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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1968
Page
1
On the steps of the Illinois state capitol in Springfield, Richard Nixon launched the first national leg of his White House campaign. He urged unity in the Republican Party, citing Abraham Lincoln as a model and stressing the need to unite the party.
Robert Augsburger of Angeville was elected president of the H. K. and B Veterans Association at an American Legion Club gathering. Senator Gordon W. Roseleip urged Wisconsin support for servicemen and attacked a former student who denounced the military in North Vietnam. He criticized campus influence and questioned communist speakers, linking events to university and city forums.
Capt Vicki Crowley of Pecatonica is among the nurses at Walter Reed General Hospital caring for former President Dwight D. Eisenhower since June. She has worked 12 hours daily since his August heart attack and was on duty during his August seizure and last Friday’s attack. Crowley trained at Freeport Memorial Hospital and spent a year with the 93rd Evacuation Hospital in Vietnam.
Reports state President Eisenhower remains extremely critical at Walter Reed as an implanted heart pacemaker failed to stop ventricular irregularities. Doctors say the device was removed after proving ineffective, and a transplant option was deemed unlikely due to age. Mrs. Eisenhower receives family support as the situation continues.
Monroe city and parochial schools begin August 29 with half day sessions. Elementary report 8:30 register 8:30 11:15 dismissal. Junior High 8:10 11:20. Senior High 8:00 11:27. St Victor’s adds mass 8:00 and classes 8:45 with half day first day.
Beginners class stations one through eight will continue lessons Monday August 19 to Friday August 23 at Monroe Swimming Pool. All children who registered for beginners are urged to attend at their chosen time and those who could not register should contact pool guards for entry. Shotgun and pistol fire rang out in St. Petersburg's Southside as the city endured a third consecutive night of racial violence.
The Monroe Evening Times adds two 16 page Back to School tabloid sections to aid students and parents for the new term. The supplements, featuring color reproduction, were developed with local merchants and school officials. Staff led by William Johnston showcase offset printing benefits and enhanced advertising layouts.
The Green County MS Chapter unit holds its first Fall meeting tonight at City Hall in the Council Chambers at 7 30 p m Robert Miller of Madison will be introduced as the new MS representative for the area Mrs Douglas Diedrick Green County nurse will speak on the new home nursing care program
Daily Doggerel by Clair R. Munns muses on how rich people could imitate ordinary folks use of money. The verse playfully contrasts lavish spending with simple wishes.
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