Wisconsin approves bill boosting police and fire union bargaining
A bill sent to Governor Lucey allows binding arbitration and brings discipline dismissal and promotion into union bargaining for police and fire units. Critics include police and fire commissions who fear loss of oversight while supporters see potential improvements if unions help shape rules. Managers are urged to guard management rights amid new bargaining dynamics.
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Lucey
Lacey
Wisconsin
Police and Fire Commissions
Medicare costs rise for 65 and over in new year
The announcement says starting January 1 the Medicare patient must pay the first 104 of a hospital bill, up from 92, with other costs rising too. Medicare covers 60 days. for the next 30 days the patient pays 26 per day, and skilled nursing care after 21 days increases to 13. The piece notes hospital costs have outpaced living costs and worries the system still leaves seniors with health cost worry.
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Medicare
Kissinger accord faces new Middle East roadblocks
Syria's foreign minister told the UN General Assembly that Kissinger's agreement closed all doors to peace talks with Israel. He called for full Israel withdrawal since 1948 and recognition of the PLO. The region remains unsettled as peace talks stall.
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Syria
United Nations General Assembly
Kissinger
Israel
Arafat
PLO
Middle East
Crews search for Carr body as river mystery deepens
Twenty years ago 23 year old Al lan W. Carr of West Salem was feared to have drowned in the Mississippi River after vanishing. Ann Welcher three, daughter of rural Caledonia residents Maynard Welchers, was killed when run over by a farm tractor. Community Chest goal set at 187000 with A L Christensen as campaign chair.
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West Salem
Mississippi
Ann Welcher
Maynard Welchers
Caledonia
A. L. Christensen
No. 1 tax claim questioned by Wisconsin official
Wisconsin’s tax ranking is debated by David Adamany head of the state Department of Revenue. He argues Wisconsin does not have the nation’s highest overall taxes, citing state income tax fairness and lower fees and debt. He notes 67 percent of state revenues go to local governments, 76 percent spent locally, and highlights strong public services. He suggests local limits could curb taxes and cites Lucey budget actions and tuition changes as context.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Patrick Lucey
Lucey
David Adamany
University of Wisconsin
State Department of Revenue
John Wyngaard
Wallace aims for security as 1976 bid nears
Alabama governor George Wallace delays announcing his 1976 presidential bid to finalize a special protection plan. Officials warn that leftist radicals pose risks, noting Wallace as a prime target and citing threats to Reagan and others. Security planning proceeds ahead of primaries and a New York convention.
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Alabama
George Wallace
U.S. Secret Service
Wallace
Maryland
Ford
U.S
Lee Harvey Oswald
Sara Jane Moore
Ronald Reagan
Manson
Lynette Fromme
Manson Group
Secret Service
New York City
Julian Bond
Hitler
Soviets seek Middle East role amid detente strains
Paris observers say the United States and the Soviet Union maneuver over the Middle East as Brezhnev faces pressure before the 25th Congress. Kissinger argues Moscow must engage for a broad settlement, while Arab summit prospects fade and Moscow presses to revive influence with possible PLO talks and visits to Arab capitals.
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Middle East
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Moscow
Egypt
Israel
Kremlin
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Washington
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Geneva
Helsinki
Europe
Sinai
Cairo
Reader letter condemns Tribune editorial bias toward district attorney
Mrs Judi R Gay accuses the Tribune of distorted sensationalism and mudslinging against the district attorney. She praises WKBT for giving his side, asks for humility, and cites local readership math while urging ethical journalism. The letter closes with a Bible verse.
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Mr. Nix
WKBT
Jackie's editor gig at Viking sparks book trade fantasy
Art Buchwald depicts a New York publisher and Paul Binding joking about Jackie Kennedy Onassis as a Viking editor. The imagined costs, office decor, lunches, and author dynamics reveal a playful view of publishing power and risk in a hypothetical scenario.
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