Word: wisconsin
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...chief architects of the ethics bill, Democrats David Obey of Wisconsin and Richardson Preyer of North Carolina, have been cold-shouldered by many colleagues because of the legislation. Some call Preyer "Chairman Mao," as if he were a dictator regulating their lives. According to Obey, the only time recently that he has got a smile from New York Democrat Mario Biaggi was when an untrue rumor circulated that Obey was retiring...
...high fastball on a 0-2 count, this was a good one to waste. Holy Cross is the Crimson's only opponent that is neither a member of the Greater Boston League or Eastern League, thus a loss to the Crusaders is virtually no different than a win over Wisconsin-Oshkosh, as far as the batsmen's playoff aspirations are concerned...
...march won't get underway for another two hours. By then, the buses will have arrived, unloading thousands of demonstrators who have traveled from as far away as Wisconsin and Florida. In the meantime, musicians entertain the gathering crowd with songs of protest. Their performances are interspersed with selections from records suitable for demonstrations, played through the P.A. system. The sun's out, and when the breeze is not blowing it's warm enough for shirt-sleeves. It's a perfect spring day, the cherry blossoms are blooming and 20,000 demonstrators will march from the White House...
...tightfisted spending policies are demanding that he call a special session of the state legislature before the May and June primaries to decide how to distribute a $40 million surplus. Pryor, who will leave the statehouse this year to run for Senator so far has refused. When Wisconsin's Democratic acting Governor Martin Schreiber campaigns for election in his own right this year, he may be damaged by charges that the state's huge surplus came about because he kept taxes too high. Schreiber is now proposing tax cuts, but he and the legislature are squabbling over...
...than $500 billion, and the planned deficit will run an inflationary $60 billion-plus for the second straight year. With the economy rising and unemployment falling, even Treasury Secretary W. Michael Blumenthal and the rest of Carter's closest economic advisers believe that the deficit should be contained. Wisconsin Democrat William Proxmire, one of the Senate's best economic thinkers, argues that the budget should be shrunk to $465 billion. At the very least, it could be reduced to $480 billion by selective paring. If spending is brought down, the Government will be able to further cut personal...