Pension pressures threaten New York City budget crisis
Months before the 1976 Democratic convention in New York City, Mayor Beame faces a delicate task to quell potential strikes as unions pressure pension reforms. Treasury chief Bill Simon must certify the city’s ability to repay a 1.1 billion federal loan by July 1 while unions demand wage and pension concessions to preserve the city’s credit.
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Democratic National Committee
New York City
Beame
Gerald Ford
Treasury
Bill Simon
New York
Simon
New York State
Wisconsin
Congress
New La Crosse AFL-CIO leader prioritizes community input
Victor Bohlin, elected president of the La Crosse AFL-CIO Labor Council, stresses hands on involvement to boost local jobs. He criticizes gaps between early enthusiasm for downtown renewal and actual follow through, urging unions to engage in community planning and promotion.
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Victor Bohlin
la Crosse
Afl-Cio Labor Council
the Tribune
Organized Labor
Bohlin
Panama
Equal billing in Wisconsin phone directories sparks debate
Milwaukee legislator Rep Harout Sanasarian and women's lib advocates clash over adding both spouses first names to Wisconsin telephone directories. Wisconsin Telephone Co will list the wife on a separate line for 52 cents monthly. Sanasarian argues dual listing reduces calls. opponents fear broader fights over listing order and maiden names.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Harout Sanasarian
D-Milwaukee
Wisconsin Telephone Co
Sanasarian
North Central Airlines wins National Safety Council Award
Twenty years ago in 1956 Tribune reports North Central Airlines named winner of the NSC Award of Honor for a perfect safety record in 1955. Other items note Trane air conditioning at an $18 million Formosa fertilizer plant and local May 1955 employment totals.
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North Central Airlines
National Safety Council
Trane Co
Formosa
Wisconsin election reforms elevate campaign rules and oversight
The state enforces a modern election campaign financing code with audits and fines. The State Elections Board now directly trains and supervises election officials, candidates, and supporters, amid widespread concerns about efficiency and integrity of the election machinery.
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Madison
Wisconsin
S~ Ae
State Elections Board
Gerald J. Ferwerda
Luce outlines Reagan era foreign policy differs from Ford Kissinger approach
Clare Boothe Luce, former ambassador and congresswoman, argues in American Views for a new containment policy. She says the U S should protect vital interests by peaceful means when possible and use force when necessary., noting Reagan would invite Solzhenitsyn to the White House to symbolize containment and American ideals.
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Clare Boothe Luce
Italy
Connecticut
Ford
Kissinger
Ronald Reagan
American Views
Luce
Reagan
U.S
Solzhenitsyn
Brezhnev
Mrs. Luce
America
Readers praise Pigeon Falls Bicentennial cleanup effort
Belated letters applaud the Lions Club event in Pigeon Falls with thousands attending and praise the groundskeeping and trash-prevention message. Comments urge other communities to copy the litter control and volunteer spirit.
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Pigeon Falls
Lions Club
Whitehall
John J. Taylor
Park St
Wis
Reagan style makes Ford look bad
The piece argues Reagan’s rise hurts Ford after Nixon pardon. It credits Reagan’s appeal, contrasts Ford’s campaign missteps with advisers like Morton, Laird, Harlow, and Richardson, and notes Reagan’s long-term strength from 1968 and ongoing neck-and-neck race potential.
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Ford
Washington
Richard Nixon
Nixon
Ronald Reagan
Jimmy Carter
White House
Bo" Callaway
Callaway
Nelson Rockefeller
Rogers Morton
Melvin Laird
Bryce Harlow
Gerald Ford
California
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Los Angeles
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