Hall Named Receiver as La Crosse Garment Sits in Limbo
In a tense 12 hour session the La Crosse Garment Co receivership saw Mayor W. Peter Gilbertson under fire for a month in charge and creditors pushing for liquidation. Bessman selected B. T. Hall as receiver to attempt to save the company while unsecured creditors press for financing and accountability.
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la Crosse Garment Co
W. Peter Gilbertson
Gilbertson
Aetna Business Credit, Inc
Atlanta
B. T. Hall
J. C. Penney Co
la Crosse
Hall
Bessman
Allen R. Cohen
Chicago
Robert Smyth
la Crosse Garment
Daniel Smith
Cohen
Chicago Bar Association
William Ray
Ray
Harold Schwartz
International Ladies Garment Workers Union
J. C. Penney
Schwartz
Harris
Terry Gillette
Albert de Pozzo
Gillette Schwartz
Ernest Retzlaff
Business
New York Clothing Firm Considers La Crosse Plant Move
Country Miss of New York may locate in La Crosse after withdrawing an offer to buy La Crosse Garment Co. machinery and a six acre site for 219000 and 205000. The firm may still buy equipment and discuss an Ed Phillips building purchase with conditions including parking union agreement and financing.
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New York
Country Miss
la Crosse
la Crosse Garment Co
North Side
Garment Company
Michael Cordes
Cordes
Stanley Wax
Ed Phillips and Sons
Mount Vernon St
International Ladies Garment Workers Union
Pennsylvania
Garment
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Weekend Forecast: Fair, Cool Tonight Then Warmer
A fair and cool Friday night with a low near 52. Saturday will be fair and warmer with a high near 80 and northwest winds 10 to 15 mph shifting to westerly. Sunday stays fair and warmer with a low near 55 and a high near 85.
Wisconsin Assembly votes to urge Congress on abortion amendment
The Wisconsin Assembly ended a three hour debate by voting to ask Congress to approve a constitutional amendment permitting states to outlaw abortion. The move aims to empower states to ban abortion under a new amendment.
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Wisconsin Assembly
Congress
Wisconsin Democrats cheer as Laird joins Nixon White House
Wisconsin Democrats viewed Melvin Laird as a potential obstacle to a Democratic governor or U.S. Senate victory. They breathed relief when he accepted a White House counselor role in the Nixon Administration, signaling a shift in political dynamics.
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Wisconsin
Melvin Laird
Laird
White House
Social Security Hike Tied To Antibomb Bill
Congress expected to approve a 5.6 percent Social Security increase for nearly 30 million people effective April 1, tied to a broader bill with a Cambodian bombing rider, and a debt limit extension to avert Treasury funding gaps.
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Washington
Congress
House
Senate
Treasury
Nixon Urges Broad Cutbacks and New Energy Dept Plan
President Nixon proposes a 5 percent personal energy cut and a 7 percent government reduction, plus a major reorganization creating a Department of Energy and Natural Resources and a separate Energy Research and Development Administration. He names Gov. John A. Love as energy czar and calls for a five-year $10 billion federal research push starting in 1975.
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Washington
Nixon
Interior Department
Atomic Energy Development
Atomic Energy Commission
Wed
Interior
Energy Research and Development Administration
White House
Colorado
John A. Love
Associated Press
Department of Energy and Natural Resources
DENR
Nuclear Energy Commission
General Services Administration
Civil Aeronautics Board
Federal Aviation Administration
Aviation Industry
Air Transport Association
Office of Energy Conservation
Congress
Japan Seeks Soybean Alternatives After U S Embargo
Tokyo faces a sudden import shock as the United States bans soybeans, prompting Japan to seek new suppliers for 105 million people. Ambassador Ingersoll and Japan’s minister call Washington to secure 660,000 tons for July to September, while stockpiles and high prices loom.
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Tokyo
U.S
Japan
United States
Robert Ingersoll
Agriculture and Forestry
Yoshio Sakurauchi
Washington
Ingersoll
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Tribune
Bessman’s
Madison
Floyd Harris
Aetna Business Credit
N.Y
Mr. Blackwell
TV Log
Ann Landers
Coe Ee
Bnara
New Energy Research and Development Administration
EREA
Masayoshi Ohira
U.S. China
Britain
London
David Geddes and Son Ltd
Paris
Valery Giscard d'Estaing
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