Wisconsin Assembly hears raffles bill for church and charity fundraisers
The Quick-Buck boys push a bill to legalize raffles to fund churches service clubs veterans groups and volunteer fire departments. Lawmakers cite broad participation while critics warn of past abuses from punchboards slot machines and crime. The Thomson anti-gambling law curbed illegal games and boosted enforcement tourism.
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Wisconsin Assembly
Paul Offner
D-La Crosse
Wisconsin
Daddy
Court blocks pension funds from bailing out NYC budget
New York's highest appeals court ruled pension funds cannot be used to prop up a faltering municipal budget. The decision hinges on the prudent man standard guiding trustees of others' money, preventing a $750 million move from the $2.3 billion emergency financing plan.
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New York City
New York
Congress roles and tax tweaks draw mixed energy policy heat
The press secretary contrasts the 94th Congress with Truman era lines while noting recent actions. The House Ways and Means Committee aims to end state gasoline tax deductions and raise 575 million yearly, then a tax revision adds a 44 daily living expense deduction for attending sessions, surpassing the 3000 yearly two home allowance.
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Truman
Congress
House
Ways and Means Committee
Soviet bloc switches support for UN seat
Tribune notes twenty years ago in 1955 the Soviet Union shifted its backing from Poland to Yugoslavia for a United Nations Security Council seat. Earl W. Olson, co founder of Northern Engraving Co died at 68 in a local hospital.
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Poland
Yugoslavia
U.N. Security Council
Earl W. Olson
Northern Engraving Co
Secrecy dispute tests Wisconsin Democrats in court
In Wisconsin the Democratic leadership faces a Supreme Court case over secrecy in the state legislature. Oshkosh Democrat Gary Goyke accuses lawmakers of violating open government norms as the Joint Finance Committee clashes with the attorney general. The dispute centers on authority and public accountability amid a shifting political climate.
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Madison
Legislative Democratic Party
Democratic
State Supreme Court
Gary Goyke
Oshkosh
Legislative Joint Finance Committee
Senate
Assembly Democratic
Wisconsin
Citizens correct record on coffee house origins and Oktoberfest praise
Letters to the editor urge accuracy about the Upper Room Coffee House founders La Crosse Christian Men's Fellowship clarify doctrine and share corrected contact details. Readers also thank Oktoberfest organizers at St Francis Nursing Home and recount wartime prisoner memories of Hirohito and American treatment.
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Hallelujah House
Christian Men's Fellowship of
la Crosse
Olson
Devine
Knox
Coffee House
Jesus Christ
Robert ‘Ole’ Olson
Tim Knox
Mark Devine
Roosevelt School
Mr. Franke
America
Wood and Hays Sts
St. Francis Nursing Home
Sam Hagerman
Oktoberfest
Zoerb
Lynch
Rundle
Eric Larson
University
Ralph Proksch
Audrey Hodge
S. 10Th St
War-news critic blows his cool
A harsh review of Phillip Knightley The First Casualty critiques the author’s shift from objective war reporting to partisan sermonizing from World War II onward. The piece praises the early sections for exposing propaganda yet condemns Korea and Algeria coverage as biased and sensational, noting selective omissions and questionable claims.
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Phillip Knightley
Harcourt Bruce Jovanovich
Crimea
Vietnam
Korea
Algeria
Knightley
Knightleys
South Korea
My Lai
Hue
Frances Fitzgerald
Lake
Ford Targets Congress in 76 as Hecalls for Change
President Ford sharpened his critique of Congress urging voters to dump lawmakers who fail his fiscal integrity standard. He tied tax cuts to spending limits and warned he could veto bills that curb spending, drawing sharp Democratic rebuke and speculation over his 1976 nomination strategy.
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Ford
Patrick J. Flannery
S. 28Th St
la Crosse
Washington
Congress
Capitol Hill
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Washington Post
White House
Ron Nelsen
Las Vegas Fever Sparingly
A vivid portrait of Las Vegas as a nonstop city of chance and excess. The piece treats the Strip as a 24 hour adrenaline rush, a safety valve for greed, with a wary traveler’s plea to sample the scene in moderation.
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Las Vegas
Rome
Nevada Desert
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Viroqua
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