Budget Officials Face Shocks From Federal Revenue Delays
In Wisconsin, counties and cities confront adjustments to 1973 budgets as 1972 shared revenue payments lag. La Crosse on track for a small shortfall, Fond du Lac and Eau Claire endure far larger cuts, prompting calls for tax relief and caution on surpluses. Delinquent property tax payments rise, threatening cash flow and possible short-term borrowing.
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Washington
Wisconsin
la Crosse
Fond du Lac
Eau Claire
John Thomas
Thomas
Wisconsin Supreme Court upholds widow's award in death claim
The Wisconsin Supreme Court upheld a $20,858 work injury death claim for the widow of a police chief killed crossing a Milwaukee street in 1968. The case hinged on intoxication and city business timing, with a .24 alcohol level and a late night incident.
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Wisconsin Supreme Court
Upstate
Milwaukee
State Department of Industry, Labor and Human Relations
Dane County
Wisconsin
Harold Hallows
Death for Life ends as Life magazine suspends year end issue
Life magazine will cease with its year end issue amid rising costs and competition from Look and television advertising. The 37 year old picture journal faced declining sales as readers and advertisers shifted away amid political and cultural changes. Jane Fonda and hippie culture were cited as examples of misread trends.
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Life Magazine
Life
Henry Luce
Time Magazine
Look
Jane Fonda
Subversives in UN secretariat draw Wiley rebuke
Senator Wiley R Wisconsin charges the United Nations with harboring subversives and warns that U S funding could be cut unless spies are expelled. Eisenhower avoids intraparty clash over Korea peace plan as Truman MacArthur debate lingers up to 1952 era.
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Wiley R-Wis
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U.S
Eisenhower
Truman
General MacArthur
Korea
Common Council
Board of Education
Joseph Liscovec
Newell Holley
Arthur Solie
Everett Woehrmann
Chamber of Commerce
Catholic Chancery Office
Francis Mulligan
St. Mary's Parish
Tomah
Risks for U.S. in CIA shakeup
President Nixon plans a sweeping intelligence realignment to tighten White House control and align U.S. policy with Moscow and Beijing. James R. Schlesinger is eyed to replace Richard Helms, with a proposed $500 million budget cut across agencies, stirring controversy over a shift toward a Kissinger-led, information-sharing approach.
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Central Intelligence Agency
Nixon
White House
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Peking
Richard Helms
James R. Schlesinger
Atomic Energy Commission
Defense Intelligence Agency
National Security Agency
State Department
Military Services
Schlesinger
Bureau of Budget
CIA
Helms
Defense
Melvin Laird
Laird
Russia
China
Henry Kissinger
Kissinger
Lucey Pushes for State Workforce Pruning and Efficiency
Madison commentary notes Governor Lucey seeks to curb payroll growth and raise productivity across agencies. It contrasts his stance with past reform efforts by Loomis and earlier liberal governors, citing potential subtle impact rather than dramatic cuts.
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Lucey
University of Wisconsin
Phil la Follette
Schmedeman
Gaylord Nelson
State University
Critic Finds Joy Teaching Amahl to Junior High
Reader notes a shift from critic to teacher as 51 junior high students embrace Gian Carlo Menotti's Amahl and the Night Visitors. The writer recalls earlier doubts about criticism and celebrates the unexpected enthusiasm of the unsophisticated group for the opera. The piece ends with a reflective pause on ongoing thoughts.
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J. Sifkas
Amahi
Gian-Carlo Menotti
Amahl
Night Visitors
Menotti
Mary Tumaniec
Sammy Coleman
Three Kings
Italy
Mr. Siskas
Viterbo
Balthazer
Kaspar
Page
David Aiken
Melchior
Eugene Steffes
Gale-Ettrick- Trempealeau Junior High School
Who Is The Practical In Urban Affairs
Sydney J. Harris argues the so called practical man ignores long term urban decay. He cites downtown neglect, failed one way streets, and malls that push activity to evenings. real practicality should weigh outcomes and public usefulness, not greed or short sighted gains.
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Patrick Lucey
Lucey
Sydney J. Harris
Disraeli
China farm gains challenge views on population constraints
Joseph Alsop reports from Sian that Chinese farming advances and irrigation expansion have raised yields and argue against Western beliefs that land and population problems are insoluble. He cites official estimates lowering population growth to under 1.7 percent and notes grain output rising from 1961–71 to about 250 million tons with potential to reach 400–500 million tons.
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Joseph Alsop Sian
China
Sian
Peking
China Watchers
Japan
Mao Tse-tung
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