America's Famous Bid King Farewell at King's Funeral
Thousands gathered outside Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta to bid farewell to Martin Luther King Jr as Vice President Hubert Humphrey led dignitaries inside for the formal funeral. Police estimated about 50 000 outside while National Guardsmen were airlifted in readiness for unrest. Inside Mrs King and their four children listened as prayers and scripture marked the solemn service.
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Atlanta
America
Martin Luther King Jr
Humphrey
White House
Ebenezer Baptist Church
John F. Kennedy
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
George J. Hearn
Georgia
Monroe High Names 44 On High Honor Roll Top Honors
Forty four Monroe High School students were named to the high honor roll after the latest grading period. The list includes 22 seniors, eight juniors, eight sophomores and ten freshmen, with numerous others placed on the regular honor roll for scholastic achievement.
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Monroe High School
Monroe
Aleta Anderson
William Amans
Mary Babula
Carol Barry
Kathleen Bernet
Kathy Burkhard
Karen Camron
Carol Deininger
Thomas Eraser
David Goetz
Jeffrey Kahl
Kathy Kohl
Lavern
Randy Rockow
Joan Schuetze
Diane Schulz
Carolyn Silvis
Bill Spring
Debbie Whitehead
Daniel Wilson
Marjorie Wilson
James Zabel
John Deininger
Mary Etter
Linda Frehner
Mary Jo Goecks
Thomas Nondahl
Kristi Schuepp
Robert Skattum
Kubly Elected to Whitewater State Student Senate
Harvey William Kubly of Monroe, a Whitewater State University student and J and W Implement heir, won one of four sophomore seats in a 16 member student senate. He campaigned with a 60 member team, mailed 500 letters, and leads as president of Whitewater’s Young Americans for Freedom.
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Harvey William Kubly
Whitewater State University
Monroe
Kubly
Walter H. Kubly
J & W Implement
Kim Babler
Harvey
Whitewater
Young Americans For Freedom
YAF
Gary Babler
Steve Elmer
Constructive Action
University Plus
Young Republican
Stu
Lions Club hears eye bank review and officer slate
Monroe Lions Club met Monday night at the Swiss Wheel Restaurant to review eye banks created by various Lions Clubs and to present a proposed officer slate. Justin Williams urged eye bank work. Rolland Karlen outlined the May 13 light bulb sale. Dr. Robert Smith reported Albany Chapter Night. Officers would be elected April 22. slate includes Dr. Robert Smith president and several vice presidents.
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Lions Clubs
Lions Club of
Monroe
Justin Williams
Richland Center
Monroe Club
Williams
Rolland Karlen
Albany
Robert Smith
John Usher
Lowell Markwardt
Charles Mathias
Lloyd Liedschlag
Ed Mund
Floyd Achteberg
George Wells
James Hendrickson
Carol Jones
Firefighters Contain Brush Fire Near Clarno
Monroe Volunteer Firemen reported a midmorning blaze burning about three acres on Route 1 near Clarno. The fire started in brush on the Kenneth Schmid farm and spread to the Carl Jensen farm. A disc plow and tanker water helped control the damage, limited to the field.
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Monroe
Clarno
Kenneth Schmid
Route 1
Carl Jensen
Monroe Seeks Urban Renewal Director as Applications Reopened
Monroe officials reopen the search for an Urban Renewal director after a low response to prior ads. Applications must be returned by 10 a.m. April 15 at City Hall. A temporary injunction halted progress on the project but has been lifted. The report also notes a Senate proposal to designate January 15 as Martin Luther King Day.
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Monroe
T. J. Burgy Jr
Green County GOP launches fundraising drive and May Knowles visit
Green County Republicans opened a fundraising campaign for the upcoming election and outlined a vigorous member outreach. Lyle A. Rodger of Monroe was praised as an early precinct organizer by William Miller, with a county meeting and a luncheon featuring Mrs. Dorothy Knowles set for Thursday in Monroe. The MORE program aims to boost precinct activity to encourage Republican voting in November, and the county GOP endorses a state budget to guide campaign finances with Green County as the sole qualified fundraising agent. A $13,000 1968 budget is anticipated.
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Green County
Lyle A. Rodger
Monroe
GOP
Dorothy Knowles
Marco's Supper Club
Knowles
Wisconsin Grovernor
Eileen Wagner
Wagner
Rodger
Bock
William Miller
Madison
Republican Party
Dane County
Miller
George Innis
Republican Committee
Form And Feeling Orchesis Concert At Monroe High
Monroe High School presents the Form And Feeling modern dance concert by Junior and Senior Orchesis on April 20 and 21 in the Lecture Hall. Proceeds fund scholarships to the University of Wisconsin Workshop for high school students.
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Lyn Brugger
Orchesis
Monroe High School
Times
John Callahan
University of Wisconsin Workshop
Brolin To Talk To Kiwanis Club
Monroe Junior High School guidance director James Brolin will speak at the Kiwanis Club of Monroe on Thursday April 11. He will discuss three years teaching in East Africa during a noon luncheon at the Swiss Wheel Restaurant.
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James Brolin
Monroe
Kiwanis Club of
East Africa
Swiss Wheel
Herman Stuessy
Gary Hessel
Gay Swenson
Ronald Lgarribeau
Kiwanis-Lions
Turner Hall
Disturbances Across U S Leave Deep Damage and Guarded Cities
The weekend unrest caused 13.3 million in property damage in Washington as 14 000 federal troops kept guard. Baltimore faced looting and fires for a fourth day with 10 000 federalized troops. A BOAC jetliner crash near London Airport killed five of 126 aboard, with 22 injured. Chicago imposed curfews and guards to maintain calm. Pittsburgh saw renewed tensions after four days of looting and arson.
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Washington
Baltimore
London
Charles Taylor
British Overseas Airways Corp
BOAC
Chicago
Federal
Illinois National Guard
Pittsburgh
County Board Reorganizes After Election in Green County
Green County Board of Supervisors schedules reorganizational meetings for April 16 and April 18 at the courthouse. The election returns 28 of 31 supervisors. new members include Herman Durtschi Albany Township Woodrow Pryce Mt Pleasant and Walter Bober Monroe Ward 7. Committees will be formed for two year terms and appointments approved.
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Green County Board of Supervisors
Herman Durtschi
Mt. Pleasant
Woodrow Pryce
Albany Township
Walter Bober
City of
Monroe
Who's Side Are You On in the Battle of the Sexes
Daily Doggerel by Clair R. Munns notes that the long standing battle of the sexes has waned as people avoid discussing it. The poem hints the shift may come from changing dress and the difficulty of telling who is who.
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Clair R. Munns
Monroe FFA Members Win Honors at State Judging Contest
About 1,350 agriculture students from FFA chapters competed at the State High School Judging Contest held on the UW Madison campus. Monroe FFA placed second in meat animal judging, third in meat judging team, and fourth in dairy teams with Eberle Klemm and Soddy among top individuals. Advisors include Kenneth Allen.
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Monroe
Klemm
Allen
Mem
Carl Nelson
Jerry Block
Roy Block
Larry Hartwig
Charles Hartwig
Bock
Monroe Group
Steve Hawthorne
Orville Hawthorne
Laverne Nall
Mathew Nall
Delbert Soddy
Soddy
FFA
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Don Bloom
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Jeff Kohl
Linda Kolb
Joanne Kundert
Charles Line
Patricia Moline
Christine Opel
Debbie Schmidt
Charles Seaton
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Janet Williams
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Virginia Bacon
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