Wisconsin 1973 road toll at 607 this date
Three people were killed in a Shawano County crash and four others died in separate weekend incidents. Drownings included a 16 year old from Tomahawk and a 17 year old from Des Plaines Ill. Other items note meatcutters bracing for layoffs, a statewide asphalt workers strike, four Platteville residents escaping a sunken cruiser, a Lake Geneva shooting, a camp director to receive a presidential commendation, a large Oshkosh fly in attendance, and a federal prison opening in Adams County expected to raise case load.
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Associated Press
Shawano County
Wisconsin
Lincoln County
Dianne Krueger
Tomahawk
Merrill
Mike Mandelky
Des Plaines
Ill
Quarry Lake
Racine
Dundee
Joseph Fischer
Cedar Lake
Fischer
Kettle Moraine State Forest
Madison
Adams County
U.S. Atty
John Olson
U.S. District Court For
Olson
Riots Leave Oklahoma State Penitentiary in Ruins
After a weekend uprising at McAlester prison 23 inmates were held hostage two convicts killed 17 inmates and three guards hurt. Fire damage estimated at 20 to 30 million dollars as National Guardsmen regain control and officials plan temporary housing for 1750 inmates. Ringleaders seek amnesty an inmate council access to legal counsel and removal of a disliked staffer.
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Mcalester
Okla
Oklahoma State Penitentiary
U.S. Justice Department
American Civil Liberties Union
Ed Hardy
David Hall
Skylab 2 Crew Recovering From Space Sickness After Leak Fix
Skylab 2 astronauts Alan Bean, Owen Garriott and Jack Lousma woke briefly to stop a tiny leak in the nitrogen oxygen pressurization system. They then returned to bed as doctors expected full recovery from the seasickness like illness and weightlessness adaptation.
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Garriott
Mission Control
Irving seeks parole in Hughes fraud case
Clifford Irving jailed for forging Howard Hughes biography pursues release from the U S Parole Board. Convicted in 1972 of conspiracy to defraud, he remains imprisoned at Danbury Federal Correctional Institution in Connecticut.
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Washington (Ap
Clifford Irving
Howard Hughes
U.S. Parole Board
Irving
Federal Correctional Institute
Danbury
Conn
Nixon never got reports he sought on Watergate
Ehrlichman testified that Nixon asked eight times between September and March for a complete Watergate report and received no satisfaction. He recalled being kept in the dark about planning sessions until April, though he told Nixon soon after learning of them. Ehrlichman noted Nixon did not get a report on the Ellsberg break-in. The testimony marked a record fifth day for Ehrlichman, tying Dean’s committee length.
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Washington
Nixon
John D. Ehrlichman
Senate
Ehrlichman
Fair ends with high attendance at Green County event
The 119th Green County Fair closed after five days with favorable weather and attendance around 31 560, higher than 1972’s 28 000. Crowds were orderly with sheriffs deputies police and National Guard assistance. Demolition derbies drew big crowds as Reid's Spectacular Shows began leaving the midway. Administration workers will stay 10 days to two weeks more to finalize premium payments and winding up 1973 operations.
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Green County
Ken Allen
Monroe
National Guard
Reid
Wis. 11
Illinois
Monroe Area Civil Defense Tests Sirens Aug 1
The Monroe area civil defense will test warning sirens on Wednesday August 1 with two monthly tests during summer. First the storm warning siren sounds, then the attack alert. Fire sirens are tested every Saturday at noon.
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Monroe Area
Wisconsin budget turmoil exposed by dissatisfied state senators
Democratic senators anger over the two year budget process threatens Lucey’s 2.77 billion plan. They decry lack of voice and the ability to amend, while a joint interim study panel is proposed to balance power with the executive and equalize committee influence. The 14 member panel leans 8-6 Democratic, signaling a broader party rift and looming conference committee trouble.
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Madison
Wis
Senate
Patrick J. Lucey
Wisconsin
Dale McKenna
Jefferson
McKenna
Ronald Parys
Monroe Swan
Milwaukee
James Flynn
West Allis
Democratic Assembly
Democratic Party
Assembly
Executive Branch
Legislative Audit Branch
Government Accounting Office
Congress
William Proxmire
Les Aspin
Lucey
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Susan Grimes
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AP News
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Lakehurst
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John W. Dean III
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