Redistricting Plans Face Scrutiny and Public Scrutiny
The La Crosse County Board revises its 1971 reapportionment of supervisors districts after District Judge James Doyle rejected the previous plan. A special committee has months of work to present a new map, with the full board due to adopt by month’s end. The editor notes zigzag boundaries create voter confusion but deems the plan workable and likely to survive court review.
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Lacrosse County Board
James E. Doyle
Madison
Doyle
Special County Board
Reader letters praise shield law and critique tax reassessment
Readers urge support for a shield law to protect sources amid First Amendment protections and criticize a Wisconsin tax reassessment plan. They argue for transparency, warn against vivisection in schools, and urge public action to safeguard freedoms and humane treatment.
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The
Tribune
Madison
Wisconsin Assembly
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S
Laird’s White House Post Shrinks 1974 Wisconsin Bid
Wisconsin politics mulls Melvin Laird’s White House role under Nixon. Atty. Gen. Warren notes Laird’s indefinite tenure limits a gubernatorial run in 1974 while Wisconsin party leaders seek a strong replacement to challenge Sen. William Proxmire.
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Robert Warren
Wisconsin
Melvin R. Laird
Nixon
White House
Republican Party
Warren
Laird
Melvin Laird
John Connally
Texas
Saird Agnew
William Proxmire
Politicians attack judges while courts shape outcomes
Sydney J. Harris argues that politicians courted for law and order install judges via party deals, undermining credibility. He proposes non political appointments and a removal process to remove corrupt or ineffective judges, noting existing systems shield the judiciary from reform.
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Sydney J. Harris
New York State
State Supreme Court
Controversial Wisconsin Tourist Center on French Island Fades
Local opposition and environmental concerns help derail an $800,000 state plan for a tourist information and rest area on French Island near La Crosse. Hearing reactions showed broad support from business groups but waning enthusiasm from the DNR and highway officials, with a joint Minnesota collaboration floated as a remaining option.
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State Division of Highways
French Island
la Crosse
Department of Natural Resources
DNR
Chamber of Commerce
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Name change eyed to curb street speeding on Oldfield Avenue N
Oak Park Heights officials seek ways to reduce speeding on Oldfield Avenue N. Radar traps and stricter prosecution are proposed. The idea of renaming Oldfield Avenue to a less provocative title is floated as a possible solution.
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England
St. Paul Pioneer Press
Oak Park Heights
Oldfield Avenue
Barney
New La Crosse Transit Co. chief named
Twenty years ago Cece Gordon was appointed general manager of La Crosse Transit Co Inc, operator of the city transportation system, as reported in Tribune files. Also noted were Julius and Ethel Rosenberg’s execution in Sing Sing for delivering atomic bomb secrets to the Soviet Union and Reds massing troops along the East Central front. Police officer Gordon Engebretson resigns to run a Keokuk root beer stand.
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Cece) Gordon
la Crosse
Winona
la Crosse Transit Co
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
Sing Sing
Soviet Russia
East Central Front
U.S
Gordon R Engebretson
Keokuk
Iowa
GOP fears huge losses in Congress amid Watergate fallout
Washington report outlines Democratic gains potential if 1974 elections mirror 1964, threatening veto proof House by adding up to 38 seats to reach 281 of 435. Senate prospects seen similarly perilous. Ervin committee plans phases into CREEP and primaries, while GOP fears 1974 could echo 1964 losses.
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Congress
Democratic House Campaign Committee
Senate
House
Nixon
New’ White House
Hugh Scott
New York
Nelson Rockefeller
Scott
Rockefeller
White House
Agnew
Democratic
Sam Ervin Jr
D-N.c
U.S
Ervin
Miami
Creep
Wisconsin
George McGovern
New Hampshire
Florida
McGovern
GOP
Ervin Committee
Abraham Lincoln
South
Lincoln
The
United States
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