Business Leaders See Tax Hike Slowing Economy
U S Chamber of Commerce economists forecast a slower economy in the second half of 1960 as tax increases and spending cuts take effect. Projections warn of slower profits, inflation pressure, and higher unemployment, with corporate spending likely tempered. mergers and acquisitions by Hughes Tool, Montgomery Ward, Container Corp, and others dominate headlines as two major deals emerge.
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Washington
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Carl H. Madden
Chamber
First National
Hughes Tool Co
Howard Hughes
American Broadcasting Co., Inc
Hughes Tool
ABC
ABC Management
Montgomery Ward & Co
Container Corp. of America
Loew’s Theatres, Inc
Commercial Credit Co
Commercial Credit Clear
Control Data Corp
U.S
Police Seek Suspect Dog After Shelby Youth Bite
La Crosse police investigated multiple dogs Saturday to locate the adult black collie with a white mane that bit Rod ney A. Davis, 18, of 2250 Redwood Court, near Pommel Creek north of the Trane Co. plant. Davis, treated at Lutheran Hospital, said the dog was eating a dead gopher when the incident occurred. The dog may be confined for 10 days and observed for rabies signs.
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la Crosse
Shelby
Lutheran Hospital
Rodney A. Davis
Redwood Court
Davis
Pommel Creek
Trane Co
Allis-Chalmers reports 1968 six-month income decline
Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Co reports first six months of 1968 net income will be less than anticipated and well below the 1967 six-month level of 81 cents per common share. The drop is blamed on higher labor costs and fringe benefits amid weaker sales, especially in construction machinery and related products.
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Milwaukee
Allis-Chalmers Mfg. Co
Losses Mount In Seaway Strike
The St. Lawrence Seaway strike cripples Great Lakes ports with toll losses and ship diversions. Niagara Frontier Authority warns of disaster for Buffalo profits as 1,250 Canadian workers strike. Canadian, U S ports report tens of thousands daily in lost revenue. impacts ripple to Milwaukee and Erie shipments.
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William J. Conway
Chicago
Great Lakes
St. Lawrence Seaway
Francis D. Flori
Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority
Buffalo
N.Y
Canada
Canadian Brotherhood of Railway, Transport and General Workers
Midwest
Prairies
Montreal
Lake Ontario
Flori
Lakes
Jack Manley
Port of
What They Say When It's Time To Retire
New York AP humor piece collects remarks on retirement from coworkers and friends. Jokes touch on cash, water cooler gossip, party plans, gifts, and how the retiree will spend time and money.
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New York
Ned
Howard Hughes
Las Vegas
Heileman Stock Valued For Long Term Growth
Milwaukee based Milwaukee Company analysts say G Heileman Brewing Co stock is undervalued relative to peers. They cite 25 percent 1967 to 1962 barrel growth, 11 year rise from 39th to 19th in barrels, acquisitions like Wiedemann in 1967 and Gluck in 1974, and premium pricing supporting margins amid modernization and expansion.
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Milwaukee
Wis
G. Heileman Brewing Co
la Crosse
Michael A. Jacobs
The
Milwaukee Co
Jacobs
Heileman’s
Heileman
Wnd
Wiedemann Brewing Co
Newport
Gluck Brewing Co
University of Minnesota starts minority recruitment program
About one third of one percent of 44 000 students were black last year but the university launched a drive to double minority enrollment. Don Dell coordinates the effort with Lester Cannon aiding outreach. The program offers reduced entrance barriers, financial aid, jobs and loans, with a $40 000 Martin Luther King Jr. scholarship fund supporting opportunities.
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Minneapolis
University of Minnesota
Don Dell
Lester Cannon
Dell
Cannon
Malcolm Moos
Fight leads to hospital as Chicago man cut lip in scuffle
July 6 at 1 13 a m Spec Ben E Swafford 22 of Chicago Camp McCoy is described as leaving the 100 block of North 3rd Street for St Francis Hospital after a fist fight left his lip cut. John Shore noted as Handel’s famous trumpeter credited with inventing the tuning fork.
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William J. O’leary
Skemp
State St
Marquette University Liberal Arts College
Marquette Medical School
St. Luke’s Hospital
Milwaukee
Lutheran Hospital
Seiler Lane
Ned
Spec
Bennie E. Swafford
Chicago
Camp McCoy
North 3Rd Street
St. Francis Hospital
John Shore
George Frederick Handel
Wheat futures dip to seasonal lows on Chicago Board of Trade
Wheat futures slipped one cent a bushel and set seasonal lows amid light mixed trading on Friday. Nearby July corn rose modestly while oats and rye eased. soybeans fluctuated. Hog and cattle prices showed mixed to higher activity in the market snapshot.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Bridge At Wabasha Reopens Next Week
ST PAUL AP The bridge spanning the Mississippi River between Wabasha Minnesota and Nelson Wisconsin should be reopened early next week the Minnesota ??? Department said The fore was closed to traf fic June 14 when two piers supporting an approach span collapsed Tests to determine the cause of the collapse are still being made
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ST. Paul
Mississippi River
Wabasha
Minn
Nelson
Wis
Minnesota Tee Department
Trafffic
State Urged To Quit Leasing Offices
A New York firm urged Madison to consolidate state office space and phase out leased premises. The Charles Luckman Associates report, costing 25 000, was given to the Planning Committee and outlines needs to 2000 using a 6.8 percent annual growth rate. Gold cited as Alaska's leading mineral product.
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Madison
New York
Charles Luckman Associates
Record Storm Delivers 3.8 Inches in Two Hours Near Barre Mills
Richard Sartz of the Central States Forest Experiment Station notes a 3.8 inch rainfall in two hours beginning June 21 near Barre Mills, the greatest in nine years. The La Crosse station logged 1.70 inches, urban gauges show less due to exposure and wind. The event exceeds the 100 year average, suggesting such a storm is rare.
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Richard Sartz
Central States Forest Experiment Station
la Crosse
Barre Mills
Highway 16
Ganges
Sartz
FCC Sets Policy On Discrimination
Washington AP report outlines new FCC policy barring renewal of licenses to broadcasters that engage in racial discrimination. The commission would require renewal filings to show efforts in promoting minority employment and programming. Complaints would be referred to EEOC or state agencies, with hearings possible if needed.
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Washington
Federal Communications Commission
Commission
National Association of Broadcasters
FCC
Federal
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Fair Employment Group
George III
Henry Geller
FCC Generalonists
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