Wisconsin Governor Bets on McGovern in Democratic Primary
Gov. Patrick J. Lucey said he expects Sen. George S. McGovern to win Wisconsin’s 12-candidate Democratic primary. He spoke neutrally about the race after talks with county party officials and noted McGovern’s campaign inertia for the milestone contest.
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Madison
Patrick J. Lucey
George S. McGovern
South Dakota
Lucey
John F. Kennedy
Wisconsin
Milwaukee, Wis
George McGovern
Devitt seeks subpoenas for 10 officials on report alteration
State Sen. James Devitt Republican Greenfield says he asked for subpoenas for ten state officials and employees to testify at a Tuesday committee hearing. The hearing, led by the Senate Health and Social Services Committee, concerns alleged alterations of reports from a February inspection of the Southern Wisconsin Colony and Training School in Union Grove.
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Madison
James Devitt
Wisconsin panel backs state subsidy for mass transit
A subcommittee of the Citizens Study Committee on Metropolitan Problems proposed state legislation to allow Wisconsin to subsidize public and private mass transit systems. Financing could come from higher gasoline taxes and automobile license fees.
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Milwaukee
State Citizens Study Committee On
Patrick J. Lucey
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Pays More In Federal Taxes Than Grants
The Public Expenditure Survey reports Wisconsin pays 1.38 dollars in federal taxes for every dollar received in federal grants. It notes Wisconsin sent 8 million to federal taxes supporting aid programs while receiving 422.1 million in federal grants.
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Madison
Boy 14 Found Dead in Ravine in Fond du Lac
Coroner Fred Decker ruled out foul play after an autopsy failed to determine the cause of death of James N. Vander Boom whose body was found in a ravine Saturday. Police Chief Cornelius Olsen said further probes await State Crime Laboratory findings. the boy was last seen Friday evening by his parents and was reported missing that night. A man walking his dog found the body Saturday afternoon.
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North Fond DU Lac
Fred Decker
Fond du Lac
Cornelius Olsen
State Crime Laboratory
James N. Vander Boom
Paul Vander Boom
Bond Continued In Abduction Case Of Steven Alm
Paul Matthews and his wife Mary Matthews appeared for a preliminary hearing in Eau Claire County Court on charges of kidnapping and being a party to the crime in the March 8 abduction of Steven Alm 17. Bond of 50000 each was continued and they were bound over to circuit court for trial with no date set. Two other persons are charged. Alm was released unharmed after ransom paid by his father, most of which has been recovered.
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EAU Claire
Whitehall Area
Steven Alm
Paul Matthews
Mary
Matthews
Young Alm
State Rep John Slaby to not seek re election
State Rep John W Slaby Democrat of Phillips said he will not run again this fall and will return to full time law practice He notes the office demanded enormous time leaving little for family and his law practice Slaby was first elected to the Assembly in 1970 The district includes Price Rusk and Sawyer Counties
Kimberly-Clark Sells Niagara Mill to Pentair in Consolidation
Kimberly-Clark Corp. says it completed the sale of its Niagara pulp-paper mill in Neenah to Pentair Industries of Minneapolis. It is the third of four mills in the company’s consolidation program. Pentair initially balked at the purchase over state pollution orders and employee resistance to a new contract.
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Neenah (Ap
Kimberly-Clark Corp
Niagara
Pentair Industries
Minneapolis
Kimberly-Clark
Pentair
Three Teens Die of Gas Poisoning in Car
In La Farge Vernon County three youths Steven Hagen 16 Philip Green 18 and Duane Frye 17 died from apparent carbon monoxide poisoning while sitting in a car parked outside a relative's home. Coroner says exhaust leak caused the death during the chat.
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LA Farge
Vernon County
Winnifred Otte
Steven Hagen
Philip Green
Hillsboro
Duane Frye
Beloit
Husong Murder Trial Opens in Green Bay
Wisconsin toll rises to 194 with three more deaths including two from Wausau in separate accidents. In Green Bay, Brian L. Hussong 21 faces first degree murder charges for the Sept 24 shooting of state game technician Neil La Fave 32 at the Sensiba Game Preserve after his December arrest.
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Wausau
Wisconsin
Green Bay
Brian L. Hussong
Hussong
Neil la Fave
Sensiba
Special needs discussed at GCARC Monday meet
Mrs. Jayne Wittenmyer spoke at the Green County Association For Retarded Children meeting in the Special Education Building about helping handicapped youth and their families. Madison, Wisconsin Association Division of Parent Helper Service, urged helpers to learn legal and court procedures and to inform authorities of special problems. A slide presentation on problems and services is available, and a dentist list for severely handicapped children was announced.
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Jayne Wittenmyer
Madison
Wisconsin Association Division
Parent Helper Service
Green County Association
Green County
Robert Maurer
Monroe
Milo Miller
Alvin Riese
Alfred Aiken
Robert Beckwith
Palmer Knobel
New Glarus
E.J. Kaderly
Juda
South Vietnamese lose bases as North Vietnamese push in
South Vietnamese forces report two more bases fallen in the northern province as U S air and naval units strike the invaders. The northern front commander claims the incursion across the DMZ has been halted after five days, while the navy abandoned its Cua Viet River mouth base. Fire Base Anne near Quang Tri City reportedly falls.
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Saigon
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
Associated Press
Holger Jensen
Cua Viet River
Anne
Quang Tri City
Jensen
Hoang Xuan Lam
Dong Ha
Lam
Dmz
North Vietnam
Laos
Nixon rules out ground forces in Vietnam crisis
President Nixon rejects returning U S ground troops to Vietnam but keeps option open for waves of American air strikes on North Vietnam. The Viet Cong urged renewed peace talks and Wisconsin voters prepared for a presidential primary with McGovern favored by Gov. Lucey.
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Washington
Nixon
U. S
South Vietnam
Voters turnout climbs at City Hall on presidential primary day
Crowds fill City Hall for the presidential primary with wards 1 through 8 reporting steady ballots. By 11 a.m. 768 voters had cast ballots, and 66 had voted in Albany Village Hall while 18 did in the township. Polls stay open until 8 p.m.
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Freda Bray
Monticello
Albany
Brown Swiss herd sails to Japan with Toyo Ishida special trainer
Twenty two registered Brown Swiss heifers from the Voegeli Farm near Monticello and New Glarus depart by truck to San Francisco for air cargo to Japan. Toyo Ishida will fly home to Honshu while the cattle go to three Japanese farms to form foundation stock and support a new cattle association. The animals, tested for TB Brucellosis IBR BVD Johne's disease and other illnesses, will be fed rice straw and grain in Japan. Toyo plans to return by April 14 after accompanying the animals partway by air due to dock strikes.
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Monticello
New Glarus
Japan
Toyosabura
Toyo
Ishida
Howard Voegels
San Francisco
Honshu Island
Iwate Pref
United States
Voegeli Farm
America
Wisconsin
Illinois
Johne
Yoko Mochizuki
Yoko
Howard Voegeli
Voegeli Brown
Canada
Voegelis
Hiroshi Aoki
Toshiki Hata
Hidekazu Nakai
Times
Helen E. Zimmerli
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