Detroit Newspaper Strike Reaches Six Months
Detroit editors and printers have been without their papers for six months as unions and publishers hold firm. Talks with two of four striking unions faltered this week, with no schedule for the others. Analysts foresee continued disruption for weeks as the Teamsters and 11 other unions bargain, and pressmen await a resolution before resuming.
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Detroit
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Terre Haute
Ind
Star and Tribune
News
Free Press
Teamsters
Site To Be Announced For 1969 Alice in Dairyland Finals
The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture reported the site for the 1969 Alice in Dairyland finals will be announced during this year’s Burlington event on June 15. Director Donald N. McDowell said several cities have bid and more may be considered.
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Madison
Department of Agriculture
Burlington
Donald N. McDowell
Daydreaming and Sun Age Question From Uncle Ray
A reader asks if the sun is older than the planets and by how much. The answer notes the sun formed less than a billion years before the planets and moons, with exact times unknown. It explains daydreaming as a pleasant, planless drift of thought that may reveal future possibilities.
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Uncle Ray
la Crosse Tribune
Great Mun
Sic
Drug Use Rates Lower Than U S Averages At UW M
A survey of 700 University of Wisconsin Milwaukee students found 6.7 percent used marijuana and 0.7 percent tried LSD. Dean David W. Robinson said marijuana use was below national averages, and 47 percent of those interviewed favored legalization.
Same Pay For County Courts Urged In Wisconsin
Madison AP A judge told lawmakers that county and circuit judges should receive equal pay. State salaries are $17,500 for county judges and $20,000 for circuit judges. Critics warned salary parity could curb political influence and bias in court decisions.
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Orton
Dodge County
Joseph E. Schultz
Schultz
Executive named in plans for unified court system
Green Bay AP reports Lester The committee is considering G Wood president of the Paper Converting Machine Co named chairman and chief executive officer Monday. The move aims to create a unified court system combining circuit and county courts into a single level with an appeals court.
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Ortoh
Green Bay (Ap
Lester
G. Wood
Converting Machine Co
Four Minnesotans Die in Vietnam Arm Action List
Washington AP reports the Defense Department announced four Minnesota and one South Dakota service members killed in Vietnam. Names include Army Sgt Sydney W Klemmer from Oa watonna, Army Pfc James C Bang of Minneapolis, Army Pfc Fred K Fish of Warroad, Marine Capt Robert C Onslow of Minneapolis, and Army Spec 4 William E Pasch of Groton South Dakota.
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Defense Department
Army
Sydney W. Klemmer
Kenneth Fichten
Owatonna
James C. Bang
Susan M. Bang
Minneapolis
Fred K. Fish
Joyce P. Fish
Warroad
Marine Corps
Robert C. Onslow
William E. Pasch
Walter J. Pasch
Groton
S.D
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