History of Gay and Lesbian Life in Milwaukee, Wisconsin - Print Media - GPU News

GPU News- Issue Excerpts
 
December 1977 - Volume 7, Number 3
Cover image
 
In This Issue (table of contents)
 
Advertisement for the Baron
(Page 2)
 
Anita Bryant's contract is renewed
(Page 4)
 
GPU announces the Jay Garland Memorial Scholarship
(Page 5)
 

(Page 6)
 
Miriam benShalom at Lawrence University
(Page 7)
 
Feedback
(Page 8)
 
Florida Citrus boycott against Anita Bryant
(Page 9)
 
Noel from Club Baths Milwaukee;
artwork by artist Robert Uyvari
(Page 10)
 
Florida Citrus boycott, cont.
+ Ad: The This Is It
(Page 11)
 
Florida Citrus boycott, cont.
+ Ad: The Ballgame
(Page 12)
 
Editorial: the Citrus boycott
(Page 13)
 
Boycott, cont.
+ Ad: Ten Hundred East
(Page 14)
 
Ad: The Circus; "Snowflakes are dancing"
(Page 15)
 
Advertisement: The Rainbow Grille
(Page 26-27)
 
Ad: The Sugar Shack
(Page 28)
 
Mother's Day
(Page 29)
 

 
Ad: Mr. Ric's restaurant
(Page 34)
 
Here & There:
News bits from around the world
(Page 35)
 
Ad: Costume Ball in Rock Island, Illinois
(Page 36)
 
Here & There:
News bits from around the world
+ Cartoon
(Page 37)
 
Poet Lars Lingvall
(Page 46)
 
Calendar
(Page 47)
 
Ad: "On Broadway Health Club" to open soon
(Page 48)
 
Directory
(Page 49)
 

 
Ads by the Inch (personal ads)
(Page 50)
 
Ad: The M&M Club
(Page 51)
 
Ad: Seasons Greetings from The Wreck Room bar
(Page 52)
 

    Note: The GPU News was nationally distributed, and included a high percentage of general content: gay and lesbian news from other cities and states, original fiction, stories, and poetry, etc. The excerpts presented here are concentrated on local interest (Milwaukee and Wisconsin). Those so inclined are encouraged to visit the UWM Libraries- Special Collections Department in Milwaukee to view the complete issues, which include all of the general interest materials not included here.

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