Meany Pressed for Role in Phase 2 Pay Board
Treasury Secretary Connally urged AFL-CIO President George Meany and other labor leaders to join the Pay Board overseeing salaries in Phase 2 of Nixon's economic program. Union head Woodcock resisted without wage-autonomy, while Meany convened a special AFL-CIO meeting to rally support and weigh the administration's proposals.
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Washington
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Treasury
John B. Connally
James D. Hodgson
Meany
Nixon
Connally
Labor
United Auto Workers
Leonard A. Woodcock
Woodcock
Teamsters
Frank E. Fitzsimmons
UAW
Cost
Badger Girls State delegates report at American Legion event
The American Legion Auxiliary hosts a Thursday evening meeting at the Zilmer-Riley Post 84 Legion Hall in Madison. Badger Girls State theme We Are a Community attracted 500 attendees from across Wisconsin. Mary Jo Schneider and Cynthia Stauffer spoke on their experiences.
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Badger Girls State
Mary Jo Schneider
Cynthia Stauffer
Madison
American Legion Auxiliary
Zilmer-Riley Post
American Legion Hall
Wisconsin
Marion Laube
American Legion Auxiliary Unit No. 84
Badger
Mary Jo
Kenneth Schneider
Monroe
Belle Elliott
Auxiliary
Cynthia
William Stauffer
South Wayne
Robert Hendrickson
Legion
American Legion
Legion Hall
Bud Mautz
Sun Prairie
Nelson Miller
Albany
Edward L. Niffenegger Jr
Green County
Keith Kreul
Fennimore
Wisconsin college merger creates nation’s third largest system
Gov. Patrick Lucey signed the administrative consolidation of Wisconsin's two college systems. The merger unites the University of Wisconsin system with the state universities system, forming a network of about 130,000 students. John C. Weaver missed the signing, with potential command of the merged entity discussed for the future. The act combines boards of regents initially, with further consolidation by 1973.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Patrick J. Lucey
John C. Weaver
University of Wisconsin
Weaver
University of Missouri
Board of Regents
Lucey
Boards of Regents
Goldberg says economic crisis not broadly understood
Arthur Goldberg, former U N ambassador, tells teachers at a Northwestern Wisconsin Education Association Convention that the economic crisis is severe and not widely grasped. He warns against guns and butter without inflation and praises some of Nixon’s economic moves but urges international consultation.
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Eau Claire
Wis
Arthur Goldberg
United States
United Nations
Milwaukee Harbor dredging plan linked to Fishermen Park landfill
Milwaukee officials propose a 53 acre Lake Michigan landfill for dredge material from the harbor mouth to end a four year Army Engineer suspension. Mayor Henry Maier announced Fishermen Park beside a Coast Guard station as the site. The Harbor Commission approved the plan, which ends dumping restrictions that kept dredging idle since 1967.
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Milwaukee
Army
Lake Michigan
Henry Maier
Fishermen Park
Coast Guard
Harbor Commission
Five Democrats back GOP bid on 1971-73 budget
In Madison five Democrats crossed party lines to back a Republican push for an Assembly vote on the 1971-73 budget despite no tax reform provision. The plan was rejected 60-37 as Democrats accuse the Senate of stalling reform. The endorsing lawmakers were Terry William, Louis Mato, Marlin Schneider, Robert Thompson, and Lary Swoboda.
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Madison
Wis
Assembly
Senate
Terry William
Chippewa Falls
Louis Mato
Fairchild
Marlin Schneider
Wisconsin Rapids
Robert Thompson
Poynette
Lary Swoboda
Luxemburg
GOP
Ernest Keppler
Sheboygan
Rescuers search seven hot spots for missing plane near Phillips
Army infrared reconnaissance spotted seven anomalous spots between Phillips Wausau and Medford as the search for Frank Majersky 33 and Doris 30 Majersky continued. If not found by Sunday the Civil Air Patrol would suspend the hunt amid overcast conditions and a stormy October night.
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Phillips
Wis
Milwaukee
Wausau
Medford
Wisconsin Civil Air Patrol
Frank L. Majersky
Doris
CAP
Majersky
Merrill
Port and world tensions flare across multiple fronts
West Coast longshoremen return to work after a 100 day strike, while East and Gulf ports stay closed amid losses. Kremlin docks British diplomats and restricts access after Britain expels Soviet officials. In the UN, Red China aims to unseat Chiang Kai-shek. In Argentina, Lanusse moves against rebels near Azul. In Wisconsin a farmer killed by a bull. in Milwaukee a priest wounded in a robbery attempt.
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Harry Bridges
International Longshoremen’s and Warehousemen’s Association
Gulf Coast
Wisconsin Republicans roll out no tax increase budget plan
Senate Republicans unveiled a no tax increase budget aiming to revive action on a 1971-73 plan stalled in a Democratic Assembly. The plan relies on anticipated revenue gains, would alter school aid and elderly tax credits, and faces resistance from Democrats who favor tax reform. Governor Lucey criticized the move as irresponsible.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Senate
Assembly
GOP
Gerald Lorge
Zweifel family ties Green County to Oklahoma farm life
Fred Zweifel and his wife Martha Hefty settled in Oklahoma in 1903 and remained on a 160 acre farm west of Shawnee. The couple and their descendants built a dairy operation with oil and gas wells nearby, a growing school complex on the site, and strong ties to Green County despite living far from home.
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Fred Zweifel
Green County
Zweifel
Shawnee
Fred
Monticello
Martha Hefty
New Glarus
Josh Zweifel
Louise Jenny
Oklahoma
Wisconsin
603Rd
France
Jacob Voegeli Sr
Voegeli
Voegels
Josh
Bertha Hefty
Madison
Times
Helen E. Zimmerli
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