Nixon renounces interim Paris observer stance
President elect Richard Nixon reiterates refusal to send an interim observer to Paris. Averell Harriman, the U.S. negotiator, hints a representative may join Paris talks before year’s end. Also: ROTC orientation in Wisconsin may be scrapped. Vietnam bargaining faces procedural delays. Army National Guardsmen to be released from active duty as draft calls rise.
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Los Angeles
Richard M. Nixon
Paris
Vietnam
Averell Harriman
U.S
Washington
Pentagon
Army
Goecks Named Worshipful Master at Smith Lodge No. 31
Ervin L. Goecks was elected worshipful master of Smith Lodge No. 31 Free and Accept ed Masons at a Thursday meeting in the Masonic Temple. Other 1969 officers Wilbert E. Johnson senior warden Jerry L. Coplien junior warden Walter R. Ekum treasurer Dwight C. Coplien secretary will be installed at the public ceremony on Saturday night December 28.
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Ervin L. Goecks
Smith Lodge
Masonic Temple
Wilbert E. Johnson
Jerry L. Coplien
Walter R. Ekum
Dwight C. Coplien
Swiss Visitors See American Christmas Splendor in Monroe
Alwin and Martha Boeni of Prattlen Switzerland tour Monroe for two weeks admiring the decorations, large farms, orderly crowds, and long streets. They stay with friends the Sagers, dairy operators from Route 4 Monroe, who rebuilt a fire damaged barn. The Boenis, workers at a Firestone plant, tour Green County cheese spots and sample hamburgers, noting the wind and new foods as striking contrasts to Swiss life.
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Martha
Alwin Boeni
Prattlen
Basel
Switzerland
Ted Sager
Route 4
Monroe
America
Sagers
Martha Boeni
Firestone
Swissair
Boeni
Austria
Green County
County Girls Compete in State Wool Contest at Whitewater
Two Green County girls Linda DeVoe of Monroe and Kathleen Krogwold of Brodhead compete at the state eliminations of Make it Yourself With Wool on the Whitewater State University Campus. Judging starts this afternoon and the public Style Show is tomorrow at 1 30 p m. Kathy Kummer of Janesville is also entered as granddaughter of Rosa Gruenewald Monroe. One contestant will advance to the national finals in San Francisco. CAT IMPOUNDED Monroe police report a red dish yellow female cat medium size with a red collar and chrome settings in the pound.
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Green County
Linda DeVoe
Monroe
Kathleen . Krogwold
Brodhead
Whitewater State University
Kathy Kummer
Janesville
Rosa Gruenewald
Wisconsin
San Francisco
Ken Allen Chairs as Vice President of Vo-Age Teachers
Over 500 vocational agriculture educators meet in Dallas Texas December 7 13 for the NVATA convention with Ken Allen Monroe High School serving as vice president and official delegate. The gathering includes leaders Tom Devin James Wall Sam Stenzel and six regional vice presidents to discuss teacher shortages funding and curriculum with agricultural business educators and U S Education Office staff.
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Dallas
Texas
Ken Allen
Monroe High School
Wisconsin Vocational Agricultural Teachers’ Association
National Vocational Agricultural Teachers’ Association
Allen
NVATA
Voag
United States
Tom Devin
Dumas
James Wall
Lincoln
Nebraska
Sam Stenzel
Russell
Kansas
Millard Gundlach
Montfort
Wis
U.S. Office of Education
Santa in Swiss St Nicholas Day Night Parade
The article describes Swiss St Nicholas Day celebrations with children wearing three foot high mitre headpieces lit by candles. White gowns with gold trim and ritual dancing create ghostly processions while the Nicholas Chasers at the rear ring cowbells blow horns and crack whips to drive away winter demons. A Swiss Santa Claus accompanies the march as a solemn local figure.
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Switzerland
Nicholas Chasers
Santa Claus
North America
Herd Recognition Awards Highlight Tri-State Meeting
At the Tri-State Breeders Cooperative annual session in Green County, herd recognition awards honored outstanding local dairymen with high butterfat averages. Key figures include 409 520 cows bred and 12 080 sows, while Herbert Huffman was re elected to the board for a one year term.
