Delta Toll Climbs After Southern Tornado Outbreak
Civil defense officials raise Mississippi Delta death toll to 90 after Sunday night tornadoes across Mississippi and Louisiana leave about 2,300 homeless amid up to 100 tornadic events. President Nixon aide Clifford Hardin pledges federal aid as rescue and relief focus shifts to survivors. In Washington, Wisconsin Governor Lucey criticizes governors’ White House talks on revenue sharing and welfare costs, citing plans for the Puerto Rico conference as a distraction.
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Mississippi Delta
Civil Defense
Nixon
Clifford M. Hardin
Mississippi
Louisiana
Washington
Wisconsin
Patrick J. Lucey
White House
Lucey
Spiro Angew
Puerto Rico
Puerto Ico
Wausau Officials Cite Progress in Teacher Talks
In Wausau the school district acknowledged progress in contract talks with teachers and revealed an ultimatum to dismiss strikers had been softened. Superintendent William Burton said the district would decide as it goes, backing off the hard deadline for return to class.
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Wausau
William Burton
Wisconsin Holstein delegates urge keeping experimental herds
Delegates at the 80th Wisconsin Holstein Breeders Association convention pressed to maintain state experimental dairy operations. They cited state studies benefiting Wisconsin and top breeds from Green Bay Reformatory herds, and backed subsidies for county fairs over sharing limited exposition profits with district fairs.
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Green Bay
Wisconsin Holstein Breeders Association
Wisconsin
Green Bay Reformatory
Calley Murder Trial Describes Village Slaughter Stepping Through Fire
Ft Benning Ga AP witness testifies that Lt Calley commanded 27 men who fired on a village saying they destroyed the enemy including men women and children. In Madison AP Republicans accuse Democrats of politicking over state budget and apportionment during Assembly session.
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FT. Benning
Willa
Calley
Madison
Assembly
John Shabaz
New Berlin
GOP
Patrick J. Lucey
Shabaz
Lucey
Kahane barred from 37 nation Soviet Jews conference in Brussels
Rabbi Meir Kahane of the militant Jewish Defense League was seized by Belgian police after being barred from a congress of Jews from 37 countries on Soviet Jewry. He arrived from New York coatless with a skullcap and was allowed only to the lobby as he wrote a note. The nine man presidium rejected his entry unanimously. A U S ambassador spokesman said the case was being studied for official action.
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Brussels
Meir Kahane
Jewish Defense League
Kahane
Jewish Defense Les
United States
New York
U. S.mbassy
France tests Roland SAM antiaircraft rocket at Landes
A public test of France’s Roland surface to air missile was conducted at Landes France. The 139 pound rocket rode in a plastic tube on a tank and arced toward the sea as officials watched. SNIA developed the weapon with West Germany and had sold rockets to 35 countries last year.
Frame-Up Charges Shake Camp McCoy Explosions
A spokesman for the American Servicemen's Union said three soldiers blamed for the July 26 explosions at Camp McCoy near Sparta Wisconsin were framed by military authorities. The ASU claims all three men are ASU organizers and aims to clear them.
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Denver
Wisconsin
American Servicemen’s Union
Erry Kive
Camp McCoy
Sparta
Wis
ASU
4 H Speaking Contest Winners Listed Green County
Listen with top honors during last night's Green County 4H Speaking Contest for individual divisions were Barbara Hartwig daughter of Charles Hartwig Jr Randy Bollig son of Duane Bollig Johnny Hulbert son of Senneth nuivert and Viane Baumgartner daughter of Leon Baumgartner The winning speeches were A Mighty Swell Fair Be Safe on Two Wheels Two for Truth Experience Other contestants and 4 H Club placements noted with juniors Blues Kathy Falk Hilltop turning to No 1 on the back page
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Green County
Barbara Hartwig
Browntown
Busy Beavers
Randy Bollig
Dayton
Johnny Hulburt
Oak Corners
Diane Baumgartner
Decatur
Barbara Ig
Charles Hartwig, Jr
Duane Bollig
Johnny Hulbert
Senneth Nuivert
Vine Baumgartner
Leon Baumgartner
Viane Baumgartner
Experience
Kathy Falk
Hilltop
School Board Adopts New Management Team System
The Monroe Board of Education approves a management team concept with the superintendent overseeing operations and principals handling evaluations. A new teacher evaluation plan will start next year to support supervision, plus an envisioned central instructional material center funded by federal money. Ballot order for April 6 candidates drawn. heating system upgrades planned for junior high East and South Schools with a $42,000 estimate.
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Monroe Board of Education
Board of Education
Halverson
Lincoln
East
South
Rodney Kittelsen
Lee Kirsch
C. Kenneth Norton
Merlin
Paul Mueller
Mueller Cheese Factory
Robert Bussen
Bernard Purcell
North Central Public Service
William Stuckey
Stuckey
Kittelsen
Midleton
U S Air Strikes Hit War Supplies in Laos and North Vietnam
U S air strikes claim major destruction of North Vietnamese stockpiles on the Ho Chi Minh trail including 800 tons of ammunition, 120 caches, 330 vehicles, and three fuel pipelines as U S helicopter losses mount. Four Laotian targets destroyed. 29 U S helicopters lost on both sides. American crews killed, missing, or wounded. Saigon reports no progress after 17 days, while observers question the motive behind the timing of the announcement.
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Ho Chi Minh Trail
U. S. Command
U. S
Laos
North Vietnam
le Trung Hien
Saigon
Demilitarized Zone
Nixon suspends Davis Bacon Act on federal construction
President Nixon suspended indefinitely the 1931 Davis Bacon Act requiring prevailing wages on federal building jobs, aiming to curb inflation in construction. The move drew immediate criticism from union and contractor leaders who argued it will not halt wage and price rises and could undermine labor standards. The policy covers about 25 billion dollars in federal and federally aided projects.
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Washington
Nixon
William E. Dunn
Associated General Contractors of America
Miami Beach
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Labor
James D. Hodgson
Schools Close Friday for Educational Convention in Madison
Monroe public schools will be closed Friday February 26 to allow teachers to attend the Southern Wisconsin Educational Association Convention in Madison. St Victor s School will also be closed for the convention. Dr William Martin Jr teller on reading will speak. Classes resume Monday March 1.
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Monroe
Southern Wisconsin Educational Association
Madison
Lee Olsen
St. Victor’s
Rhea Fettermann
William Martin Jr
Lenten Breakfast Draws 60 and 125 Attendees at St John’s
Sixty people attended the 7 am Lenten Breakfast and 125 joined the 9:30 session in Fellowship Hall at St John’s United Church of Christ. Rev William Dushek spoke on Create In Me a Clean Heart and Renew a Right Spirit Within Me noting heart transplant advances. Co chairs Mrs William A Frazier and Mrs Ida Marty welcomed guests. prayers were led by Mrs Ben Kaster and Mrs Roger Stauffacher. music by Mrs Wolfgang Koehler with Mrs Perry Power. Serving by February Serving group chaired by Mrs William Winzenried and Mrs Robert Bauman.
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Ben Kester
Monroe
St. John’s United Church of Christ Fellowship Hall
William Dushek
St. John’s
Times
M. Steve Mitschele
Fellowship Hall
St. John’s United Church of Christ
William _ Dushek
Ben Kaster
Roger Stauffacher
William A. Frazier
Ida Marty
William Winzenried
Robert Bauman
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Raymond Kubly
Steve Mitschele
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