Rock County cannot rescind Wisconsin 15 plan say AG
Atty Gen Robert Warren issued an opinion Wednesday stating once statutory steps to alter the state highway system are finished local governments cannot reverse the changes. The plan links Wisconsin 15 four lane upgrade Beloit to Darien with Wisconsin 11 from Janesville, while Walworth County previously dropped its Wisconsin 11 backing. The opinion did not address that action’s validity.
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Rock County
Robert Warren
Darien
Beloit
Janesville
Walworth County
Warren
Wisconsin grants funds for Vietnam veteran summer jobs
Wisconsin received a 213 549 grant from the US Labor Department to create summer jobs for 229 veterans, focusing on minority veterans and students returning to school this fall. The report notes birth trends and illegitimacy rates among whites and nonwhites, with contraceptives and abortion cited as recent factors.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Patrick Lucey
Lucey
Wisconsin Traffic Fatalities Rise to 417 as Kansas Driver Dies
A one car accident on Wisconsin 42 north of Kewaunee killed Clyde Christensen, 50, of Kewaunee, increasing the 1972 Wisconsin traffic fatality toll to 417. The toll on this date last year was 356.
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Kewaunee
Wisconsin
Clyde Christensen
Wisconsin selects alternate for Democratic National Convention
U S Rep Robert Kastenmeier was chosen as an alternate on Wisconsin's delegation after Bert Murch resigned. Kastenmeier replaced Ron Steinhoff, who had filled Steinhoff's post, and backed George McGovern after backing Eugene McCarthy in 1968. The report also notes rising illegitimate births among white women and a falling birth rate among married whites in Wisconsin.
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Madison
Wis
U.S
Robert Kastenmeier
Wisconsin
Kastenmeier
Bert Murch
Barron
Murch
Ron Steinhoff
Platteville
Steinhoff
Eugene McCarthy
Madison, Wis
Department of Health and Social Services
North Vietnam firepower may be slackening says U S officials
Washington reports signs of reduced North Vietnamese shelling in South Vietnam and fewer surface to air firings as supplies to Hanoi are disrupted. Officials cite lower An Loc shelling, dropped SAM strikes, and mined ports as factors potentially forcing Hanoi to conserve ammunition.
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Haiphong
Vietnam
South China
Missing Genoa youth Larry Dunseth sought by police
The Green County Sheriff's Department and regional agencies are seeking information on 16 year old Larry Dunseth of Genoa who disappeared after leaving his home Friday June 2 to go downtown to his place of employment. He was last seen entering the Main Street Market where he told his employer he would not work that afternoon then attended an all night party north of Genoa. An all points bulletin covers Illinois Wisconsin and Minnesota. He is 6 feet tall 190 pounds with light brown hair and blue eyes. He wore blue bell bottom slacks a black tied shirt white track shoes and carried money and his car at home. Contacts urged to call the Green County Sheriff's Department or the Thief residence or his parents.
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Lawrence Dunseth
Genoa
Ralph
Dorothy) Thies
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Main Street
Green County
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Bellbottom
Bombing intensifies as U S planes hit North Vietnam
U S war planes pounded North Vietnam with the heaviest raids in three weeks amid a rail tunnel strike near the Chinese border and renewed B52 sorties. In South Vietnam the Communist offensive pressed Trang Bang as marines and US task forces support operations above Hue.
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Hue
Quang Tri Province
Hanoi
Goke to head conservation in 10 counties
Lester Goke, district conservationist with the Green County Soil Conservation Office, will leave Green County on July 2 to become Area IV Conservationist. The new area covers 10 counties in southwestern Wisconsin, west and north of Green County, succeeding James Senwoegler who moves to Madison. Area IV offices are in LaCrosse.
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Green County Soil Conservation Office
Green County
Area IV
Wisconsin
Goke
James Senwoegler
Madison
LaCrosse
Testimony released in Armstrong case in Toronto hearing
Wisconsin lawyer argues Armstrong planned bombing with 1700 pounds ammonium nitrate and 40 gallons gasoline. Armstrong faces murder and arson charges if extradited. extradition judge weighs affidavits. Cooper says affidavits show roommate talks. defense counters cross examination.
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Baraboo
Cooper
Armstrong
Wisconsin
Proxmire Attacks Pentagon Arms Budget Analysis
Senator William Proxmire accuses the Pentagon of mispricing and faulty defense budget analysis aimed at Senate rival George McGovern. He cites billions in mispricing, cost overruns, and inflation projections, challenging the Pentagon’s impartiality as McGovern testifies June 16 on his alternative budget.
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William Proxmire
Pentagon
George McGovern
Wisconsin Democrat
McGovern
Pentagon Comptroller
Proxmire
Congressional Joint Economic Committee
U.S. Senate
McGovern gains edge as Muskie delegates loom
AP News In Brief reports McGovern nears the Democratic nomination with Muskie's 166 delegates potentially shifting the race toward South Dakota senator. Also, a divided House votes on a $21.3 billion education bill with a desegregation delay clause and Senate expectations surround Richard Klein Dienst's attorney general nomination amid Byrd opposition. A New York congressman seeks federal regulation of major networks.
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George McGovern
Edmund Muskie
South Dakota
Muskie
McGovern
Washington
House of Representatives
Richard Kleindienst
Senate
Robert C. Byrd
D-W. Va
New York
John M. Murphy
Dn.v
Federal Communications Commission
Maier urges candidates to address city crises nationwide
Milwaukee Mayor Henry Maier, leader of the US Conference of Mayors, pressed presidential hopefuls to confront urban problems such as operating deficits, poverty in Gary and Newark, and drug issues in New York City. He praised McGovern and Nixon on revenue sharing and overhaul of city funding, while urging broader action from all candidates.
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Milwaukee
Henry Maier
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US Conference of Mayors
Nixon
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Seattle
Gary
Ind
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Newark
N.J
Latin America
Syracuse
N.Y
New York City
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George McGovern
D. SD
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