Wisconsin Toll Reaches 452 After Fatal Highway Crashes
Two women died in separate Wisconsin accidents today, raising the 1971 highway fatality toll to 452 compared with 522 a year earlier. Jeanne LaCrosse, 19, of Milwaukee, died after a three car crash on Interstate 94. her unborn child also died. Ardyce Hazard, 48, was killed when the horse she rode was struck by a car on a Dane County road. Vilas County fire district declares SBA disaster area for aid loans.
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Wisconsin
Jeanne LaCrosse
Milwaukee
76Th
Ardyce Hazard
Dane
Madison
Fireworks injure youth in Milwaukee incident
A 10-year-old boy had his lower jaw and right hand blown off in a fireworks blast in Gordon Park as Michael Paine and another youth found an aerial bomb and a flare. Paine remained in serious condition while authorities investigated if the bomb was among 24 stolen from Juneau Park. A 14-year-old suffered chest burns in a separate East Side incident linked to stolen bomb powder.
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Milwaukee
Michael Paine
Paine
Nash
Gordon Park
Juneau Park
East Side
Youth charged in Beloit police shooting
James Jarnigan 18 of Denver was charged with attempted first degree murder of Patrolman Robert Hurley who was shot in the back while serving a probation violation warrant in Beloit. Bond set at $15,000. Case continued to July 12. Hurley hospitalized in satisfactory condition. Jarnigan surrendered Monday night.
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Beloit
Wis
James Jarnigan
Denver
Rock County
Jarnigan
Robert Hurley
Hurley
Curfew Protests Stir Washington Park Arrests in Manitowoc
Police arrested 10 young people aged 16 to 25 during hours of unrest over an 11 p.m. park curfew. The clashes followed two weeks of protests with hundreds of spectators present and riot police deployed. most detainees were released, one remained in custody for absence without leave from the military.
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Manitowoc
Wis
Washington Park
South Side
U S Cuba swap 22 prisoners in Miami exchange
Fidel Castro's regime says it will release 18 Americans in exchange for four Cuban fishermen held by the United States. Fritz Sprandel spoke of being fired upon and held 46 days as the first arrival in Miami. The rest were to depart Cuba by boat or airlift.
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Miami
Fidel Castro
United States
Fritz Sprandel
State Department
Cuba
US State Department
Sprandel
Havana
Key West
Los Angeles
Panama Canal
Allentown
Gulf of Mexico
Nixon warns US edging toward decadence in speech
President Nixon, in San Clemente, cautioned that the United States risks decadence as wealth grows and urged editors, broadcasters, and opinion leaders to highlight American positives. He spoke to newspaper executives en route to a two week Western White House stay, linking moral vigor to national strength while deferring on Vietnam and Middle East diplomacy. He was joined by CIA Director Richard Helms.
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San Clemente
Calif
Nixon
United States
White House
Vietnam
Kansas City
America
Middle East
California
Richard Helms
Central Intelligence Agency
Nixon pushes for constructive settlement in steel talks
Negotiators for steelworkers and industry opened first round of contract talks under a news blackout at the Shoreham Hotel with a broad White House push for a noninflationary agreement. Nixon urged hard bargaining to avoid a strike but not set a wage standard, as unions seek about 9 percent over three years amid looming Aug 1 deadline.
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Washington
A(p
Nixon
Shoreham
I.W. Abel
United Steelworkers
Heath Larry
U.S. Steel Corp
White House
George P. Shultz
Office of Management and Budget
Train derailment near Cochrane Wisconsin. no injuries reported
Thirty three Burlington Northern freight cars derailed early today near Cochrane. Engines and caboose stayed on track and Amtrak service unaffected. A tanker carrying flammable material was among the derailed cars. Buffalo County deputies sealed the site as repair crews headed from Illinois. Authorities expect substantial damage potentially five times higher than a January Alma derailment.
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Cochrane
Wis
Burlington Northern
Buffalo County
Amtrak
Burlington Northern Railway
Illinois
Alma
Peace talks eye Viet Cong package opening
AP dispatches from Paris Saigon Washington Miami Beach and Omaha report at peace talks in Paris the aim to assess a Viet Cong peace package. Laotian forces press Plain of Jars attack. Mansfield questions US 7th Army morale. senators urge immediate child feeding funds. Teamsters under Fitzsimmons shift from Hoffa era. draft renewal talks amid war pullout deadlock. Omaha police wounded in Memorial Park clash with youths as curfew holds.
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Paris
United States
South Vietnam
Saigon
Plain of Jars
Vietnam
Omaha, Neb
Omaha
Memorial Park
Children from Project Understanding feature in report
Staff writer Helen Zimmerli visited with several participants of Project Understanding and filed a detailed report to highlight the program’s aims and impact. The piece appears on page 7 and reflects community engagement with youth initiatives.
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Helen Zimmerli
Project Understanding
Monroe council approves one way street and city purchases
The Monroe City Council voted to convert a Twining Park road to a one way from the west end of the east parking lot on 14th Avenue to Second Street. They also authorized buying a 1000 gallon pumper fire engine for 39994 and selling the old unit on commission. The meeting covered an urban renewal plan amendment and a regional water and sewer study with a 750 cost.
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Monroe
Twining Park
14Th Avenue
Second Street
Old Argyle Road
Jerry Coplien
Eugene Dawson
Council
Peter Pirsch
William J. Schmitz
Doris Waidin
Redevelopment Authority
HUD
Commercial & Savings Bank
First National Bank
Southwest
Wisconsin
F.P. and T. Construction Co
Timothy R. Kubly
Raimond Corbins
Meythaler and Caton
Corbin
Mary Woethrich
Kansas City Gas and Electric Co
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Manitowish Waters
Vilas County
Small Business Administration
Alvin E. O’konski
R-Wis
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Twining Drive
U.S
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Battler
Paddler
Cuban
Richard Nixon
Greece
Rome
Schultz
General Motors
Shultz
AP News
Senate
Mike Mansfield
7Th Army
Europe
Miami Beach
Fila
Teamsters Union
Frank E. Fitzsimmons
James R. Hoffa
Afl-Cio
Hoffa
House
Ileas Eas
Abby
Helen
Sports Society
Jim Glessner
Schmitz
Robert Tschudy
Memorial Fund Committee
Green County Historical Society
Joe Urban
Jack Kundert
Kundert
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