Alliance Sees Support For Shared Taxes
Milwaukee Alliance of Cities reports over 130 of the Nov 3 election candidates support reform of the shared tax system. About 136 endorse the Tarr program with roughly 150 backing some form of revenue sharing. Only five oppose changing the system. Elderly property tax relief also garners strong support.
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Milwaukee Alliance of Cities
William Beyer
Beyer
Alliance
Appleton
Beloit
Eau Claire
Janesville
Fond du Lac
Green Bay
Kenosha
Racine
Oshkosh
Manitowoc
Madison
Neenah
Sheboygan
Wausau
Rex Chainbelt executive resignations at Racine unit
George B. Miller president and John E. Erskine chairman of Racine Hydraulics Division resign their posts effective Oct 31. Warren J. Harwick to become president, succeeding Miller, with Rex Chainbelt Inc stating the moves reflect differences over business direction.
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Racine
George B. Miller
John E. Erskine
Racine Hydraulics
Rex Chainbell, Inc
Miller
Warren J. Harwick
Rex
Milwaukee
R. V. Krikorian
Tex
Erskine
ANC to Shut Down in Holiday Weeks
Milwaukee AP American Motors Corp plans to close during Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year weeks to align inventories with sales. Normally workers receive two days off per holiday. Shutdowns will affect plants in Milwaukee, Kenosha, and Brampton, Ont.
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Milwaukee
American Motors Corp
Kenosha
Brampton
Ont
86 Colleges Cut Aid To Disrupters
Washington AP report notes about 434 students at 86 colleges lost federal financial aid for participating in campus disorders. Most affected attended small colleges. Rep Edith Green criticizes no-action at Wisconsin and Michigan. Government list from 1969 shows penalties at Dominican College Racine Six Mount Senario Lady Smith one North Central Technical Institute one River Falls State one.
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Washington
Office of Education
Edith Green
D - Ore
House
Higher Education
Wisconsin
Michigan
Today in History highlights key world events for Oct 16
On Oct 16, 1964 China tested its first nuclear bomb making it the fifth atomic power. In 1790 Congress established the District of Columbia as the capital. Marie Antoinette was guillotined in 1793. Napoleon landed at St Helena in 1815. New Zealand became a British colony in 1840. John Brown raided Harper's Ferry in 1859. Odessa fell to Germany in 1941. A 1970 recap notes major 10 year and 5 year anniversaries. North Vietnam proposed talks with the U.S. and Viet Cong in the prior year.
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Congress
District of Columbia
U.S
Marie Antoinette
France
Napoleon Bonaparte
Island of
St. Helena
New Zealand
John Brown
Harper’s Ferry
Odessa
East Pakistan
Lyndon B. Johnson
North Vietnam
United States
Washington
South Vietnam
Stratford OKd to Raise Water Rates by 9018
MadisonAP Stratford in Marathon County received approval from the Public Service Commission on Thursday to increase annual water rates by 9018. The action affects local customers and adjusts financial planning for the utility.
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Madison
Stratford
Marathon County
Public Service Commission
Nixon Plans Minnesota Visit to Aid MacGregor
President Nixon will visit Minnesota for Clark MacGregor to aid his U.S. Senate campaign. MacGregor said the midday Oct 29 stop is set, with Nixon tentatively planning to be in Minnesota the week before the November 3 election.
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Richard Nixon
Hubert Humphrey
Minnesota
Clark MacGregor
U.S. Senate
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Nixon
Iron Range
Robert Haldeman
White House
Haldeman
Washington
Tricia
Clark
Department of Natural Resources
Department of Industry, Labor and Human Relations
Olson
Green Bay
Melvin R. Laird
Bart Starr
Green Bay Packers
Republican Party
Indochina
Olson Seizes Tax Issue in Wisconsin Governor Race
Wisconsin GOP nominee Lt. Gov. Jack Olson accuses Democrat Patrick Lucey of muddying tax talks while campaigning in Appleton. He pledges to curb taxes and outlines an eight point program. Lucey warns of rising income taxes if his spending plans pass. Democrats push personal property tax relief and Nelson era reforms as Knowles Olson administration faces budget requests and fiscal pressure.
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Olson
Wisconsin
GOP
Patrick J. Lucey
Appleton
Lucey
Warren P. Knowles
Department of Public Instruction
Board of Health and Social Services
Oshkosh
Titans
Pioneers
Platteville State
State University Conference
Democrats
Madison
Congress
Martin J. Schreiber Jr
Milwaukee
Monroe
Trempealeau Counties
Schreiber
Gaylord Nelson
Lucey-Schreiber
Knowles-Olson
Capitol
Farmer Locates Wheel Door Lost From Airliner
A Western Airlines 727 en route from Denver to Minneapolis shed a wheel well door after a main gear tire blew. Lake Wilson area farmer Clarence Feste found the 2½ by 8 foot door in a field about 24 hours later. Western official Duane Youngbar said the door came loose from a left side tire blowout during landing at MSP.
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Minneapolis
Western Airlines
Denver
Lake Wilson
Engineers Strike Hits Milwaukee Area Construction
The Operating Engineers Union began a strike in Milwaukee and surrounding counties including Waukesha Ozaukee Washington Racine and Kenosha. About 300 Local 139 members were off the job over vacancies in the dispute.
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Milwaukee
Operating Engineers Union
Waukesha
Ozaukee
Washington
Racine
Kenosha
Yosemite National Park Tops California Scenic Attractions
Yosemite National Park is highlighted as California's premier scenic attraction with its renowned landscapes and iconic landmarks drawing visitors nationwide.
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Yosemite National Park
California
Egyptian Sadat declared Egypt president after landslide vote
Beir ut reports Anwar Sadat officially named president for six years after a 90.4 percent yes tally in the national referendum. Interior Minister Sharawi Gomaa cited 6,432,587 yes votes to 711,252 no, with 13,814 invalid ballots and an 85 percent turnout amid a state campaign. In Amman, a separate clash wounded a Palestinian commander as Jordanian forces fired on a car carrying Fatah leaders.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Anwar Sadat
Egypt
Cairo Radio
Sadat
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Sharawi Gomaa
Amman
Fatah
Man Dies In Fall At Nuclear Plant
KEWAUNEE AP Richard Grumann 54 of Manitowoc was killed Thursday in a Wisconsin Public Service Corp nuclear plant accident. A scaffold hooked by a crane caused him to tumble 12 feet to concrete, dying from skull fractures. Richard Heyroth of Mishicot also on scaffold suffered leg injuries.
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Kewaunee
Richard Grumann
Manitowoc
Wisconsin Public Service Corp
Grumann
Richard Heyroth
Mishkot
Legal Notices Order Appointing Time To Prove Will And Heirship
Wisconsin probate notices from La Crosse County order hearings on Margarét Hussa estate and set deadlines for creditor claims, with dates for final examination, and detail amending summons and amended notices including Martha Horn estate and August Witt matter and a budget alteration by La Crosse City Council.
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County of la Crosse
State of
Wisconsin
Eugene A, Toepel
Steele, Smyth, Klos & Flynn
Main Street
la Crosse
la Crosse County Court
Martha B. Horn
City of
la Crosse County
County of L Crosse
Ci of la Crosse
Eugene A. Toepel
Hale
Skemp
Hanson, Schnurrer & Skemp
State of Wisconsin
Famisly Branch
Shirley L. Perren
Homer Lee Perren
Cameron & Stoltz
Caledonia Street
Alex B. Cameron
P.O
August Witt
Moen, Sheehan
Common Council
Medicare Department
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