Oregon observes balanced transportation week with horse parade
Residents of Oregon Wisconsin dubbed The horse capital of Wisconsin set hitching posts and raised parking fees to deter cars. Horses were ridden down main street as part of Wisconsin Citizens for Balanced Transportation activities. A local supermarket offered free horse cart delivery and others organized car pools. Women served coffee at bus stops to promote mass transit.
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Oregon
Madison
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Citizens For Balanced Transportation
Wisconsin to release full fire investigation reports soon
Lt. Gov. Martin Schreiber said the full ap of the Rosecrans boarding home fire will be released within the next few days. He also expects full agency reports within weeks on charges that nine Wisconsin boarding homes fail to meet minimum fire safety standards.
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Wisconsin Dells
Rosecrans
Martin Schreiber
Schreiber
Wisconsin Council On Homes For the Aging
Wisconsin
College of DuPage class seeks credits through fishing course
A 26-student group from College of DuPage begins a coastal fishing course in Vilas County waters. They aim to catch walleye panfish and muskie from today through Sunday despite locals doubting high grades or catches.
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Sayner
Vilas County
College of DuPage
Naperville
Ill
Dickeyville Girl Among Two Traffic Fatalities
Donna Hinderman of Dickeyville was struck by a car on U S 151 while chasing a gopher. Dawn Reik, 19, of Schofield died from injuries in a one car crash on a Marathon County road. Wisconsin’s 1972 traffic deaths rose to 340, up from 293 a year earlier.
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Grant County
Wisconsin
Donna Hinderman
Dickeyville
U.S. 151
Dawn Reik
Schofield
Wausau
Marathon
Mobile homes register and complaints tied to Wisconsin
More than 25 000 mobile homes were registered in Wisconsin in 1971 and over 200 complaints from owners were filed with the state Justice Department. Researcher Tim Vocke says the issue is not yet large but actions against dealers and manufacturers may be pursued to curb shoddy construction and questionable practices.
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Madison
Wisconsin
State Justice Department
Justice Department
Tim Vocke
Army divisions found deficient in readiness, congressman says
Washington reports that three Army divisions revealed major deficiencies that would limit combat effectiveness after inspections, according to a Wisconsin congressman on Wednesday.
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Washington
Wisconsin
Patrick J. Lucey
U.S. Supreme Court
Texas
Army
Wallace may be cripple in hospital update
Profits of corporations rose 5.6 billion dollars in the first quarter, the Commerce Department said, a record 91.6 billion annual rate despite Nixon era controls. Gov George Wallace began physical therapy after surgery and doctors warned his campaigning before July may be unlikely.
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Commerce Department
Department
General Motors
Silver Spring
George Wallace
S.C
Wallace
Senate
Thurmond
Canvass begins for Monroe City Directory update
Canvassing for a new Monroe City Directory has started with a target completion in the fall. Mrs. Orville Evans of Evans Printing Co leads the effort with help from sisters and relatives and aims to publish population data and advertising locally. Residents last counted 9 165. Aboard USS Newport News naval ships in the Tonkin Gulf report no intercept orders, only warnings for mines.
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Orville Evans
0. R. Evans Printing Co
Evans
Conrad Blanc
Monroe
Frank Wyss
Argyle
Roger Blanc
Orville Evans Jr
California
USS
Newport News
Tonkin Gulf
North Vietnam
Gulf
New York Times Today
Haiphong Harbor
Saigon relief column nears An Loc as carrier joins siege lift
AP dispatch notes a South Vietnamese relief column reaching 242 miles from An Loc while the carrier Saratoga joins the effort in the 60 mile north Saigon area. It marks the first combat for Saratoga since 1956 commissioning, amid a six week siege. In Belfast a spike in Protestant attacks raises fears of IRA provocation and further violence with 20+ wounded and homes damaged.
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Saigon
An Loc
Saratoga
Belfast
Northern Ireland
Irish Republican Army
Local Jaycees honor Norder and Paulson at annual banquet
Paulson and Norder named top local Jaycees at Idle Hour Mansion during the Jaycee Jaycette Installation Banquet. Honors include Honorary Life Membership for Mrs. Kenneth Norder and multiple awards to Michael Connors Nate Bloom and others for involvement, projects, and leadership.
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Ken Norder
Paul Paulson
Idle Hour
Kenneth Norder
Monroe Jaycettes
Jaycettes
Michael Connors
Nate Bloom
Dick Witt
Ernest Gebhardt Jr
Christ
Jaycee
Lee Fernstaedt
Dave Wake
Gene Lumm
Larry Vance
Donald Barry
Green County Hospital
Steve Grasy
Rudolph Reger
David Ambler
Wilson Bloom
Tom Burkhard
Bob Collins
Floyd Coplien
Gene Dawson
Richard Glendenning
Fred Lickel
Jerry Schmitt
David W. Smith
Michael Affelter
Paul Schoenike
Roger Goepfert
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Betty Ann Colby
George Wells
Jim Glessner
DECCA
Monroe High School Distributive Education Clubs of America
Audrey Roth
Joseph Maglio
Don Blue
John Easter
Pat Mulhall
At Tullis
Carla Jean Webinger
John Doyle
Don Rutsch
Don’s Standard Station
William Itzin
Ronald Roberts
North Side School
Ralph Brown
Swiss Colony Inn
Wallace Lindsay
Green County Salvage and Recycling Center
Bruce
Badger
Lacey
THE
Associated Press
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Sen. McGovern
Robert F. Kennedy
McGovern
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James Galbraith
University of Alabama
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Laurel
AP News
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Irish Republic
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Jaycee Board of Directors
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