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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1972
Page
1
The Times analysis compares 1972 expenditures with proposed 1973 budgets for school, Blackhawk Tech, county government, city of Monroe, and state tax. It notes the levy at 51.14 per thousand, 1.17 higher than last year, and finds county and city bills rising faster while schools hold line.
A look at budgets shows the city borrowing to fund a storm sewer expansion and sewage plant work while county escalates spending by 15.3 percent, funding a nursing home expansion from within the budget. The piece urges readers to view the tax levy in a broader context beyond single-year figures.
U W Oshkosh campus endures fifth outage in a year, four buildings lose power from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. No cause yet. Matilda Lombardi of Hazlet, mother of Vince Lombardi, dies at 81. Plane crash near Tulepo, Wis leaves David Bredda dead. Five cent per hundredweight Class 2 milk price hike draws cheese makers’ ire. Paul Soglin announces Madison mayoral bid. Sussex residents await water service return after pump fire. Ernest Korpela seeks state schools post. Three escapees recaptured in Milwaukee. Margaret Keshena, linked to last Keshena chief line, dies in Milwaukee fire.
Astronauts Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt reported orange soil samples during a Taurus Littrow valley excursion on the moon. Ground teams at Houston note the material may mark last volcanic gasps of the moon, possibly dating up to 100 million years ago. Ronald Evans orbited, guiding instruments and spotting volcanic formations.
The Green County Board of Supervisors met to align county traffic laws with state code and maintain full fine revenue. They approved $808.50 reimbursement for sheriff and court costs, extended work privileges for 13 over 65 employees, rehired DookS auditors at about 4000 to 4200 dollars, and boosted corporation counsel pay to 11000 dollars. The board also expanded the Hospital Building Committee from three to five members and reviewed a Housing Authority report.
Harry S. Truman, 88, is in serious condition with heart and breathing problems at Research Hospital. Doctors say his status fluctuates but he remains responsive to speech and is not on life support while receiving oxygen and tube feeding.
Green County roads, after a six inch Monday night snowfall, are in good winter driving condition by noon. State highways widened. isolated patches of snow ice removed. secondary roads generally packed and passable. Monroe plant reports 4.5 inches snow from Monday to Tuesday with winds hindering measurement. ongoing cold and snow expected.
Peggy Haas of Monroe won the Voice of Democracy contest sponsored by Veterans of Foreign Post 2312 and its Auxiliary. Carol Baumann placed second and Dianne Deininger third among nine high school contestants. prizes total 50 dollars. The first place tape will enter district judging in January.
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