WWTI Faculty Rejects Union In Thursday Vote
Western Wisconsin Technical Institute faculty overwhelmingly rejected union representation with 89 no votes vs 38 for the three unions. The 127 ballots cast reflected early tensions over mail use and on campus access. UW La Crosse unionization efforts continue with 450 questionnaires sent to faculty and staff.
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WWTI
Western Wisconsin Technical Institute
la Crosse
Western Wisconsin Technical Institute Faculty Federation
Wisconsin Federation of Teachers
Western Wisconsin Technical Faculty Education Association
Wisconsin Education Association Council
WEA
Thomas Bina
WEAC
Richardson
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
Mack
Nixon to Nominate Rights Chairman
President Nixon announced the nomination of Arthur S. Flemming to serve on the Commission on Civil Rights and to become its new chairman replacing Rev. Theodore Hesburgh.
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Washington
Nixon
Arthur S. Flemming
Commission On Civil Rights
Theodore Hesburgh
Distribute Tax Money, State Told
Judge orders Wisconsin Department of Revenue to disburse part of 166 million dollars in shared tax revenue to about 1 800 local governments. The ruling backs 12 municipalities and a county seeking partial distribution while they challenge the state formula. Checks expected in about a month after delays from the court case.
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Madison, Wis
Richard Orton
Circuit Court
Department of Revenue
Orton
Revenue Department
Ford Sworn In as Vice President Amid Nixon Backdrop
Gerald R. Ford took the oath as the 40th vice president in a ceremony before a packed House chamber. He pledged loyalty to President Nixon and dedication to truth and compromise, with Nixon nearby and the Senate confirming him 92-3 after a 387-35 House vote. Ford’s brief Senate initiation followed his oath.
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Ford
Gerald R. Ford
U.S
House
Warren Burger
Washington
Nixon
Warren E. Burger
Congress
Spark M. Matsunaga
Hawaii
Senate
Spiro T. Agnew
United States
Bert
D-Okla
Burger
Albert
Auto Emission Curbs May Be Eased Before March
Washington AP report outlines a compromise auto exhaust provision delaying further cleanup to 1977 while emission standards for 1975 must be met. Nixon energy plan advances with a final committee vote amid talk of gasoline rationing possibly starting by March.
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Washington
House
House Commerce Committee
Nixon
Senate
William E. Simon
Federal Energy Programs
Simon
Mayor Battles Over City Takeover of La Crosse Transit
Mayor W Peter Gilbertson pushes compromise to have city take over La Crosse Transit Co with 80 percent federal funding. Finance committee votes to refer to capital improvements budget, risking a bond issue. Plan outlines 11 new buses, retained fare structure, and funding gaps to be covered by surplus or notes.
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W. Peter Gilbertson
la Crosse Transit
la Crosse Transit Co
Common Council
Curtis Storck
14Th Dist
Ronald Bracegirdle
Municipal Service
Bracegirdle
Finance Committee
Gilbertson
Wilbur Smith and Associates
Storck
la Crosse Redevelopment Authority
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Harborview Plaza
Donald Blank
Mary E. Sawyer
Wisconsin Delegation Backs Ford VP Confirmation Vote
The Wisconsin delegation to the House voted 8 1 for Gerald R Ford as vice president. Rep. Robert W Kastenmeier joined 35 House Democrats in opposition to the Nixon choice Thursday. Voting for Ford were Republicans Glenn R Davis Harold V Froehlich William Steiger and Vernon Thomson and Democrats Les Aspin David R Obey Henry S Reuss and Clement Zablocki.
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Washington
Wisconsin
House of Representatives
Gerald R. Ford
Robert W. Kastenmeier
Ford
House
Nixon
Glenn R. Davis
Harold V. Froehlich
William Steiger
Vernon Thomson
Les Aspin
David R. Obey
Henry S. Reuss
Clement Zablocki
Pipe Break Spreads Oil On 30 40 Acres In Minnesota
Argyle Minnesota farm family Leonard Hapka and his son, who grow seed potatoes and grain, report crude oil from a ruptured Lakehead pipeline has spilled about 840000 gallons over 30 to 40 acres. Officials warn wider damage from soil and land access disruption.
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Argyle, Minn
Leonard Hapka
Hapka
Argyle
Lakehead Pipeline Co
Superior
Wis
Weekend Weather Forecast: Warmer Nights and Snow Flurries Possible
Fair and warmer Friday night with low around 22. Saturday will be partly cloudy and warm with a high near 40. Sunday brings variable clouds and a chance of light snow flurries with little temperature change.
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Carl Albert
James O. Eastland
Nixon Ford
Mike Mansfield
Michigan
Jacob K. Javits
R-N.y
John Anderson
R-Ill
Carl al
Henry M. Jackson
Dash
Henry A. Kissinger
Government Operations Committee
Federal Energy Administration
Ohio
Claude Brinegar
Catherine Doyle
University of Wisconsin-Madison
U.S. District Court
James Doyle
UW Law School
George Bunn
Doyles
Ferdinand Sontag
Lakehead
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
Arnold Hamness
Sope
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