Toward Tax Equity Senate cuts oil depletion allowance
The U S Senate voted to reduce the oil depletion allowance to 23 percent amid oil state and industry opposition, a smaller cut than the House plan of 20 percent. Current 27.5 percent had long been a cherished tax break. Proxmire argued oil paid far less tax than other US industries, highlighting the fairness issue. A lower allowance could raise fuel prices modestly, but consumer gas prices are regulated. The Senate has moved toward tax equity.
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U. S. Senate
House
Wisconsin
William Proxmire
Senate
Viewpoint from Mulder on 4-H guests and future
Holmen farmer and former federal official Leland Mulder urged 4-H honor guests to participate in society and warned of neglect. He noted the moon landing as proof of progress while lamenting potential legacies like Vietnam, pollution, inflation, and ecological damage. The La Crosse Area United Fund surpassed its annual goal for the eighth straight year, thanks to continued generosity despite a tough giving year.
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Leland Mulder
Holmen
Federal Farm
la Crosse Area
Vote Lowering The Voting Age Gains Momentum Across States
Voters in New Jersey and Ohio rejected proposals to lower the voting age to 18 and 19 respectively, with similar patterns in 1968 across Nebraska North Dakota Hawaii. The Times-Democrat urges Iowa to lead by example as a broader national shift toward 18 or 19, while noting campus unrest and political growth among youths.
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New Jersey
Ohio
Nebraska
North Dakota
Hawaii
Alaska
Georgia
Kentucky
Iowa Senate
Robert D. Ray
House
Congress
Jack Miller
Iowa
Gallup
Times-Democrat
Moral not Military Questions About Civilian Killings
William Buckley Jr discusses the My Lai massacre raising deep moral questions for U S policy and public sentiment in Vietnam. He probes what constitutes necessary killing and contrasts medals for bombing civilians with court martialing infantrymen for the same act, urging careful consideration of ethics in war.
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William Buckley JR
Song My
My Lai
Saigon
United States Information Agency
Advisory Commission
USIA
James Reston
Vietnam
Chicago
New York
Los Angeles
Nixon
United States
Johnson
John Kennedy
Eisenhower
Hiroshima
Dresden
Wisconsin gasolene advertising bill faces consumer fears
Readers urge defeat of a Wisconsin Assembly Agriculture Committee bill to regulate gasolene price signs. The measure would limit display size and ban signs except at the pump, risking reduced price comparison, stifled competition, and benefiting large oil interests rather than consumers. Readers urge contacting assemblymembers to vote against the anti consumer proposal.
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the Tribune
Wisconsin Assembly Agriculture Committee
Wisconsin
Agriculture Committee
Thomas M. Jacobson
Milwaukee
Past and Future Blur In An Age Of Rapid Change
The piece argues rapid change collapses the present, blurs past and future, and erodes memory. Youth resist past ties while adults see generation gaps widen. without continuity a strong political framework is needed to contain social experimentation and ensure orderly change.
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Derly
La Crosse Promotes Industry and Veterans News Recap
Twenty years ago 1949 state veterans officers urged Gov Rennebohm to convene a special session for a veterans bonus. Hoover criticizes cheap talk on economy. La Crosse Business Men's Club launches a campaign to draw industry from eastern centers. Medical Society Auxiliary luncheon honors Mines Ernst Reay and Jones. La Crosse named site for FM radio on state net. installation soon.
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Veterans Service
Rennebohm
Herbert Hoover
la Crosse
Governors and Legislatures Often Clash Across Decades
A historical survey shows that strong conflicts between state governors and the legislature are common rather than rare. From Julius Heil to Gaylord Nelson, governors faced stern legislative opposition, with outcomes shaping policy like the ORAP program and lobbying reform.
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Madison
Knowles
Philip F. LaFollette
John W. Reynolds
Gaylord Nelson
Nelson
ORAP
Crime and Prisons Need Real Reform Now
Sydney J Harris argues public indifference to crime mirrors past neglect of mental illness. He condemns prisons as corrupt and punitive, not reformative, urging community-based treatment to reduce crime and costs. He warns harsher penalties fail without changing prison culture and offerings. Tomorrow he plans to discuss prison sexual scandals.
Bible Verse Posture on Mount Zion Faith Passage
A religious verse presents a message of steadfast faith. It declares that those who trust in the Lord resemble Mount Zion, a symbol of permanence, enduring forever.
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Mount Zion
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John J. Esch
Chamber of Commerce
William Doerflinger
Frank W. Sisson
U.S
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Julius P. Heil
Heil
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Oery
Goodland
Thomas E. Coleman
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