Hillview union signs two year contract with county
La Crosse County and the Hillview employee union reached a two year agreement pending approval by parent groups. The deal provides 30 dollars a month raise in 1970 and 22.50 a month in 1971. Easter as a paid holiday is added and options for overtime pay or extra days off for holidays worked are included. Union negotiators initially sought 35 dollars in 1970 and 25 in 1971, but agreed to the county’s latest offers after language changes and discussion on dues deductions.
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Amended Tax Reform Sparks Blunt Offense From Agnew
Vice President Spiro Agnew assailed Senate tinkering with the tax reform bill as a threat to inflation battle. He warned the amendments, including Gore’s personal exemption boost, could derail progress and mock reform. The Senate later approved the reform and relief measure 68 to 22 after rejecting a bid to strip costly amendments.
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Senate Bill Faces Nixon Veto Over Tax Reform Clash
The Senate approved a veto threatening tax reform bill 69 to 22 and sent it to a conference committee to reconcile with the House version. Key issues include a 15 percent Social Security boost, higher personal deductions, and oil and gas depletion allowances, with Nixon signaling a veto if unchanged.
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Tomah Youth Committed To State Hospital
A 14 year old boy charged in the slaying of Tomah Junior High principal Mogenson was ordered committed to the Minnesota State Hospital after psychiatrists testified he was mentally ill at the time of the crime and could not appreciate the act or conform to the law. A formal hearing will decide discharge. delinquency petition was dismissed.
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Deadly Nerve Gas Leaks From Container at Dugway
A one ton nerve gas container leaked GB agent to the earthen floor of a storage building at Dugway Proving Ground Utah prompting evacuation of about 300 nearby people. Army sprayed the ground with a chemical to render the agent harmless. In 1968 a Skull Valley spray killed 6400 sheep.
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Advisory Referendum On Schools Proposed For La Crosse
La Crosse officials discuss an advisory referendum on fiscal independence for the La Crosse schools to be held in November. Alderman L Peter Groves notes the council cannot order a mandatory vote and favors November to maximize turnout. A local committee led by Dr Cameron Gundersen has about 1200 of 3595 signatures toward forcing a vote, with an April date opposed as impractical. The issue centers on joint versus unified districts and budget control, with bond issues requiring voter approval in a unified setup. The judiciary committee will review Groves’ proposal on Monday December 29.
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Nixon asks Congress for culture funds
President Nixon urged Congress to nearly double federal outlays for the arts and humanities to 40 million dollars, proposing a three-year extension of the National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities. He argued a larger investment could reduce racial and generation gaps while boosting music, theater, museums, writers, and humanistic research nationwide.
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Uniform voting rights law showdown in House vote
In a tight 208 to 203 vote Republicans and Southern Democrats backed a Nixon administration substitute to the four year old civil rights voting law. The measure would extend literacy test suspension nationwide through 1973 and allow federal examiners statewide while removing preclearance for state voting changes. Opponents called it a setback to civil rights, as the bill moves to a Senate facing rougher odds.
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Nerby challenged by Swanson over school board seat
Alderman Nerby accused Swanson of dodging the post after suggesting North Side resident Harold Swanson be named to the school board instead of Mayor Love land's pick Arthur Christensen. Swanson plans to run for alderman in 1971 and recently explained his stance. Christensen was confirmed to succeed Dr. Bernard Young who resigned after 17 months of a two year term.
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