Wisconsin toll climbs to 212 after weekend crashes
A Milwaukee fatal accident and six weekend deaths push Wisconsin's 1972 traffic toll to 212, up from 178 on the same date last year. Rep. Les Aspin proposes temporarily increasing oil imports from Canada to bridge the gap while a Canada to Alaska pipeline is studied and built.
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Les Aspin
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Alaska
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Interior Department
Proxmire Criticizes Air Force Over Deficient Planes
Sen. William Proxmire blasted the Air Force as the biggest satisfied consumer of lemons in military procurement. He cited the Cs cargo transport as costly and faulty, noting 3,327 landing-gear failures in six months and 15 planes accepted from February to September with an average of 271 deficiencies per aircraft.
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William Proxmire
Air Force
Wisconsin Democrat
Wisconsin governor Lucey tours Kyoto shrines with party
Wisconsin Governor Patrick Lucey and spouses toured Enryakuji Temple on Mt. Hiei in Kyoto and Shiga prefecture. The visit included Kinakuji Temple, Heian Shrine, a Japanese luncheon, a dinner party, and traditional dances with Gov. Kinichiro Nozaki hosting.
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Patrick Lucey
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Virgin Islands
Mt. Hiei
Kinichiro Nozaki
Shiga
Kinkakuji Temple
Heian Shrine
Mills Says Phase 2 Controls Fail to Curb Inflation
Wausau AP President Nixon’s Phase 2 price and wage controls are not controlling inflation and do nothing to improve employment, says Rep. Wilbur Mills, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, at a fundraising luncheon for Rep. David Obey in Wisconsin.
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Wisconsin congressmen urge strength for arms talks
Wisconsin lawmakers Glenn Davis and Clement Zablocki on WISN-TV urged that continued defense spending could secure leverage in disarmament talks. They argued a position of strength is essential to curb the arms race and achieve limits on weapons. Meanwhile unseasonable warmth arrived with highs in the 40s and 50s, while wintry snow fell north and east, including four inches in Superior.
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U S B52s Return to North Vietnam Air War Deep Strike
U S B52 bombers flew again over North Vietnam for the first time in over four years, targeting Vinh 145 miles northwest of the DMZ in a deep penetration show of force. South Vietnam reports crushing the DMZ spearhead and shifts 20,000 more troops toward An Loc as naval guns and air power press the battlefield. One F4 Phantom shot down, crew rescued. nine ships bombarded DMZ areas, with three artillery batteries knocked out and several explosions reported.
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Demilitarized Zone
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An Loc
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John R. Craig
Ronan
Navy
Craig
Provo man charged as hijack attempts foiled in San Diego
A California man Stanley Harlan Speck, 31, of San Francisco, was arrested after a Pacific Southwest Airlines Boeing 727 bound from Oakland to San Diego was ordered to divert to Lindbergh Field. The hijacker, armed with a grenade threat, fled with maps. two FBI agents in disguise captured him as the plane sat on the ramp. Earlier, a Provo man was charged in a Utah hijacking seeking $500,000 in ransom.
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Arthur Steck
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Salt Lake City
Apollo 16 countdown begins for moon highlands mission
AP reports from CAPE KENNEDY that the countdown started at 7 30 a m CST aiming for 12 54 p m Sunday as the crew seeks volcanic activity clues in the Descartes region high in lunar mountains. Oscar night labor dispute could blackout TV coverage as stagehands strike looms. Lyndon Johnson shows improving signs after heart attack doctor says and may return home. James Byrnes dies after long illness once a congressman justice and secretary of state. IRA punishing attack on a pregnant housewife blamed on an IRA squad. North Vietnamese across DMZ feared to spark a South Vietnamese uprising, Pentagon says.
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Earthquake Devastates Southern Iran Area
A powerful quake struck southern Iran at 5 38 a m local time. The 7 0 magnitude temblor leveled mud brick villages near Qeer and Karzin, killing many women and children and prompting relief efforts led by Prime Minister Hoveida. Authorities coordinated air rescues, water supply work, and road repairs as Army engineers aided in access to Shiraz Jahrom and Firoozabad. The region, 120 miles from Persepolis, has faced drought and heavy snow prior to the disaster.
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Karzin
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Mahmoud Reza
Shiraz
Jahram
Firoozabad
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