Cheese Imports Midwest Bound
Senator Gaylord Nelson warned that millions of pounds of low grade imported cheese are headed to Great Lakes ports after East Coast warehouses filled. He urged emergency quotas and cited subsidies by France Germany and the Netherlands and ships bound for Milwaukee and New York. He noted the Tariff Commission probe will take months and as much as 50 million more pounds could be imported without action.
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Washington, D. C
Gaylord Nelson
Great Lakes
Orville Freeman
Nelson
United States
France
Germany
Netherlands
Department of Agriculture
Atlantic
Spitzbergen
Milwaukee
New York
Tariff Commission
Daily Doggerel by Clair R. Munns
A light verse notes Grandpa’s frown as grandchildren visit for the summer and skate down basement stairs. The playful scene hinges on small mishaps that give him pause and a wary grin.
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Clair R. Munns
Grandpa
Rolief
Grenadiers to Appear at Cheese Day Contest Aug 31
The Grenadiers Drum and Bugle Corps from Cedar Rapids Iowa will perform at T R Holyoke Athletic Field on August 31 in a Cheese Day Inc sponsored contest to aid the 1969 Cheese Day celebration. The 65 member group, ages about 16, is sponsored by Hartford Post No 5 and Cedar Rapids Optimist Clubs, with staff headed by Don Mitchell and Roger Meeker. Their repertoire includes The Grenadiers March and Trumpeter's Lullaby, with uniforms grey and black and flagship emblem Grenadiers on a shield flanked by heraldic lions.
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Cheese Day Inc
T. R. Holyoke
Grenadiers
Cedar Rapids
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Ilinois
Iowa
Sarnia
Ontario
Canada
Hanford Post No. 5
Iowa Department of the American Legion
Cedar Rapids Optimist
Iowa American Legion State
Don Mitchell
Roger Meeker
Ken Norman
Roger Goecks
Dan Kammier
John Walker
Ed McNulty
Blow
Gabriel
Grenadier
Grenie
Mia Farrow Seeks Speedy Divorce From Sinatra
Actress Mia Farrow obtained a quick Juarez divorce from Frank Sinatra after a 30 minute proceeding. The former Peyton Place star, 23, returned to Hollywood to her Bel Air home, while Sinatra flew east after taping a TV show. The couple had married on July 19, 1966 and separated last November amid public speculation over their age gap.
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Nnnux Wood
Mia Farrow
Frank Sinatra
Juarez
Haggard
Peyton Place
Hollywood
Bel Air
Sinatra
Miss Farrow
Baker Is Injured In Local Mishap
The Monroe Police Department reports two accidents. Kenneth L. Baker of 1423 17th Ave struck a tree in the 1300 block of 17th Ave, causing heavy front-end damage and he was treated for lower hip injuries at St. Clare Hospital before release. Almon G. Bleiler of Route 1 Argyle hit a parked truck owned by Overdoor Co. of Rockford in the 1700 block of 6th St. minor damage to the truck, moderate damage to Bleiler vehicle, which was towed. no injuries.
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Monroe
Kenneth L. Baker
17Th Ave
Baker
St. Clare Hospital
Almon G. Bleiler
Route 1
Argyle
Parked Overdoor Co
Rockford
6Th St
Bleiler
Sergeant Eberhardt Receives Air Force Commendation Medal
Staff Sgt. William R. Eberhardt Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. William R. Eberhardt Sr., Monroe, received his second Air Force Commendation Medal at Misawa Air Base Japan for meritorious service as a weapons mechanic. He previously served at Bien Hoa Air Base Vietnam and is now assigned at Misawa with a Pacific Air Forces unit. He graduated in 1962 from Monroe High School.
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William R. Eberhardt Jr
William R. Eberhardt Sr
Monroe
Misawa AB
Japan
Eberhardt
Bien Hoa AB
Vietnam
Misawa
Pacific Air Forces
Cabs Strike Halts Chicago Amid Convention Prep
Chicago cab drivers walked out shutting down over 5,400 of the citys cabs leaving only about 20 percent in service nine days before the Democratic National Convention. Negotiations with Yellow and Checker Cab companies failed amid charges of lockout and price hikes.
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Chicago
Uni
Democratic Union Organizing Committee
The
Seafarers International Union
Democratic Credentials Committee
Chicago Transit Authority
Amalgamated Transit Workers
Eisenhower gravely ill after seventh heart attack
AP News in Brief reports former President Dwight D. Eisenhower critically ill at Walter Reed General Hospital after his seventh heart attack, the fourth in 30 months, striking as he seemed to recover from the August attack. Cape Kennedy notes two missiles entered the U S arsenal with back to back maiden flights. Wisconsin congressman Henry Reuss predicts anti Vietnam plank support on the Democratic platform. Georgia Governor Lester Maddox formally announces his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination. Madison shell found in brush likely long buried, later removed by bomb disposal crew.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Army
Walter Reed General Hospital
Atlanta
Lester Maddox
Georgia
Maddox
State Capitol
Wisconsin State Fair opens amid heat as breeders shine
Green County breeders of Holsteins beef cattle and swine win at the Wisconsin State Fair. Four county breeders participate in the Governor's Blue Ribbon Beef Show and Sale. Notable placings include Don Witt second in cross bred, Dr. Benjamin Rush third with a Shorthorn, Burgys eighth and tenth in Angus, and Hefty Blum eleventh in crossbred. Among dairy, John W. Ruff Sr. and Fay Brewer earn top honors. Heat tops 90 degrees with 30 fainting cases. teens cool at fountain as four ambulances respond. Attendance nears 780,450 for the period, with cooler barns aiding livestock.
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James C. Windham
Pabst Brewing Co
Warren P. Knowles
Homer Graber
Mineral Point
Pabst
Windham
Veteran's Administration Center
Wood
Wisconsin
Green County
Witt Farms
Fred T. Burgy
Chester White
Francis Fahey
Belleville
Democrats to Drop All the Hoopla Demos
Chicago area delegates discuss the end of convention demonstrat ions with no marching bands after nominations. Bailey notes McCarthy favoring the ban while Humphrey and McGovern previously asked to drop them. Daley supports demonstrations as typically American despite the plan.
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Chicago
Richard J. Daley
Hubert H. Humphrey
Eugene J. McCarthy
George S. McGovern
John M. Bailey
McCarthy
Minnesota
Humphrey
McGovern
Bailey
Johnson
Ralph David Abernathy
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
John F. Kennedy
Robert F. Kennedy
Martin Luther King Jr
Daley
Illinois
Arrangements Committee
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Mia
Saigon
Sgt. Eberhardt
Hie Was
Monroe High School
AP News
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U.S
Navy
Air Force
Space Complex
Democratic Platform Committee
Henry Reuss
D-Wis
Robert F Kennedy
D-N.y
Reuss
Democratic Party
Madison
Air Force National Guard
West Allis
Bronson C. la Follette
Allen Hetts
Fort Atkinson
Holstein
Vernon Schulz
Manitowoc
Beverly Kapiner
Racine
Clapp Memorial
Laxehursts’arms of Sheboygan
Bristol Farms
Bristol
Maurice Peterson
Walworth
Mervin J. Vaston
Hartland
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