Carter fills Cabinet posts and names others
President elect Carter has filled three Cabinet posts and expects to announce at least two more, likely including secretary of agriculture. Names mentioned include Rep. Bob Bergland for agriculture and Charles Schultze for the Council of Economic Advisers, with other picks anticipated before inauguration.
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Charles Schultze
Johnson
Council of Economic Advisers
Andrew Young
D-Ga
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United Nations
Jane Cahill Pfeiffer
IBM
Madison Teachers Reach 22 Month Pact in Madison
A 22 month contract for about 1,900 Madison public school teachers was approved after a 34 hour bargaining session between the school board and Madison Teachers Inc. The pact raises base pay and includes health insurance increases while dropping class size demands and limits on living within city limits.
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Compromise Reaches Financing for School Site Development
The agreement allows waste from the foundry to be placed on designated areas by the buyer, supplying fill for initial site prep. It avoids condemnation costs Balts warned against on Sept 23. Negotiations lasted four months, aiming for settlement without court action. The deal closes ten days after Fiscal Control Board approval.
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Operator killed in pit accident near Milwaukee
Milwaukee AP reports 38 year old Robert Whitehouse of Muskego died when a loading machine overturned on an embankment at a gravel pit in suburban New Berlin on Tuesday.
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Robert Whitehouse
Muskego
New Berlin
Correction: Swenson vehicle caused no crash on I 90
The La Crosse Tribune corrects an error that Randy F Swenson 29 of La Crosse did not drive a car into a parked vehicle on Interstate 90 at Dakota Minnesota. The parked Swenson car was stationary after a prior accident and was struck by Fahrendholz’s car rather than the other way around.
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Randy F. Swenson
la Crosse
John Samuel Fahrendholz
R. 3
Winona
Dakota
Minn
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Fahrendholz
Offner Misses Joint Finance Seat in Senate Dump
Sen elect Paul Offner of La Crosse was skipped for the Joint Finance Committee as Democrats named members. He instead joined the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules and was named vice chairman of the Human Services Committee, with seats on Government and Veterans Affairs. Sen Thomas Harniksh chaired Natural Resources and joined several other panels. Democratic leader Ronald Parys said 15 or 16 senators sought Finance seats, a plan to expand to 18 was rejected. Offner quipped he would give his left arm for Finance but opposed expanding the panel.
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Fleming area fleecing case leads to $5,000 bond
Eugene Springer, 45, formerly of Warrens, is jailed in Monroe County on a $5,000 bond for four theft counts related to promising repair work and taking money. He allegedly took $130 from a Tomah woman for mobile home skirt ing and about $530 in down payments for painting jobs. Springer set for next court appearance Monday. Gregory Bubnich, 18, Tomah, faces two forgery counts for checks totaling $110, with Diane Ripp, 18, Tomah, aiding. Michael Skoyen, 19, Sparta, admitted possession of marijuana and amphetamines and received one year probation plus $109 fine.
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Monroe County
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Monroe
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Diane I. Ripp
Bubnich
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Plant lays off workers amid shift in can production
The Continental Can Co. plant in Gateway Industrial Park announces layoffs as production of cans declines and a new plant manager cites the need to use modern technology. Twelve workers will lose jobs December 30 with eight more later. about 20 had already been laid off. The plant, opened in 1966, rose to 128 employees by 1975 and serves Heileman Brewing by shaping and assembling cans.
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the Tribune
Milwaukee
Henry Hurst
Russell G. Cleary
G. Heileman Brewery
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Gift items stolen from city church at St Luke's United
Police report says thieves entered St Luke's United Methodist Church at 1022 Caledonia St Tuesday and stole $12 plus clothing and gifts collected for nursing home residents. The items were intended for distribution to residents at a local nursing home.
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Mayor vetoes budget items before Harborview vote
Mayor Zielke issues a veto on the Redevelopment Authority budget ahead of the Harborview project vote. He cites cuts to salaries and expenses and says a new budget can be approved by the Council without delaying Harborview or the Authority’s work. He notes vacancies created by mass resignations must be filled by the Council.
