Wisconsin Briefs on Coach Death and State News
Manitowoc Roncalli High School golf coach dies as team had just won state title. Brother Raymond Pleiss 30 killed in a crash transporting the team home from Racine meet. Other items cover auditorium renovation, river drowning, dairy inspector needs, fuel distribution, tourism bureau, GOP endorsements, land planning, and warden autonomy.
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Manitowoc
Wisconsin
Raymond Pleiss
Racine
U.S. 141
McCord says clemency offer came from White House aide
Watergate burglar James W. McCord Jr. testified that John J. Caulfield repeatedly urged silence and offered executive clemency with Nixon administration support. McCord recalled Caulfield warning the government could fall if the President cannot govern, and noting Caulfield's ties to Nixon campaigns and the Treasury Department.
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Washington
James W. McCord Jr
White House
Nixon
McCord
John J. Caulfield
Caulfield
John W. Dean III
The
Treasury Department
George Washington Parkway
Potomac River
President allegedly offered clemency in wiretapping case
McCord testified that Caulfield claimed the message came from the highest White House levels and said the President was in Key Biscayne Florida with knowledge of a forthcoming meeting. Caulfield urged McCord to follow a game plan while others laughed in the Senate hearings. The White House denies any clemency offers to the defendants.
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Caulfield
White House
McCord
United States
Key Biscayne
Fla
Senate
Slayings, Brezhnev Summit, and UW Milwaukee Hire
Surrender of three Georgia slayings suspects after police and bloodhounds found them sleeping beneath a cliff. Brezhnev opens a five day summit with Brandt signaling a Westward diplomacy push. Nancy Krattiger named assistant athletic director at UW Milwaukee to oversee growing women’s athletics.
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Welch
W. VA
Georgia
Bonn
Germany
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Willy Brandt
Russia
West
Nancy J. Krattiger
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
United States
Tom Rosandich
Miss Krattiger
Monroe High School
Northern Illinois University
DeKalb
Uw-La Crosse
Uw-M
Rosandich
Edwin Krattiger
Brooklyn
Wisconsin Senate ends filibuster to form budget panel
Wisconsin Senate Republicans ended a 10 hour Democratic filibuster and approved a six member conference committee to craft a compromise 1973 75 budget by June 20. The vote 18 14 created a non amendable budget proposal to be sent to the Assembly for final action.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Donald E. Wilkinson
State Board of Agriculture
St. Paul
Wilkinson
Joint Finance Committee
Senate
Conference Committee
Assembly
Senate Republicans
Assembly Democrats
Senate Democrats
Republican Conference Committee
Fred Risser
D-Madison
GOP
Henry Dorman
Dracine
Skylab repair delayed as crew works on sun shield plan
Astronauts Charles Conrad Jr Joseph Kerwin and Paul Weitz face a five day delay to the Skylab repair mission. Engineers refine two shade designs to shield the overheated lab, which lost its protective skin, as mission control guides a live televised fly around and assessment for a possible later launch.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Skylab Space Station
Space Agency
Charles Conrad Jr
Joseph P. Kerwin
Paul J. Weitz
John Disher
Skylab
U.S
Earth
Conrad
Swiss Miss Rocket identity dispute shadows frog contest in Calaveras
In a lively feud, Monroe claims RX Hannibal I from Hillsboro is Swiss Miss Rocket, while Wisconsin Governor supports Bucky Badger. Letters exchange amid a national jumping frog contest dispute as Calaveras Co prepares for the weekend event.
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Monroe
Cliff Reasa
Hillsboro
Ill
Cliff
James F. Lyerla
Reasa
Trauxfield
Madison
RX Hannibal I
Rocket
United States
Bucky Badger
Miss Rocket
Wisconsin
Lyerla
Rana Catesbeiiana
Bullfrogs
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