State workers reach 1973 75 pay deal with raises and benefits
The Wisconsin Bureau of Personnel and WSEU reached closed negotiations for 13,500 members covering 1973 75. Civil service raises totaling 10 percent over two years plus increased vacation benefits, retirement age 62 for executives, and higher life insurance and mileage. Costs run about 55.6 million without university faculty. merit pay raises push to 77 million with merit included.
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State Bureau of Personnel
Wisconsin State Employes Union
WSEU
Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance
Classified
Alliance
La Crosse Garment Co Faces Court Action Amid Labor Hope
Trouble surrounds the La Crosse Garment Co as Madison court proceedings loom later this month. Yet the firm’s skilled workforce garners interest from other garment firms, suggesting local workers remain valued and essential to the industry’s competitive fabric.
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la Crosse Garment Co
Madison
la Crosse Garment
Reuss backs resignation alternative to impeachment calls
Henry Reuss, Wisconsin Democrat, criticizes impeachment talk over Watergate as irresponsible without direct evidence. He suggests Nixon and Agnew resign to quiet tensions, but cautions such resignations should follow any impeachment discussion if warranted.
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Tribune
Wisconsin
Henry Reuss
Reuss
Taxpayer finance for campaigns praised and debated
The piece surveys public support and skepticism for using state or federal taxes to fund political campaigns. It cites Wisconsin figures like Prof. David Adamany and Ruth Doyle, notes Watergate effects, discusses the congressional option and its poor uptake, and weighs auditing as an alternative.
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David Adamany
Patrick Lucey
House
Wisconsin
Ruth Doyle
Who Made Killing on Grain Exports
Sen. Henry Jackson presses the Nixon era inquiry into who owns the major U.S. grain exporters. Past probes found American front men running the firms while foreign interests control the controlling stakes, but stopped short of naming the actual foreign owners behind the multibillion dollar grain trade.
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Paul Scott Washington
Soviet Union
Sen
Henry Jackson
D-Wash
U.S
Europe
South America
Senate
House Agriculture Committees
Readers praise Longfellow school arts program and community events
Tribune readers commend an outstanding June 5 performance at the Viterbo Fine Arts Center by Longfellow Junior High School staff Nick Schnoebelen and Dan Risgard. The letter thanks parents and the Longfellow Music Boosters Club founder for tours, river cleanup efforts, and school activities across La Crosse and Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Additional notes commend Jefferson School concerts, NASA Spacemobile talks, wildlife pictures, health department talks, and a dedication event for the new IMC.
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Viterbo Fine Arts Center
Nick Schnoebelen
Dan Risgard
Longfellow Junior High School
Milwaukee
Rio
Wisconsin
Nick
Dan
Longfellow Music Boosters Club
Lester Lind
Travis St. la Crosse
Art Mickelson
Duane Houston
NASA
Spacemobile
Leon Miller
al Schroeder
Health Department
Jon Caylor
U.S. Soil Conservation Department
Jerome Servais
Indiana
Badger Farm News
Gail Hamilton
James Arness
Doc
Kitty
Dodge City
la Crosse County
Peter Smith
Jefferson School
Winifred Carlin
Bradley election seen as landmark in Los Angeles race politics
Bayard Rustin cites Bradley Yorty race battle as proof that racism waned in city politics. He notes Los Angeles where Black residents are 18 percent, lauds Bradley’s 1969 setback and Yorty’s defeat as vindication and signs of improving racial atmosphere.
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John Roche
Bayard Austin
Randolph Institute
Los Angeles
Bayard Rustin
Thomas Bradley
Sam Yorty
Bradley
Yorty
America
The Dog World and the Politics of Urban Change
Sydney J. Harris muses on how dog ownership reflects human behavior and free will, noting that dogs respond to training while people act from choice. He ties this to politics, highlighting organizational work in mobilizing Black voters and the Bradley victory as signs of shifting urban coalitions.
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Sydney J. Harris
International Kennel Club
Thomas Bradley
Bradley
Frank R. Schneider to reopen La Crosse law office
La Crosse attorney Frank R. Schneider, who spent two years with the federal economic agency, returns to the city and will reopen his law practice. Water fluoridation debate continues as city council suspends the program indefinitely. A farm house fire near Sparta kills a mother and three children. Arnold Leis, 22, is severely burned during the rescue. Peter Pappas of La Crosse noted as re elected chairman of the Third Congressional District Republican organization at a University of Wisconsin caucus.
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Frank R. Schneider
la Crosse
Federal Economic Agency
Sparta
Arnold Leis
Peter Pappas
Third Congressional District
Republican Organization
Caucus
University of Wisconsin
School Programs Shine With Musicians From Local Schools
This spring the school hosted assemblies featuring Emil Guenther and city schools orchestra players. Loyd Mieden and the Red Jackets from Logan Sr High joined the program, followed by Theresa Myers and Robert Kaplan from Logan Jr High with many students. Kaplan invited sixth graders bound for Logan next year to sit with the band during the performance.
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Emil Guenther
Loyd Mieden
Red Jackets
Logan Senior High School
Theresa Myers
Robert Kaplan
Logan Junior High School
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Wis
Congress
Agriculture Department
Carroll G. Brunthauer
Brunthaver
Permament Investigations Subcommittee
U.S. Senate
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Lampedia
Amberjack
Schmedeman
Philip, S. C
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Eugene Meyer
National Reserve Board
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Washington Post
Verdota
Prohibition
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Assembly
Rainbow Gardens
Winona
Galesville Business Men's Club
Galesville
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