The Wisconsin Magazine; News edit; 1325[?]

There was more grim news about AIDS this week. The State Division of Health released new statistics that show a doubling of AIDS cases in Wisconsin. A year ago there were 73 cases in our state, today there are 161. At the current rate, there will be nine=hundred 950 AIDS cases in Wisconsin by the year 1900. On Wednesday a state senate committee endorsed the idea of increasing the speed limit to 65 mph on rural stretches of the Wisconsin Interstate System. In testimony before the committee, state transportation officials supported the idea, but a State Medical Society spokesman opposed it. We'll have a full report on the speed limit debate on next week's program. The bridge that collapsed in New York this week took a Wisconsin casualty. A truck driven by a Green Bay Man went over the edge when the bridge collapsed. As of Friday morning, the body of 39 year old John Nennum of Green Bay still had not been recovered. Voters across the state went to the polls on Tuesday. A warm spring day and several well publicized contests brought a high turnout for an off year election. Three Republicans were elected to the state Senate to fill vacancies there. Representatives Carol Bittner,

Robert Coles and Tim Wheaton all won special senate elections. Democrats still outnumber Republicans in the state Senate by a margin of 19 to 14. The attention getter on Election Day was gambling, as both referenda pass. The final tally showed the state lottery winning convincingly with a slimmer margin of victory for pari mutuel betting.