Five Americans Finally Released By Reds in Laos
Five Americans and a Filipino freed after more than a year in Laos were welcomed by a crowd at Vientiane. They included Maj. Lawrence Bailey and John McMorrow, Edward Shore Jr., Sgt. Orville Ballenger, NBC cameraman Grant Wolfkill, and Lorenzo Frigillana. Wolfkill proceeded to Bangkok. others were sent to Clark Air Base for medical checks. The group had been held since 1960 61 amid fighting and were released after the Geneva accord.
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Vientiane
Laos
Mnist
Pathet Lao
Plaine Des Jarres
Lawrence Bailey
Laurel
John MacMorrow
Brooklyn
N.Y
Edward Shore Jr
Galloway
Tenn
Orville Bar
Columbus
Ohio
NBC
Grant Wolfkill
Shelton
Wash
Lorenzo Frigillana
Philippines
Wolfkill
Bangkok
United States
Frigillana
U.S. Air Force Clark
Manila
Shore
McMorrow
Ballenger
Bailey
Air America
Red Lines
Prince Souphanouvong
Geneva
Turners Picnic At Baumgartner Grove Sunday
The Turn and Schwing Club hosts a public picnic at Baumgartner's Grove one mile west of Monroe off Highway 11 with Swiss wrestling turning events and entertainment by New Glarus Yodelers Monroe Swiss Club Maennerchor and others. The program begins at 2 p.m. with performances by both men and women and a list of participating members.
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Turn
Baumgartner’s
Dale Bertalot
Roger Wuthrich
Mike Wuthrich
Ernest Ammon Jr
Carl Tobler
Willie Ruef
Hugo Ruef
Fred Ruef
Bi Kummer
Larry Uffelman
Bob Ruff
Dave Ziltner
Dick Wild
John Marean
Larry Lisser
Bob Ruehlow
John Lisser
Nancy Krattiger
Barbara Kohl
Three More Killed In Wisconsin Highway Mishaps
The AP reports three deaths raise Wisconsin 1962 traffic toll to 43 with 532 last year. Lila R. Dowden 42 of Madison died when her car crashed on Highway 30 east of Johnson Creek. Carl Hill 47 of Stone Park Illinois died after his truck was struck by a train on Highway 14 near Janesville.
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Wisconsin
Madison
Lila R. Dowden
Highway
Johnson Creek
Carl Hill
Stone Park, I
Highway 14
Janesville
Feldt Beef Farm Embraces Automation in Green County
Ben F. Feldt, a leading area beef farmer, touts Green County as premier for fattening cattle and explains his shift from dairy to beef. His operations span 1,880 acres across multiple farms with a push button feeding system, cement yards, and modernized barns. Feldt notes the profitability of beef and the region's water-rich grazing, while detailing tenant arrangements and ongoing expansion despite debt. He and his son Wally oversee 1,000 to 1,200 head annually, reflecting a major farm transformation.
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Ben F. Feldt
Wallace K. Feldt
Dutch Hollow
Feldt
Times
Green County
Monroe
South Dakota
Wisconsin
Ben
Feldts
Wallace K
Wally) Feldt
Isely
Hans Sulzer
Orville White
de Smet
S.D
Wally
United States
Orville
Orville Wh'te
Mary Kay
Michael
Scott Feldt
Wallace Feldt
George Weiss
Cheddar Mart Bids Opened with Unfilled Lots
In Green Bay the Wisconsin Cheese Exchange opened with bids for one car State brand 40 lb blocks at 33 percent, one car cheddars 33 percent, and one car raw milk colored cheddars 33 percent, all unchanged from prior weeks. Several bids remained unfilled at close, while two bids for pasteurized daisies at 35 percent were filled immediately.
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Green Bay
Wisconsin
Lucey Concedes Underdog Status for Wisconsin Candidates
Wisconsin Democratic Party chair Patrick J. Lucey said at a Wausau candidate school that Gov. Nelson and Atty. Gen. Reynolds face uphill battles for the U.S. Senate and governorship. Philip G. Kuehn, opposing Reynolds in Madison, assailed Reynolds for not detailing revenue proposals to replace the tax.
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Patrick J. Lucey
Madison
Wausau
Nelson
Reynolds
U.S. Senate
Philip G. Kuehn
Kuehn
Renk Caravan Hits Green County For Governor Primary
Republican candidate Wilbur Renk moved his campaign caravan through Green County with aides including Herman J. Schmitz Robert E. Tschudy and Wendell Simmons. From New Glarus to Monticello Monroe and Brodhead he touted rising support and focus on vocational training amid automation. He urged joint state employer and individual responsibility for retraining.
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Wilbur Renk
Green County
Renk
Monroe
Herman J. Schmitz
Robert E. Tschudy
Wendell Simmons
New Glarus
Monticello
Brodhead
Milwaukee
Madison
Labor
Committee On Political Education
Ellen Thiel named queen of Shrine game at County Stadium
Ellen Mary Thiel of Menasha was chosen queen of the Midwest Shrine football game to be played at County Stadium on August 25. The event features the world champion Green Bay Packers versus the Chicago Bears in the 13th annual charity classic. Thiel has endured 16 operations since polio struck her at age three.
