Mining taxes near Wisconsin taconite plant face impact
A legislative study panel backed three of four proposed mine tax changes that could raise costs for Inland Steel’s Jackson County Mining Co. in Black River Falls. The plan would tax net proceeds and end depletion allowances, potentially doubling corporate taxes while keeping machinery exemptions under the new industrial relief program.
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State Revenue Department
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Spratt
Inland
Milbourne
Jackson County
Michigan
Minnesota
Sparta Girls Admit Check Thefts And Forgery
Six Sparta girls aged 12 to 15 pleaded guilty to stealing check blanks and forging signatures. Judge James W. Rice ordered pre sentence investigations and an accounting of restitution amounts. A 15-year-old Norwalk girl faced innocent pleas and adjourned case for attorney consultation. A 17-year-old Tomah student pleaded guilty to a false bomb threat by telephone. sentencing set for Oct 20. The alleged accomplice’s case was dismissed and forwarded to her new location.
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Monore
James W. Rice
Rice
Monroe County Public Welfare Department
Norwalk
Robert Halverson
Pearl St
Richard Jepson
R. J. Bangor
George Lambert
N. Water St
Tomah High School
La Crosse Man’s Probation Revoked in County Court
Jeffrey Allen Maack 20 of 321 Caledonia St had probation revoked and was sentenced to not more than one year in Wisconsin state prisons. Original April 23 forgery sentence for five checks totaling 515 with withheld sentence and work release restitution. Probation violated after being late to work three times.
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la Crosse
Wisconsin
Jeffrey Allen Maack
Caledonia St
Leonard Roraff
la Crosse County
LaCrosse Tribune Masthead and Contact Details
The LaCrosse Tribune publishes afternoons and Sunday morning at 40 N 3rd St La Crosse Wis 54601 with second class postage. City carrier price is $2.00 every two weeks and mail subscription within 75 miles is $35 per year. Volume 711 Number 150.
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la Crosse
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La Crosse Seeks Special Census Over Population Gap
La Crosse challenged the Wisconsin estimate of 47,930 and asks the U S Census Bureau to conduct a $32 130 special census. Mayor Zielke says La Crosse hasn’t fallen since 1970 and may have gained residents, while state figures show a 5.9 percent loss since 1970. The city could receive about $100 000 annually in state aid if the count rises.
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Wisconsin
Patrick Zielke
la Crosse
Milwaukee
Superior
Oshkosh
Madison
Manitowoc
Wausau
Donald G. Hall
Department of Administration
Hall
Federal Census Bureau
Blast at Dynamite Factory Kills Five in Johannesburg
An explosion at Modderfontein outside Johannesburg rocks the world's largest dynamite plant. Five workers are dead and 28 injured, with one in serious condition. A grass fire followed the blast and a noxious gas was released as police sealed roads. Officials cited possible overheating or a bump in the nitroglycerin container as a likely cause.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Modderfontein
State School Boards Unit To Meet Here
A regional WASB meeting will be held at 8 p.m. Wednesday in the Hoffman House. State Rep. Paul Offner will discuss upcoming education issues and WASB secretary George Tipler will report on legislation. Leland Chenoweth will chair, guiding discussions for board members and administrators. The event is one of 13 statewide sessions over four weeks.
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WASB
Hoffman House
Paul Offner
King Sr
George Tipler
Leland Chenoweth
Blair School
CN&W Railroad Sued For Loss Of Cows
Wisconsin Farmers Mutual Insurance Co. files in circuit court to recover 600 for two heifer cows killed by a Chicago and North Western train on November 11 1973. The suit alleges negligence in maintaining a right of way fence allowing cattle to wander onto the tracks.
