Cable TV regulation faces opposition in Wisconsin
The cable industry rejects a Wisconsin bill creating a state commission to regulate franchises, arguing it would fragment the industry and cost $1 million annually. Opponents warn PSC authority could override local control while proponents cite consumer protection and future demand for cable services.
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Wisconsin
Richard Plunkett
Plunkett
Rochester, Minn
Rhinelander Cable Television System
Assembly
Rep
Edward Jackamonis
D-Waukesha
Jackamonis
Federal Communications Commission
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Stephen Effras
Dreyfus
State Public Service Commission
PSC
Effras
Patrick J. Lucey
Lucey
Merry Sue Smoller
City of
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Bankrupt State Man Sought Teamster Loan
Leo W. Roethe of Fort Atkinson testified in U S bankruptcy court that he gave attorney Joseph P Balistrieri 50000 in 1973 to broker a 10 million loan from the Central States pension fund of the Teamsters Union The loan deal failed and the check was returned Roethe 60 resigned as Nasco International chairman and listed 69 million in debts and 137 million in assets He said he faced 26 lawsuits and that trustee David G Walsh oversees his estate He blamed interference by others and said he was seeking a plan to pay creditors
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Fort Atkinson
Central States Pension Fund
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Roethe
U.S
Joseph P. Balistrieri
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Balistrieri
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Grantsburg
David G. Walsh
Walsh
Leonard Bessman
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