Special Interests Dominate Wisconsin 1974 Campaign Funds
Wisconsin Elections Board reports total campaign spending of about 3.3 million in 1974 with over a quarter from special interests. Congress candidates drew most funds, attracting 918,000 from groups, with organized labor supplying 658,000. State races totaled 1.3 million, incl 504,000 for governor and 362,000 for U.S. Senate.
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Madison, Wis
Wisconsin
State Elections Board
Elections Board
The
U.S
House of Representatives
Congress
Organized Labor
State Assembly
Senate
U.S. Senate
4-H On Campus In City Aimed By Wisconsin Agent
La Crosse County 4-H youth agent Kermit Graf seeks to create a college linked 4-H program in La Crosse with Viterbo College UW La Crosse and Western Wisconsin Technical Institute. First organizing meeting set for Jan 22. The plan extends 4-H member age to 21 for college entry and aims to raise the program image and assist younger clubs.
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la Crosse
Kermit Graf
la Crosse County
Graf
Viterbo College
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
Western Wisconsin Technical Institute
Expanded License Fees Eyed by City Council
The Common Council Judiciary and Administration Committee approved license fee changes to align with inspection costs. New rates affect food warehouses grocery stores bakeries confectionaries hotels and motels vending machines rooming houses restaurants and other operations. Final approval by the full Council is required before implementation.
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Common Council Judiciary and Administration Committee
George Baldwin
Baldwin
Legislators Backfire on Longevity Pay Cut in Wisconsin
Madison lawmakers say ending Christmas longevity bonuses sparked a backlash as the Wisconsin State Employees Union gains bargaining power for clerical workers. The union’s victory is tied to wage and cost of living pressures, with 9,000 represented employees receiving bonuses this year and the state facing higher future costs.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Marlin Schneider
Wisconsin Rapids
Wisconsin State Employes Union
WSEU
Schneider
Scnheider
Bureau of Financial Operations
Senate
Fred Risser
Tom King
King
Robert Dunn
Department of Administration
Wisconsin woman sues over defective IUD and hysterectomy
A rural Ellsworth Wisconsin woman Con stance Brown 29 filed a 172000 suit in U S District Court against A H Robbins Co maker of the Dalkon Shield alleging the device embedded in her uterus after a 1971 insertion following her fourth birth. She seeks medical expense lost wages pain damages and punitive damages totaling 172000.
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ST. Paul, Minn
Ellsworth
Wis
U.S. District Court
Constance Brown
A. H. Robbins Co., Inc
Brown
Minnesota Official Opposes Repeal of Helmet Law
Minnesota Public Safety Commissioner Edward Novak says he would not support repealing the state's motorcycle helmet law despite a possible federal allowance for state differences. He cites lives saved and department experience since pre helmet law era. The 1969 law followed federal pressure to meet safety standards.
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ST. Paul
U.S
Wisconsin lawmakers back bill to expand audit control
Jefferson Democrat Dale McKenna said he had support from Assistant Senate Majority Leader William Bablitch and Assembly Majority Terry Williams for a bill to create a Joint Legislative Audit Committee and give the legislature power to establish an audit program.
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Madison, Wis
Wisconsin Senate
Dale McKenna
Jefferson Democrat
Senate
William Bablitch
Assembly
Terry William
Democrats Seek Dismissal Over Open Meetings Charge
Lawyers for seven Assembly Democrats charged with violating Wisconsin open meetings law asked the state Supreme Court to dismiss the challenge. They argued the Joint Finance Committee sessions were political caucuses, not governmental meetings, and thus not bound by open meeting rules.
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Madison
Wis
Assembly Democrats
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Richard Cates
John Carlson
Minnesota Allows Certain Left Turns On Red Starting Jan. 1
Public Safety Commissioner Edward G. Novak says drivers may turn left on red when from a one way street into a moving one way street with traffic from right to left. Left turns must stop at red and yield to pedestrians and traffic unless signs prohibit.
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ST. Paul
Novak
Red Cross Bloodmobile Tour Planned for Trempealeau County
The Red Cross Bloodmobile will visit Trempealeau County in February with sessions at Ettrick Community Hall Elena Strum Arcadia Whitehall and Pigeon Falls. A total quota of 465 pints is set, with 200 donors needed daily to collect 150 pints.
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Ettrick
Wis
Red Cross
Trempealeau County
Ed Ausderau
Whitehall
County Blood
Ettrick Community Hall
C. A. Brye
Elena Strum
L. R. Svoma
Arcadia
Harold Ryan
Melvin Berg
Claude Burkart
Kurt Matzek
St. Paul
Pigeon Falls
Fred Pfeiffer
Solzhenitsyn Warns West Faces Decisive Moment
In an interview with Le Point Solzhenitsyn says the Western civilizational project is at stake in coming years and remains unaware of the danger. He argues democracies are exposed to rising historical forces, and Soviet pressure would retreat if Western resolve is shown.
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East
Berlin
Korea
Cuba
Death linked to exposure in Racine case and Milwaukee crash
A Racine woman found partially clothed near a tree may have died from exposure after being knocked unconscious, with autopsy indicating no strangulation. Separately, a Milwaukee area bridge incident followed steam venting from a power plant causing an 18 car pileup on I 94, prompting a plan for two hour advance notice of venting.
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Racine, Wis
Racine
Myron Schuster
Jane Lamar
Josephine Stewart
Mildred Brant
Waukegan
Ill
Miss Lamar
Janet
Jane
California
Janet Lamar
Kenosha County
Thomas Dorff
Felix Winters
Milwaukee
Kenosha
Dorff
Winters
Wisconsin Electric Power Co
Menomonee River
Group Urges OK of Minnesota Transport Unit
A Minnesota Senate subcommittee recommended passage of a bill to create a Department of Transportation with a governor appointed commissioner. The department would control highways aeronautics transportation functions of the State Planning Agency and Public Service Commission and set rates and regulations. The bill calls for 150000 dollars start-up and may face controversy before final approval.
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ST. Paul, Minn
Department of Transportation
State Senate
House
Transportation Department
State
Planning Agency
Public Service Commission
Winston Borden
DFL
Brainerd
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Tom O'Brien
Richard Johnson
Group Urges OK of Minnesota Transport Unit
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