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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1970
Page
1
AP reports Wisconsin faces possible elimination of a congressional district after 1960 population growth lag, with Rep. Henry Reuss urging a double check of the 1970 census to ensure all residents are counted. Wisconsin officials weigh reapportionment implications for 1970s political map.
Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey Circus aims to celebrate its centennial in Wisconsin and is negotiating with railroads for a 25 car train to transport animals and performers back to Baraboo, home of the Ringling family.
Four of twelve high school seniors who received financial awards from a Fond du Lac Elks club decided to donate the funds to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. They cited the club's restrictive membership clause in a letter to the Fond du Lac Commonwealth Reporter.
The U S airline industry for the first time backed continued development of an American supersonic transport. A letter to SST chief William M Magruder urged persistence to maintain U S aviation leadership amid ongoing SST efforts and industry support.
The New Mexico Health Department quarantines Philmont Scout Ranch after a young Michigan scout dies, possibly from a contagious disease. About 10,000 scouts and leaders are at Philmont, with Wisconsin sources noting 27 youths and four leaders from Sheboygan County. Milwaukee marquette U urges participation in election campaign but won’t recess classes before November ballots.
State Senator Verala U. Lorge of Bear Creek says he will introduce in 1971 a bill to ban non returnable food and drink containers. He argues such bottles convert wetlands into rat infested garbage dumps and vows action to curb solid waste.
Trains carry 12,500 rocket units and 3,000 tons of nerve gas toward Sunny Point North Carolina for sea disposal after loading 305 vaults near Anniston Alabama. Officials cite safety, while U Thant condemns ocean dumping as a violation.
The Suez Canal zone reported quiet for the first time since the 1967 war as the U S proposed cease-fire prompts indirect peace talks. Israeli and Egyptian spokesmen noted lull along the canal while rockets from Jordan targeted the Dead Sea area with no casualties. U N envoy Gunnar Jarring planned talks with Israeli, Egyptian and Jordanian diplomats on a path to negotiations, likely in New York, Geneva or Nicosia. Premier Golda Meir praised steadiness and political effort toward a broader peace, while warning that easing conflicts elsewhere remains challenging.
A gun battle outside the Hall of Justice in Marin County killed Superior Court Judge Harold J. Haley, three convicts, and the intruder Jonathan P. Jackson during a midmorning trial. A deputy district attorney and a convict-witness were wounded. additional jurors were injured or treated for minor injuries. The incident followed an armed escape attempt by six captors and three convicts, linked to the Soledad Brothers case.
Mary Linda Kasabian who testified in the Tate murders case seeks immediate immunity in exchange for her testimony. Defense argues immunity could prompt a recantation, while prosecutors promise protection and continued jail until safety is assured. Kasabian testified tearfully about Manson's orders and the killings as her cross examination proceeds.
The Federal Trade Commission plans a new rule to require cigarette ads to list tar content to the nearest milligram and nicotine to the nearest tenth milligram. Public hearings begin October 15, and the proposal could become law if adopted, with health hazards cited from a 1966 Surgeon General study.
Madison and Dane County billed the state for 333,577 to cover law officer salaries equipment and medical costs during University of Wisconsin disruptions May 4 to 19. The tally includes about 200 Madison officers 75 sheriff's deputies 50 traffic officers 50 mutual aid staff 40 treated medics repairs to 30 police cars and 23167 for tear gas.
Wisconsin student Mark Winzenried, age 20, runs for the United States Track team in Paris Germany Russia and Sweden during July and August. He posts a lifetime best 880 yard time 1 45.6 in Germany and later wins in Stockholm. He expects Oslo Cologne Malmo and Helsinki meets with Olympic champion Ralph Doubell to follow.
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