Wisconsin toll hits 820 after weekend deaths
Badger Briefs details three weekend fatalities in Wisconsin raising the 1972 highway death toll to 820, with victims including 18 year old Doudna and others from Richland Center. Other items note Milwaukee Zoo Director Speidel's possible NC post, a drowning near a river railroad, a Beloit shooting death, UW La Crosse boat lab voyage, and political reviews on federal spending and revenue sharing.
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Wisconsin
Id Doudna
Richland Center
LAB
University of Wisconsin
Izaak Walton
Mississippi
French Island
Uw-La Crosse
Jet slams into ice cream parlor killing 22 in Sacramento
A private F86 Sabrejet during takeoff from Executive Airport crashed into Farrell's Ice Cream Parlor, killing 22 and injuring 26. A family of four perished. many victims were at a birthday party table. Pilot Richard Bingham survived with injuries as flames spread through the storefront.
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Sacramento
Calif
Farrell
Don McClusky
Richard Bingham
Novato
Spectrum Air
Bingham
Sacramento Medical Center
Global tensions and diplomacy drive AP briefs from Hanoi to Peking
AP reports North Vietnamese Premier Pham Van Dong insisting prisoners remain freed only after a settlement, citing the Viet Cong seven point peace plan. United States seeks a global anti terrorism treaty at the UN, while Nixon pushes monetary reform at the World Bank IMF. In Manila martial law arrests include governors and lawmakers, and Peking Japan talks begin easing decades of tension. A flood watch spans southern Wisconsin and northern Illinois as storms approach.
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Gregory Nokes
Associated Press
Hanoi
George McGovern
Melvin R. Laird
Sen. McGovern
Nixon
North Vietnam
North
Defense
United States
New York
Laird
McGovern
Maj
Edward Elias
Air Force
Mark L. Gartley
Navy
Norris Charles
Charles
Gartley
World Bank
International Monetary Fund
Washington
American Museum of Immigration
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Pham van Dong
Peter Arnett
Dong
Racine Teachers Strike As Other Districts Adjust
Racine district with 33,000 students walked out after ninth mediation failed to yield a contract while Muskego-Norway 4,300 students debated options and Hayward 1,750 students returned to work after agreeing to resume talks.
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Racine
Muskego-Norway
Hayward
Racine Education Assn
Racine Board of Education
Muskego-Norway Board
Racine Education Association
James Clay
George Vogel
Muskego-Norway Education Assn
Hayward Community Schools Education Assn
Earl Kelling
Green County hosts first Hunter’s and Fisherman’s Day
A small but appreciative crowd attended Green County's first Hunter's and Fisherman's Day at the Agricultural Building. Coordinator Doug Schuett praised the conservation films and noted a modest turnout amid a busy weekend. He thanked James Barthel, local merchants, community groups, The Monroe Evening Times, WEKZ, and several helpers for support and publicity. He suggested expanding the event next year with more activities and Scout participation.
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Green County
Green County Agricultural Building
Doug Schuett
Monroe
Schuett
James Barthel
Huber to brew Potosi and Holiday labels here
Joseph Huber Brewing Co will add the Potosi and Holiday labels after negotiations, with production shifting to the local plant by Nov 1. Fred Huber notes expanded facilities give capacity, as Potosi ceases local brewing. 50 locals work at the town brewery of 600.
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Joseph Huber
Joseph Huber Brewing Co
Wisconsin
Illinois
Iowa
Minnesota
Potosi Brewing Co
Huber Brewing Co
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