Monroe Board Sets Referendum Vote on Bond Issues
The Monroe Board of Education approved a December 18 referendum with two questions. Voters decide on 3.7 million in general obligation bonds for district building and remodeling and 2.3 million for two new elementary centers. Absentee ballots available via the district office.
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Monroe Board of Education
Rodney Kittelsen
Terry Quinn
Kittelsen
Quinn
Freda Bray
Monroe
Swiss
Swiss news brief notes events and local happenings as of late November 1973. The item appears in a small-town Wisconsin newspaper with a ten cent price tag and wire service style brevity.
Woods denies erasing any part of 18 minute tape
Rose Mary Woods testified that she never knowingly erased words from the subpoenaed White House tape and could not say she erased any conversation. She said she did not hear the 18 minute period obscured by hum and described long hours at Camp David and fatigue from around Sept 29-30 into the next days. The hearing before Judge Sirica also noted Senate Watergate probes need more work and schedule delays into January.
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Washington
Nixon
White House
Charles S. Rhyne
Rose Mary Woods
H.R. Haldeman
Miss Woods
Watergate
Jill Wolner
Reyner
Camp David
Rhyne
U.S
John J. Sirica
Gasoline Rationing Looms As Tax Hike Is Doubted
Washington AP reporting that Nixon energy group leans toward rationing rather than a gasoline tax. Shultz shown as wavering on tax plans, and officials say a 30 percent cut in gasoline use and government control of petroleum distribution may come as shortages persist.
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Washington
Nixon
Treasury
George P. Shultz
Shultz
Wisconsin considers energy session amid fuel crisis
The Wisconsin legislature is likely to be called into a special session to address an energy crisis and possible winter fuel shortages. A four day work week for state offices and adjustments to school hours are among the options under study, with multiple sessions possible before January.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Patrick J. Lucey
Robert Dunn
Dunn
Robert Huber
State Highway Commission
Stanley York
Nixon
Hijackers Give Up Jumbo Jet After Hostage Release
Three Palestinian hijackers released their hostages today and surrendered the Dutch Boeing 747 in Dubai. The plane, en route from Amsterdam to Tokyo with 244 passengers and crew, had been forced to fly via Iraq, Syria, Cyprus, Libya, Malta before Malta release. The crew and passengers were freed as Dubai offered safe passage to the hijackers.
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Dubai
Mediterranean
KLM
Persian Gulf
Amsterdam
Malta
Tokyo
Iraq
Syria
Cyprus
Libya
Israel
Ford earns Senate approval for up job with wide margin
Vice President-designate Gerald R. Ford wins 92 to 3 Senate backing and expects swift House confirmation. Critics cite war and civil rights positions while noting calls for impeachment considerations. If approved, Ford would become the 40th vice president succeeding Spiro Agnew.
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Washington
Gerald R. Ford
Senate
House
Ford
Gaylord Nelson
D-Wis
Nelson
Thomas F. Eagleton
D-Mo
William D. Hathaway
Maine
Congress
Nixon
Spiro T. Agnew
House Judiciary Committee
Fuel Shortage Triggers Early Job Cuts Across Industries
The fuel shortage leads to initial layoffs in auto parts, chemicals, construction, and Frontier Airlines furloughing 150 workers. United Air Lines begins layoff of at least 950, signaling a potential larger rise in unemployment as economists weigh the energy crisis against a slowing economy.
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Washington
Frontier Airlines
United Air Lines Es
House votes to keep daylight saving time year round
The House approved year round daylight saving time and sent the measure toward Senate action. The bill would shift clocks to daylight time on the first Sunday 15 days after enactment and run through October 1975 for study of effects. Exemptions would apply to Hawaii and split time zones in states as requested by governors.
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House
Nation
Senate
Nixon
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
Department of Transportation
White House
House Commerce Committee
Harley O. Staggers
D-W. Va
Burgi Joins Monroe Fire Department on One-Year Basis
Robert C. Burgi of Monroe was voted into the Monroe Fire Department on a one year probationary period to fill the vacancy left by Bruce Townsend. He will join January 1 to bring the department to 48 members. Fire Chief Joe Benkett led the meeting.
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Robert C. Burgi
Monroe
Monroe Fire Department
Bruce Townsend
Joe Benkett
David Sorenson
Terry
Job Toll Looms As Unemployment Forecasts Rise
Sources say the council expects the unemployment rate to stay under 6 percent next year while labor leaders doubt the optimism. Across industries, General Motors plans a one week plant shutdown starting December 17 due to weak car sales. Construction faces fuel shortages with thousands out of work and 22 projects in Ohio alone closed this week, costing 2,200 jobs. The Plastics Industry foresees 1.6 million layoffs in 1974. Steel warns of 30,000 to 40,000 job losses if fuel oil remains at 1972 levels. AFL-CIO also predicts retail layoffs if hours are reduced.
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Nixon
Council of Economic Advisers
AUTOS
General Motors
United States
Canada
Associated General Contractors of America
Ohio
Petrochemicals
Society of the Plastics Industry
Steel — Industry
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Burnell Smith
Times
Robert Brauchle
William Endrulat
Wisconsin Assn. of School Board
Hauppauge
N.Y
United Jewish Appeal Emergency Fund
Unty, Wis
USA
United States District Court
Senate Watergate Committee
Samuel Cash
Special Committee
Melvin R. Laird
Itexaci
Detroit
Cass
Sibley
Governor's Office
York
State Petroleum Council
State Department of Public Instruction
Hawaii
Burgi
Buening
Monroe High School
Fritz Graber
Hans Koch
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