Congress warned: Soviet nuclear submarines outrun U.S.
The Pastore Joint Committee report flags Soviet superiority in naval power, noting about 355 submarines vs 142 for the United States, with more than 100 nuclear powered submarines built since WWII. It urges a crash U.S. submarine build to deter Soviet advances and prevent losing nuclear superiority by 1974.
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Washington
Congress
Joint
Congressional Committee On Atomic Energy
John O. Pastore
D-R.i
Russia
U.S
Senate
House Committee
H. G. Rickover
Navy
Pastore Committee
Naval Intelligence
Pastore Group
Soviets
Admiral Rickover
Pastore
Rickover
Defense Department
State Street site eyed for combined GSA and Postal Service building
After a troubled period the downtown State Street site bought by GSA could host a joint building with the Postal Service Corp. The plan shifts to GSA handing over to the postal entity and leasing space for federal agencies now in the old post office. City officials, aided by Daniel Flaherty, plan a meeting to settle differences and secure budget inclusion.
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Federal
Vstal
Statetreet
General Services Administration
GSA
Post Office Department
Postal Service Corp
Postal Corporation
Postal Service
The
Weather Bureau
FBI
Soil Conservation
Farmers Home Administration
Air Force Recruiters
Federal District Court
I-90
la Crosse
State Street
Daniel Flaherty
Go-ahead for Kickapoo River dam project at La Farge
Governor Patrick Lucey approves the Kickapoo River dam and flood control plan at La Farge after years of discussion. Conditions call for shore tree planting to curb erosion and saving geological relics where possible. The decision settles a long running debate between big and small dam proponents while promising benefits for local communities and the wider region.
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Patrick Lucey
Kickapoo
la Farge
Gaylord Nelson
Lucey
Reagan Faces Tax Question Over 1970 Return
In a Wall Street Journal interview California Governor Ronald Reagan said he paid no state income tax for 1970 due to business reverses. He gave no further details, but losses appear to offset his governor salary and other income. Critics charge opponents push a theory that others should pay taxes for people they dislike.
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Wall Street Journal
California
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
Twenty Years Ago 1951 Governors vow veto on sales tax bill
Tribune recalls 1951 where Gov Walter Kohler promised to veto any state sales tax, saying it would unfairly burden the least able to pay while Wakefield New Mexico votes on impeachment of President Truman. Truman appeals for $8.5 billion foreign aid. allied forces widen drive in Korea crossing the 38th parallel. Wisconsin legislature debates publicizing state income tax.
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Walter J. Kohler
Wakefield
N.M
Truman
Congress
Korea
38Th Parallel
Masters and Servants Guidance From Epistles
A religious exhortation citing Ephesians 6 9 urging fair treatment of workers. It notes that God is master of all and shows no partiality, emphasizing moral conduct and obedience within household and social hierarchies.
Youth and Age Vision Split Over Time and Perspective
Sydney J. Harris reflects on how age shifts perception. Youth see what is immediate while elders fix on the distant past. Both generations must widen their angles of vision to balance present realities with history and future dangers.
Mailing lists and political clout in liberal groups
John P. Roche argues that mailing lists dilute impact as groups pool lists to cut costs, producing multiple appeals to the same individuals. He cites ADA's Philadelphia roots and decline into a mail order operation, noting real influence lies in local organization and voting power rather than Washington mail campaigns.
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John Kenneth Galbraith
Ramsey Clark
John Gardner
Common Cause
Washington
Philadelphia
Americans For Democratic Action
ADA
Eleanor Roosevelt
Leon Schull
Joseph Clark
Massachusetts
Frank Church
Mike Mansfield
National Rifle Association
Joseph Tydings
Boston
Allard Lowenstein
Lowenstein
Joe Rauh
Jimmy Wechsler
Arthur Schlesinger
Public tax disclosure law limits Lucey figures to $1 fee
The Madison report discusses state income tax inquiries and the $1 fee to obtain tax details from the Income Tax Division. It notes that the law permits any identified person to request the amount due or payable for a year for individuals or corporations and reflects on ethics debates and veteran affairs politics involving John Moses and Gov. Lucey.
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Madison
Patrick Lucey
State Department of Revenue
Lucey
Reader Letters Profess critique of Junior High Spring Choir concert
Mrs John Hammond writes from La Crosse praising the Logan concert but condemning audience members who left early after their relatives performed. She urges better manners and thanks the Logan organizers for their effort.
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the Tribune
Logan
John Hammond
Rublee St
la Crosse
Prowar Letter From Soldier Attacks Demonstrators
A letter from L. Cpl. Gary S. Kleinertz criticizes antiwar demonstrators and urges continued U.S. involvement in Vietnam. He cites VC morale and a defectors’ claim from Fire Base 6 to argue against cease-fire pressure and warns against opposing viewpoints. He signed from maintenance company stationed in San Francisco FPO.
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the Tribune
Stars and Stripes
San Francisco
Washington, D.C
U.S
Vietnam
H&s Co
FPO
Calif
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By Paul Scott
Kremlin
Tribune
Rudolph Kvelve
National Federation of Music Clubs
Los Angeles
Wisconsin
Crete
Great Britain
Germany
France
War Department
Chamber of Commerce
Better Cream Co
Milwaukee
Department of Commerce
Salter Field
A. O. Sorge
New Presbyterian Church
A. F. Bremicker
Joseph C. Hurtgen
University of Wisconsin
Chicago
Anderson and Co
Fred Leibhold
Mexico
Obregon
By Sydney J. Harris
By John P. Roche
John Moses
State Department of Veterans’ Affairs
Moses
Veterans’ Organization
4Th and Cass Sts
Wis
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