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Zielke
Viroqua Reworks Fire Alert System And City Services
Viroqua volunteers switch to individual pagers and authorize use of the city siren for daytime fire alerts. Police to enforce curbs on curious followers of emergency vehicles. City supports employees serving as volunteer firefighters and approves a health insurance program. Annexation request rejected and street sign replacement eyed. A HUD block grant second hearing set for Dec 20.
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Tom Sullivan
Sullivan
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James Schipper
Schipper
Humphrey Leads Fight for Senate Democratic Leader
In Washington Humphrey Minnesota faces Byrd South Carolina as Hollings and Muskie back Humphrey but warn Byrd may have the votes. Democratic caucus set for January 4 when the new Congress convenes to choose a majority leader. At least 32 votes needed in the secret ballot.
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Wisconsin Radiological Accident Plans Lacking Cleanup Funds
Rep. Les Aspin notes Wisconsin emergency plans for transporting radioactive waste lack cleanup provisions. He praises detection and isolation measures but says no funds exist for post accident remediation, limiting actions to moving people away from the site.
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Wisconsin
Les Aspin
D-Wis
Aspin
Wisconsin Office of Emergency
Lucey Seeks Taxpayer Input to Trim $333 Million
Gov. Patrick J. Lucey announced five town meetings in December and January to ask taxpayers where to cut $333 million in state spending to match next biennium revenues and avoid tax increases. He said citizens will be his chief budget advisers.
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Patrick J. Lucey
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Madrid kidnappers threaten to kill advisor ahead of referendum
In Madrid the abductors holding Antonio Maria de Oriol, 63, issued a 48 hour deadline starting at midnight, demanding the release of 15 political prisoners. Authorities warned of possible clashes but early voting proceeded peacefully as Spaniards queued for the vote on Western style democracy. The government refused to bargain with the captors.
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Syria Accused in Bombing Blamed by Iraq in Baghdad Airport
BEIRUT AP Iraq accuses the Syrian secret service of planting a bomb at Baghdad airport customs. The blast killed two Iraqis and a Saudi, with many others injured. Relations between Syria and Iraq are strained by rival Baath factions.
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Car Hits Rail Engine Wounds Two in Downtown Crash
Two city men were treated and released after a car struck a parked Burlington Northern switch engine in the 800 block of South 2nd Street at 1 45 a m. David Matche 25 of 333 Buchner Place was driving and suffered a forehead cut James Price 22 of 425 N 10th St had glass in his eye Both were taken to Lutheran Hospital Engineer Jegi Peterson 31 of R J Holmen operated the engine A second incident in the 900 block on Rose Street involved four vehicles and left Karen Newmann 20 of 628 S Lincoln Ave with a neck injury Police said her car was hit by a van driven by Kathryn Felber 20 of Onalaska which pushed into a second halted car driven by Mary Fortney of Viroqua The Fortney car then hit a third idle car driven by Susan Stauffer R 3 Onalaska
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Buchner Place
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James Price
N. 10Th St
Lutheran Hospital
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R.J. Holmen
Burlington Northern
Rose Street
Karen Newmann
S. Lincoln Ave
Kathryn Felber
Onalaska
Mary Fortney
Viroqua
Fortney
Susan Stauffer
R.3
What 4 Going OK in the Coulee Region
Western Wisconsin Technical Institute hosts the Starving Artist Sale and arts and crafts show from 10 30 a m to 1 30 p m at the Student Center Kumm Building 6th and Pine Streets. Open to the public.
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Kumm
6Th and Pine Sts
No Skating Today at City Rinks and Lagoon
City ice rinks and the Lagoon remain closed to skaters today due to unseasonably warm weather, according to a recreation department spokesman.
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Wisconsin Minnesota Weather Summary North and South
The forecast shows cloudy skies in northern Wisconsin with a chance of snow and partly cloudy, mild conditions in the south. Minnesota expected clear to partly cloudy and mild. Wisconsin area flood stage tracked with 24 hour changes noted at La Crosse and Dresbach stations.
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