Town hall formed from old Searles schoolhouse on Highway 59
The 110 year old Searles schoolhouse between Monroe and Albany becomes Sylvester Township first town hall after purchase from Albany District. The land lease, playground addition, and furnishings from Albany district support caucus and town meetings. New board members include Pinnow, Weidman, Malkow. clerk Striker serves 18 years.
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Searles
Sylvester Township
Herbert Striker
Robert Hauri
12Th Avenue
Monroe
Hauri
Striker
Times
Albany
Marie Oberholzer
Oberholzer
Chester Pinnow
Wallace Weidman
Arthur Malkow
Malkow
Arthur Ludwig
Clifford Prien
Sylvester
Prion School
Highway 59
Albany Village
Peebles
Nine Die in C47 Crash Over Sandia Mountains
An Air Force C47 cargo plane crashed Friday over the clouded Sandia Mountains near Placitas New Mexico. Four crewmen and five passengers died including Ed Gallegos Jr. of the Puertico Ranch and Airman Barbara E. Cole of Nashville. The craft from Andrews AFB Maryland, en route from Lowry AFB Denver to Kirtland AFB Albuquerque, reportedly iced up before impact.
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Placitas, N.M
Sandia Mountains
Ed Gallegos Jr
Puertecito Ranch
Andrews Air Force Base
Lowry Air Force Base
Denver
Kirtland Air Force Base
Albuquerque
Basie Barbara E. Cole
Nashville
Castro Visits Murmansk as Soviet Welcome Drowns Out Dissent
Cuba's Prime Minister Fidel Castro hailed the murmansk greeting as the most exciting moment of his life. Tass reports thousands lined the icy streets led by First Deputy Premier Mikoyan. The pair traveled by train toward Moscow after a hush hush arrival, aiming to deepen Soviet Cuban ties ahead of May Day festivities.
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Moscow
Cuba
Castro
Murmansk
Tass
Soviet Union
Mikoyan
Havana
Khrushchev
Moscow Radio
Lenin Tomb
Red Square
FPC Aide Approves Area Gas Service Expansion
The Federal Power Commission examiner orders Northern Natural Gas Co. of Omaha to serve 76 more Midwest communities, including 47 in Wisconsin, 15 in Minnesota, 13 in Iowa, and one in Nebraska. Construction costs are about 17.88 million dollars. If no review is filed within 30 days the ruling becomes final.
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Monroe
Federal Power Commission Examiner
Northern Natural Gas Co. of
Omaha
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
Nebraska
Albany
Amery
Bangor
Barron
Belleville
Bloomer
Boscobel
Brodhead
Cameron
Chetek
Clear Lake
Cuba City
Cumberland
Evansville
Fennimore
Lancaster
Monticello
Muscoda
New Auburn
New Glarus
Rice Lake
Richland Center
Shullsburg
Sparta
McCoy
Tomah
West Saem
Baraboo
Benton
Darlington
Dodgeville
Hazel Green
Lake Delton
Mineral Point
Platteville
Portage
Reedsburg
Sauk City
Prairie du Sac
Spring Green
Wisconsin Dells
New Richmond
Ladysmith
Bruce
Weyerhauser
Prairie du Chien
Allen C. Lande
Northern
Leonard Drye Stricken at 55
Leonard Drye 55 lifelong Cadiz Township resident died of a heart attack at his Route 2 Winslow home. Born October 22, 1907 he was married to Viola Bidlingmaier in 1931. Survivors include five sons and five daughters, two brothers, three sisters, and burial is in Cadiz cemetery after services Monday at Martintown Community Church.
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Winslow
Leonardrye
Cadiz Township
Route 2
Mr. Drye
George
Minnie Clark Drye
Viola Bidlingmaier
Monroe
Dwight
Lena
Duane
Beloit
Donald
19Th Avenue
Cedarville
Elwyn
Roy Berg
Cadiz
Cardascio-Leamon
Pardons Delayed Due to Absence of Pardon Counsel
An executive office spokesman says pending pardon decisions will be delayed while Governor James Blanchard's pardon counsel David Adamany recovers from minor surgery in a Madison hospital.
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Madison
Executive Office
David Adamany
Adamany
Rescued Boy Relaxes After Milwaukee Road Rescue
Two year old David Knudson of Brodhead was saved from a train by fireman Harold Burkholtz after wandering from home. He suffered briar scratches and a back cut, was treated at the St nessy Clinic, then returned to a relieved mother. His siblings Dawn Ann and Douglas were at home when the incident occurred.
