Congress Overrides Ford on School Lunch Veto in 7th Time
Congress used its two thirds to enact a $2.75 billion nutrition bill over President Ford’s veto, marking the seventh override in 14 months. The House passed 397 to 18 and the Senate 79 to 13, with party splits and GOP defections cited.
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Truman
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Lyndon B Johnson
Richard M. Nixon
Swiss Dairy Visitors Tour Oktoberfest In La Crosse
A 42 member Swiss agricultural delegation on a 16 day U.S. dairy tour visited La Crosse during Oktoberfest. They learned U.S. Brown Swiss dairy practices while greeting Mayor Zielke and Council President Shoger and then toured farms in Madison and New Glarus before heading toward Arizona.
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Death Toll Rises After Barcelona Police Attack
A gun attack on a Barcelona police headquarters triggers a gunbattle in La Verneda. Police fire kills three civilians in a passing car and two officers, with two more wounded. Authorities cite limited visibility and vehicle interposition as cause.
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Spain
Barcelona
la Verneda
Mediterranean
Catalonia
Food Firm Strike In Mediation At Gateway Foods
About 60 warehouse workers at Gateway Foods Inc idled by a Monday strike remain in mediation. Federal mediator Simon Zuiker says no next meeting date is set. Union leader Elmer Seebold and Gateway legal counsel Robert Smyth note ongoing bargaining, with deliveries to local IGA stores reportedly continuing on schedule.
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Simon P. Zuiker
Minneapolis
Robert D. Smyth
Gateway Foods
la Crosse
Steele, Smyth, Klos
Elmer Seebold
Teamsters Local 199
IGA
Gateway
Bill Brockman
Marking
Liberty St
Les Knutson
Southgate
IGA Foodliner
Losey Blvd
Howard Larson
Larson
S. 6Th St
D.B. Reinhart
City Fire Department Among Best in Wisconsin Praise
Wisconsin fire prevention chief Marvin Olson called La Crosse fire prevention bureau among the best in the state after informal visit. Fire Chief Irvin Kahler plans to forward Olson’s praise to Milwaukee rating bureau assessing La Crosse fire insurance rating.
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Marvin H. Olson
Wisconsin
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Irvin Kahler
Son
Insurance Services
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Fire Department
Kahler
James Dayton
William Bittner
Common Council
Eau Claire
Dubuque
Off Street Ban Considered by La Crosse Aldermen
La Crosse aldermen weigh a proposed off the road ban on motorbikes and minibikes with debate over enforcement and private land access. The council delays housing rehab study funding and advances land sales and census planning measures.
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Common Council
George Hickey
Bus Workers Stall Over Cost-Of-Living Clause Talks
Negotiations between La Crosse city officials and transit workers stall over a cost-of-living clause. The city offers a 3 percent first-year and 5 percent second-year raise to 29 Local 519 workers, while rejected retention of the COLA. Union lawyer Birnbaum argues 80 percent of systems use COLA and cites Section 13c federal law protecting existing rights.
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Jerome Rusch
James Birnbaum
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N. 9Th St
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Wa Crosse
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Paul Schneider
Harold (Deak) Swanson
Roellich
Dennis Kaufmann
Helen Kelly
James Shoger
Robert Johnson
Brian Carroll
Brian Carroll (13Th Dist
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2Nd Dist
Hackner
Schubert
Donald Medinger
18Th Dist
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Bracegirdle
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Clinton Street
Lakeshore Drive
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