Wisconsin Capital Punishment Debate Referendum Discussion
Wisconsin legislators debated restoring the death penalty using biblical arguments at a hearing. Supporters urge deterrence and justice while opponents cite scripture and past bungled executions in Kenosha.
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Madison
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Wisconsin
Assembly State Affairs Committee
Garden of Eden
James Lewis
West Bend
Lewis
Janet Mielke
D-Milton
Warren fires aide accused of accepting bribe
Milwaukee Atty. Gen. James V. Montgomery 27 was freed on 1500 bond after being charged with accepting a 2000 bribe while head of the Justice Department consumer protection office in Milwaukee. Gov. Warren dismissed Montgomery immediately, claiming a public employee bribe act.
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Warren
Milwaukee
Wisconsin Justice Department
Consumer Protection
James V. Montgomery
Montgomery
Atty
Robert W. Warren
Consumer Affairs Bureau
Madison
Chicago
Tennessee State University
Harvard University Law School
Harvard
Black Law Students Association
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Jack J. Gimbel
Gimbel
Jerry L. Slinker
Slinker
Attorney General
Department
Criminal Investigation Division
Teachers May Get Additional Retirement Pay
Governor Lucey attaches an emergency clause to a bill for extra retirement benefits for teachers. The move aims to match benefits given to state county and municipal employees, potentially encouraging older teachers to retire early to create openings for new staff.
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Madison
Wis
Patrick J. Lucey
Alvin Baldus
Menomonie
Baldus
Joint Survey Committee On
Walter Lippmann Suffered Heart Attack in New York
Walter Lippmann 83, Pulitzer Prize winner and famed columnist, was hospitalized after a heart attack in New York. He is reported in satisfactory condition and remains associated with journalism's long career, including the Today and Tomorrow column and ties to the New York Herald Tribune.
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NEW York
Walter Lippmann
Lippmann
New York Hospital
Overseas Press Club
New York Herald Tribune
Today
U.S
Crime rise outpaces population growth 1966 to 1971
Klicka notes population up five percent nationwide while crime jumped 83 percent. He cites murder up 61 percent and aggravated assault 57 percent along with rape rising 64 percent, criticizing current crime and enforcement efforts.
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Powers
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University of Wisconsin
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Wauwatosa
James Montgomery
News Shield
Wisconsin Assembly
R-West Bend
William Rogers
D-Kaukauna
Assembly
LA Crosse
Richard P. McCormick
Adams St
Mary R. Boisen
Robert H. Swertfeger
Ferry St
Mary K. Mitchell
George J. Collins
8Th St
Janet G. Hamann
Maple Drive
Prairie du Chien
la Verne C. Johnson
West Salem
Diane K. Morrison
W. 2Nd Ave
Brian D. Gansrud
Palatine
Ill
Linda C. Woolfe
S. 26Th St
Stoddard
Darrell B. Strangstalen
Avon St
Karen A. Marx
Greenfield
Orville T. Anderosa
Cashton
Myrtle A. Birkel
S. 19Th St
Christiana
Vernon County
Rodney D. Newman
Onalaska
Linda M. Niedfeldt
Holmen
Herbert M. Bias
Gillette St
Betty L. Limberg
Liberty St
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Pullman-Standard
North American Car Corp
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