Nixon Signs 1.5 Billion Manpower Bill With No Strings
President Nixon announced he would sign a 1.5 billion manpower bill described as one of the finest this year. The measure shifts operating responsibility for job training to state and local governments while maintaining federal oversight. It authorizes 250 million for public service jobs this year and 350 million in 1975, funds that can be used by general manpower programs for public service employment.
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San Clemente
Calif
Nixon
White House
Congress
Department of Labor
Secretary of Labor
California
Henry A. Kissinger
William E. Simon
Washington
Kissinger
la Jolla
Air Force
Walter R. Tkach
Cheryle Ann Gaillard
Miss Gaillard
Ford Leads Kennedy and Jackson in Harris Poll
The Harris poll shows Vice President Gerald Ford leading Edward Kennedy and Henry Jackson among 1,103 likely voters if the 1976 election were held today. Ford 48 percent to Kennedy 44 percent and Jackson 43 percent with undecideds at 8 and 16 percent respectively.
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New York
Gerald R. Ford
Edward M. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Henry M. Jackson
Washington
Ford
Kennedy
Gerald Ford
Edward Kennedy
Henry Jackson
Local Youth 16 in Hospital After Hunting Mishap
A Medary town youth Scott Weaver aged 16 was treated at Lutheran Hospital Friday for face and chest wounds from a hunting accident Thursday. He was driven to the hospital by private car after being injured in the eastern Washington Town area while hunting with three companions. James Entringer 16 fired at a squirrel from a distance, and pellets struck Weaver in the chest eye and nose.
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Medary
Lutheran Hospital
Scott Weaver
Scenic Drive
Washington
Sheriff Department
Weaver
James Entringer
Loomis St
De Soto Man Sentenced for Jewelry Store Ring Theft
Arlen V. Runice, 20, of De Soto, was sentenced in County Court to up to five years in the State Reformatory at Anamosa for stealing rings from a local jewelry store. Sheriff Neil Becker delivered him to the reformatory.
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Waukon
Iowa
Arlen V. Runice
de Soto
State Reformatory
Anamosa
Neil Becker
Crime shifts in Madison Milwaukee show drops and rises
Acting Atty. Gen. Robert Bork reported nine month crime totals with Madison down more than 6.4 percent while Milwaukee rose nearly 6.3 percent. Madison saw fewer rapes and burglaries while Milwaukee increased rapes robberies and burglaries but saw auto theft decline.
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Washington
Madison
Wis
Milwaukee
Robert Bork
Wisconsin
Visiting Boy Dies In Milwaukee Fire
A 7 year old Michigan boy, Louis Wade, visiting relatives, died of smoke inhalation in a Milwaukee two story apartment fire. The blaze started in the basement. he was found in a stairwell as 75 firefighters battled the flames. Four others were treated for minor injuries.
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Milwaukee
Michigan
Louis Wade
Cecelia Butler
Butler
Body Of Missing Elderly Man Found
MILWAUKEE AP The 85 year old nursing home resident Charles Penske who had been missing nearly two weeks was found near the home. Police say he died of exposure with his body hidden under snow.
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Milwaukee
Charles Penske
Wisconsin Senator Johnson enters race for Supreme Court
Legislative leader Raymond Johnson of Eleva announces candidacy for the Wisconsin Supreme Court challenging Justice Horace Wilkie. Johnson advocates limiting courts to interpreting laws, voting against appointive posts and a new appellate court, aiming for an April 2 election.
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Madison
Wis
Raymond Johnson
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Eleva
Senate
Horace Wilkie
Sevenman Court
Johnson
Ernest Keppler
Sheboygan
GOP
Supreme Court
Kissinger sees Soviet help for Mideast peace
Secretary of State Kissinger said the Soviet Union appears ready to aid stability in the Middle East and work with the United States for a peace settlement. He noted Israel Egypt and Jordan share a common base for progress and cited recent Gromyko Eban meetings as evidence of a constructive atmosphere.
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Washington
Henry A. Kissinger
Soviet Union
Middle East
United States
Moscow
Israel
Egypt
Jordan
Kissinger
Geneva
Andrei A. Gromyko
Abba Eban
U.S
Oil Allocations How They Work
Washington AP reports new 1974 energy rules allocating scarce petroleum. Key provisions assign priority to energy production, public transport, emergency services, and heating needs, with specific cuts and preserves for gasoline, middle distillates, residual oil, aviation fuel, propane, butane, and petrochemicals.
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Washington
William E. Simon
Federal Energy Office
Nixon adviser forecasts 1974 economic growth outlook
Washington AP Nixon adviser predicts real growth between 1 and 2 percent for 1974. He warns the administration will adopt measures to support the economy if energy shortages or other factors threaten a stable growth path, including possible stimulative fiscal policy.
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Washington
Nixon
Herbert Stein
President's Council of Economic Advisers
Stein
Energy policies shift as rationing debated amid oil price shocks
The article outlines a proposed standby gasoline rationing system including three months of coupons, with a six week delay on a final decision. It notes Canada may raise its crude oil export tax, Nixon’s symbolic flight amid the energy crisis, gas line precedents in Terryville, and mixed inflation and trade surplus projections for 1973.
