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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1971
Page
1
Capt. Eugene M. Kotouc, 37, Humbolt Nebraska, was acquitted by a seven officer jury at 3rd Army headquarters near Atlanta of maiming a suspected Viet Cong prisoner during the 1968 My Lai raid. The panel deliberated briefly and friends cheered the verdict.
Leslie Bacon, 19, held on $100000 bond in Seattle as a material witness with potential knowledge of the March 1 Capitol bombing. FBI says she may have participated, though she is not charged as a defendant. her bail targets her appearance before a grand jury.
Milwaukee AP report says Democrats pressed Mark Lipscomb to give up his Wisconsin Assembly seat so he can join the Senate, which elected him in a April 6 special election. Lipscomb wants both seats to push a unicameral legislature, but the Senate will not seat him without an Assembly resignation.
Six Senior Troop 217 members at Monroe High School graduation were feted at the Monroe Country Club banquet. Ten year pins were given by Mrs. George R. Barry as Service Aide bars recognized hours in teaching, hospital work, library, and more. Mary Jo Schneider hosted, with 37 scouts and mothers in attendance, and a recycling pickup scheduled at Kundert Deep Rock Station.
The Kiwanis Club of Monroe celebrates its 50th anniversary on Monday May 3 at the VFW Club with a social hour at 6 and dinner at 7 led by general chairman Herbert Ainsworth. O L Enstad Kiwanis District Governor will be featured as speaker. The event honors a long record of youth and community projects including support for Boy Scout Troop 101 Cub Pack 101 Key Club and local youth programs. The club has funded hospital remodeling and runs the Kiwanis Youth Cabin and storage building while continuing fundraisers such as Bratwurst Stand and Candy and Date sales and the antique show which will not be held this year due to space constraints.
Monroe police and VFW Post plan an 8 am to 12 pm and 1 pm to 5 pm bicycle inspection and registration at the rear parking lot of the Monroe Police Station. Parents should ensure bicycles meet safety standards, remove old plates, and bring bikes during the event with helpers if needed. Rain date will be announced.
Robert Burgi and Debra Schilt will reign as King and Queen of Monroe High School's 1971 Junior Class Prom. The event, themed 1900 Yesterday, starts at 9 p.m. with cocktails and dinner in the school gym, followed by a grand march at 10 p.m. Post-prom activities run to 5 a.m. with dances, a Goetz Theatre movie, and breakfast at homes, limited to ticket holders.
Hanoi negotiator Xuan Thuy offered at the fifth weekly Vietnam peace session to negotiate a date for unconditional withdrawal of all U.S. forces from South Vietnam. Viet Cong Foreign Minister Mrs. Nguyen Thuy Binh floated a trial balloon cease-fire but Thuy rejected it as new. Bruce and Lam pressed for a neutral protecting power for prisoners and a transfer site for 1,200 inmates.
Monroe Junior High hosts a Badger Camp benefit concert in the auditorium on Tuesday May 4 at 8 p.m. The 80 member Junior Band directed by Maynard Heins plus the 7th Grade and 8th Grade bands directed by Allan F. Barnard perform for about 70 minutes with no admission charge. Donations for Badger Camp for retarded children are welcomed via collection boxes at the doors.
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