Four Die in Wisconsin Traffic Crashes Push Toll to 460
Four people died in three accidents Thursday lifting Wisconsin’s 1971 traffic fatality toll to 460, with victims including James Bailey 56 of Milwaukee a 16 year old Thiensville youth and Irby Hildebrand 22 of Summit. The Hildebrand mother Tillie 42 also perished in the same crash near Oconomowoc. The second victim in the Green Bay area crash was unnamed.
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Wisconsin
James Bailey
Milwaukee
Wisconsin 163
Green Bay
Kewaunee County
Donald Kirchberger
Thiensville
Mequ
Wisconsin Assembly backs 65-foot truck legalization plan
The Assembly Highways Committee endorsed an alternative method to legalize 65-foot twin trailer trucks on Wisconsin highways by an 8 to 2 vote. The plan uses an existing law permitting up to 100-foot trucks and does not require Gov. Lucey’s approval. Rep. Joseph Jones led the move amid Lucey’s veto stance.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Assembly Highways Committee
State Highway Commission
Patrick Lucey
Highways Committee
Joseph Jones
Milwaukee
Lucey
Wisconsin Senate kills girls routes bill in 20 to 9 vote
The Wisconsin Senate refused a bill allowing girls aged 12 to 18 to hold newspaper routes. Senator Jack Steinhilber sponsored the measure, while Democrats Wilfred Schuele and Joseph Lourigan opposed, arguing safety concerns in big city streets.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin Senate
Jack Steinhilber
Roshkosh
Senate
Wilfred Schuele
Milwaukee
Joseph Lourigan
Kenosha
Wisconsin Assembly OKs police academy purchase
The Wisconsin Assembly gave preliminary approval to buying a new police academy at the former Alexian Brothers Novitiate near Shawano for 900000 dollars. The move faces likely Senate opposition after Rep. Robert Quackenbush announced a renewed Army lease at Camp McCoy in his district. Critics call the project a white elephant while Camp McCoy remains available at nominal charges.
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Army
Camp McCoy
Lucey urges unity on UW WI merger plan
Governor Patrick J. Lucey told UW Madison faculty they are partners with him in the effort to improve higher education and discussed his budget proposals and his plan to merge the University of Wisconsin and Wisconsin State University systems.
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Patrick J. Lucey
University of Wisconsin Madison
Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin
Wisconsin State University
Severe Chile earthquake kills at least 32 in central region
A powerful 7 to 10 magnitude quake hits central Chile near Valparaiso and Illapel with 32 dead and 160 injured. Emergency declared for four central provinces as Allende urges calm and aid is organized. Power, phones, and water disrupted. Concepcion affected lightly while Valparaiso suffers transport blocks.
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Santiago
Chile
Jose Toha
Argentina
Andes
Alaska
Salvador Allende
Valparaiso
Illapel
Barbala
Salamanca
US turns over last DMZ base as advisers remain
AP News In Brief reports the United States handed over its final base along the demilitarized zone to South Vietnam, while keeping some American artillerymen and advisers in place. Other items note spending limits in Laos, Pentagon leadership tweaks, and Agnew’s Jidda visit amid Nixon era tensions.
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Saigon
United States
Demilitarized Zone
Monroe High School Receives $2000 Title III Grant
Monroe Public School District gains a $2000 Title III grant from the Wisconsin DPI to study 1961 and 1966 through 1970 Monroe High School graduates. The project, directed by John Reese with aides Earl Mihlbauer and James Haas, aims to improve curriculum guidance and services.
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Lee Olsen
Monroe Public Schools
Monroe
Wisconsin State Department of Public Instruction
Monroe High School
John Reese
Reese
Earl Mihlbauer
James Haas
Monroe Police Report Multiple Minor Parking Lot Mishaps
Police report several vehicle backing collisions in Monroe on Thursday and Friday. Donald J. Clark and Shirley A. Grenzow both backed from stalls causing minor damage. Margaret M. Young backed into Bienema Olds and Cadillac. Verna A. Zimmerman struck John W. Donovan Jr. Both vehicles sustained minor damage. Terry J. Hustad was rear ended by Leroy M. Frauchiger with minor damage to Frauchiger’s car only.
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Monroe
Donald J. Clark
11Th St
Shirley A. Grenzow
Rt. 1
Juda
11Th Street
16Th Avenue
Margaret M
Young
Browntown
Bienema Olds
Cadillac
5Th Street
Verna A. Zimmerman
21St St
John W. Donovan Jr
Terry J. Hustad
New Glarus
Leroy M. Frauchiger
Rt. 3
Frauchiger
Wisconsin weather cools as winds shift and storms possible
Northern Wisconsin and the Midwest see cooler drier air with partly cloudy skies and fog in Lone Rock. Showers and thunderstorms are possible in extreme southern Wisconsin tonight and across the southern half on Saturday. Temperature highs Thursday ranged from 89 at Beloit to 75 at Superior with many cities in the 70s and 80s. Eagle River saw a low of 47 overnight. A six-member jury system was endorsed by the Wisconsin Board of County Judges as a cost saving, time reducing reform.
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Beloit
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Sturgeon Bay
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la Crosse
Park Falls
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Land O’lakes
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Juneau
Richland Center
Spooner
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Hilbert
Mosinee
Manitowoc
Mercury
Buckeye
Ariz
Evanston
Wyo
Wis
Winds Down Walls of New Dick's Market Building
Strong winds Thursday morning toppled the east and south concrete block walls of the new Dick's Super Market building in Darlington. Crops in the area were also leveled. No damage estimate was yet available.
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Darlington
Dick’s Super Market
Scouts and Kiwanis Aid Town Recycling Drive
Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts will collect bottles and cans at Lindsay Salvage Co tomorrow from 8 30 a m to noon with Kiwanis Club help. Troop 217 members Carrie Gyure Carol Booth Kathy Blum and Mrs Edward Zupanc assist as public cooperation is sought to fight pollution through recycling.
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Lindsay Salvage Co
Kiwanis Club
Lindsay
Girl Scouts
Carrie Gyure
Carol Booth
Kathy Blum
Edward Zupanc
Nixon shift in Saigon leadership pits Thieu against future rulers
US officials note a new Communist demand focusing on removing President Nguyen Van Thieu from any future Saigon government. The shift follows Madame Binh the Paris peace offer and Le Duc Tho urging change of the Thieu led regime, with Washington viewing elections as leverage.
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Thieu
Nguyen Cao Ky
Tran Thien Khiem
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Thieu - Ky Khiem
Prac
Nguyen Thi Binh
U.S
South Vietnam
Saigon
le Duc Tho
Madame Binh
New York Times
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Jidda
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Teamsters Union
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Theodore Daley
Yonkers
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Jane M. Rebne
Ft. Atkinson
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