Russian Buyers Outsmart Yanks
Washington reports show shrewd Russian traders outmaneuvered the United States in a large 1972 wheat deal. Treasury Secretary Shultz said Russians were sharp in buying. Senator Huddleston alleged profit from selling wheat in Italy and urged an official probe into the sale.
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United States
Treasury
George P. Shultz
Shultz
Walter Huddleston
D-Ky
Italy
Soviet Union
Huddleston
Agriculture Department
General Accounting Office
U.S
Rome
Airport Tower Commissioned At La Crosse Municipal Airport
The new $180 000 control tower at La Crosse Municipal Airport was commissioned Friday with air traffic controllers moving in that night. Tower chief Lyle Ostrander said the glassed in six sided space atop the tower offers better visibility and more working room for controllers. Wayne Valley and Onalaska residents receive instruction from William Stuart of Sparta in the new tower as shown in Tribune photos.
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la Crosse Municipal Airport
Lyle Ostrander
Wayne Valley
Onalaska
William Stuart
Sparta
Tribune
Beef Ceiling Lifted and Car Prices Rising
The Nixon administration lifted the beef price ceiling ahead of schedule allowing automakers to raise prices and grocers to pass higher costs to shoppers. Auto price hikes were cut by 10 to 30 percent as Ford GM Chrysler and AMC faced new limits and a delay on increases from tire paper and soap makers pending hearings.
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Washington
Cost of Living Council
Ford
General Motors
Chrysler
American Motors
Council
John T. Dunlop
Dunlop
Treasury
George P. Shultz
Shultz
Gunmen seize Palestinian leader aboard Kuwaiti jet
Five Palestinian gunmen took Aly Yassin hostage on a Kuwait Airlines plane in Kuwait. After hours of captivity he was freed. The raid targeted the Saudi Embassy in Paris to secure the release of four other hostages. The PLO heads the Palestinian guerrilla groups in the region.
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Kuwait Radio
Aly Yassin
Palestine Liberation Organization
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Syria
Damascus
Baghdad
Yassin
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Circle
Saudi Arabia
Jordan
Abu Daoud
Campus School Renamed For Thomas Morris Hall
The University of Wisconsin La Crosse renames Campus School to Thomas Morris Hall after regents approval. Morris, a La Crosse figure and former state senator, helped secure a normal school charter in 1909. The 1939 Campus School building now houses College of Education offices and centers.
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University of Wisconsin- la Crosse
Campus School
UW Board of Regents
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la Crosse
UWL
Kenneth E. Lindner
Lindner
Canada
College of Education
Kissinger Quizzed On Wiretap Controversy Before Senate
Henry Kissinger faced tough questions on 17 wiretaps from 1969 to 1971 including 4 newsmen. He defended the taps as necessary for national security but acknowledged the pain of the process. Committee members pressed for the FBI summary while some urged delaying the nomination until it is released. Bright lines emerged over civil liberties, with a closed meeting planned to seek compromise before resumed hearings.
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Los Angeles Times
Washington
Henry A. Kissinger
Congress
Senate
Kissinger
Congressional
Nixon
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
J. William Fulbright
D-Ark
Clifford P. Case
R-N.j
Fulbright
Department of Justice
FBI
Case
Hugh Scott
Rpa
Charles H. Percy
Bill
Atty
Elliot G. Richardson
Senate Committee
Weekend Weather Update With Drizzle Likely
Cloudy conditions persist with light rain or drizzle on Saturday night and Sunday. Temperatures range from 58 low Saturday to around 72 high Sunday, with east to southeast winds 5 to 15 mph and a 70 percent Saturday night shower chance rising to 60 percent Sunday. Monday brings near normal temperatures with occasional rain and lows around the mid 50s.
Gas stations in La Crosse area keep open amid price freeze
Survey finds no local shutdowns planned as Federal price ceilings take effect. Dealers like Comeau and Seielstad express frustration while several others confirm extended or reduced hours but plan to remain open. Most stations await midnight deadline to post required price labels.
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Consolidated Station Inc
Rose St
Harold Nunemacher
Clark
Copeland Ave
Wisconsin
State Association
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