Highway 15 Plans Given New Impetus
Madison assemblyman George Belting backs bonding to speed Highway 15 upgrades from Milwaukee to Beloit Janesville. The plan would convert the two lane road into a four lane divided highway by 1972 and free funds for bridge work on long state trunk routes. Beloit residents and business leaders urged rapid completion citing delays and Chicago traffic.
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Beloit
Milwaukee
Green and
Rock County
Beloit Area
William Donahue
Beloit State Bank
Chicago
Daniel T. Kelley
Illinois
Thomas Ryan
Shell Oil Co
Milwaukee County
James Swan
Eklhorn
Robert House
Sfc Zimmerman volunteers for six more months in Vietnam
Albany native SFC Adolph W Zimmerman Jr after 12 years in the service and a 30 day home leave has volunteered for six months more duty in Vietnam. He will depart Chicago Tuesday April 22 returning to Ankhe central highlands. He commands the feeding program with 13 Vietnamese workers and 15 cooks. He notes all food is supplied from the States and describes the base port Qui Nhon and local water trucking.
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Vietnam
SFC
Adolph W. Zimmerman Jr
Albany
Chicago
Ankhe
Zimmerman
Minstrel Show Excites Overflow Lions Club Audience
The Lions Club City Band Minstrel Show drew an overflowing crowd for the second performance last night. Tickets for Sunday matinee are nearly gone with 160 moved to Raf's Confectionery tonight. Final show ends Sunday afternoon after a 1969 run full of special tributes, music, and comedy.
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Lions Club City Band
Raf
Mrs. Barnard
Allan Barnard
William Rollins
Kubly
Mississippi Flood Threat Shifts as La Crosse Prepares
The Mississippi aims at La Crosse’s defense with crest warnings of 16.7 feet Saturday surpassing flood stage. Prairie du Chien readies for next week’s crest while Black and La Crosse Rivers gain temporary dikes. Nixon says peace in Vietnam has improved and reconnaissance flights near North Korea will continue with protection.
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Associated Press
Mississippi
la Crosse
St. Croix
Prairie du Chien
Black
Washington
Nixon
Vietnam
North Korea
Southeast Asia
Pound to Speak at Green County Founders Day Dinner
Dr Glenn Pound dean of the University of Wisconsin College of Agriculture and Life Sciences is named speaker for the Green County UW Founders Day dinner to be held next Thursday April 24 at the Casino Monticello Alumni are invited Reservations with William Gyure Monroe. He joined UW in 1940 and earned a PhD in 1943 in plant pathology and botany. He previously chaired the plant pathology department and served as associate pathologist with the USDA 1943 1946 on vegetable seed production during the war.
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University of Wisconsin College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Glenn Pound
Green County
Monticello
William Gyure
21St Ave
Monroe
Pound
Department of
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Washington
Fire destroys mobile home near New Glarus
The mobile home of Larry Goecks family, two miles southeast of New Glarus near the golf course, burned completely in the early morning. Firemen were on scene from 3 to 5:30 a.m. Goecks was home alone. wife hospitalized, two children with grandparents. Cause under investigation, loss not estimated.
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New Glarus
Larry Goecks
Here
Goecks
St. Clare
Mt. Horeb
Historical Tour highlights Monroe mid‑1800 homes Sunday
The Woman's Club of Monroe and Green County Historical Society lead a Sunday afternoon tour of five mid‑1800s landmarks. The 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. event includes private residences and Idle Hour Mansion with a 3 to 4 p.m. tea at Idle Hour. Tickets cost 1 and are sold by club members or at Arabat Luddow Library Readng Room Sunday.
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Monroe
Woman’s Club of
Green County Historical Society
Department of American Home
Woman’s Club
Paul Bouda
14Th Ave
Merryth Seaton
11Th St
Margo Loveland
17Th Ave
Unitarian- Universalist
9Th St
Idle Hour
Robert Paulik
Lee Kirsch
Arabat Ludlow
Harvey D
Elmer
Prairie du Chien
Belle Elliott
Times
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Japan
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Cambodia
North Vietnam
Sgt. Zimmerman
Robert Buehler
Allan
Naomi) Barnard
Don Williams
Louie
Dr. Williams
Jack O’donahue
Harper Valley Star Ballet
O’donahue
Green County Historical Museum
Unitarian Universalist
Madison
Norman Churchill
Jacob Lybrand
AP News
Dr. Pound
Wisconsin
Department of Turn
No. 2
UW Agriculture
Francis H. West
Janesville
Treat
Nathaniel B. Treat
Merruth Seaton
Capt. Treat
General Sherman
Orono
Ezra Parker Treat
Clarence Seatons
Grace Painter
John Fentons
Bangor
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