Truckers Park Rigs Across 20 States In Fuel Protest
A nationwide stoppage by independent truckers amid high fuel prices grows as a U S district court freezes actions by George R Ryan head of the Council of Independent Truckers. Reports cite dozens of shooting incidents in Tennessee Pennsylvania Kentucky and Ohio with scattered parked rigs nationwide and a $2 5 million daily damages request.
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Council of Independent Truckers
Tennessee
Pennsylvania
Kentucky
Alabama
Cleveland
Ohio
U.S. District Court
Leroy J. Contie, Jr
National Steel Carriers Association
George R. Ryan
Steel Carrier Association
Association
Appalachia
Midwest
California
Arizona
Five Year Pact Signed Between Flite Center And La Crosse Board
Flite Center officials and the La Crosse Aviation Board signed a five year contract Friday with an extension to end February to clear Common Council committees. The deal follows a dispute over past due fuel storage fees and a prior threat to terminate the agreement.
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Flite Center
Philip G. Arneson
Flite Center, Inc
la Crosse Aviation Board
Center
Con
Common Council
Arneson
Aviation Board
No Effects Here as Truck Shutdown Expands in Midwest
Union drivers report no problems yet in La Crosse while independents push a fuel and freight action spreading from Ohio and Pennsylvania. Some firms fear layoffs and fuel shortages loom as officials urge calm and federal aid to boost supplies and rates.
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Teamsters Local 199
la Crosse
Independents
Don King
Fenton
Ohio
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Midwest
Appalachia
Shapp
Pittsburgh
Ernest Kline
National Guard
Spokane, Wash
Ronald Hengst
Spring Grove
Allentown
Mansfield Answers Nixon State of the Union Address
Senate Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield will deliver the party’s official response to President Nixon’s State of the Union. He plans a 15 minute speech followed by questions on radio and TV. The 50 minute program originates from the Capitol and airs at 9 p.m. CDT on CBS NBC and ABC. Diesel fuel rollback to May levels when about 20 cents a gallon threatens truck freight costs despite higher rates.
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Washington
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Nixon
Mansfield
Montana Democrat
Capitol
CBS
NBC
ABC
Legion Commander Outlines Individual Amnesty Approach
Keith Kreul of Fennimore the Wisconsin Department of the American Legion said at a Thursday press conference that the Legion believes each case should be treated individually. He added the discussion should consider specific facts and circumstances.
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Keith Kreul
Fennimore
Wisconsin Department of the American Legion
Legion
Kreul
Vietnam
Army Ordnance Corps
State Legion
Roy L. Wingers
Rudolph Niedfeldt
Post 52
Dorothy Veleke
Waupun
State American Legion Auxiliary
Tribune
Independent truckers threaten nationwide stoppage spreads to Wisconsin
A nationwide truck stoppage spread to Wisconsin as independent drivers parked at stops. Fond du Lac County sheriff reports Gross Common Carrier Inc. received a threatening call at its Wisconsin Rapids HQ. Three drivers were escorted south by sheriff's departments in Fond du Lac and Dodge Counties. Four trucks left Fond du Lac for Milwaukee in pairs. A company spokesman declined to describe the threat.
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Wisconsin
Fond du Lac
Gross Common Carrier, Inc
Wisconsin Rapids
Dodge
Milwaukee
Allen Daily
Kenosha
Bath sharing idea leads to washout at London hotel
AP reports a Somerset couple tried Britains new fuel saving by bathing together in a hotel tub. They forgot to turn off taps causing water to seep into a bar and a ceiling piece to fall. Manager Alan Davey found the nude confused couple, who left at breakfast after guests cheered. He faces a 220 repair bill.
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London
Whieldon
Somerset
Britain
Alan Davey
Davey
Weekend Weather Outlook With Snow Likely
Friday night brings a 60 percent chance of snow with a low near 10. Saturday warms to about 17 with 50 percent snow chances and easterly to southerly winds 8 to 18 mph. Sunday stays cloudy and cold with lows in the low teens.
Knutson on Leave. Location Unknown to Staff
Wisconsin State Senator Milo Knutson has a leave of absence until February 8. Staff say he is unavailable and not speaking to reporters, but the La Crosse Tribune reports he is staying in Room 10 at Souter's Southern Seas Motel in Lauderdale-By-The-Sea Florida. The delay affects the Governmental and Veterans’ Affairs Committee and its plan to consider a same sex protection bill.
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Kreul
Roy L. Wingers
American Legion Post 52
la Crosse
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Robert A. Wilkie
Shorewood
Frederick Heinle
West Allis
Dorothy Weleke
Waupun
American Legion Auxiliary
Tinue
Legion
Nixon
Veterans Administration
Madison
Milo Knutson
Wisconsin Senate
la Crosse Tribune
Sen
Knutson
Souter
Southern Seas
Lauderdale-By-The-Sea
Fla
Gordon Roseleip
Darlington
Senate Governmental and Veterans’ Affairs Committee
Shelby Subdivision Gets City Planners Approval
City Plan Commission approved a 76 lot hillside subdivision while criticizing county road fund policies that deter La Crosse annexation. The vote followed debate over water extension costs and future city water negotiation. The panel also rezoned 808 Copeland Ave to light industrial for a storage building with one dissent.
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City Plan Commission
Shelby
County
City of
la Crosse
W. Peter Gilbertson
Curtis Storck
14Th Dist
Jack
Connel
la Crosse County
Flynn
George Snodgrass
Ronald Bracegirdle
Plan Commission
Gilbertson
Storck
Keith Kuehn
Shelby Town Board
Buchel
Copeland Ave
Harold
Bud) Pretasky Jr
Commission
Jean Marck
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Milton Shapp
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Virginia
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Richfield
Wisconsin-Illinois
Russell
Ill
Fraternal Association of Steel Haulers
Steven Leszcynski
Social Security
Eau Claire
James Simpson
2Nd Ave. S
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Post Commanders Club
S. 30Th St
Patrick Lucey
Wisconsin Legion Will
Esi Tei
Ann Landers
Sen. Knutson
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