Wisconsin seeks new state personnel head amid controversy
For about 16 months Wisconsin has lacked a personnel director as Governor Lucey faces scrutiny over choices to lead the department. The state Personnel Board hired Booz Allen Hamilton to find candidates, faced withdrawals, and held a closed meeting amid civil service questions. Kroll, a former candidate with a past conviction, is not named.
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Lucey pledges no tax hikes for Wisconsin taxpayers
Governor Lucey announced a two year pledge to Wisconsin taxpayers: no increase in income or sales taxes. His 1977-79 budget plan faces a new legislature and potential resistance from special interests. Normal growth and inflation could raise the budget by about a half billion unless tax sharing with local governments is flattened or cut back.
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Two Immigrant Elderly Hanged Themselves After Attacks
The Tribune reports Hans and Emma Kabel, elderly German immigrants to the Bronx, hanged themselves after repeated robberies and assaults in their deteriorating neighborhood. The piece notes safety lacking and questions police and courts’ reach, warning of vigilante temptations among citizens.
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Washington public schools draw 64 children of officials
Twenty years ago in 1956 a House committee report showed that 64 children of high government officials attended public schools in Washington, D.C. The period also noted Nixon touring California seeking small business support amid political maneuvering.
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McCarthy Can Upset Carter In Tight 1976 Race
Washington AP reports Eugene McCarthy quietly builds a possible path in the 1976 contest. Polls show undecided voters, and McCarthy vows a national TV push while fighting ballot access in multiple states. He argues party rules restrict independents and cites court battles as progress.
Dispute over UW gift seen as discriminatory
Madison senator Henry Dorman criticized the University of Wisconsin regents after they accepted a seven thousand eight hundred dollar gift with a restrictive clause favoring a Christian girl. Opponents said the bequest excludes Jews atheists and others and mirrors broader discrimination. Dorman urged action and warned of broader mischief.
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Tax-share study finds no cures in Wisconsin
A Wisconsin governor's Wallace Commission studies state local relations and financing policy as tax pressures grow. The panel's slow start reflects the complexity of local government and funding needs, with focus shifting to how to pay for the existing structure. Local options like sales or income levies may emerge as new revenue paths.
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Wisconsin legislators still favor daily prayers, group argues
A new group Freedom from Religion urges ending legislative prayers in Wisconsin. Lawmakers largely back opening sessions with prayer, saying it offers guidance and tradition. Some note attendance issues and a need for equal access for clergy, while others value reflection and silence. The UW ant prayer push echoes broader debates on church state separation. Clergymen who lead prayers are paid five dollars per day, a sum legislators call insufficient for travel.
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