Wisconsin toll climbs as nine die in weekend crashes
The AP notes Twin Lakes resident Lester Wortman 45 died in a collision at a 5 crossing and nine others aged 19 to 47 from Wisconsin Rapids Nekoosa Eau Claire West Allis Chicago died in weekend crashes. Wisconsin traffic deaths for 1972 reached 356 versus 307 a year earlier.
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New fire trucks arrive here in Monroe
Two new fire trucks ordered in 1970 for the Monroe Fire Department arrived Saturday from the Peter Pirsch Co. in Kenosha. An aerial ladder 25 feet longer than the old one and a 1,000 gallon pumper cost over 130,000 dollars total. Fire Chief Joe Benkett said the gear was bought for long term city needs and will be inspected before acceptance.
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Pentagon blockade fizzles as antiwar protest wanes
AP reports workers at the Pentagon found no blockade in place as demonstrators massed briefly across from a guarded entrance. A small group sat on the sidewalk while federal guards admitted visitors and a rooftop observer team watched from above.
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Nixon welcomed by 100,000 in Moscow greeting crowd
In Moscow 100,000 Muscovites greet President Nixon as he arrives for a week of talks on arms limits trade and space cooperation. Nixon, hatless, shakes hands with Podgorny and Kosygin amid crowds and a formal reception while Brezhnev is absent.
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Wallace regains some feeling after gunshot wounds
Washington AP Wallace, Alabama Governor George C. Wallace, shows partial return of involuntary movement in toes with sensation reaching mid thigh after gunshot injuries. Doctors at Holy Cross Hospital note reflexes intact and caution final recovery remains uncertain. Bremer is jailed on $20,000 bond.
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Pieta vandalism shocks Vatican as statue damaged
Laslo Toth, a Hungarian-born Australian, attacked Michelangelo's Pieta in St. Peter's Basilica with a sledge hammer, claiming I am God I am Michelangelo. He damaged the Virgin Mary's arm and face while Christ remained unscathed. he was arrested and charged with damaging art and offending religious worship.
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Pepping effects on North Vietnam troops reported
U S air and naval bombardment in North Vietnam killed about 400 enemy troops near Hue and destroyed dozens of tanks. Fighters attacked Hanoi Haiphong complex as 600 strikes were carried out. POWs described pep pills as lozenges boosting energy then causing disorientation.
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