Reports dispute Monroe population loss 1960 70
Local concern grows as official figures for Monroe’s 1960 to 1970 population loss seem erroneous. Unofficial census counts by crews totaled 9 095 and a LaCrosse District crew leader forwarded nine May tabulations of residents counted in the south for wintering.
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Monroe
Leland
Orewe) Lamboley
LaCrosse
Lamboley
Darlington
Belleville Village
Shullsburg
Brodhead
Glarus
Lafayette County
Census clash over Monroe numbers prompts counting appeal
Monroe Mayor Clifford Reasa asks uncounted residents to notify City Hall or precinct clerks to be counted amid disputes over 1970 census figures. Kieth Seward and chamber leaders protest state preliminary data showing Green and Lafayette counties with differing totals and misassigned student populations.
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Monroe
Clifford Reasa
Green County
Reasa
Kieth Seward
Wild Dies in Crash Near New Glarus
Joshua Wild 82 of New Glarus died in a two vehicle crash at the Highway 69 39 and Kubly Town Road intersection when his car pulled in front of a Lugano Cheese Co. bulk milk semi. The truck driver Richard Garwell 36 Browntown sustained minor injuries. Coroner ruled accidental death with massive head injuries. Survived by three sons Harvey William and Rev John Wild.
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Joshua Wild
New Glarus
Logan Cheese Co., Inc
Green County
Richard Garwell
Browntown
St. Clare Hospital
Sheriff's Dept
Lugano Cheese Co., Inc
Kubly Town Road
Wild Auto
Kubly Road
Wild
Garwell
Richard Wagner
Knowles Denounces Madison Sterling Hall Bombing
Gov. Warren P. Knowles called the early morning blast that killed a UW graduate student an insane act from a deranged mind. He condemned the bombing of Sterling Hall and the destruction of the math research center, urging no excuse for the violence.
UW Chancellor Calls Death a Crime in Center Blast
Chancellor H Edwin Young called the death of a graduate student in the Mathematics Research Center destruction an unspeakable crime. He said nothing can rectify the violence against the university community.
Bomb Rocks UW Campus in Madison Killing 1
A bomb exploded at the Army Research Center in Sterling Hall on the University of Wisconsin campus early today killing a 30-year-old Madison graduate student and injuring three others. Police cited a warning call received minutes before the blast and said several nearby buildings suffered heavy damage.
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University
David Schuster
Johannesburg
South Africa
Norbert Sutter
Jay Davis
Madison
Schuster
Sutter
Paul Quinn
University Hospitals
Mathematics
Israel delays talks as Abba Eban named delegate
Israel names Foreign Minister Abba Eban as its peace talks delegate and expects talks to begin soon in New York with Jordan and Egypt. Egypt faces a fifth cease-fire violation charge over missile base construction near the Suez Canal. Palestinian guerrillas threaten a revolutionary court over participation in the negotiations.
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Jersalem
Israel
Egypt
Middle East
Abba Eban
Foreign Ministry
Eban
New York
Jordan
U. N
Suez Canal
Amman
Palestinian Liberation Organization
Record Fire School Draws a Record Turnout in Wisconsin
The 34th Fall Fire School of the Southern Wisconsin and Northern Illinois Firemen's Association attracted 1,633 registered firemen at Green County Fairgrounds with Monroe hosting for the fifth straight year. Afternoon demonstrations drew over 3,000 spectators as amphitheater and bleachers filled.
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Fairgrounds
Monroe
Wisconsin
Illinois
Iowa
Steve Mitschele
Northern
University vows cooperation as gross crime noted amid war updates
AP reports the university pledges full cooperation with law enforcement to find those responsible for a brutal crime. Meanwhile sources say U S Air Force plans major base closures in Tuy Hoa and Takhli Thailand as troop reductions proceed. In Phnom Penh officials urge stockpiling vital foods amid insurgent activity near the capital. In Saigon U S B 52 bombers strike within a mile of the DMZ targeting bunkers near Fire Base Fuller, after a 43 day siege last spring.
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U.S. Air Force
Tuy Hoa
31St Tactical Fighter Wing
Takhli
Thailand
Bangkok
Cambodia
Phnom Penh
Saigon
Demilitarized Zone
Desegregation Push Tests Nixon Plan in Southern Districts
AP reports the first of nearly 600 holdout districts begin integrating under court orders or voluntary agreements. About 80 to 90 districts in the South open doors today, marking a step toward eliminating dual systems for Black and white students. The administration cites 566 districts desegregating this fall and over 94 percent Southwide in compliance.
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Washington
South
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Mr. Wild
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Davenport
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United States
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Tel Aviv
O. C. Kreymberg
Monroe Department
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University of Illinois
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State Board of Vocation and Adult Education
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Armin Rufener
John Rape
Forrest Hills
Tenn
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Western Actuarial Bureau of Chicago
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Naperville
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