Wisconsin Senate Candidate Attacks Secret Endorsement Meetings
Keith Ellison warns that private interviews with special interest groups behind closed doors compromise voter knowledge. CRUE and the Wisconsin Education Association push for teacher and public employee favors, from strikes to pension changes, shaping endorsements and campaign aid.
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Keith Ellison
Wisconsin Senate
Ellison
Senate
Coulee Region
CRUE
Wisconsin Education Association
Carter speaks to Milwaukee mayors on urban aid and welfare limits
President Carter told U S Conference of Mayors that cities face a top economic problem and pledged more federal aid with streamlined grants. He urged federal standards and shared state local contributions while opposing overly generous welfare benefits. Gary mayor Richard Hatcher noted a Nixon Agnew tone.
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Jimmy Carter
U.S
Carter
Richard Hatcher
Gary
Ind
La Crosse Optimist Club elects new president
William J. Sauer becomes president of the La Crosse Optimist Club succeeding Carrol J. Weigel. Evangelical Lutheran Church to merge with American Lutheran Church and United Evangelical Lutheran Church. Russians report progress on submarine launched missiles. Wisconsin to receive 1 million dollars for major highway construction over the next three years.
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William J. Sauer
la Crosse Optimist Club
Carrol J. Weigel
Evangelican Lutheran Church
American Lutheran Church
United Evangelical Lutheran Church
Wisconsin
Nepotism and loose standards plague Congress payrolls
The House Administration Committee under Wayne Hays shows nepotism with Paula Peak at $25 624 as deputy staff director while relatives cluster in staff ranks. Growth since 1955 to 12 500 workers amid patronage, weak hiring standards, and discriminatory practice evidence a bloated payroll and calls for reforms.
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Washington
Congress
House Administration Committee
Wayne L. Hays
Paula L. Peak
Capitol Hill
Hays
House
Representative Hays
Bill Frenzel
Minnesota
Frenzel
Reagan's Panama plank seen as bid for GOP nomination
Reagan backs a Panama Canal sovereignty plank to rally uncommitted and pro Ford delegates at the Republican convention. House GOP support for his stance, led by Thurmond and Helms, signals a potential floor fight to push the issue. Carter’s Cuba link cited as contrast to Ford Kissinger policy.
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Washington
Ronald Reagan
Kansas City
Reagan
U.S
Iowa
Robert Ray
Ford
Henry Kissinger
Panama Canal
House of Representatives
M.C
M.C. ‘‘Gener’ Snyder, D-Ky
State Department
Lynder-Reagan
House
Panama
Jimmy Carter
Carter
Canal
Platform Committee
Strom Thurmond
South Carolina
Senate Armed Services Committee
GOP
Thurmond
Jesse Helm
R-N.c
Helms
Ford- Kissinger
Readers weigh in on equal billing for spouses in phone listings
Barbara A. Frank of La Crosse argues for listing both spouses to improve identification and reduce misdialed numbers. Howard D. Walton of Stoddard urges reconsidering antiballistic missiles, questioning MAD and supporting ABM tech and funding.
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la Crosse Telephone Company
Barbara A. Frank
Valley Rd
la Crosse
Washington
Howard D. Walton
R. 1
Stoddard
Wis
SALT ABM Limits and MAD Fear of Accidental Launch
The SALT treaty aims to bar ABM systems except in capital areas, underpinning Mutual Assured Destruction. Deterrence rests on both sides avoiding first use, but an accidental launch could trigger a rapid, catastrophic nuclear exchange. An ABM system might prevent such an event while the hotline underscores urgent risk.
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Ameri
Russia
Kissinger
Washington-Moscow
Italy election signals continued stalemate and shift
An analysis of the 1976 Italian general election shows the PCI rising to 34.4 percent with 48 seats, the DC barely dipping, and MSI and Liberals losing ground. Proportional representation explains seat changes, while scholars debate whether voters favored movement or order in shaping future governments.
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Washington
Chamber of Deputies
Austria
Italian Communist Party
PCI
Italian Social Movement
MSI
Liberals
Christian Democrats
Socialist Party
Social Democrats
Alto Adige
Francois Goguel
Party of “‘Order
Fascists
MCI
Party of ‘‘Order
Nazi Germany
Mussolini
Italy
Marx
Communist Party
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Robert S. Gallagher
Sanford Goltz
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National Safety Council
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Ethiopia
League of Nations Assembly
Ful Invaders
James D. Britt
Stevens Point
Florence Thompson Castle
Chicago
California
Santa Barbara
Long Beach
Cooling Orr
Legislative Branch
IARA
Sun-Times
Party of
Saragatini
Saragat
John Roche
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