Badger briefs seek reading on UW tuition
Wisconsin higher education officials study the effects of President Nixon's wage and price freeze on proposed UW and state university tuition and room costs. UW chancellor Irving Shain says full implications are unclear as the plan may not cover proposed increases. State university director Eugene McPhee will consult the attorney general to gauge freeze impact amid a tied up state budget and unsettled faculty salary plans.
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Madison
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Wisconsin
Nixon
University of Wisconsin
State University
Irving Shain
Eugene McPhee
Attorney General's Office
Wisconsin toll reaches 639 in 1971 road deaths
The Associated Press reports Wisconsin's traffic fatalities rose to 639 after three crashes Monday. Milwaukee man A Lawrence Van Dreel, 56, was struck while crossing on the West Side. Five year old Janeen Oberst of Belgium died crossing Ozaukee County Trunk D. Peter Kabus, 70, of Independence died when his car left Wisconsin 93, hit a pole and overturned.
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Wisconsin
A. Lawrence van Dreel
Milwaukee
Janeen Oberst
Belgium
Ozaukee County
U.S
Peter Kabus
Independence
Lucey stance on tax redistribution unchanged
Gov Patrick Lucey asserted his position on tax redistribution in the state budget remains unchanged though he noted a budget without redistribution might be preferable to none. He warned that Assembly Democrats will not vote for a budget without a workable redistribution formula or assured Senate passage of separate legislation.
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Madison
Wis
Patrick Lucey
Milwaukee
Lucey
Assembly Democrats
Senate
Assembly
Milwaukee Realtors seek property tax freeze in Nixon plea
AP notes Milwaukee Board of Realtors head John Haissmaier sent a telegram to President Nixon Monday urging a property tax freeze alongside price wage and rent freezes. He argues equity requires tax relief for income property owners and cites taxes as the largest expense to owners. The board comprises major property management firms and real estate brokers and lenders.
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Milwaukee
Nixon
Milwaukee Board of Realtors
John Haissmaier
Sewage study to probe Wisconsin soil and water issues
A one year, 92470 grant funded by the Upper Great Lakes Regional Commission will finance an onsite probe into sewage problems across Northern Wisconsin and Door County. Gov. Patrick J. Lucey announced the study while attending a commission conference on Mackinac Island, Michigan. The project will examine heavy impermeable soils, high water tables, coarse sand deposits, and thin soil above bedrock to develop practical solutions for landowners, farmers, and resorts.
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Wisconsin
Door County
Upper
Rusk
Clark, Forest
Florence County
Vilas
Douglas
Bayfield
Wisconsin bill seeks private aid for drug rehab centers
A proposed Wisconsin Senate bill by Sen. James C. Devitt would empower the Department of Health and Social Services to fund private nonprofit groups in drug rehabilitation. The measure targets support for the Phoenix Foundation to establish treatment centers in Madison and Milwaukee as an alternative to hospital or jail options.
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Wisconsin
State Senate
James C. Devitt
R Greenfield
Department of Health and Social Services
Devitt
Canada Reluctant to Join Cross-Border Pollution Agency
Canada opposes joining eight Great Lakes states in bidding for a single international body to combat pollution along the U S Canadian border. The stance followed a two day conference at Mackinac Island signaling federal control remains over air and water surveillance along the 3000 mile boundary from Duluth Minnesota to Messena New York.
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Mackinac Island
Mich
Great Lakes States
U.S
Canadian Lakes
Duluth
Minn
Messena
N.Y
Nixon to rally lawmakers for tax cut in new economic plan
President Nixon called key congressional figures to the White House to press support for the tax cut portion of his economic program amid labor unrest and a stock market surge. Wilbur Mills praised the plan as necessary and scheduled hearings for September 8 as the dollar floats and foreign reactions rise.
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Ralph Nader
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U.S
Treasury Department
Europe
Africa
Latin
Nixon aided reform may reshape international monetary system
AP dispatches report Nixon's bid to bolster the dollar could trigger a fundamental reform of the global monetary system. other brief items note a 10 percent import duty and stock gains amid his economic program.
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Washington
Nixon
Swiss visitor Otto Weisenmann touches down in Monroe
Otto Weisenmann of Dinhard near Zurich rode into Monroe with Beloit hosts on the first American trip. He aims to improve English, view U S farms and agricultural methods, and observe cattle operations. After touring Philadelphia, Minneapolis, Winnipeg, Yellowstone, and San Francisco he plans to return to Switzerland by Sept. 26.
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America
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Beloit
Kruse
Brown Swiss Cattle Breeders Association of America
Weisenmann
United States
Otto
Agricultural College
Philadelphia
Hans
Minneapolis
Winnipeg
Canada
Yellowstone National Park
San Francisco
Little Bo Peep found at Wisconsin State Fair
AP reports Little Bo Peep found Monday at the Wisconsin State Fair. Sharon Poltzl of West Allis, 5%, was chosen as Bo in a Great Lakes Wool Growers Association contest. Children under 12 entered free on Children's Day as overall attendance neared 443,481 for the fair, with show events, livestock champions, and evening grandstand performances by Pearl Bailey and Kids from Wisconsin.
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Swaukee
Sharon Poltzl
Great Lakes Wool Growers Association
Sharon
Gordon Poltzl
West Allis
Frenchy
James Brown
Delavan
Montana
Tom Vinz
Montanta
Portage
Doug Graver
Mineral Point
Marquardt Bros
Pearl Bailey
Wisconsin
Icarus
Typhoon Rose Devastates Hong Kong Killing Dozens at Sea
Typhoon Rose struck Hong Kong and surrounding waters with 130 mile per hour winds and 12 inches of rain. It capsized ships including the Fatshan and the U S Navy Regulus, causing many deaths and hundreds injured.
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Hung Kung
Hong Kong
U.S. Navy
Wanda
Macao
Lantao Island
Kaui Chai
Navy
West Europeans Fear U S Japan Trade Struggle
West European governments fear a trade and monetary clash between the United States and Japan as Nixon ends the dollar-gold link and Tokyo resists his policies. Brussels meets to coordinate policy as the market contemplates chaos, with currencies and gold markets reopening amid uncertainty.
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Japan
United States
Nixon
Tokyo
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Monetary
Brussels
Zurich
U.S
Wage price freeze Q and A on utility rate increases
The government answers questions on the wage price freeze with guidance on rate raises delayed until after November 12 1971 and outlines how consumers can verify compliance. It covers dividend and interest limits nothing on profit margins and notes wage and state local government pay constraints.
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