Ex-Beloit detective acquitted of burglary conspiracy
William Watson a former Beloit police detective was acquitted on a charge of conspiracy to commit burglary at a Beloit grocery store after an eleven hour jury deliberation in Rock County Court. The 35 year old with 15 years on the force left the department in 1970 to join a private security firm and was arrested that June.
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Beloit
Wis
William Watson
Rock County
Washington County
Robert Stolty
West Bend
Watson
Consolidated Papers Fined for Refuse Act Violation
Consolidated Papers Inc faces a 1000 dollar fine after pleading no contest to a Dec 1 discharge into the Wisconsin River, in U S District Court with Judge James E Doyle presiding. The firm argued for the minimum penalty, claiming selective enforcement while noting a $600000 waste treatment plant underway for Whiting and Stevens Point mills.
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Madison, Wis
Consolidated Papers, Inc
James E. Doyle
U.S. District Court
Consolidated
Doyle
David E. Beckwith
Milwaukee
State Department of Natural Resources
Beckwith
Whiting
Stevens Point
Wisconsin
Heinzen and Bidwell named to state commissions
Senator Raymond Heinzen of Marshfield was named to the State Building Commission. GOP Senator Everett Bidwell of Portage was named to the State Bond Board. They succeed Robert Knowles who stepped down from both posts. Donovan W. Riley of UW LaCrosse was named to the Citizens Study Committee on Metropolitan Problems representing the La Crosse area.
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Madison
Wis
Raymond Heinzen
Marshfield
State Building Commission
Senate Republicans
GOP
Everett Bidwell
Portage
State Bond Board
Heinzen
Bidwell
Senate
Robert Knowles
New Richmond
Donovan W. Riley
University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse
Patrick J. Lucey
Citizens Study Committee
Riley
la Crosse
Wisconsin mayors split over shared revenue tax reform stance
Wisconsin League of Municipalities spokesmen expect Alliance of Cities members to oppose their chairman over tax reform. Alliance president Mayor Wallace Burke of Kenosha denies 15 cities back a GOP shared revenue plan. Sheboygan Mayor Roger Schneider says other mayors from Madison Wausau La Crosse and Eau Claire urge public denouncement of Burkee's report.
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Green Bay
Wis
Wisconsin League of Municipalities
Alliance of Cities
Alliance
Wallace Burke
Kenosha
Sheboygan
Roger Schneider
League of Municipalities
Burkee
Madison
Wausau
la Crosse
Eau Claire
Schneider
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Patrick J. Lucey
Wallace Burkee
Milwaukee Banks Cut Prime Rate to 5 Percent
Four of the five largest Milwaukee banks joined Morgan Guaranty Trust Co in reducing the prime rate to 5 percent from 6 percent. The move targets major loans and does not directly affect typical consumer auto loans.
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Milwaukee
Morgan Guaranty Trust Co
New York
Wisconsin council urges Lucey to lift police grants freeze
The Wisconsin Council on Criminal Justice recommends Governor Lucey resume nearly 380000 in federal local law enforcement radio grants and calls for full audits of questioned police radio assistance funds. The panel acted unanimously after tightening policy to require municipalities to bear more funding responsibility.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin Council On Criminal Justice
Patrick J. Lucey
Lucey
Council
Walter Kelly
Kelly
Washington
Motorola Inc
Wisconsin
Nixon names two Supreme Court nominees in televised address
President Nixon selected Mildred Lille and Herschel Friday for the high court vacancies and planned a 6:30 p.m. CDT TV radio address to announce the picks. The ABA committee reportedly withheld endorsements, prompting debate over Senate advice and consent and potential nomination of unendorsed candidates.
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Nixon
CDT
White House
Washington Post
American Bar Association
Committee On the Federal Judiciary
Ronald L. Zeigler
ABA
California Court of Appeals
Herschel H. Friday
Ziegler
John L. McClellan
Senate Judiciary Committee
McClellan
Friday
ABA Board of Governors
Lille
Post
Atty
Violence Rises in Memphis During Services After Youth's Death
AP reports Memphis saw arson brick throwing and gunfire on a second night of violence following services for a black youth who died after a police chase. Authorities earlier labeled his death a homicide, with initial claims of highway injuries revised by the district attorney.
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Memphis, Tenn
Memphis
Neruda Wins Nobel Prize in Literature in Stockholm
Pablo Neruda, a leftist Chilean poet and Communist party leader, won the 1971 Nobel Prize in Literature. The 67 year old author of La United Fruit Company is celebrated for poetry describing Latin America’s destiny and dreams.
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Stockholm
Pablo Neruda
Chile
Neruda
Communist Party
France
Salvador Allende
Santiago
Nervali Recardo Reyes Y Bascalto
Son
la United Fruit Company
Latin America
Swedish Academy
Paris
Gabriela Mistral
Day Development Center seeks funds for expanded services in Green County
The Day Developmental Center in Green County appeals to the Green County Board for additional funds. Opened in 1964 and formerly Day Care Center, it serves mentally handicapped children aged 3 to 21 with sessions at Grace Lutheran Church weekdays. The center relies on United Fund support for 60 percent of costs and transportation remains a major challenge.
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DAY Developmental Center
Jerry Albrecht
Monroe
Green County Day Developmental Center
Grace Lutheran Church
Shelly Malcock
Bob Maurer
Laura Coplien
Times
Green County
United Fund of
Green County Board
United Fund
Jerry
Alice) Albrecht
Rapheal
Lena) Daly
Arthur Carter
County Board of Supervisors
Mayor Burkee Rejects GOP Tax Plan Sparking Dem Rebound Hope
Wisconsin mayors led by Wallace Burkee of Kenosha oppose the Steinhilber tax plan as unfair to cities. Democrats push a plan funded by a liquor tax increase, seeking broader shared tax redistribution amid Senate delays and partisan pushback. Milwaukee gains and others lose under recent House and Senate proposals.
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Raymond Tobiasz
Milwaukee
Steinhilber
Czerwinski
Lucey
Senate
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