Ink color sparks Manitowoc court marriage certificate case
In Manitowoc County Court Judge Leon H Jones ruled a black ink requirement for marriage licenses may be challenged. The hearing directed mandamus to force acceptance of legible certificates even if ink colors differ. The city and registrar argued legibility mattered, while the judge warned arbitrary color rules could be unlawful.
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Commencement notices from Lakeshore Area high schools today
Lakeshore Area reports seniors at New Holstein Hilbert Atel and Walders are starting commencement exercises. The New Holstein Association of Commerce ranked city projects from a list of 50. Cub Scouts in St Azianz planted trees to beautify Oschwald Park. Chilton seeks a permanent well site on the Elmerholbe farm. See Lakeshore Area page 13 for photos and details. Community Scene highlights college and school achievements.
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St ‘Azianz
Oschwald Park
Chilton
Elmerholbe
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Judge replaces judge in Wisconsin murder retrial case
Circuit Judge Howard Sutton of Columbia County was named to replace Judge Lowell Schoengarth in the second murder trial of Kenneth Readhoff. Schoengarth was removed for possible prejudice in the 1975 retrial after Reichhoff's conviction for two Adams County killings in 1974. The appointment was made by Wisconsin Circuit Judge Boyd Clark.
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Ws AP
Howard Sutton
Columbia County
Lowell Schoengarth
Neilst Mein
Tial
Kens
Kat Readhoff
Wisconsin Supreme
Our Leather
Schoengarth
Reichhoff
Adams
Latton
Waustara
Boyd Clark
Central Wasconsis District
Wisconsin rulings demand medical maternity benefits for pregnant workers
Madison WisAP Wisconsin employers must provide health insurance or disability leave for pregnant employees, state ILR Commission ruled in eight equal rights cases. The ruling counters federal law by affirming pregnancy as a disability requiring treatment like other disabilities in group plans. The commission cites a 1975 state Supreme Court decision, and faces two federal suits and another state case challenging maternity benefits.
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Bridge veto hint in Appleton budget dispute
Wisconsin governor Patrick J Lucey warned he may veto the Appleton Oneida Street bridge funding in the state budget if area legislators do not back a transportation package. A letter dated Tuesday cited by the Milwaukee Sentinel says Lucey would veto the 12 million bridge appropriation unless district lawmakers show consensus in support of the package.
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Appleton
Milwaukee Sentinel
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Lucey
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Weather winds shift as warmup returns to Wisconsin
Rain dissipates in Manitowoc County as a cold front dips temperatures to the 40s then climbs into the 50s and 60s. A high pressure system north of Minnesota moves southeast toward Green Bay with southerly winds helping temps rise, followed by a chance of Saturday showers and thunderstorms as a new low moves from the Northern Plains toward Minnesota.
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Land O'Lakes
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Wisconsin Veterans Chief Calls Moses Firing a Disaster
Mad ECO WisAP report details pressure on Gov Lucey as Veterans Affairs Board members debated firing Moses. Benson accuses critics of treachery and warns the action harms state veterans programs. Attorney General La Follette notes two resignations remain in effect until successors are named. Thompson named to replace Krajewski.
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Lucey
Joseph Thompson
Waupun
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Budget debate pits panel against funding for women panel
In Madison Wisconsin the Assembly debated a 395 million 1977 79 state budget amid clashes over an amendment to withdraw funding for the Governors Commission on the Status of Women. Rep Joanne Duren charged it lobbied for abortion while Rep Marjorie Miller defended its value to Wisconsin. Lawmakers argued that the commission educates both sexes and supports equality. The amendment failed 49 49 and was tabled 64 29 as party caucuses set to decide next steps.
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Cazenovia
Marjorie Miller
Madison
Wisa Duren
Miller
Wasconsin
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Horicon
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R Merrill
Wis Luckhardt
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Television masts hit as South Moluccan terrorists fire near tram
In the Netherlands near Assen, South Moluccan terrorists fired on television observation masts during a hijacked tram incident. Police reported no injuries, while 55 hostages remained aboard the train eight miles north of the city. The masts, built to relay CCTV from cameras, were targeted as public safety teams sought to remove them.
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Assen
Netherlands
Justice Ministry
Toos. Faber
Helds
AIM member Leonard Peltier given two life terms
In Fargo North Dakota an American Indian Movement member Leonard Peltier aged 32 was sentenced to two consecutive life prison terms for the murders of two FBI agents on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota in 1975.
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American Indian Movement
AIM
Leonard Peltier
FBI
South Dakota
Pine Ridge Indian Reservation
Nuclear warhead linked to talks despite reassurances
Washington AP reports Deputy Press Secretary James Powell says deployment of a more powerful Mark 124 warhead is not a bargaining chip in strategic arms talks with the Soviet Union. He adds a rethink is possible if Moscow shows serious negotiating intent, while noting the weapons are needed to maintain parity in strategic forces.
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