The Daily Tribune from Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin • Page 3

Amenities to cost $120,000 MADISON, Wis. (AP) A total of $120,000 in state funds will be spent during fiscal 1975 for rooms and meals at conferences outside Madison, State Sen. Timothy Cullen D- Janesville, said Wednesday. Cullen said the figures were compiled by the Department of Administration and include money spent so far this year as well as projected expend i through the end of the fiscal year June 30. More than half the total, $69,848, will be spent by the a a a Resources, Cullen said.

The second highest spender will be the Department of Health and Social Services at $22,843 followed by the University of Wisconsin at $7,197, he said. The figures include spending on lodging, meals, travel and i a items, i i meeting rooms, for conferences held outside the state capital. Cullen said he had asked Sen. Dale a D- Jefferson, chairman of the Senate Audit Committee, to investigate the spending on outstate conferences and on the site selection process. "This staggering total of tax dollars must be reduced and every conference justified," Cullen said.

Won't hear Little appeal RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -The North Carolina Supreme Court today declined to hear Joan Little's appeal from a 1974 conviction for breaking and entering and larceny. The court's terse decision means that as far as North Carolina courts are concerned. Miss Little's conviction and 7-10 year sentence stand. It was not certain when she will be ordered to begin serving her sentence.

She has been free on bond pending appeal of the 1974 conviction. Miss Little, who is black, a i a summer of murdering a white jailer. In her widely publicized i a she testified that she stabbed the a i to ward off a sexual attack. Court takes money custody MILWAUKEE (AP) A man who withdrew about $6,000 from a bank after his estranged wife had withdrawn the same amount from the same accounts turned the money over to court officials Monday pending the outcome a reclaim the funds. i a County Judge a Gorenstein ordered Clyde Monda Jr.

to turn over the disputed money to the court, and ordered Mrs. Monda not to dispose of the money she has placed in a new account for two children. "The money was paid out by i a a i a James Groclin, representing i a a Whilefish Bay. "There is no legal i i a i for Mr. Monda to hold it." Monda, who said he did not realize a his wife had withdrawn the money when he also took it out, has declined to return it to the bank volun- a i He has suggested that it be given to charity.

it up Ball Point Pen and Pencil Set 'The Section" LOVAL School Office Supply 421-9120 Insurance bias rules debated Victim carried out Firemen carry out one of the victims of the fire in the Blue Angel restaurant in New York early today. Officials reported seven persons killed. (AP Wirephoto) Septic tank seepage draws joint opposition MADISON, Wis. (AP) A i i vironmentalists has teamed up with a Racirve inner city organization to call for a ban on septic tanks in areas where seepage from the tanks would cause water pollution. The Wisconsin Environmental Decade and the Racine Urban League, in a petition to the Department of Natural Resources, said their proposal would prevent trie spread of ground water contamination in rural areas and check the decay of central cities by curtailing urban sprawl.

The DNR board has the petition on its agenda, but agency staff members have already warned a the proposal woud be costly and difficult to enforce. They recommend scrapping it. Department of Health and Social Services officials estimate as many as 60,000 of the half million septic tanks in the state are not fully effective, largely because soils are i i i a properly. The result, they say, is that bacteria-laden sewage can run into ground water supplies and wells, threatening pollution of lakes and streams. i a i a a Madison attorney, said the petition shows "urban groups are beginning to see they have an interest in environmental practices and environmentalists are beginning to see the need to preserve the central cities." The Urban League, comprised of working class and low-income individuals, feels sprawling development in outlying areas of Racine County is "sapping the life out of the city," Pritchard said.

If the ban is imposed, it homeowners from moving to rural areas because of the prohibitive cost of hooking up to a i i a a i a system, the petitioners said. a providing exceptions to the ban for septic tanks serving farm buildings and single- a i homes on lots of five or more areas. Oliver Williams, chief of the DNR's Environmental Standards Division, recommended rejection of the proposal, saying it would cost $300,000 a a i i a a ministrative machinery and an additional $14 million for detailed soil asms of areas of the state i unsurveyed. The Daily Tribune Thursday, December 18, 1975 Wisconsin Rapids, Wis. Page 11 Handbags Gift Certificates one sizefits all.

Open i a i for convenience. Corner 8th and Pepper 'the store designed with you in mind" nitoimeinj? Mr. Don Tlerney, C.L.U. General Manager for New York Life Insurance Company announces with pleasure that Field Underwriter, Gene H. Miller who for the past 7 years resided at Madison has joined the New York Life agency for Wisconsin Rapids and surrounding area.

Mr. Miller is a consistent member of the Million Dollar Round Table as well as a member of New York Life's Presidents Council, in 1974 Mr. Miller led all New York Life agents in the state of Wisconsin in life insurance volume. Mr. Miller joins Emmie Sharkey in the Wisconsin Rapids area providing service in Life, Health, Group and Pension fields.

He specializes in business insurance and estate planning. Gene resides at 351 Wisconsin River Drive, Port Edwards. Office: 36tO 8th Street South, 421-2727 Home: 887-3553 MADISON, Wis. (AP) The insurance industry has challenged state insurance commissioner Harold Wilde's a i issue prohibiting unfair discrimina- i i a a homeowner's insurance. At issue are rules dealing with discrimination based on criminal records, physical handicap, age, marital status, education and occupation.

The rules would prohibit discrimination in cancellation i a i a policies, or in the assignment of a rate unless credible statistical data is presented to justify a firm's act. Insurance company executives spoke against the proposed rule at a public hearing Wednesday, saying Wilde may have authority to prohibit discrimination but that he cannot require companies to back up their decisions with statistics. "The insurance laws don't give you the authority to promulgate that kind of rule," a Employers Mutual Insurance Co. of Wausau told Wilde. Spokesmen for the Wisconsin Civil Liberties Union, Deputy coroner applicants asked Wood James Breitenstein said today he is seeking applicants for the part-time position of deputy coroner for South Wood County.

He said applicants i some medical training or law enforcement background are being sought. Those interested should send a resume of their qualifications to Breitenstein, and further information about the job may be obtained from him. elderly persons and the handicapped said citizens have been victims of capricious policies by insurers. They suggested a modifications to tighten up the proposed rule, including provisions involving sex, sex- ual preference and mental Illness. "A Wisconsin woman had a i i a cancelled because of reports she was living with a man who was not her husband," Beth i a i i of Wisconsin student, said.

Miss Heifetz said Sentry Insurance Co. of Stevens Point revealed in a rate manual that considers persons with "loose morals" to be poor insurance customers. A i a a a I a Co. puts single, divorced and widowed drivers in a poorer risk category than married motorists, she said. Ice Buckets FAMIIY DINING Christmas Day Buffet serving 11 a.m.

to 8 p.m. Christmas Day Choose from: The Prime Rib, Ham, Bar-B-Q Ribs Chicken, Haddock, Meatballs Plus Various potatoes, vegetables salads 5.95 RESERVATIONS SUGGESTED 341-4000 506 Post Plover 341-4000 certainly know how to enjoy a holiday. Leave the snifters and civilized sipping to other people. Wisconsin people know Fine Brandy means a lot more than tluit. Especially during the Holidays.

So go ahead, Wisconsin. Keep enjoying the convivial one. J. Bavet. With eincerale.

Lemon-lime soda. Plain old seltzer. Or even all by its delicious lonesome, on-the-rocks. (Also keep enjoying J. Bavet's rather convivial price a positive boon around gift-giving time.) And have a Happy.

As if you had to he told. Because Wisconsin knows better. i I I A PROOI rSPAPERI.