03 May 1971
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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1971
Page
1
Anti war protesters clash with police in Washington causing traffic snarls during rush hour. Police aided by National Guardsmen and federal troops opened key crossings while arrests exceed five thousand. Atty. Gen. Mitchell and Mayor Washington declare the city open and functioning as agencies report normal staffing.
Riot police fire tear gas and deploy billy clubs as demonstrators clash near Georgetown and downtown. Thousands of commuters and protesters contend with smoke and injuries while 2,000 Marines and 2,000 federal troops bolster security around the capital.
Observers in Cairo say Aly Sabry, the leftist vice president, was fired for opposing the Egypt Libya Syria federation deal. The dismissal occurred two days before Secretary of State Rogers visit to Sadat to discuss the Arab Israeli stalemate. Sabry reportedly objected to Sadat signing the federation without a collective government decision.
The Supreme Court rules 6 to 3 that juries may decide life or death in capital cases and that penalty phases need not be separate from trials. The decision ends four years of stay delays and leaves 644 men and seven women on death row across 33 states, potentially accelerating executions.
A Boeing GE program team in Washington asks Congress for 15 to 20 million dollars to complete SST technology work. The project to build two test models of an 1800 mph airliner ended March 24 after the Senate denied further development funding.
President Nixon returns to Washington with a $400 million program to aid farmers, funded mainly by loans totaling $349.4 million. The goal is to raise farm exports toward $10 billion annually, with a record $7.4 billion forecast this year, announced in a Sunday radio address.
Leslie Bacon returns for a fourth day of questioning before a federal grand jury in Seattle. prosecutors offer little on why the probe is centered here following a March 1 bombing at the U.S. Capitol, and an earlier Sunday session drew cautious approval from government attorneys.
Secretary of State William P. Rogers made an unannounced helicopter tour over Jordan heading toward the Jordan Valley and Irbid before meeting King Hussein to discuss the Arab Israeli conflict. Government sources described the flight as likely to include lands west of the Jordan River seized by Israel in 1967.
Badger Camp Benefit Concert at Monroe Junior High School Auditorium at 8 p.m. Tuesday May 4 features the Junior Band directed by Maynard Heins and the Seventh and Eighth grade bands led by Allan Barnard. Performances include Footprints on the Moon Hogan's Heroes The Jolly General Timpatico.
Darlington resident Keith Andrews, 24, is in critical condition at St. Clare Hospital after his truck left the road and hit an embankment off Wisconsin 81 nine miles west of Darlington. He was pinned under the vehicle for over an hour. Passenger Jerry Karger escaped injury and flagged an off duty deputy.
Monroe Woman's Club operated Clothes Closet, open Wednesday 1 to 3 pm, aids families in need within the Monroe School System. Bank space leaves by June 1, no new home yet, 11 families served in April, consigns limited to local area. Also notes need for a crib mattress and calls for local space donations or space offers. Shooting accident report follows with a teenage suspect questioned. Angela Pharm, 16, in critical condition after a school area shooting.
Amish fathers urge the U S Supreme Court to affirm Wisconsin Supreme Court’s January ruling recognizing the right of Amish families to educate their children at home. They argue federal protection of religious liberty extends nationwide and note cases of fines, seizures, and removal of children in nine states.
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