WWTI Meeting Bars Tribune From Coverage Of Union Vote
A faculty group at Western Wisconsin Technical Institute barred the La Crosse Tribune from covering a meeting about forming a union. Donald Witt resigned as chair amid the dispute. Diane Cunningham was elected chair with Ron Safron as assistant. The caucus also noted a 1973 union recognition effort where three groups received votes.
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Western Wisconsin Technical Institute
la Crosse Tribune
Donald Witt
R.J. Stoddard
Tribune
Witt
Diane Cunningham
Robert Moline
Moline
Revelers to Open Richland Center Concert Series
The Revelers male quartet will open the 1975 76 season at 8 p.m. in the Richland Center City Auditorium. They perform folk and art songs to show and pop tunes. Admittance is by season ticket only, with tickets available at the door Thursday evening.
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Richland Center
Wis
Richland
Richland Center City Auditorium
Soldier Bites Fox Paw After It Steps On Face
West German Army reservist Pvt. Bernd Dauwitz was in a sleeping bag during training at the Ehra-Lessien maneuver area when a fox stepped on his face. He bit the fox’s paw to frighten it away, and the animal bawled like a baby. He received hospital treatment for possible rabies.
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Ehra-Lessien
West Germany
Bernd Dauwitz
Dauwitz
LaCrosse Tribune Classifieds Contact Information
Missed papers and classified ads contact numbers provided. Publication details include address La Crosse Wisconsin 54601, price notes, mailing policies, and subscription rate within 75 miles. Volume 71 Number 144.
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Tribune
N. 3Rd St
la Crosse
Wis
Oust Police Chief, Alderman Says in La Crosse
La Crosse Alderman Thomas Roellich called for the removal of Police Chief Ronald Wold after the Common Council tentatively approved back pay of 3472 dollars to patrolman Thomas Pretasky who won his wrongful dismissal case. The council must take final action at Thursday's meeting.
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la Crosse
Thomas Roellich
Ronald Wold
Roellich
Common Council
Wold
Thomas Pretasky
Pretasky
la Crosse County
Harold (Deak) Swanson
20Th Dist
Robert Johnson
21St Dist
Johnson
Bus Workers Press for Wage Equity in City Run Transit
La Crosse transit workers press for cost of living protection as negotiations with the city stall. The union cites inequities in pay scales from bus washers earning 4 dollars to mechanics at 4.20 while drivers top at 4.26.
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la Crosse City
la Crosse Transit Co
Rusch
Transit
Birnbaum
Tax Cut Talks Amid Budget Clash With Ford
President Ford pushes a large tax cut tied to spending curbs while rebuffing calls for more federal funds. He warns of up to 70 billion dollars in deficits this year as he outlines 28 billion in permanent cuts and a 395 billion spending ceiling, facing sharp GOP and congressional skepticism.
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Washington
Ford
Appalachian
Knoxville
Tenn
West Virginia
Arch Moore
Southern Governors Conference
Fellows
Congress
House
Ways and Means Committee
al Ullman
Dore
Ways and Means
Charles A. Vanik
D-Ohio
Vanik
American Motors Corp
White House
Ullman
Treasury
William E. Simon
Carl Albert
D-Okla
Ford Motor Co
Lockheed Aircraft Corp
Honeywell
U.S. Industries Inc
American Airlines
Eastern Airlines
American Electric Power Co
Allstate Insurance Co
Consolidated Edison
LTV Corp
Occidental Petroleum Corp
Chase Manhattan Corp
Texaco Inc
Continental Illinois Corp
Bankers Trust New York Corp
Northwest Airlines Inc
Mobil Oil Corp
Texasgulf
Pennzoil Co
American Metal Climax, Inc
UAL Inc
Delta Airlines Inc
McDonnell Douglas Corp
Bank America Corp
Commonwealth Edison
Pipeline talks stall over tax dispute between US and Canada
Rep Les Aspin says negotiations on the natural gas pipeline are blocked by a disagreement over taxation. The dispute centers on how taxes will be levied between the United States and Canada.
