McAuliffes Nuts Reply Becomes World War I Legend
Gen. Anthony C. McAuliffe recalls Bastogne siege during Christmas 1944. Surrounded by 14 000 U S troops, he refused surrender with Nuts against German demands, praising American courage and noting the Lord held him by the hand.
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Washington
Anthony C. McAuliffe
Anrtuntte
McAuliffe
U.S.A
Bastogne
Washington Avenue
Normandy
Ardennes Forest
Hitler
Antwerp
U.S
German general recalls Bastogne bid and McAuliffe insult
In an interview from Neuber,g Germany, Gen. Heinrich von Luettwitz revisits the 1944 Bastogne effort, saying the attempt failed from the start due to terrain and fog. He recalls the German surrender and his respect for Brig. Gen. Anthony C. McAuliffe after the famous Nuts reply.
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Luettwitz
5Th Army
Hasso von Manteuffel
Bastogne
Bayerlein
Anthony C. McAuliffe
Verne Collins 56 Dies in Madison After Illness
Verne E. Collins 56 of Madison died Sunday after months of illness. A 1933 Whitewater State University alum, he worked for the U S Department of Commerce Bureau of Public Roads. Survived by wife Luella Klein and siblings, services set 10 a m at Holy Redeemer Church. Burial Resurrection Cemetery. Friends may view at Fran Schi Funeral Home. Rosary 8:15 this evening.
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Verne E. Collins
Madison
Evansville
Whitewater State University
Bureau of Public Roads
U.S. Department of Commerce
Collins
Holy Redeemer Catholic Church
Holy Name Society
Luella Klein
Aaroh Maas
Thomas Drew
Brodhead
Donald
Roger
Holy Redeemer Church
Msgr
Joseph Gabriels
Resurrection Cemetery
Franschi
German general captured after Battle of the Bulge near Bastogne
The account notes General Luettwitz, after failing to conquer Bastogne, withdrew his troops westward during the Battle of the Bulge. He was captured April 16, 1945 near Iserloyn, Germany, and held by American forces until 1948. He later settled in a Danube town, built a wine and publishing business, and became an insurance agent.
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Neuberg
Germany
Bastogne
Luettwitz
Ardennes
101St U.S. Airborne Division
Reims
Fritz Bayer
Bayerlein
101St Airborne
George S. Patton
U.S. Army
Iserloyn
Wisconsin Legislative Council backs student aid bill
The council endorsed a bill to fund out-of-state study for courses not offered in Wisconsin, proposing 170000 dollars annually for veterinary medicine architecture forestry and dentistry. It rejected two study bills boosting school aid and punch card voting, and deferred a higher compulsory school age proposal pending a broader vocational study.
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Madison
Legislative Council
Wisconsin
Robert Knowles
New Richmond
Milwaukee
Paul Alfonsi
Minocqua
William Riley Riley Dies After Illness in Madison
William C. Riley 67 of Madison died in a Madison hospital after several weeks illness. He worked for Kennedy Bordon Co. dairy and later for Farmers Mutual Insurance now American Family. Survived by wife Florence a son Donald Madison three sisters and eight grandchildren. Arrangements by Schroeder Funeral Home Madison.
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William C. Riley
Madison
Henry Argus
Horeb
Schroeder
Riley
Waunakee
Kennedy (Bordon Co
Old Farmers Mutual Insurance Co
Florence
Donald
Fred Hollinsed
Baraboo
Walter Kapton
Marshfield
Thelma Massey
Wisconsin auto bodily injury claims rise for 1962 63
Chicago report shows the average paid bodily injury auto liability claim in Wisconsin increased about 40 dollars annually in 1962 and 1963, according to the Insurance Information Institute.
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Chicago
Wisconsin
Insurance Information Institute
Grandmother Charged For Taking Pot Shots At Brothers on Lake
Beth Martineau 60 was fined 100 dollars and placed on one year probation after a Jefferson County judge convicted her of reckless use of a firearm for firing two rifle shots at two Milwaukee brothers, Roland and Gary Love, on Upper Spring Lake claimed as private property but ruled public by the state.
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Jefferson
Jefferson County
Henry Gergen
Beth Martineau
Martineau
Milwaukee
Roland Love
Gary
Upper Spring Lake
State Public Service Commission
Prof Michael W Klein dies at 69 in California
Prof Michael W Klein a 69 year old retired University of Wisconsin chemistry teacher and brother in law of Mrs Robert Jones of Albany died Saturday in Fresno California Funeral services will be held tomorrow He is survived by his wife Esther a daughter Elizabeth Anne Klein Madison and a sister Mrs Barbara Rohde Jackson Michigan He retired in 1960 after 40 years of teaching and was a World War I veteran.
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Michael W. Klein
University of Wisconsin
Robert Jones
Albany
Fresno
Calif
Esther
Evansville
Elizabeth Anne Klein
Madison
Barbara Rohde
Jackson
Mich
Klein
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Harper
Verne Collins
William Riley
Prof. Klein
California
Laube Hardware
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Hassocks Wail
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Phillips & Smith
Pontiac
Chase
Stratolounger
Phillips & Smith Furniture & Appliance City
Highway 69
Monroe
Christmas Club
Stiene Sad Bank
Reen County
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