Daley Dies Ends Era In Chicago Politics
Chicago mourns Mayor Richard J. Daley after his heart attack death at 74. Alderman Wilson Frost may become acting mayor as City Council plans for a six month election. National leaders praise Daley as a towering figure in urban politics.
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Chicago
Richard Joseph Daley
Daley
Ald
Wilson Frost
Michael Bilandic
Edward Vrdolyak
Richard
Bridgeport
Shirley Connors
Michael
Coogan
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Ford
Vail
Colo
James R. Thompson
Thompson
U.S
New York
Abraham Beame
Hillview Panel Favors New County Nursing Home Plan
Four of five members of the Ad Hoc Hillview Determination Committee urged building a new county owned nursing home. They deem remodeling uneconomical while considering state reimbursement rates and staff needs for Hillview. The panel seeks guidance for the County Board as it weighs options amid waivers and potential nonprofit management proposals.
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Hillview
la Crosse County
Donald Gilles
State Bureau of Municipal Audit
Gilles
Oscar Lindgren Jr
Lindgren
William Ipsen
William Bush
William Jablonske
Catholic Charities Inc
WWTI Board Member Plans Resignation Over Impasse
Gavin Strand a Black River Falls superintendent and WWTI board member since August resigns with effective date after contract negotiations. He criticizes the current process led by Robert Hanning and a three-person team and proposes a management team to enable quicker bargaining with the Wisconsin Federation of Teachers.
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Western Wisconsin Technical Institute Board of Education
Gavin Strand
WWTI
Robert Hanning
Milwaukee
Hanning
Dale Tessmer
Victor Larsen
Strand
Black River Falls
Black River Falls Board of Education
Wisconsin Federation of Teachers
WFT
William Kalin
Kalin
Carter Weakens Opposition With Planned Cabinet Picks
President-elect Carter will unveil three more Cabinet selections including Harold Brown for defense, Ray Marshall for labor, and Patricia Roberts Harris to head HUD. A news conference on ABC TV is set, with Brown likely to win Senate confirmation.
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Carter
Washington
Department of Housing and Urban Development
HEW
HUD
Newark
N.J
Kenneth Gibson
Baltmore
Robert Embry
Gibson
Richard Hatcher
Gary
Ind
Patricia Roberts Harris
John F. Kennedy
U.S
Griffin Bell
Atlanta
Duke University
Juanita Kreps
Bob Bergland
D-Minn
Food Stamp Van Stirs Hostility in Rural Wis County
Two caseworkers operated a six month food stamp information van from June to November in Richland County connecting with crossroads communities. Reactions were overwhelmingly negative, with hostility and ridicule from both taxpayers and some recipients, yielding no gain in uptake.
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Richland Center
Wis
Richland County
Jane Paulsen
Juli Zeitz
Zeitz
Lewis Koehn
Racine
Milwaukee
Burnett
Daily Journal
Job
Paulsen
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