Wisconsin Briefs From The Wisconsin State Journal
Badger Briefs report 368 traffic deaths to date in 1973, while other items note paper shortages for exams in Milwaukee, a fuel oil shortage concern in Eau Claire, Charles P. Smith’s jail plea in Madison, racial handling criticisms at UW Platteville, a Beloit College carved head find, a campaign bill prelim approval, failed finance measures, and a drop in unemployment claims across Wisconsin.
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Eau Claire
Madison
Wisconsin Assembly
Skylab Rescue Mission Opens With 28 Day Orbit Return
Three American astronauts Charles Conrad Jr Joseph Kerwin and Paul Weitz launched aboard a Saturn 1B to salvage Skylab. They aim to repair heat shield damage and possibly free a jammed solar panel to sustain a 28 day stay and study the station. The mission marks a shift toward space exploitation and technological test aims.
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Cape Kennedy
Fila
Charles Conrad Jr
Joseph P. Kerwin
Paul J. Weitz
Mission Control
Conrad
Apollo
United States
Kerwin
Weitz
Royce Hawkins
Space Agency
Skylab
Monroe Board and MEA sign historic two year contract
The Monroe Board of Education and the Monroe Education Assn sign a two-year master agreement in a news conference. Key changes include a two-year term, revised salary schedules with steps and a new grand person clause, and a restructured extra-duty pay plan. Estimated 1973-74 budget about 1.49 million with 5 percent rise. Insurance remains Blue Cross Blue Shield.
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Monroe
Monroe Education Assn
Noel Soltau
MEA
Gil Jelinek
Merlin Olson
Lloyd Siedschlag
Times
Monroe Board of Education
Lee Olsen
Olsen
Badger
Lloyd Liedschlag
Monroe High School Centenary Graduation Planned for Thursday
Monroe High School will celebrate its centennial commencement on Thursday evening May 31 at 7 30 p m at T R Holyoke Field weather permitting The program moves to the high school gym if rain delays seating will use football bleachers bring lawn chairs no reserved outside seating special honors include Honor Scholarship students attendance awards and Citizenship Award winners The ceremony features processional invocation choral performances and diploma presentations by Lloyd Siedschlag and Ben Campa with attendance by Tim Hayes and the Board of Education president
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Monroe High School
T. R. Holyoke
Kindergarten centers selected and enrollment notices sent
Superintendent Lee Olsen announced that kindergarten enrollment centers are set and parents will receive attendance center notices soon. He urged unregistered parents to contact him, and pre screening appointments are arranged with Mrs. Alice Washburn at the district offices for those not yet registered.
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Lee Olsen
Olsen
Alice Washburn
Key Watergate figure to plead guilty and testify
U S attorney cites a key Watergate conspirator agreeing to plead guilty without immunity and to testify at trial. Names unnamed. sources identify Jeb Magruder as the figure. Prosecutions seek guilty pleas and cooperation from others amid Senate hearings and related disclosures.
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Washington
U.S
Harold H. Titus Jr
New York Times Today
Titus
White House
Jeb Stuart Magruder
Magruder
Atty
John N. Mitchell
Archibald Cox
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