03 Feb 1973
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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1973
Page
1
A Kenosha man and a Racine man died Friday night in a head on collision north of Kenosha on Wisconsin 32. The deaths raise Wisconsin traffic fatalities to 64 for 1973, up from 63 a year earlier. Their identities were being withheld pending relatives' notification.
Freeport veterinarian Dr. M Earl Boyer urges Kiwanis members to help raise 20 Holstein heifers for Liberia to enable local cattle farming and protein production. He cites world hunger data and the belief that increasing protein intake lowers birthrates, aiming to ship the cattle by May through Heifers Project Incorporated.
Elmon G. Ott announces Washington set aside requirements under the 1973 Feed Grain program are being reduced to raise corn and soybean yields. The full compliance rate drops from 30 to 25 percent, with noncompliance lowered from 15 percent to zero. Farmers may graze or hay set-aside acres for a fee, and sign-up runs March 16 after two weeks of township-based intake.
An explosion and fire in Eagle Grove Iowa leveled three brick buildings including the Chatterbox Cafe and an adjacent hardware store. One body was recovered, with 13 unaccounted for and a gas leak suspected to have sparked the blast. Firefighters faced delays due to raging debris and a fatal heart attack of a standby fireman.
The Monroe AFS Chapter chaired by Mrs. John Caradine and Mrs. Robert Smith seeks applications for hosting another American Field Service student for 1973 74 at Monroe High School. Applications must be received by February 15 to ensure a foreign student is available. Interested people may contact the committee cochairmen or Ed Staskal, chapter president.
The Nixon administration moved to swear in Roy L. Ash as budget director despite a Senate bill demanding confirmation. Eight new cabinet members were sworn in in the White House East Room, while Caspar Weinberger awaits Senate action for HEW secretary. The measure seeks greater congressional oversight of spending and Ash faces possible questions over Litton Industries contracts.
A flash fire at the Concord cafeteria in Miami Beach injures more than 125 people as an unidentified arsonist, described as cold blooded, dumps an incendiary substance, lights a match, and flees. Eyewitnesses recall chaos, trapped patrons, and panicked exits as fire officials assess injuries and search for a suspect.
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