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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1972
Page
1
Gov Patrick J Lucey said the 1973 session will focus on no fault insurance probate reform and property tax reduction. He predicted dramatic progressive legislation and the most productive session since 1911 when income tax teachers pension unemployment and vocational schools were created.
The first weekend of August brought widespread rain across Wisconsin as showers moved from the east to the northwest and then the rest of the state. Mequon recorded almost 1.2 inches in 24 hours ending 7 am, while Rhinelander Superior Green Bay Pewaukee and Milwaukee areas saw 0.75 inch or more. Madison Viroqua and La Crosse logged about 0.66 to 0.50 inches, with Lone Rock at 0.03 inch.
The Experimental Aircraft Association said about 250000 people attended the week long Oshkosh fly in at Wittman Airport. Four thousand planes took part with 43869 landings and takeoffs surpassing last year. Aircraft parking rose 30 percent from 1971 as planes from 50 states and 53 foreign countries stayed through the show. Extra FAA staff and controllers supported the event with special weather facilities onsite.
Terrance Tienor, 15, of rural Reedsville, died in a Manitowoc hospital after sustaining injuries Saturday when he fell from a dump truck on the Paul Braun farm south of Cato. Coroner James Powers cited internal bleeding as the cause. His brother was driving the truck at the time of the mishap.
Weekend crashes raise the 1972 Wisconsin highway fatality toll to 641, up from 609 a year earlier. Victims include Miss Ann Kashian, 34, of South Milwaukee, who died after a motorcycle crash at an interstate intersection in Milwaukee, and several others across Sheboygan, Green Bay, Milwaukee, Random Lake, Hugo, Cedarburg, and nearby areas.
The Wisconsin Malt Beverage Association proposes a temporary class B liquor license bill to aid beer bars until 1973. The measure would let municipalities issue limited licenses expiring June 30, 1973, while urging Gov. Lucey to convene a fall special session for quick consideration.
US command says scores of warplanes from Bien Hoa damaged 14 Soviet T54 tanks on the Saigon Phnom Penh highway inside Cambodia. Tanks tried to encircle Kompong Trabek as North Vietnamese forces press a major offensive. In the Dien Bien area, U S Navy jets hit Haiphong area depots while F4 Phantoms targeted Cao Ning bridge spans. One US plane was reported down. pilot rescued.
Sen George McGovern trains Sargent Shriver for the running mate job amid a busy campaign push. Shriver seeks to energize the ticket with focus on foreign policy and welfare while preparing to hit the road in major cities. He confirms support from Rose Kennedy and Edward M Kennedy and plans a Tuesday meeting with the Democratic National Committee.
The 112th Jo Daviess County Fair in Warren Illinois opens Tuesday at the Warren Fairgrounds with 4 H judging and markets. Grand Ole Opry stars Ernest Tubb Pee Wee King Redd Stewart and others perform Friday night at 8. Jo Daviess County Queen Pageant Wednesday 8 30 p m with Miss Illinois of 1972 as host.
In Belfast two British soldiers and a youth are killed as sectarian clashes erupt across Ulster. An armored jeep is wrecked by a mine near County Fermanagh, while gunfire from anti-tank weapons prompts raids on Andersonstown homes. The IRA signals a resumption of operations amid cross border movement and riots at Casement Sports Park. The death toll in Ulster since 1969 reaches 492 with 283 this year.
The official weekend rainfall for Monroe is 1.21 inches based on the U.S. gauge at the Sewage plant. The 24 hour total at 7 a.m. Sunday was 0.37 inches and 0.84 inches by 7 a.m. today. About half of Sunday night rain fell in a 20 minute period with the rest drizzling.
About 1,500 people attended the 42nd annual Volk fest in New Glarus on Sunday, hosted by the New Glarus Maennerchor. The Swiss music program started at 1 p.m. and wrapped before rainfall, drawing out-of-state visitors including a Chicago charter bus. Volunteers called it the best program yet, celebrating Swiss national liberation on August 1, 1291.
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