Deaths and bills mix in Wisconsin briefs from Trempealeau to Madison
A Galesville woman dies in a Trempealeau County crash raising the 1973 Wisconsin traffic toll. Other items note a Senate Indochina funding cut, Adams County youth facility sale to the federal government with 225 jobs, utility deposits return plans, a welfare fraud conviction, no-fault insurance debate, school aid for nonpublic schools, and Social Security benefits with debt ceiling concerns.
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Galesville
Trempealeau County
Wisconsin
William Poss
Vincent E. Howe
Wisconsin 54
Howe
Rhonda K. Truax
Ettrick
la Crosse
Madison
Wis
Adams County
Patrick J. Lucey
Lucey
Madison, Wis
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Donna Weber
George
Budget accord nears Wisconsin two year fiscal plan
A six member special conference committee, three Senate Republicans and three Assembly Democrats, reached a compromise on school aids tax relief and welfare cost takeover. The panel voted 5-1 to draft a bill and scheduled July 5 to finalize the report before legislative action.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Senate Republicans
Assembly Democrats
Robert Kasten
Brown Deer
Senate
Patrick J. Lucey
Assembly
Legislative Fiscal Bureau
Raymond Johnson
Eau Claire
Anthony Earl
D-Wausau
Walter Hollander
Rosendale
Wisconsin budget panel sets stage for tax and school aid changes
The six member conference committee backed a tax relief package linked to Governor Lucey directives. They approved a manufacturing machinery tax exemption starting May 1, 1974 and a general personal property tax phase out. Inheritance tax cuts and higher personal exemptions were included as part of the package while school aid kept Lucey’s power equalization formula but was postponed.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Patrick J. Lucey
Lucey
Symphony Of The Hills Concert Planned In Monroe Park
An outdoor Symphony of the Hills concert is slated for Tuesday July 24 at 8 p.m. in the Monroe Twining Park Band Shell. The free event marks the fourth Monroe concert in this series, highlighting professional and student musicians from multiple area towns.
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Monroe Area
Symphony of the Hills
Monroe Twining Park
Wisconsin
Governor Dodge State Park
Mineral Point
Richland Center
Monroe
Twining Park
Alan F. Barnard
Monroe City
Monroe City Band
Monroe Park Board
Monroe Kiwanis
Lions and Rotary Service Clubs
Monroe Chamber of Commerce
Dodgeville
Boscobel
Platteville
Muscoda
Avoca
Spring Green
Reedsburg
Viroqua
Prairie du Chien
Lancaster
Fennimore
Belmont
Paula Nack
Leo Nack
Paula
Symphony Monroe Symphony of the Hills
J. Usher
Philip Teehan
Motions For Armstrong Seeks Separate Trials In UW Bomber Case
Defense asks Dane County Circuit Judge William Sachtsen to sever the five charges against Karleton Armstrong, arguing one trial on all counts would prejudice him. They contend separate trials better allow jurors to assess each arson and murder charge, while also seeking discovery of physical evidence and any electronic surveillance related to Armstrong.
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Madison
Wis
University of Wisconsin
Karleton Armstrong
Dane County
William Sachtsen
Armstrong
Army Mathematics Research Center
Mel Greenberg
Greenberg
Research Center
UW Army
Indochina War Halt Agreement Reached in Congress
Congress and President Nixon reach a compromise to halt all military action in Indochina by August 15. Opponents accept a fund cutoff after assurances the President will sign, as part of a $3.4 billion supplemental bill sent to the White House. In Cambodia, insurgents press attacks near Kompong Speu, close to Phnom Penh.
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Washington
House
Senate
Treasury
Congress
Nixon
Indochina
White House
Tire safety and policy notes in July highway use
Wisconsin tire safety rules emphasize legal tread depth and proper inflation for vehicles and recreational trailers. The DMV warns against worn tires and notes many RVs are overloaded or underinflated.
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Wisconsin
James O. Peterson
Division of Motor Vehicles
Division of Motor Vehicles Code
Lincoln
Unspent shell kills youth at Camp McCoy
An Appleton youth, 13 year old Peter Holtan, was killed when an unspent 40 millimeter shell exploded at Camp McCoy. His brother John, 12, and cousin Kim Holtan, 10, were injured and listed in satisfactory condition. Chaplain Maj. Lavern Holtan’s family was near the firing line when the incident occurred.
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Camp Mccoy
Wis
Appleton
Peter Holtan
Maj
Lavern Holtan
St. Mary’s Hospital
Sparta
John
Kim Holtan
Lutheran Memorial Hospital
la Crosse
Holtan
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Gaylord Nelson
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Wisconsin Electric Power Co
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Wisconsin Justice Department
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Robert Warren
William Dixon
Patrick Lucey
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Warren
New York
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D-Menomonie
Assembly Insurance and Banking Committee
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Francis Creek
Cletus Vanderperren
Green Bay
U.S. Supreme Court
Pennsylvania
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Lacey
Joint Finance Committee
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Green Bay Reformatory
Wisconsin Child Care Center
Central State M Hospital
Waupun
Reformatory
Waupun Hospital
R-Brown Deer
Editorials Society
AP News
Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Kompong Speu
Montgomery
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Montgomery Family Planning Center
Orelia Dixon
U.S. District Court
Robert Warner
Federal Reserve Board
Belfast
Northern Ireland
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