Senate rejects public financing of campaigns
The Senate voted 53-38 to table a Kennedy Scott amendment for mandatory public financing of presidential and congressional campaigns. Supporters urged hearings to fill details while other amendments set limits on individual contributions and require disclosure of occupations. No current limits exist on private contributions to federal campaigns.
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Washington
Senate
Hugh Scott
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Lloyd Bentsen
D-Tex
House
Marlowe W. Cook
R-Ky
Scott-Kennedy
Howard W. Cannon
D-Nev
Congress
Kennedy
Scott
Dead Man Use Of Limousines Sparks House Vote
Senate backed a ban on chauffeured limousines for many agency heads and the House will vote to attach the anti-limousine amendment to a $19 billion housing and independent offices bill. Proxmire condemns lavish taxpayer transport while agencies lobby for restores. A separate note reports Donald R. Ross, 59, Osseo, dies in a one car crash near Osseo, autopsy ordered.
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Washington Post
Washington
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Proxmire
House Senate
House
Senate
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Securities and Exchange Commission
Veterans Administration and
Federal Communication Commission
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Prox
Black River Falls
Wis
Donald R. Ross
Osseo
U.S. Highway 10
Jackson County
George Johnson
Sacred Heart Hospital
Eau Claire
Johnson
Charles Aprahamian
Robert Radcliffe
Aide To Allende Slain In Chile
In Santiago Chile Navy Captain Arturo Araya Peters 45 chief of the presidential military household was assassinated at his home by unidentified men. He was shot around 1 am and died about an hour later at a military hospital. Police reported no arrests.
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Santiago
Chile
Salvador Allende
Navy
Arturo Araya Peters
Araya
Radio
Balmaceda
Allende
Boats and Bicycles Stolen Reported in La Crosse
Police report thefts totaling 1200 dollars in boats and 760 dollars in bicycles. Raymond Mosey of Upper Mississippi Cruises & Marine cites two canoes valued 500 and a 700 dollar 16 foot flatboat with motor stolen from his dock. Dale Mills reports two bicycles worth 435 and 325 stolen from his garage. Balmaceda recounts a midnight shooting targeting Araya. police and navy agents search for killers as Allende visits hospital after the attack.
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la Crosse
Raymond Mosey
Upper Mississippi Cruises & Marine
Rose St
Dale Mills
S. 28Th St
Morrell Meat Plant Shuts Beef Slaughter. 200 Jobs Cut
John Morrell & Co the state's largest meat packer announced a halt to all beef slaughter operations until further notice and laid off about 200 workers. General Manager Bob Atkins cited government price ceilings as the reason for the action.
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Sioux Falls
John Morrell & Co
South Dapta
Bob Atkins
State Road Ebner Watershed Job Gains 60000
Washington official reports a $60,000 addition to public works funds to renew the State Road Ebners Coulee watershed project in La Crosse. The Army Corps of Engineers will review the 1967 survey and prepare environmental impact studies as part of the authorization secured in 1968 by Rep Vernon Thomson.
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Washington, D.C
Ebners Coulee
la Crosse
Vernon Thomson
R-Richland Center
Thomson
Army Corps of Engineers
Ender Named West Salem Republican Precinct Chairman
Gene W. Ender of 447 Youlon St West Salem has been appointed precinct chairman for West Salem by Dr Adolf L Gundersen La Crosse County Republican Party chairman. Ender replaces Walter Baltz who became 3rd District chairman this spring. Ender works as a packaging coordinator for the Trane Co and is a lifelong West Salem resident active in community affairs.
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Gene W. Ender
Youlon St
West Salem
Adolf L. Gundersen
la Crosse County
Republican Party
Gundersen
Ender
Walter Baltz
Trane Co
Teachers Clash Over Public Information in Bargaining
LEA and school board remain dug in over public information rules and internal bargaining operations. The LEA cites legal advice against board demands for transcripts and fixed bargaining team makeup while considering mediation or MRK action if talks stall.
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LEA
Hanson
Wisconsin Education Association
WEA
Madison
la Crosse Tribune
Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission
Nixon aide tapes clash sparks Senate case intrigue
Watergate coverage centers on Julie Nixon Eisenhower predicting courts will protect her father from turning tapes to the Senate committee and prosecutor Archibald Cox. Ellsberg accuses Ehrlichman of lying while linking plumbers to broader Democratic targets and possible trials.
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Julie Nixon Eisenhower
Senate Committee
Archibald Cox
Atlanta
House
Senate
Daniel Ellsberg
Ehrlichman
White
Ellsberg
Anthony Russo
White House
Baker
John J. Wilson
Nixon
Bicyclists Plan Rochester Trip for Centennial Ride
Tri-State Bicycle Touring Society members will cart bikes to Rochester Minnesota on Saturday for the fifth Rochester Centennial Ride. Some aim to complete the 100 mile route in under last year’s five hours 18 minutes over 79 hills. Others depart Burns Park at 9 a.m. for Trempealeau and a Sunday 8 a.m. breakfast tour with 1 p.m. Pine Creek Road ride. nonmembers may join any weekend rides.
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Tri- State Bicycle Touring Society
Rochester
Minn
Burns Park
Trempealeau
Pine Creek Road
Lawmakers Clash Over Lucey Budget Critics Spar Over Tax Relief
State Rep. Virgil Roberts calls the compromise 2.75 billion 1973 75 budget an excellent package citing more than 600 million for direct and indirect tax relief and a 10 percent drop in statewide tax bills. Sen. Milo Knutson decries it as a taxpayer nightmare saying the tax relief came from Senate pressure and warns of higher future costs. Both oppose the 5 8 percent legislative pay raise and governor pay hike, with Roberts supporting most of the budget despite the raise and Knutson opposing the spending plan.
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State Assembly
Patrick Lucey
Virgil Roberts
D-Holmen
Milo G. Knutson
R la Crosse
Roberts
Knutson
Senate
La Crosse Garment aims to restart pay and sales moves
Hall says company plans to pay back wages as $336,333 in receivables comes in including $110,000 from J C Penney and Montgomery Ward. Back pay hinges on progress, with production staffing rising to 84.6 percent and Chicago sales offices closed. A sale of Chicago assets occurred for $1,800, while liens and creditor checks surface in receivership details.
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Hall
J. C. Penney Co
Montgomery Ward
International Ladies Garment Workers Local 379
Lillian Kampschroer
Bessman
la Crosse Garment
Chicago
New York
Wax
Cohen
K. P. B. Industrial Products, Inc
Hillsboro
Joseph Bezozo
Country Miss
Rex Ritchie
Gilbertson
la Crosse
Gillette
Two face charges after high speed chase
Floyd Moore and Walter Locks were scheduled to appear in County Court after a high speed chase on the North Side in an allegedly stolen car. Moore faced multiple charges including operating without the owner's consent and fleeing an officer. Locks faced possession of stolen property.
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Floyd Moore
Kane St
Walter Locks
Moore
Locks
Lowell Bank
Highway 53
Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa Weather Outlook and Temperature Records
Wisconsin sees mostly cloudy cooler conditions with a chance of showers Friday night and decreasing clouds Saturday. Minnesota enjoys fair to partly cloudy skies, cooler Saturday after Friday night showers, while Iowa remains generally fair with little temperature change. Degree Days total 0. last year 21. normal 12. record highs and lows shown. sunrise 5 49 a.m. sunset 8 38 p.m.
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Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
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