Monroe council rezones west side and sewer project approved
The Monroe City Council rezoned most of the Modern Housing site from Business to R-2 with a boundary segment remaining Business, and awarded a $6,547.50 sewer contract to Lawrenz and Associates. The body also restricted new building in the Urban Renewal area, added stop signs at three intersections, approved a reserve fire truck, and addressed emergency terminations and other city business.
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Monroe
Value Village
6Th and 7Th Avenues
21St St
26Th Streets
Lawrenz and
Wisconsin
3Rd Avenue
Lucey backs Weaver as top merger system head
Madison Wisconsin Governor Patrick J Lucey reaffirmed John C Weaver as his No 1 pick to lead a merged university system despite Weaver criticizing the merger plan. Weaver urged lawmakers to reject the bill saying it is poorly conceived and would cause duplication and higher costs. The bill, backed by Lucey, faces Senate action after approval by the Joint Finance Committee.
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Madison
Wis
Patrick J. Lucey
University of Wisconsin
John C. Weaver
Weaver
Lacey
Senate
Joint Finance Committee
Indians End Dam Occupation at Winter Dam
Militant Ingans ended their three day seizure of the Winter dam after a favorable response from the governor and a promised meeting to discuss grievances. Lac Court Oreilles chairman Rich Baker said talks were set for August 16 or 17 with Gov. Lucey and representatives. More than 100 Lac Court Oreilles members and supporters seized the dam to reclaim land now under the Chippewa Flowage.
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Winter
Wis
Winter Dam
Patrick J. Lucey
Lac Court Oreilles
Bill Would Nix Samples In Public Health Bills
The Wisconsin Senate committee endorsed a bill to ban smoking on public transportation and to state that cigarette health warnings do not shield civil action. The panel split on related measures but acted unanimously on the key proposal.
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Madison, Wis
Senate
Government and Veterans Affairs Committee
Toll number drops slightly in 1971 Wisconsin deaths
Wisconsin's 1971 road toll stood at 579, two fewer than last year. An elderly Eau Claire woman, Marie Liddell, 74, was struck and killed crossing U S 53 in Eau Claire. Viktoras Stuopus, 51, of Cicero Illinois, died when his car overturned on U S 12 about two miles south of Lake Geneva.
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Wisconsin
Eau Claire
Cicero, Ill
Marie Liddell
U.S
Viktoras Stuopus
Cicero
Ill
U.S. 12
Lake Geneva
Birth control crusader lectures at Wisconsin campus
William Baird spoke to about 500 at the University of Wisconsin on contraception and abortion and was not arrested. He displayed substitutes like aspirin and deodorant to mock police and defy a Wisconsin law banning contraceptives for the unmarried, while facing prior charges from Ashland last year. District Attorney’s office had advised no arrests amid the case evolving in higher courts.
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Madison
Wis
Wiliam Baird
University of Wisconsin
Baird
Wisconsin
Ashland
Ins
Dane County
University
Sete Semel Doyle
District Comtand
Hempstead
N.Y
Apollo 15 Prepares Lunar Exit and Farthest Space Walk
Apollo 15 astronauts David Scott James Irwin and Alfred Worden near the end of six days on the moon plan to eject a small satellite to probe lunar secrets at 3 10 p m CDT and later fire Endeavour to begin a three day trip home Worden will perform a space walk on Thursday about 196 000 miles from Earth to retrieve film canisters from the rear equipment bay The crew focused cameras and instruments on Hadley Base while Mission Control relayed lunar surface images and faced a possible eclipse camera power loss
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David R. Scott
James B. Irwin
Alfred M. Worden
Earth
Aining
Scott
Mission Control Center
Irwin
Hadley Base
Boot Hill
Worden
Moon
Naten
Endeavour
Monroe Men Recall 1918 Battle and Veterans Gatherings
Monroe veterans John J. Burkhard and Boesch recall the August 4 1918 action near Fismes on the battlefield of France as Burkhard was wounded three times and later became a California resident. Boesch, a former Monroe police motor officer, has returned from Arkansas. Burkhard plans Milwaukee and California trips while joining old Co H comrades at Legion events and a Last Man’s Club gathering with other Monroe veterans.
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Co. H
Monroe
Fismes
France
Co. G
Madison
John J. Burkhard
Eauil Boesex
Boesch
Burkhard
Napa
Calif
Mil Boesch
Ozarks
Arkansas
Emil Boesch
United States
Switzerland
Milwaukee
California
State Legion
Maxwell Street Day Preview Draws Bargains in Monroe
Friday features Maxwell Street Day with Monroe merchants advertising a wide array of goods. The Times invites readers to stroll Monroe streets for bargains, urging participation in the sale and noting the event’s value for shoppers.
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Monroe
Maxwell Street
Paratroopers Move in War Zone D Near Saigon
Five thousand South Vietnamese paratroopers move into jungles of War Zone D northeast of Saigon to check infiltration and hunt enemy supply depots. Senate promises new disclosures on CIA funding of Laos operations amid war era tensions.
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Saigon
Washington
Senate
Central Intelligence Agency
Laos
Centralized Blackhawk Tech Vocational Center Debate
At a Green County meeting on a proposed 5 million Blackhawk Tech Vocational Center, officials note Green County and Madison and Fennimore participate in tech education. Pierce backs the center amid calls for more public information and careful site selection, while Isely opposes absent details. Local leaders cite rising 0-17 populations and the need to train tradespeople, with cautions on tax questions and duplication of facilities.
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Blackhawk Tech Vocational Technical Center
Green County Court House
Blackhawk Tech
Black Hawk Tech
Green County
Madison
Fennimore
Pierce
Janesville
Beloit
Thomas Graham
Rock County
Graham
Blackhawk Vocational Board Delays Bond Action in Special Session
In a special session the Blackhawk Vocational Technical School board agreed to wait two weeks before acting on a 3.9 million bond to fund a centralized facility for Rock and Green Counties. Questions from Janesville and Beloit must be answered before the August 18 vote. A $5.2 million total cost, Watertown architect hired, federal aid and reserves cover the gap.
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Blackhawk Vocational Technical School
Janesville
Beloit
Rock and Green
Watertown
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