Carter faces Senate overhaul as first hurdle for Carter agenda
As Carter takes office a major Senate reorganization looms. A Stevens on report urges cutting committees from about 18 to six while abolishing the Rules Committee. Critics warn of delays and protests from veterans and small business interests ahead of inauguration day.
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Senate
Adlai Stevenson
D-Ill
Wisconsin
Gaylord Nelson
Stevenson
Nelson
Veterans Affairs
U.S. Senate
Robert la Follette Jr
Jimmy Carter
Wisconsin Supreme Court curbs Lucey on school aid plan
The Wisconsin Supreme Court halted Governor Lucey’s proposed statewide plan to equalize education funding by taxing local districts. The measure would have hit about 19 districts with an estimated 3.1 million dollars, funded by local property taxes. Lucey vowed to pursue alternatives, possibly a statewide property tax, facing opposition in the new legislature.
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Lucey
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Unified boards merge to run day facility for adults
Paul Zei of the La Crosse County Unified Board announced a compromise after months of dispute between Medary School and Work Shop and the Riverfront Activity Center. The Medary and Riverfront boards will combine under one unit using a former downtown warehouse to provide more space for the program. The split had pitted county and state officials against the boards seeking cost and program clarity.
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Paul Zei
la Crosse County
Lynn Carver Van Zandt dies. Montana alum, retired district manager
Tribune recalls Lynn Carver Van Zandt 66 of 430 S 19th St who graduated from Montana University and retired in 1949 after 17 years as district manager for Equitable Life. Local doctors urge Salk vaccine as immunization. U S Army abolishes its last mule powered unit. Fourth Field Artillery Battalion noted.
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Lynn Carver van Zandt
S. 19Th St
Montana University
Equitable Life Assurance Society of
U.S. Army
Fourth Field Artillery Battalion
Japan Vote Looms Amid Lockheed Scandal Echoes
Japan faces a tight election with the Liberal Democratic Party seeking a majority and Prime Minister Miki defending his anti corruption stance. Fukuda and rivals threaten a potential deadlock while opposition parties play a minimal role in a campaign marked by public apathy and a historic political crisis.
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Takeo
Miki
Liberal Democrats
Japan
House of Representatives
Takeo Fukada
House of Rep
Democratic
Lockheed
United States Senate
Fukuda
Mr. Clean
Democratic Socialists
Komeito
New Liberal Club
Euthanasia topic prompts reader letters in Tribune
Tribune readers react to a Honolulu Advertiser column by Clare Boothe Luce arguing life without value arose in the 1920s and that Roe v Wade fostered euthanasia. The letter cites a California Natural Death Act and fears of gradualism leading to active euthanasia, concluding with a Biblical note from Luke.
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Honolulu
Congress
Clare Boothe Luce
Supreme Court
John Lachs
Vanderbilt University
New England Journal of Medicine
Edmund G. Brown Jr
California
Wisconsin State Television A Milestone In Public Broadcasting
A long-gestating Wisconsin plan moved from debate to a statewide noncommercial TV network run by the University of Wisconsin. Public sentiment grows, ranking state TV behind highways and parks in value, with about 10 percent regular viewers. High quality PBS style offerings, education programs, forums, and dramatic productions like Adams Chronicles and Napoleon broadcasts boost loyal, educated audiences.
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Madison
Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin Public Opinion Survey
National Educational Television Network
National Public Television
Adams
Moscow
Carter Faces Early Honeymoon and First-Year Hurdles
Democratic leaders say Carter must deliver quick action on jobs and economy, yet real change will likely take a year. They expect tax relief, budget balancing, and executive-Congress reorganization, with limited defense cuts and a swift public works push to employ jobless.
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Washington
Jimmy Carter
United States
Monitor
Carter
Democratic National
Executive Branch
Midwest
Congress
Teaser Campaign Finds It: Eternal Life Behind Ads
A reader reflects on modern marketing of Christianity using billboards and media as a teaser for the eternal life message. He compares it to branded products, notes potential ridicule, but supports bold outreach while critiquing other consumer ads.
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Jesus Christ
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