Wisconsin Legislature Moves Offices and Expands Staff
Wisconsin lawmakers vote to relocate treasurer and secretary of state offices from the Capitol to rented space, boosting office rents and remodeling costs. The measure, approved by a leadership committee and the State Building Commission, signals increased expenses and larger staffs, prompting citizen pushback and calls for scrutiny of wasteful spending.
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Wisconsin
Secretary of State
Capitol
Assembly
State Building Commission
Patrick Lucey
Bargaining Costs Balloon at Western Wisconsin Tech Institute
Talks between Western Wisconsin Technical Institute and its new faculty union have spiraled into a costly blank check. The institute hired a Milwaukee attorney for negotiations, with no rate terms, and bills totaling 11 350 to date. Only three of 84 items have agreement, suggesting a lengthy, pricey process.
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Western Wisconsin Technical Institute
Wwti Management
Milwaukee
Charles Richardson
Daley era Chicago mayor dies at 74
Richard J. Daley, longtime Chicago mayor, dies at 74 this week. He presided over rapid city growth and stability amid scandals, earning loyalty from residents while facing probes and political shifts that suggest a unique era ending.
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Chicago
Richard J. Daley
Illinois
Jimmy Carter
Richard Daley
Bethany Lutheran Home to be Dedicated in 1956
Tribune notes Twenty Years Ago 1956 item announcing Bethany Lutheran home at 13th and Cass streets to be dedicated at a Sunday service.
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Bethany Lutheran
13Th
Cass Streets
Debt crisis looms as Third World defaults threaten banks
U S Treasury Secretary designate Blumenthal faces a looming international debt crisis with about 70 billion in private loans owed by poorer nations. A debt moratorium could disrupt U S and Western banks led by First National City Bank Bank of America Chase Manhattan and others and threaten global money markets. Oil price rises and Soviet bloc borrowing add to pressure while Carter seeks an international summit to craft refinancing plans with oil producers potentially absorbing much of the debt. Zaire has already defaulted on 800 million with others likely to follow.
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Washington
W. Michael Blumental
Treasury
Carter
U.S
Jimmy Carter
White House
Cart
Europe
First National City Bank
Bank of America
Chase Manhattan
Hanover Trust Co
the Chemical Bank
Morgan Guaranty Trust
Blumentha
Zaire
Kington News Intelligence Syndicate
Wilson
Princeton University
Lincoln
League of Nations
United States
League
Warren G. Harding
Chicago
Blackstone Hotel
Vermont
Congregational Church
United Church of Christ
Weirdos and beauty mingle in San Francisco says mayor
Mayor George Moscone cites an extraordinary mix of bizarre personalities as part of the city’s crime problem while praising San Francisco’s beauty and energy. The author reflects on experiences riding a cable car and observing the city’s distinctive character.
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San Francisco
George Moscone
Fisherman's Wharf
Market Street
Salvadore Dali
Rod Serling
Moscone
Presidents and God in the 20th Century Leaders
A five part series notes that 20th century presidents combined firm faith with pragmatism. It profiles Roosevelt, Jefferson, Lincoln, Wilson, Hoover, Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon and Ford, detailing each’s religious leanings, church affiliations, and how faith shaped public service.
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U.S
United States
Theodore Roosevelt
John Kennedy
God
Jefferson
Adams
Lincoln
Wilson
The
White House
David E. Green
Edmund Fuller
Washington
Madison
Monroe
Jackson
van Buren
Polk
Buchanan
Cleveland
Hoover
Truman
Eisenhower
Kennedy
Johnson
Nixon
Ford
William Henry Harrison
Taylor
Fillmore
Grant
Arthur
Taft
Harding
Harvard
Potomac
Congress
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Sanford Goltz
Daley
Tribune
Eugene Talmadge
Georgia
Atlanta
Japan
Indo- China
Rich Colony
la Crosse
J.1. Case Co
A.M. Murphy
Upper Mississippi River
Savanna Military Grounds
Southern Railway
Rockmart
Jacksonville
U.S. Treasury
Blumenthal
Treasury Department
Weirdos
Frisco
United Feature Syndicate
George W. Cornell
Episcopal Christ Church
Heavenly Choir
William Howard Taft
Teddy Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
Herbert Hoover
Franklin D. Roosevelt
St. James Episcopal Church
Hyde Park
N.Y
Samuel Rosenman
Roosevelt
Groton
Germany
Soren Kierkegaard
Harry Truman
First Baptist Church
Bess
Dwight Eisenhower
Brethren In Christ
National Presbyterian Church
Houston
Democratic Party
Lyndon Johnson
Christian Church
Disciples of Christ
Luci
Hanoi
Haiphong
North Vietnam
St. Dominics Church
Richard Nixon
King’s Chapel
Reinhold Niebuhr
Royal Court
Alley
Watergate
Gerald Ford
Mike
Jesus Christ
Carter and Religion
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