Layton School of Art ends merger talks with UW Lax
Layton School of Art and Design board voted to keep the Milwaukee facility independent and located in Milwaukee. The 330 student 24 member faculty college faced 18 months of financial and labor troubles as merger with UW Lax was one option among three.
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Layton School of Art and Design
Milwaukee
University of Wisconsin- la Crosse
Fitzhugh Scott
Carl Moebius
Layton
UWL
David L. Witmer
Witmer
Roland Poska
Faculty
Wisconsin Federation of Teachers Local 2149
ICC Allows Truckers To Pass On Cost Hikes
Washington AP reports a truckers protest that briefly blocked highways eased after a key concession by the Interstate Commerce Commission. The ICC will shorten the rate change notice period and permit quicker pass‑through of higher fuel costs, while talks with government officials continue on fuel limits and price issues.
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ICC
Washington
Lamar
Thomas Stanley
Waterford
Wis
Ohio Turnpike
Toledo
Teamsters Union
Frank Fitzsimmons
Nixon
Fitzsimmons
William E. Simon
New
Federal Energy Administration
Interstate Commerce Commission
George Stafford
Commission
J.W. ‘River Rat’ Edwards
Overland Park
Kan
Ruling On State Payment Unclear To City Officials
Dane County Circuit Court ruling creates ambiguity over partial state aid payments to municipalities. City Finance Officer Sherman Stelpflug said La Crosse may not feel a short term impact if the funds are delayed, noting the city receives about $1 million in advance.
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Dane County
Sherman Stelpflug
la Crosse
State official opposes deep cut in agency travel
Madison Wisconsin AP a state official warned that cutting agency travel by 50 percent could hurt rural northern counties. Joe E Nusbaum secretary of the Department of Administration said the proposal is unrealistic but a hard line is being taken to curb travel for conferences and inspections. Tax bills go out Dec 17 and payments are due by Jan 1 for income tax deductions. State funds are delayed due to a court challenge by 13 cities over population estimates used for state aid.
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Madison
Wis
Joe E. Nusbaum
Department of Administration
Nusbaum
Judge's Trial Set On Traffic Charge in Wisconsin
Dane County Circuit Judge Richard Bardwell fixed December 21 for a hearing on a traffic charge against Jefferson County Judge Charles E. Kading. Kading faces a charge for passing another motorist at a railroad crossing and seeks dismissal as unconstitutional police power.
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Madison, Wis
Dane County
Richard Bardwell
Jefferson County
Charles E. Kading
Kading
Bardwell
Farmers say Butz ignored farm voice on energy council
Wisconsin agriculture secretary Donald Wilkinson said Secretary Earl Butz did not push to include a farm representative on the federal energy council. He criticized Butz during a meeting of farm leaders urging a stronger agricultural role in federal fuel allocation plans.
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Energy Council
Madison, Wis
Earl Butz
Wisconsin Agriculture Secretary
Donald Wilkinson
Wilkinson
U S Should Cut Energy Growth Rate
The new chairman of the President's Council on Environmental Quality, Russell W. Peterson, says national energy use growth should be slowed, aiming for about a 1.2 percent annual per capita increase. He urges reducing waste and recycling, and developing a comprehensive blueprint for future national energy and environmental policy.
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Washington
President's Council On Environmental Quality
Russell W. Peterson
Delaware
Peterson
America
Weekend Weather Outlook With Colder Temperatures
Mostly cloudy Saturday night with a chance of showers and a low near 32. Sunday becomes mostly cloudy and colder with a high in the mid 30s and light rain or snow possible. Southerly winds 10 to 20 mph shifting north by Sunday morning. A chance of snow Monday with a low near 20.
Regents Approve Major UW La Crosse Reorganization
The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents approved a realignment at UW La Crosse. CHPER becomes the School of Health Physical Education and Recreation under Education’s dean. Graduate College is phased out. Business Administration becomes an independent School. new School of Health and Human Services may form within Arts and Sciences to oversee nuclear physics medical tech occupational therapy physical therapy and social work.
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University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents
Uw-La Crosse
Milwaukee
College of Health, Physical Education and Recreation
CHPER
School of Health, Physical Education and Recreation
College of Education
University
College of Arts, Letters and Sciences
UWL
Glenn Smith
HPER
Bernard Young
School of Business Ad
Business
Kenneth Lindner
Regent
School of Health and Human Services
Vernon County Vice Chairman Charles Fowell Dies at 72
Charles W. Fowell, 72, vice chairman of the Vernon County board, former sheriff and assemblyman, died Thursday in a La Crosse hospital. He led a 50 year Masonic membership and remained active in grocery and real estate. Services Monday at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Viroqua with burial in Viroqua Cemetery. Beier Funeral Home visitation Sunday.
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Viroqua
Wis
Charles W. Fowell
Vernon County Board of Supervisors
la Crosse
Masonic Order
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
Duane Nelson
Viroqua Cemetery
Egypt to attend Geneva peace conference with firm terms
Deputy premier Abdel Kader Hatem announced Egypt will attend the Geneva peace conference and set three principles. Egypt will not tolerate Israeli procrastination, demands a full withdrawal from occupied lands and restoration of Palestinian rights, and views participation as legitimizing Palestinian entity. He warned of vigilance and kept fingers on the trigger while promising cooperation with the UN.
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Cairo
Abdel Kader Hatem
Egypt
Geneva
Hatem
Israel
Ismail Fahmy
Kilometer 101
Cairo-Suez Road
United Nations
Central High Receives New School Sign Dedication
Friday dedication ceremonies marked the installation of a Central High School sign funded by the Walter Babe Weigent Memorial Fund. Mrs. Weigent attended. the sign cost over $1,600 and will publicize school events. The event featured Drew Dedo, Richard Hackett, Howard Voss, and Mrs. Weigent.
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Central High School
Walter
Babe) Weigent
Weigent
Losey Blvd. S
Central High
Drew Dedo
Cedar Road
Richard Hackett
Central
Howard Voss
Central Tribune
NATO eyes rising Soviet military spending 1974 to 1976
NATO experts predict Soviet defense outlay will rise about 3 percent annually, with heavy early spending on research and missiles and a shift to weapons procurement. Moscow could install intercontinental missiles as talks limit arms, while Western nations report military budget growth beyond projected goals.
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Brussels
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Moscow
NATO
France
Iceland
United States
Soviet Union
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Bob Hope
Hope
Los Angeles
Overdrive
Simon
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Trucking Companies
Wisconsin
U.S
Vernon County Board
Richland County
Taylor Fowell
Lillian Erickson
William
Portland, Ore
Donald
Arlington, Heights, Ill
Tom
Richland Center
Southeastern Railway
Vernon County
Beier
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