Biafran dismissed by state agency fires over bias claim
Madison AP A regional planner from Africa says racial discrimination may have caused his firing after 10 months with Wisconsin state agencies. T. Ufere Torti, a Biafra native, argues the move cripples regional planning efforts and cites bias in handling his personnel file and transfer to the Bureau of Community Services. He and colleagues challenge the transfer while officials contend it was a routine lateral move to bolster community services.
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Biafran
Madison, Wis
Africa
T. Ufere Torti
Torti
Department of Local Affairs and Development
Hill
Equal Rights Division
La Crescent Lions Begin Annual Visitation Drive
La Crescent Lions Club launches its annual visitation march with members visiting every home. Delegates will offer the club aims and six year accomplishments including over $8,000 in community project disbursements and a community calendar for birthdays and meeting dates. Cochairs are Vincent Kittock and Norman Jortson with captains and organizers listed. Joseph Shockley seeks local business endorsements.
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LA Crescent
Minn
la Crescent Lions Club
Lions Club
Vincent Kittock
Norman Jortson
Everett Steele
Roger la Rue
James Reese
Ed Boske
Arlen Twite
John Schmindeman
Duane Bardseth
Dennis Stotesberg
Joseph Shockley
Solon Raps Demand For Age 18 Vote
Sparta Wisconsin Law Day speech cites double standards, as State Senate aide Raymond C Johnson argues for lowering the voting age to 18. He notes 18-year-olds serve in the armed forces and pay taxes yet cannot vote on public officials or policy.
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Sparta
Wis
State Senate
Raymond C. Johnson
Eau Claire
Johnson
Wisconsin
Mobile Home Office Damaged By Blaze
Tomah Wisconsin Oakdale Fire Department responded to a noon Monday call at Norms Mobile Homes where fire was found in the office area. Located east of the city limits the flames were knocked down in about 20 minutes with no injuries. Cause undetermined but likely started in a room containing a water heater. No damage estimate was given.
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Tomah
Wis
Oakdale
Norm’s
Judge Rosenstein Assigned to Madison Court Load
Samuel M. Rosenstein a senior judge from the Miami customs court will spend one month in U.S. District Court in Madison to help ease Judge James Doyle’s workload. The appointment by Chief Justice Warren Burger follows a study showing Doyle’s court bears the second heaviest caseload per judge among 382 federal judgeships nationwide.
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Madison, Wis
Samuel M. Rosenstein
Miami, Fla
Customs Court
U.S. District Court
James Doyle
U.S. Supreme Court
Warren Burger
Doyle
Funeral Rites Set For Ex-Legislator W W Clark
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the United Methodist Church for W. W. Clark of Vesper a longtime Wisconsin legislator and prominent Republican He died Saturday at age 85 of a heart attack Clark served in the Assembly as Wood County representative from 1921 to 1952 and then as state senator succeeding Melvin R Laird before retiring in 1962
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Wisconsin Rapids
Wis
United Methodist Church
W. W. Clark
Vesper
Wisconsin
Clark
Wood County
Melvin R. Laird
Former President of Dental Group Dies
MILWAUKEE AP Services will be held Wednesday for Dr. Charles J. Baumann Sr. a dentist in Milwaukee for 53 years and former president of the Wisconsin State Dental Society in 1941. Baumann, 75, died Monday of heart disease after serving in three wars with the Army Medical Corps in World War I, the 401st Infantry of the 101st Division in World War II, and in Germany training a mobile dental unit during the Korean conflict.
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Milwaukee
Charles J. Baumann
Wisconsin State Dental Society
Baumann
Army Medical Corps
401St Infantry
101St Division
Germany
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Chamber of Commerce
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Charles W. Hill, Sr
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la Crescent Lions
Solon
Dental Group
Richard OT
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Roellig
Wont
Duper
Universal
Boeing
LA Crosse
Batavian National Bank OF LA Crosse
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