21 Jan 1970
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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1970
Page
1
A trio of physicians testified before the Senate subcommittee on possible links between the oral contraceptive pill and high blood pressure strokes and fatal blood clots. They offered no new hard evidence but urged caution and one advocate called for immediate government funding of large scale research.
Madison Senator Martin Schreiber calls on the medical profession to curb spiraling costs as hospital expenses rose 25 percent from 1965 to 1967 while the broader economy grew under nine percent. He urges AMA leadership to eliminate hospital duplication and overlapping facilities. The piece ties cost growth to policy action by the medical community.
Five day forecast for Milwaukee predicts temperatures 5 to 8 degrees below normal from Thursday to Monday. Normal highs range 18 to 25 north and 24 to 29 south, with lows from 1 below to 6 above north and 6 to 12 south. Weather moderates late week with about a quarter inch water equivalent of snow expected, mainly later in the week.
Gov. Warren P. Knowles vetoed legislation to extend state tax appeal filing time from 30 to 60 days. He called for consistency in procedures and warned the extension would raise the ultimate cost of services to the taxpayer.
An Israeli tank force crossed into Jordan Tuesday night and fought a 10 hour battle with Jordanian troops until dawn today. The force, comprising tanks motorized infantry and artillery, penetrated a desert area south of the Dead Sea near the villages of Fifa and Safi.
Douglas County highway employees including planners construction and maintenance crews plan a Friday strike over pay. They seek 25 cents per hour raises over three years while the county offers seven cents.
Pope Paul VI accepted the resignation of James Francis Cardinal McIntyre archbishop of Los Angeles for age. The Los Angeles prelate is a New York native who will turn 84 on June 25. No successor was named in the Vatican announcement.
A water main leak in Monroe caused a roadway washout nine feet long to open after a semi trailer wheels sank through the pavement. The truck loaded by Maynard A. Paulson of Dubuque transferred its load and drove away. Police and water crews inspected the three by six by eight foot hazard as water sprayed from the leak.
Mary Holtshopple a Madison artist and former Monroe nurse is the artist of the month at the Monroe Clinic. Her oil painting drawing and pottery are featured in the clinic lobby with a month long display before moving to Brookfield Wis. institutions.
City council announces federal grant of 668 325 and a 771 346 loan for Monroe tornado recovery and industrial park development on the west side after five years of petitions. Other actions include traffic rules at the municipal airport, higher mobile home fees, and purchases for city services.
The Green County Agricultural Chest Reflects on 13 years since 1957 as Dairy Day Dairy Queen contests and a 1962 National Corn Picking Contest boosted its profile. With 50 directors now, the group funds youth programs and awards scholarships while preparing a 1970 budget of 5775 dollars, up 400 from 1969.
Ransome Miller, Toluca, Mexico, made a surprise visit to Green County relatives en route to Washington to discuss a Peace Corps contract for his bilingual school. He described a multi‑national staff and a new 8000 square meter campus under construction in Toluca set to open in December 1970.
Calvin Strahm, a deputy from Route 2, was elected president of the Green County Law Enforcement Association at its first meeting of the year and annual business session held last night at the Green County Jail. The group named Roy Vetterli as vice president Fred Bernstein as treasurer and Martin Hutzel as secretary.
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