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David Knudson
Ronald Knudson
David
Dawn Ann
Douglas
Knight Mfg. Co
Milwaukee Road
Sugar River
Peterson
Harold Burkholtz
Brodhead
Stnessy Clinic
Rockton
Ill
Joe Waggoner
Janesville
Three More Die In State Mishaps
Three young men die in southwest Wisconsin highway crashes. Ronald Venner, 21, of rural Gays Mills, perishes when his car hits a Kickapoo River bridge abutment at Bell Center. Raymond Venner, 20, later missing as rescuers search the river. James Monahan, 21, of Hazel Green, killed when his car collides with another on Highway 80 near Hazel Green. his brother Michael, 18, suffers a broken back. Four others injured. Wisconsin highway fatalities reach 201 for 1963, down from 215 a year ago.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Ronald Venner
Gays Mills
Kickapoo
Bell Center
Crawford County
Raymond
James Monahan
Hazel Green
Highway 80
Michael
Madison
Teen Court Planned in Chicago Traffic Court Rise
Chicago will launch a specialized teen traffic court after a 60 percent rise in traffic deaths this year. The move targets youthful drivers with a streamlined, youth focused docket.
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Chicago
Pentagon Mum on Story About Cuba Spy's Death
A former Marine, William A. Szill, testifies at Capitol Hill that he was discharged after helping dispose of a body linked to the 1961 Guantanamo Bay Cuban suspect case. Rep. Schweiker plans to pursue further inquiry based on Szill’s accounts. The case concerns the death of Ruben Lopez at the base and related investigations.
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Washington
Capitol Hill
Navy
Guantanamo
Cuba
William A. Szill
Richard S. Schweiker
R-Pa
Szili
Norristown
Schweiker
Szill
Pennsylvania
Kennedy
Philadelphia Evening Bulletin
Bulletin
Arthur Jackson
San Jose
Calif
Arthur J. Jackson
Defense Department
Jackson
Marine Corps
Committee Poised as Budget Tax Deadlock Flares
Gov Reynolds and Republican leaders clashed over budget and tax steps while agreeing to more talks. A 25 member study group with eight lawmakers would probe state local spending, report by Sept 1. Heated spats included birth control device aid for public relief and a May 1 showdown on oleomargarine taxes.
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Madison
Reynolds
Senate
Joint Finance Committee
Blue Ribbon Tax Study Commission
Nelson
Blue Ribbon Commission
Save Our State
Davis Donnelly
D-Eau Claire
Illinois
Krattiger and Deininger to Lead Loyalty Day Salute
Kenneth Krattiger and Forrest F. Deininger will sound the trumpet salute to the flag during the Loyalty Day program sponsored by the Cecil Jones Veterans of Foreign Wars Post. Krattiger, a Monroe high school student, will play at 3 a.m. on the Courthouse lawn when the flag is raised, and Deininger will play at 5 p.m. when the flag is lowered. The event, designed to offset May Day celebrations, aims to renew patriotism with other veterans groups invited to participate.
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Kenneth Krattiger
Forrest F. Deininger
Cecil Jones Veterans of Foreign Wars Post
Krattiger
Monroe
Deininger
Collins Eyes Senate After Governor Post
Leroy Collins, former Florida governor, told reporters in Orlando he will not run for governor next year but did not rule out a bid for the Senate.
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Collins
Senate
Orlando
Fla
Leroy Collins
Florida
Monroe To Host Pony Sale And ASPC Conference
Monroe will host on May 11 the first ASPC conference and judges school in the United States at Green County Fair grounds. May 12 features a five farm production pony sale with 85 head from Halbrook Farms and others, auctioneered by Col. Maurice Conrad and Col. Don Teasdale. Sale ponies will be exhibited Saturday with ponies housed in the fairgrounds horse barns.
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Monroe
American Shetland Pony Club
ASPC
United States
Green County Fairgrounds
W. R. Schuetze
Halbrook Farms
J. M. Stofer
Reedsburg
Matt Britten
Marshfield
W. W. Griese
Silver Stone
Sheboygan Falls
Russell Gray
Lodi
Maurice Conrad
Keota
Don Teasdale
Shullsburg
James Kiser
Iowa State College
Gerald R. Brown
Petersburg
Ill
H. P. Kilkelly
Cuba City
American Shetland Club
Kaliph Peak
Barrington
Fernwood Farm
J. Parish Lewis
Pewaukee
William R. Burns
Lafayette
Ind
Fairgrounds
Novelist Edward Heth Dies at Milwaukee Home
Edward Harris Heth, 53, a renowned novelist and short story writer, died at his Milwaukee apartment Friday. His body was found in the kitchen. cause of death was not determined. Heth lived and worked in Wales for many years.
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Milwaukee
Edward Harris Heth
Heth
Wales
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Smiley
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Mothers Club
Keily
Arthur Jones
Albany Township
Clarence Ostby
Attica
Arthur Keehn
Silver
Mt. Pleasant
Henry Spring
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Capitol
Navy Base
FT. Lewis
National Guard
Sally
Stanton
Susan
Stanton P. Stears
Mt. Rainier
Louis Calvit
Camp McCoy
Hervey Hoesly
Edwin Rufenacht
Badger Council
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Schuetze
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