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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1972
Page
1
At annual meetings the electorate urged pursuing a new pool project, possibly joint with the city. The board will study costs and feasibility, interviewing architectural firms to design plans and estimated expenses while surveys continue. Members from the board and community groups attend to follow the process.
A bicycle crash in Chippewa Falls pushed Wisconsin road deaths to 786 for 1972, up from 782 a year earlier as 14 year old Dale E. Grill died after being struck crossing a highway. Separately a civil suit seeks 700000 against Carroll County officials over an escapee murder case.
Overnight rainfall measured by Monroe at 2.7 inches with three inches at Fred Hardiman farm near South Wayne and 1.4 inches at Albany. A Milwaukee area power line brief outage left fifty Monroe customers without power for 45 minutes as flooding hits pastures and fields along the Pecatonica River.
The 1972 Cheese Days parade will feature both old time and current cheesemakers from Green County. Parade marshalls will include about 25 current cheesemakers and 17 old timers ride on two floats sponsored by local firms and the Green County Board of Supervisors. Names of participants span Monroe to Albany with multiple family ties, factories, and towns listed.
AP reports Milwaukee results show Carl W. Thompson Democrat leading Stoughton area in this district with 6 votes while Leonard J. Griffith Republican from Janesville has 11. Verland Norton Republican tally stands at 2 as results list nominees for the primary.
All Green County candidates ran without opposition on the Republican ticket. Democratic races had no nominees. County results show Clerk Ray Kundert 800, Treasurer Frank Wyss 799, Sheriff Matt Sollivan 808, Coroner Richard Wagner 779, Clerk of the Circuit Court Helen Myers 803, District Attorney Randal Elmer 778, Register of Deeds Helen Bratzke 810. Democratic ward posts awarded Eleanor Brennan Cadiz Township 3, Kenneth Nyland New Glarus Village 14, Ann M. Caturia Monroe 4th Ward 3.
The Senate passed a 33.6 billion revenue sharing bill 63 to 20 after a 12 hour session and sent it to conference with the House. The main clash centers on how funds are distributed with the Senate favoring poorer states and the House prioritizing urban areas.
In Green County Wisconsin three assembly districts report nominees for the State Assembly. 47th District Democrat Janet Spergel Mielke and Republican Carolyn Blanchard Allen are listed with tallies. 50th District Joanne M Duren faces Gregory J Bock. 51st District Theodore C Weiss and Joseph E Tregoning are unopposed incumbents. Also Syrian forces shot down an Israeli jet near Mt Hermon, Damascus radio reports.
Wisconsin primary results show Michael Kelly winning the 2nd District Republican nomination over Emil Wilhauer with 10,669 votes to 7,757. In the 1st District, Les Aspin led Democratic nominee in a crowded field, while rival Republicans sought to unseat him in November.
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