The Wisconsin Magazine; News summary; 1318

On Tuesday, the National Transportation and Safety Board reported that pilot error was the cause of the Midwest Express plane crash near Milwaukee 17 months ago. The crash killed 31 people. The worst ever at Milwaukee's Mitchell Field. A popular Door County restaurant was temporarily shut down this week after three of its employees came down with hepatitis. Health officials suggest that anyone who ate at Johnson's Swedish Restaurant in Sister Bay between December 24th and January 5th and from January 15th until the president, should contact a physician if they experience fever, loss of appetite, or tiredness. [static] This week, University of Wisconsin president, Kenneth Shaw, gave a major policy address. Shaw outlined his plans for the future of the university system, now 15 years old, and gave a new definition to the Wisconsin idea. In the last analysis, the boundaries of the university will not be the boundaries of our state, rather, the boundaries of our minds.

A well known state religious leader also spoke out this week on the relationship between church and state. Speaking from the center of state government, Catholic Archbishop Rembert Weakland commented on the intertwining of moral and political issues. We feel that many of the political issues our nation faces today do have moral and ethical dimensions. And one of Wisconsin's most legendary celebrities died this week in Palm Springs California. Liberace began his career in Wisconsin but glitter and glory carried him far beyond his native West Alice. Liberace, dead this week at the age of 67.