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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1971
Page
6
The editorial reviews Wisconsin’s April 1972 presidential preference law, mirroring Oregon’s approach, listing likely starters and excluding declared noncontenders. It recalls 1968 chaos when Johnson’s surprise withdrawal altered results, notes Democratic and Republican dynamics, and questions whether a national primary would work better.
Madison editorial notes the 1976 Wisconsin Democratic primary may matter less for state opinion than for national politics as four U.S. senators consider entry. Muskie McGovern Bayh Hughes Proxmire and Nelson weigh bids ahead of a $100 dinner, with Lucey casting doubt on meaningful results and lingering spoiler concerns.
Idaho leads with a uniform probate code while Wisconsin fights entrenched interests. The 1969 legislature rejected major reform under legal advice, and this year all-lawyer committees hinder broader reform efforts. Citizens urge cooperation between the bar and the public to achieve meaningful changes.
Twenty years ago in 1951 Fred L. Kramer of First Federal Savings and Loan and former city clerk for 12 terms received a Good Government award from the Junior Association of Commerce. Governor Kohler proposed raising the Wisconsin income surtax to 10 percent, saving about five million dollars annually for taxpayers. Red spring offensive in Korea seen as halted by a great UN victory. USDA noted record-high farm land prices. Milwaukee flood-control plan includes restoring old railroad right-of-way as a dike from the North Side to Onalaska.
Readers debate the Women’s Liberation movement highlighting freedom, education, work, and birth control, contrasted with calls for practical social change. Letters urge balanced views and urge land-use reform to prevent costly dam projects, criticizing reliance on dams for flood control and advocating conservation education. Notable signers include Ann Krawczyk of Drake Hall and Joseph W. Gohres of 505 S. 16th St.
A word quiz links famous eponymous laws and constants to their inventors across linguistics navigation physics biology and math. It lists Grimm s law Plimsoll Doppler Planck Vernier Occam Schwartz Metterclune Clerk Maxwell Lamarck Fourier Mackinder Pearson Gödel Avogadro Watson Crick and notes the core concept behind each.
Washington reports growing unrest in the Soviet Union as illegal shortwave broadcasters, using codenames Sunrise and Sunset, Freedom One and Two, proliferate near the border. The KGB has arrested over 100 operators including students, while broadcasts urge citizens toward religion and anti-Soviet views.
John P. Roche argues that Beijing seeks the US for leverage, with Japan as the pivotal factor. He warns that normalizing ties with Peking hinges on Washington’s Japan policy, given Tokyo's economic might and the risk of a Peking Tokyo axis altering global power. The piece contrasts Chinese strategic interests with U S readjustments after World War II and Taiwan and UN considerations.
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