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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1972
Page
1
Wisconsin Power and Light plans spending 10.5 million for two 50,000 kilowatt gas turbine units at the Rock River plant between Beloit and Janesville. They expect completion by summer 1973, aimed at easing potential power shortages if the Kewaunee nuclear unit delays.
The Wisconsin Highway Commission reaffirmed its plan to build two four lane expressways through Rock County from Madison to Milwaukee, with Wisconsin 18 and Wisconsin 11 east from Janesville merging at Darien, then continuing as a single expressway to Milwaukee, and it will begin right of way purchases.
AP report notes Senator Gaylord Nelson introduces March 28 a measure to bar the Upper St. Croix River from linking Lake Superior to the Mississippi River as part of an omnibus rivers project. Environment group seeks halt on the Kickapoo River dam in La Farge, asking Judge Doyle for a temporary injunction. bids set for May 1 but Governor Lucey declines to stop the project.
Milwaukee shows the sixth highest cost of living among major U S cities at 107 percent of the national average as of fall 1971, with Green Bay at 23rd and Anchorage topping the list. In Madison, consumer education is urged for K through 12 students to prep 18 year olds for contracts and the adult market, while state officials prioritize comparing public and private pension plans for the 1973 legislative session upon requests from groups like the Wisconsin Association of School Boards.
Dr. Edward Leone of Milwaukee was named president-elect of the Wisconsin State Dental Society and will assume the presidency in April 1973. Other officers include Dr. A. M. Steer, De Pere. Dr. Paul K. Copoulos, Milwaukee. Dr. Norbert M. Sabin, Elkhorn. and Dr. W. K. Remington, Chippewa Falls. The three day convention ended. MADISON AP about 20 people urged use of a banned Vietnam herbicide. Lawrence Mott advises against its use.
President Nixon announced in a national address that 20,000 U.S. troops will be withdrawn from South Vietnam by July 1, bringing total forces to 49,000. He said bombing North Vietnam would continue until Hanoi halts its invasion, and urged unity against Communist aggression while resuming Paris talks to press for progress and release of prisoners of war.
Apollo 16 astronauts John W. Young Charles M Duke Jr and Thomas K Mattingly II near the end of their 11 day lunar mission as they aim for a 1 44 pm CST splashdown 178 miles southeast of Christmas Island and 1519 miles south of Hawaii. They fired thrusters to refine landing and avoid Penrhyn Island as carrier USS Ticonderoga reports ideal weather and seas.
Nancy Anderson daughter of Mr and Mrs Edmund Anderson was named Allan F Barnard Most Valuable Player at Monroe High School Bands spring concert in the gym. The award presented by director Joseph Rieraldo followed tryouts with a secret ballot and honored five runners up Peggy Tackett Bob Crandall Diana Irvin Barbara Sulzer and Mary Sulzer. Two student conductors Barbara Marty and Paul Barrett debuted directing Mozart and Beethoven pieces in a program featuring the Symphonic and Concert Bands and a Brass Choir. The concert included works by Palestrina Chance Husa Jacob and Stradella with performances cited as showcasing the bands capacity amid an evening of varied classical and contemporary works.
The Southwestern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission adopted resolutions to study solid waste management and economic development and manpower planning. It will develop proposals with county committees and University Extension offices and endorsed existing county plans as interim steps toward comprehensive regional plans.
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