Flood Toll At Least 30 In Genoa Italy
Flood waters receded in Genoa and hinterland leaving at least 30 dead and about 5 million dollars in damage. Amid downed lines and eight foot waters hundreds searched for victims in viaducts and cars as towns like Voltri Acquasanta Vesima Campo Ligure Masone Rossiglione Arenzano and Mele suffered.
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Genoa
Italy
Bisagno
Tri
Acquasanta
Vesima
Campo Ligure
Masone
Rossiglione
Arenzano
Mele
Council Restores In City Bussing For Local Students
La Crosse Common Council approves resuming in city student bus routes after state law allowance. City to loan up to ten thousand one hundred sixty four dollars to Le Crosse school district for November and December service while Eau Claire parent firm buys new buses and keeps some in operation.
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la Crosse Area
Crosse Common Council
la Crosse Transit Co
William C. Gordon
la Crosse Transit
Claire
Nance Committee
Lawith
The
Crosse
Thurswill
La Crosse At Odds Over Education Funding and Pay
La Crosse receives means to spend more on schools yet the LEA seeks higher pay and benefits. In three hours of testimony at a WERC fact finding hearing, LEA reps defended 11 disputed items focused on salaries and compensation, citing La Crosse’s lower-than-average pay compared with 18 similar districts.
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Grant Blum
la Crosse Tribune
la Crosse
la Crosse Education Association
LEA
Abner Brodie
University of Wisconsin Law School
Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission
WERC
la Crosse Area
la Crosse Area Public School District Board of Education
Gary Greer
Board of Education
John Schultz
Schultz
Wisconsin
Council rejects sculpture project for Civic Center park
La Crosse aldermen voted 16 to 5 to reject funding a $1500 sculpture by Richard Herr from Lake Geneva and Waterford for the Civic Center park at 7th and Badger Streets. They argued funds could better improve other parks and questioned the choice, while a save attempt cited urban renewal credits.
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la Crosse
Civic Center Park
7Th
Badger Streets
Lake Geneva
Waterford
Richard Herr
John Schubert
Kenneth Niedbalski
Niedbalski
Ferdinand Sontag
Patrick Zielke
Loren Wardwell
Sherman S. Stellpflug
Harborview Plaza
Nixon orders FBI probe into West Coast bombings
President Nixon ordered FBI Director J Edgar Hoover to launch an investigation into three West Coast bombings claimed by underground groups. Police see possible links to a radical conspiracy, targeting an armory and courthouse in California and ROTC facilities in Washington. Nixon urged fast legislative action on tougher anti bombing laws.
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Nixon
FBI
West Coast
Associated Press
J. Edgar Hoover
California
Washington
Ronald L. Ziegler
Key Biscayne
Fla
Weatherman
San Francisco
Marin County Civic Center
San Rafael
Calif
Seattle
Wash
Quarter Moon Tribe
Navy
Air Force
University of Washington
Perfect Park Home Garden Society
National Guard
Santa Barbara
Quarter Moon Tribes
Boathouse owner counterclaims in drowning suit
La Crosse boathouse owner Lawrence O Puent replies that the boy and parents were at fault for Jerold Berg s death and names City of La Crosse and Police Chief Ronald Wold as third party defendants The suit seeks 8000 in damages and Puent faces a criminal trial for reckless conduct related to an electrical shock alleged in the drowning incident
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la Crosse
City of la Crosse
Lawrence O. Puent
S. 22Nd St
Calvin R
Gladys Berg
St. James St
Jerold J. Berg
Puent
Black River
Bergs
Ronald C. Wold
Wold
Auto Exhaust Deadline Set Jan 1 1975
Washington AP report says a House Senate conference sets January 1 1975 as the deadline to eliminate harmful exhaust from new cars. The 90 percent reduction target from 1970 levels amid a sweeping air pollution bill faces industry opposition and possible one year extension.
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Washington
House-Senate
Edmund S. Muskie
Maine
Muskie
Capitol Hill
General Motors
Edward N. Cole
Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare
National Academy of Sciences
HEW
Academy
House
Senate
Senate approves tougher penalties for bombing and protecting lawmakers
The Senate cleared a package of laws boosting federal penalties for terror bombings and extending protection for the president and Congress. The bill authorizes wiretaps on court order, expands federal property bombing crimes, and enables tougher appeals in prosecutions while adding massive grants to help police, courts, and corrections nationwide.
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Washington
Senate
Congress
Philip A. Hart
D-Mich
FBI
Secret Service
Snow Reports Sweep Western Minnesota Early Today
Weather Bureau data show a inch at Alexandria at 7 am two inches at Minneota and Marshall and 2% inches at Park Rapids with slippery roads across west central Minnesota. Pine City saw two inches of rain forcing postponement of the Minnesota draft horse plowing contest to Oct 17 at 10 am. Rochester recorded 4.04 inches moisture in three days, the month’s high since 1911, while the Twin Cities had about 2.5 inches.
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Minnesota
Weather Bureau
Alexandria
Minneota
Marshall
Park Rapids
Montevideo
Benson
Glenwoods
Pine City
Rochester
Twin Cities
Congress Agrees To Slight Change In Seniority System
Congress ends a five year reform clash by easing seniority rules and expanding powers for committees. Both chambers adopt distinct provisions, open voting, TV coverage, and electronic voting. Changes take effect Jan. 3 with the next Congress and go to President Nixon for signature. Visitors gain bullet proof glass and audio access to proceedings.
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Congress
Washington
House
Senate
Nixon
Capitol
Congressional Pages
Bribery Indictments Hit San Diego City Officials
San Diego mayor Frank Curran and seven city council members were indicted on bribery conspiracy charges tied to a 22 percent fare hike approved for Yellow Cab Co. in 1967. A ninth defendant was named. Curran and others released on own recognizance after booking. The probe examined campaign contributions and vouchers. former Yellow Cab president Charles Pratt testified.
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Frank Curran
Center
San Diego
Calif
National League of Cities
Yellow Cab Co
Yellow Cab
Curran
Charles Pratt
Court Is Selected For My Lai Trial
An Army court of five officers was tentatively selected for Sgt. David Mitchell the first My Lai defendant to face trial. Proceedings recessed until next week with reconvening set for Tuesday at the earliest. Mitchell 30 of St Francisville La is charged with assault with intent to commit murder for allegedly shooting at 30 Vietnamese civilians during the March 16 1968 My Lai attack. He has pleaded innocent.
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FT. Hood, Tex
David Mitchell
My Lai
Mitchell
St. Francisville
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