Redistricting Bill Returns to Conference Committee
The House sent a congressional redistricting bill back to conference after confusion over district versus statewide variability. The measure would have allowed no more than 30 percent variation, or 10 percent by 1972, with at large elections possible until 1972. House leadership moved to reconvene after a July 4 recess with questions unresolved.
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Washington
House
Senate
Conference Committee
Supreme Court
James C. Corman
Dcalif
Prices Rise in May and Hint at June Increase
Prices climbed three tenths of one percent in May after an April rise, led by food costs. The Labor Department notes the year over year rise at 2.7 percent and says June shows continued upward pressure. An official states the current month’s rate equates to 1.9 percent annually, keeping the annual rise within forecast if later declines occur.
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Washington
Labor Department
Department of Labor
Wisconsin Sees Colored Oleo Debut In Stores
Wisconsin retailers prepare for the legal sale of colored oleo with a midnight debut, Candace Hint Miss Wisconsin of 1966 presenting a token slipper as samples arrive. Prices range from 23 to 53 cents per pound while butter holds 75 to 83 cents. Tax stamps funded UW agriculture research, and dealers expect mixed demand across Madison and southern Wisconsin.
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Associated Press
Madison
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Candace Hint
Minnesota
Newcombe
Denis Hanson
Illinois
State Department of Taxation
University of Wisconsin Agriculture School
Roy Johnson
Welfare Strike Slams 650000 Onto City Rolls
In New York a couple of welfare recipients describe eviction and hunger as 80 percent of welfare case workers walk out or do no work in a dispute with the city. With emergency services only, families face rent and fare shortages while union leadership and city negotiators clash over bargaining prerogatives.
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New York
Department of Welfare
Welfare Department
Restoration of Camp Funds Attracted by Welfare Board
The State Welfare Board meeting at Camp Flambeau requests a $150,000 restoration to its budget to keep Camp Gordon in Douglas County open two more years. Forty youths will transfer to Camp Flambeau from the state school for boys next month and join classes at Tony and Ladysmith. Nearby Gordon would face economic impact if the camp closes, as workers now at the forest camps provide jobs and contribute to local activities.
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Powers
Camp Flambeau
Camp Gordon
Kenneth Knick
Gordon
Conservation Department
Welfare Board
Moen Drivers Vote To Join Teamsters Union
Route drivers at Moen Photo Service La Crosse vote seven to one to join Local 199 of the Teamsters Union. The election overseen by NLRB agent Kenneth Rock of Milwaukee sets certification in about seven days with one eligible driver not voting. This marks the second recent unionization at a La Crosse firm following La Crosse Cooler Co joining the UAW.
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Moen Photo Service
West Ave. S
Teamsters Union
Moen's
Kenneth Rock
Milwaukee
National Labor Relations Board
Rock
NLRB
Moen’s
la Crosse
la Crosse Cooler Co
United Auto Workers
Thefts Reported in La Crosse Area
Gary Olson reports the loss of a $90 aluminum Seaking boat and a $75 seven horsepower motor from Chat's Boat Landing along with an anchor and rope worth $5. John L. Johnson says a $24.95 pair of Skicraft water skis were stolen from his backyard. Neil Huston reports a $2.50 Coca Cola case stolen from the Rivoli Building basement.
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Gary Olson
Redfield St
la Crosse
Chat
15Th Street
John L. Johnson
S. 16Th St
Neil Huston
Rivoli
River fish die as coal ash dam breaks in Virginia
A state official says about 165000 fish died when a coal ash retaining dam at Appalachian Power Co. near Carbo in Russell County failed. Pollution traveled down the Clinch River toward Norris Dam in Tennessee where it dissipated.
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Roanoke
Clinch River
Appalachian Power Co
Carbo
Russell County
Norris
Tennessee
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Phyllis Wallase
Linda MacKall
Alexandria
Donald J
Social Service Employes Union
Michael McKain
SSEU
John V. Lindsay
Herbert Haber
Judith Mage
Moen
SUN
Rogers
Mae Fine
Dio
Rogers Paint Products
Peninsular
Ught Gray
Tuae
The
S. S. Kresge Company
United States
Canada
Puerto Rico
Our
Peninsular Oil Base
Kmart
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