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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1972
Page
1
Monroe police test a digital radar unit with a 2,500 foot range costing 1,785 dollars. It displays the target speed on the left and the violator’s speed on the right, blinking to confirm a violation. A 60 day rental and trade in on an older model are offered.
MADISON AP The Department of Health and Social Services faces a 20 day deadline to answer a complaint by Northland Medical Centers challenging a flat 13.80 dollar daily reimbursement rate for indigent patients with regional adjustments. The suit claims the change lacked notice and a public hearing as required by law. Thomson noted hearings on the proposal could begin by year end. MISHICOT AP A Manitowoc Circuit Court hearing probes restraining Mishicot Municipal Court from pursuing charges against five newsmen arrested Feb 15 over filming Village Board meetings. Judge Thuermer earlier refused to dismiss, opposing Ledvina's motion.
South Beloit Illinois authorities report a head on collision killed Tommy Tibbets 49 of Beloit Wisconsin and Barry Harrison 17 a local youth in the early hours near the Wisconsin border.
Ripon mayor Fred Kohl age 50 died Friday after a lengthy illness. He had led the city since 1968 and underwent brain surgery last August.
A House subcommittee was pressed to quickly designate 52 miles of the Lower St. Croix River as part of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. James Harrison warned the bill must pass soon or developers could seize the riverfront, as three landowners donated property to the state to reduce taxes and protect the area.
Donald Johnson of UW Madison Center for Applied Sociology suggests separating county fairs into summer and winter events. He completed a fairs study report for the Department of Agriculture and urges cleaner, more innovative fairs with greater youth focus.
Dorothy Sennett of the Wisconsin Division on Aging told a Madison workshop that a state survey found the oldest, lowest income, least educated seniors are least aware of tax relief programs, meaning those who need aid most may not receive it.
The Governor's Task Force on Educational Financing and Property Tax Reform urged reducing the local property tax share of Wisconsin school funding from 63 percent to at least 50 percent. The panel endorsed studying a fixed statewide property tax base of 700 million dollars, offset by federal aid, while noting impacts and achievable objectives.
British chief of Northern Ireland William Whitelaw lands in Belfast seeking support for peace after years of bloodshed. Security is tight as he assumes duties amid continued violence including a fatal shooting and a roadside mine attack on an armored car.
AP reports Nixon ordered the Paris peace talks paused to test whether North Vietnam seeks negotiation or uses talks for propaganda. He warned the move may not yield talks but aimed to shift talks off dead center.
Gov. Patrick J. Lucey signed a divorce statute revision cutting remarry wait from a year to six months and enabling six month effectiveness from judgment. The residency period drops to six months and courts may order alimony, support, and child maintenance. The Monday holiday law sets Lincoln and Washington's birthdays, Memorial Day, Columbus Day, and Veterans Day on specific Mondays. Similar reforms already exist in about 45 states.
Four proposed amendments appear on the April 4 Milwaukee ballot addressing church state issues and county government structure. Proposals cover released time for religious instruction, use of school buildings by churches, multiple county government systems, and choosing coroners or medical examiners.
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