Wisconsin Reapportionment Bill Approved Amid Debate
The Wisconsin Legislature approved a remap of Senate and Assembly districts after a dispute that threatened court intervention. The plan reduces Assembly seats to 99 while keeping Senate districts at 33, reshaping lines to favor Milwaukee suburbs and Dane County, with incumbents mostly protected and potential court challenges anticipated.
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Raymond Johnson
R-Eau Claire
Bruce Peloquin
D- Chippewa
Fox Valley
Racine
Kenosha
Roger Murphy
State Supreme Court
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Assembly Democrats
Slaughter Amid Vietnam Offensive Killing Civilians by Knife
In Dak Pek Camp central highlands a revenge attack by North Vietnamese and Montagnard forces killed about 100 civilians including women and children, with reports of throat-slitting. U.S. sources note smaller civilian fatalities, while Vietnamese forces report heavy fighting and a North Vietnamese push toward Kontum Pleiku and Binh Dinh as part of a broader two month campaign.
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Pacific rowers surface after 8,000 mile Pacific crossing
Adventurer John Fairfax and his girlfriend Sylvia Cook landed at Hayman Island after a yearlong Pacific voyage in the Britannia II. A shark bite on Fairfax’s arm was self caused by spearing a fish. They endured 100 mile per hour gales and 40 knot winds but reported no illnesses.
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Fairfas
Shootings in Harrisonville End With Self-Inflicted Death
In Harrisonville Missouri a man in Army fatigues fired a carbine at two police officers and others, killing two officers Donald Marler and Francis Wirts, wounding several, before killing himself. Victims include Linda Roach Mary Ellen Stuart and Orville Allen. Sheriff and FBI joined the investigation as a curfew was set. The gunman was Charles R. Simpson 24, from Holden.
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Missouri
Nelson Allan
Charles R. Simpson
Holden
Donald Marler
Francis E. Wirts
Simpson
Allen Bank
Linda Roach
Mary Ellen Stuart
FBI
Cass County
Orville Allen
Allen
Bill Gough
M. C. Rainey
Kansas City
Moonwalkers plan second drive to Stone Mountain objective
Apollo 16 astronauts John W. Young and Charles Duke begin a seven hour second moonwalk on Descartes with the aim of driving to Stone Mountain 2.6 miles away to sample volcanic rock fragments. They intend a third walk Sunday morning, five hours long, before rendezvous with the command ship. The mission ends with a Pacific splashdown Thursday, shortened after guidance trouble. Young tripped on a wire near the science station, briefly delaying the day’s science, but overall the crew reports a productive outing and strong morale.
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White House apologizes to editor stopped in reception line
A.N. Romm of the Middle town New York Times Herald Record and his wife were halted by a Secret Service agent in the White House receiving line at a Nixon visit. An aide apologized, saying it was not policy to question editors. The Romms left the line and accepted the apology.
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Orange
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Ethel
American Society of Newspaper Editors
Tom Teepe
Dayton, Ohio
Daily News
Herbert G. Klein
Klein
Secret Service
Robert Taylor
Taylor
Rosim
Weather outlook clouds over with overnight rain risk
A cloudy night with a chance of rain and overnight low temperatures in the 30s. Details on page 12. Inside.
Navy may shift Project Sanguine site to Texas
The Milwaukee Sentinel reports national sources say Navy Project Sanguine could be built in Texas instead of northern Wisconsin. Defense Secretary Laird confirms alternate sites are under consideration. Estimates place costs from 650 million to over 1.5 billion with 50 million spent on studies. Senator Proxmire and Rep. O Kenski defend and critique the plan amid ecological concerns and wildlife impacts.
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Navy
Wisconsin
Texas
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Melvin R. Laird
Clam Lake
William Proxmire
Dwis
Alvin O'Kenski
Miami Beach delays GOP convention bid over by laws
Miami Beach City Council postpones a formal bid to host the Republican National Convention amid GOP concerns about timing and by rules. Mayor Chuck Hall, a Democrat, protests the move and notes possible leverage by San Diego.
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