WSU President Must Testify In Faculty Hearing
A Whitewater State University faculty panel ruled the president is required to testify in a disciplinary hearing for four professors charged with misconduct after student disturbances. Attorney for President William Carter objects, arguing testimony could disqualify him from future decisions and plans to appeal.
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Whitewater
Whitewater State University
William Carter
Carter
Atty
Carrol Metzner
Richard Adamany
George Adams
William Lafferty
Vlad Thomas
Percy Julian
Julian
Blaze at Pioneer International Hotel Ruled Arson
The Pioneer International Hotel fire in downtown Tucson killed 28 people on December 20. A special board of inquiry found two separate fires started on the fourth floor hallway, indicating arson. Fire Chief L F Peterson cited the 60 foot apart starts as key evidence.
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Tucson
Ariz
Pioneer International
L. F. Peterson
Nation jail survey shows half inmates unconvicted
Justice Department study of 161000 prisoners in 4037 jails reveals 42 percent serving time for crimes 37 percent arraigned awaiting trial and 17 percent awaiting arraignment or pickup. Over a quarter of jails are at least 50 years old with 6 percent over a century old.
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Washington
Justice Department
Besi
Postage Rates Likely Rise as USPS Goes Private
The U S Postal Service plans an April rise in the first class stamp from six to eight cents amid mounting wage costs. A nine member board begins service under Nixon recess appointments. The law requires converting the service to a semi autonomous corporate like business by August 12, with a potential $2.4 billion deficit this fiscal year.
Mystery Secretary Vanishes In Illinois Inquiry
Investigators cannot locate Margaret Hensey private secretary to Paul Powell Illinois secretary of state. Powell's 2 million estate is under statewide probe after 800 thousand dollars in cash was found in his Springfield hotel suite and office before his October death.
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Rock Island, Ill
Margaret Hensey
Paul Powell
Illinois
Powell
Mitchell Ware
Illinois Bureau of Investigation
Hensey
Springfield
Danish boy injured by swallowed rocket at party
AARHUS Denmark AP Vagn Larsen 17 is in serious condition after accidentally swallowing a five inch cardboard rocket that fired in his mouth and exploded in his chest Doctors at Aarhus Municipal Hospital say his gullet was ripped behind the heart but he is out of immediate danger Friends describe a delayed New Year party incident in which the rocket stuck to his lips and finally exploded in his chest
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Aarhus
Denmark
Vagn Larsen
Larsen
Nurses embrace pants uniforms for practical hospital wear
The piece notes nurse June Gale and others adopting pants as standard work attire with variations like feather blouses and tunics over shorts. It argues the pants trend began last year for active units and cites safety and modesty concerns as skirts shortened during the 1960s.
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New York
Rex Morgan
June Gale
Marshfield Offers Wisconsin Health Plan For Residents
The Greater Marshfield Community Health Plan, a joint venture by Wisconsin Blue Cross Blue Shield Marshfield Clinic and St Josephs Hospital, costs 17 dollars monthly for singles and 49.80 for families. Officials seek 50 percent local participation to fund comprehensive medical insurance.
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Wisconsin
Greater Marshfield
Wisconsin Blue Cross-Surgical Care
Blue Shield
Ae Marshfield Clinic
St. Joseph’s Hospital of
Minus Readings Linger at Woodford as Deep South Cold Intensifies
Snow and freezing rain push a wide swath of the Deep South into icy conditions. Wisconsin and New Mexico report subzero readings while gas shortages trigger power and heating concerns. Weather warnings span Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas, Alabama, Georgia, and Tennessee with closures and fuel disruptions affecting thousands.
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Mississippi
New Mexico
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Wisconsin
National Weather Service
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Georgia
Tennessee
Houston
Texas
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Arizona
Arizona Citrus
Albuquerque
Santa Fe
Governor’s Mansion
Texas Panhandle
Polk County
Seiver County
Federal Crop Insurance Corp
Maricopa and
Yuma County
Blanchardville Farmer Elected Green County NFO President
Abert Nyhns, Route 1 Blanchardville, was elected president of the Green County NFO at the annual meeting Thursday night. New officers include Leon Baumgartner as vice president and William Grossen as treasurer. Mrs. Ralph Zettle named public relations chair, with William Kuenzi reelected secretary and Ben Riemer as a trustee. Two new trustees are Leonard Schwennetker and Burnett Burkhalter. The February dinner meeting is set for February 4 at the Casino in Monticello, and the Sausage Whole Hog supper is planned for February 27 at Monroe High School. Ed Wimmer of Covington, Ky., will speak. The January session was at the First National Bank of Monroe.
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Abert
William Kuenzi
Blanchardville
Ben Riemer
Brodhead
Leonard Schwennetker
Burnett Burkhalter
Casino
Monticello
Monroe High School
Ed Wimmer
Covington
Independent Businessmen’s Association of America
Bomb rocks Soviet Cultural Building in Washington DC
A bomb exploded outside the Soviet Embassy cultural building on 18th Street in Washington. No injuries reported. The State Department apologized and increased police protection for Soviet facilities in the capital and New York.
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Washington
State Department
Washington Bureau
The
Associated Press
18Th Street
Steven E. Steiner
Steiner
Executive Protection Service
New York
British Official Kidnapped in Uruguay
British Ambassador Godfrey Jackson was abducted by the Tupamaros in Montevideo, with his aide and driver beaten and the embassy car removed. The incident marks the 16th Western Hemisphere political kidnapping since 1969 and comes as President Pacheco Areco was away on vacation with no immediate government comment.
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Montevideo
Uruguay
Godfrey Jackson
Aibar
Buenos Aires
Espectador
Aloysio Dias Gomide
Dan Mitrione
U.S
Jackson
Jose Pacheco Areco
Fly
Pacheco Areco
Unemployment Climbs to Six Percent in December
The Labor Department reports December unemployment at six per cent the highest in nine years, with 4.6 million idle and long term joblessness rising. White workers stay at 5.5 per cent while Negro unemployment returns to 9.3 per cent. manufacturing and construction show varied rates. Employment declines to 78.516 million.
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Washington
General Motors
Labor Department
Remarkable 90th Birthday for Mrs Hartwig of Dutch Hollow
Mrs F F Hartwig, born January 10 1881 in Germany, will celebrate her 90th birthday Sunday in Monroe area. A community favorite, she stays active with housework gardening and rug braiding despite cataracts and a long heart condition. She has three children nine grandchildren and fourteen great grandchildren, with plans for family visits.
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F. F. Hartwig
Hartwig
Harry
Helen) Barkow
West Allis
Marvin Hartwig
Robert
Mary) Wagner
Naperville
August
Ruth) Ritzert
Germany
John and
Fredrika Ludwig
America
Juta
Dutch Hollow
Monroe
Green County Mutual Insurance Company
United Methodist Church
Lucey says tax hike unavoidable in Wisconsin
Wisconsin Governor Patrick Lucey held a news conference saying a tax increase is unavoidable and could be enacted this year as he announced Norman Clapp as transportation secretary. He outlined six task forces on rural affairs commerce environment education and discussed education funding and potential higher education reforms. He also addressed voting age issues and possible private school aid while signaling a broader view of transportation beyond highways.
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Madison
Patrick J. Lucey
Lucey
Capitol
Democratic
Norman Clapp
Rural Electrification Administration
State Department of Transportation
Clapp
Gerhardt Bakke
Revenue Department
Wisconsin
Lacey
TI Am
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