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Milwaukee
Ellen Mary Thiel
Menasha
County Stadium
Green Bay Packers
Chicago Bears
Mail truck robbery nets estimated $1.55 million
Boston and Providence police questioned 12 men who were later released while the FBI seeks leads in a mail truck heist. The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston cites $1,551,277 recovered, with composites of two white glove robbers bearing resemblance to fugitives Bobby Wilcoxson and Albert Nussbaum. Investigators suspect a local gang with inside knowledge and staged diversions.
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Boston
Rhode Island
Plymouth
Providence
R.I
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
Bobby Wilcoxson
Duke, Okla
Albert Nussbaum
FBI
Brooklyn, N.Y
Massachusetts
PSC Continues Phone Rate Case
The Public Service Commission held a hearing on United Telephone Co. proposed rate hikes as eight exchanges move to dial operation. A decision is delayed until after the next hearing post September 15. Monroe will switch to dial in January 1963 with other exchanges by September 1963. Monticello already on dial.
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Public Service Commission
United Telephone Co
PSC
Madison
Telephone Company
Monroe
Albany
Blancherdville
Browntown
Juda
South Wayne
Woodford
Monticello
State Fair Gate Rises to 519,948 at Milwaukee Exposition
Milwaukee readers report fine weather brought 83,190 people to the Wisconsin State Fair on Thursday. The seven day total reached 519,948, down from 593,221 a year earlier. Grandstand attendance remained weak with 4,000 on Thursday and 28,000 for the week, below last year. Fair manager Willard Masterson remained hopeful, predicting only last year's fair would surpass this one in attendance and profits.
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Milwaukee
Willard Masterson
Band Will Welcome Guard at Bandshell in March Time
A 75 minute city band program at Twining Park Bandshell begins 8 p m Saturday featuring Company B March by Allan F Barnard at the request of Capt Dwight C Coplen Also on the bill Monroe Fire Department Carole Jeanne baton twirling William Rollins vocalist and local dignitaries A rain plan moves the event to the Junior high auditorium A dance at the Armory and a dinner for Co B members precede the concert with Roy Vetterli's band providing music
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Allan F. Barnard
Dwight C. Coplien
Monroe
Carole Jeanne
William Rollins
Orville R. Evans
Roger L. Elmer
L.A. Moore
George Wells
Armory
Roy Vetterli
32Nd Division
Co. B
Twining Park
Six Orbit Flight Plan Unchanged for Schirra Mission
A top U.S. space official confirms Walter M. Schirra Jr. will fly six orbits of Earth for Project Mercury, with recovery planned near Midway Island. Holmes says the six orbit limit stands regardless of Soviet cosmonaut flights and notes the next Mercury mission will exceed that orbit count.
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U. S
Holmes
Schirra
Mercury
Sekai
Stock Prices Edge Higher During Trade
New York stocks nudged higher in afternoon trading aided by gains in aerospace issues. Overall volume was moderate with active trading in electronics and defense sectors. Day volume was about 3.5 million shares versus 4.18 million on Thursday. Most key issues rose by under a point while a few gained one to two points on corporate news moves.
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New York
VFW to Register Bicycles at Lincoln School
Monroe children will register their bicycles at Lincoln School with VFW conduct and inspection from 8 a.m. to noon and 1 to 5 p.m. Decals replace metal licenses if bikes pass inspection, and police will assist. Decals cannot be removed and reflect light while required fenders and reflectors remain.
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Monroe
Lincoln School
Veterans of Foreign Wars
VFW Auxiliary
Safety Council of America
October Draft Call Set for 4000 Men
Washington reports the Army issued a draft call for 4000 men in October, the smallest quota since early last year. The move aims to sustain total Army strength near 960,000 troops.
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Washington
Madison Drivers End Strike After New Pact
Members of Teamsters Local 695 planned to return to work today after the union accepted a new contract with eight Madison lumber and fuel firms.
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Madison
Teamsters Union Local 695
Madison Lumber and
Senator Humphrey Clash Halts Nickel Inquiry in Senate Hearing
A heated Senate subcommittee session collapsed after a clash between former Secretary of the Treasury George M. Humphrey and Chairman Stuart Symington over a nickel stockpile deal. Symington alleged government records were destroyed and questioned Hanna Company terms. Humphrey called the inquiry political, and the hearing adjourned pending further investigation into the Hanna contract and profits claimed by Hanna Mining Co.
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Washington
Senate
Symington
Hanna Company
Hanna
Harry Truman
Hanna Mining Co
Ithe Smelting Company
Ithe
M. A. Hanna Co
Humphrey
Prescott Bush
R-Conn
United States
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Turners
Associated Press
By Helen E. Zimmerli
Lucey
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Wisconsin Democratic Organization
Renk Caravan
United Increase
VFW
Treasury
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