Industrial accidents and hazards cost billions and lives
Sylvia Porter cites alarming statistics on job related deaths, disabilities, and injuries in 1968. She notes 7 million workers injured, 14,000+ dead, and over 2.5 million disabled, with on the job costs exceeding 7 billion dollars due to wage loss, medical care, and delays. She adds uranium miners face grave radiation risks.
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Vietnam
National Safety Council
Atomic Energy Commission
U.S Labor Department
Congress
Secretary of Labor
Ex-Students Challenge UW Probe Before US Supreme Court
Two former Wisconsin students David Goldman and Robert Cohen appeal the Wisconsin Senate probe of the October antiwar protest to the U S Supreme Court. Attorney Percy Julian filed the appeal arguing the probe infringes on freedom of expression and assembly and the resolution creating the committee is vague.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Senate
U.S. Supreme Court
Percy Julian
David Goldman
Cresskill
N.J
Robert Cohen
Levittown
Goldman
Cohen
Dow Chemical Co
Jack Olson
State Senate
University of Wisconsin
Julian
Arenal Volcano Erupts After 500-Year Slumber in Costa Rica
Mt Arenal erupts for first time in five centuries near San Jose forcing evacuations of about 4,000 people from Pueblo Nuevo and Tabacon. U S helicopters aid in rescue while officials declare a state of emergency as lava, ash and flooding threaten villages and crops.
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San Jose
Costa Rica
U.S
Pueblo Nuevo
Tabacon
Mt. Arenal
Legislative Assembly
Mt. Irazu
Ironwood City Workers Begin Strike Over Wages
Ironwood Michigan 53 city employees members of Local 1538 AFL CIO walk out after wage dispute with the city. Police and fire crews excluded but water and sewage plants to run. workers may return in emergencies like water line breaks.
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Ironwood, Mich
Ironwood City
American Federation of State
Afl-Cio
Sun Prairie man found not guilty by reason of insanity
Charles R. Thompson, 26, of Sun Prairie was declared not guilty by reason of insanity in the stabbing death of Mrs. Sharon Thole on November 10 in her Sun Prairie apartment. He was ordered committed to Central State Hospital in Waupun by Circuit Judge Richard W. Bardwell.
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Madison
Charles R. Thompson
Sun Prairie
Sharon Thole
Thompson
Central State Hospital
Waupun
Richard W. Bardwell
Wisconsin State Fair buildings may close for code violations
Milwaukee AP report says key venues at State Fair Park West Allis including the Coliseum face possible closure if building code violations are not fixed before the fair opens on August 9. Officials cite a huge patchup task while warning a court order could force closures if repairs are not completed.
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Milwaukee
Bruce Bishop
Department of Local Affairs and Development
State Fair Park
West Allis
Charles A. Hagberg
Division of Industrial Safety and Buildings
Robert C. Heise
Bishop
Department of Industry, Labor and Human Relations
Department
Joseph Fagan
Attorney General’s Office
Fairgrounds
Vernon G. Wendland
Airman Darrell DeVilliers Killed in Farm Road Crash
Captain Darrell DeVilliers 28 of Minneapolis Minnesota stationed at Perrin Air Force Base died after his car veered off a farm road hit trees and burst into flames late Saturday authorities said.
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Sherman, Tex
Darrell DeVilliers
Minneapolis
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