Democrats gamble on abortion plank at Wisconsin platform meet
At the Wisconsin Democratic platform convention in Madison, delegates repudiated an abortion plank favored by activists. Catholic voters loomed large as a decisive bloc, risking liberal backlash to back a ticket seen as winnable. The party also hosted a $25 donor reception, limiting press access to the event.
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Madison
Wisconsin
State Party Committee
Democratic Organization
Madison Bistro
Wisconsin abortion conflict still unresolved after Supreme Court action
The U S Supreme Court declined to hear Wisconsin abortion appeal leaving state law in flux. A Milwaukee federal ruling criminalizing abortion remains in effect pending hearings, with doctors and prosecutors cautious and debate intensifying. The issue is expected to return in the 1971 session.
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Wisconsin
Robert Warren
U.S. Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Milwaukee
Circuit Court of Appeals
Chicago
Vote registration deadline and close elections theme
The piece notes that some winners hinge on few votes and big issues on a page series, urging readers to register before 5 p.m. Wednesday to avoid being the deciding vote. It frames registration as crucial to participation and outcome.
La Crosse figures in state chamber and local posts
Tribune notes TWENTY YEARS AGO 1950 reports A P Funk Jr named to succeed W Leo Murphy as director of Wisconsin State Chamber of Commerce at term end. Other items include Paul Hartwig reelected highway supervisor board, Red Cross blood depot setup, and Lutheran Welfare Society new directors. THIRTY YEARS AGO 1940 covers La Crosse Guard unit departure, Luftwaffe air raids on London, Bulgaria actions, and local cultural appointments. FORTY YEARS AGO 1930 highlights police applicant intake, rising radio ownership, a deadly Canton fire, and local clergy moves. FIFTY YEARS AGO 1920 cites booster pump installation, government spending forecast, and various local civic motions.
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A. P. Funk Jr
la Crosse Rubber Mills Co
W. Leo Murphy
Gateway Transportation Co
Wisconsin State Chamber of Commerce
Paul Hartwig
la Crosse
Wisconsin County Highway Superintendents and Foremens Association
Red Cross
Red Korea
L. L. Grargaard
Market St
Lawrence Halvorson
Blair
Lutheran Welfare Society
Milwaukee
Community Moto S
Hudson
National Guard
Camp Beauregard
London
Bulgaria
Alf H. Gundersen
Great Lakes
Girl Scouts of America
Arthur Kreutz
Wisconsin Symphony Orchestra
Police Department
Wisconsin
Department of Commerce
Toa House
Canton
China
Harold Larson
Farmers Bank
Cashton
F. E. Stucki
St. John’s Reformed Church
West Ave
Waukon
Iowa
Chicago
Bridge
Railroad Commission
Sec. Houston
Treasury Department
Arnold Weber
Anna Weber
S. 5Th St
Burlington
la Crosse County
C. L. Mears
Asheville
N.C
D. S. McArthur
Arthur C. Millington
W. H. Sanders
la Crosse Country Club
Marijuana and tobacco firms and the wild federal rumors
An official tobacco industry spokesman denied reports that tobacco companies have leased land in Mexico and elsewhere to grow marijuana should it be legalized in the United States. The piece argues marijuana would be unprofitable for major producers, as demand would be smaller and easy cultivation could erode any tobacco market. It contrasts pot culture’s claimed togetherness with its medical side effects and laments the broader social alienation the drug culture allegedly promotes.
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Mexico
U.S
Vietnam leaders push for faster U.S. pullout
Washington report details hawkish South Vietnamese leaders urging Nixon to accelerate troop withdrawals. They project troop levels could drop to about 150,000 by end of 1971 and under 40,000 by late 1972, arguing victory must be won by locals with reduced American presence. They cite Cambodian front strains and local self defense gains.
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Washington
Thieu
South Vietnam
Senate
Nixon
U.S
United States
Vietnam
Cambodia
Hanoi
Laos
Ho Chi Minh
Mao
Peking
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Editor's Note Sparks Letter War Over Last Word
A Tribune editorial page critique argues that editor notes distort reader letters by restating positions and insulting authors. Lois Yeatman of La Crosse condemns a Kunstler letter edit as an abuse of the tradition, calling for dialogue over one-way control.
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The
Tribune
William Kunstler
Joan Yeatman
S. 11Th St
la Crosse
Live candidate focus amid heavy TV campaign costs
Washington correspondent notes television attracts 69 to 80 percent of campaign budgets, yet top candidates like Edward Kennedy and Nelson Rockefeller prove that personal campaigning remains vital. Televison talent elevates ads, but overdue real-world presence and news appearances shape outcomes, with candidates balancing flashy spots and direct contact amid urban disruption.
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NEA
Washington
Fred Dutton
Kennedy
New York
Arthur Goldberg
California
Charles Guggenheim
Alfred Hitchcock
Senate
Rockefeller
Rocky
Tennessee
Albert Gore
Oldsters
Albert
Brother Guggenheim
Gore
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Francis Sargent
Illinois
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Virginia Assembly
George
Hinter
Virginia
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