Best Protection: Consumer rights and credit costs in Wisconsin
The Wisconsin Assembly backed a bill to cap revolving charge account rates at 1 1 4 percent per month and require dollar figures for installment interest. It would set top charges at 12 per 100 for items under 300 with lower rates as credit grows. The editorial warns high annualized rates remain possible and urges cash or banker-financed purchases.
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Wisconsin
Wisconsin Assembly
Madison
Knowles and Maier Seek Model Cities Aid Amid City Tensions
Milwaukee Mayor Henry Maier, a Democrat, privately discusses with Republican Gov. Warren Knowles a possible bid to Washington for model cities aid. The talks reflect cross party cooperation amid Maier’s city troubles including police chief pressure and ongoing fair housing pressures from minority leadership and white residents.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Maier
Warren P. Knowles
Knowles
Washington
Henry Maier
Thoughts on fame faith and learning from a public life
The piece muses on celebrity irritation with hangers on and attention wilted by loneliness, politics as self serving power, and the value of true learning over teaching. It reflects on church change, restraint in speech, travel broadening, and scrutiny of shocking statements.
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Whitehead
Wisconsin GOP eyeing federal aid for urban model cities plan
The piece discusses political pressures in Wisconsin with Governor moderation, the mayor stalled in place, and Ody Fish pushing for federal model cities funds to aid urban centers while a Democratic city administration would implement the program. The urban focus and cross party dynamics are central.
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Maier
National Guard
Republican Party of
Wisconsin
GOP
Ody Fish
Washington
World Seaways Terms Of 57 Still Prompt Peace Debate
A Senate Foreign Relations Committee report reviews the 1957 UN peace action between Israel and Arab states over the Gulf of Aqaba. It cites Eisenhower and Dulles statements on international law, free passage, and withdrawal behind armistice lines, noting U S readiness to ensure innocent passage and cooperate on wider legal precedents.
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David Lawrence Washington
Egypt
Israel
Gulf of Aqaba
Middle East
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
United Nations
Eisenhower
State Dulles
Mideast
U.S. Department of State
United States
Gulf
U.N
Gaza Strip
Strip
State Department
International Court of Justice
International Court
U Thant
Congress
Truman
U.S
Publishers Newspaper Syndicate
Romney Nixon Clash Shapes 1968 New Hampshire Primary
Broad signs point to a head on showdown between Richard Nixon and Michigan Governor George Romney in the 1968 New Hampshire primary. Polls show Nixon leading Romney among Republicans while Romney leads Johnson among all voters, with Percy Rockefeller and Reagan as secondary factors. The race hinges on moderates and eastern establishment support, while Nixon maintains conservative appeal. The article also notes foreign policy context and U Thant’s UN actions, framing the campaign within broader global tensions.
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Bruce Biossat
Washington
Wyoming
Richard Nixon
Michigan
George Romney
New Hampshire
Charles Percy
Illinois
Ronald Reagan
California
Percy
Romney
Reagan
Nixon
Wisconsin
Johnson
Sible
Republicans For Progress
GOP
Nelson Rockefeller
New York
Robert Kennedy
Sen
Mark Hatfield
Oregon
Moscow Hopes Arabs Nationalize Their Oil
In a wide reaching drive during Middle East hostilities the Kremlin seeks state oil holdings in the region. Soviet technicians move toward Kuwait and U.A.R. and Iran shifts to Russian marketing rights as Europe’s oil imports are reshaped.
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Middle East
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U.S
United Arab Republic
Syria
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Kuwait
Europe
Jabir al-Ahmed as-Sabah
Israel
Johnson
Iran
Richard Helms
Central Intelligence Agency
Bridge hand challenge from bidding table
A hand description from Oswald and James Jacoby featuring declarer West with AQ865 in north, AQ863 in south, and a sequence involving West and East cards including J1094 and KJ54. The note outlines card positions and potential play decisions in a standard auction.
The Timid Don’t Win At Bridge
Tommy Tailor of New York rebids to three spades hoping for best while Wingate Bixby leads North. Tommy executes a careful line using trumps and clubs to force West to fail, allowing him to score game and rubber.
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Tommy Tailor
New York
Wingate Bixby
Queen Small
Tommy
East
Trump
West
Tummy
Enforced Economy Echoes in 90th Congress Spending Debate
The 90th Congress faces a shift in spending posture as House members vote against a $29 billion debt ceiling increase and seek tighter revenue and spending controls. If they persist, there may be meaningful spending cuts, though political tempers and debt concerns complicate outcomes.
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90Th Congress
Washington
House
Johnson
Twenties Century News Reel Highlights Tornado Toll
Tornadoes struck Pennsylvania and Ohio causing five deaths and hundreds injured with property damage in the hundreds of thousands. The note also mentions council invites citizens to air parking grievances at an upcoming committee meeting. Comrade Vakhtang Davidi vich Tsitsishvili receives a Stalin prize of 50 000 rubles for inventing a new cognac. W G McDougall named district manager of La Crosse Telephone Co. by E B Lamp. Senator Jess Miller advocates a Wisconsin trunk highway system of 20 600 miles versus 10 000. Equipment testing for WLCX La Crosse's new radio station to begin tomorrow.
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Vakhtang Davidovich Tsitsishvili
Moscow
W. G. McDougall
la Crosse Telephone Co
E. B. Lamp
Jess Miller
Richland Center
WLCX
la Crosse
la Crosse County
Vernon County
Amelia Earhart
Dakar
Senegal
Africa
Madrid
Valencia
Germany
Field Marshal
von Hindenburg
Chamberlain
Levine
State Assembly
La Crosse Tribune Publisher and editor details
Publication information for the La Crosse Tribune lists W. T. Burgess as publisher and Sanford Goltz as editor. It notes the paper is printed in La Crosse, Wisconsin, and is a member of Lee Enterprises and the Associated Press with exclusive local news republishing rights.
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la Crosse Tribune
4Th
Cass Sts
la Crosse
Wis
Lee Enterprises, Inc
Associated Press
Wisconsin
Crossed by Fire Zsa Zsa Gabor Mansion Blazes
The actress vented at reporters after her mansion burned. She blamed the fire department and warned she would confront them. Descriptions labeled the scene chaotic as flames spread.
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Zsa Zsa Gabor
John Milton
Carl Riblet Jr
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