Thanksgiving: A Special Day in American Tradition
Thanksgiving shares a vision with New Year and other holidays, observed nationwide on fixed dates rather than Mondays. The piece notes Lincoln’s birthday and Columbus Day as examples of varied observance, recalls Lincoln’s 1864 establishment, and reflects on the enduring spirit of gratitude behind the holiday.
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Washington
Abraham Lincoln
Congress
Franklin D. Roosevelt
New World
Wisconsin professor wins NASA exceptional scientific achievement medal
UW radiochemistry professor Larry Haskin, who studied Apollo moon rocks, is among four scientists honored with NASA exceptional scientific achievement medals. The Wisconsin report notes Haskin's role in lunar rock research and the national recognition.
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Madison, Wis
University of Wisconsin
Larry Haskin
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Indians hail Bureau action on abandoned property
Milwaukee Indian Movement spokesman Herbert Powless praised a Bureau of Indian Affairs effort to acquire abandoned government property for native use calling it a nationwide precedent. Demonstrators have cited treaty rights while Powless said the group may gain title with General Services Administration support aided by Senators Proxmire and Stevenson.
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Milwaukee
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Herbert Powless
American Indian Movement
United States
Bureau
Alcatraz Island
San Francisco Bay
Powless
Coast Guard
Lake Michigan Park
Washington
General Services Administration
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Adlai Stevenson III
D-Ill
Hunter death toll rises to 12 in Wisconsin deer season
The hunter death toll since the 1971 Wisconsin deer season opened reached 12, with six shot and six dying of heart attacks. George Peterson of Wisconsin Rapids died of an apparent heart attack Tuesday while hunting in Clark County.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Rapids
George Peterson
Clark County
Fatalities rise as Wisconsin road toll hits 1024
Accidents on Wisconsin highways raise the state toll to 1024, down slightly from 1030 a year earlier. Hartland resident Robert T. Braun, 27, died from predawn crash injuries after his car hit a utility pole near U.S. 45 in Washington County. Cudahy resident Roger P. Schlitz, 56, was fatally injured when his camper struck another truck on U.S. 41 in Green Bay.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Robert T. Braun
Hartland
U.S. 45
Washington County
Roger P. Schlitz
U.S. 41
Green Bay
Cashier Pleads Guilty to Embezzling Funds
Eugene A. Larson, assistant cashier at the First Bank of Grantsburg in Burnett County, pled guilty to charges of embezzling more than $109 000, with US Attorney John O Olson reporting the admission in Madison Wisconsin.
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James Doyle
US District Court
Olson
Larson
John H. Gitzinger III
Westgate Bank of
Madison
Madison, Wis
Eugene A. Larson
First Bank of
Grantsburg
Burnett County
John O. Olson
Wisconsin Drivers Hit Higher Speeds On Interstates
A Wisconsin study shows daylight interstate speeds average 65.6 mph, up from 64.1 mph in 1969, with non freeway paving at 56.9 mph up from 56.7 mph. Out of state plates run 69.6 mph on expressways while Wisconsin plates average 68.4 mph.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin
State Division of Highways
Spoiled ham sickens 26 at Milwaukee bazaar
Milwaukee officials say a spoiled ham due to improper refrigeration caused food poisoning for 26 church bazaar patrons. Laboratory tests found a tremendous growth of staphylococci in the ham as the likely cause.
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Milwaukee
No Paper Thursday Thanksgiving Holiday
The Times will not publish on Thursday in observance of Thanksgiving. Publication resumes with Friday's edition.
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the Times
More rights for prisoners and prison reform aims
A sociology professor told a congressional committee that voting rights for inmates reflect basic dignity aiding rehabilitation and urged reform beginning with society police and courts since punishment remains key to prerequisites of rehab. In Los Angeles Gov Reagan said California may add 19 state university campuses pending criteria before signing next Monday.
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Madison
Wis
University of Wisconsin
Seymour Halleck
Congressional
Halleck
Los Angeles
California
Ronald Reagan
Monroe teachers stall contract with board over nonrenewal clause
At a regular Monroe Board of Education meeting nearly 100 teachers pressed a dispute over Sec. F Para. 6 in the master contract. The board objects to placing dismissal and nonrenewal procedures under binding arbitration, fearing loss of hiring and firing authority. A mediator may be reconvened to resolve the impasse while other budget and procurement actions were approved.
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Monroe Board of Education
Monroe Education Association
Monroe
MEA
Paul
Wisconsin Labor Relations Board
Kittelsen
Wisconsin
India allows troops to cross into Pakistan in self defense
India announced through a government spokesman that troops have orders to cross the border into Pakistan if attacked, with authorities asserting cross-border actions have occurred in self-defense. Prime Minister Indira Gandhi stated East Pakistani rebels, not Indian forces, initiated most cross-border fights, while Pakistan reported heavy casualties and a broader clash near the border. Meanwhile, Northside School fourth graders staged a colonial Thanksgiving project with mock villages and a school feast.
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Associated Press
India
Pakistan
Indira Gandhi
East Pakistan
Mukti Bahini
Gandhi
Radio Pakistan
Boyra
Calcutta
Jessore
Northside
Lori McGraw
Tami Harder
Judy Augsburg
Times
Thanksgiving garbage pickup moved to Friday
Nathan Klassy street superintendent reports there will be no pickup on Thursday for Thanksgiving Day and crews will service those routes on Friday. He also notes the 16th Ave bridge is open to traffic.
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Nathan Klassy
16Th Ave
Klassy
Light Snow Triggers Salting and Slippery Roads in Wisconsin
Light snowfall across Wisconsin, including Monroe and Viroqua, prompted early salting by Green County Highway Department. An inch and a half fell, with ice and slush easing by mid morning though streets remained slick in several communities and additional light snow was forecast nationwide.
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Green County Highway Department
Monroe
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