Rural school closings mark end of era for two districts
The Washington and Valley View Schools will close this June as part of the La Crosse area district consolidation. Residents fought the move, but population trends and the St. Pius X purchase dictated rural pupils attend the new site. Some students will gain shorter bus routes, but the district must still address onerous busing times.
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Valley View
la Crosse Area
Board of Education
Washburn School
St. Pius
Tykes
Senate backs sense of the Senate for Watergate prosecutor
The Senate adopted a sense of the Senate urging the President to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate Watergate. Elliot Richardson, the President's nominee for attorney general, faced questions about impartiality and attention. Sen. Charles Percy pushed the measure which passed by voice vote with limited attendance. The President later authorized Richardson to name a prosecutor, stressing independence from both branches.
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U.S. Senate
Nixon
Senate
Elliot Richardson
Justice Department
Richardson
Charles Percy
Illinois
Congress
Scientists and professors face disaster bravely or nervously
Chicago analysts note calm in crises may be more preoccupation with long term fears. Dr John A Wheeler of Princeton proclaims physics encounters the greatest crisis in science as the universe could collapse into a black hole in about 40 billion years, prompting timing questions and speculation.
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Chicago Tribune
John A. Wheeler
Princeton University
Five La Crosse bakeries strike as wage talks collapse
From Tribune files twenty years ago 1973 five major La Crosse bakeries go out on strike after management rejects a labor offer reducing the proposed $0.25 hourly rise to $0.15. current wage scale ranges from $1.17 to $1.50 per hour.
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la Crosse
Henry Ahrens
Board of Public Works
Boyum, Schubert and Sorenson
Roosevelt
House Judiciary Committee
Harry F. Bangsberg
Western Illinois State College
University of Iowa
Jackson Pushes Trade Amendment Linking MFN to Emigration Rights
Senator Henry Jackson asserts a Senate and House majority to attach a ban on most favored nation status for Russia to any new trade plan until the Kremlin guarantees free emigration. He argues the amendment protects liberty and cites UN rights, while noting Soviet barriers and mass emigration requests, including 100000+ Jews seeking to leave for Israel.
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Henry Jackson
Senate
House
Russia
Kremlin
Jackson
Congress
White House
Ways and Means Committee
Nixon
U.S
Soviet Union
United Nations
Moscow
Communist Bloc
KGB
Secret Police
Shouting Won’t Persuade Him Thematic Reflection
The text cites Thomas Aquinas on persuasion, urging starting from the other person’s position to guide them toward a new view. It emphasizes moving from where the listener stands rather than shouting or belittling, highlighting a misalignment with effective dialogue.
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Thomas Aquinas
Lacey and Knowles Back Land Resource Plans Debate
Tribune readers' letters discuss land access in northwest Grant County near the river, wildlife concerns, and opposition to development. Pat Lucey and DNR cited. criticisms of ecological rhetoric and calls for practical action from UW Madison and Platteville. The page also features reflections on slowing life, vivisection concerns, and a long meditation on constructive disagreement.
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Lacey and Knowles
Sen
Gaylord Nelson
Grant County
Nelson
Knowles
Lucey
DNR
Pat Lucey
Madison
Platteville
Richard Ward
Bagley
Wisconsin
Montserrat Remains A Quiet Caribbean Jewel
Bill Mauldin recalls Montserrat as a pristine, sparsely populated island near Antigua with mangoes and limes, friendly locals, and a slow pace. He returns years later to find a modern airport, new homes, golf, and a calm, egalitarian atmosphere despite outside interest.
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Bill Mauldin
Montserrat
Empire
Antigua
British West Indies
Caribbean
Caribbean Islands
Havana
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Anderson Memorial
Riverside Park
Theo. J. Molzahn and Sons
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Literary Digest
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Oakley Kelly
Hempstead
Long Island
San Diego
Calif
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Causeway
Mississippi
Bergh Automobile Co
4Th and
King Streets
Studson, Issex and Gardner Automobiles
Europe
Israel
By Sydney J. Harris
the Tribune
Cass St
Wis
Sirs
Douglas Robinson
Farwell St
Tam
Eva G. Dickinson
S. 10Th St
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Lord Acton
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Plymouth
Maine
Aristotle Onassis
Sand Beach
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