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Newspaper

Monroe Evening Times

Location

Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Aug 10, 1961

Page

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Tax Bill Split Deepens as Withholding Plan Fails

In Madison Republicans fail to move a major tax revision to Governor Nelson as a Senate 16 to 15 vote rejects the Assembly attached income tax withholding feature. Maverick Republicans Busby Dempsey La Fave Leverich and Sen. Lorge caused the split while Crueger Krueger shift boosts property tax relief and signals a conference committee likely to seek a compromise delaying action for weeks.

Madison Nelson Senate Assembly Robert Dean D-Wauson House Gerald Lorge Bear Creek Allen Busby Milwaukee Chester Dempsey Hartland Reuben la Fave Oconto J. Earl Leverich Sparta Leverich Clifford Krueger R-Merrill Krueger

General Walter Bedell Smith Dies At 65

Walter Bedell Smith, Ike’s wartime deputy and later undersecretary of state, died of a heart attack at his home aged 65 as an ambulance rushed him to Walter Reed Army Hospital. A veteran of World War II planning, he served as Eisenhower’s chief of staff and later led diplomatic and intelligence posts including ambassador to Moscow and CIA director.

Washington Walter Bedell Smith Walter Reed Army Hospital Smith Indiana National Guard North Africa Normandy Dwight D. Eisenhower Ike Beetle Eisenhower Germany John Foster Dulles Harry S. Truman Moscow Truman Central Intelligence Agency

Stock Market Slips and Rises in Uneven Session

New York stocks showed sideways movement with prices fluctuating, as many key issues changed about a fraction. Brunswick led the gains with almost two points, while Revlon rose about two points amid otherwise modest blue chip activity.

New York Brunswick Revlon Chrysler du Pont

Warren Fair Pageant Promises Civil War Centennial Spectacle

Warren prepares for a three day Civil War centennial at the fair grounds with the pageant Say Goodbye to Amzy by Lewis A. Reisner and LeRoy A. Geach. The Co E marching group, 200 local cast, and groups The Hickory Sticks The Cotton Pickers and The DeSoto Dancers will perform. The event recalls Co E’s 1861 muster and Civil War campaigns including Vicksburg Shiloh and Sherman’s march. Additional events include Kid's Day livestock displays horse racing American Legion parade tractor pull Homer and Jethro and a Miss Warren Fair contest.

Amzy Co. E Lewis A. Reisner LeRoy A Pete) Geach Geach Melva 15Th U. S. Grant Amanda L. Spenser Millville Apple River State Park Camp Scott Fairgrounds Freeport Reisner Hickory Sticks DeSoto Alton Ill Missouri Vicksburg Shiloh W. T. Sherman Plains South Washington, D.C Warren Fair Swenson American Legion Homer Jethro

Mackinac Island er Ties Up After Collision With Greek Freighter

Manistique Michigan reports the lumber carrier Mackinac Island er docked for a damage survey after a collision Wednesday in northern Lake Michigan with a Greek freighter five times its size.

Manistique, Mich Lake Michigan

Thorp Finance Co. Manager Resigns. Sebranek Named New Head

Donald M. Hugdahl resigns after serving as Thorp Finance Co. manager since December 1958 and may move to the auction department while Adolph Sebranek of Sun Prairie takes over as Monroe manager. Sebranek plans to relocate his family as housing becomes available. He previously led the Sun Prairie office and once worked in Monroe. Hugdahl, a Rice Lake native, came to Monroe from Tomahawk to succeed Mathew Eraser.

Thorp Finance Co Donald M. Hugdahl Hugdahl Monroe Adolph Sebranek Sun Prairie Alan Sebranek Shirley Wahl Orlean Wahl Thorp Rice Lake Tomahawk Mathew Eraser Johnson - Eraser Pontiac

Blaze Extinguished In Washing Machine Basement Fire

Firefighters contained a washing machine blaze in the basement of the Herman J. Christen Jr. residence at 2147 15th Avenue. Smoke filled the basement as smoke ejectors ran to clear it. No serious damage reported. Cause undetermined at once.

Monroe Herman J. Christen Jr 15Th Avenue

Cuban airliner hijacking ends in deaths near Havana

An Aerovias Q twin engine plane with 53 aboard was hijacked five minutes after takeoff from Rancho Boyeros. Gunfire killed the captain and a guard, and six others were wounded as the co-pilot crash landed in a cane field. Hijackers fled on landing while Fidel Castro urged U S action to curb cross border hijackings.

Havana Fidel Castro Aerovias Q Rancho Boyeros Isle of Pines Cuba United States Luis Alvarez Regato Silvino Sanchez Almaguer Alberto Bayo Bayo Ramon Ferrandis U.S

Echoes Timetable for Balloon Satellite Passes

Echo the balloon satellite will pass overhead from west to east at 8 33 p m and 11 38 p m today. A further pass is scheduled for 3 48 a m.

ECHO

Wisconsin State Fair Herdsmen and Exhibitors Set for Milwaukee

County Agricultural Extension Office announces 4H members and Monroe FFA participants heading to the Wisconsin State Fair in Milwaukee. Herdsmen compete in beef sheep swine and dairy, with Nancy Fenner and other 4H members joining band chorus and other events. Participants include Evan Siedschlag Karl Drye Ralph Figi Jr Jim Guttmer Gary Brewer Dwight Truttman James Huffman Joe FFA Steve Digman Gerald Voegels JoAnn Montgomery Daphne Mauermann Barbara Boss Joyce Sacker Kristine Friedrich Reta Friedrich Walter Wunschel and other 4H members and clubs.

