Rusty muffler grave marks anti-pollution fest at SJSU
A rusted muffler centerpiece buries a brand new Ford Maverick at San Jose State College during Survival Faire protests. The $2,500 car was buried eight feet deep with a locked steering column and alarm to deter exhuming, while BSU members rode the hood in a 20 block procession and denounced burying a new car. Local dealers criticized the stunt, noting older cars emit more pollutants. Mark Tigan said the aim was to shock Detroit.
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Milwaukee 14 member to face federal trial in March
Michael D. Cullen of the Milwaukee 14 is set for a March 16 federal trial on a charge of interfering with the Selective Service Act. The group, active in 1968, was linked to theft and arson at a war memorial. many members were convicted in state court, but charges were dismissed in federal proceedings.
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Madison Heroin Network Cracked in UW Raid
Detectives said 11 people were in custody in a major heroin distribution crackdown in the University of Wisconsin community. Raids targeted Sellery Hall and nearby dorms and apartments as part of a three month investigation. Bond ranged from 200 to 20000 dollars. The seized material was sent to the State Crime Laboratory for analysis.
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Commission Plans Swift Cleanup for Mississippi Spill
The Minnesota Wisconsin Boundary Area Commission reviewed last summer’s oil spill on the Mississippi near Alma. The program aims to notify Army Engineers in St Paul quickly and begin cleanup before navigation resumes in March, with private industry gear staged in Minneapolis and La Crosse and Coast Guard command when it arrives.
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Priests Seek Pardon for Baird over Birth Control Case
Four Roman Catholic priests including Rev. Robert Drinan appeal Governor Sargent for clemency for William R. Baird 37 of Brookline who began a three month jail term for distributing a birth control device at Boston University in 1967. He faces Wisconsin charges for displaying contraceptives at a December Northland College speech as supporters hold a vigil despite cold weather.
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Swissair Plane Crashes Near Wuerenlingen
A Swissair flight 330 bound for Tel Aviv with 47 aboard crashed into a forest 200 feet from Switzerland’s first atomic reactor. There were no survivors. An investigation team flew to the scene. Earlier an Austrian Caravelle diverted to Frankfurt after a blast in its baggage compartment.
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B52s Hit Ho Chi Minh Trail in Laos Campaign
U S B52 bombers raid the Ho Chi Minh trail in eastern Laos with reports of secondary explosions indicating hits on ammunition and truck fuel stores. clashes nearby leave two Americans killed and 13 wounded as helicopter losses tally rises to 17 in 11 days.
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Banker and Stockman Henry Wieman Dies at 68 in St. Clare
Henry C. Wieman 68 of Woodford died at 8 05 p m Friday Feb 20 in St Clare Hospital after a brief illness and heart condition He retired in 1967 after 50 years running stockyards at Woodford Browntown and Monroe He was president of Woodford State Bank and treasurer of Jordan Lutheran Church Surviving are his wife Viola whom he married Sept 16 1924 two sons Henry E and Charles D Whitewater two daughters Jeanette Madsen Iowa City and June Steffen Platteville eight grandchildren Funeral services will be 10 am Monday Feb 23 at Jordan Lutheran Church with Rev John A Thorson officiating Burial in the church cemetery Friends may call Erickson Funeral Home Argyle after 2 pm Sunday
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Monroe Airport Listed Closed
The Monroe Municipal Airport is listed as closed with the FAA for city insurance purposes. The north south 2000 foot runway is usable at pilots own risk with radio contact required for odd aircraft. The northwest southeast paved runway is closed indefinitely. DOZENS DEMONSTRATE MILWAUKEE AP Dozens were taken into custody after police broke up a sidewalk protest linked to the Chicago conspiracy trial.
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Laird predicts Congress to up defense budget
Defense Secretary Melvin Laird tells a Senate joint session the $71.8 billion Pentagon request is so low that national security could be jeopardized by further cuts. Critics including Fulbright and Proxmire push back while Stennis sees possible reductions and warns against overstatement of “fat” in the budget.
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Soldier Marries While AWOL in Monroe Strange Elopement
A Green County wedding drew deputies to the courthouse as the groom, an AWOL soldier from a November post, was taken into custody after his wedding to a Monroe bride. Military Police later picked him up. Albany police had recently detained another AWOL. Grandparents Wilbur and Larry Clines note double birthday anniversaries for Cathy and Mike on Mother’s and Father’s Days. The National Science Foundation warns of a total solar eclipse on March 7, visible mainly along the southern coast, lasting up to three minutes.
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Fighting flares on Golan Heights amid Arab-Israeli clashes
TEL AVIV AP reports brief fighting between Syrian and Israeli forces on the occupied Golan Heights after Syrian shells hit an Israeli patrol and post. Israel returned fire with no casualties. Separately Arab guerrillas near the Sea of Galilee engaged an Israeli patrol and were repelled. Police detained 21 Israeli Arabs linked to sabotage groups, while Yasir Arafat returned to Amman to lead talks on guerrilla unity and possible Jordanian civil conflict. In Munich, 12 Arabs were detained ahead of Abba Eban's visit.
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Nixon Heads Toward All Volunteer Army Plan
A 15 member commission urges shifting to an all volunteer armed force with options costing up to 4 billion dollars annually and forces ranging from 2.2 to 3 million. The group led by Thomas Gates Jr. backs higher pay for new low ranked soldiers and a July 1971 transition. Pentagon officials and Melvin Laird caution the plan may be unrealistic and require reductions toward about two million personnel.
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