Regents defend salary pact for UW president
Former board of regents defended a life time salary agreement for University of Wisconsin President John C. Weaver. Governor Lucey urged reconsideration and public disclosure of terms while regents cited prior publication and concerns raised during Weaver's hiring. Regent Pelisek said retirement benefits were a consideration and Ziegler indicated no special meeting would occur.
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Madison, Wis
Board of Regents
University of Wisconsin
Patrick J. Lucey
Lucey
John C. Weaver
Uic
Frank J. Pelisek
Whitefish Bay
Weaver
University of Missouri
Pelisek
Bernard Ziegler
West Bend
Regents
Roy Kopp
Platteville
Ziegler
Kopp
Wisconsin road conditions warn of slick Interstates
The Wisconsin State Patrol notes mostly slippery highways this morning as temperatures fall. Ramps bridges and main roads across the state are slick or hazardous with wet conditions in Milwaukee and south areas, new snow near Green Bay, while extreme northwest highways remain in good winter driving condition.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin State Patrol
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Green Bay
Stud Tires Sell Briskly Despite Prohibition Debate
Milwaukee Sentinel survey shows strong winter tire sales despite talk of banning metal studs. Highway engineers cite highway erosion as a cost, while the Senate approved a bill to outlaw studs after 1972 and the Assembly prepares a January vote. Wisconsin allows studs this season from November 12 to April 15.
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Milwaukee
Milwaukee Sentinel
Senate
Assembly
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Ontario
State Division of Highways
Milwaukee Area
Meningitis Cases Reported in Mineral Point Area
Four spinal meningitis cases reported within ten days in Mineral Point Wisconsin three involve children in the same family Officials say a close watch is kept and there is no current cause for alarm by school and medical officials.
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Mineral Point
Wis
Planners back north–south expressway for Milwaukee
The Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission endorses a northerly extension of the Stadium Freeway to form a belt system with U.S. 141 and U.S. 45. The group argues the current network will be overloaded by 1990 without a third central Milwaukee corridor.
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Heart of
Midtown Stadium
Southeastern
Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission
State Highway Commission
Ozaukee County
Planning Commission
Ice breaker Edisto to arrive in Milwaukee for winter ice work
The Coast Guard ice breaker Edisto, a 170 man vessel from Boston, will arrive December 13 in Milwaukee to join the Mackinaw in keeping Great Lakes shipping lanes clear of ice. Milwaukee Port Director John A. Seefeldt says Secretary Volpe will be among the officials welcoming the Edisto.
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Coast Guard
Edisto
Great Lakes
Boston
Mackinaw
Lake Michigan
Cheboygan
Mich
John A. Seefeldt
U.S. Transportation
John A. Volpe
Public income disclosure bill for Wisconsin officials hearing
A bill by Rep. Thomas Hanson would require elected Wisconsin officials to file annual income sources and amounts with the secretary of state and to submit a net worth statement. The proposal threatens loss of state salary for noncompliance and sets a 9:30 a.m. Tuesday hearing before the Assembly State Affairs Committee in the Capitol.
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Madison
Wis
Thomas Hanson
Beaver Dam
Secretary of State
Assembly State Affairs Committee
Capitol
Cartoonist Al Capp Bound Over In Wisconsin Case
In Eau Claire Wisconsin Circuit Judge Thomas Barland bound over cartoonist Al Capp on charges tied to alleged actions. The judge said the circuit court is in a better position to handle the case and that a trial should proceed sooner rather than later.
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Wis
al Capp
Circuit Siete Ee Cas Scings
Thomas Barland
Tgnal Allegey
Barland
Circuit Court
Sega
Violent romance tragedy leaves five dead in Lancaster
In Lancaster California a broken teen-age romance ends in five deaths as Gary Logan 18 shoots Laurie Roskam 16 and her family before killing himself. Laurie a high school sophomore. Several others are injured or shaken as investigators piece together the motive and timeline.
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Calif
California
Gary Logan
Sheriff's Deputies
Susan Roskam
Laurie
Janet
Logan
Elliott
Antelope Valley High School
Antelope Valley Hospital
Susan
Longshoremen Ordered Back to Work in Six Cities
Federal courts in New York Philadelphia Baltimore Mobile Alexandria and Savannah issued temporary restraining orders under Taft Hartley to end the 58 day dock strike. The action affects about 37000 workers as the Justice Department seeks similar orders in six more cities.
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Atlantic
Gulf Coast
Justice Department
Nixon
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Mobile
Ala
Alexandria
Savannah
Snowstorm closes roads as Monroe area reports 3.4 inch total
A heavy snowfall blankets Monroe and surrounding areas with 3.4 inches from Friday morning to Saturday, causing traffic tie ups on Wis 59 near Airport Hill and Monroe Albany Woods. Wreckers clear lanes while crews work through the night. visibility drops to zero at times and officials confirm ongoing winter driving hazards. Santa arrives in Monroe on a fire truck as townsfolk watch with snow flurries around.
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Monroe- Albany Woods
Monroe
U.S
Brodhead
Hijacked TWA jet bound for Havana from Tampa
FBI identified three New Mexico murder suspects as Michael Finney Ralph Goodwin and Charlie Hill who hijacked a TWA flight to Havana after allowing 40 passengers to alight at Tampa International Airport. They carried two pistols and a knife with a crew of six and 43 passengers aboard.
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FBI
Army
Charles Dennis
Boston
Albuquerque
C. A. Hill
Phoenix
Ariz
Havana
Dustin Hoffman
TWA
McDill Air Force Base
McDill
Hijacker who bailed from jetline may be expert jumper
FBI says the missing hijacker parachuted from a Boeing 727 over sparse Washington terrain. Search teams, aided by 100 volunteers, 10 patrol cars and six helicopters, see no trace after two days. Authorities note two white canopies and a torn pink canopy aboard the plane, with two crew rations missing.
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Wash
FBI
Washington
Tom Manning
Reno
New
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