Who's in charge then Nixon’s 25th Amendment test
The 25th Amendment faces its first real test if President Nixon is unable to function before Gerald Ford is confirmed as vice president. If Nixon dies or resigns, Speaker Carl Albert would become president. if disabled, the vice president acts with full authority until recovery. Congress seeks thorough but swift Ford confirmation to avoid leadership gaps.
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Nixon
Harry Truman
White House
Lyndon Johnson
Kennedy
Eisenhower
Richard Nixon
Gerald Ford
Spiro Agnew
House
Carl Albert
Mr. Nixon
William Heckman
Senate Judiciary Committee
Congress
Ford
Judge hearings for Karleton Armstrong in Madison tied to Sterling Hall bombing
The pre sentence hearing for Karleton Armstrong, linked to the 1970 Sterling Hall bombing at the University of Wisconsin, unfolds as defense witnesses argue Vietnam War outrages justified terror. The commentary criticizes the logic behind the defense and recalls the bombing’s impact on campus life and public safety.
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Madison
Karleton Armstrong
Sterling Hall
Armstrong
Vietnam
Army Math Research Center
Pentagon
White House
Aspin challenges Herbert over carrier cost overrun stance
Rep. Les Aspin of Racine defies House Armed Services Committee chair F. Edward Herbert on the role of young members and the Pentagon. His latest press release cites a $1 billion error in carrier construction cost coverage, drawing criticism of alleged sloppy demagoguery from Herbert.
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Green Bay
Aspin
Hebert
Rivermen search for Evelyn Hartley amid large volunteer effort
Twenty years ago Rivermen and thousands of volunteers combed search areas for Evelyn Hartley who was abducted while baby sitting. A local citizens’ reward reached 3215 dollars as authorities sought new leads in the unfolding case.
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Rivermen
Evelyn Hartley
United States
Japan
United Nations General Assembly
Terror and Tourism Clash On St. Croix
The article argues tourism now drives the Virgin Islands economy and analyzes how a wave of murders on St. Croix could trigger economic distress. It notes the murder spree since last year, the convention aimed to repair the image, and compares potential fallout to tourism-dependent regions like Northern Ireland and Mexico. The piece warns of migration, relief costs, and shifted travel to foreign flags if safety declines.
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St. Croix
Virgin Islands
Massillon
Ohio
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Mountain Valley Golf Club
Virgin
Virgins
Bandidos
Agra
Luxor
Machu Picchu
Readers write in about garbled letters and hospital care
A reader complains of a garbled letters page in the paper while quoting a letter arguing that tax evasion should be treated as crime and that legislators pay the tax pinch. A second letter praises Wisconsin Janesville school for the visually handicapped and supports its program. A third letter endorses Sydney J Harris on hospital communication and recounts lengthy personal experiences with a regional hospital and the need for better doctor patient dialogue.
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Ernie Tande
S. 17Th St
la Crosse
Sirs
Wisconsin School For the
Janesville
Sydney J. Harris
Onalaska
Rebozo Returns $100,000 From Hughes After IRS Review
The IRS audited Charles G. Rebozo over $100,000 in unreported Hughes campaign money given in two cash payments in 1969 and 1970. The funds sat in a Florida safe deposit box for three years before being returned to Howard Hughes in June.
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Washington
Nixon
Charles G
Rebe
Rebozo
Howard Hughes
Internal Revenue Service
Hughes
Florida
Kenneth W. Gemmill
Philadelphia
IRS
Gemmill
California
Coopers and Lybrand
White House
Australia
Key
Bebe
Richard G. Danner
Sands
Las Vegas
Danner
Robert A. Maheu
Hughes Nevada
Justice Department
Magazine's VW Ad Parody Triggers $30 Million Suit
The National Lampoon parodied Volkswagen with a Kennedy reference, claiming the car would have made him president if he had floated. Volkswagen sued for copyright infringement, settled out of court with Lampoon halting sales of certain issues. Volkswagen officials said the joke could mislead and hurt reputations. </no punctuation>
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Washington
Volkswagen
America
National Lampoon
Ted Kennedy
Kennedy
Mary Jo Kopechne
Teddy
the Lampoon
Matty Simmons
21St Century Communications
Lampoon
Baron Bates
Volkswagen of America
Simmons
Dan Ellsberg
Gordon Liddy
Bates
Richard Drayne
Sen
Drayne
Sen. Kennedy
Assembly OKs Move For Veterans Day
Wisconsin Assembly approves a bill to observe Veterans Day on November 11 and rename it Armistice Day. Vote 98 to 1 with Rep. James Sensenbrenner opposing. Also notes sale of the Post Office Building in Ettrick to Terry and Mrs. Patten.
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James Sensenbrenner
Shorewood
Ettrick, Wis
Millard Johnson
West First Street
Terry Patten
Wisconsin bill permits district loans of textbooks to private school pupils
A draft bill in Madison would let school districts loan textbooks to any pupil within the district for elementary or high school use whether public or private. The state would reimburse costs or provide ten dollars per pupil, whichever is less, with board approval and official lists filed.
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Tribune
Madison Bureau
Madison
New York
U.S. Supreme Court
James Hough
Fair Education Committee
Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
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Eau Claire
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Dorothy M. Blatter
Red Cross
Edgar C. Knowlton
la Crosse State College
American Association of University Professors
Alvida Ahlstron
Oren E. Frazee
W. J. Wittich
M. J. Lyon
Gallup
Milwaukee
Metropolis
Trempealeau County
Chicago
Sparta
Black River
George Deysach
John Larkin
R. R. Watts
Winter Gardens
By Jenkin Lloyd Jones
Northern Ireland
Ulster
Jack Heslip
R. 3
Francis
Anderson
Senate Watergate Committee
Key Biscayne
Senate
William Frates
Miami
Gerald L. Warren
Warren
Senate Committee
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