Proxmire’s Reply on Campenni Salary Sparks Debate
The editorial reruns Senator Bill Proxmire’s explanation of Frank Campenni’s $14,600 top staff salary and heavy workload while a UW graduate student. It notes Campenni’s multiple jobs, his planned shift to Washington in June, and Proxmire’s vow to publish daily time records. Critics question whether the pay matches performance.
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Frank Campenni
Sen. Proxmire
UW Graduate School
Bill Proxmire
Bill
Campenni
Minor W. Anderson
Monroe
University of Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Let’s
Ford Foundation
State Department of Resource Development
Washington
Wisconsin
Capenni
Frank
Senate
Watertown Attorney Bound Over in Forgery Case
Dodge County attorney Charles O. Payant of Watertown was bound over to circuit court on forgery and theft as a bailee charges. He waived preliminary hearing before County Judge Clarence Traeger and was released on $2,500 bail. The case centers on forging a $2,500 check and converting $4,400 to Payant’s use.
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Juneau
Dodge County
Charles O. Payant
Watertown
Clarence Traeger
Payant
Trade exchange marks easing of Korea War deadlock
Ten years ago on April 20 1953 more than a hundred disabled Allied prisoners freed from Communist captivity crossed Freedom Road in a prisoner exchange for 500 sick and wounded Koreans signaling a potential armistice. Casualties listed include Clayton R Burt and Mathilda Keister with reports of humane treatment and attempts at political conversion. Cecil Wickersham dies in Racine.
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Freedom Road
Clayton R. Burt
Albany
Mathilda Keister
Brodhead
United Nations
Cecil Wickersham
Woodford
Racine
Divorce Case Expert To Handle Wife S Suit
Omaha attorney Walter A Nielsen a veteran of more than 300 divorce cases filed for divorce from his wife Vesta Nielsen 51 charging extreme cruelty He said he would represent her as if she were a stranger and would not contest the divorce He also planned to represent himself in the case
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Omaha
Neb
Walter A. Nielsen
Nielsen
Vesta Nielsen
Moon
Allis-Chalmers Boosts Transformer Prices
Allis-Chalmers Mfg Co announces price increases of 10 to 12 percent on additional types of industrial transformers. The move broadens earlier adjustments and impacts customers in manufacturing and related sectors.
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Milwaukee
Allis-Chalmers Mfg. Co
Wisconsin Assembly Advances Auto Insurance and Sex Wage Bills
The Assembly preliminarily approved a bill tightening auto insurance cancellation rules on a 55 32 vote and a separate measure barring wage discrimination based on sex with a 50 39 vote. A public welfare relief access bill was killed by voice vote, daylight saving time changes were rejected, and a 19 year old beer age bill with local option abolition was introduced.
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Madison
Assembly
Allen Flannigan
Milwaukee
State Industrial Commission
Mark Ryan
Wisconsin
Oakley Homemakers elect Mrs. Flannery president
Mrs. Roy Flannery was elected president of the Oakley Homemakers at a meeting held at Mrs. Harold Ruchti home with Mrs. Eugene Duerst as co host. Other officers include Mrs. Dale Davis vice president Mrs. Harold Ruchti secretary Mrs. Clyde Davis treasurer Mrs. Wendel Wunschel health and safety Mrs. Eugene Durest reporter Mrs. William Beightel sunshine and Mrs. Elsworth Rosheisen extension reporter. New projects for next year were chosen and plans for a club trip to Chicago on Monday June 3 were made.
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Oakley Club
Roy Flannery
Oakley Homemakers
Harold Ruchti
Eugene Duerst
Dale Davis
Clyde Davis
Wendel Wunschel
Eugene Durest
William Beightel
Sunshine
Elsworth Rosheisen
Chicago
Rent That Room Through Classified Ads
A brief note urging readers to use The Monroe Evening Times classifieds to rent available rooms. It highlights the convenience of local ads and encourages quick inquiries.
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Monroe Evening Times
Monroe Times
Evening Times Club
Monroe
Wis
Social Security Benefits Rise in Green County in 1962
Green County posted total annual Social Security payments of about 242 million dollars in 1962 with 3,386 residents receiving benefits. District manager Einar Hanson notes a 13 percent monthly increase from the previous year driven by law changes and aging population. He urges residents to consult the local office for details on benefits and eligibility.
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Green County
Einar Hanson
Janesville
Hanson
Social Security
Wisconsin
Easter visits and leaves noted in Spring Grove column
Richard Johnson of Ft Campbell returns on Easter leave with his parents hosting dinner before his 16 day July leave. Also listed are families visiting relatives and local residents attending Easter gatherings in Beloit, Moline, Albany, Rock City, Freeport, and surrounding areas, with nursing home and birthday observances included.
