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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1968
Page
3
A top postal official says the new 900 million dollar annual rate hike may not end the deficit. Ralph W. Nicholson notes deficits will fall then rise again by 1970, with first class and air mail largely covering costs while third class and others lag.
Caledonia Minn Sigurd Evenson of Spring Grove was re elected chairman of the Houston County Board at its annual meeting Tuesday Virgil Johnson was re elected vice chairman County employees will get a across the board pay raise of 10 cents per hour affecting about 22 people with rates 185 to 215 per hour retroactive to Jan 1 Salaries for Virgil Smith and Victor Berland were raised and two engineer helpers also received increases Other salaries to be decided Jan 17 Bounties for wildlife were left the same and bids for equipment rental and trucks will be opened Feb 14
Oswald and James present a bridge problem featuring North with AQ192 and AKQ1074 holding and ending with plus debates on lead and defense. The column analyzes strategic choices and reveals standard bidding and card play concepts.
A Michigan bridge problem from 1967 describes dummy and South reaching a risky slot. The analysis notes the jack play decision, false card or forced, and how East holding the last trump led to the hand collapse. The author sympathizes with South's percentage choice.
University of Wisconsin will graduate a record 2400 students this month across Madison and Milwaukee campuses. About 1700 will graduate in Madison on Jan 27 and roughly 700 in Milwaukee the next day. U Thant will receive an honorary degree at Madison ceremonies after canceling a June visit due to the Middle East war.
Kenosha, AP A 47yearold New Munster man, Martin C. Kuehn, pleaded innocent to a first degree murder charge in the December 6 shooting of George Smith on the porch of Kuehn's home. Smith, 44, was killed after accompanying Kuehn's wife to the residence. Mrs. Smith and six children were present. Circuit Judge Harold M Bodell set trial for January 29 and kept Kuehn held on $20,000 bond.
North Vietnam signals possible talks if the United States stops bombing. Washington questions if talks would start promptly and what "relevant questions" cover. Delhi Ottawa say the move could shift positions, with France Laos and Canada weighing roles in possible preliminaries.
The Chicago Teachers Union, representing 22 000 public school teachers, rejected a 15 million board package with 20 a month raises now and 45 a month in September. They demand 100 a month immediate and 50 a month September raises plus class relief and certification changes. Mayor Daley offered mediation if asked by either side.
Madison dairy official Lyman McKee warned Thursday that voting farmers rejecting a proposed regional federal milk market order could trigger a price war harming farmers handlers and consumers. The USDA plan would revive the Chicago federal milk market order and merge it with six nearby areas including Milwaukee Madison Rock River Valley northeast Wisconsin and northwest Indiana.
Stoddard Wisconsin Village Board on Tuesday appointed Irvin Dahlke to serve as village president for the remainder of Forest Amberger’s term, who resigned last fall. The term expires in spring 1969 per Village Clerk Martin DeGarmo.
The Pentagon cautions it will be hard to devise fresh measures to curb U S gold shipments abroad while maintaining essential combat capability and avoiding hardship to military families. President Johnson orders further reduction of foreign exchange impact from overseas military spend.
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