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Donald Macdonald
Ottawa
Macdonald
Venezuela
United States
Canada
Nixon
Terryville
Conn
Warren Wheeler
Stein
U.S
A Holiday Headache For N Y Motorists
New York motorists faced scarce supplies long lines and sky high prices on Christmas. In Brooklyn a station sold gas at 99.9 cents a gallon until it ran out while others charged 79.9 cents. Drivers described chaos and quarreling over position in line as gas shortages hit the city.
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New York
Brooklyn
Harvey Stashower
Robert Broadie
Minn. Youth Killed While Snowmobiling
A 19 year old, Henry D. Neumann of Altura, Minn., died when his snowmobile crashed after tipping over a 100 foot bank along the Mississippi River. Sheriff Helmer Weinmann said Neumann was in a group of four or five riders and the lead machine stopped near a cliff edge before Neumann could react.
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Minnessea
Minn
Mississippi River
Winona County
Helmer Weinmann
Henry D. Neumann
Altura
Neumann
Weather snapshot partial Wisconsin and Minnesota forecast
Occasional snow likely in south and east Wisconsin Friday night with one to three inches expected while northwest regions see snow flurries. Minnesota outlook shows partly to mostly cloudy skies with scattered light snow or flurries Friday night and cooler Saturday. Flood bulletin notes river levels and temperatures, with La Crosse data and daily extremes recorded.
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Wis
Minn
Owa
En Soy
Yuenes LA Crosse
Nixon urged to travel commercial flights for economy
Sen. William Proxmire urged President Nixon to mothball Air Force One and fly commercial for trips to San Clemente or Key Biscayne. He praised the West Coast trip as fuel-saving and said leaders should travel like taxpaying citizens. Police ambulance notes list two illness transports on Dec. 27.
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Washington
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Nixon
Air Force One
San Clemente
Key Biscayne
Proxmire
West Coast
Auto Fire and Smoke Incidents Reported Over December
Over December 26 to 27 firefighters responded to multiple incidents. A car fire occurred at Max's Auto Wrecking Co in a salvage yard. a separate car fire belonged to Ray Gill with no address. another fire affected a vehicle tied to Jack Grosskopf at 911 Johnson Street. Smoke odor reported at 320 Main Street. No fire at Gohres and George Streets.
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Gohres
George Streets
Max's Auto Wrecking Co
3Rd St
Main St
21St St
Ray Gill
Johnson St
Jack Grosskopf
Lucey Orders Municipal Voice On State Environmental Actions
Gov. Patrick J. Lucey signed an executive order under the 1971 Environmental Policy Act to require environmental impact statements. The move invites municipal governments civic groups news media and citizens to register opinions on local effects of state agency actions.
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Madison
Wis
Patrick J. Lucey
Lucey
UW Program Called Threat to Med School
The University of Wisconsin reportedly ordered a halt to negotiations with two Milwaukee hospitals. The move follows concerns that UW plans to sponsor student training could endanger the subsidized Medical College of Wisconsin and its federal aid eligibility.
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Madison
Wis
University of Wisconsin
Wisconsin State Journal
John C. Weaver
Milwaukee
David Carley
Medical College of Wisconsin
Carley
Weaver
Marquette University
La Crosse Tribune Publication Details and Rates
The Tribune lists missed paper contact number and circulation info. It notes publishing schedule, street address, city carrier and mail subscription rates, including La Crosse Sunday Tribune within 75 miles, and volume 69, number 223.
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the Tribune
3Rd St
la Crosse
la Crosse Tribune
Six Amtrak Cars Derailed Near Anderson California
Six cars of the Coast Starlight derailed early today near Anderson Calif injuring up to 80 passengers none seriously. The train bound from Seattle to Oakland ran on a 17 car set with six rear cars leaving the tracks about 3 48 a.m. over a 400 yard stretch. Cause not yet determined officials said.
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Anderson
Calif
Amtrak
Southern Pacific Railroad
California
Redding
Coast Starlight
Seattle
Oakland
Snowmobile Mishap Injures Area Child
WAUKON Iowa Jeffrey Melcher six son of Mr and Mrs Roger Melcher of rural Harpers Ferry suffered a broken leg Thursday in a snowmobile accident on his parents farm He was riding with his uncle when the latter stopped to raise an electric fence He left the motor running The snowmobile started moving and hit a tree He is in Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon His brother Marty seven broke an arm when thrown off a snow mobile two weeks ago.
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Waukon
Iowa
Jeffrey Melcher
Roger Melcher
Harpers Ferry
Veterans Memorial Hospital
Marty
Kenosha Boy Hurt In Snowmobile Crash
A 12 year old Kenosha boy Michael Skarda was injured in a La Crosse County snowmobile crash on the St Joseph Ridge ballfield. His father Lloyd Skarda 39 suffered lesser head injuries. The machine overturned after hitting a bump about 5 p m. The boy was taken to Lutheran Hospital for treatment.
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Kenosha
la Crosse County
Lutheran Hospital
Michael Skarda
St. Joseph Ridge
Lloyd P. Skarda
Wisconsin Counties Move To Cut Taxes In 1974 Budget
A survey shows 60 of 72 counties plan tax reductions in 1974, totaling about 226 million dollars, down 38.6 million from 1973. Milwaukee County leads with a 19.4 million cut while Marathon County reports a 600 thousand increase despite 800 thousand in surplus funds.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Milwaukee County
Marathon County
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