Washington High School graduates hear call to reach fullest potential
Washington High School in Two Rivers marked 264 graduates at commencement. Student speaker Mark Bunke urged goal setting and learning from elders while others like John Zima echoed education as a lifelong pursuit. Performances by the high school ensemble and soloists accompanied by Fred Roemer and Gail Lange framed the ceremony, with Costa Rica exchange student Marcos Gutierrez expressing pride in the class.
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Mary Anne Crowe
Herald-Times
Mark Bunke
Washington High School
Two Rivers
Quantz
Miss Good
Kathleen Isherwood
Beethoven
Wanda Parker
Born Free
Gail Lange
Miss Lange
Fred Roemer
Ivy
Marcos Gutierrez
AFS
Costa Rica
William Schmidt
Two Rivers High School
Robert Bauknecht
Far
Board of Education
Washington High
Donald P. Rice
Last Mid East War POWs Exchanged by Israel Syria
Israel and Syria swapped their last prisoners from the October war. 367 Syrians 10 Iraqis and five Moroccans were flown to Syria on a Swissair jet and a UN Fokker while 56 Israeli POWs returned to Israel on a Damascus flight. UN patrols began along the cease fire line as crowds welcomed home the prisoners amid chaotic scenes.
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Israel
Syria
Associated Press
Red Cross
Tel Aviv
Damascus
Golan Heights
United Nations
Henry A. Kissinger
Want Ads urge use of General Electric sale ad
Reading readers are urged to shop the Want Ads at the General Electric Store for a sale priced at 178 dollars for three ench. Call 000-0000 for more information. The store sold the first night the ad ran. If you have items others may search for, advertise where they will see it in the Want Ads. Dial 684-4433 or 999-1317 and ask for an Ad Visor.
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General Electric
Opposition to U S troop cuts grows in Senate race
Washington AP reports D C leaders Kissinger Ford and Schlesinger opposed proposed troop reductions as Senate gears toward a vote. Hoffa says Nixon pardon would have kept him jailed longer if he’d known it barred union activity until 1980. Saigon reports a two prong North Vietnamese attack near Saigon killed 145, with 13 captured and 27 killed 63 wounded among government forces. Wisconsin panel rejects a $5 million school aid cut motion, keeps phase-out plan and raises district guarantees.
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Washington
Teamsters
James R. Hoffa
Nixon
Gunman Killed by Police After Omaha Siege
In Omaha an ex convict in a tear gas and flame siege fired on officers from a rooming house near North Side. Elza Carr Jr. 33 wounded eight officers and two civilians before emerging from the burning building and being shot dead by police. Patrolman Paul Nields died of a head wound. several other officers were injured as Carr fired on them from upstairs. The standoff began about 9 30 p.m. after Carr’s half brother was wounded. Bystanders said Carr jeered as police urged surrender and tear gas was deployed. Fire engulfed the house in late stages.
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Omaha, Neb
Richard Andersen
Elza Carr Jr
Omaha
North Side
Carr
Andersen
Paul Nields
Nields
Harry Owens
McDonald
Manitowoc United Fund Raised 195408 for Agencies
Manitowoc United Fund reports 195408 collected by residents and supplemented by Two Rivers United Fund. Campaign chair Arleigh G. Larson notes full allocations to all agencies and praises the city’s per capita support, placing Manitowoc among Wisconsin’s top 33 cities. Weather prospects include clouds with showers and thunderstorms, with temps in the 50s to 80s.
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Manitowoc United Fund
People of
Manitowoc
Donald C. Ames
Two Rivers United Fund
Ames
United Fund
Arleigh G. Larson
United Way
Nixon named unindicted co conspirator in Watergate case
Federal grand jury voted to name President Nixon as an unindicted co conspirator in the Watergate cover up. James D. St Clair said he was informed weeks ago by Leon Jaworski. The panel indicted seven aides March 7 for conspiring to block the investigation.
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Washington
Nixon
James D. St. Clair
St. Clair
Leon Jaworski
John J. Sirice
Poent
Los Angeles Times
Washington Post
Times
The
Post
Jaworsk
Urand
House Judiciary Committee
Peter W. Roding Jr
Sires Barly
Tarte Paget
Colby
Milk Fund Tape Seen Inconclusive Says Impeach Probers
House Judiciary Committee members say the Nixon milk fund tape is incomplete and inconclusive about any influence from a $2 million dairy donor promise. They note the recording ends with an offhand remark to Treasury Secretary Connally and lacks clear proof of wrongdoing.
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Washington
House
Nixon
House Judiciary Committee
Treasury
John B. Connally
White House
Daniel Ellsberg
Harold V. Froehlich
R-Wis
Froehlich
Watergate Cover Up By Aides Immediate
Special prosecutor Leon Jaworski says the Watergate cover up by Nixon aides began almost from the break in discovery. He asserts Ehrlichman and Mitchell knew details far beyond FBI agents and lied or misled investigators. Hearings set next week on motions to dismiss charges and change trial venue. President Nixon’s brothers referenced in continued coverage.
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Washington
Leon Jaworski
Nixon
Democratic National Committee
John D. Ehrliichman
John N. Mitchell
U.S
John J. Sirica
Jaworski
White House
Ehrlichman
Alty
Mitchell
FBI
Justice Department
Sirica
F. Donald cCurn
D Day Anniversary Noted by Veterans
War veterans from seven nations gather at the Normandy American Cemetery near St. Laurent to commemorate the 30th anniversary of D-Day. Gen. Omar Bradley leads the American delegation as about 1,500 allied veterans attend, marking the largest observance of the invasion. Reenactment planned at Pointe du Hoc by U S Rangers as part of the ceremonies.
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St. Laurent
France
U.S
Normandy
Omaha Beach
Omar Bradley
Omaha
Utah Beach
Bradley
Cation
Ranville
Germany
Pointe du Hoc
Nd Ranger Battalion
London Fire Brigade
Fog and Rain Invade Lakeshore Wisconsin Weather Update
An invasion of showers and thunderstorms sweeps Wisconsin with muggy air. In Manitowoc fog lowers visibility as rain falls and temperatures rise into the 70s in the northwest and 60s in the southwest. Delays in Friday forecasts persist with scattered showers into the weekend and cooler lows in the 50s to 60s.
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Manitowoc
Wisconsin
Eau Claire
Two Rivers
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John Zima
Gounod
Fred H. Roemer
Anne Good
West Gymnasium
Michael Koch
Nancy Gleichner
Johanna Hansen
Nixon Administration
Senate
Hnry A. Kissinger
Gerald R. Ford
Defense
James R. Schlesinger
Hoffa
Saigon
South Vietnam
Hollander
Wey Wall
Sarssey
Neb
Elza Car Jr
Charles B. Rangel
Connally
Rangel
Watergate
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