Nixon Signs Law Raising Social Security Benefits
President Nixon signed a law boosting Social Security by 5.6 percent for 30 million Americans starting June 1. It funds the rise with a $35.10 annual tax increase for workers earning at least $12,000, plus higher SSI and railroad retirement benefits and mandates state supplementation to keep federal Medicaid matching funds.
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Nixon
Los Angeles Times
Wire
Washington
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
House
Ways and Means Committee
Senate Finance Committee
Congress
White House
Interstate Commerce Commission
Bangor Man Dies Of Accident Injuries
Werdell E. Horstman aged 20 died in a La Crosse hospital after a car motorbike crash near County Trunk Highway OT and Highway 53. The La Crosse County fatality also involved driver Joseph P. Schaller aged 18. Horstman, a die setter for Aarlite Co Holmen, leaves parents and siblings. Services Saturday at St Pauls Lutheran Bangor with burial Burns Cemetery.
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Bangor
la Crosse
Werdell E. Horstman
Joseph P. Schaller
Onalaska
Horstman
Elder Horstman
Aarlite Co
Holmen
Waldeman
Glen
Delvan
Taylor
Robert
Elaine) Garves
Harold
Mildred) Zeman
Mel
Arlene) Lowell
Stoddard
Minnie Horstman
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
R. A. Siegler
Burns Cemetery
Fossum Funeral Home
Reapportionment Map Plans for La Crosse County District
Tribune maps reveal a proposed reapportioning plan for La Crosse County Board districts. The current plan has been ruled unconstitutional, prompting new district boundaries to be considered. The article frames political and legal context behind the district changes.
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the Tribune
la Crosse County
Varying Outcomes for Returnee Draft Evaders
The article notes stark contrasts in legal results for returning draft evaders after a 10 month court fight and $4,500 in fees for one individual, while another faced little trouble. It highlights the broad spectrum of consequences in the closing feature of the series.
Varig 707 Crash Near Paris Claims 122 Lives
Varig identified three Americans among the 122 dead after a Boeing 707 crash near Longjumeau France. Survivors say fire started in the rear of the plane, possibly a toilet, as pilots attempted an Orly emergency landing.
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Orly
France
Paris
Bernard Regan
Elio Rosa
Yole Rosa
United States
Gilberto da Silva
Rio de Janeiro
Longjumeau
da Silva
Boeing
Jean-Francois Frerot
Weather outlook with clouds showers and warm temps
Variable cloudiness and a chance of showers or thunderstorms with a warm night near 63. Friday turns sunny and milder with a high near 85. Westerly winds 10 to 20 mph Thursday night into Friday. Precipitation risk 40 percent Thursday night. Saturday looks fair and slightly warmer.
Wisconsin couple among three die in Capace Michigan crash
In Capac Michigan two Fond du Lac Wisconsin residents Genevieve McNamara 53 and her daughter Sarah Ann 19 were killed when their car was hit by a second vehicle after the driver slowed to pick up hitchhikers. Another Fond du Lac man James McNamara 53 and John Paul Krantz 22 were injured in Port Huron hospital amid a three car wreck.
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Capac
Mich
Wisconsin
Michigan
Genevieve McNamara
Sarah Ann
Fond du Lac
James McNamara
John Paul Krantz
Port Huron
St. Clair County
McNamara Auto
McNamaras
Grandmother Kills Lion That Mauled Infant In Bear Country
Rapid City Ap report says 18 month old Jason Cowden was seriously hurt after a mountain lion leaped into a motor home at Bear Country eight miles south of Rapid City. Grandmother Mrs Peter Underdahl of Anoka Minn killed the lion with a butcher knife, saying she prayed for strength and the right spot.
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James Cowden
Peter Underdahl
Anoka
Minn
Rapid City
S.D
Jason Cowden
Underdahl
Officials Deny Bias In Firing Of 4 Teachers
At a La Crosse County hearing the Equal Rights Division heard claims that age and sex discrimination played a major role in terminating four Melrose Mindoro elementary teachers. Board and district officials testified about budget cuts and enrollment declines leading to staff reductions affecting Lucille Swenson Myrtle Mitchell Laura Bibby and Phyllis Grams while denying discriminatory motives.
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Melrose-Mindoro Area
la Crosse County
Lucille Swenson
Myrtle Mitchell
Laura Bibby
Phyllis Grams
Equal Rights Division
Wisconsin Department of Industry, Labor and Human Relations
Bruce Ehlke
Madison
Melrose-Mindoro
Edward Woods
Grzadzielewski
Melrose
Woods
Melrose School
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Associated Press
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McGregor
Mark
Mississippi River
Wyalusing State Park
Terry Delander
River Falls
St. Croix River
Richard Nixon
U. S
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Filenzo S. Muller
Arena Party
Agostinho Dos Santos
Brazil
Joerg Bruder
Celso Ribeiro
Sao Paulo
O Estado
Ally Lanes Oi Es
Bugis Coh
Basse Cea
Ae ‘ O
Tri-State
Hy Gardner
State
Janet Borchert
Arcadia
Larry Busching
Louis Grzandzielewski
Swenson
Bruce Schrimpf
John Bosshard
Bosshard
Donovan Pfaff
Pfaff
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