Wisconsin traffic toll rises with two deaths today
Two more fatalities from injuries sustained earlier push Wisconsin 1970 traffic toll to 27. Robert Letourneau 20 Fond du Lac died from a crash on highway 45 near Racine. Martin Hennessey 69 Highland died after a Jan 13 collision near Dodgeville.
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Wisconsin
Robert Letourneau
Fond du Lac
Highway 45
Racine
Martin Hennessey
Highland
Wilfred Ginter
Dickeyville
Dodgeville
Iowa
Nigeria Eyes Rogers Trip Sparks Editorial Critique
Nigeria's Morning Post says Secretary of State William R. Rogers will not be welcome during his Africa tour next month. The paper questions why he visits a country he once criticized and reads his planned 10-nation trip with skepticism.
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Lagos
William P. Rogers
Nigeria
Africa
Morning Post
Rogers
Pan Am 747 Finishes Maiden Transatlantic Run
A Boeing 747 operated by Pan American World Airways completed its first transatlantic commercial round trip from London to New York after a seven hour delay. The jet carried 150 of 278 booked passengers on the return leg and 332 of 362 on the outward flight amid cancellations by many travelers.
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New York
London
Pan American World Airways
Pilot Max Conrad Crash Lands Plane at Pole
Veteran American solo pilot Max Conrad crash landed his light plane at the South Pole after takeoff for Chile. He was not injured, but his twin-engine Piper Aztec suffered propeller and fuselage damage. Conrad is 67 and from Winona, Minnesota.
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Christchurch
New Zealand
Max Conrad
South Pole
Chile
Antarctic
Conrad
Winona
Minn
Satellite Elates Weather Watcher Tiros M Launch
The 682 pound Tiros M weather satellite was launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base into a near polar orbit about 909 miles high. It will televise day and night views of global cloud cover, enabling daylight imagery of every earth portion at least once every 24 hours.
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Vandenberg Air Force Base
Calif
Space Agency
Five Day Forecast Normal to Warm With Rain Snow Mix
The forecast covers Saturday through Wednesday with temperatures near normal in the north and up to six degrees above normal in the south. Normal highs range from 18 to 25 in the north and 25 to 30 in the south, with normal lows from 1 below to 6 above north and 6 to 12 south. Warmer late week, then cooler early next week. Precipitation totals about one tenth inch north to three tenths in the far south, as rain or snow, Sunday and again midweek.
Smothers Brothers Return Tonight in NBC One Shot Special
Tom and Dick Smothers, dropped by CBS last April, return to TV on NBC February 16 in a one shot comedy and song special. They joke that controversial lines will be delivered by Benjamin Franklin Thomas Jefferson and Mark Twain.
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Hollywood
Tom
Dick Smothers
CBS Television
NBC
Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Jefferson
Mark Twain
Smothers
Federal Relief Efforts in Biafra Under Fire
Port Harcourt and Lagos reports cite scarce relief trucks and overstretched federal units inside fallen Biafra. Observers say fewer than 100 vehicles exist in rebel territories while Lagos’ Guard Training Division has far more. Medical staff complain of indifference and misallocation amid a $45 million relief fund. Gowon defends progress and warns against belittling aid efforts. Catholic missionaries face investigation and priests and nuns under house arrest with restricted movements. Federal interrogators question detainees for hours as vehicles and bicycles were seized from missions.
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Port Harcourt
Nigeria
Radio Nigeria
International Observer
Biafra
Guard
Lagos
Gowon
Students Voice Demanded in School Governance Debate
Milwaukee panel on discipline and dissent urged more student input in planning and policy. LeRoy Ludeman of Racine Park High and Robert Spicuzza of Milwaukee Washington pressed for student voices, vocational options, and fair treatment. Douglas Ritchie of Madison cited teacher roles and cautioned against militancy.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin Association of School Boards
LeRoy Ludeman
Racine Park
Ludeman
Robert A. Spicuzza
Milwaukee Washington High
Douglas Ritchie
Madison
Kennedy Fights For Amendment As Anticrime Bill Advances
In Washington Kennedy plants a second amendment effort on the organized crime control bill as the Senate nears passage. The dispute centers on limiting extra prison terms and tightening penalties for racketeering and related offenses.
