Canton Glarus Governor Arrives for 125th Anniversary Events
Swiss Governor Dr Fritz Stucki arrives with his wife as New Glarus prepares for the 125th anniversary celebrations. A weekend program features Swiss music, a folk parade, and a Hall of History dedication with dignitaries from Switzerland and Wisconsin.
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Landamannan
Canton Glarus
Switzerland
New Glarus
Wilhelm Tell Guild
Ann Ott
Ed Wills
Tell Guild
Fritz Stucki
Stucki
Miss Ott
Glarus
Harold Snively
Europe
Green County
Stuckis
Waldo Freitags
Friderien Vogel
Hall of History
Past Historical Society
Millard Tschudy
Paul Grossenbacher
Dean Streiff
Clayton Streiff
Waldo Freitag
Orso Duerst
Vreneli Kneubuehl
Burgdorf
Glarus Maennerchor
Edelweiss Stars
Israelis Hit guerrilla bases in Jordan after Lebanon clash
The Israeli air force attacked Arab guerrilla bases in Jordan amid hostilities with Lebanon and Jordan, leaving 10 Arabs and one Israeli dead and seven Israelis wounded. U.N. talks on Arab-Israeli peace are expected to last months, with a 90 day cease fire ending November 5. Ambassadors from Israel, Jordan and Egypt met with Gunnar V. Jarring as the talks opened at U.N. headquarters.
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Jordan
U.N
New York
Israel
Egypt
U. N
The
Middle East
Gunnar V. Jarring
Yosef Tekoah
Jarring
Seven Cities Added to Substantial Unemployment List
The Labor Department adds Detroit New Orleans San Jose and Spokane to the substantial unemployment list meaning six to eight point nine percent of the local labor force is jobless. The designation covers cities with large auto industry and related sectors.
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Washington
Labor Department
Detroit
New Orleans
San Jose
Calif
Spokane
Wash
Bridgeport
Reward offered for UW bomber identity and case updates
A $100000 reward was announced by the UW board of regents for information leading to the bomber's identity and conviction after Monday's campus blast that killed graduate student Robert Fassnacht and injured three others. Police and federal investigators pursue leads as Madison officials seek federal aid and more officers to combat rising crime.
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Regents
University of Wisconsin
FBI
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Madison Police Department
UW Protection and Security
Nixon Kosygin exchange emphasizes European forum
Soviet Premier Kosygin favors an all European forum to address postwar security issues and international cooperation. President Nixon replies preferring a U S Soviet meeting to pursue concrete international solutions. No plans disclosed for a joint military observer force in the Arab Israeli peace process.
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San Clemente
Calif
Alexei N. Kosygin
Nixon
Russia
White House
Europe
Soviet Union
Potsdam
Kosygin
U. S.soviet Union
Deadline Near for 1970 Census Count Extension
The last day to include previously uncounted residents is Monday August 31. Monroe reports six new inclusions after appeals led by Mayor Clifford Reasa and Governor Warren Knowles. Mineral Point corrects its 1970 figure from 1939 to 2238, with officials noting little effect on state aid due to broader distribution rules.
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Clifford Reasa
Warren P. Knowles
Katherine Turner
LaCrosse
District Census Bureau
Jeffersonville
Ind
Mineral Point
Iowa County
Census Bureau
Cheese Days Parade Seeks Floats For September 20
Monroe Chamber of Commerce invites ag cheese and commercial groups to enter the Cheese Day Parade. Contact the Chamber Office or Walter Ekum or Harold Snively to arrange participation. Call today if you have not been contacted.
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Monroe Chamber of Commerce
Walter Ekum
Harold Snively
Capitolaire Drum
Madison
Monroe
Pat Barkenhagen
Madison Explorer Scouts
Boy Scouts Corps
32Nd Hussars of
Ruf’s
Baumgartners
Soviet MIG force boosts North Vietnam air power
U S military sources say the Soviet Union has expanded North Vietnam's MIG fleet to more than 225 jets and modernized its air force with MIG21s matching F4 Phantoms. The move follows reports of high losses of U S helicopters in Vietnam and overall air war dynamics.
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Soviet Union
North Vietnam
U. S
America
North Vietnamese
U. S. Command
North
South Vietnam
Laos
Cambodia
Agnew Makes Quick Visit to Cambodia
Vice President Spiro T. Agnew wrapped up a brief Phnom Penh stop during his Asian trip saying he made no commitments. He told reporters the talks with Cambodian Premier Lon Nol were guarded while confirming the United States would consider arms and aid but avoid military involvement. Cambodian officials welcomed the visit as a strong show of U.S. backing and a psychological boost.
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Bangkok
Spiro T. Agnew
Cambodia
Agnew
Lon Nol
United States
U S Eases Shipping Fuel Rule with China
The State Department will drop a long standing ban that barred free world ships from using bunkering facilities owned by American firms in China unless a check shows no strategic goods. Officials say the change is minor but will help U S firms compete for ship fueling business.
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Washington
United States
China
State Department
U. S
Hoover urges firm campus discipline to curb disruptions
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover says college administrators must keep order on campuses and implement policies to stop illegitimate interruptions of the educational process. He warns against unruly students and faculty acting like rabid anarchists in the September Law Enforcement Bulletin.
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FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
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