Wisconsin Briefs Highlight Local Politics and Obituaries
Milwaukee reports Defense Secretary Laird replied to Sen. John N. about Project Sanguine while Lindsay signals entry into Wisconsin's presidential primary. In Madison a nursing home probe spreads. Green Bay recalls Oneida historian Oscar Archiquette who died at 69. Crivitz notes a snowmobile accident, and De Pere cites a study forecasting St Norbert College pressures.
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Milwaukee
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Milwaukee Journal
Navy
Laird
John C
John V. Lindsay
New York
Wisconsin
Florida
Madison
la Crosse
Eau Claire
Cadett
James Devitt
R-Greenfield
Committee On Health and Social Services
Devitt
Green Bay
Oscar Archiquette
Green Bay Hospital
Archiquette
Armada pounds North Vietnam in largest air raid since 1967
An armada of 350 American fighter bombers pounded antiaircraft defenses and supply depots in North Vietnam around the clock. The operation, described as limited duration, followed Hanoi warnings and involved aircraft from bases in South Vietnam Thailand and carrier groups Constellation and Coral Sea. Reports say four F4 Phantoms were shot down and two US airmen killed as raids entered a ninth large scale campaign since May 1970.
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Saigon
North Vietnam
Johnson
Hanoi
Radio
U.S
Nixon
United States
Air Force
South Vietnam
Thailand
Constellation
Coral Sea
Tonkin Gulf
Holiday road toll high with ten local crashes
The Christmas holiday period ended with a national traffic death toll near 610, California leading with seven deaths. Wisconsin reported several fatal accidents including Howard Buenzli II and Michael Pitzen, with multiple crashes across Monroe and surrounding counties. Police investigated ten accidents over the weekend, noting icy roads and slippery conditions as factors.
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National Safety Council
California
Wisconsin
Howard M. Buenzli II
Madison
Watertown
Michael Pitzen
New Holstein
Calumet
Michael Michaels
Sturgeon Bay
Christmas babes arrive at St Clare Hospital
Three holiday babies arrived at St Clare Hospital on Christmas Day. The Segners of Monticello welcomed a daughter at 1 15 a.m., the Walters of Brodhead reported a son at 5 53 a.m., and the Youngs of 2127 19th Ave. had a daughter at 8 52 p.m. The Walters name for their son is Nick Alan. The other families have not chosen names yet. Grandparents listed include Mr. and Mrs. John Jones and Mr. and Mrs. Donald Walters of Brodhead and Mrs. Elizabeth Jones Albany, Albert Paulson Orfordville, Clifford Walters Brodhead, and Mrs. Eva Swearingen Mercer.
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St. Clare Hospital
Stork
Kerry Segner
Monticello
Dean Walters
Brodhead
Richard Young
19Th Ave
Segners and Youngs
Nick Alan
Walters
Natalie Sue
Dena Dorene
Dis
Nang
Jones
John’. Jones
Donald Walters
Grey
Elizabeth Jones
Albany
Albert Paulson
Orfordville
Clifford Walters
Eva Swearingen
Mercer
Icy conditions forecast through night and weekend
Forecasters warn of freezing rain and ice across the area through night hours and Christmas weekend. Some slippery roads emerged Sunday evening with salting by crews. drizzle built up heavy ice by early morning. salters operated around 4:30 a.m. and roads remained wet with isolated ice spots. Temperature holds at freezing. forecast calls for continued freezing rain and mixed snow.
Air strike warning signals US resolve in Vietnam war
AP analysis notes U S air attacks on North Vietnam's supply routes to Laos and South Vietnam trigger intensified North Vietnamese anti aircraft responses. Nixon orders large scale protective reaction strikes, aiming to curb Ho Chi Minh trail use while avoiding full scale bombing resumption. Local officials stress air superiority but fear ground defenses and Soviet era missiles.
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U.S
Laos
South Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Cambodia
Saigon
United States
North Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
Plain of Jars
Ma Gia
Southeast Asia
Nixon
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Robert Schmidt
Barnhart
1St Air Cavalry Division
Mace
Thanh Hoa
Associated Press
Door County
Carol A. Callahan
Hoffman Estates
Ill
Rockford
Beloit
Monroe
Green County
Ronald L. Thompson
23Rd St
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Jo A. Hustad
Rt. 2
Belleville
CT D
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Donald C. Bloom
21St St
Gary G. Lewis
Brooklyn
Joseph V. Coffey
24Th Ave
10Th Street
Lewis
9Th St
21St Ave
John W. Dieckman
Mary E. Burkhard
8Th Ave
Ronald Spielman
13Th St
Alfred J. Kubly
18Th Ave
Spielman
Kubly
13Th Street
Lynda L. Badertscher
Gerald J. Hawkinson
Ernest M. Deininger
16Th Ave
Ruth M. Everson
11Th Street
17Th Avenue
Burton E. Bacon
27Th Ave
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Society News
Abby
George Esper
Barthelemy
Mu Gia
Barthelemy Pass
Highway 7
Su Gia
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