Open Housing Ordinance Heads For Final Action In La Crosse
La Crosse Common Council committee leans toward approving an open housing ordinance with no opposition at a hearing. The amended proposal tightens rules beyond federal law, includes mayoral appointments to the Equal Opportunities Commission, and broadens exemptions for some property owners. The paper cautions on possible future issues but supports banning discrimination in sale or lease based on race or religion.
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la Crosse
Common Council
Wiowin
U.S
Equal Opportunities Commission
Pat
Tax Holdouts Face Hard Realities in Budget Stand
The American Bankers Association chief decries inaction as financial trouble grows. Rep. Mills and Rep. Byrnes resist further tax hikes while demands for real spending cuts rise. Senate supports surtax with multi‑billion dollar cuts, House aims smaller reductions.
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American Bankers Association
Ohio Bankers
America
Congress
White House
House
Wilbur Mills
Ways and Means
Mills
ABA
John Byrnes
Wisconsin
Senate
Byrnes
Labor and rail strikes loom in critical period
Tribune notes twenty years ago in 1948 rail and automotive workers prepared for strikes next week as labor-management tensions rose. Also a La Crosse teachers federation sought a 400 dollar annual salary boost amid rising living costs.
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la Crosse Federation of Teachers
Ralph W. Page
N. 24Th St
Dolly Madison Dairies
Frank Billock
la Crosse
Cathic War Veterans
Wisconsin Rapids
Eugene R. McPhee
Eau Claire
State College Board of Regents
E. G. Doudna
Violence No Stranger To Us By Sydney J. Harris
Sydney J Harris argues the United States has a long history of violence from colonization through wars and state actions including slavery and capital punishment. He contends current crime fears ignore past brutality and portrayals of racial violence as a continuation of national behavior.
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Hiroshima
Nagasaki
Japan
Ball Return Signals End to bombing in Vietnam
Washington reports say George Ball’s return to policy making signals a de escalation of U.S. air attacks on North Vietnam. The plan would move bombing from the 19th to the 18th then 17th parallels with phased troop withdrawals over three to five years. Joint Chiefs warn of resumed airfield activity and uncertain Hanoi talks as intelligence flags possible peace stall.
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Washington
George Ball
Johnson
North Vietnam
Congressional
U.S
United Nations
Ball
U.N. Post
Arthur J. Goldberg
North
South Vietnam
State Department
Vietnam
Hanoi
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Air Force
Anoi
Saigon
Thieu
Tribune Readers Say Editor Attacks on Crime and Race
Letter from Tom Anderson of Phoenix argues crime is caused by wrong values and government not poverty, praises Christianity and law enforcement as deterring crime, and claims blacks in the United States are comparatively better off. cites national figures and political influence amid civil unrest.
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The
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Ireland
United States
United Kingdom
Japan
Russia
France
West Germany
India
Whitey
J. Edgar Hoover
Tom Anderson
Phoenix
Ariz
Verse Fragments: David’s and Jeremiah’s Guidance
Bible excerpts describe distressed and indebted men flocking to David as captain of about four hundred. Jeremiah urges Israel to set waymarks and return to their cities, guiding their path along the road they traveled.
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Israel
Jeremiah
Money And TV Image Decide Our Presidential Nominees
Five candidates Humphrey Kennedy McCarthy Nixon and Rockefeller face a funding race shaping preconvention campaigns. The piece argues money and media access influence nominations, questions the convention system, and compares potential parliamentary style selection.
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David Lawrence
Washington
United States
Hubert Humphrey
Robert Kennedy
Eugene McCarthy
Richard Nixon
Nelson Rockefeller
Humphrey
Johnson
Kennedy
Rockefeller
La Crosse Tribune Publisher and staff overview
La Crosse Tribune details its publisher W T Burgess and editor Sanford Goltz. It notes publication schedule afternoons and Sunday morning, and location at La Crosse Wisconsin. It lists AP and Lee Enterprises affiliations and postage information.
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W. T. Burgess
Sanford Goltz
la Crosse Tribune
4Th
Cass Sts
la Crosse
Wis
Lee Enterprises, Inc
Associated Press
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Eyes Local Government Reform Amid Fiscal Strains
The Tarr Commission and backers push for a review of local government structure in Wisconsin. Leaders from business and Madison citizens urge consolidation toward a single metropolitan government to curb complexity and improve fiscal relief.
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John Wyngaard Madison
Tarr Commission
Wisconsin
Ment
Ray Jondahl
Chamber
Madison
Herbert Marcus
Citizens’ Committee
Citizens’ Group
Not a New Yorker with a jailed man says court joke
A man jailed for nonpayment of alimony tells the judge this is part of a long series of disputes with his wife. He quips that quarreling with a woman is like fighting an ax with a butter knife, reflecting a humorous anonymous quip.
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