Nixon Welcomes Leathernecks Return From Vietnam
President Nixon flew to Camp Pendleton to welcome back the 1st Marine Division after five years of combat in Vietnam. Most of the division's 22 units began returning in mid March. A 50 man platoon represented regiments and battalions at the ceremony awarding the presidential unit citation.
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Camp Pendleton
Calif
Nixon
United States
1St Marine Division
Vietnam
1St Marine Regiment
Saigon area clash leaves casualties after bunker sweep
In a Thursday operation 25 miles northwest of Saigon, about 500 U.S. and South Vietnamese troops with 30 tanks overran fortified bunkers after air and helicopter strikes. U.S. Command reported 19 enemy dead and 17 Americans and eight South Vietnamese wounded, with one armored personnel carrier destroyed.
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Saigon
U.S
Judge refuses delay for Amtrak launch
A federal judge in Washington denied a request to delay the start of America's new Amtrak passenger train network. Judge Howard F. Corcoran noted no legislative history showing Congress intended court review of the labor secretary’s certification under the Rail Passenger Service Act.
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Washington
America
Amtrak
Howard F. Corcoran
Congress
Secretary of Labor
Peace Worker Leslie Bacon Testifies Before Grand Jury
Leslie Bacon, 19, the peace activist tied to the Capitol bombing investigation, has been brought to Seattle to testify before a federal grand jury probing the March 1 blast. She is subpoenaed and held on a $100,000 bond. the Mayday Collective member faces upcoming antiwar demonstrations in Washington, D.C.
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Seattle
Leslie Bacon
U.S. Capitol
Robert L. Stevenson
Justice Department
Miss Bacon
Mayday
Washington
D.C
Rogers urges canal opening to ease Middle East hostilities
Secretary of State William P. Rogers said reopening the Suez Canal could lower the risk of renewed Arab Israeli fighting but not replace a final peace settlement. He told foreign policy leaders in Turkey Iran Pakistan and Britain that there is a need for new impetus toward an Arab Israeli settlement.
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Ankara
Turkey
William P. Rogers
Suez Canal
Middle East
Rogers
Iran
Pakistan
Britain
Green County Museum to Open Sundays in Monroe
The Green County Historical Society Museum at 1617 9th St Monroe will begin Sunday hours from 2 to 5 p m starting May 2. Further hours may be announced later. A period piece wedding suit worn by John Wesley Brewer and Lucy Jane Peckham in 1857 is on display along with details of the pioneer couple and their descendants.
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Green County Historical Society Museum
9Th St
Monroe
John Wesley Brewer
Lucy Jane Peckham
New York State
John Wesley
Jeremiah
Mahala Croy Brewer
Rensselaen County
Albany
Lucy Jane
Abel
Adah Peckham
Chautauqua County
Jane Brewer Smith
Clyde Brewer
Brooklyn Township
Eddie Lincoln Brewer
Miss Lettie
Grant
Rufie J.C
Elmer E
Times
Conservation League Awards Banquet in Monroe Honors Local Members
The Green County Conservation League held an awards banquet at the V F W Hall in Monroe honoring Roger Douglas George Bjork James Huntoon Ernie Zentner and Bob Smith for their conservation work. Lester P Voigt secretary of the Department of Natural Resources spoke praising ongoing efforts and urging cooperation on legislation. Former Governor Warren P Knowles could not attend but sent a letter of praise. Attendees included John Beale deputy secretary Gordon Roseleip state senator Joseph Tregoning state representative and C S Pierce chairman of the Green County Board.
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Green County Conservation League
Roger Douglas
Juda
Stanley Knight
Brodhead
George Bjork
James Huntoon
Monroe
Abner Anderson
New Glarus
Ernie Zentner
Bob Smith
DNR
Madison
Times
V.F.W. Hall
The
Milwaukee
League
John Beale
Gordon Roseleip
Joseph Tregoning
Green County Board
C. S. Pierce
Green County Mental Health Fund Drive Launches in Monticello
Amos S. Johnson spoke at the kickoff in Zwingli United Church of Christ noting nursing home and mental hospital pricing and care quality. Wisconsin Mental Health Assn’s Dick Wiest praised progress while local volunteers outlined May fund drive roles across Green County.
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Amos S. Johnson
Green County Hospital
Pleasant View Nursing Home
Green County Mental Health Association Fund
Zwingli United Church of Christ
Monticello
Johnson
Dick Wiest
Verona
Wisconsin Mental Health Association
Wisconsin
Nixon to Adhere to Vietnam Policy
President Nixon defended a gradual Vietnam withdrawal while resisting antiwar pressure and reaffirmed continuing talks on prisoner releases. He signaled possible China policy shifts, urged focus on POW negotiations, and stated U.S. troop levels would fall but remain until prisoners are freed. He also noted limits on future ground actions and commented on domestic court rulings.
