Congress Grants 13 Percent Pay Increase For Signalmen
Congress and the White House ended a two day nationwide railroad shutdown by ordering signalmen back to work and approving a 13.5 percent wage hike under a special law. President Nixon signed the measure, with talks continuing on the broader 42 month package as unions and railroads seek a lasting settlement and safeguards against future strikes.
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Jay Perkins
Washington
Congress
White House
Nixon
W.J. Usery
Usery
C. J. Chamberlain
Chamberlain
Afl-Cio Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen
Penn Central
Postal Service
James D. Hodgson
Committee To Investigate Charges Against Warren
Madison Wisconsin AP Al Kessler a Milwaukee Democrat said the Assembly Judiciary Committee will investigate charges that Atty Gen Robert Warren maintains secret dossiers on state legislators. Warren denied the claim calling it hogwash and said the FBI controversy is involved.
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Madison
Wis
al Kessler
Milwaukee
Kessler
Shula
Warren
Freddie
FBI
County Police Officer Hurt In Accident
A La Crosse County traffic officer Aaron J. Alens aged 26 was in fair condition at St Francis Hospital after his patrol car went off Highway 14 into a 17 foot drainage ditch near Justin Road Town of Shelby. He reported heavy rain reducing visibility and suffered facial and shoulder injuries. The crash occurred about 5 30 am and a passerby alerted authorities. Alens who joined the force on November 1 1970 was not in the water. Police continue to investigate.
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la Crosse County
St. Francis Hospital
Aaron J. Alens
R. 2
Bangor
Highway 14
Justin Road
Shelby
la Crosse
Alens
Five Injured As Tornado Flips Mobile Home In Adams Co
Funnel clouds swept southwestern Wisconsin as five people were injured when a mobile home was upended in Richfield, Adams County. The injured include Mrs. Posey and three children. mothers kept overnight, children treated and released. Authorities uncertain if funnel caused the flip.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Adams County
Posey
Cardo
Sheriff's Department
Luther High School Principal Resigns to Lead UW Chapels
Rev Wayne Schmidt principal of Luther High School in Onalaska since 1957 resigns effective July 31 to become pastor of the Wisconsin Lutheran Chapel and Student Center at the University of Wisconsin Madison. He helped grow Luther High from 20 to nearly 300 students and oversaw six building programs including a new unit under construction.
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Onalaska
Wis
Wayne Schmidt
Luther High School
Wisconsin Lutheran Chapel
University of Wisconsin
First Lutheran Church
West
Cameron Aves
la Crosse
Schmidt
Bonnie
Madison
Luther
Nelson Amendment Defeated in Senate Troop Cut Vote
The Senate rejected the Nelson amendment 63 to 26 in a move that signals White House support for Nixon against unilateral Europe troop cuts. The debate centered on a phased 50 percent reduction proposal for Europe forces, with Mansfield and Nelson presenting alternatives and timing tied to East West talks and Soviet troop reduction proposals.
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Washington
Senate
Nixon
U.S
Europe
Gaylord Nelson
D-Wis
Mike Mansfield
White House
Mansfield
Nelson
Soviet Union
Associated Press
Richard S
Soviet Communist Party
Leonid Brezhnev
Western Europe
George D. Aiken
Vermont
Foreign Relations Committee
Vietnam
Agency Dispute Threatens La Crosse Post Office Building
La Crosse redevelopment officials report a breakdown in negotiations between GSA and the Post Office Department over space allocation for a combined post office federal building. GSA bought the Civic Center site for 449000 dollars and plans to raze the old post office, with a July 1 shift to a quasi public postal corporation.
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Donald W. Affolter
Richland Center
Nixon
la Crosse
Civic Center
Charles Parrott
GSA
Authority Board
Post Office Federal
Postal
Authority
Parrott
Vernon Thomson
State Street
6Th Street
Congress
Post Office Department
Carl W. Schubert and Associates
1972 contract talks begin in La Crosse schools
La Crosse Education Association and the La Crosse Area Public School District Board opened 1972 negotiations in City Hall. LEA proposed 26 demands including compulsory arbitration on nonrenewal, a teacher veto on new programs, a base salary of 7,900 dollars, and paid association leave. The board refused changes, citing no need for marathon talks and highlighting existing automatic 4 percent steps. the dispute centers on management rights and program development through a joint LEA board committee.
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la Crosse Education Association
LEA
la Crosse Area
la Crosse
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