This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 12 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1964
Page
8
Lt Col Shaked of Israel, in Ma Arakhoth, assesses U S Marines with 14 credit and 14 debits. He faults officers for rigidity and lacking night operations emphasis, noting a link between Israeli forces and Marines.
Eight Wisconsin artists received $125 prizes at the State Fair art exhibition. Winners include Edward Green for watercolor, Harold P. Glass for welded steel sculpture, Robert Wengatz for color intaglio print, Ellen Milan for polymer collage, Robert W. Hase for abstract oil collage, Thomas Uttech for large oil, Kathleen Barnes for oil, and O. S. Shaffer for hammered bronze sculpture.
In a historic move Pope Paul VI traveled by helicopter to Orvieto to mark the 700th anniversary of the Corpus Christi event. The 54 minute flight from Castel Gandolfo ended at a prearranged landing strip near the hill town before a land journey to the fortress city.
Monroe visitors can explore a futuristic post office at the World’s Fair. 80 local post office staff run the site handling about 250000 pieces daily with 30000 postcards sent weekly of which one third go overseas. Multilingual staff and taped presentations aid foreign guests as new machines sort and cancel at high speed.
Atty. Gen. Kennedy announced Myrl E. Alexander 55 a 30 year Bureau of Prisons veteran will succeed James V. Bennett as director on August 1. Alexander a sociology professor at Southern Illinois University directs the Center for the Study of Crime Delinquency and Correction.
West German Chancellor Ludwig Erhard pledges no force to topple the barrier as the third anniversary of the Berlin Wall nears. He says West Germany will not be drawn into violence and remains committed to a peaceful solution, warning against recognition of terror. The government bulletin notes the 1961 border closure and wall construction.
Hollywood announces Edie Adams will marry Marty Mills in a intimate ceremony at her Coldwater Canyon home with a Beverly Hilton reception to follow. Mills, 37, steps into the family business in Hollywood while Adams reflects on a grueling year portraying resilience after Ernie Kovacs's death and rebuilding the estate.
A briefing of historical notes marks August 12 with King Philip's death 1676 Manila 1898 Britain's war move 1914 the Atlantic Charter draft 1941 Florence liberation 1944 and regional diplomacy in 1955 and 1963 plus Kennedy tax cut proposal from 1963.
Secretary Orville Freeman told a civil rights delegation that the Agriculture Department would hire more Negroes trained in agricultural technology if such applicants are available.
The FBI arrested Alvin Cupp 32 and Jack Alter Pearl 34 of Toledo on charges under the federal train wreck statute for the July 25 1963 bombing of Soo Line and Lake Superior and Ishpeming tracks at Marquette Michigan during a Seafarers International Union dispute. No injuries were reported.
Griffin police say 67 year old Walter K Vickers tried to smash a post office window to win another prison term. Vickers, who served at Georgia State Prison from 1959 until recently, faces federal charges for damaging federal property.
A public notice urges property owners to fix or replace an adjoining sidewalk promptly to maintain streetscape and safety. The call to action emphasizes immediate repair where municipal or neighborly standards are unmet.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.