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Washington
Edward M. Kennedy
Senate
Nixon
Warmer Weekend Foreseen For Wisconsin Ski Events
The Associated Press reports Wisconsin's cold spell should ease for the weekend with snowpack. Park Falls 26 inches, Superior 20, Milwaukee 5. 2-4 inches more expected in western ski areas. Snowmobile races near Rhinelander drew crowds, with another tourney near Eagle River. Dog sled races set for Sunday in Wisconsin Dells with 15 teams. Ice fishing activity limited to Lake Tomahawk Bone Wapogasset Ahnapee River Trapp Lake Red Cedar Lake.
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Wisconsin
Park Falls
Superior
Milwaukee
Natural Resources Department
Rhinelander
Eagle River
Wisconsin Dells
Tomahawk
Bone and
Wapogasset Lakes
Polk County
Ahnapee River
Algoma
Trapp Lake
Walworth County
Red Cedar Lake
Jefferson County
Dowler To Greet Youths At Benefit Event
Boyd Dowler will meet young fans at Monroe Community Center from 6 30 to 7 30 p m Thursday Jan 29 prior to his Kantro Night benefit dinner at Marco s Supper Club Proceeds from a one dollar child donation go to the March of Dimes Park and recreation director Ronald Barribeau and James Mauerman will collect donations Dowler a Packers end in his 12th season is near Don Hutson s all time record He is 6 5 225 from Cheyenne Wyo and played at Colorado Other figures include Kantro Night general chairwoman Mrs Madie Stauffacher co chair Terry Buening and master of ceremonies WKOW TV s John Schermerhorn.
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Boyd Dowler
Green Bay
March of Dimes
Monroe Park and Recreation Department
Dowler
Monroe Community Center
Municipal Building
Marco
Boyd
Richard Newcomer
Green County
National Foundation
Ronald Barribeau
Park and Recreation
James Mauerman
Packers
Don Hutson
Cheyenne
Wyo
University of Colorado
John Schermerhorn
Wkow-Tv
Ron Baker
Madie Stauffacher
Kantro Night
Terry Buening
Cochairman
Banks raise deposits rates at Monroe banks
First National and Commercial and Savings announce instant rate increases after Federal Reserve Board and FDIC action. Savings deposits rise from 4 percent to 4 percent, first since Nov 24 1964, while one year CDs reach 542 percent and two year CDs at 5 percent 4. The FDIC now insures up to $20 000.
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Monroe
First National
Commercial and Savings
Evening Times
Federal Reserve Board
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Fed
FDIC
Blood Donors Needed for Red Cross Visit
The second Red Cross Bloodmobile trip to Green County will be at Peace United Church of Christ Browntown from 3 to 6 p.m. on Monday Jan 26. Rev B R Wheelock is chairman with Mrs Frank Guttmer as co chair. Women of the church will serve lunch. The quota is 50 pints. Donors ages 18 through 66 accepted.
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Red _ Cross
Green County
Peace United Church of Christ
Browntown
B. R. Wheelock
Frank Guttmer
Mrs Voegeli Of Monticello Dies Rites Set
Mrs Leon A Voegeli 79 wife of a Monticello garage operator died at Madison General Hospital. Surviving husband daughter Beatrice Stenbroten sister and four grandchildren. Funeral at Zwingli Church Sunday with burial in Highland Cemetery.
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Monticello
Leon A. Voegeli
Madison General Hospital
Voegeli
Zwingli United Church of Christ and
Aid Society
John
Beatrice) Stenbroten
Fred
Marie) Hadinger
Fort Atkinson
John A
James
Steven
Daniel Stenbroten
Gabriel
Kathryn Zimmerman
Henry E
Rosa) Babler
Charles
Ann) Eckburg
Plymouth
Henry C
Susan) Elmer
Deanne K. Stenbroten
Highland Cemetery
Zwingli Church Memorial
Frederick S. Voegeli
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Kennedy
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