15 Apr 1967
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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1967
Page
1
Hollywood reports the longest TV cliffhanger ends as Dr. Richard Kimble is vindicated after four years on ABCs The Fugitive. Actor David Janssen hints at final reveal while producers keep details under wraps awaiting summer reruns.
Green County students join a mock traffic trial as part of Government Day. Thirty six juniors from six high schools observe, deliberate, and render a verdict in Judge Roger Elmer's courtroom with city and county officials guiding the exercise.
A wind gust of 46 mph tore a marquee sign from its supports in downtown Watertown. The sign swung around the building side before firefighters removed it. No injuries reported.
Marchers fill United Nations Plaza as Dr Martin Luther King urges the United States to honor its word and stop the bombing of North Vietnam. In San Francisco King and Julian Bond rally thousands as mass draft card burnings loom. King cites U Thant and calls for wide boycott of war and education against it.
The Monroe Rotary Club presents its sixth Travel and Adventure program on April 19 1967 at 8 p m in the Junior High School Auditorium. Curt Matson of Hollywood will debut his latest travel film Switzerland with the Swiss Mixed Chorus providing vocal selections. The feature covers Swiss landmarks from the Matterhorn to Interlaken and Davos along with a Rhine boat trip and winter sports in St Moritz. Matson, a California traveler and lecturer, has acted in plays and films including Merchant of Venice Stalag 17 Hell Squad Tank Commandos.
Three Monroe area entries won in District 2 of the Associated Press High School Writing Contest and advance to state competition. Winners include Gary Babler and Donna Springer of Monroe, Linda Siegenthaler of rural Blanchardville and Argyle High School, and Joan Sager of Monona Grove Madison.
Green County Board of Supervisors will meet Tuesday night April 18 at 8 pm in the Circuit Courtroom to review a varied agenda. Items include the annual highway report, Badger Restoration Co inspection costs not to exceed 2000, State Highway Commission advance of 77000 for State Trunk Highway 11 improvements, weed control for Zanders Lake, and viewing microfilms of the Register of Deeds records. Reports from Allen T. Slagle on county colleges under 50 enrollment and from James Victora of Southwestern Wisconsin CAA., Inc. will be presented, touching on Green County College’s future.
The Monroe High School student exchange group will arrive tomorrow afternoon after a week at Connetquot High School in Long Island. The local radio station will announce the exact arrival time. Mrs. Herbert Ainsworth, advisor, reports.
The Kellett bill to reorganize state government faces a tense return to debate after a four day Senate push for preliminary approval. The plan would consolidate about 90 agencies into 26 departments, with key fights over health welfare and conservation mergers and a possible split in the conservation merger. Democrats press for weekend home contact while Republicans weigh wavering votes and an amendment to remove the conservation merger. The political stakes loom as Knowles and Nelson potential 1968 race chatter grows.
Residents weigh attending the Kitty Wells Country and Western Show in Monroe at the Auditor ium on May 6. Opinions split on colored oleo legality, butter substitutes, and taste, with residents naming Buck Owens Hank Williams Gene Pitney Elvis and others as favorites.
The poem recalls daily routines from washing face to dressing and leaving for the day. It poses a reminder to include prayer in the morning rituals. The piece uses simple rhymes and repeats the question to emphasize spiritual reflection.
Washington sources say the Justice Department has begun probing charges against Harlem congressman Adam Clayton Powell with intent to pursue possible prosecution. The inquiry is aimed at examining allegations surrounding his conduct and duties.
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