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Wisconsin Farmers Mutual Insurance Co
Juneau
Wis
Chicago and North Western Transportation Co
Madison
Robert A. Schaller
Onalaska
King Olav V visits Minnesota renewing Norse ties
During a busy Minnesota visit King Olav V greeted 75 retirement center residents in St. Paul and attended six receptions by noon. He honored Norwegian immigrants at the Capitol, visited Luther Seminary, and inscribed his name in a 131-year-old Bible. The day featured a wreath at a pioneer statue, a first-issue migration envelope presentation, and the launch of the King Olav V Norwegian-American Heritage Fund.
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Olav
State Capitol
Gjertine Johnson
Norway
Minneapolis
Wendell Anderson
Luther Theological Seminary
Investors Diversified Services Center
U.S
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Atlantic
United States
Soren C. Sommerfelt
Sons of Norway International
King Olav V
Three Local Scouts to Receive Honors at Six Rivers District Meeting
Three area men will be honored for their Boy Scout work at the Six Rivers District Committee meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Pertzsch Elementary School in OnaIaska. Charles L. Peterson Pack 68 cubmaster will be honored for organizing a school night to introduce boys to Cub Scouting and for serving on the District Cub Scout Committee. Shawn Sheire Troop 169 scoutmaster will be honored for the fastest growing troop. Art Mehren heads the Onalaska Membership Enrollment drive honored for his work. Robert Steuck district chairman will discuss institutional representatives role. The meeting is open to the public.
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Pertzsch
Main St
Onalaska
Charles L. Peterson
Lincoln Ave
Onalasaka
Shawn Sheire
Kane St
Art Mehren
Robert Steuck
Backlog Dispute Heats Up Over Court Records
Clerk Jack Frost denies Nix request for a report copy while Nix argues backlog mainly in County Court Branch II. Judge Toepel supports Pappas, urging Nix to fulfill duties. Frost cites 36 Circuit Court and 32 County Court active criminal cases, excluding outside-judge assignments.
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Frost
Nix
Pappas
Leonard Roraff
County Court Branch II
Eugene Toepel
County Court Branch I
Investigators to Probe Defense Contractors for Favors
Congressional investigators will examine charges that Pentagon officials received perks from Northrop Corp and other defense contractors including goose hunting trips charged to taxpayers. Rep. Wright Patman announced Sen. William Proxmire will lead the probe with staff reviewing the matter for about a month.
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Pentagon
Northrop Corp
Wright Patman
D-Tex
House
Senate
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Patman
Washington Post resumes talks with backshop unions
In Washington the Washington Post begins limited contract bargaining with some backshop unions. No date set for talks with the pressmen’s union. A session was planned for today with paper handlers, and discussions Monday with the mailers union. Post executive vice president Mark Meagher and pressmen local president James Dugan say both sides are ready to resume bargaining during the ongoing two week strike.
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Washington Post
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Post
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Mark Meagher
James Dugan
Nancy Reagan Open to Privacy Change if Reagan Runs
Nancy Reagan says she would resist losing privacy again but would not oppose her husband Ronald Reagan seeking the presidency next year if that is his wish.
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Los Angeles
Nancy Reagan
California
Ronald Reagan
China accuses US of interfering with Tibetan exile activities
China charged that the U S refusal to curb Tibetan exile activities on American soil is undisguised interference in China’s internal affairs and a flagrant violation of Nixon’s 1972 Shanghai agreement. The claim cited US policy on the Tibetan exile group and a US tour by a Tibetan song and dance ensemble.
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China
U. S
United States
Nixon
Shanghai
Chou En-lai
Hsinhua
Henry A. Kissinger
Peking
U.S
New York
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Wallace weighs independent bid amid 1976 campaign
Gov. George C. Wallace says he will not rule out an independent presidential run if he fails to secure the Democratic nomination, while touring Europe to push his agenda on bureaucracy and big government. In Paris, a preparatory conference of 27 nations aims to launch a December Paris meeting on a new non Communist world economic order, with Charles Robinson optimistic about progress and a plan to form four working commissions.
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George C. Wallace
Alabama
Wallace
Paris
Charles Robinson
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