Madison, the end of August 1969 The Police and Fire Commission ignores the city’s promise it wouldn’t punish firefighters after their three-day strike in late March and suspends Fire Capt and union president Ed Durkin for six months for leading the illegal action. The Commission, led by former Republican party leader Stuart Becker, says it […]
Madison, third week of August, 1969
Madison, the third week of August, 1969 Madison’s mass transit system teeters on the verge of chaos as the shareholders of the Madison Bus Co. vote to dissolve the company and go out of business on November 10 – the same day the ongoing city subsidy runs out. Although the company can’t shut down until […]
Madison, Second Week of August, 1969
Madison, the second week of August, 1969 A city council showdown between the Equal Opportunities Commission and the Madison Police Department over racism, hiring and training is averted thanks to Mayor Bill Dyke. It was in August, 1968 after a teen dance at Breese Stevens Field was marred by a series of race-based fights and […]
Madison, First Week of August, 1969
The biggest raid on hard narcotics in local history leaves 23 persons facing 31 charges — 19 counts for selling or possessing heroin, cocaine or methadone, two for selling LSD, the rest for marijuana or hashish. Seventeen suspects have been taken into custody, with arrests for the remaining six expected within a few days. Most […]
Two Sudden Deaths Rock Madison, late July 1962
Madison, the fourth week of July, 1962 July 25— The sad saga of the disgraced former Madison police chief Bruce Weatherly comes to a tragic end when his wife, Inez, shoots him with his own .38 caliber revolver at their home in his native San Antonio, Texas. “I just shot your daddy,” Mrs. Weatherly tells […]
Madison, the third week of July, 1969
The already-dim prospects for a civic auditorium and convention center at Law Park fade even further as Mayor Bill Dyke says the city doesn’t have the hotel rooms to support a convention center or the money to build a first-class auditorium there. “We as much need a new dump as we need an auditorium,” the […]
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