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Richard Johnson
Ft. Campbell
Clyde Johnson
Charles Hauser
Doris Hauser
Moline
Ill
Paul Hauser
Dwight Bump Sr
Albany
Clarence Brunkow
Brunkow
Robert Disch
Beloit
Albert Balsiger
Helen Hofmeister
Carl Hafen
Mary Hageman
White Haven Nursing Home
Monroe
Thresa
Susan Mildred Covert
Mildred Malcook
Duane Malcook
Rolland C. Covert
Waukegan
Will Meinerts
Elmer Lundeen
Rockford
Hattie Latham
Savanna
Dan Brobst
Fred Kundert
Carolyn Wendler
Madison
Nancy
Susan Wendler
Allen Taylor
Pecatonica
William Dade
Shelly
Janesville
James Lewis
Argyle
Cape Cod National Seashore Protects 27000 Acres
The newly established Cape Cod National Seashore preserves 27 000 acres of cliff hung beaches and dunes, forests and moors, rivers and pine fringed ponds and wetlands.
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Cape Cod National Seashore
Rural School Pupils to Compete in Green County Bee
Eighth grader Billy Jean Frauchiger of Rush school will compete in the Green County spelling bee at Juto on Thursday April 25. On Friday April 26 the pupils will tour Wisconsin Dells with Lene Schlappi Edward Schlappi Bonita Sack Leon Sack Orville Eells Janice Kline and Carol Wild, chaperoned by Mrs. John Schlappi and Mrs. James Moe.
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Billy Jean Frauchiger
Rush School
Green County
Juto
Wisconsin Dells
Lene Schlappi
Edward Schlappi
Bonita Sack
Leon Sack
Orville Eells
Janice Kline
Carol Wild
John Schlappi
James Moe
Diefenbaker furor over Kennedy private talk with Pearson
The Washington Post reported Canadian Prime Minister Diefenbaker angrily confronted President Kennedy after a private 10 minute chat with Lester Pearson at a 1962 Nobel Prize dinner. A later meeting with Ambassador Merchant lasted over an hour with threats about a document from Ottawa.
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Washington
Washington Post
Diefenbaker
Kennedy
Lester B. Pearson
Hemisphere
Pearson
Suceeding Diefenbaker
Post
U.S
Livingston T. Merchant
United States
Merchant
Ottawa
State Department
Stephen Mason Wins Darlington Spell Title
Argyle grade school pupil Stephen Mason will represent Argyle in the Lafayette County spelling bee held Tuesday in the Darlington high school gym. Fifth to eighth graders held eliminations. four finalists competed with Beth Nipple as runner-up.
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Argyle
Stephen Mason
Lafayette County
Darlington High School
Beth Nipple
Times Children's Club Birthday Greetings
A long list of birthday greetings dates from April for Peggy Sue Ritschard Richard LeRoy McCann Donna Kay Meier Doris Ann Engels LaVonne Jean Hess and others. The piece also recounts Smokey the kitten’s misadventure and eventual recovery after a stalled basement incident.
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Peggy Sue Ritschard
Route 3
Richard LeRoy McCann
Clarence
New Members Include Briggs and Ritschard in Orangeville
New members listed are Jon Richard Briggs of Route 1 Orangeville welcomed on July 19 1961 Alan Thomas Briggs of Route 1 Orangeville joined on August 8 1959 and Jeffrey David Ritschard of Route 2 on February 20 1962 joining locally with updated records.
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Jon Richard Briggs
Orangeville
Alan Thomas Briggs
Jeffrey David Ritschard
Milwaukee arson suspect ordered to mental evaluation
A 25 year old man charged with arson in the $30 000 St James Episcopal church fire in downtown Milwaukee on April 9 was committed to Central State Hospital Friday after court appointed psychiatrists declared him insane. Circuit Judge John Coffey ordered Paul Newell of Milwaukee committed based on findings by Dr. Michael Kosak and Dr. Harry Porachnick.
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Milwaukee
Central State Hospital
John Coffey
Paul Newell
Michael Kosak
Harry Porachnick
Newell
St. James Episcopal Church
Albany By Mrs. William Steindorf
Miss Marita Reinitz has gone to Manitowoc to take a position with the welfare department.
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Albany
William Steindorf
Marita Reinitz
Manitowoc
Republic Withdraws Plate Price Increase
Cleveland Republic Steel Corp. rescinded its $4.50 per ton price rise on steel plates to bolster its competitive position. The firm kept other selective increases averaging $5.34 per ton on carbon steel products, noting other major plate producers did not raise that product.
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Cleveland
Republic Steel Corp
Republic
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