Bombings in U S Cities Stir Doubt and Attribution
A series of blasts in Washington New York and Chicago caused no injuries or heavy damage while a New York tavern bombing a year ago killed four and injured many attributed to a Puerto Rican separatist group. The piece links Puerto Rican independence efforts Castro and liberal politicians to terrorism fears and questions motives.
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Washington
New York
Chicago
New York City
State Department
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Puerto Rico
U.S. Commonwealth
Havana
U.S
George McGovern
Castro
Turnaround brings cautious optimism on economy
Last week showed real growth with a 11.2 percent annualized gain in third quarter GNP and rising personal income. Auto sales rose year over year while joblessness slightly decreased, inventories fell, and economists debate whether more credit and tax cuts are needed as recovery proceeds ahead of an election.
Midwest Bank Collapse Mirrors Coast Turmoil
American City Bank and Trust in Milwaukee closed and reopened next day as a Marine National Exchange Bank branch. Marine paid 6 million for assets and assumed 104 million in deposits, protecting about 60 million in insured deposits above the 40 000 FDIC limit. The failure stemmed from aggressive competition and losses on REIT loans, with banks nationwide holding about 11 billion in REIT paper. Depositors faced no losses yet, but the insurance fund and shareholders may bear heavy losses as troubled loans are resolved.
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Midwest
California
New York
American City Bank and Trust
Milwaukee
Marine National Exchange Bank
Marine
American City
FDIC
American
U.S
Genealysis: Geneva talks on German unification peace
Tribune notes twenty years ago in 1955 Russia and Western powers met in Geneva to craft a plan for unifying Germany and securing permanent peace in Europe. Five Los Angeles policemen faced jail for burglary after resigning from the force. U.S. officials labeled the Middle East the most critical theater of the global Cold War.
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Russia
Geneva
Germany
Europe
Los Angeles
U.S
Middle East
Ford loses air of innocence as campaign strains image
The piece reviews Gerald Ford’s fading public image after Watergate era, noting his Nixon pardon controversy, questions raised by The Washington Monthly and The New York Review of Books, and questions about his economic and energy policy moves and campaign style.
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Washington
Lyndon B. Johnson
Vietnam
Richard M. Nixon
Watergate
Gerald Ford
White House
Nixon
Jerry Ford
Truman
Ford
the Washington Monthly
Marjorie Boyd
Senate
House
Wright Patman
D-Tex
House Banking Committee
New York Review of Books
William Douglas
Supreme Court
Garry Wills
Douglas
Clement Haynesworth
Parvin Foundation
Las Vegas
John N. Mitchell
FBI
Congress
Rockefeller
Ronald Reagan
Legislators Build Their Own Expensive Madison Bureaucracy
In Madison Wisconsin lawmakers increasingly treat their legislature as a full time profession. They push for compensation rules tied to employment options and rely on unfixed reimbursements. The press notes a growing distance between legislators and constituents amid self promotion and a costly publicity machine.
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Madison
Wisconsin
U.S. Internal Revenue Service
Rep. Smith
Readers praise La Crosse driving series but seek follow ups
Jeffrey Halverson from La Crescent criticizes the Tribune for highlighting dangerous La Crosse street conditions without reporting on improvements. He cites missing follow ups, repairs, traffic devices, and signage, urging readers to inspect Cass Street from Third to Losey and back for the appalling conditions.
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3Rd Street
Losey Boulevard
City
Jeffrey Halverson
Redwood Dr. W
la Crescent
Minn
Trouble for Strauss in 76
When the Democratic National Committee adjourned its last meeting before the party’s national convention Robert S. Strauss left for Europe. He took over a beaten party after 1972 and guided it through a mid term victory into a convention with rules accepted only mildly challenged.
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Washington
Democratic National Committee
Robert S. Strauss
Europe
Strauss
Dallas
Democratic Coalition
George Meany
GOP
Open meetings urged in Wisconsin 1957 Assembly bill
Madison Democrat Norman C. Anderson sponsored an open meeting bill stressing public access to agency actions. The Senate backed a similar measure, while current court cases test open meeting compliance. The piece also surveys party leadership tensions around strategy and convention rules.
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Madison
Wis
Norman C. Anderson
Assembly
Anderson
Senate
Horace Wilkie
D-Madison
Wilkie
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Gary Goyke
D-Oshkosh
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Spiro T. Agnew
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House Judiciary Committee
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