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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1972
Page
1
Scientists at Space Center Houston examine rocks from Apollo 16 highlands retrieved by John Young Charles Duke and Thomas Mattingly. The 245 pound haul may include some of the moon’s oldest material dating to 4 to 4.5 billion years, offering clues to lunar history and Earth evolution.
South Vietnam lost Quang Tri after five days of heavy fighting as four North Vietnamese divisions overran the provincial capital. U.S. advisers evacuated. Highway 1 cut north of Da Nang. Hue threatened as central coast towns fall and central highlands pressure mounts.
President Nixon says no ground forces will be recommitted in South Vietnam and combat troops will not be directly involved. He notes bombing missions will be limited to military targets and questions from Texans at John Connally’s ranch. In Belfast protests, riots injure police and civilians as May Day marches unfold globally. Milk cow numbers fall just 1 percent, the smallest drop since the 1950s.
Government lifts controls for millions of small businesses and small government units with 60 or fewer workers. Health and construction remain under regulation. rent controls unchanged. Exemptions cut price covered sales by 500 billion yearly and payroll affected by 19 million workers, with 1.5 million firms still under limits. The council notes reduced red tape.
Gov. Patrick J. Lucey told cabinet officers to cut their budgets until it hurts and then cut more He blamed faster state government growth than the private sector in the last decade and urged citizens to get more back for the buck The 1973 75 state budget will be revised until it hurts and then revised some more Lucey pressed cabinet members to curb spending to halt government growth
Up to two inches of rain drenched Green County areas beginning around 3 a.m. with thunder and lightning. The downpour saturated fields already wet from April rains, hampering Saturday field work but providing useful moisture for crops.
Wisconsin weekend toll rose to 281 with 1972 traffic fatalities. A Boleston man, Frank Mertes, 77, was found north of Solon Springs after a week missing. Devil's Lake closed due to pollution. a boat-in protested. A fire killed Mrs. James Guangi, 61, in Delavan. Carey Curtice, 15, identified as the girl found in the Menominee River from Menominee, Michigan. UW River Falls recovered most of 9200 in stolen Hopi jewelry. an $850 ring remained missing. Rev. Robert J. Cornell seeks the Democratic nomination in the 8th District. Orville Hoel, 42, killed when his coat tangled in a tractor PTO. Gov. Lucey reports 77 pardons or commutations since 1971. Rev James Groppi advocates targeting corporations profiting from war. Rep Les Aspin urges moving Project Sanguine out of Wisconsin if built here.
About 1 265 bicycles were registered and licensed Saturday in Monroe City Hall parking by Sgt. Ervin Goecks. The event ran 8 a m to noon and 1 to 5 p m with VFW and Monroe Police Department sponsorship and volunteers aiding in inspections and licensing.
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