Ford heads to Michigan amid crucial primary push
President Ford travels to his home state as Ronald Reagan campaigns for votes in Michigan. Jimmy Carter plans a pivotal meeting with AFL-CIO President George Meany, seeking organized labor backing if he secures the Democratic nomination. Barry Goldwater presses Ford to stop using his tapes criticizing Reagan on the Panama Canal.
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Ford
Michigan
Ronald Reagan
Washington
Jimmy Carter
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Barry Goldwater
Ford Campaign Committee
Panama Canal
Earthquake Survivors Evacuated as Rains Hit Italy
In Udine and Friuli Province survivors displaced by last weeks quake were forced from tents by heavy rains and landslide danger. The government rushed railway cars and trailers to provide shelter for evacuees amid the emergency. In Beirut, Palestinian factions led by Yasir Arafat threaten armed action against Syrian forces and accuse regular Syrian troops of shelling leftist strongholds.
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Udine
Italy
Friuli
Beirut
Lebanon
Yasir Arafat
Hafez Assad
Arafat
Syraan
Ford Budget Battle and Kennedy Inquiry Roil Congress
Senators accuse the CIA and FBI of deceiving the Warren Commission on Kennedy's assassination and push for hot leads. President Ford faces scrutiny over calls to exempt chrome imports and over Callaway's ski resort expansion on federal land as budget tensions loom.
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Ford
Rhodesia
CIA
FBI
Warren Commission
Kennedy
Senate Intelligence Committee
Richard Schweiker
R-Pa
Howard H. Callaway
Senate
Colorado
Congress
Car sales surge as forest service braces for fishing opening
The U S Forest Service fears tinder dry weather and crowds at forest sites as fishing season begins at 12 01 am Saturday. Detroit area reports show domestic car sales up 47 percent in early May from last year’s low levels.
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U.S. Forest Service
Detroit
Grain exchange official faces fraud conviction amid cancer
Dr Ralph Benson Jr a Madison urologist testified in the pre sentence hearing for Benjamin T Green 79 who pleaded guilty to fraud tied to the Farmers Grain Exchange Evansville bankruptcy which closed in 1974 causing 2.1 million in losses to 109 farmers A second doctor will testify at the May 19 continuation.
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Janesville
Grain Exchange
John Doe
Ralph Benson Jr
University Hospitals
Madison
Benjamin T. Green
Farmers Grain Exchange
Evansville
Arthur Luebke
Lucey orders state agencies to prepare for mining find
Governor Lucey instructs agencies to coordinate for a potential major zinc copper deposit near Crandon Wisconsin. Exxon says early drilling suggests a top ten North American massive sulfide find while assuring fair local job sharing and revenue. He directs review of mineral taxation laws to enable timely legislation and revenue for Forest County communities.
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North America
Lucey
Exxon
Forest County
Revenue Department
Employers Honored in Monroe DECA Banquet
Monroe High School DECA honored local employers at a banquet with certificates and desk pen sets. Nearly 100 attendees heard John MacInnis of Monroe Specialities stress work ethic and self respect while encouraging seniors to seize opportunities in America. Dan Blum named student of the year and DE teacher Larry Sampson received a student gift.
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DECA
Monroe High
Idle Hour
Dan Blum
John MacInnis
Mark MacInnis
Evening Times
Joann Rufener
Larry Sampson
Times
Jim Glessner
Monroe
Monroe High School
Sentry Foods
Commercial Bank
Brennan’s Farm Market
K-Mart
Zim’s Iga
Wrangler’s Family Restaurant
Monroe Cheese Corp
Wheel of Swiss Chateau
Clark’s Shoes
Monroe Specialities
G. Stuart’s Men’s Store
First Federal Savings and Loan
Monroe Evening Times
Marco’s
Chuck’s Texaco
Gordon Strait
Matt Janke
Jean Ubert
Jeff Booth
Sharon Trumpe
MacInnis
Compromise Wisconsin open meetings bill eyed for special session
An informal bipartisan panel drafted a compromise open meetings measure covering all government bodies and banning closed meetings by legislative committees. The plan allows partisan caucuses to remain closed, seeks 24 hour notice, and sets penalties from 25 to 300 dollars for violations.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Senate
Assembly
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Patrick J. Lucey
Lucey
Daniel Wisniewski
University of Wisconsin
Richardson critiques Democrats courting GOP issues in Wisconsin
In Milwaukee, Commerce Secretary Elliott Richardson warned that Democratic progress on traditional GOP themes like reducing bureaucracy and fiscal discipline could undermine Republican gains in 1976. He urged vigilance as Democrats in Congress push outside Washington’s establishment, while also noting his potential roles in the Ford/ Kissinger era. Separately, Monticello School Board seeks volunteers for a Citizen's Advisory Committee to guide district education improvements, with contact details and a May 27 deadline.
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Milwaukee
GOP
Commerce
Elliot L. Richardson
Republican Party of
Wisconsin
Richardson
Jimmy Carter
George Wallace
Washington
Congress
Old City
Ford
Henry Kissinger
Ronald Reagan
Monticello
Ben Campa
Green County Dairy Queen voting set to begin Monday
Green County Dairy Queens start voting Monday with top ten in each community advancing May 24. Ballots cost dairy purchases over 20 cents and voters must request a ballot. Finalists crowned at community events, then queen and princess crowned at Dairy Day in Albany June 26 with coverage on WISC TV channel 3.
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Green County
Queens
George
Jeanette) Crooks
Brodhead
Green County Queen
Albany
Wisc-Tv
Channel 3
Madison
Lucy Christen
Green County Dairy Queen
Joann Rufener
Green County Dairy Princess
Dairy Queen
Rodney Sutherland
Gayle Gohlke
Russel Berg
Erwin
Ardellis) Rufener
Argyle
Marilyn Berg
Belleville
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Henry Purcell
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