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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1972
Page
8
La Crosse community faced a clash over a local distributorship with musket fire and mortar shots in the dispute. By Friday a cease fire emerged, Mayor Gilbertson urging calm and urging all sides to return to work for more jobs and a stronger tax base.
George Wallace, once gunned down and wheelchair bound, resurfaces in news as Life magazine features him and Meet the Press notes his interest in 1976. He advocates Democratic shift toward the center to remain competitive, signaling possible major national role.
Governors at a weekend meeting endorsed Robert Strauss as the new national chairman. Wisconsin Governor Patrick Lucey did not vote for immediate ouster of Jean Westwood, GM’s pick after last summer’s nomination. Strauss, a skilled fundraiser, is seen as restoring unity and steady leadership as the national committee gathers next Saturday.
Tribune notes Wisconsin common council finances, an Army inspection at Camp McCoy, and Wayne J. Hood’s expected resignation from Republican leadership. Governor Kohler probes vocational schools amid cost concerns and hobby crafts funding. All home railroad cars debut in La Crosse. Includes thirty, forty, and fifty years ago items on tires, Bizerte battles, Stalingrad, Mussolini speech, Watts award, tax rates, debt relief appeals, and local milestones in La Crosse.
Readers condemn the Maude abortion storyline as inappropriate and urge action through federal review boards. They also call for equal newspaper space for pro family viewpoints and warn about voter rights and local government moves affecting referendum rights in Sparta Wisconsin.
The author argues the goal of humanity is to be as human as possible. Gandhi is cited as an example not saintly by nature but fully human, embodying virtues while showing flaws. Saints arise when we seek role models to avoid personal effort. true humanity requires acting, not merely adulation.
Bruce Biass surveys Ted Kennedy as he confronts a weakened field for 1976. The piece weighs Kennedy's handling of Watergate inquiries foreign policy and domestic health care plans against public perception of judgment post Chappaquiddick, warning that his 1976 bid hinges on measured, responsible leadership.
Dow Chemical Bay City workers on strike collect tax free unemployment checks due to a Michigan Supreme Court ruling. The decision allows benefits for time worked for primary employers if later short second jobs were held. Critics warn of rising welfare costs and longer strikes as Dow and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce sue to overturn the loophole.
The West German election gave Willy Brandt a broader SPD FDP coalition with 48 seats over CDU, yet a leftwing push within the SPD threatens moderation. FDP gains secures balance while Brandt must navigate domestic pressures and foreign policy mandates.
Population expert Frank W. Notestein argues that mankind has not depleted resources but has expanded them through knowledge. He asserts that knowledge is the real resource driving growth and capability beyond measure.
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