Future Of Bus Companies Break In 21 State Cities
Wisconsin faces an urban bus crisis as 21 cities report losses and riders drop from 230 million in 1950 to 100 million in 1968. Gausmann outlines state aid, local solutions, and potential transit authority debates, while officials warn of higher welfare costs if service collapses. Public info campaigns and regional planning urged to improve mass transit viability.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Arne L. Gausmann
Department of Transportation
Sys
Mass League of Wisconsin
Gausmann
League
Ruth Radata
Kenosha
Sam Lagow
Department of Natural Resources
Robert K. Ham
University of Wisconsin Engineering
On Guard XI How To Handle An Obscene Phone Call
A guide on coping with obscene and harassing phone calls from the Bell System. It details why calls occur, how they affect victims, and steps to respond. Advice covers identifying callers, training children, and actions such as changing numbers, logging incidents, and involving police and the phone company.
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Associated Press
Bell System
Robert Bolivar DePugh
Parliamentary Minutemen
Minutemen
Counties Gain Power Push From Milwaukee Leader
Milwaukee County Executive John Doyne urged merging city and village districts into county government to curb fragmentation. He urged home rule, broader urban leadership, and reorganization before counties take on area wide tasks. Governor Knowles warned taxpayers against false tax relief promises amid the campaign.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
John Doyne
Doyne
League of Wisconsin Municipalities
Milwaukee County
Outagamie
Brown
Dane County
Warren P. Knowles
Nelson Short Set Third District Tour
Sen Gaylord Nelson and Ray Short of Platteville will tour the 3rd District this weekend. Begin with a fund raising luncheon in Viroqua followed by a private reception in La Crosse at Dr Gundersen Jr home. They will attend a dinner for Virg il Roberts at the Fireside then a Sauk County fund raising reception in Wisconsin Dells and a 7 PM dinner in Richland Center honoring Joanne Duren.
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Gaylord Nelson
Ray Short
Platteville
Short
Viroqua
Gunnar A. Gundersen Jr
la Crosse
Virgil Roberts
State Assembly
Sauk County
Wisconsin Dells
Richland Center
Joanne Duren
Soviets Launch Cosmos Moscow Satellite
The Soviet Union launched its 374th unmanned satellite in the Cosmos series. Official notes indicate the new craft achieves a high orbit this year, similar to earlier wide orbit satellites launched in the past.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Trash Barrels Cited As Pollution Sources
Milwaukee county air pollution engineer Fred R. Rehm warned at an incineration forum that dispersed trash barrels and smouldering dumps in the county may emit cancer producing agents far more than a municipal incinerator. About 200 officials attended the sponsored review by Wisconsin Gas and Wisconsin Natural Gas.
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Milwaukee
Milwaukee County
Fred R. Rehm
Wisconsin Gas Co
Wisconsin Natural Gas Co
Racine
Deer Attacks Highlight Dangers Of Wild Antlers
Autumn incident on Herbert B estate ends fatally after a tame deer rams him with its antlers. A second man, Joseph Strief, is knocked down by a deer that escaped from a Racine zoo and repeatedly attacked him before he escaped. The piece notes antlered reindeer dangers, mentions Lapps in Scandinavia, and promotes Uncle Ray’s Alphabet leaflet via La Crosse Tribune publishers.
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Herbert B
Joseph S
Racine
Sweden
Finland
Uncle Ray
la Crosse Tribune
Publishers-Hall Syndicate
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Minn
ST. Paul
E. I. Malone
Minnesota
By Bernard Gavzer
D. A. Brown
Dorothy Ann Brown
Milady
Banam
Phnom Penh
Knowles
Jack Olson
Patrick J. Lucey
Marquardt
LA Crosse ST
Nelson
Jack
LA Crosse County
Republican Party
Ray A. Sunder
Treas
Ray
Canada
Bernard Gavzer
The
4Th & Cass Sts
Pepsi-Cola
Mobil
Mobil Oil Corporation
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