City proposes city owned buses with new fares and routes
La Crosse officials discussed a city owned bus system with 25 cent fares replacing 30 cents, major route changes, and weekend service. The plan includes buying out La Crosse Transit Co and funding after 1975 via tax support from area towns and cities, with a preliminary report due July 26.
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la Crosse
la Crosse Transit Co
Rodger Feahr
Wilbur Smith and Associates
Newark
N.J
la Crosse Area
Onalaska
Shelby
Campbell
Medary
Feahr
Merlin Bauer
Robert Johnson
Thomas Roellich
Shelby Town
Ralph Lee
LAPD
W. Peter Gilbertson
Gilbertson
la Crosse Transit
Trane Co
Schuh- Mullen
Hillview Home
Holy Cross Seminary
Choice Faces Nixon Stop Bombing Or Stop Federal Pay
Senate allies push immediate action after President Nixon vetoed a stop bombing amendment in a 3.4 billion supplemental bill. The House upheld the veto and the antibombing provision reappears in the debt ceiling and continuing resolution measures. If Congress enacts the antibombing rule, Nixon faces a choice between halting bombing in Cambodia and funding federal operations. House vote 241 to 173.
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Washington
Senate
Nixon
House
Thomas F. Eagleton
D-Mo
Congress
Senate Appropriations Committee
U.S
Cambodia
Laos
Bom
Bing
Eagleton
Mike Mansfield
Angry creditors swarm La Crosse Garment bankruptcy hearing
More than 150 people packed a U S Federal Court hearing in Madison to press for a new receiver as creditors attacked Mayor Gilbertson over the La Crosse Garment Co finances. The company shows 1.7 million in liabilities against 1.4 million in assets amid factory shutdowns and tax debts. Country Miss offered to buy machinery and land but may back out if forced to compete.
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U.S
Post Office
la Crosse Garment Co
la Crosse Garment
Madison
W. Peter Gilbertson
Gilbertson
City of
la Crosse
Northern States Power Co
New York City
Country Miss
Michael Cordes
la Crosse Area Economic and Development Inc
Weather Outlook: Cool Nights and Warmer Weekend
Partly cloudy and cool Thursday night with a low around 52. Friday turns fair and warmer with a high near 78 as light northwest winds prevail. Saturday remains partly cloudy and a bit warmer with a chance of showers and a low near 58.
Wisconsin air exhaust checks show 46 percent near guidance
A South Milwaukee garage found about 46 percent of tested cars would approach the exhaust pollution guidelines being set for Chicago New York and California. The state budget conference committee nears agreement. Government cancellation of passenger fees leaves Wisconsin airports short for security staff with some airlines potentially covering costs.
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Milwaukee
Chicago
New York
California
Wisconsin
Embargo on Soybeans Shocks Markets and Japan
The Nixon administration orders an immediate embargo on exports of high protein soybeans and cottonseed products to curb feed costs. Commerce Secretary Dent says the embargo could last until next fall and may save about 30 million bushels. Tokyo warns of supply risks while Chicago futures markets react with heavy liquidation across soybeans and related commodities.
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Washington
Nixon
Agriculture
Earl L. Butz
Butz
U.S
Commerce
Frederick B. Dent
Watts
Dent
Wisconsin Delegation Split Over Laos Cambodia Ban Veto
The House failed to override President Nixon's veto on an appropriation bill banning bombing in Laos and Cambodia. Democrats Aspin Kastenmeier Obey Reuss Zablocki supported the override while Republicans Davis Froehlich Steiger Thomson opposed it. The vote was 241 to 173 in favor.
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San Clemente
Calif
Cambodia
Washington
Wisconsin
House
Nixon
Laos
Les Aspin
Robert Kastenmeier
David Obey
Henry Reuss
Clement Zablocki
Glenn Davis
Harold Froehlich
William Steiger
Vernon Thomson
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Stanley Peterson
Camree
C.B.D
Mecary
Onwalaska
Mansfield
John G. Tower
R-Tex
Garment Company
Paris
University of Paris
Black September
Mohamed Boudia
Trieste
Boudia
Boudin
Perenne He
Hy Gardner
Ri Haens
Ann Landers
TV Log
Angels
Cost of Living Council
John T. Dunlop
George B. Watts
National Broiler Council
Tokyo
United States
Agriculture and Forestry Ministry
Japan
Chicago Board of Trade
Board of Trade
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