George Gramling Kenneth C. Allen Monroe Vo Ag FFA Milwaukee Evan Siedschlag Karl Drye Monroe Ffa Ralph Figi Jr Jim Guttmer Gary Brewer Albany Jolly Mixers 4H Club Jerrold Zuhlke Monroe Rich Dwight Truttman New Glarus James Huffman Joe Barbara Boss Browntown Busy Beavers Joyce Sacker Richland Kristine Reta Friedrich Dutch Hollow Monticello Walter Wunschel Juda Jolly Juniors

Cadon Hijacks Jet to Havana in Algerian Policy Protest

A French hijacker Albert Cadon forced a Pan Am DC8 to Havana after seizing the jet at gunpoint. No one aboard harmed. Cadon faces charges on the high seas and for assault. Cuban authorities released the plane, honoring guests including Colombian Foreign Minister Julio Cesar Turbay Ayala.

Miami Fla Albert Charles Cadon Havana Cadon Pan American World Airways Cuba FBI J. Edgar Hoover High Seas United State Algeria New York Bellevue Hospital Charlotte Fidel Castro Mexico City Julio Cesar Turbay Ayala Houston Caden Brownsville Tex Ballard Castro

Proxmire Aims to Block O'Connor Over Stock Conflict

Lawrence J. O'Connor confirmed as a Federal Power Commission member says he began selling stock to avoid conflict concerns. Proxmire urged action, calling the situation potentially tragic for the panel's credibility. O'Connor declined to specify how stock would be disposed of.

Houston Tex Lawrence J. O'Connor Federal Power Commission Proxmire O'Connor Senate Power Commission Sen Mike D-Okla

Albany Landmark Offered for Sale to settle Whitcomb estate

The Whitcomb Sanitarium at Albany built about 1896 and head physician Dr Lena Morgan Whitcomb is up for sale to settle the Anna Whitcomb estate. The two story furnished house sits on 26 acres by Sugar River Parkway with private water system and river frontage. Executor M J Ingwell notes daughter Helen Reardon in Arcadia and son Walter in Oklahoma City.

Sugar River Whitcomb Albany Anna Whitcomb Times Sugar River Parkway Albany Township Lena Morgan Whitcomb Louise Whitcomb Oklahoma City Okla Harris M Harry J. Mart Whitcomb Morgan Reuben M. J. Ingwell Walter Helen Reardon Arcadia Calif

Bike Parade to End Park Activities at Recreation Park

Recreation Park will finish its playground activities with a bicycle parade at 1 15 p m tomorrow. Entries meet at the crafts house. Ribbons will be awarded for best decorations in each category, said director Miss Bobette Trumpy.

Recreation Park Bobette Trumpy Crafts House Trumpy

Herbert Hoover Celebrates 87th Birthday Confidence in America's Power

Former president Herbert Hoover, age 87, spoke at the Waldorf Astoria in New York about American resilience. He addressed baseball records, the Berlin crisis, and welfare restraint in Newburgh, arguing Americans are ready for any emergency and that restraint on spending could spread.

New York Herbert Hoover Hoover John Adams Waldorf-Astoria Mickey Mantle Roger Maris Babe Ruth Berlin Kennedy Newburgh N. Y

Mrs. Mary Howe 78 Dies in Monroe

Mrs. Mary Howe 78 of 1315 12th street Monroe died at 1 a.m. today at home of old age complications. Born in Canton Glarus Switzerland June 15 1883 she came to the United States in 1885. Survivors include seven children 18 grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Services 2 p.m. Saturday at St Johns Church with Rev Paul H Olm officiating burial Greenwood cemetery. Friends may call at Stuesky funeral home until 10 a.m. Saturday.

Mary Howe 12Th Street Howe Canton Glarus Switzerland Samuel and Rosina Rhyner United States Jordan Township Monroe St. John’s United Church of Christ Women of the Moose American Legion Auxiliary Sheriff A. Charles Jerome J Lee M Bernice) Riese Carson Marian) Hunt Russell Laura) Beach William F Racine Stanley L Lancaster Adam Hefty Black Earth Catherine Henry James St. John's Church Paul H. Olm Greenwood Cemetery Stuessy Funeral Home

Kennedy says U S must not allow Soviet space dominance

President Kennedy pledges maximum effort to catch up in space as he notes the Soviet Union is months ahead with two men in orbit. He warns against premature protests over hijackings and calls for calm in Berlin diplomacy while stressing use of all feasible funds and personnel. He cites border patrols and cabin door locks as precautions. The inter American conference in Uruguay is deemed vital for Western development.

Washington Kennedy United States Soviet Union Congress Fidel Casio Cuba Khrushchev Berlin Uruguay

Air Crash Kills 34 British Pupils in Norway

A chartered British airliner carrying 34 British schoolboys en route to a holiday in Norway crashed on a rugged Stavanger area mountainside during a coastal storm. Two schoolmasters, two pilots, and a stewardess also died in the Vickers Viking crash. Wreckage was sighted at dawn by a helicopter 15 miles from Stavanger in Ryflyke Fjord.

Stavanger Norway Ryflyke Fjord

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