Wisconsin storm battering Washington County leaves power slow to return
Ice storms across 23 Wisconsin counties crippled West Bend and Hartford with downed lines and outages. Thousands lacked heat as 400 National Guardsmen helped relocate families and redirect traffic. Officials warned full restoration could stretch into mid to late week with damages running into millions.
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Wisconsin
Washington County
West Bend
Wisconsin Electric Power Co
Arthur Kurtz
State Agriculture Department
Wisconsin Power & Light Co
Hartford
Wisconsin Division of Emergency
Patrick J. Lucey
Grafton
Washington
Ozaukee
Chuck Ziegler
Wisconsin Electric
Art Falk
Ziegler
Zieler
Gordon Reese
State Division of Emergency
Farmers Hand Milk Amid Outage Across Area
Area farmers, affected by a continuing power outage, return to hand milking. Arnold Lien of Argyle describes the process as requiring unused hand muscles while cows, unaccustomed to the method, are harder to milk in dark barns. Milk surpluses were dumped as bulk haulers couldn't collect, though some cheese factories later used mobile generators to resume pickups. Generators have risen in price due to scarcity.
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Arnold Lien
Lien
Times
Reagan Attacks Ford Over Election Year Economy in Florida
Ronald Reagan, on a four city swing through Florida before the March 16 primary, accused President Ford of yielding to election year pressure to perk up the economy. He said victory is likely but warned any loss would not derail his bid for the Republican nomination. Carter and Wallace spoke in Tampa ahead of the primary.
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Miami
Ronald Reagan
Florida
Ford
California
Champaign
Reagan
Kansas City
Nixon
Congress
Jimmy Carter
Henry M. Jackson
George C. Wallace
Carter
Tampa
Wallace
Jackson
St Victor’s School Seeks Donations to Stay Open
St Victor’s parishioners were told at Sunday Mass that the school faces a shortfall in funding. Finance spokesman James Walsh urged an additional 40 cents per dollar, rising to 42 cents by September, to cover salaries and costs until June. A Tuesday meeting in the school gym will discuss possible closure.
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St. Victor’s
James Walsh
Finance Committee
Walsh
Mediation Session Sought After Union Rejection
The Green County Labor Relations Committee and Pleasant View Union Local 1162 AFSCME aim to schedule a mediation session for midweek after union members voted four to one to reject Friday's offer. WERC mediators seek a closed session this week as a strike over pay, vacation, insurance, and related issues continues since February 18.
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Green County Labor Relations Committee
Pleasant View Union Local 1162
Afscme
Joseph Viney
Board of Supervisors
Wisconsin Employment Relation Commission
WERC
Wisconsin Power and Light calls storm worst in history
The ice storm crippled power across the Monroe area with up to 80,000 customers affected. Crews worked 16-hour shifts to restore power, aided by outside teams, Monroe Fire Department and National Guard. Local Red Cross offered food and shelter, water was provided free to farmers, and many farms milking by hand or generators. Community relief included storage space from Swiss Colony and area locker plants.
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Lafayette
Bob Maske
Glenn Gruenberg
Argyle-Adams
Robert Duerst
Rt. 2
Monticello
Argyle
Blanchardville
New Glarus
Monroe
Times
Marty Rufener
Wisconsin Power and Light Co
Jim Johnson
Power and Light Co
Wisconsin
Johnson
Clifford Reasa
National Guard
Red Cross
Joe Benkert
Benkett
Iles
Green County Frozen Food
Stricklers
Helland’s
Juta
Town Meeting-76 Draws 214 Participants at Monroe High
Monroe hosts Town Meeting-76 with 214 participants in a day of discussion groups addressing city challenges and proposals for the coming years. A separate youth session had 37 participants. A symbol song and community story were created, and organizers call for follow up forums.
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Monroe High School
Monroe
Institute of Cultural Affairs
Chicago
John Francis
Frank
Peg) Stiles
Monroe Evening Times
Robert Rieder
Peg Stiles
Gary Hessel
Kiwanis Club
Times
Jim Glessner
Ford wins northwoods straw vote in Rhinelander
Ford captured 31 percent of about 300 votes in the Rhinelander Daily News straw poll ahead of the Wisconsin primary. Reagan earned 17 percent while Humphrey drew 11 percent. Ford led Republicans with 60 percent. Humphrey led Democrats with 25 percent, followed by Jackson, Udall, Carter, and Wallace in declining shares.
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Ford
Rhinelander Daily News
Wisconsin
Ronald Reagan
Hubert Humphrey
Minnesota
Humphrey
Henry Jackson
Washington
Morris Udall
Georgia
Jimmy Carter
Alabama
George Wallace
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