Minnesota Moves Toward 18 Year Old Drinking Age
Opinion notes Minnesota may join 18 as age of majority with exceptions for public office and youth offenders. Seventeen states permit 18 year olds to drink hard liquor. Iowa moves to 18 July 1. Debate continues over highway safety and enforcement ease across the border.
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Minnesota
House
Senate
Youth Conservation Commission
Wisconsin
Iowa
Minnesota Senate
Armstong Costs Strain Wisconsin Taxpayers in Bombings Case
Wisconsin spent over 30 000 to repatriate Karleton Armstrong from Canada for trial on three Madison area bombings including Sterling Hall. Dane County paid 2 375 locating him after a two year manhunt and UW helped on a tip. The state Justice Department spent 21 435 on a Toronto lawyer to drop extradition hurdles. Trial will start after venue fights and jury selection.
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Wisconsin
Karleton Armstrong
Canada
Madison
Sterling Hall
Dane County
Armstrong
University of Wisconsin
State Justice Department
Toronto
Wisconsin Sues for Fair Federal Aid In Great Lakes Region
The Janesville Gazette reports that the six Great Lakes states Wisconsin Minnesota Ohio Indiana Illinois and Michigan receive only 8 cents of each federal tax dollar while 20 percent of the population lives there. A federal official cites politics as a factor and calls no rational distribution. The piece urges revenue sharing or grants to lift Wisconsin from its 8cents-per-dollar record and notes the high cost of federal revenue sharing.
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Janesville Gazette
Great Lakes
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Michigan
U.S
Washington
New York
Iowa
North Dakota
Nevada
G. Paul Stowell
Sylvania
First Congregational Church
City
E. L. Mears
Freed Oatis Says I Feel Great After 25 Months
Tribune recap notes Oatis, freed from a 25 year spying sentence by Czech authorities, speaks first on leaving the Iron Curtain saying I feel great. It lists McCarthy criticizing Britain over Korean War costs and Allied jets claiming several MIGs in Korea.
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William Oatis
Associated Press
McCarthy
la Crosse
Cmdr
Clark Nixon
Marine
Kenneth Espenes
Riverside Park
Farmers Tax Return Invasion Sparks House Inquiry
House Government Information subcommittee led by Rep. Moorhead probes Executive Order 11709 granting Agriculture Department access to farmers tax returns for statistical purposes. Critics including Rep. Litton warn of broader privacy breaches and potential future access by other agencies. The order, first issued in January, was narrowed but remains contested as a risk to confidential tax data beginning with 1973 returns.
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Paul Scott Washington
Nixon
Department of Agriculture
House
Government Information Subcommittee
William Moorhead
D-Pa
Jerry Litton
D-Mo
White House
Litton
Agriculture Department
Department
Internal Revenue Service
Commerce Department
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Moorhead
Johnson
Congress
National Computer Center
Martinsburg
West Virginia
Readers Letter Critics Genocide Treaty and School Closings
A reader supports Carl Swanson on the genocide treaty and urges Wisconsin senators to act. The letter condemns foreign drug imprisonment and defending personal freedoms. It also questions Washington Valley View and Washburn transfers to St. Pius, concerns about neighbourhood schools, student numbers, and tax costs for La Crosse area residents.
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Carl Swanson
Black River Falls
Wisconsin
Gaylord Nelson
Monroe County
Senate
Washington Valley View
Washburn
St. Pius
Washinton Valley View
Balts
Hintgen
Sherwood Manor
Hat fashion lag hits Stetson revival in St Joseph
Sydney J. Harris reviews the Stetson Hat Co revival in St Joseph Missouri as it struggles to regain the market after a long decline. He quotes a company president noting brand continuity despite postwar shifts while arguing the industry failed to foresee changes in men's fashion and headwear demand. He criticizes leadership for social and commercial myopia and warns that free enterprise dies without enterprise.
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Sydney J. Harris
Stetson Hat Co
St. Joseph
Missouri
Philadelphia
State Smarts vs City Hall in Wisconsin Budget Debate
The piece argues that Madison seeks limits on local government revenue and spending, challenging home rule. It notes a 106 percent cap on 1974 municipal spending, with a possible 6 percent tax increase referendum, and questions Gov. Lucey’s biennial timing and re election stance against local taxpayer interests.
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Patrick Lucey
Madison
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Sparta
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