Lucey Appoints Harold Jordahl to Wisconsin Natural Resources Board
The Wisconsin Senate unanimously confirms Harold Jordahl, UW Madison regional planning professor, to the Natural Resources Board replacing Herbert Behnke. The move follows rejection of Charles Stoddard of Minong.
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Patrick Lucey
Harold Jordahl
State Natural Resources Board
State Senate
University of Wisconsin Madison
Herbert Behnke
Shawano
Jordahl
Senate
Charles Stoddard
Minong
Wisconsin approves new 38 million state mini budget
Wisconsin Legislature adjourned after the Assembly concurred in a nearly 38 million dollar state mini budget passed minutes earlier by the Senate. The measure reshuffles excess funds to provide 31.7 million dollars in direct property tax relief including credits and exemptions while Senate cuts trimmed several programs and pay provisions. The 89-7 Senate vote preceded adjournment as lawmakers limited debate and political wrangling ended.
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Wisconsin
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Lucey
Patrick Lucey
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Reuben LaFave
Oconto
LeFave
Edward Nager
Proxmire urges Nixon to junk price controls nationwide
Sen William Proxmire urged President Nixon to end price controls on most firms with annual sales under 100 million dollars. He criticized the Price Commission for easing rules on less profitable firms and said controls hinder efficiency while not stopping inflation.
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Washington
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Nixon
Proxmire
Congressional Joint Economic Committee
The
Price Commission
Mitted
Rube Goldberg
UW students seek voting rights under new 18 age bill
University of Wisconsin student leaders consider legal action to apply the 18 year age measure on campus. They urge equal rights for 18 to 21 year olds, while UW officials plan to keep dorm restrictions and parental consent rules for loans, potentially penalizing students who stay in school.
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Madison, Wis
University of Wisconsin
United Council of UW
Sally Repa
Patrick Lucey
Miss Repa
Madison
Board of Regents
Lucey
FBI says informants helped arrest over five thousand fugitives
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover told a Senate subcommittee that paid informants led to 5168 fugitive arrests and 30 million dollars in stolen goods recovered in 1971. He cited 1397 arrest and 1690 questioned, plus 7668 more arrests and 22 million recovered via informants to states. He defended a 336 million dollar budget and warned on threats from urban guerrilla groups and extremism.
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FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Hoover
Senate
Wisconsin Tornado Trends Highlight Peak Risk Months
State Climatologist Hans Rosendal notes May through July are the peak period for Wisconsin tornadoes, with 30 deaths in 1971 and an average of 20 tornadoes yearly over 15 years. The 1971 season included two long-lived outbreaks on Sept 28 across northern counties, causing injuries and property damage.
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Wisconsin
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Chippewa County
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Athens
Merrill
Wausau
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White Lake
Mountain
Middle Inlet
Adams County
Coloma
Tornado Safety Rules and Immediate Shelter Guidance
A tornado watch indicates conditions ripe for tornado development and warnings mean a tornado has been sighted or indicated by radar. Seek interior shelter, away from windows, in basements or reinforced buildings, and lie down in open areas when no shelter is available.
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