Mao Tse-tung dies at 82 in China news flash
Mao Tse tung, leader of the Chinese Communist Party since 1935, died at 82 after months of illness. The announcement from Peking sparked questions of a successor and intensified power struggles. Western leaders, including Ford and Mansfield, issued remarks as flags flew at half staff.
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Mao Tsetung
China
Peking
Chou En-lai
Chinese Communist Party
Hsinhua
Mao
Teng Hsiao-ping
Chou
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Dmont
Asia
Ford
United States
Richard M. Nixon
U.S
Tienanmen
Chu Teh
Red Army
Hua Kuo-feng
Chiang Ching
Chang Chun-chiao
Wang Hung-wen
Yao Wen-yuan
Yeh Chien-ying
Chen Hsilien
Liberation Army
Wang
James Callaghan
Callaghan
Taipei
Moscow
Tass
Peking Radio
Tien An Men
Gate of Heavenly Peace
People’s Republic
Mao Tse-tung
La Crosse School Budget Faces Dual Fiscal Years
La Crosse area district budget talks reveal a mix of fiscal and calendar year timing. Superintendent Balts and finance officer Wais explain state and federal rules require two budgets within nine months to align with July 1 to June 30 fiscal year and Jan 1 to Dec 31 calendar year.
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la Crosse Area
Board of Education
Central High School
Euene Balts
James Wais
Wisconsin
City of la Crosse
Whch
Los
FCB
Balts
Wais
la Crosse
Reading Help and staffing topics dominate La Crosse budget talk
La Crosse Area Public School District board members discussed reading help for students with reading problems and a hard look at staffing due to declining enrollments. They also called for reviews of special education, maintenance projects, facilities, and clerical support, with budget timing and tax changes noted for 1977 and 1978.
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la Crosse Area
Bingham
Richard McLain
la Crosse
Arthur Christensen
Robert Kuechmann
Senate votes to end 1 percent pension kicker for retirees
The Senate approved eliminating the 1 per cent cost of living bonus on federal pension increases for civil service and military retirees, saying the move would save nearly 200 million dollars next year and 3.8 billion by 1980. The measure, proposed by Sen. Hollings, would shift to semiannual adjustments and faces House conference action.
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Senate
House Senate
Ing
House
Judiciary
Executive Branch
Ernest F. Hollings
D-S.c
Hollings
Lawton Chiles
D-Fla
Associated Press
Tually
Civil Service Commission
Congress
Sen
Ted Stevens
Alaska
Drought Aid List Expanded in Wisconsin Counties
The Wisconsin ASC says 14 more counties Dane Iowa Lafayette Green Rock Jefferson Sauk Juneau Monroe Walworth Waukesha Brown Door Kewannkee are now declared disaster areas due to drought. Eligible farmers can access federal aid programs including hay and silage transport, cattle relocation assistance, and low cost emergency loans. State crop losses exceed 532 million dollars, centering in Dane Marathon Iowa Rock and Barron counties.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Federal Agriculture Stabilization and Conservation Service
ASC
Federal Disaster Assistance Administration
Washington
Keith Kreul
Dane
Lowa
Lafayette
Green
Rock
Jefferson
Sauk
Juneau
Monroe
Walworth
Waukesha
Brown, Door
Kewannkee
Marathon
Iowa
Barron Counties
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People’s Republic of China
Soviet Union
Hong Kong
Christensen
5Th and
Cass Sts
Betty Mielke
Ball
Jerry Pipes
Miss Mielke
Evan Lowrey
Minnesota
NFL
Ran Landers
Kreul
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