Open meetings issue highlights on state budget secrecy
The Tribune notes how disclosures of secret budget talks and a free enterprise deal raise questions about open government. It cites a Teamster funded child care venture and a convention party paid cash by a center owner, plus a Devitt amendment boosting center payments. The piece argues for full disclosure and adherence to open-meeting laws.
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Ford and Reagan vie in pivotal New Hampshire race
The article examines how President Ford and challenger Ronald Reagan face the February New Hampshire primary. It notes incumbents’ need for a strong first showing, cites past examples with Lyndon Johnson and Muskie, and warns Ford could be in trouble if Reagan hits around forty percent.
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Colorado
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Eugene McCarthy
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McGovern
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No asylum in Vienna terrorism case sparks regional strife
The Austrian government demands Algeria extradite six terrorists who attacked an OPEC ministers meeting in Vienna on murder and abduction charges. Reports say Algeria may grant asylum or hand them to the PLO, reflecting a broader pattern of post crime refusals. Terrorism may continue without a universal no asylum policy.
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Vienna
PLO
Vigorous tussles in 16 states fuel next year's Senate battle
Twenty years ago Tribune notes vigorous political activity as AP writer Jack Bell reports that 16 states provide much of the firework in the looming Senate contest. The item frames national momentum and party jockeying ahead of the 1955 elections.
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Jack Bell
Young Wisconsin legislators resist open government
Madison reports that a new generation of lawmakers led by Sen. Monroe Swan and Sen. David Berger shows overt hostility to open government and press access. The piece notes past secrecy under Republicans, the open‑government law’s mixed success, and the career‑oriented shift among younger, liberal‑leaning Democrats in the state Capitol.
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Wisconsin Supreme Court
Aspir
State Senate
Monroe Swan
Milwaukee
Swan
David Berger
City
Citi
Wisconsin
Swans
Argentina urged to curb chaos after failed air force revolt
Analysts warn Elated by political turmoil and economic collapse the country faces another rebellion against President Isabel Peron. Gen Videla signals a constitutional remedy while army leaders resist full power yet pressure grows for decisive action before Argentina sinks further.
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Argentina
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Jorge Videla
Congress
Peron
Air Force
Letters to the Editor Voices Shoplifting, Wages and Honesty
A reader rebukes Patrick J. Murphy over shoplifting linked to wages and unions, arguing higher pay does not curb theft. Rich Starkey counters by noting theft in a high wage factory. A Westby visitor praises honest Yellow Cab drivers in La Crosse for returning a mistaken bill.
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la Crosse
Murphy
Gundersen Clinic
Westby
Seasons Greetings from the Great Depression Memory
A reflective memoir recalling 1930s hardship and Christmas with tight budgets. The narrator details his family's struggles, a bare tree, scarce gifts, a hard year, and later social progress toward compassion and national obligation.
CBS hoax on Hoffa hunt leaves network red faced
Story recounts CBS News being duped for ten thousand dollars by a con man claiming Hoffa's coffin lies off Key West. The hoax unravels after a dramatic underwater expedition by 60 Minutes figures and CBS executives realizing the map and tale were false.
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Morley Safer
Dan Rather
60 Minutes
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Don Hewitt
Richard Salant
Salant
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