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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1972
Page
1
About 150 beer bar owners occupied the Wisconsin Assembly chambers delaying Gov. Patrick J. Lucey’s joint session address by over an hour. They sought assurances that liquor licenses would be granted despite local bans, and demanded action in the special session.
The Green County Board of Supervisors reorganized in a statutory session Tuesday night. C. S. Pierce was reelected chairman and Ray Grady became first vice chairman with Stanley Knight as second. Committees were reappointed with changes in Social Services and Agriculture. Jack Marty replaced James Volkert on Social Services due to Volkert moving to Illinois. Inter-account funds were transferred and the meeting adjourned.
Monroe voters witnessed the installation of Mayor Clifford Reasa and new aldermen including Mrs. Shirley Mitchell first woman on the council. Robert Tschudy became council president after a 6-2 vote. Coplien to Board of Public Works. Lux and Rieder also named to posts. Several wage actions and permits were approved along with bids, a deed to Swiss Colony, and a policy on street cuts. Spruce Up day announced for April 29 and civil defense sirens to be tested midweek.
Southern Wisconsin enjoyed highs in the high 70s under sunny skies on Tuesday, a brief flirtation with near summer weather before a swift return to early spring chill. Those outside without coats during supper hour felt the rapid switch as temperatures cooled and goose bumps set in.
The Commerce Department reports GNP rose $30.3 billion in Q1 1972 at an 11.8 percent annual pace. Inflation surged 6.2 percent after the wage price freeze ended, creating a post freeze bulge the administration says has since subsided.
In Vietnam, Communist forces overran a battalion HQ in Binh Dinh and captured Hoai An, marking a coastal central coast advance amid the three week offensive. Apollo 16 sped toward lunar orbit after docking maneuvers, aiming for a Thursday landing in the moon’s southern highlands with John Young and Charles Duke aboard. In Londonderry, Britain’s top judge criticized both marchers and troops over Bloody Sunday, while a White House aide agreed to testify on Thursday in the Kleindienst probe. A bomb in Bellflower, California, damaged offices and shattered windows across 50 buildings in a two‑block radius.
City residents are urged by the street department to keep leaves and yard debris out of the curb lines to prevent sewer blockages during spring precipitation. Yard waste should be placed in containers and disposed of via clean-up day, incinerator, dump, or curbside garbage bags for pickup.
Milwaukee FBI agent Robert Dean outlined the agency's jurisdiction including interstate crimes and federal investigations at the Green County Law Enforcement Association annual dinner at the VFW Club. The talk covered history, headquarters, and joint work with local officers, with a question period following.
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