Woman elected to head Wisconsin GOP party
Alice Read of Richland Center became the first woman to head the Wisconsin Republican Party. She aims to involve rural residents, attract new voters, and reduce factionalism. Read, 43, will complete the term of resigning George Parker and may seek a full two years based on performance. The meeting also supported a recount challenge to Wisconsin presidential results and voter fraud safeguards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Borden
Elm Grove
J. Curtis McKay
Cedarburg
George Parker
Janesville
Read
Wisconsin
Jimmy Carter
Ford
Congress
Unseasonable Cold Lingers With Possible Snow Flurries
Afternoon weather warns Monday remains cold with a chance of light snow flurries. In Friday night action Monroe basketball and wrestling teams fell to Sun Prairie. Orangeville artist visits fifth graders for an art demonstration. Area Journal covers the visit. Additional notes reference Compendium Page2 and pages 3 5 7 9 11 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Sun Prairie
Orangeville
Area Journal
Compendium
People Today
Carter faces tougher path to unemployment goal
Washington reports the 8.1 percent jobless rate complicates reaching Carter’s 6.5 percent unemployment target by end of 1977. Aides warn effort will require more work though goal remains. Carter hints at possible early 1977 tax cut but opposes new wage and price controls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Carter
Jerry Jasinowski
Vance Seen As Policy Implementer Not Policy Creator
President-elect Carter picks Cyrus R. Vance to be secretary of state, a long-time below top adviser with extensive foreign affairs experience. Vance, 59, is expected to execute policy under Carter's overall direction, aligning with a Kissinger-avoidant, low-key State Department approach and a strengthened White House advisory role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Cyrus R. Vance
Wall Street
Carter
West Virginia
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
John F. Kennedy
Richard M. Nixon
State Department
Vance
Henry A. Kissinger
Kissinger
Plains
Defense Department
Army
Pentagon
Defense
Defense Secretary
Lyndon B. Johnson
Cyprus
Korea
Paris
Johnson
Detroit
Millions of dollars spill from Brink's truck in Illinois crash
A Brink's truck overturned on icy Interstate 94 near the Wisconsin line spilling cash and coins worth up to 7 million dollars. A second Brink's truck fetched the money while four Milwaukee workers were injured, including driver Raymond Materich, 60, in satisfactory condition with a broken leg, and three guards lightly hurt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Materich
Waukegan
Milwaukee
Wisconsin weighs stiffer penalties to ease prison crowding
Wisconsin lawmakers push for mandatory sentences for habitual offenders and certain violent crimes as correctional facilities including Waupun risk exceeding capacity. Gov. Lucey and corrections chief Allyn Sielaff seek budget boosts for more staff and facilities, while critics call for tighter plea bargains and tougher sentencing to curb rising inmate numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wisconsin
Patrick J. Lucey
Allyn Sielaff
Sielaff
Ilinois
Wisconsin Correctional Post
Proxmire endorses Cyrus Vance for secretary of state
Milwaukee AP President-Elect Carter's pick Cyrus Vance wins warm reception from Sen. William Proxmire D Wis at the Wisconsin AP fall meeting. Proxmire lauds Vance as a strong able team man who will reflect his chief and backs activist fiscal moderate policies and consumer protections. He forecasts tax cuts housing starts and limited steel price hikes with temporary legislation. Proxmire also backs slower nuclear arms buildup and a cap on spending while noting joint U S Soviet challenges and potential arms balance considerations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Jimmy Carter
Cyrus Vance
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Proxmire
Carter
Congress
United States
Soviet Union
Profile of incoming Congress shows age and education gaps
An AP survey compares House and Senate demographics for the next Congress. It notes younger House newcomers, higher Catholic share, fewer lawyers among new members, and differences in education, religion, race, and marriage patterns across chambers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House of Representatives
Senate
Associated Press
House
S.I. Hayakawa
California
Wisconsin Supreme Court denies Milwaukee Waukesha recount
The Wisconsin Supreme Court refused late Friday to issue a writ to halt or delay the certification of the Nov 2 presidential vote in Milwaukee and Waukesha counties. Officials maintain Carter ahead of Ford by 35,245 votes as the Board of Canvassers certified results and Lucey certified electors. The court ruled the recount requests moot and dismissed the writ of prohibition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Milwaukee
Waukesha
Jimmy Carter
State Board of Canvassers
Patrick J. Lucey
Wisconsin
Board of
Carter
Ford
Supreme Court
Also Mentioned on This Page
GOP
Swiss Cheese Capital
U.S.A
Stnce
Monroe Junior High
Randy Sievert
Times
World Today
Labor Department
Beirut
Lebanon
Arab League
Israel
Seoul
South Korea
Park Chunghee
Korean Central Intelligence Agency
U.S. Congress
Mexico City
Jose Lopez Portillo
Salt Lake City
Gary Gilmore
U.S. Supreme Court
Gilmore
Chicago
Brink
Charles Barger
Robert Berres
Earnest Decker
Arthur L. Srb
Bureau of Institutions
Clifford Krueger
R-Merrill
Krueger
Gerald Kleczka
Klezcka
Milwaukee Democrat
Waupun
Secretary of State
Russia
Wendell Anderson
Minnesota
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!