Ford UAW ratifies four day week contract at Ford
The three year pact ends a major strike at Ford, expanding paid time off from 30–33 days per year to 36, 37, and 40 days over three years. The agreement aims to boost overtime availability for current workers and may raise car prices by about 200 dollars. The move signals possible similar deals sought at General Motors, Chrysler, and farm equipment makers.
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Progress Report Celebrates La Crosse Post Office Move
The latest update on La Crosse's new federal building notes a swift pace, with the site disputes resolved, a tight roof expected, and completion aimed before cold weather. Trees and landscaping along State and Sixth Streets will be planted before freeze up, and a Sunday page one color photo recalls the old landmark.
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Mondale Dole Debate Sparks Mixed Reviews
The Mondale Dole confrontation drew mixed verdicts from four AP debate coaches. Dole displayed warded humor and careful delivery, while critics noted Mondale backed points with facts and challenged cost claims for public jobs. Both candidates pressed their cases, with audience impression favoring Cole on delivery.
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Pan American plane ditching sparks Coast Guard rescue
Twenty years ago in 1956 a Pan American airliner ditched in the Pacific, broke in two, yet Coast Guard crews saved all 31 aboard within minutes. Also notes publisher Burgess joins Inland Daily Press Association board and Lamb named Fan tles VP and manager in La Crosse.
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Class of 65 years later a troubled legacy
The Los Angeles Times essay on Palisades High School’s Class of 1965, chronicling a generation amid fame and excess, drugs, and disaffection. It argues parenting, society, and schooling failed to instill lasting values, leaving students drifting toward hedonism and unrest while many later found ordinary success.
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Carter's Frozen On Detente Issue Sparks Debate
King Features Syndicate analyzes the Ford Carter foreign policy exchange noting Ford's misstatements on Soviet dominance and Carter's evolving stance toward realism. It highlights opposing schools of thought led by Kissinger and the impact on ethnic voters and detente politics.
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Silence on a near scandal at the Wisconsin Capitol
Madison analyst notes long delay and alleged recruitment tampering in appointing a new director of the Department of Personnel. Sen. Dale McKenna accuses the Lucey administration of blocking Verne Knoll, while civil service tradition and merit principles appear ignored by unions and officials amid indifference.
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Readers respond on Baldus stance and government policy
Tribune readers criticize Alvin Baldus highlighting his votes for programs and regulation, debate trickle down versus tax cut theories, and the need to curb government growth. Letters praise Dr Adolph Gundersen for offering sane government and warn about past liberal dominance and international examples. Others condemn Secretary Butz policies and grain controls, urging change.
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Rattlesnakes Buzz in Real Life Not in Western Film
A speaker recalls a rattlesnake misperception from cowboy movies noting rattlesnakes buzz in reality while film sound effects exaggerate their rattle. He ponders how media shapes views of love, parenting, masculinity, and what counts as real, urging readers to question cinematic illusions.
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