Justice Dept seeks block on Heileman brewery deal
The Justice Department filed a federal suit in Detroit to stop G Heileman Brewing Co from acquiring Associated Brewing Co, Detroit. The planned April 22 closing would lessen competition in beer production and sales across Minnesota Michigan Indiana Kentucky Iowa Wisconsin Ohio and Illinois. In Illinois, Larry Darwin and Roger Osmond, both 23 and 24 respectively, died by electrocution when a crane contacted a high voltage line near South Beloit.
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Aspin blocks bill on tobacco tax relief plan
Rep. Les Aspin objects to a parliamentary procedure, stopping a bill that would give the cigar industry a 120 million dollar tax cut through 1979. Supporters from Wisconsin groups cited profit declines, and the measure was withdrawn after Aspin’s objection.
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Les Aspin
D-Wis
House
Wisconsin Tobacco Growers Association
Edgerton
Northern Wisconsin Cooperative Tobacco Pool
Viroqua
Aspin
Taxpayer Delays 1971 Tax Payment Until Midnight Deadline
In Milwaukee a unnamed taxpayer explains he waited until the Monday deadline to pay his 1971 federal income taxes. He says the government has not done a damn thing for him and he owes them money, so he is in no hurry.
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Milwaukee
Lawrence University Agrees to Demands After Sit-In
An Afro American Association spokesman says Lawrence University will modify and meet its demands after a sit in by several members who barricaded themselves in the administration building. The school plans to double black enrollment from about 70 by budgeting 35 more minority students.
Wisconsin students plan energy actions against war with walkout
Madison AP reports Tim Higgins of the Wisconsin Student Association says a week of protests against war will unfold after a weekend meeting in Washington where 30 campus leaders endorsed a National Student Association resolution for a national student strike. The actions will culminate in a campus walkout on Friday.
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Wisconsin Student Association
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Washington
National Student Association
Navy Sanguine project faces fresh UW critique
Milwaukee AP report says the Navy released an impact statement for Project Sanguine and a UW team disputes its feasibility and environmental claims. The plan envisions an underground antenna network in Northern Wisconsin to emit an extremely low frequency signal with limited environmental effects. The UW researchers challenge the Navy’s size predictions and note other sites in New York and Texas are under study.
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Nixon halts most air raids above 20th parallel in Vietnam
Reports say Nixon paused attacks north of latitude 20 in Hanoi Haiphong area to pressure North Vietnam as South Vietnam fights on. Laird said no substantiation of a halt north of the line and raids continue. Saigon notes claim heavy fighting with near 700 North Vietnamese killed.
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Paris
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le Duc Tho
Price Commission weighs controls on food items
AP reports Price Commission Chairman Dickson Grayson told Congress the panel is studying potential food price controls and tightening existing ones. He noted raw farm products are currently unregulated and that producers and grocers may pass price increases to shoppers. Grayson spoke as controls influence prices already.
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Price Commission
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Commission
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Ane Grayson
Senate panel grills Laird on Indochina air strikes
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee pressed Defense Secretary Laird for details on U S air attacks deep in North Vietnam after voting to halt funds for combat. Secretary Rogers defended bombing around Hanoi and Haiphong in testimony to the panel.
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Senate Foreign Relations Committee
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North Vietnam
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Senate Armed Services Committee
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Haiphong
Foreign Relations Panel
Firemen Answer Two Rural Calls Near Monroe
Monroe volunteers responded to two rural fires Monday afternoon. The first at Ted Rahberger farm in Jefferson Township damaged shed walls after wind sparked a grass and barn fire. second at Lloyd Deininger farm in Clarnon Township involved stump burning under control. Fire officials urged reporting clarity and stump burn notifications.
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Jefferson Township
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Fritz Lanz
Lloyd Deininger
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Apollo 16 recovers from guidance snag en route to Moon
Apollo 16 astronauts Mattingly Young and Duke faced a temporary inertial guidance lock that halted left right movement. Ground control sent commands to realign the platform and restore attitude as the voyage continued toward lunar orbit and a Des Cartes landing planned for Thursday afternoon.
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