Wisconsin school districts brace for tax hikes as state aid stalls
Wisconsin public schools face a looming budget crisis as the 1971 73 budget is delayed leaving no state aid schedule. Districts weigh cuts to 1969 71 levels or new programs while Milwaukee and rural districts plan late night meetings awaiting a budget outcome and possible tax increases.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Patrick J. Lucey
Assembly
Senate
William C. Kahl
Raymond Heinzen
Marshfield
Heinzen
Jack Magnuson
Menomonee Falls
Magnusson
Elvin L. Conway
Rothschild Schofield
Conway
Archie Buchmiller
Milwaukee
Thomas Linton
Capitol
Lacey
Whitefish Bay
M. C. Schmallenberg
Black River Falls
Schmallenberg
Franklin
H. E. Guznicsak
Sun Prairie
Oliver Berge
Wisconsin Cancer Death Rate Rises Faster Than Population
At the 17th Fall Cancer Conference at UW, Dr. Robert J. Lamp notes Wisconsin cancer deaths rose over 27 percent from 1950 to 1969 while population grew 11 percent. Samp reports Wisconsin had the fifth highest cancer death rate in the nation as of 1969, with 5,286 deaths in 1950, 6,140 in 1959, and 7,229 in 1969. Lung cancer emerges as the leading killer, with female deaths doubling and male deaths up 160 percent from 1950 to 1969.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Robert J. Lamp
University of Wisconsin Medical Center
Samp
Weekend deaths raise toll in Wisconsin highway crashes
The Associated Press reports 11 weekend fatalities push Wisconsin’s 1971 highway death toll to 900, vs 925 on the same date last year. Victims include James Marshall 39 Delavan in Walworth County two car crash Lorraine Wetter 63 La Crosse Sandra Flegner 22 Waupun Orlando LaDow 11 Gratiot and others Paul Shockley 16 Beloit Brad Thompson 18 Campbellsport Mary Cullens 71 Bloomer Clarence Chatsey 75 Rockford Ill.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
James Marshall
Delavan
Walworth County
LaCrosse
Lorraine Wetter
la Crosse
Mark Severson
la Crescent
Minn
Zion
Dale Korth
Cecil
Dale Hein
Zachow
Shawano County
Oshkosh
Sandra L. Flegner
Waupun
Orlando LaDow
Gratiot
Paul Shockley
Beloit
Brad Thompson
Campbellsport
Mary Cullens
Bloomer
Clarence Chatsey
Rockford
Ill
Halloween harvest all gone MILWAUKEE
In South Milwaukee a 10 acre pumpkin patch lost about 600 dollars worth of pumpkins squash and cabbage as vandals and misinformed residents aided by a rumor plundered the crop. Police tracked down two dozen youths and parents face restitution, while the patch lies on part of a larger 100 acre farming tract.
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Milwaukee
Ralph T. Muszynski
Muszynski
Cudahy
Virginia R. Shore
Opposition Republicans to Lucey plan in Wisconsin
The Wisconsin Medical Journal editorial opposes Gov. Lucey’s salary basis doctor hire plan for hospitals. The Medical Society of Wisconsin plans a House of Delegates meeting to discuss action on that bill and a separate certificate of need proposal. Dr. G A Behnke warns the shift could lead to wide physician control and closed hospitals.
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Madison
Wis
Patrick Lucey
Wisconsin Medical Journal
Medical Society of Wisconsin
House of Delegates
G. A. Behnke
Kaukauna
Society
Lucey
Behnke
Pollution abatement orders issued for Pecatonica basin with 32 targets
The Wisconsin DNR issued 32 pollution abatement orders in the Pecatonica river basin spanning Dane Iowa Green and Lafayette counties. Cheese factories and villages including Advance Cheese Monroe and Darlington face deadlines from Oct 1971 to Nov 1973 for waste disposal and sewage treatment upgrades plus disinfection and annual reports. Pro Urbe medals awarded to four, including former Gov Warren Knowles.
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Madison
Wis
Department of Natural Resources
DNR
Pecatonica River
Dane
Iowa
Green
Lafayette
Monroe
Advance Cheese Factory
Apple Grove Cheese Company
Argyle
Biggs Cheese Co
Blanchardville
City of
Darlington
Franklin Cheese Cooperative
Gratiot
Hollandale
Hollandale Cheese Co
Monroe Dried Milk Products
Ole N. Olson Cheese Co
Pleasant Valley Cheese Co
Village of
South Wayne
Spece
Browntown
Walnut Grove
Whitehead Cheese Co
York Center Cheese Co
Sawmill Creek
Knowles
Milwaukee
Warren P. Knowles
Mount Mary College
Police Guard Wounded Black Militant at Roosevelt Hospital
AP dispatch notes at least 20 detectives and uniformed officers outside Roosevelt Hospital where H. Rap Brown is treated for wounds from a gun battle with police. In Washington the Nixon administration plans postfreeze wage and price controls and new trade proposals. Agnew reports Greece will stay steadfast on the southern flank as he ends his Athens mission. Saigon reports renewed ground fighting near the Cambodian border and a weekend clash 33 miles north of the city.
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New York
Rap) Brown
Roosevelt Hospital
Washington
U.S
Pay Board and Price Commission
Paris
Athens
Spiro T. Agnew
Greece
Atlantic Alliance
Saigon
Albania and United States clash over China at United Nations
At the United Nations General Assembly, Albania pushes a resolution recognizing the People's Republic of China as the sole legitimate China and expelling Chiang Kai-shek's delegates. The United States promotes dual representation and a pathway to Security Council seating for Communist China, with voting expected within two weeks and outcomes hinging on a simple majority rather than a two thirds vote.
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China
United Nations
N.Y
Albania
United States
General Assembly
Nesti Nase
People’s Republic of China
U.N
Chiang Kaishek
U.S
George Bush
Republic of China
Peking
Nase
People’s Republic
Chiang Kai-shek
Bush
Security Council
World Series riot in Pittsburgh erupts after Pirates win
After the Pirates 2-1 victory over the Orioles in Baltimore, downtown Pittsburgh fell into a violent street melee with looting, arson, public nudity, and mass arrests. Police fought crowds for hours as drivers abandoned cars, fire trucks were stripped, and a planned parade was canceled.
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Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Pirates
Baltimore Orioles
Baltimore
Tioops
Pirates
Liberty Avenue
Fifth Avenue
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