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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1972
Page
1
An Air Force B52 smashed into a residential area just north of McCoy AFB in Orlando at about 10 am CST. The flaming craft struck eight houses, causing numerous casualties. Firefighters and McCoy Hospital reported injuries and hospital transport for victims in the surrounding area.
UW President John C. Weaver outlined final consolidation plans for central administration of the former University of Wisconsin and State Universities Systems. If approved by the Board of Regents, staff from both systems will be moved to unified posts. Eugene McPhee and Kurt Wendt would take executive secretary roles for the old systems.
President Nixon blocked potential rail strikes for 60 days by appointing emergency boards under the National Railway Labor Act. The actions cover two disputes involving about 6,000 Sheet Metal Workers in repair shops and the Penn Central system with the United Transportation Union. The unions warned of a Friday midnight strike over job cuts planned by Penn Central.
Christian pilgrims crowded Jerusalem to retrace Christ's final steps along the Via Dolorosa during the annual Good Friday procession to Calvary. Thousands from abroad joined the mile long march through bazaars as warm spring air swept the city. In Berlin Westerners crossed into East Berlin as border checks overwhelmed Eastern facilities. In the Philippines, flagellants reenacted Christ's suffering with vine headpieces and glass covered bats and bamboo whips before praying and washing their wounds.
The New Glarus Branch fulfilled nearly a century of service with its final run on Thursday. About 15 observers watched as diesel freight 508 moved out at 12 30 pm carrying two freight cars and a caboose. The line faded after milk plants closed, shifting to trucking, with Monticello to receive rail service only. Albany and New Glarus may lose freight entirely as Milwaukee Road property sales proceed.
William Whitelaw arrives in Belfast to lead Britain’s Northern Ireland ministry and tries to quell sectarian strife as Easter weekend nears. Deliberations resume in Harrisburg in the Philip Berrigan conspiracy trial with 64 witnesses and over 100 exhibits. The Kennedy Center reopens to tours after a long closure with heightened security. In San Jose, Angela Davis trial witnesses offer varying accounts of a 1970 Marin County shootout.
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