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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1975
Page
1
Weekend accidents push Wisconsin traffic fatalities to 329, up from 311 last year. Other items note Maier presidential talk, drownings in Winnebago and Teal Lakes, UW Pharmacy dean appointment, Rolling Stones crowd in Milwaukee, Lucey energy critique, Williamson joins Lucey staff, malpractice talks, UW Regents decision, and northern coast erosion concerns.
New 11 member community dairy queens from Green County plan their first public dairy promotion weekend at Sunnyside Shopping Center Janesville. The event features outgoing queens Becky Otteson and Pam Weiss, with German Swiss yodeling, music by Martha Bernet and Del Hein, and cheese and cream puffs from a mobile unit.
Susan Saxe, once an antiwar activist, withdraws innocence and pleads guilty in a 1970 Bell Savings and Loan theft in Philadelphia and a related Newburyport arsenal robbery. Officials expect a sentence not exceeding 10 years.
Premium books for the 1975 Green County Fair are distributed via local banks and the Extension Office to 4-H and FFA members. Entertainment brochures offer ticket orders for July events including Sonny James shows on July 23 27 Joie Chitwood Thrill Show July 25 and a demolition derby July 27.
Washington reports a Y class nuclear submarine detected near Cape Cod within 350 miles and later near Norfolk Virginia, puzzling Pentagon officials about Russian maritime moves. A Senate report criticizes Indochina refugee resettlement as a shambles, expecting camps to hold refugees for over six months. House set to vote on Ford energy tax package amid about 160 amendments, reflecting deep tax policy divisions.
A head-on collision of two passenger trains in the Alpine foothills south of Munich left 42 dead and about 80 injured in West Germany’s worst wreck in four years. France confirmed an underground nuclear test in the South Pacific, with Australia and France citing June 5 and June 6 as test dates.
President Ford plans to release most of the Rockefeller Commission report on CIA domestic activities, while withholding the portion about alleged foreign assassinations. The White House will hand over sensitive sections to the Senate Intelligence Committee as critics urge accountability.
Monroe Fire Department answered two weekend calls for minor damage. One firefighter, Donald J. Van Wagenen of 2129 18th Ave., was hospitalized after colliding with a fellow firefighter while racing to the truck. he remains at St. Clare Hospital for observation. The first call, to Dale Martins at 618 18th Ave., involved an overheated frying pan that ignited grease and produced smoke. The second call, to Rosemary Schroeder at 1819 10th Ave., occurred at 2 14 a.m. and involved another overheated pan that melted a bread wrapper and smoked the trailer home.
The Green County Soil and Water Conservation District earned top state honors in the NACD Allis-Chalmers Education Awards Program for environmental conservation. The district advances to national competition with a $1500 prize, a certificate, and a trip for the District Chairman to the NACD convention in Honolulu. Willis Riemer chairs the district. educator participant is Mrs. Alice Howe, sixth grade teacher.
Danny R. Johnson twenty died in a one car accident on Wisconsin 78 near Wiota Lafayette County Sunday about 4 p.m. He was a Monroe Ready Mix driver and was crushed beneath the vehicle. Driver Michael Miller treated and released. Gary Johnson admitted with a separated shoulder. Authorities ongoing. Services set for June 11 at Shriner Neushwander Monroe funeral home with burial in Greenwood Cemetery.
The Wisconsin Senate reconvenes to consider up to five budget proposals after the Assembly shelled the $3.2 billion plan with 211 amendments. Debate centers on compromises with Gov. Lucey and Assembly plans, with key figures like Wayne Whittow and Henry Dorman shaping possible blends.
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