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Washington
United States
Canada
Les Aspin
D-Wis
Wisconsin Sues Local Firm Over Unpaid Minimum Wages
The State of Wisconsin files a circuit court suit against Loveland Jefferson Loveland Advertising Inc and others for unpaid minimum wages to Katherine Vollmer across 210 hours from Sept 24 to Nov 2 1973. The action seeks 6200 forfeiture 436 in wages plus 100 penalty court costs and an injunction.
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Wisconsin
la Crosse
Warren Loveland
Loveland
William H. Jefferson
Loveland, Jefferson
Loveland Advertising, Inc
Loveland Jefferson and
Loveland Advertising
Schneider Building
Katherine Vollmer
S. 13Th St
Jefferson
Bronson LaFollette
Roy G. Mitka
Department of Industry, Labor and Human Relations
Kissinger Controlled NSC Wiretap Case Testimony
Former Justice and FBI officials testified that Dr. Henry Kissinger appeared to direct the wiretapping of National Security Council aides from 1969 to 1971. The remarks were made in a civil suit by Morton Halperin and echo prior congressional disclosures about the program to uncover leaks of classified information.
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Washington
Justice Department
FBI
Henry A. Kissinger
National Security Council
Kissinger
Morton H. Halperin
NSC
Atty
John N. Mitchell
Cartha DeLoach
Congressional
Harris Qualifies for Federal Matching Funds in 1980 Bid
Former Sen. Fred R. Harris of Oklahoma announced he has qualified for federal matching campaign funds and claims he has the best organized campaign among the 10 Democratic presidential hopefuls. Harris is the seventh hopeful to meet the funds requirement and he rejected the notion his support is insufficient to win, at a Capitol news conference.
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Washington
Fred R. Harris
Oklahoma
Harris
Capitol
George McGovern
Wisconsin seeks federal aid for "Little Appalachia" poverty push
Gov. Patrick J. Lucey urged President Ford to back a bill funding up to 42 million dollars yearly for northern Wisconsin and surrounding Upper Great Lakes counties. He compared the region to Appalachia and cited 36 northern counties in the commission.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Appalachia
Patrick J. Lucey
Lucey
Upper Great Lakes
Michigan
Minnesota
Minnesota Alcohol Taxes Fall Behind Previous Year
State revenue commissioner Arthur Roemer reports Minnesota beer tax revenue for the first quarter of the fiscal year totals 2.8 million dollars, up 241 thousand from last year, while liquor taxes reach 9 million dollars, down 869 thousand. Wholesalers offer cash discounts prompting retailers to buy cash and limit inventory to immediate needs.
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ST. Paul
Beirut Cease Fire Breaks Down in Renewed Fighting
In Beirut a collapse of the cease fire sparks heavy clashes between Christian and Moslem factions using mortars and automatic weapons. Casualties reported across northern eastern and southern suburbs as markets close and a curfew is reimposed amid calls for blood donations.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Portuguese Mutiny Threat Fades as Averting Talks Begin
In northern Portugal an all unit alert was lifted as efforts to calm a mutinous 650 strong regiment in Oporto continued. The mutineers demanded dismissal of the regional commander and accused purges of leftists. About 150 officers and men remained loyal to the government as talks used persuasion.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Oporto
Dutch firm offers jet to aid Kidnappers in Ireland
A Dutch company offers to fly away its abducted executive Tiede Herrema from Ireland in a company jet if the kidnappers release him unharmed for a ransom. Official sources say Ireland’s government is reluctant to approve such a move. Herrema, 53, head of Ferenka steel in Limerick, was seized Friday and menaced with death unless three Provisional IRA prisoners were freed.
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Limerick
Ireland
Tiede Herrema
Ferenka
Irish Republican Army
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