Badger briefs merge crime and politics in Wisconsin
Douglas Dean was convicted of first degree murder for the slayings of his mother and four of his girlfriend’s relatives. Gov. Lucey ends use of state patrol cars for gubernatorial events amid traffic and safety concerns. A Watertown woman died in a highway crash as highway fatality toll nears 973 for the year.
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Sheboygan
Wis
Douglas Dean
John Buchen
Madison
Patrck J. Lucey
Wisconsin
Lucey
University of Wisconsin
Watertown
Marie Quinn
Dodge County
Monroe Board Approves Wrestling Coaches and Mat Purchase
The Monroe Board of Education met at the high school to approve two more wrestling coaches for both freshman and junior high levels and to purchase an additional wrestling mat for about 2000. The district hired Mrs. Gerald Stuckey to teach Home Economics one period daily to free Mrs. Evelyn Haas for a health occupations program. Estimated cost 900. Final payment of 4037 to Graven Kenney Iverson. Contract with Turner Hall for 342 for gymnastic equipment. trampoline excluded. Regular meeting set for Nov 23 and Dec 21.
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Monroe Board of Education
Lee Olsen
Gerald Stuckey
Evelyn Haas
Stuckey
Turner Hall
Nixon faces 1972 campaign kicks with Agnew tribute
The 10 per cent import surcharge raised 99 million in 45 days, with about 1.5 billion in imports exempted by strikes and routing. Nixon unofficially launches 1972 campaign with a tribute to Vice President Spiro Agnew. Leonard Woodcock blasts Supreme Court nominee William Rehnquist as far right and lacking vision and humanity for the high court.
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Washington
Treasury
United States
Nixon
Chicago
Spiro T. Agnew
Washington (Ap
Leonard Woodcock
United Auto Workers Union
Supreme Court
William H. Rehnquist
Senate Judiciary Committee
Woodcock
Rehnquist
Cheyenne Students Visit Monroe for Exchange Program
Cheyenne East High School exchange students and advisors tour Monroe factories and schools this week as part of a busy itinerary. About 130 people attended a Parents Dinner for both exchange groups. Plans include a March return visit by Monroe’s 30 students and a Madison day trip with state offices and UW Campus tours.
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Cheyenne East High School
Judy Kellar
Don Steen
Monroe High School
Monroe
Cheyenne
Wyo
Larry Buetzer
Roy Vetterli
Green County Fair
Clarence Bruess
John Reese
Richard Glendenning
Les Beineman
Ben Campa
Swiss Colony
Girls Service Club
Viney
Bill
Lawrence Buetzer
Larry
Glen Swiggum
Mary
Madison
State Treasurer’s
State Capitol
University of Wisconsin
Department of Agriculture and Marketing
Bowman Dairy
Shelley Kubly
Fred Simpson
Monroe Exchange Group
William Spoerry
Kiwanis
Gerald Gelbach
Dan
Pay Board Loophole Could Permit Higher Raises
The Pay Board adopted a policy adding a reality clause that may let it approve raises above 5.5 percent in certain cases. It could stretch to cover rail contracts offering 1 percent per month for 42 months, though exact triggers remain unclear. The board has not set a rollback figure and will not rule soon.
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Washington
Monroe Fire Dept Plans Thanksgiving Dance Fundraiser
Firemen distribute tickets at practice for the annual Thanksgiving Dance in Turner Hall on November 26. Proceeds fund extra insurance and workers' compensation, with some aid to families in emergencies. Verne Meisner’s Band from Whitewater will provide music. Co chairs Mike Einbeck and Paul Nelson lead a committee including Jerry Gentz and others.
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Monroe
Joe Benkett
Turner Hall
Verne Meisner
Whitewater
Mike Einbeck
Paul Nelson
Jerry Gentz
Fritz Graber
Walter Bandi
Kenneth Rufer
Charles Koch
Donald van Wagenen
Hans Koch
Robert Ostby
Museum season reviewed at Green County Historical Society
With the museum closed for winter curators look back on a busy summer and fall. About 1 335 adults and 275 school children visited the old Universalist Church and Bethel School. The first floor will house expanded displays this winter. Tulip gardens and landscape work are planned for spring. A membership drive will start after the new year to expand interest and volunteers. New artifacts will be prepared for the museum and the Little Red Schoolhouse.
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Green County Historical Society Museum
Fred Probst
Universalist
Bethel School
Kiwanis Scout
Probsts
Monroe Street Department
Jaycees
Joseph Urban
Green County Historical Society
Green Co. Historical Society
Honest talk on generational conflict at clergy workshop
Dr. Seymour Halleck urged honesty with youth during a Mental Health Workshop for Clergy in Rock Green and Lafayette counties. He warned adults mask uncertainty with politeness and said youths see through it, calling for open exchange and risk taking to improve church relations.
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Seymour Halleck
University of Wisconsin
Halleck
Rock
Green
Lafayette
Rock, Green
Mental Health Associations
Green County Ministerial Association
Robert C. Worley
McCormick Theological Seminary
Chicago
St. John’s
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