Instructors announced for 37th Fall Fire School
The 37th annual Fall Fire School sponsored by the Southern Wisconsin and Northern Illinois Firemen's Assn will be held at Green County Fairgrounds with Monroe volunteers hosting. Featured instructors include Gordon Christianson W J Eckert F C Richter Lynn C Ray O B Streeper Donald Lunde Marvin Austin Gerald Monigold Merwood Helgesen Robert Brown Doug Saunders and Dr C C Kreymberg. The program includes new Harvestor Fire Rescue ladder class plus demonstrations and several specialized sessions on water supply and rescue. Local firms will donate supplies and labor for the event and the public demonstrations begin at 1 p.m. after a noon program.
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Midwest
Wisconsin
Northern
Illinois
State Board of Vocation and Adult Education
Madison
W. J. Eckert
University of Ilinois
Champaign
Urbana
F. C. Richter
Batavia, Ill
Lynn C. Ray
North Park
Rockford
O. B. Streeper
Emergency Squad Training Institute, Inc
Normal, Ill
Donald Lunde
Monona Fire Dept
Marvin Austin
Insurance Service Office
Chicago
Gerald E. Monigold
University of Illinois
Merwood Helgesen
Robert Brown
Helgesen Harvestors, Inc
Janesville
Doug Saunders
A. O. Smith Harvestor Products, Inc
Streamwood, Ill
C. C. Kreymberg
M. D
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Neb
Harvestor Fire Rescue
Christianson
Oaktron
Rufenacht Oil Co
Monroe Ready Mix
Monroe Street Dept
Green County Sheriff's Dept
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Monroe Civil Defense Unit
Lanz Sheet Metal
North Central Gas Co
Green County Salvage Co
Monroe TV
Snively Camera Shop
Wisconsin Power and Light Co
United Telephone Co
Bienema Oldsmobile-Cadillac Inc
Durfee Roofing
East Side Farm Equipment Sales
Dearth Motors
Monroe Machine and Welding
All of
Monroe
Helgesen Harvester Inc
Northland Equipment Co
Marketbasket prices surge as Phase 4 kicks in
The AP market basket shows 22 percent of 180 items up in price across 12 cities from July 31 to Aug 13 with eggs and pork chops leading gains while beef remains frozen until Sept 12. Phase 4 allows further price increases on food and nonfood items with 30 days notice required by large manufacturers.
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Nixon
Indictments Sought In Nation's Largest Mass Murder Case
Houston District Attorney Carol Vance presents the case to a grand jury as indictments for murder are planned for Elmer Wayne Henley 17 and David O Brooks 18. A teenage witness reported to have escaped torturers and 27 bodies found last week shapes testimony from Billy Ridinger and two detectives.
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Carol Vance
Billy Ridinger
Harris County
Elmer Wayne Henley
Henley
David O. Brooks
Hyannis
Mass
Robert F. Kennedy
David A. Kennedy
Joseph P. Kennedy III
Nantucket Island
Nantucket
Joseph Kennedy
David
Cape Cod
Joseph
Wisconsin Weather and River Tragedies Highlight 1973 Briefs
A weatherman predicted sunny skies for Wisconsin after a cold front brought clouds and funnel cloud reports in Marathon Dodge and Lincoln Counties. Four drownings in two Wisconsin rivers plus a Milwaukee River tragedy added to a deadly toll as officials expanded search plans.
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Marathon
Dodge
Lincoln
Cuba
Robert Walker
Cuba City
Keith Gaber
Galena
Milwaukee
City Hall
Wisconsin State Fair beef champions and market trends noted
Karen Witt of Monroe won the reserve grand beef champion at the Wisconsin State Fair with a 1 094 pound Hereford. Grand champion steer was bought by August A. Pabst with a 7 50 per pound record bid. The event highlighted shifting meat prices and rising feeding costs impacting Wisconsin beef production.
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Milwaukee
Karen Witt
Monroe
Colorado
A. Pabst
Wisconsin
Jefferson County
Mike Gross
Sullivan
Pabst Brewing Co
Veterans
Pabst
McKeehan Farms
Greencastle
Ind
Elroy J. Brass
Elkhart Lake
Herbert Schneckloth
Davenport
Iowa
Grant
Juneau
Buffalo
Jefferson
Polk
Barron
Jerry Oppricht
Eastman
Nixon mulls major Watergate speech this week
In a quiet office filled with mementos from his 25 years in public life President Nixon prepares a potentially pivotal Watergate address to be delivered on national television this week. Spokesmen would not confirm timing or content.
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Washington
Nixon
Monroe Area Civil Defense Tests Tomorrow Noon
Warning sirens to be tested by Monroe Area Civil Defense tomorrow at noon. Tests occur twice monthly on the first and third Wednesday during summer, with the first warning for tornado or severe storm and the second for enemy attack.
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Monroe Area
End of U S Air War in Cambodia Tonight
Washington reports the last U S hazardous device will fall in Cambodia by midnight ending the longest air war in history. The campaign used about 7.4 million tons of hazardous materials and involved 430 plus bombers amid a shrinking Cambodian army and strong insurgent control.
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Cambodia
Indochina
Vietnam
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Laos
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