Blind Watertown youth rejected from Badger Boys State
Tom Teggatt an 18 year old Watertown High School junior who is blind was selected to join about 900 juniors at Badger Boys State but Legion officials said they were not equipped to handle a boy with such a handicap. Despite appeals including from the governor's office the Legion declined, citing lack of staff to guide him on Ripon College campus. Tom plans to seek summer work or a camp counselor position instead.
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Milwaukee
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Watertown High School
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State School For the Blind
Janesville
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John W. Reynolds
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Nowakowski ousted as Democratic caucus vice chairman
Milwaukee assemblyman Richard Nowakowski loses his post after a stormy closed session over an anti-discrimination housing bill. The 36 to 7 vote declared the office vacant after he refused to resign, with leaders citing procedure concerns and his vote against a reconsideration move.
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Assembly Democratic Caucus
Richard Nowakowski
Milwaukee
Nowakowski
Assembly Democratic
Robert Huber
West Allis
Skemp Wendorf Herd Enrolled in Testing Program
BRATTLEBORO Vermont The 14 cow registered Holstein herd of Robert Skemp and Gus Wendorf La Crosse has been enrolled in Dairy Herd Improvement Registry testing The program is the newest and fastest growing of three official production testing plans conducted by The Holstein Friesian Association of America in cooperation with the state agriculture colleges.
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Robert Skemp
Gus Wendorf
la Crosse
Holstein-Friesian Association of America
Bark on California Giant Sequoias Reaches Two-Foot Thickness
A natural science note reports sequoia bark can reach two feet in thickness in California forests. Researchers observe bark strength and heat resistance contributing to the trees' long life and fire resilience.
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California
Freeman vows no broad easing after wheat defeat
Secretary Orville Freeman says administration will keep controls on cotton, feed grains, tobacco and other crops. He notes the May 21 wheat defeat limits impact to wheat only and backs supply management as viable despite political hurdles and cost concerns.
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Newcastle Disease Symposium Stated
An international Newcastle disease symposium will be held at the University of Wisconsin in Madison from July 15 to 17. Researchers from the United States and delegates from Sweden Italy Australia Chile Nigeria Scotland Germany Japan and England will attend. The meeting will discuss the changing nature of this rapidly spreading poultry virus.
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Italian Terms For Housing In Rome
A quick guide explains that palazzo means apartment building while attico means penthouse. It highlights common Italian housing terms with simple definitions for learners.
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Attico
Ribicoff Attacks USDA Over Protest Pesticide Data
Senator Ribicoff condemned the Agriculture Department for withholding protest registration data on pesticides and related products. He cited past refusals to disclose names and noted a note to reporters claiming openness. He referenced a Great Lakes Biochemical case tied to Algimycin 300 and ongoing WARF testing.
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Abraham A. Ribicoff
D-Conn
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Senate
Orville L. Freeman
United States
Ribbicoff
Great Lakes Biochemical, Co., Inc
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Madison
Wis
Great Lakes
James F. Stern
Department of Agriculture
USDA
Stern
Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
Phillip Derse
WARF
Foundation
Avoid Rash Tax Action in Wisconsin Budget Debate
Arch Ely of Madison warned against hasty tax action amid the budget stalemate. Ely, director of the Public Expenditure Survey, told Wisconsin Paper Industry Information Service luncheon that budget fears are exaggerated and that spending targets do not prove actual need.
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Wisconsin
Arch Ely
Madison
Wisconsin Paper Industry Information Service
Eli
Ely
Thomson Poll Finds Wisconsin Votes Against JFK Policies
In Wisconsin 3rd District, over 6 500 subscribers surveyed show broad opposition to foreign aid mass transit a domestic peace corps and hospital plans tied to Social Security. Voters favor tougher Cuba policy farm surplus contributions higher Social Security earnings limit and anti trust for unions.
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Cuba
Missionary learns to fill own teeth in Labrador post
In Davis Inlet Labrador a Roman Catholic priest Fr Francis Peters learned basic dentistry and other trades while leading the Nascopie Indians. He treated a parishioner with punches, built a church school hall, and reduced infant mortality while aiming for self-reliance and pride among his people.
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Davis Inlet
Labrador
Goose Bay
Francis C. Peters
Father Peters
Peters
Tragic Drowning at St. Paul Graduation Party
An 18 year old West St. Paul graduate Dean Elsenpeter drowned when a canoe capsized in the Willow River near Hudson at about 3 am. Fellow graduates Jane Dougherty and Darryl Ecker escaped but Elsenpeter, who could not swim, vanished beneath 18 feet of water.
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West St. Paul
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