Five Women Die In Illinois Wisconsin Border Crash
Five women were killed in a collision of three cars and a semi trailer in South Beloit Illinois near the Wisconsin border. The dead include Laverne Wolfert Rene Peterson Ethel Smothers Lula Rotzoll and Glinna Grundy. The driver Mary Davis was seriously injured and two others suffered serious injuries. Raymond Greenwall was unhurt. The crash happened at Illinois 51 and 75 at a four way stop with no traffic lights.
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South Beloit, Ill
Ilinois
Wisconsin
Laverne Wolfert
South Beloit
Rene Peterson
Beloit
Wis
Ethel Smothers
Lula Rotzoll
Glinna Grundy
Mary Davis
Sandy Weber
Illinois 51
Edward Reynolds
Winnebago County
Minn Ammunition Plant to Reopen in New Brighton
The Army said the New Brighton munitions site will reopen to replace Viet Nam era stockpiles. Federal Cartridge Corp. will run the plant, boosting payroll to 7 million and expanding staff from 123 to about 1,000 with lines moving within seven months.
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Minneapolis
Viet Nam
Army
Twin Cities
Frank S. Besson
Army Materiel Command
New Brighton
Federal Cartridge Corp
Anoka
Besson
Minnesota Committee
Microfilm Industry Grows By Shrinking
Washington reports a shift to microfilming as offices store vast paper archives more efficiently. The article traces microfilm from early ideas to the Checkograph in 1928, its role in World War II V-mail, and current use by insurers and other firms to retrieve records without leaving desks.
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Washington
Insurance Company
Microfilm makes records quick to locate in file drawers
The article explains microfiche as a compact sheet of photographic film holding many page images. It notes microfiche speeds finding specific claims by titles on the fiche, enabling fast viewing on machines.
Body found in Lake Winnebago puzzles coroner jury
An Oshkosh State University freshman 18 year old Stephen W. Kappell’s naked bound body was recovered from Lake Winnebago after his October disappearance. The coroner’s six member jury found insufficient evidence to determine how he entered the water or whether death was murder or self-inflicted.
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Oshkosh
Stephen W. Kappell
Kaukauna
Oshkosh State University
Kappell
Lake Winne
Kidney warning ad promises cure with Bukets tonic
An old advertisement warns of functional kidney disorders with symptoms like waking at night pain and abnormal flow. It touts Bukets tonic diuretic claiming to increase and regulate urine in four days and offers a 39 cent refund at any drug counter, today at drug stores.
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Illinois
Janesville, Wis
Evelyn Griffin
Raymond Greenwall
Johnson
Janet Rovick
Donald Fraser
D-Minn
Lynn Elling
Minnesota
United World Federalists
United Nations
United States
U.S
Potomac
Anacostia
New York
George McCarthy
McCarthy
Gla Crosse Tribune
la Crosse Dial
Contessina
Towle Sterling Design
Towle
A. Towle
B. Towle
C. Towle
D. Towle
E. Lor Oes
Tove
Q . Remers
Doerflinger
Gemologists
Lake Winnebago
Bago
Jill Falk
Milwaukee
SEARS
Sears and
SAVE
Fifth Ave
la Crosse
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