Board of Education Election Method Under Review in La Crosse
The Judiciary Committee of the La Crosse Common Council will consider whether school board members should be elected by voters or remain council elected. A direct election requires charter ordinance changes, likely needing two thirds, and petitions could test opinion if the charter is reclassified. Citizens, parents, and taxpayers are urging discussion at Thursday night's meeting.
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The
la Crosse
Citizens Education Committee
la Crosse Chamber of Commerce
De Gaulle Reasserts Stand Against NATO Subordination
In fall France re elected De Gaulle who now presses to end NATO subordination. By April 19 1969 France may renounce the treaty and take control of foreign bases while SHAPE could move to England. U S should consider reducing forces in Western Europe as De Gaulle’s stance tightens East bloc pressure persists.
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Charles de Gaulle
A de Gaulle
France
NATO
de Gaulle
U.S
Paris
England
Atlantic
Southeast Asia
Europe
Better For Training Or Better Attitude
The article discusses confusing cause and effect in driver training and health studies. It cites the Arizona fallacy and notes how traits like interest in safety or temperament may drive outcomes as much as the training or environment. It questions whether observed links prove causation or merely correlation.
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Arizona
Wisconsin parties move toward the middle in political stance
Lt Gov Patrick Lucey’s remarks reveal both parties in Wisconsin have drawn closer ideologically. Republicans under Knowles and Democrats with Carley and Lucey tilt toward centrist positions, narrowing differences in state policy and voter choice.
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John Wyngaard
Madison
Wyngaard
Patrick J. Lucey
Wisconsin
Knowles
Carley and
Lucey
Critics Share Saigon Crisis Weighs on Ky Regime
Washington argues against any U S concessions that could allow the Viet Cong to join or lead a future South Vietnamese government. Senator Kennedy favors inclusion of Communists, alarming U S officials who fear a collapse of Saigon and a wider war. The piece warns a U S pullout or weakened Saigon could provoke a grave crisis unseen since World War II.
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Washington
Viet Nam
Saigon
Congress
United States
United Press International
Johnson
John W. Davis
D-Ga
White House
Humphrey
National Liberation Front
Viet Cong
Robert Kennedy
CBS
ABC
Hanoi
China
North Viet Nam
South Viet Nam
Asia
New York Herald Tribune, Inc
Grand slam missed due to misplay in spades and clubs
In this bridge discussion Jim and Oswald critique South for rushing the ace of diamonds and misplanning the hand. They explain a correct line would have leveraged trump control and timing to ruff clubs and discard red cards, with better spade and trump handling securing the grand slam.
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Declarer
Jim
South
East
Oswald
North
Viet Cong Purge Shows Internal Power Struggles In Village
In a central South Vietnamese village a district committee purges Vo Van Chien the local party official and guerrilla officer after he attempted to shoot Miss Phan Thi Loi the new village party secretary. Chien fired 20 rounds missing all. The purge caused desertion of the unit leader and reveals tensions between hard line women leaders and male rebels.
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Dhien
Miss Loi
Chien
South Viet Nam
Communist Party
A Moral Problem in Education Standards and Pressure
Dr. Max Rafferty argues moral crises in schools demand steadfast standards not relativism. He criticizes clergy, proponents of sexual revolution, and educators who drift toward nihilism, urging teachers to uphold decency and true culture.
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United States Commissioner of Education
Billy Graham
Review of historic news items from 1946 and earlier years
A compact digest notes a 1946 construction plan for a $320000 building at 5th and King Streets mainly for Sears, Roebuck Co with work starting immediately, plus two deaths and rising illness at Sparta state school. It also covers U.S. censure of Russia over Soviet attacks and asset removals, and Franco regime pressure. Additional items recount 1936 Wisconsin UW meeting goals, Roosevelt farm bill, Barbara Hutton illness, Ethiopian battles, and time standard shifts. 1926 rail and political debates. and 1916 Germany war moves, port disruptions, and Verdun indicators.
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5Th and King Sts
Sears, Roebuck Co
Frank J. Hoeschler
Sparta State School
U.S
Russia
Red Army
Manchuria
France
Britain
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Says de Gaulle
Ied
By Sydney J. Harris
Ireland
America
Harris
Lacey
By David Lawrence
United States of America
Kennedy
Kelme Front Office
Jacoby
Jacoby & Son
N.T
Max Rafferty
Keats
Harold Willkie
Board of Regents
Roosevelt
Barbara Hutton
Ethiopia
Chicago
J. D. Beck
Milwaukee Railroad
Portage
Milwaukee
Sen
Lenroot
Wis
Sen. Borah
League of Nations
Fred Leibold Piano Co
Germany
Portugal
London
Common Council
State Street
West Avenue
Berlin
Verdun
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