Nixon streamlines executive branch with five policy chiefs
President Nixon announced five aides will oversee all policy making for the executive branch and three cabinet members will serve as presidential counselors for natural resources human resources and community development. He aims to cut 50 percent of the 4216 Executive Office staff by June and consolidate seven departments into four agencies.
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Washington
Congress
Nixon
Executive
Henry A. Kissinger
Office of Management and Budget
Roy Ash
Treasury
George Shultz
Agriculture
Earl L. Butz
Caspar Weinberger
James Lynn
Selors
Ehrlichman
Security checks begin at La Crosse airport
North Central Airlines started passenger screening at La Crosse and other Wisconsin boarding points under a federal hijacking order. Tri-State Security conducts searches while magnetic detectors flag metal objects. baggage in the aircraft belly remains unchecked. The program may raise airline costs as carriers seek fare increases to cover security outlays.
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Clyde Myers
S. 32Nd St
la Crosse Municipal
North Central Airlines
Merritt J. Davoust
A. T. Kearney, Inc
Chicago
Tribune
la Crosse
Eugene Kacner
North Central
Wisconsin
Tri-State
Kacner
FAA
Mississippi Valley Airlines
Wisconsin Braces for Subzero Weekend Weather
Arctic high pressure keeps Wisconsin in a deep freeze with subzero highs and record cold nights across the state. Overnight lows reach dangerously low levels with single to subzero readings in most locales. The pattern stays cold and dry into midweek with flurries possible only near Lake Superior. Separately, the U S Postal Service plans a May 8 stamp release for former President Harry S Truman with a first day ceremony likely in Independence Missouri.
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Associated Press
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Lake Superior
Milwaukee
Lone Rock
Madison
Platteville
Superior
la Crosse
Green Bay
Land O’lakes
Wausau
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Neenah
Eagle River
Hilbert
Marshfield
Eau Claire
Port Edwards
Spooner
Land O'Lakes
Juneau
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
International Falls
Minn
Washington
U.S. Postal Service
Harry S. Truman
Truman
Independence, Mo
Weekend cold with frigid lows and light snow chance
Weather outlook calls for fair skies but continued cold into Sunday with Saturday night lows between 10 and 15 below zero. Sunday highs near 5 above and a 10 percent snow chance. Monday remains partly cloudy and cold with a low around 5 below zero.
Balts Defends La Crosse District Over E A Charges
School superintendent Eugene Balts defends the La Crosse Area Public School District against charges brought by the La Crosse Education Association. The page notes dispute over district actions and teacher representation.
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Eugene Balts
la Crosse Area
la Crosse Education Association
Logan's Rangers Triumph in Big Rivers Showdown
Logan's Rangers defeated Chippewa Falls as Central fell to Wausau West in Friday night Big Rivers Conference basketball action. The results highlight key performances and shift league standings after the Friday games.
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Logan’s Rangers
Chippewa Falls
Central
Wausau West
Big Rivers
Commission backs state control of cable TV plan
Members of the Governor's Commission on Cable Communications favor state oversight but disagree on how to implement it. Page 12.
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Governor's Commission On Cable Communications
Talks May Not Bring Peace Nixon Reports
Nixon tells leaders he cannot assure progress from renewed Paris talks and warns quick clarity is needed next week. Kissinger heads to Camp David for intensive talks with Tho and Thieu envoys ahead of renewed negotiations. Protests planned for Inauguration Day amid pressure to end the war.
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Nixon
Washington
Paris
White House
U.S
Hanoi
Henry Kissinger
Camp David
Kissinger
North Vietnam
le Duc Tho
South Vietnam
Thieu
Tran van Do
United States
Bui Diem
Ronald Ziegler
National Peace Action Coalition
People’s Coalition For Peace and Justice
Arlington Cemetery
Washington Monument
Hanoi Says US Bombing Disrupts North Vietnam Production
North Vietnam announced an emergency relief program after severe production disruption from U.S. bombing, aiming to stabilize activity and living conditions in bombed areas. Washington denied renewed bombing above the 20th Parallel despite heavy raids below it.
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Saigon
North Vietnam
Radio Hanoi
U.S
U.S. Command
Hanoi
Nixon
Paris
Hoa Binh
Quintuplets Born To Illinois Couple In Evanston Hospital
Lynn Baer, 26, gave birth to quintuplets three girls and two boys, premature at one month, in Highland Park Hospital. The infants, in fair condition, range from 1 11 to 3 1 pounds and are kept in incubators as they face a crucial first 72 hours. The family’s stock broker father, James, spoke of growing national attention as the babies are treated at Evanston Hospital, a referral center for premature infants.
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Evanston, Ill
Northbrook
Evanston
Lynn Baer
Highland Park Hospital
Chicago
William Gardner
James
Baer
Evanston Hospital
Mary Barr Duncn
Illinois State Trauma System
Massage therapists face obscene calls as stigma grows
The piece reports licensed masseuses like 73 year old Gertrude Fuller and chiropractor Anne Marie Skaar facing obscene phone calls and harassment amid a trend of massage parlors used as fronts for prostitution. They cite loss of clients, fear, and consideration of leaving the profession.
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Gertrude Fuller
Anne Marie Skaar
Miss Skaar
New York City
Direct Distance Dialing Starts Sunday for Local Exchanges
Direct distance dialing will begin Sunday for La Crosse Onalaska and West Salem Barre Mills exchange customers. The changeover occurs at 12 01 a m. with оборудование installed June 16 1971 at 5th Ave and Jay St. The system lets customers dial station to station calls and also person to person collect and credit card calls.
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la Crosse
Onalaska
West Salem-Barre Mills Exchange
la Crosse Telephone Corp
Business Communication Center
5Th Ave
Jay St
Radios Help Wisconsin Student Learn Family Is Safe in Nicaragua
Hector Ramos, a University of Wisconsin La Crosse student, learns from amateur radio operators in La Crosse and Nicaragua that his parents and siblings are safe after the Managua earthquake. Ham radio volunteers Rohrer and Konrad coordinated transmissions to locate the Ramos family in Ignatio.
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Ignatio
Nicaragua
Managua
Joan
Hector Ramos
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
Alonzo Ramos
Hector
la Crosse
Ramos
Joseph H. Rohrer
WLCX
Rohrer
Granada
Ignatia
Dick Konrad
UWL
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House
Senate
20Th Parallel
Illinois
Norway
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American Massage and Therapy Association
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