It Was Beautiful What Makes Men Climb Mountains
Monroe men Nathan Rote and Jim R. Weir Jr. climbed Grand Teton area routes over two and a half weeks, recalling snow filled couloirs, rock avalanches, and glacier glissades. They camped in tents with tube types, endured 8690 foot Hurricane Pass conditions, summited Teewinot Mountain at noon, watched planes land at Jackson, and returned after storm and marmot damage to camp gear.
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Monroe
Nathan Rote
Jim R. Weir, Jr
Sunset Lake
Alaskan Basin
Death Canyon
Weir
Cascade Canyon
Hurricane Pass
Roth
Amphitheater Lake
Teewinot Mt
Jackson, Wyo
Mt. Moran
Skillet Glacier
Watts unrest claims three civilians and three officers injured
Police exchanged gunfire in Watts on Sunday night as a festival marking the Watts riots anniversary followed. three civilians died, two of them Black, and 31 officers and civilians were injured. Suburbs Chicago Heights and East Chicago Heights imposed curfews after a spate of fires. a policeman was shot and two youths beaten. A North Vietnamese spokesman criticized both U S parties, focusing on Nixon. In Cape Kennedy a satellite mission failed, and at Brooke Army Medical Center President Johnson underwent tests for a chronic intestinal disorder.
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Los Angeles
Watts
Chicago Heights
Chicago
San Antonio
Tex
Johnson
Brooke Army Medical Center
Lbj Ranch
Surgery Faced By 4 Year Old
Four year old Gwen Schiafli daughter of Mr and Mrs August Schiafli Route 2 Argyle fell down a hay chute in the barn Thursday morning suffering a deep head gash. She received stitches then development of symptoms led to brain surgery Friday afternoon at St Clare Hospital. She is reported as well as can be expected and conscious. Cards are welcome.
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Gwen Schiafli
August Schiafli
Argyle
St. Clare Hospital
Schiafli
Embargo On Mail To Canada Lifted by Post Office
The embargo on air mail first class letters packages post cards and parcel post by surface to Canada is lifted. It does not affect circulars newspapers magazines and samples. Monroe Postmaster Russ Myers announced the change explaining it ends a three week pause caused by postal employee strikes.
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Canada
Monroe
Russ Myers
Daily Doggerel by Clair R. Munns
A humorous verse complains of locusts in a tree and the August heat. The light poem notes the nuisance and the speaker’s wish for quiet amid the hot days.
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Clair R. Munns
State Junior Fair honors go to local youths at Illinois event
Attendance over 238000 in three days, down about 21000 from last year. Among winners Floyd Conger Pecatonica won Clydesdale team unicorn and cart, Clifford Lee Menomonie led Percheron team, Jacob W Ruby Brookfield top Belgians. Ed Ames Baja Tiguba band performed with a large grandstand audience. Children’s Day expected crowds and star attractions include Daktari creatures and Spy Don Adams Get Smart.
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Ed Ames
Daktari
Don Adams
Get Smart
Floyd Conger
Pecatonica
Clifford Lee
Menomonie
Jacob W. Ruby
Brookfield
City Parks Close Friday as Summer Playground Awards Given
Summer playgrounds in Monroe run under the Parks and Recreation Department closed on Friday afternoon. The day’s highlight was badges awarded to youngsters after eight weeks of activities. Hoola Hoop contest winners were Mary Rast for girls nine and under and Barb Stricker for ten and older. Boys nine and under winner Larry Young and ten and over winner John Ripp. City champion trophies from Wham O of California were presented. Badges listed include Basketball and Hobo Hike recipients with multiple names.
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Monroe
Parks and Recreation Department
Mary Rast
Barb Stricker
Larry Young
John Ripp
Wham-O Company
San Gabriel
California
Skating hopes bloom in Davos and Me nominee Pow Wow notes
11 year old Donna Walter of Davos travels with her mother Anita to Rockton Illinois for a two month figure skating study with Miss Slavka Kohout. Donna trains in a climate controlled Ice Palace while Kohout plans future Davos lessons. The story also covers Hawaii visitor Mrs. Frederic Van Voast and the Me nominee County Fair Me nominee Indian Pow Wow August 23 25 with dances singing and tribal displays. The back pages list senior and junior cattle show ribbons and farm entries from Monroe Juda and New Glarus.
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Donna Walter
Davos
Switzerland
Anita Walter
Wagon Wheel
Rockton
Ill
Walter
Miss Kohout
Canton
Graubunden
Area Mishaps Reported Involving Three Accidents This Week
The sheriff's department logged three area accidents with names: Linda C. Peterson of Beloit and Richard H. Brown of Monroe were in a crash near Browntown Saturday, injuring Jianice Goldworthy. Elizabeth Buttke, Olie Bohren, Peggy Feller, Beverly Hauri, Don ald Behling, Nancy Edmunds, Maurice Hendrickson, and Elmer McFadden are listed in various weekend incidents.
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Sheriff’s Department
Linda C. Peterson
Beloit
Richard H. Brown
Route 3
Monroe
Browntown
Peterson
Jianice Goldworthy
Elizabeth M. Buttke
Rock City
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Grand Teton National Park
National Park
Bruni Miller
Dorothy
Mary
Diane Wyss
Jim Weir
James R. Weir
Grand Teton
Climbing
John Coover
Ohio
Grand Teton Park
AP News
Paris
United States
Richard M. Nixon
Cape Kennedy
Fila
Earth
Mike Huber
Steve Olson
David Sickinger
Scott Bauer
John Huber
Martin Culhane
John Culhane
Tom Line
Chuck Wagner
Bob Wartenweiler
Mike Young
Mark Niffenegger
John Wartenweiler
Mike Haney
Tim Young
Shan Humbel
Mary Ripp
Peggy McKeown
David Miller
Peggy Young
Helen
Fredric van Voast
Hawaii
John H
Minnie) Figi Sr
The
Menominee Trails, Inc
Menominee County Fairgrounds
Keshena
Oneida
Winnebago
Stockbridge
Munsee
Sharon Weiss
Steve Hawthorn
Taryn Nall
Heifer
Robin Reuter
Rudy Kaderly
Juda
Janet Mauermann
Albany
Steven Stettler
New Glarus
Jim Strommen
Macy Wyss
Dean Houlberg
John Salesman
Bill Hoesly
Wanda Streiff
Steven Miller
Brodhead
Dennis Miller
Carol Newman
Steve Scott
Barrow
Karen Mauerman
Poland
China
Janet Mauerman
Olie Bohren
Route 1
Peggy H. Feller
Belleville
St. Clare
Beverly A. Hauri
12Th Ave
10Th St
Donald P. Behling
Rockford
6Th St
Nancy K. Edmunds
17Th Ave
Edmunds
Behling
16Th Ave
Maurice W. Hendrickson
Blanchardville
Elmer W. McFadden
Scales Mound
Bridge
Kenneth Hort
Emil Hort
Racine
Hart
Sheriff's Department
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