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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1975
Page
6
Congress debates a six month extension of the 1975 tax cuts as a one year recession relief measure expires at end of month. President Ford seeks a spending ceiling while lawmakers race to pass a stopgap before New Year’s.
The La Crosse Education Association ratified a two year contract offered by the board by a near two to one vote. The package costs district taxpayers about 900 000 over two years with roughly 16 percent salary raises. The board shifted more dollars than initially planned and kept bargaining sessions closed while granting larger step increases and simplified seniority. The board rejected fair share dues and binding arbitration, an approach the author supports as prudent.
President Ford skipped a Houston meeting that aimed to energize Reagan supporters. Rogers Morton stood in for Ford while Calloway and Rockefeller attended. tense exchanges with GOP chairs highlighted party divisions and weak polling for Ford ahead of next summer’s campaign.
In 1955 flood season the Feather River wall breached a levee flooding towns and prompting rapid evacuations as floodwaters rose. Pope Pius XII urged world renunciation of atomic weapons in his 17th annual holiday message. Holiday death toll neared a record with highway fatalities at eight per hour.
The piece critiques political labeling and code words used in debates over liberalism moderation and Republican divides. It cites Percy Reagan Wallace and media tendencies, warning against advocacy journalism and rhetoric that disguises intention. It references Orwell Hayakawa and historic quotes to urge critical, precise reading.
The Ford Kissinger policy for Angola aims for a military stalemate and coalition government with MPLA, using covert aid through Zaire to socialist-leaning groups. U.S. intelligence warns the approach risks repeating Vietnam's outcome, with little chance for a decisive American victory.
A Tribune letter recalls Illinois river pollution and habitat loss from dredging and river traffic. The page also contains letters praising county clerks for issuing duplicate deer tags and a column arguing for a tougher U S policy toward Angola to counter Soviet influence and Cuban troops.
Wisconsin senator Dale McKenna proposes enlarging the Department of Audit to a two year review cycle. He argues current audits fail to measure whether programs meet declared purposes and justify large state expenditures.
Speculation grows that President Ford could visit New York City next, with talks noting security concerns, symbolic aims, and a potential Macy’s shopping stop for Mrs. Ford. A spokesman cites New York’s strategic military value and a possible Empire State Building tour.
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