Teamster Refuses to Testify in Hoffa Case Court Contempt
New Jersey Teamster Stephen Andretta was found in contempt after refusing to answer questions from a federal grand jury about Hoffa's disappearance. He invoked counsel and read a statement, declining to testify under immunity. The hearing followed questions on the whereabouts of Andretta's brother Thomas and associates Salvatore Briguglio and Gabriel Briguglio.
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Detroit
New Jersey
Stephen Andretta
Teamsters
James R. Hoffa
Andretta
Ralph M. Freeman
Robert C. Ozer
U.S. Organized Crime Task Force
William E. Bufalino
Ozer
Robert
Freeman
Federal
Associated Press
Hoffa
Thomas
Salvatore Briguglio
Briguglio
Gabriel
Anthony
Tony Pro” Provenzano
Provenzano
Teamsters Local 560
Union City
N.J
Union
Teamsters Pension Fund
Andretta Brothers
Briguglio Brothers
U.S
Ralph Guy
FBI
Guy
Newark
Richard Gregorie
U.S. Organized Crime Strike Force
Clarence Medlin
New Orleans
Raleigh
N.C
Medlin
Lewisburg
CBS News
Thomas Andretta
Wittess
Gun Expert Testifies In PDC Murder Trial
Prairie du Chien Wisconsin gun expert testified that the weapon used by Wanda Hillman had to be cocked after each shot and did not fire automatically. The defense pressed self defense claims as prosecutors outlined two fatal wounds from the July 31 killing of Herbert Hillman.
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Prairie DU Chien
Wis
State Crime Laboratory
Wanda Hillman
Allan Wilimovsky
UM students donate $1 to MPIRG amid high turnout
More than three fourths of fall quarter registrants at the University of Minnesota paid a $1 MPIRG fee. Donald Zander reports 34,807 of 45,230 students on the Minneapolis and St Paul campuses participated, an increase from 75 percent last year. MPIRG operates local boards on 18 campuses statewide.
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Minneapolis, Minn
University of Minnesota
Minnesota Public Interest Research Group
MPIRG
Donald Zander
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Zander
Student Environmental and Research Organization
LaCrosse Tribune Publication Notice
Classifieds contact numbers for missed papers and ads are listed along with publish location and mailing details. The notice cites La Crosse Wisconsin address, pricing for city carriers, and a yearly mail subscription within 75 miles. Volume 71 Number 208.
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Tribune
N. 3Rd St
la Crosse
Wis
Press Showdown on Court Reporting Restrictions
Judges and news groups clashed over media reporting on confessions and arrest details in the Simants case. The Nebraska Supreme Court and federal justices, including Blackmun and Brennan, Stewart, Marshall, debated lifting ongoing reporting limits as appeals stretched through the courts.
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Hugh Stuart
North Platte
Simants
Nebraska Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Harry A. Blackmun
Federal Judicial Circuit
Nebraska
Blackmun
William J. Brennan Jr
Potter Stewart
Thurgood Marshall
Teachers To Vote In 1974 75 Contract Talks
The La Crosse teachers prepare for a new contract after talks began in October with unresolved issues including sick leave, salary scales, health and retirement benefits, and a fair share clause. Wisconsin law bans strikes by teachers, and no strike has been hinted this year as negotiations stretch toward December 31.
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Wisconsin
Minnesota
la Crosse
Paper capacity to rise in Canada and United States
Canada’s newsprint capacity is forecast to grow 1.5 percent yearly 1975-77 to 10.5 million tons by 1977. U.S. capacity is seen expanding 2.4 percent annually to 4.0 million tons in 1977. The North American pulp capacity is expected to rise 2.4 percent annually, with Canada up 2.8 percent and the U.S. 2.3 percent.
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Montreal
Canada
United States
Canadian Pulp and Paper Association
North America
U.S
Pulp and Paper Association
Bar Association Unit Opens Backlog Study
An 11 member La Crosse County Bar Association committee will meet with judges and the district attorney to assess a possible backlog in County Court cases. President James J. Bannen says no conclusions yet and expects more meetings with a report early next week amid disputes between Dist. Atty. Edmund Nix and local judges.
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la Crosse County Bar Association
Bar Association
Association
James J. Bannen
Bannen
Dist. Atty
Edmund Nix
State May Not Take Corporation's Assets
Wisconsin Attorney General Bronson La Follette said the state cannot seize assets of any corporation against its will. In an opinion for Sen. Fred Risser he noted the Wisconsin Rural Rehabilitation Corp is a nonprofit funded by the federal government and its asset control is governed by federal agreements. He argued state law has no provision allowing asset takeover of such purposes.
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Wisconsin Rural Rehabilitation Corp
la Follete
Perot Amendment Prompted Tax Panel Awareness Directive
The House Ways and Means Committee acts to inform members who would benefit from any special tax legislation after approving a retroactive amendment that would have given $165 million in refunds to high income investors including about $15 million to H. Ross Perot. Perot denied initiating the measure.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Perot
Texas
H. Ross Perot
The
Wall Street Journal
Watergate Sentences Pending On Appeals For Haldeman Ehrlichman Mitchell
Nearly a year after their Watergate convictions Haldeman Ehrlichman and Mitchell have not begun serving the 2.2 to 8 year terms. The U S Court of Appeals will decide if sentences begin, with the U S Supreme Court to be asked for a final ruling. Oral arguments are set for Jan 6 as appeals proceed.
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Washington
H.R. Haldeman
John D. Ehrlichman
John Mitchell
U.S. Court of Appeals
U.S. Supreme Court
Appeals
U.S. District Court
John J. Sirica
Robert C. Mardian
Free bottled water delivery for Duluth shut-ins begins
Duluth announces free home delivery of bottled water starting Monday for residents unable to buy water. They must register for service. The city faces contamination concerns from asbestos-like fibers found in the water, linked by plaintiffs to Reserve Mining Co. pollution of Lake Superior.
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Duluth, Minn
Duluth
Reserve Mining Co
Lake Superior
Loch Ness Monster Photos Spark U S A vs London
Robert Rines, head of the Boston Academy of Applied Science, defends his Loch Ness photos after London Natural History Museum scientists say they prove nothing. He claims his team photographed Nessie 45 feet down, showing a rust colored object with a neck and head.
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London
Natural History Museum
Robert Rines
Boston Academy of Applied Science
Rines
Loch Ness
United States
Snow Flurries Forecast Across Wisconsin and Minnesota
Weather bulletin notes occasional snow tonight in southern Wisconsin with a chance of snow or flurries in the north and a statewide drop in temperatures. Friday brings mostly cloudy skies, colder conditions, and continued chances of snow or flurries in both states. Minnesota mirrors a mainly cloudy outlook with snow south likely and colder weather statewide tonight and Friday.
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Wisconsin
Minnesota
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