Biggs wife faces 39700 tax bill from Australian govt
Mrs. Muriel Biggs says Australia billed her 39700 for taxes after she earned 72800 from a TV company for rights to her story about her husband, the Great Train Robber. She doubts reuniting with Ronnie and fears harboring consequences. Meanwhile in Milwaukee a Dec 13 rally for Julian Bond attracts about 4000. In New York the Dow fell to a 1969 low, down 3.50 points to 793.03 as 1,609 issues traded and volume sank.
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Ronald Biggs
Milwaukee
Donald C. Peterson
Madison
Georgia
Julian Bond
Bond
Madison Stock Pavilion
Lorna Miller
Sun Prairie
The
Friends of Peterson
New York
Associated Press
Dow
New York Stock Exchange
Ability Is Improving in South Vietnam War Effort
Deputy Defense Secretary David Packard said Vietnam’s improving fighting ability will allow continued U.S. troop withdrawals despite enemy infiltration. He told newsmen that U S commanders are concerned about possible North Vietnamese thrusts but are prepared for them.
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Washington
South Vietnam
U.S
Defense
David Packard
Pentagon
U. S
South
State universities approve tuition increase plan
The Madison Board of Regents approved a plan raising tuition for the nine state universities next academic year. Resident undergraduate tuition will rise $28 to $320 per year for next fall, following a $54 annual increase this fall. Non resident undergraduate tuition would go up $24 to $1,250 per year, a $548 rise over prior rates.
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Madison
Memorabilia From John L. Lewis Estate Auctioned in Milwaukee
Memorabilia from the late John L. Lewis long time United Mine Workers chief goes to auction at Milwaukee Auction Galleries Sunday. The collection spans 19th through early 20th century presidents and includes nearly 1,000 items reflecting Lewis as a voracious learner and collector.
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Milwaukee
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers Union
Woodrow Wilson
Halfplunge in Saigon Helicopter Downed by North Vietnamese
North Vietnamese troops shot down a helicopter near Saigon. Casualties included four U S helicopter crewmen an American sergeant and two Vietnamese noncommissioned officers.
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Saigon
U. S
Jon Barrymore Jr to Be Sentenced in California Case
Indio California AP Jon Barrymore Jr 37 faces sentencing December 29 after a no contest plea in Superior Court Judge Carl L Davis weighs a defense motion to downgrade the felony to a misdemeanor Officers found pills and marijuana after a Yucca Valley crash He remains free on 1250 bond.
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Indio
Calif
Jon Barrymore Jr
Eoreins Superior Court
Carl L. Davis
Barrymore
Yucca Valley
Guard Set At Crossing In Monroe
Monroe school officials announce a trial crossing guard at Sixteenth Avenue and Ninth Street to aid student safety. Officer directs traffic from Dec 1 to Dec 19 with Mrs. Joan Thompson serving as guard morning noon and night at the intersection. Relief help will replace her at Lincoln School during the two week period.
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Ninth Street
William Stuckey
Joan Thompson
Lincoln School
Thompson
Monroe City Band Marks 20th Christmas Concert
The Monroe City Band conducted by Allan F. Barnard will stage its 20th annual Christmas concert at Green County Hospital in Monroe on Monday at 7 30 p m. The program includes Sound of Bells Carol of the Drum A Christmas Festival A Winter Scene Christmas Triptych Christmas Fugue Jingle Bells Rhapsody Silent Night.
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Monroe City
Allan F. Barnard
Green County Hospital
Monroe
Peter Sivanich
Katherine Davis
Leroy Anderson
Albert Davis
Cesar Frank
Robert Brown
Pierpont Walters
Franz Gruber
Wisconsin Republicans launch drive to erase 1970 deficit
John R. Kimberly of Neenah, finance chairman, announced a special fundraising push to cover a deficit from the 1968-69 campaigns. The plan asks for $10 per party member in a "thank you, Ody" appeal honoring Ody J. Fish, who is resigning as state GOP chairman. The party notes a 74 percent Republican win rate in statewide elections last year.
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Mulwaukee
Wisconsin
John R. Kimberly
Neenah
GOP
Ody
Ody J. Fish
Kimberly
Five Die in Two-Car Crash Near Ashland Wisconsin
Five persons died in a two-car crash in Ashland County on Friday. Victims include Rev. Gerald G. Josephs 34 pastor of the Assembly of God church at Glidden and his wife Gail 31 and a foster son 3. Also killed were Sandra Liesenfelder 33 of Clam Lake and Leroy Kuchan 26 of Marengo. Three others were hospitalized. Earlier Friday Sybil Skram 64 of Deerfield died in a Dane County accident. Michael Obrenovich 55 of Wind Lake died near Racine. A Sparta youth age 15 died when his car struck a bridge. The names were withheld pending notifications.
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Associated Press
Ashland County
Wisconsin
Gerald G. Josephs
Assembly of God Church
Glidden
Gail
Sandra Liesenfelder
Clam Lake
Leroy Kuchan
Oldest Monroe Resident Mrs Larson to be 102 on Tuesday
Monroe's oldest resident Mrs Martha Larson will turn 102 on Tuesday Dec 9. She lives with her daughter Mrs Edward Brunkow at 608 20th Ave Monroe. She has six living daughters and has spent 49 years in Monroe. Her health has declined and she uses a wheelchair for meals.
