Fire destroys 126 year old United Methodist Church in Wonewoc
AP report from WONEWOC says a 126 year old United Methodist Church was destroyed by fire on Monday. Fire Chief Veryle Baldwin described the church as a mass of flames with the roof collapsing minutes after arrival. The cause was undetermined and a congregational meeting was set for tonight to decide Christmas services.
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Wonewoc
United Methodist
Veryle Baldwin
United States
U.S
Wisconsin farmer dies in ditch collision
Elmer L. Sommer 53 of rural Sheboygan Falls died when his tractor tipped into a water filled roadside ditch while hauling corn near Johnsonville. The wagon slipped, trapping Sommer under the tractor, raising Wisconsin highway fatalities to 1,060 this year, compared with 1,067 at the same point last year. He was pronounced dead Monday.
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Sheboygan Falls
Wisconsin
Elmer L. Sommer
Johnsonville
Sommer
State Building Commission Approves 10 Million Wisconsin Center Projects
The State Building Commission approves ten million dollars for remodeling at Wisconsin three centers, including up to one million for Northern Central and Southern colonies to meet federal standards. A rehabilitation cottage is planned at Northern and Training School with up to three million for three inpatient cottages to serve 146 patients at Southern Colony and Training School. Green Bay Reformatory riot delays persist and corrections chief Sanger Powers requests added security upgrades.
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Ithern
BP Derramatrre
Green Bay Reformatory
Sanger Powers
Milwaukee Officer’s Home Bombed After Threat
A suburban Milwaukee police officer’s home was bombed Monday night and the suburb’s city council adjourned after a telephoned bomb threat. Four people were in the home of Sgt. Richard at the time but none were harmed. A rear porch was damaged at 9:19 p.m.
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Milwaukee
Richard
Partridgeless Tree Brings Nest Home with Benkert Family
Fire Chief Joe Benkert found a bird’s nest inside a freshly bought Christmas tree kept as a festive decoration by his daughter Bean. He cautions buyers to water trees daily and use safe lights, choosing fresh green trees with needles intact to avoid browning or shedding needles.
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Joe Benkert
Benkerts
Benkert
Bean
Nixon and Pompidou seek dollar realignment in world rates
Nixon and Pompidou agreed on a broad area of agreement to pursue a devaluation of the dollar and re evaluation of other currencies to realign Western exchange rates. They aim for an early settlement of the monetary crisis with possible wider margins around new parities.
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Angra DO Heroismo
Azores
Nixon
France
Georges Pompidou
Washington
Pompidou
Group of Ten
India shells Dacca as East Pakistan fight intensifies
Indian forces blast Dacca targets and press toward the capital as Lt. Gen. Niazi vows to resist. Chittagong port fires flare from air and sea bombardment while Indian casualties mount and 83 Pakistani planes are reported destroyed.
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Dacca
East Pakistan
Chittagong
International Red Cross
Red Cross
Jagjivan Ram
India
Bangla Desh
Pakistan
al. Niazi
New Delhi
Calcutta
Eee
Absenteeism Rises Across Monroe Schools Amid Illnesses
Mrs. J T Etter Jr Monroe School System nurse reports rising student absences due to illnesses. St Victor’s Grade School records 31 percent absence from 159 pupils, with junior high at 26.7 percent, and Hiawatha 2 percent. Browntown 3.6 percent absent. Grade totals show ninth 8.9 percent, tenth 7.5, eleventh 7, twelfth 6.3. Christmas vacation may ease the trend.
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J.T. Etter Jr
Monroe
St. Victor’s
Hiawatha
Browntown
South School
East
Northside
Lincoln
Two Americans Return From Red China After Release
Mary Ann Harbert of Palo Alto and Richard Fecteau of Lynn Massachusetts arrive at Valley Forge Military Hospital near Philadelphia after their release from Red China. They traveled 10000 miles from Hong Kong aboard a U S Air Force C141 stopping at Clark Air Base and Hickam before landing. Both are in good health though tired and declined to speak with reporters.
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Philadelphia
California
U.S
China
Mary Ann Harbert
Richard Fecteau
Lynn
Mass
Hong Kong
Fecteau
Miss Harbert
Valley Forge
Here
McGuire Air Force Base
N.J
U.S. Air Force
Air Force
Philip A. Deffer
Palo Alto
Calif
Hickam Air Force Base
Honolulu
Hickam
McGuire
Leonard W. Johnson Jr
Clark Air Force Base
Philippines
America
Harbert
Clark Afb
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National Geriatrics Society
Carl A. Becker
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Times
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Sally Hoesly
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