Monroe Park Board weighs airport farm recreation plan
Goke reported the airport farm near Monroe has 150 acres east and north offering outdoor recreation, nature study and winter sports potential. Plans include arboretum development and education use by biology and conservation classes for youth groups. Barribeau to study air rights. council approved rural fire rates, alley closure near Lincoln School, liquor license transfer, operator permit, sewer work payment, aid claims, and April 5 council date due to election.
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Fass declared competent to stand trial in Roxbury slayings
MADISON Wisconsin Roman P Fass 40 ro Roxbury charged with first and third degree murder in the killings of Inez Ballweg 41 and her children Brenda 4 Merlyn 2 He was previously ruled incompetent and confined to Central State Hospital but doctors on Friday said he can now participate in his defense WATERTOWN Plan proposes five year cap on felony prison terms and harsher handling of sex crime cases by the Citizens Study Committee on Offender Rehabilitation The panel urged education and rehabilitation emphasis in state facilities while reviewing correctional policies and sentencing
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Dane County
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Wisconsin Vocational districts reduced to fifteen
The Wisconsin Vocational Board consolidated 17 districts into 15 centered at Wisconsin Rapids and Wausau. Burnett Polk and St. Croix counties join the new district, with possible dual track colleges at Rice Lake and Wisconsin Rapids await feasibility. Separate report notes arrests for Lake Superior fish sales face enforcement clarification.
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Wausau
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St. Croix
Rice Lake
Wisconsin Toll Reaches 163 In 1972 Highway Deaths
The death of a rural Cumberland man Tuesday raised Wisconsin's 1972 highway death toll to 163, up from 131 a year ago. Barron County authorities reported a vehicle pushed into a ditch after a collision west of Cumberland.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Barron County
Spe Accion
Wsconsin
Cumber
Madison Council Endorses State Street Mall Experiment
Madison Common Council votes 15 to 7 in principle for a four block State Street mall after student demonstrations. Members say action needs traffic ordinance and government aid assurances before construction. State Street closed to traffic in August for a mall trial that ended last week.
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Madison
Common Council
State Street
Muskie Wins Illinois Primary With Large Lead Over McGovern
Edmund S. Muskie claimed victory in Illinois as ballots counted showed a clear lead over George McGovern in the Democratic presidential nomination race. Muskie captured about 63 percent, while McCarthy trailed. final delegate lineup in Illinois remained unsettled as long ballots were tallied.
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George McGovern
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Eugene J. McCarthy
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Maine
McGovern
New Hampshire
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Wisconsin Gov Lucey announces rail crew law agreement
Gov. Patrick J. Lucey disclosed a surprise agreement between railroad and union officials on Wisconsin’s full crew law. Details indicate the pact allows certain provisions to proceed, signaling a settlement after negotiations.
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Madison, Wis
Patrick J. Lucey
Wisconsin
Supreme Court rules singles may obtain birth control
The Supreme Court held that single persons have the right to obtain contraceptives if married people may, stating the right to privacy protects individual decisions about bearing or begetting a child. The ruling upset Bill Baird's birth control conviction and echoed protections against unwarranted government intrusion.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Bill Baird
William J. Brennan Jr
Monroe Patrolman Resigns to Enter Wisconsin Academy
Patrolman James F. Schmerse resigns from the Monroe Police Department effective March and will join the Wisconsin State Patrol Academy for training starting April 3. He joined the force on Sept 16, 1966, and replacement ads are planned under 1971 Monroe Common Council rules with stricter minimum standards requiring ten weeks of Basic Law Enforcement Training within two years.
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Monroe
Dwight C. Coplien
James F. Schmerse
Schmerse
Wisconsin State Patrol Academy
Morton Keeps Trans Alaska Pipeline Decision Wide Open
Interior Secretary Morton says his mind remains wide open on the Trans Alaska oil pipeline. He notes Canada routes could be considered but final decision rests with President Nixon after consultations with his staff and the Office of Management and Budget.
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Midwest
Alaska
Alyeska Pipeline Service Co
Prudhoe Bay
Valdez
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Interior Department
Walker cracks Illinois Demo machine
In the Illinois primary Mayor Daley faced setbacks as Edward Hanrahan won renomination for State’s Attorney amid a police raid probe. Dan Walker, challenger to the party machine, claimed a strong statewide vote, while Lt. Gov. Paul Simon led the gubernatorial race with a solid margin as turnout neared 1.4 million. Daley sought peace with rebels and pledged support for Hanrahan.
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Illinois
Richard J. Daley
Democratic
Atty
Edward V. Hanrahan
Raymond Berg
Man Party
Hanrahan
Black Panther
Natorial
Paul Simon Walker
Simon
Daley
Simon-Walker
Democratic Committee
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