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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1972
Page
1
The legendary Harvey appeared to local kids during a spring snow in Monroe. Catherine Seaton Freddie Seaton Mary Ann Rast and others joined the sighting with photos noting Harvey’s imagined height and a nostalgic Easter greeting.
DeGayner & Co. Inc. signed a stipulation with the State Real Estate Examining Board after ecologists warned septic tanks for 500 proposed homes near Cable could pollute sandy soil along the Namekagon River. The project lies within the National Wild Rivers Act area and the firm must comply with housing codes before selling lots.
The Wisconsin Electric Cooperative completed an administrative realignment that splits the group into a statewide body and regional units. Thirty electric cooperatives join the state organization Wisconsin Electric Cooperative Nation while Rural Electric Supply Cooperative handles merchandising for about 1,400 cooperatives across a 14 state region.
The Daily Cardinal of the University of Wisconsin-Madison reports a $60 surplus and $741 net income for February, ending three years of deficits. Reductions in circulation, advertising, editorial staff, and a price drop from ten to five cents accompanied the turnaround.
The Wisconsin Power and Light Company asks the Public Service Commission for an $11.9 million increase. Critics call the move harmful to consumers and the environment while WPL cites rising costs in construction coal labor taxes and pollution abatement equipment.
The Teaching Assistants Association accuses the University of Wisconsin Madison of systematically eliminating classes taught by teaching assistants on the Madison Campus.
Ten Turkish terrorists and three kidnap victims including a Canadian and two British radar technicians died when ammunition exploded inside a mountain village house after troops surrounded them near Niksar. A government official said the cause was unknown. A lawyer, sent to urge surrender, was killed. The gunmen had demanded conditions for releasing the technicians but the interior minister refused to negotiate.
An enormous explosion ripped a Belfast street causing widespread destruction and killing a British army officer. Police and emergency services swarmed the area as investigators began assessing the blast’s origin and potential casualties amid the chaos.
The measure giving Britain control over Northern Ireland cleared the Lords and gained Queen Elizabeth II’s royal assent to become law. The report covers ongoing political actions and violent unrest tied to the province's status.
President and Mrs Nixon will spend Easter weekend at Camp David Maryland to celebrate David Eisenhowers 24th birthday The President son in law will be on duty at his Navy post in Florida on his birthday Friday He and his wife Julie Nixon Eisenhower will join the family Sunday night for the birthday party They will attend Easter church nearby in the Camp David area Julie said
A soggy snowfall blanketed portions of Wisconsin's campaign trail on April 4, delaying Sen. Edmund Muskie and forcing cancellation of a Two Rivers environmental speech. Humphrey's plane waited for wing deicing, McGovern bought galoshes and joined a snowball fight, Lindsay's jet diverted to Madison leaving him stranded, and Jackson canceled part of his schedule due to poor visibility.
A series of blasts and a fire at Interstate Pyrotechnics Corp in Bridgewater injured at least 10 workers. Five were taken to St Luke's in Middleboro, three to Cardinal Cushing in Brockton, with several buildings leveled on a three to four acre site. Police ordered roads cleared and described multiple explosions with a large blast heard in surrounding towns.
The House passed a 24.6 billion clean water measure to fund sewage treatment and collection systems. Key differences with the Senate include funding levels, timing for technology upgrades, permit systems, and who may sue polluters, promising weeks of conference deliberations after Easter recess.
Chiefs of Safeway and 11 other grocers met with Treasury Secretary Connally and officials to discuss meat costs. They forecast lower carcass beef prices and say declines follow market forces, not government action, with weekly price reports to be made public. Mills warned of a possible broad wage and price freeze if inflation persists.
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