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Tri-State Breeders Cooperative
Green County Agricultural Building
Tri- State
Herbert Huffman
Kenneth Hartwig
Route 1
Monroe
Jepson and Carter
Route 3
Tri-State Breeders Cooperative Meeting
Green County Agriculture Building
Nathan Hartwig
Ralph Babler
Glenn Showers
Dan Wyss
Glenn A. Showers
Paul Elmer
Ralph Gempler
Robert Erb
Trygve Strommen
John Erb
Ole Lien
Holiday Walk highlights in Janesville Woman's Club
The first annual Holiday Walk by the Janesville Woman's Club is planned for Sunday December 8 from 1 to 5 p.m. Five homes will be open with tickets available at each location and at the club. Also announced is a Foreign Food Fair at the Craig Center on December 7 from 1 to 5 p.m. at the 4 H Fairgrounds featuring foods from multiple nations to support scholarships.
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Janesville
Woman’s Club
Craig Center
The
Rock County Extension Homemakers Clubs
Uniform Holiday Plan Is Favored in State Committee
The State Chamber of Commerce Travel and Vacation Committee met at the New Glarus Hotel and backed a uniform Monday holiday while keeping nine tourist promotion groups. It urged aligning state dates with federal observances set to 1971, creating three day weekends to boost tourism. Robert Schneider of New Glarus reported on the World Food Exposition. The group also discussed Legislator's Day and Wonderful Wisconsin Week.
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State Chamber of Commerce
Glarus
Congress
Washington
Robert Schneider
New Glarus
Wisconsin
Red Brae Farm Leads Winners At International Livestock Exposition
Red Brae Farms of Eagle Wisconsin won top honors in the Brown Swiss dairy cattle division at the International Live Stock Exposition in Chicago with the grand champion bull and cow and multiple junior titles. The reserve grand Brown Swiss champions went to Voegels Farm Monticello Wisconsin and C Robert Sibley Chadwick Illinois. Holstein grand and reserve were shown by George F Pickett Georgetown Ontario and Donald F Collins Perry New York. Milking Shorthorn awards went to Graham Land and Live Stock Co Waverly Minnesota and Elroy Gruenwald Lost Nation Iowa.
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Chicago
Red Brae Farms
Eagle
Wis
Nelson McCammon
Lyle Spencer
Voegels Farm, Inc
Monticello
Elroy
Ron Gruenwald
Lost Nation
Iowa
County Youth Wins In Speaking Contest
John Deininger age 18, son of Mr and Mrs Lloyd Deininger Route 2 Monroe, won the Youth Division of the Wisconsin conservation speaking contest in Marinette. He received a 50 dollar U S Savings Bond from the Midland Cooperative and spoke on Our Unnecessary Evil.
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John Deininger
Lloyd Deininger
Wisconsin Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts
Marinette
Deininger
U.S
Midland
Myron Jeglum
Les Goke
Area Soil District
Ed J. Kaderly
C. S. Pierce
Willis Riemer
Leland Jordan
Monroe High School
FFA
Pat Ziarnik
Wisconsin Rapids
Lonn M. Lamer
Haefford Junction
Wis
Tomahawk
David Bahrke
Kewaunee
Carol Hanson
Amery
Mary Jean Marr
Mineral Point
C. A. Krohn
Antigo
Donna Bean
Westby
Brodhead
Green County
Swcd Supervisors
Route 2
Monroe
Tax Rate Set For Monticello
Monticello village adopts a 1969 tax rate of 33.50 per thousand, up 3 from last year. The total arises from state 0.22, county 10.13, school 18.44, local 5.30, vocational 1.58, minus state credit 2.17. Last year produced 30.50 with no vocational tax and smaller credits.
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Monticello
Times Special
Dean Zimmerman Secures Fourth Term as Monticello Fire Chief
In Monticello the annual meeting and election of officers named Dean Zimmerman as Chief for a fourth term. Ed Quade was re elected assistant chief John Zuber won re election as trustee and Keith Field was elected secretary treasurer succeeding Harold Babler.
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Monticello
Dean Zimmerman
Ed Quade
John Zuber
Keith Field
Harold Babler
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