05 Dec 1967
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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1967
Page
1
Brodhead City Council approved a tax rate of 58.38 per 1000 for the coming year, up from the current rate by 3.54. The budget totals 215,321.25 with 92,334.10 to be raised by taxation and a net rate of 53.71 after credits.
Wisconsin Governor Warren P. Knowles, 59, was hospitalized at University Hospitals after a gastrointestinal upset while touring a meat packing plant. Doctors planned several tests and a thorough exam over the next days, as aides noted potential readjustment to local time after a 26 day Far Eastern trade mission. He was taken by police ambulance with his staff saying he appeared faint during lunch at Oscar Mayer Co.
Detectives arrested the father of a Detroit riot victim as he emerged from a fortified home after holding police at bay for 16 hours. Inside were as many as nine people, including hostages, during the standoff.
Started back in 1925 the Swiss Colony is Monroe’s oldest and fastest growing industry. The firm, born in 1925 and once the nation’s largest mail order cheese business, now runs diverse ventures employing over 1,000. A new 30,000 square foot expansion is planned to open in spring 1968 as part of a broader industrial park development near Highway 69.
Swiss news agency reports Capt. Charles Spittal Robb, future son-in-law of President Johnson, is a direct descendant of Berns Von Graffenried nobles on his mothers side. The line traces to Cicely de Graffenried from the Worth branch, with Abraham von Graffenried (1580) marrying Ursula von Diesbach Wrob.
Madison faces an eleventh hour clash as Gov. Knowles presses for a comprehensive road safety program. Key bills seek a 19 year drinking age uniformity, chemical tests for suspected drunken drivers, and stricter vehicle inspections. Senate and Assembly divisions stalled progress as deer season ends.
Voter turnout in Monroe's Urban Renewal referendum opened with 343 ballots cast by 10 a.m. from 4,397 eligible. First Ward led with 57 of 604. Eighth Ward showed 54 of 488. Polls stay open until 8 p.m. with results after closing. Names of ward voters listed.
The Monroe Chamber of Commerce dinner will be at the Country Club on Wednesday night February 21. NSBA consultant David Molthrop will speak on "On Wisconsin Private Enterprise or Socialism?" and will be in Richmond the next night. New chamber directors Howard McCoy Harvey Loeffel James Gordee were nominated to join Jack Fennan as reinstated terms. Lindgren Roe and Sickinger retire.
An introductory workshop on the design approach to arts and crafts will be held at 8 p m Wednesday December 6 in the Agricultural Building auditorium. Open to all 4 H leaders and members interested in arts and crafts projects with Kenneth Kuemmersein UW extension art specialist as guest speaker. He will discuss design in home furnishing clothing woodworking and related projects.
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