House Extends Nixon Price-Control Powers
The House approved a one year extension of President Nixon’s price control authority 293 to 114, with minimal discretionary limits. Press reports indicate options include a new freeze or tightening of controls, while Senate action and conference talks will shape final terms.
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Nixon
Washington
Treasury
George P. Shultz
Shultz
Organized Labor
Senate
Wright Patman
D-Tex
House Banking Committee
Labor Department
Mayor Seeks Priority and Shift in City Administration
La Crosse Mayor W. Peter Gilbertson outlined plans to shift administrative responsibilities to align with Nixon era programs. He urged greater mayoral council cooperation to manage new programs like manpower planning and expanded capital projects, while balancing federal and state pressures on local prerogatives. The new council, including the first woman alderman Sharon Ines, was sworn in along with a new city clerk.
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la Crosse
W. Peter Gilbertson
Richard Nixon
O’niela Thorsen
Thorsen
Gilbertson
Sharon Ines
Nixon
Hatfield Demands Clear War Explanation From Nixon
Sen Mark Hatfield urged President Nixon to provide a full account of the meaning of peace and plans for Indochina as U S bombing in Laos resumes amid North Vietnamese and Pathet Lao advances. Senate leaders criticized the Laos air campaign as risky, with Mansfield warning of renewed civil war and Scott blaming North Vietnam for violating cease fires. Defense Secretary Richardson said B 52 strikes in Laos occurred after a government town came under attack and at Laos request.
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Mark O. Hatfield
Nixon
Indochina
Oregon Republican
U.S
Laos
Hatfield
Cambodia
North Vietnam
Senate
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
United States
Vietnam
Mansfield
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
Scott
Elliot Richardson
Richardson
Garment Co. Pays Delinquent Taxes in La Crosse
La Crosse Garment Co. pays $14,654 delinquent real estate taxes and current bills, arranging installment payments on about $67,000 in current and delinquent personal property taxes with city and county officials. A $1,000 payment starts a schedule through 1975, aimed at keeping the firm operating.
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la Crosse Garment Co
Charles Whaley
Manston
la Crosse Garment
Wesley Denny
Denny
Kickapoo River Flood Crest Shifts Downstream
River crest moved downstream as Kickapoo River floodwaters ebbed for upriver towns but rose at Gays Mills. La Farge neared flood stage at 11.95 feet Monday amid 2.65 inches of rain, with roads and sewer issues, dam work halted, and some schools/districts adjusting operations.
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Kickapoo
la Farge
Kickapoo River
Gays Mills
Viola
Soldiers Grove
Ontario
Weather outlook: mild with low 40s tonight
Partly cloudy and not so cool Tuesday night with a low in the low 40s. Wednesday will be partly sunny and mild with a high near 72. Winds SW 10 to 20 mph. Chance of precip 10 percent Tuesday night and Wednesday. Thursday remains partly sunny with little temperature change.
Dairy and trucking groups win Wisconsin highway rule endorsement
Corporate and dairy interests joined the trucking lobby in a Monday push to win legislative backing for larger trucks on Wisconsin highways. Also notes Mrs. Ethel Osborne Hill, 94, Port Arthur Texas, is disqualified from the senior citizen group over her credits.
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Wisconsin
Ethel Osborne Hill
Port Arthur
Tex
Over the Hill Gang
Big Cities Gauge Air Clean‑Up Deadline Strain
Most major U S cities say they cannot meet the May 31 1975 federal deadline to clean up air pollution. Officials warn costs and implementation hurdles threaten timely compliance.
Local Page Fragments Highlight Comics and TV Log
Readable sections mention comics and movies on pages 13 and 14 plus a TV log and a crossword. A brief note references a few entries dated 12 through 19 with minimal context.
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PITRE
Irs
CBO AG
Impoundment of UW Funds Increases Political Pressure
The Joint Finance Committee in Madison recommended impounding parts of the University of Wisconsin budget for 1973-75. Rep. Dennis Conta argues UW extension courses duplicate local or branch campus offerings and should be handled by satellite campuses. The committee, led by Democrats, supported trimming but not deleting some requests.
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Madison
Wis
University of Wisconsin
Dennis Conta
Milwaukee
Conta
City weighs 140000 annual subsidy for La Crosse bus service
The city estimates a 140000 dollar yearly subsidy to La Crosse Transit to ensure bus service for at least a year. City officials led by Sherman C. Stellpflug plan to review a proposed agreement next week. If the company gains school contracts, some fixed costs could shift, reducing city costs.
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la Crosse Transit Co
Sherman C. Stellpflug
Common Council
Stellpflug
Fey
Eau Claire
la Crosse Transit
Willgir Smith and Associates
Columbia
S.C
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William A. Steiger
Vernon W. Thomson
Patrick T. Zielke
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