House Votes to Restore Disaster Relief Loans Amid Veto Threat
The House approved a multimillion-dollar bill to reinstate emergency farm loans for weather losses by a 269 to 95 vote. The measure seeks to override a potential presidential veto, with Senate action and other foreign aid extensions also in play as Congress challenges Nixon on spending.
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Washington
Nixon
House
Gerald R. Ford
Senate
Departments of Labor and Health, Education and Welfare
Clifford P. Case
Rn.j
Indochina
Congress
White House
Ford
House Agriculture Committee
Rapid City
Bob Bergland
D-Minn
DNR Withdraws Support For I 90 Tourist Center
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources withdraws support for an 800000 dollar tourist information center and safety rest area on Interstate 90 near La Crosse on French Island. Secretary L P Voigt cites public hearing reviews and location concerns, noting the decision raises questions on facility disposition in the greater La Crosse area and a meeting will be arranged to discuss next steps.
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State Department of Natural Resources
French Island
Robert Huber
Wisconsin Department of Transportation
L. P. Voigt
DNR
Department of Natural Resources
la Crosse
Westgate Plaza
Voigt
Greater
Huber
Three-Unit Holmen Mall Project Begins in La Crosse County
Construction starts on a $2 million three unit shopping center in Holmen to open by October, with plans for a 112-seat restaurant, 30-unit motel, 53,000 square foot main mall, and a 12-lane bowling complex. The site offers parking for 350 cars and 10 acres of expansion, adjacent to a 100-acre industrial park, as local contractor Robert Schaller outlines lease interest and development prospects.
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la Crosse County
Holmen
Robert Schaller
R. 2
Onalaska
la Crosse
Schaller
Holmen Motor Co
Trading Post
Highway 53
Public Humiliation Urged For Litterbugs
Wisconsin Assembly's Environmental Quality Committee heard Rep. James Sensenbrenner propose stronger penalties for littering. He suggested a law allowing judges to sentence litterers to road cleanup up to three days in jail and publish their names in local papers. No opposition testified and the measure was not acted on.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin Assembly
James Sensenbrenner
Shorewood
Environmental Quality Committee
Sensenbrenner
Weekend Sky Outlook With Mild Cold Snaps
Friday night mostly cloudy with a low near 25. Saturday mainly cloudy with a high around 37 and a 20 percent chance of precipitation. Sunday largely cloudy with a high near 35 and a low near 20. Light variable winds.
Scientists test third step for sewage disposal at Camp McCoy
Two area scientists from the local Forest Service branch test a new third step system for disposing of sewage at a wooded Camp McCoy site. A Janesville lawyer argues the middle class is key in a series on the Governor's Judicial Reform Task Force proposals.
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U.S. Forest Service
Camp McCoy
Janesville
Governor's Judicial Reform Task Force
Wisconsin Senate Hears Outcry Over Credit Rate Rise
A state representative denounces a 50 percent rise in consumer credit rates from 12 to 18 percent as one of the most oppressive moves by the Wisconsin Legislature. He testified before a senate committee on Thursday.
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Wisconsin
Senate
Ben Black Elk
Mount Rushmore
George McGovern
Kissinger Talks Hint at Early Release for Three Captives
The three Americans held in China through Kissinger discussions include Air Force Maj. Philip E. Smith, Navy Lt. Cmdr. Robert J. Flynn, and CIA agent John Thomas Downey. Kissinger said Smith and Flynn would be freed in the coming weeks, with Downey’s sentence reviewed and possible release this year.
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Associated Press
Henry A. Kissinger
USS
CIA
Washington
China
Kissinger
Robert Smith
Clinton
Iowa
Air Force
Philip E. Smith
Peking
Smith
Navy
Robert J. Flynn
John Thomas Downey
Central Intelligence Agency
Roadhouse
Ill
University of Illinois
da Nang
North Vietnam
Pentagon
New China News Agency
Flynn
Houston
Minn
Thomas Flynn
Sun City
Ariz
University of Minnesota
Chi
Mary
Colorado Springs
Colo
Downey
Joan Walsh
Collinsville, Conn
Nixon
Yale
New Britain
Conn
U.S
White House
Richard Fecteau
Korea
Japan
Army
Experimental Pregnancies and LSD Tests Highlight Medical Ethics
A Senate panel heard case studies on numerous questionable experiments including asthma challenge tests on 9 children, 24 men paid to take LSD, and long term contraceptive implants causing pregnancies. The proceedings questioned protections for human subjects and noted lack of standard ethical oversight.
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Washington
Senate
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Harvard University
B. F. Skinner
Robert M. Veatch
Institute of Society, Ethics and the Life Sciences
Hastings-On- Hudson
N.Y
Veatch
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Fecteau
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