Wisconsin Headlines Vary From Traffic Toll to Crimes and Politics
Marathon County accident raises 1972 Wisconsin traffic deaths to 947. Joseph Loomis, 18, of Ringle dies in hospital after two car crash. Authorities pursue Dennis Earl Conrad in Des Moines after wife found buried on 77 acre family farm near Cable Lake. Motorcycle justice, political feuding, and local crime unfold with court verdicts and investigations across the state.
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Marathon County
Wisconsin
Joseph Loomis
Ringle
Wausau
Spooner
Washburn County
Des Moines
Iowa
Marvin Anderson
Dennis Earl Conrad
Anderson
Conrad
Cable Lake
Viet Cong pledges respect for pact amid ongoing war
Viet Cong declares it will abide by the Paris peace terms and not liquidate rival forces while warning of renewed aggression if the pact is not signed soon. In South Vietnam, Thieu lifts general alert as cease-fire timing fuels heavy fighting and diplomatic maneuvering in Washington and Paris.
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Saigon
Viet Cong
United States
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
Nguyen van Thieu
Washington
Henry A. Kissinger
Paris
Kissinger
White House
Ronald Ziegler
Liberation Radio
Vietnam
da Nang
Nixon vows more vetoes to block tax hike
President Nixon pledges pre election veto actions against Democratic Congress. He reports pocket vetoing nine bills, saying further vetoes will prevent a rise in taxes next year. McGovern urges a special session to allow overrides.
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Schreiber
Patrick J. Lucey
House
Senate
Washington
Nixon
Congress
George McGovern
Education Reflections From East School Pupils in Monroe
East School students from first through sixth grades share why they like or value school during American Education Week. They cite math and reading, learning responsibility, friendships, field trips, teachers, and activities like recess and physical education as key experiences shaping their education.
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Monroe
East School
East Elementary
Olive Veerers
Agg
Aleta Hannes
Wendy Buening
Lang
Wendy Halbach
Molly Donovan
Shelly Christen
Randy Whipple
Gary Elmer
Betsy Frey
Patty Newman
Betty Pederson
Julie Weidman
Jean McElhaney
Islands
Studer
Carrie
Allison
East
Hideo Sulzer
Little Norway
Cassville
Heidi Wulf
Randy Pink
Galewall
Twining Park
Greg Studer
Marcia Elmer
Wisconsin
Stonefield
Belmont
Coralie Elmer
Kathy McElhaney
Richard Fuller
Chris Reed
Kevin Ovan
Kris Bohren
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Badger
Milwaukee
Martin J. Schreiber
Fond DU Lac
Cory Nemoir
Campbellsport
Gilda Walker
Karen Joy O’hara
Michael
Evergreen Cemetery
O'Hara
Karen
Madison
Dane County
Vernon Leslie
Atty
Robert W. Warren
Star Milwaukee
Wisconsin Star
Richard Menke
Menke
FUND
Gene Summ
Dave Babler
Cochairmen
The
United Fund
Mariner
Pasadena
Calif
Mariner 9
Mars
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Earth
AP News
FBI
Patrick Gray III
Gray
Congressional Relations Program
Santiago
Chile
Salvadore Allende
Allende
Sans
Ozews
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Clermont - Ferrand
France
Washington (Ap
Edward M. Kennedy
Washington Post
Television Guide
Jerrald Trumm
Cadiz Springs Park
Browntown
Wisconsin Dept. of Natural Resources
Green
Rock
Paynette
Joel Stone
Robert Weiss
Steven Mitschele
Monroe Public
Amy Dutt
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