De Gaulle Wins Re election in French runoff
President Charles de Gaulle won a seven year term with 55.18 percent of the vote in a runoff against Francois Mitterrand. turnout reached about 84 percent as the 75 year old leader prepares to begin his new term January 8 with key issues including European Common Market negotiations.
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France
Charles de Gaulle
de Gaulle
Hiss
Guiana
Polynesia
Francois Mitterrand
Mitterrand
National Assembly
Brussels
Mail Pouch Breaks but Aker Adams Keep Viet Nam Mail Moving
In Saigon's aerial mail terminal Capt Gerald Aker and M. Sgt James Adams oversee about 270000 pounds of mail daily. They ensure no letter or parcel stays longer than 24 hours and tackle issues like broken glass jars and fruit damage while a mixed staff handles 17 U.S. and 25 Vietnamese workers.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
James V. Adams
Penfield
Ill
Gerald C. Aker
Bellevue
Wash
Air Force
Aker-Adams
South
Viet Nam
Adams
Aker
Pacific
Military Air Transport Service
Sgt. Adams
Parachuting Santa Struck by Power Line in Dublin
Kenneth Conway 22 and companion Anthony Coyne 24 of Dublin were in a Christmas toy distribution when Conway's parachute tangled with a 10,000 volt line. Conway was knocked unconscious and hurled 27 feet to the ground, escaping with burns and a broken arm. Coyne narrowly avoided the line, landing in a nearby field by the Convent of Mercy where 80 orphans awaited the party. Both men are Irish Parachute Club members.
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Rathdrum
Ireland
Kenneth Conway
Six Accidents Reported in Green County After Snowfall
Six accidents were logged by Green County Sheriff's deputies as moist snow covered roads last night. Mary Joy Niffenegger of Monroe suffered bruises in a 4:20 p.m incident on Highway 11 west of Monroe in a car driven by Myron L. Niffenegger. Herbert F. Orton Jr. of Monroe struck a tree at 7:55 a.m. on County Trunk K near John Bieri Farm with moderate damage and no injuries. Joy E. Poole of Monroe had heavy left side damage in a 7:40 a.m. run off Highway 11 81 west of Juta with no injuries. Mary E. Stachura of Janesville escaped injuries in a 10:43 p.m. crash six miles south of Highway 11 81 on County Trunk 6 with Fender and top damage. Turn to No. 2.
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Green County
Mary Joy Niffenegger
Monroe
Highway 11
Myron L. Niffenegger
Herbert F. Orton Jr
John Bieri
Joy E. Poole
Juta
Mary E. Stachura
Janesville
Hopeful for Recovery Madison Youth 12 Confined to TB Unit
Mickey Beguhn twelve year old son of Mr and Mrs Ted Beguhn Jr of Elk Mound is hospitalized at Morningside sanatorium Madison with tuberculosis of the kidneys. His parents express sorrow yet great hope for his recovery and thank the Wisconsin Anti-Tuberculosis Association for ongoing work and support.
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Milwaukee
Mickey Beguhn
Mickey
Ted Beguhn Jr
Elk Mound
Morningside Sanatorium
Madison
Wisconsin Traffic Toll Near 1000 Mark in Weekend Crashes
The state total neared 1,000 deaths with nine people killed over the weekend. Beloit youths Steven Bonafede and Dennis Porter died when their car hit an overpass abutment near Janesville. Others killed include a pedestrian Andre Shimo in Kenosha, college student Paul Case in Fond du Lac County, and mother Sharon Glaser in Barron County.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Beloit
Steven Bonafede
Dennis Porter
Janesville
Charlotte Warrick
Jenkintown
Andre Shimo
Kenosha
Paul G. Case
Milwaukee
Ripon College
Highway 23
Rosendale
Fond du Lac
Sharon Glaser
Prairie Farm
Turtle Creek
Barron County
Michael Halko
Chicago
Burdette L. Kimball
Zenda
Highway 50
Delavan
Robert Radichel
Elkhorn
John van Loorn
Green Bay
Gillie McClure
Andrew Sierckz
St. Catherine’s Hospital
Kenosha-Racine County
Snowball Dance at Lincoln Junior High Dec 29
The annual Snowball Dance will be held December 29 in the Lincoln Junior High gym. It runs 8:30 p.m. to midnight with a Winter Twilight theme. Tickets are sold at the high school through Wednesday, then at the door. band from Ft. Atkinson will provide music. queen and court will be crowned.
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Lincoln Junior High School
James Mauermann
Park and Recreation
Ft. Atkinson
4 H Leaders Are Installed in Wisconsin County
4 H leaders were installed at a banquet in the High School M Room as University of Wisconsin Chancellor Donald McNeil outlined a merged extension service plan. He pledged continued county agent work and new university services within five years addressing economic development health youth agriculture production and conservation. Officers honored for long service included Mrs Ben Zimmerli Mrs Harvey Mauerman and Mrs Paul Hollis. LBJ welcomed Pope Paul VI’s call for peace in Viet Nam.
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Clarence Grundahl
Commercial and Savings Bank
Don McNeil
Monroe High School
Harvey Mauermann
Decatur
Paul Hollis
McNeil
University of Wisconsin Extension
Times
Larry Klassy
Klassy
Howard Keehn
Ernest Wegmueller
University Extension
Ollie Fine
Evening Times
University of Wisconsin
Donald McNeil
Cooperative Extension Service
General
Jolly Mixers
Richland
Charles Freidig
Ben Zimmerli
Harvey Mauerman
Girls Service Club
LBJ
Washington
White House
Johnson
Pope Paul VI
Viet Nam
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