Nelson presses five studies on Locks and Dam 26 costs
Senator Gaylord Nelson released five studies claiming the Army Corps of Engineers overstates repair costs for Locks and Dam 26 at Alton Illinois. The reports, mostly paid by Western Railroads Association, urge further environmental and economic impact studies while some lawmakers push action for more lock capacity.
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Gaylord Nelson
Army Corps of Engineers
Alton
Ill
Nelson
Corps
Wisconsin
Upper Mississippi
Western Railroads Association
Chicago
Illinois Department of Transportation
Teamsters Convention
Mondale
D-Minn
Percy
R-Ill
Adlai Stewwenson
D-Ill
Congress
Army
Midwest
La Crosse shopping center moves from plan to action
Land assembled at Lang Drive and Monitor Street over four years is now bringing two major operations. Menard Cashway Lumber expands and Gateway Foods opens a warehouse-style grocery as part of a new center. The project aims to counter Dayton Hudson plans and boost La Crosse tax base and retail reach.
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la Crosse
North Side
Lang Drive
Monitor St
Menard Cashway Lumber
Gateway Foods
Menard
Dayton Hudson
Highway 16
Medary
E. L. Newcomb
New York
Wisconsin Pharmaceutical Association
Newcomb
Wartinbee Takes Position At Arthur Andersen Co
James R. Wartinbee of 1444 Wood St accepts a job with Arthur Andersen Co an accounting firm headquartered in Milwaukee. The note cites a career move and location details from the Tribune files.
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James R. Wartinbee
Wood St
Arthur Anderson Co
Milwaukee
Harry Truman
Winston Churchill
Congress
Eisenhower
Nathan Twining
Reagan's sectional tactics split Republicans in close race
The piece argues Reagan and supporters push regional strategies that distort reality and threaten party unity. It notes Gallup data showing Ford and Reagan both trailing Carter and warns that mapping states as unreliably Republican harms the GOP nationwide.
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Washington
Ronald Reagan
Iowa
Reagan
Ford
Northeast
South
West
Carter
Indiana
Florida
Kansas
Oregon
California
Kansas City
Jimmy Carter
Georgia
Ford Campaign Committee
Maine
New York
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Kentucky
Ohio
Illinois
New Jersey
Massachusetts
Texas
North Carolina
New Mexico
Colorado
Utah
Michigan
Gallup
GOP
Hays case sparks mockery and calls for a deeper probe
In 1967 LBJ muses on Powell and Hays amid the sex scandal fray. The piece argues the Hays case raises public subsidy of private immorality and the need for broader federal bureau crecy scrutiny, urging thorough investigation of Hill misdeeds.
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Johnson
Oval Office
UPI
Adam Clayton Powell
Harlem
House of Representatives
Wayne Hays
Powell
LBJ
House
Governor Lucey's special session misfires on key reforms
The Wisconsin governor faced a harsh reception for proposed emergency measures in a brief special session. Bills on campaign finance, migrant farmworker welfare, and nursing-home regulation were viewed as unfinished business, with critics arguing they could not be rushed without proper deliberation.
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Madison
Partick Lucey
Legislative Branch
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Readers praise La Crosse lifestyle and water quality
A Tribune reader from Duluth extols La Crosse for its friendly people scenic beauty and abundant clean water. She notes past water shortages Artesian wells and a citywide effort delivering water via fire stations and grocers along with filtration signs and thriftiness in consumption. Mrs. Franklin E. Johnson.
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la Crosse
Duluth
Neppeming
Franklin E. Johnson
N. 23Rd St
Should Women's Rights Include the Right to Kill
Marie Ryan of Sparta Wisconsin argues that women's liberation has advanced rights but questions abortion funding. She condemns the International Women's Year Commission for seeking a $5 million appropriation for abortion and asks if taxpaying opponents should be forced to fund abortions or be conscientious objectors.
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Women’s Liberation
International Women’s Year Commission
Congress
Marie Ryan
Monroe St
Sparta
Wis
OSHA pamphlet prompts farmers to speak softly to cows
Sen Herman Talmadge cites a new OSHA advisory urging farmers to speak softly to cows while warning about slipping on farm substances. Zeke Biddle recalls years of slipping until realizing the danger, joking that OSHA may solve his problems except for milking position.
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Herman Talmadge
D.ga
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
OSHA
America
Zeke Biddle
Here
Zeke
Washington
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Simon Legree
Common Council
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Supreme Court
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