Good morning, Whitewater
There are two public meetings scheduled for Whitewater today.
The Community Development Authority Board of Directors will meet at 4:30 p.m. today.
Later, at 7 p.m., there will be a meeting of the WUSD School Board.
Yesterday in Wisconsin history, in 1970, was a tragic date in Wisconsin history, as the Wisconsin Historical Society reports that
… a car bomb exploded outside Sterling Hall, killing research scientist Richard Fassnacht. Sterling Hall was targeted for housing the Army Mathematics Research Center and was bombed in protest of the war in Vietnam. The homemade bomb (2,000 pounds of ammonium nitrate soaked in aviation fuel) was detonated by the New Year’s Gang, aka Vanguard of the Revolution, who demanded that a Milwaukee Black Panther official be released from police custody, ROTC be expelled from the UW campus, and “women’s hours” be abolished on campus. The entire New Year’s Gang fled to Canada the evening of the explosion. Four men were charged with this crime: Karleton Armstrong, David Fine, Dwight Armstrong, and Leo Burt. All but Burt were captured and served time for their participation. Leo Burt remains at large.
The National Weather Service, predicts a high of around 76 with patchy fog. The Farmers’ Almanac predicts that it will be stormy in the Great Lakes region.