Wisconsin notes death toll and drownings in 1973
The death of 73 year old Walter Pekel of East Troy raises Wisconsin 1973 traffic fatalities to 446. Four children drowned near Wausau Fort Atkinson Antigo and Langlade County pools. Lake Michigan level rises for third month and fair awards total about 220 thousand dollars.
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Wisconsin
Walter Pekel
Big Bend
Jeffrey Steffens
Timothy
Four Mile Creek
Wausau
Steven Simon
Fort Atkinson
Rock River
Todd O. Thomas
Antigo
Langlade County
Milwaukee
Lake Michigan
U.S. Commerce Department
Department
Lakes Survey Center
Detroit
Green Bay
Interstate Commerce Commission
Ann Arbor
Albert E. Luttrell
ICC
Washington, D.C
Frankfort
Mich
Washington
Kewaunee
Manitowoc
Detroit, Toledo and Ironton Railroad Co
Dairy Dessert Pie wins first Green County contest
Miss Margaret Cousin registered nurse at St. Clare Hospital won the first weekly prize in the Green County Dairy Dessert Pie Recipe Contest for her entry Dairyland Cheese Pie. She cited its good taste and refrigeratability, with a cheese flavor that mellows after chilling.
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Margaret Cousin
St. Clare Hospital
Green County
Cousin
19Th St
Beloit
Beloit Catholic High School
Mercy Hospital School of Nursing
Janesville
Beloit Memorial Hospital
Newark-Beloit
John Cousin
c/o Agricultural Building
P.O. Box
Monroe
Quake Shakes East Coast but Causes No Major Damage
An earthquake rattled the northeastern United States and eastern Canada at 8 12 p m CDT lasting under 30 minutes. Reports indicate no injuries or serious damage while switchboards in New York New England states were flooded with calls about the tremor. The United States Geological Center located the epicenter near Beecher Falls Vermont near the Vermont New Hampshire and Canadian borders.
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United States
Canada
New York-New England
Columbia Center
Palisades
N.Y
Beecher Falls
Vermont
New Hampshire
Summit Aims at Nuclear Curbs Not Sweeping Accord
AP reports the White House expects no broad arms limitation treaty at the U S Soviet summit but hopes for progress toward lasting nuclear restraints. Shultz plans to remain treasury secretary despite another Nixon economic clash. Connally appears set to leave amid strained access to the President. Magruder testimony links Mitchell to Watergate. Brezhnev praises Nixon restraint and negotiation over confrontation.
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Washington
White House
George P. Shultz
Treasury
Nixon
John B. Connally
Connally
Texas
Man Sinks in Mud While Planning Fishing Trip Near Jenkinsville
Edward ONeill, about 60, of Janesville, found waist deep in soft dirt on a cow path while avoiding water north of Cuba City and Benton. A motorist alerted Cuba City police. officers and a sheriff’s team used boards and rope to free him. he suffered no injuries.
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Jenkinsville
Cuba City
Benton
Edward O’neill
O'Neill
Janesville
Lafayette County Sheriff’s
Sheriff's Department
Varied Views on Freeze Impact on Farm Prices and Shelves
Farmers may keep prices in line with frozen wholesale levels, but some processors warn shelves could empty if raw farm products remain costly. Nixon ordered a 60 day price freeze with exemptions for raw farm outputs, while critics urge farm price controls to stabilize markets. Industry voices in Boston Kansas City Dallas and Wisconsin warn producers may halt if profits vanish.
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Frank Montgomery
H.A. Johnson Co
Boston
Bill Beust
Jack Zeller
Safeway
Dallas
Robert Toth
Filigree Foods
New York City
Showdown Looms Over 1973 75 Wisconsin Budget Issues
The budget compromise committee near a showdown on welfare school aid and tax relief amid private sessions and antisecrecy criticism. Democrats and Republicans debate Lucey proposals including county welfare takeover and school funding formulas as they draft a $711 million agency-fund plan toward a $2.7 billion budget.
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Madison
Walter Hollander
R-Rosendale
Capitol
Hollander
GOP
Patrick J. Lucey
Anthony Earl
D-Wausau
Lucey
Earl
Wisconsin
Sparta
Central State Hospital
Waupun
Green Bay Reformatory
Paul Simms
Wisconsin State Employee Union
Simms
Green Bay
Legislative
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