao-ping. The event follows post-Chou En-lai power struggle notes, with organized demonstrations by workers and students and security measures around the square.
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Tokyo
Peking
Kuo-feng
China
Teng Hsiao-ping
Communist Party
Mao Tse-tung
Hua
Chou En-lai
Kyodo
Hsinhua
Chou
Teng Hua
Teng
Bangor to face 60 percent electric bill hike
Bangor Wisconsin plans a 60 percent surcharge as NSP increases hit, prompting a January 1 temporary 25 percent rise and a state public service hearing. Village President Theodore Piske defends the move against Misleading remarks by Rep. Les Aspin and notes NSP rates to utilities differ from those to direct customers.
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Bangor
Wis
Municipal Electric Company
Theodore Piske
Northern States Power Co
NSP
Piske
Wisconsin Public Service Commission
Les Aspin
D-Racine
Aspin
Federal Power Commission
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Primary Votes Lag 1972 Totals
With 99 percent of precincts tallied, about 1.3 million ballots were cast in Wisconsin’s Tuesday presidential primary versus 1.4 million in 1972. State election officials report roughly 3.2 million registered voters in the state.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Food Prices Level Off Faster Than Predicted
Washington AP reports USDA economists say retail food prices moderated more than expected through March 1976. Meats helped curb costs while seasonal rises for fruits vegetables and coffee loom. Farm to retail spreads may shrink, limiting future increases though midyear forecasts remain uncertain. May 19 analysis awaited.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
USDA
Don Paarlberg
Paarlberg
Paarberg
Health Officials Back Flu Shot Blitz Amid Pandemic Fears
AP survey finds most state health officials support President Ford's $135 million plan to immunize 213 million Americans. They warn delaying vaccination could cost lives, citing 1918 swine flu and recent Fort Dix exposure while noting objections are mainly technical and emphasize prioritizing high risk groups.
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Atlanta
Ford
House
Associated Press
May
Nard Mires
New Hampshire
Division of Public Health
Herbert Domke
Missouri
Dwight Metzler
Kansas
Ft. Dix
N.J
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