ABM Debate Heats Up As Senators Attack Safeguard
In Washington senators from both parties criticize the Safeguard antimissile plan as the ABM deployment decision nears. Symington accuses the Defense Department of public statements clashing with closed sessions while Percy calls for a deployment pause and arms talks to proceed. Sparksman signals possible majority support for Nixon plan as Senate deadline looms.
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Washington
Senate
Stuart Symington
Defense Department
Pentagon
Missouri
Senate Armed Services Committee
Charles H. Percy
Illinois
Nixon
North Dakota
Montana
Symington
NBC
Meet the Press
Percy
Legion Post Awards 7187 For Child Welfare Programs
La Crescent Minnesota Legion Post 595 reported total support of 7187.82 for its child welfare program over the past year aiding 863 children. The listing includes cash grants, in kind labor, building rental value, and funds for scouting, school patrols, Boys State, and community activities.
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Hospital Association
School Patrol
Red Wing
Legion Boys State
Boys and Girls
Legionville
American Education Week
Blue Stars
la Crescent High School
Nobel laureate predicts ABM funding fight will continue
Linus Pauling says Congress will likely reject Nixon's ABM funding but the military industrial complex will push again next year. He argues Soviet restraint could grow if the US halts ABMs, and calls for the US to lead in stopping militarization during Marquette Medicine rites.
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Milwaukee
Pentagon
Linus C. Pauling
Marquette School of Medicine
Soviet Union
United States
Pauling
Congress
Nixon
Wisconsin Rep Seeks Ban on Federal Funds for Sex Education
Rep. Henry C. Schadeberg of Wisconsin urged Congress to prohibit federal funds for sex education, warning that government regulation could eclipse local supervision. He favored parental control and noted state lawmakers are reviewing sex education bills.
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Milwaukee
Henry C. Schadeberg
R-Wis
Schadeberg
Congress
Cosmic Dust Settling Earth Faster Than 700 Years Ago
Scientists estimate cosmic dust now settles on Earth at roughly three times the rate observed seven centuries ago, signaling a shift in celestial debris accumulation and potential climate implications.
Births listed from La Crosse area area hospitals
Grandview Hospital and Lutheran and St Francis Hospitals report births from May 27 to May 30. Listings include daughters Joanna Lynn Bolduan Patricia Metcalf and Tama ra R White and sons Steven Robert Paul Harold and others to families in La Crescent Bangor Onalaska and Stoddard with spouses and addresses.
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Joanna ‘Lynn
Richard’ Bolduan
la Crescent
Minn
Lynn Ann Harris
Steven Robert
Tto
Charles Bigley
Denton St
Patricia Metcalf
Paul Harold
Kenneth Brugger
la Fond Ave
Joyce Biehl
Carl Weise
Island St
Joyce Thompson
Lutheran Hospital
George T. Brockman
R. J. Stoddard
Judith M. Klein
St. Francis Hospital
Douglas H. Schroeder
11Th Ave. S
Onalaska
Tamara R. White
Dennis L. Stotesberg
Walnut St
Sharon Carriere
Ernie ‘L. LaFrance
Elm Dr
Carol M. Gulseth
Stanley Hundt
R. 2
Bangor
Ann C. Clements
Roger Limberg
Wood St
Kathleen M. Reinartz
End Of Draft Sought By Sen. McGovern
Sen. George McGovern urged ending the military draft and lowering the voting age to 18 in a UNC Greensboro commencement address. He linked campus unrest to the unresolved Vietnam War and called for U.S. policy change to defuse protests.
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Sen. McGovern
Greensboro
N. C
George McGovern
D-S.d
University of North Carolina At
McGovern
United States
Houston Ship Channel Connects City to Gulf of Mexico
The 50 mile long ship channel links Houston Texas with the Gulf of Mexico enabling commercial navigation and maritime access for the port complex.
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Houston, Tex
Gulf of Mexico
GOP to Lose Unless War Ends Says Froehlke
Stevens Point Wisconsin AP reports Robert Froehlke former defense secretary in a commencement address at Stevens Point State University warns Republicans cannot win re election in 1972 if the Vietnam War continues He debates ABM and war policy with antiwar groups and notes Laird supports ABM while urging a practical path to end hostilities.
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Stevens Point
Wis
United States
Vietnam
Robert Froehlke
Froehlke
Defense S
Stevens Point State University
Department of Peace Studies
Defense
Melvin Laird
Laird
America
Inmate Sterilization Law May Be Repealed
Madison report says a long standing law allowing sterilization of inmates may be repealed under a bill by Assemblyman Frederick Kessler. State officials note the law is rarely used and targets mental defectives in state and county institutions.
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la Crosse Tribune
Madison Bureau
Madison
Frederick Kessler
Milwaukee Democrat
Biafrans sentence 18 foreign oil workers amid fighting
The Biafran Information Service said 18 foreign oil workers were condemned to death as Nigerian forces recovered the bodies of 11 others. The workers, 14 Italians, three Germans, and a Lebanese, were among 29 missing after clashes near Okpai in midwestern Nigeria May 7-10.
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Kwale
Nigeria
Biafran Information Service
Odumegwu Ojukwu
Ojukwu
Biafran
Ifegwu Eke
Okpai
AGIP
Nigerian Oil Exploration Company
Italian State Petroleum Corporation
Phillips Petroleum Co
Bartlesville
Oklo
Midwestern
Nigerria
Niger
Society Elects Officers at La Crosse State University
New officers of La Crosse State University's Beta Tau chapter of Kappa Delta Pi are Gary Reinke president Dane Howard Morgan Peoria Ill vice president Sandra Morgan Dalton secretary Marion Micke Grafton treasurer Mrs Marybeth Clark historian reporter. Kappa Delta Pi is the national honorary society for students in education.
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la Crosse State University
Beta Tau
Kappa Delta Pi
Gary Reinke
Dane
Howard Morgan
Peoria
Ill
Sandra Morgan
Dalton
Marion Micke
Grafton
Marybeth Clark
S. 21St St
la Crosse
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Louisiana
Defense Appropriations Subcommittee
John Sparkman
Alabama
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Stuart
Legion Post
Seiler
Shanley
Agency
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Reddie
Liberty ST
DIAL
Wilson
Arcadia Chicken Parts
Ham Wilson
Dubuque
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Bakalars
Oscar Mayer
Smokie Links
Grandview Hospital
Delta Sigma Phi
Tribune
GOP
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Poe
Cowie
Tobago
Mort Rosenblum
Niger River
Aboh
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