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Monroe
Martha Larson
Edward Brunkow
20Th Ave
George Poff
Rockford
Brankow
Woodford
Henry Larson
Larson
Bernard Jaegers
Poff
Brunkow
Thomm
Irma Larson
Roy Zinser
Maitland
Fla
Theft Suspect Is Apprehended
Police caught one of two men suspected in theft after they were seen under a wrecked Auto in the Marty Ripp lot at about 11 p m Friday Monroe officers and county deputies pursued them. Paul E Kaufman 20 Winslow was identified and held at Green County jail on attempted theft charges. The auto transmission had been almost removed from the car.
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Monroe
Paul E. Kaufman
Winslow
I. Kaufman
Green County
Builder Grenzow, 81, Still Crafts Cabinetry in Juda
Helen Harrison Grenzow, soon to be 81, remains active in Juda woodworking with a ledger listing over a thousand clients. He questions Alaska lumber costs and notes Japan buys most logs, ships them to Japan for plywood, even marking it with a Japanese logo. He cites past plywood from the Belgian Congo and continues carpentry within a 40 mile radius. Green County Fair Board officers gathered in Chicago for meetings amid plans for 1970 fair. New officers include Al Henning as president, Ernest Hayes as vice president, Lyle Rodger as secretary, Floyd Achterberg as treasurer, with Ken Allen and Don Deininger among attendees. Five couples from New Glarus fly to Tucson area for a retirement-city visit near Nogales.
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US. Department of Commerce
Alaska
Middle States
Japan
United States
Grenzow
Belgian Congo
Association of
Chicago
al Henning
Ernest Hayes
Lyle Rodger
Floyd Achterberg
Ken Allen
Fred T. Burgy
W.R. Schuetze
Don Deininger
Jams and Jellies On Christmas Stocking Appeal
The Christmas Stocking Committee of Monroe Woman’s Club asks for cookies jams and jellies to supply food boxes for 19 families and 43 elderly persons plus beer packages for shut ins. Co chairmen Mrs Phillip Hocker and Mrs Allie Holtshopple urge gifts by Dec 19 at 1766 Lake Drive with pickup to call 325 5718. Packages and flat cookie containers welcomed at Mrs Holtshopple 2204 10th St. Decorations by Girl Scout Troops 202 and 208. boxes packed Dec 23 at Dearth Motors showroom.
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Monroe
Phillip Hocker
Allie Holtshopple
James Forbes
Woman's Club
Sherman Hodgson
Lake Drive
Hocker
John Holtshopple
Larry Cox
Daryl Hilliard
Douglas Diedrich
Alan Bauman
Dearth Motors
Edward Einbeck
Lucy Funk Wins VFW Voice Contest
Lucy Funk won the local VFW Voice of Democracy contest at Post 2312 with the theme Freedom's Challenge. Second went to Tom Jones and third to Monica Herzberger. local winners receive 25, 15, and 10 dollars, with a state trip and national awards to follow.
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V.fw. Post
Joseph Will
V.F.W. Post
Willis Mitchell
Lucy Funk
John Funk
Route 1
Monroe
Tom Jones
Jake Jones
Juda
Monica Herzberger
Eugene Herzberger
Donna Ryerson
Fred Simpson
Monroe High School
Jerome Howe
Hazel Huffman
Roland Keen
Washington, D. C
Indictment Sought Against Wild-Haired Manson Leader
Los Angeles AP report says prosecutors will seek murder and conspiracy indictments against Charles M. Manson for the Sharon Tate slayings and six others. Grand jury continued. Susan Atkins testified detailing stabbings and hypnotic control. Trial likely three months away due to complexity.
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Los Angeles
Sharon Tate
Charles M. Manson
God
Jesus
Satain
Vincent Buglosi
Masnon
Susan Atkins
Miss Atkins
Manson
Aaron Stovitz
Stovitz
Roseleip backs civics bill for Wisconsin high schools
State Senator Gordon Roseleip testified before the Assembly Education Committee in favor of a bill he authored requiring two semesters of civics in every Wisconsin public high school. He urged government instruction as vital to understanding and sustaining democracy.
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Gordon Roseleip
Assembly Education Committee
Wisconsin
Senate
Roseleip
Man Injured In Morning Highway Mishap Near Brodhead
James H. Gnewuen of Salem Wis is a patient at St. Clare Hospital after an early morning auto crash southwest of Brodhead. His car left Routes 11 and 81, crashed through a fence and rolled over before stopping. Sheriff's deputies report undetermined injuries and ongoing investigation. Darrel R. Roddick and James A Gobeli incidents follow. one vehicle struck a deer east of Browntown on Route 11 and another was damaged in a hit and run at the Alph Lounge lot.
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James H. Gnewuen
Salem Wis
St. Clare Hospital
Brodhead
Sheriff's Department
Gnewitch
Darrel R. Roddick
Dobbie Mobile Court
Lancaster
Wis
Deer
Browntown
James A Gobeli
17Th St
Monroe
Alph Lounge
Klassy Reports Snowfall Rules In Effect Citywide
Klassy city street superintendent says the snowfall ordinance is active after a one percent threshold. Vehicles left on streets may be towed at the owner's expense. prompt movement is urged. In New Delhi, censors cut kissing and nude scenes for the 4th international film festival opening two week run. city’s 11 theaters see long lines and strong business.
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Klassy
New Delhi
India
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