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Washington
U.S
Vietnam
Nixon
United States
China
Peking
Taiwan
United Nations
Soviet Union
South Vietnam
Saigon
Lyndon B. Johnson
Paris
North Vietnam
Cambodia
Laos
John F. Kennedy
Johnson
Congress
Army
William Calley
May Lai
Calley
Bicycle Inspection Planned Saturday
Bicycle owners are reminded of the annual inspection and registration Saturday May 1 in the rear Monroe Police Station parking lot. The event runs 8 am to 12 noon and 1 pm to 5 pm. remove old plates and hooks before inspection. safety gear recommended. lights required for night riding. VFW Auxiliary aids clerical work.
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Monroe
VFW Post
UW Chancellor to Speak at Founder's Day Dinner
H. Edwin Young chancellor of the University of Wisconsin will address the Green County Alumni Association Founder's Day dinner in Robbie's Yodel Club New Glarus on May 5. He has served as Madison campus leader since 1968 after directing the University of Maine. Reservations with William Gyure.
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H. Edwin Young
University of Wisconsin
Green County
Wisconsin Alumni Association
Robbie
New Glarus
Dr. Young
Madison
Wisconsin
University of Maine
Department of Economics
Final Plans Set for Coin Show Sunday
Monroe Coin Club finalizes details for its Annual Coin Show to be held Sunday in Turner Hall. The event runs 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and is free to the public with three numismatic publications given away while supplies last. Local dealers listed include Pat Hamilton Loren Sigman Walt Swincones and others.
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Monroe Coin Club
Turner Hall
Idle Hour Mansion
Coin Magazine
Coin World
Numismatics News
Pat Hamilton
Loren Sigman
Walt Swincones
Beloit
Third Recycling Project Saturday Seeks Community Help
The third Saturday recycling pickup occurs at Kundert Deep Rock Station Highway 11 West with Girl Scouts Troop 217 Boy Scouts Troop 113 and Kiwanis Club A Bauman Ace Hardware truck will haul bottles and cans to Coca Cola Recycling Center Madison William Bauman Sr Kiwanis Club supervisor oversee. Residents should bring rinsed bottles sorted by color between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. Spray cans cannot be accepted. It is not required to rinse roadside pickups. Girl Scouts under Mrs Joseph Urban and several named scouts plus Boy Scouts Troop 113 will assist.
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Kundert Deep Rock Station
Highway 11 West
Girl Scouts
Boy Scouts of
Kiwanis Club of
Monroe
Bauman Ace Hardware
Coca Cola Recycling Center
Madison
William Bauman Sr
Kiwanis Club
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AP News
Church News Society
Abby
Conservation League
Lester P. Voigt
Department of Natural Resources
Warren P. Knowles
Donald Witt
Newell Smith
Mental Health Fund
Hans Sulzer
Witt
Green County Association
Ted Scheffer
Mmes
Robert Kundert
Gerald Heitzman
John
Ray Timm
Harry Buhlman
Allan Bacher
Eugene Hefty
Township Fund Drive
Adams
Delbert Ritschard
Brooklyn
Edwin Krattiger
Cadiz
Clarence Albright
Arthur Krebs
Clarno
John Anderegg Jr
Decatur
Ben Zimmerli
Kathy Zimmerli
Exeter
Arnold Rufener
John Baumgartner
Jefferson
Joe Jaeggi
Jordan
Alois Mayer
Mr. Pleasant
Don Witt
Dean Streiff
Spring Grove
Herman Ziltner
Ed Ruef
Sylvester
John Hillbrand
August Martini
Leon Gempeler
George Wasserstrauss
York
Charles Emberson
Robert Emberson
Ruth Circle
Cochairmen
Gordon Schultz
William Arn
Supreme Court
Philadelphia
Barbara Jane Mackle
Stewart Hunt Woodward
St. James Roman Catholic Church
Woodward
Wharton School of Finance
University of Pennsylvania
William Gyure
21St Ave
Sandbox
Lisa Barry
Donald Barry
19Th St
Kathy Ambler
David Ambler
Jaycee
Jaycees
Faycettes
Monroe Firms
Ray
Ralph Winquist
Rockford
John Tilton
Bellview
Don Clark
Anderson’s
Menasha
Harold Zimpel
Fennimore
Rex
Beaver Dam
Floyd Janney
Waukesha
Steve Nye
Freeport
Mike Klug
Gratiot
Joseph Urban
Barb Sulzer
Carol Booth
Linda Walsh
Jean Usher
Carrie Gyure
Mary Zwygart
Boy Scouts
Troop 113
American Legion
Legion Auxiliary
Manitowoc
Wis
Central State Hospital
Waupun
Carl Zinn
Two Rivers
Marian Zinn
Nathan Bloom
Wilson Bloom
William Moon
Laverne Pernot
M. Krareger
Hartland
Phyllis Callins
Mazamanie
John Carrier
DeForest
David Tuell
Don Kahlbauer
First National Bank
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