Wisconsin district revenue sharing up overall for 2nd District
Congressman Robert Kastenmeier reports that Wisconsin 2nd District will receive about 8.7 million in federal revenue sharing for the year, with Monroe set to gain less and Brodhead and county government to gain more, as Treasury mails half-year checks for 1972.
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York
U.S. Treasury Dept
Treasury Department
Fatal Platteville crash adds to Wisconsin toll
Two University of Wisconsin Platteville seniors amark Rule and Michael Lemke died when Rule’s van collided with a semi on U.S. 151 in Town County amid snow packed roads. Two other Platteville students were injured as Wisconsin’s traffic toll rose to 1 086.
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Associated Press
University of Wisconsin-Platteville
Wisconsin
Amark S. Rule
Dodgeville
Michael J Lemke
Greenleaf
U.S. 151
Town County
Mineral Point
Rule
Platteville
Apollo 17 on course for moon orbit after off track drift
Apollo 17 crew reports a good rest as the spacecraft nears the halfway point of its voyage to the moon. Ground controllers say a brief thrust can correct the off course path to bring America and Challenger into proper lunar orbit with a Monday landing set for 1 54 p.m. CST.
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Kissinger and Tho Hold Fifth Secret Vietnam Talks in Paris
Henry Kissinger and Le Duc Tho met for the fifth time this week in secret negotiations on a Vietnam peace settlement at a Paris villa. Kissinger also conferred briefly with President Pompidou as Paris hosts mediation efforts while news remains officially blackout.
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le Duc Tho
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George Pompidou
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Monroe Chamber names new directors at January meeting
Monroe Chamber of Commerce elected three new directors Marta Werner Bernet Delbert Heins and Robert Schneider at a Wednesday session in the Monroe Clinic Library. Incumbents C E Blue James Bruce and Donald Ogden were re elected with staff holdovers Richard Ballard Walter Donovan Jr John W Schild and Ronald Spielman. A first board meeting is set for Jan 3 at 4 p m in the Clinic Library. A special retail committee will aid downtown promotion.
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Martha) Bernet
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Truman's Heart Condition Worsens While In Critical Care
Anxious updates from Research Hospital report former President Harry S. Truman remains on the critical list with a weaker heart. Dr. Wallace Graham cited irritability and stress in Truman's heart, though some areas show improvement.
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Harry S. Truman
Research Hospital
Wallace Graham
Truman
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Independence, Mo
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U S professor helps foil hijacking over Addis Ababa
Professor Roderick Hilsinger of Temple University aided in stopping a hijacking of a Boeing 707 plane from Addis Ababa. He picked up a live grenade and threw it toward an empty seat as guards shot seven hijackers, with three arrested. Hilsinger and several others were wounded. the plane landed safely.
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Ethiopia
Roderick Hilsinger
Temple —_ University
Philadelphia
Hilsinger
Temple University
Seventh Day Adventist Hospital
Jobless Rate Drops Sharply in November
The Labor Department reports the U S unemployment rate fell from 5.5 to 5.2 percent in November, the lowest in 27 months. Unemployed people declined by over 200,000 to 4.2 million, marking the smallest total since September 1970.
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Washington
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Monroe Airport Adds Instrument Approach 24 Hour Access
Jerry Coplien, chair of the Monroe Airport Board, says the Monroe Airport now offers a VOR DME instrument approach from the Janesville VOR. The 24 hour operation includes 400 feet and one mile minimums, aiding access during low visibility with a new beacon tower and rotating beacon planned for installation.
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Monroe
Janesville
Coplien
State Surplus Property Board
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