Badger briefs Illinois visitors drown
Two Illinois visitors drowned in Wisconsin waters over the weekend. David Ferguson, 26, of Chicago drowned in Lake Arbutus near Hatfield on Sunday. Anthony Giannini, five years old, foster son of Mr and Mrs Robert Geng of Woodstock, Ill, drowned Saturday in the Rock River near Edgerton. UND DU LAC Wisconsin AP research center aims to study pollution health care and medical service away from industry and campus pressures. The Biotechnology Research Center seeks federal grants to bridge the educational research development industrial complex and begin operation when funding arrives.
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Illinois
Associated Press
Wisconsin
David Ferguson
Chicago
Lake Arbutus
Hatfield
Anthony Giannini
Woodstock
Ill
Foster
Robert Geng
Rock River
Edgerton
Center
Robert Arthur
Arthur
Fond du Lac
Suburbs as Habitat: Ecologists See Wildlife Potential
Milwaukee AP reports suburbs, once treated as land waste, may become valuable habitat for birds and wildlife. ECologists note varied outcomes as developers and homeowners shape suburban ecosystems. Dr. Charles Weise of UW Milwaukee cautions each suburb differs and generalizations fail.
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Milwaukee
Charles Weise
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Price freeze clarifications hit Madison school program
State School Superintendent William C. Kahl said school lunch and milk prices and activity fees are covered by President Nixon’s wage-price freeze. He sent memos to district superintendents detailing fall operations, salary uncertainties, and that no decisions yet on teacher contracts. The memo notes training pay allowed, retroactive pay banned, freeze covers all non teaching staff, and outside vendors must accept 1970-71 rates during the freeze.
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Madison
Wis
William C. Kahl
Nixon
Kahl
Education financing outmoded in Wausau speech
Rep. David Obey warns that few new school buildings will be built in the next decade unless funding changes. He urges greater federal and state aid to local districts and criticizes the property tax as unfair to the elderly, the sick, and fixed-income residents during a dedication at Wausau West High School.
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Wausau, Wis
David Obey
U S must aid others to avoid future Vietnams says Steiger
Milwaukee AP report quotes Rep. William Steiger urging increased foreign economic aid. He argues the United States should spend more abroad to train and equip allies to fight their own wars, rather than sending American troops overseas.
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Milwaukee
United States
William Steiger
R-Wis
Less severe economic plan to follow freeze
Washington AP reports a top adviser said after the 90-day wage price freeze ends a less severe program will be pursued with formal labor, business, and consumer consultations. McCracken cautioned against over shooting and noted the plan aims for price stability and resumed pricing system function. Hodgson and Stans discussed phased, formal talks and a thaw that relaxes current prohibitions within less than a year. Connally framed the policy shift as the end of an era in U.S. economic policy.
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Washington
Congress
Paul W. McCracken
Council of Economic Advisers
Joint Economic Committee
William Broxmire
D-Wis
Proxmire
McCracken
Hodgson
Maurice Stans
CBS
Stans
Secretary of the Treasury
John Connally
U.S
Rebellion by nomadic Moslem tribes in AP briefing
AP News In Brief reports varying global notes. In Saigon supporters of President Thien seemed likely to gain a majority in South Vietnam's new lower house election though size unclear. Other items note currency shifts on the Paris market, Leopold's death in Puerto Rico with his body donated for medical research, a Greek ferry captain charged with homicide in Italy, a Chad coup backdrop linked to seven years of unrest, a Navy admiral on equal opportunity policy, and Yugoslav hopes of Brezhnev visit amid Cold War tensions.
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Saigon
Nguyen van Thien
South Vietnam
London
Paris
France
Frankfurt
Zurich
San Juan
Nathan F. Leopold
Leopold
Puerto Rico
Theormer Trudy Feldman
Baltimore
The
University of Puerto Rico
School of Medicine
Monroe City Band Concert At Twining Park tonight
Area residents are invited to a 8 pm band concert at the Twining Park Bandshell in Monroe City. Featured performers include Ben Blaser and Tom Peterson with their Hill tuet and the Hee Ha, pianist Vicki Neuberger to play requests. An added attraction is a Monroe Adult Turners performance led by instructor Miss Nancy Krattiger.
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Twining Park
Monroe
Ben Blaser
Tom Peterson
Hee Ha
Vicki Neuberger
Turners
Nancy Krattiger
Fire school draws 1777 at Monroe event in Wisconsin
The 35th Fall Fire School of the Southern Wisconsin and Northern Illinois Firemen's Association drew 1,777 registrants at the Green County Fair grounds Monroe hosting for the 12th year. About 3,000 attended the afternoon program with demonstrations and unexpected fires, as classes covered hose, ladders, limited water supply, breathing apparatus, emergency care, and fire prevention.
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Wisconsin
Northern Illinois Firemen's Association
Green County Fairgrounds
Monroe
Gordon Christianson
State Board of Education and Adult Education
Madison
Herman Pfund
W. J. Eckert
Champaign
Ill
M. E. Peterson
Chicago
C. C. Kreymberg
M.D
North Platte
Neb
Joe Helmaukee
Elmer Schreiber
Franklin
Wis
Fred Feldbusch
Sheboygan
Kreymberg
Fremen
Monroe Volunteer Department
Joseph Benkert
Paul Boecker
Association
Lisle, Ill
Dwaine Lentz
Chaplai
Indiana Volunteer Firemen’s Association
Clifford Reasa
John Peters
McFarland
Ilinois
Indiana
Iowa
Michigan
Fitchburg Fire Department
Lss
Monona
Donald van Wagenen
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Ecretary of Labor
James D. Hodgson
Organized Labor
Consumers
Tom Mitchell
Abby
Comics Society News
AP News
Brindici
Italy
Lagos
Nigeria
Chad
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Soviet Communist Party
Belgrade
Balkan
Fire School
Feee
Harold Snively
Green Co. Fairgrounds
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