Wisconsin News in Brief from Madison and Milwaukee
Appleton man dies on snow covered U.S. 51 lifting Wisconsin highway toll to 99 for 1973. Low bids on UW health sciences center come in about 4.1 million under estimates, total 37.7 million. Satellite with seven UW telescopes stops transmitting after power system wears out. Ben Sanders Jr. bound over to circuit court on two first degree murder charges for patrolman shootings. Alimony wearing out its usefulness, judge predicts alimony may not exist after next legislature. Barneveld given interim water rate surcharge approval. David W. Norgard found mentally unfit to stand trial. committed to state hospital. Sheriff Wolke defends League of American Lawmen as a reserve volunteer group. Hamburgers and fries deemed nutritious in a study. State Bar of Wisconsin rejects handgun regulation advocacy. law allows exceptions for certain groups.
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Madison
University of Wisconsin
Sanders
Milwaukee
Ben Sanders Jr
Alton
Ill
North Side
John F. Foley
Norgard
David W. Norgard
Chicago
W. L. Jackman
Circuit Court
Central State Hospital
Waupun
David C. Scott
Tenure debate pits educators and lawmakers in Wisconsin
Wisconsin educators and legislators clash over tenure and university management. Professors warn abolition would drive away skilled faculty, while critics push for legislature to curb board power. Weaver calls for teaching focus. lawmakers accuse the system of mismanagement and a rubber stamp Board of Regents.
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Wayne Whittow
David Fellman
Fellman
UW - Milwaukee
Madison
Whittow
Him
Bidwell
Board of Regents
POWs Arrive Home From Vietnam Era Captivity at Travis
Forty more liberated American prisoners of war arrive at Travis Air Force Base California after a Valentine’s Day arrival of 20. Led by Navy Captain Jeremiah Denton the men greet families at five states hospitals and to a crowd of 2000 base personnel.
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Travis Air Force Base
Calif
Harlan P. Chapman
Fremont
Travis
Clark Air Base
Philippines
San Francisco
Nixon
Navy
Jeremiah A. Denton
Hawaii
Virginia Beach
Prisoners Influence Questioned On Hanoi War Statements
American POWs in Hanoi disputed claims of antiwar remarks with one senior officer noting to reporters that quotes were made from prison. Air Force Col. Robinson Risner of Oklahoma City commented that the source must be considered before drawing conclusions amid released prisoners.
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Clark Air Base
Philippines
Hanoi
Air Force
Robinson Risner
Oklahoma City
Okla
Hanoi Radio
Snow Driftshamper Green County Roads After Heavy Snowfall
Green County received over 44 inches of snow in the past two days with strong winds driving drifts on east and west routes. All state and county highways remain passable but slick in places as crews clear roads. Monticello to Albany corridor blocked earlier. Snowfall was wet and heavy Tuesday night then dry and windy on Wednesday, causing drifting and delayed early operations with trucks starting at 5 a.m. today.
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Green County
Monticello
Albany
Wholesale prices surge in January signaling inflation
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports a 1.3 percent unadjusted rise in the Wholesale Price Index for January, with farm products and foods driving the gain by about 3.3 percent. Industrial commodities rose less, finishing goods up 1.6 percent unadjusted, as weather and strong export demand push prices higher ahead of consumer inflation.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
BLS
Nixon
Presidents Day Postal Services Notice and Wally Cox Dead
Presidents Day will be observed on Monday February 19 at all postal installations with adjusted hours and services. Regular window service 8:30 to 10:30 p m, no mail delivery by city or rural carriers, lockbox and special delivery available, dispatch and receipt maintained, arterial boxes only for dispatch. Comedian Wally Cox known as Mr Peepers was found dead in his Bel Air home according to AP.
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Lincoln
Ed Grabow
Monroe Jaycette
Monroe Jaycettes
Monroe
First National Bank
The
Commercial and Savings Bank
Fire Department
Wally Cox
Hollywood
Mr. Peepers
Bel Air
Legislative action highlights lottery tax credit debates
In Madison Wisconsin Republican lawmakers push hearings on Luceys plan to end the Green Bay Reformatory and two other institutions. The Assembly backs bingo licensing and a bill to fix inadvertent errors in the Wisconsin Consumer Act with implementation set March 1.
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Madison
Patrick J. Lucey
Green Bay Reformatory
Assembly
Senate
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Appleton
U.S. 51
Wisconsin
Barneveld
Iowa County
Public Service Commission
Wolke
Michael S. Wolke
League of American Lawmen
Milwaukee County
Board of Supervisors
Lawrence W. Timmerman
Fosters
Philip Derse
Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
Derse
Foundation
State Bar of Wisconsin
Board of Governors
Milwaukee Junior Bar Association
Natural Resources Department
AL K Pn
Monroe Evening Times
USA
Wis
Julia Patterson
Blackpool
Lancashire
England
AP News
Saigon
Namese
Tan Son Nhut
International Commission For Control and Supervision
Commission
Tokyo
Japan
Henry A. Kissinger
Peking
United States
China
Vietnam
William P. Rogers
Cuba
Havana
Rogers
Jaroslav Zantovsky
London
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Les Whitten
Hank Adams
Anita Collins
Tel Aviv
Gulf of Suez
Israel
Egypt
Miami Beach
Fla
Paul Burnsky
Afl-Cio Metal Trades Department
Len
the Times
Times
Society News
Roger Murphy
Waukesha
Committee On Health, Education and Welfare
Saepraeten
Lewis Mittness
Djanesville
Mittness
Ernest Keppler
R-Sheboygan
Keppler
Senate Education Committee
James Devitt
Agriculture and Industry
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