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The Journal Times from Racine, Wisconsin • 6

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The Journal Timesi
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Racine, Wisconsin
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6
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tf 1 1 1 Jr. me journal Times, Tuesday, Dec. 1975 ft A Reclne, Wis i AAA testifies against Lucey transit funding WATEiRTOWN (AP) A campaign by the legislature's 1 repair bridges, salvage rural railroad lines and help In-terurbajn bus companies. The (Democratic governor summoned legislators Into special session today to consider means of raising the money, in-' eluding increasing gasoline excise, taxes and vehicle registration fees. The fee, he said, should be the same for all cars regardless of how much fuel they consume.

"We had the cutback on our fuel consumption through lower speed limits which resulted in lower revenues for the state, and I call this bill a penalty for our fuel conservation," Clarence Zwieg said. only about six per cent of the trucks on the road," he said. Banker Sam Krause said the bill would add 111 persons to the state bureaucratic payroll. The Rev. Allan Kranz said he didn't like a provision under which registration fees for new cars would vary according to vehicle weight.

think motorists should have to help pay for mass transit. Proposals for increasing truck registration fees drew opposition from William Millarch, president of a Watertown transport firm. "This bill will saddle the heavier trucks with 40 per cent of the cost, but they represent Rural and suburban Republicans, joined by the highway lobby and chambers of commerce, have been particularly vocal about Lucey's proposal to use 10 per cent of the new revenue for mass transit. Norman Bartelt of Watertown said he doubts most car owners theloumalnies i 1 residents aid Reagan Republican minority to undermine Gov. Patrick J.

Lucey's transportation concluded Monday wrth testimony from the American Automobile Association at a GOP-sponsored hearing. Rep. Byron Wackett, (R-Watertown) chaired the hearing. He was joined by Republicans Cloyd Porter of Burlington, David Opitz of Sfiukville, Esther Luckhardt of Horicon and Harry Snyder of Oconomowoc. "Lucey is asking Wisconsin motorists to shoulder the costs of public transportation," AAA spokesman Kenneth Reed said.

"We, at Triple A believe public transit funds should come from the general state fund." Reed testified at the last of a series of hearings on Lucey's program for finding new money with which to maintain roads, I SAStmm" mmmimmmmmmt iir, I OWvrliVi 14 Three Walworth Coiinty Republicans have been named to the board of Wisconsin Citizens for Reagan. The three are Mrs. Vi, Smith of Whitewater, Lowell Sweet of Elkhom and former State Sen. James D. Swan of Elkhorn.

I Jack D. Steinhilber, chairman of the state committee, said preliminary results of a mail poll of about 1,000 GOP workers in Wisconsin show Ronald Reagan the first choice of 63 per cent of Republicans and President Ford the preferences of 28 per cent. Sweet and Mrs. Smith, who is the wife of Leonard Smith, the yhairman of the 1st Congressional District Republican Party organization, will supervise organization of county Citizens for Reagan committees in the 1st District. i Silicone probe enters state Traditionally smooth.

Joyfully priced. I CA'ABIA' I Iff 1 if CtfM CHICAGO (AP) The Cook County prosecutor's office says Wisconsin persons are being invited to provide grand Jury testimony concerning what officials call an illegal silicone injection program. Susan Sherwin, an assistant state's attorney, said Monday here are reports that a Chicago man who ran the program used a booking agent In southwestern Wisconsin toigather clients between March, 1969, and May, 1972. The program provided injections for breast enlargement and figure enhancement for hundreds of showgirls, with clients obtained from Milwaukee, Madison, Minneapolis and throughout the nation, Mrs. Sherwin said.

She said about 80 per cent of the Wisconsin customers! were women and the rest were homosexuals, many of them re ferred by gay organizations in Milwaukee. Liquid silicone injections were outlawed by the Food and Drug Administration in 1971 after they were blamed for causing deaths. Mrs. Sherwin said testimony being provided to the grand Jury indicates the Chicago injections began with medical silicone but that the operation eventually shifted to an industrial variety of "the kind you would wax your car or waterproof your shoes with." i Farmers I to undersell MADISON (AP) Plans by the Wisconsin Farm Bureau to sell canned goods in case lots directly to customers were disclosed at the group's annual convention here. Alton Rosenkranz of Brownsville, manager of the Farm Bureau Marketing Association," said corn, beans, peas, "sauerkraut and other vegetables will be made available through 55 county Farm Bureau offices at prices 60 per cent less than those charged jn most Wisconsin supermarkets.

Rosenkranz said the products were being purchased from Canners at wholesale prices. Rosenkranz said the Farm Bureau sales would continue until prices at retail stores become competitive. JAMES J. G. PETERSEN, M.D.

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