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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1968
Page
1
North Korea plans to free 82 surviving Pueblo crewmen after seven hours of talks with U S officials at Panmunjom. A high government source, who could not be named, said the prisoners would be released by Christmas with no further details shared.
A construction worker at the Green County Hospital nursing home site appears to hang from a sunlit cable but this is a staged photo. The scene is part of a decorative set as workers pose during the building process.
A flu epidemic prompts school closings and event cancellations across the country while Monroe reports mild impact. Health officer Dr. Edward Zupane says cases are a little above normal for the season as absences rise, with vacations and substitute shortages looming. The AP notes 122 cities facing epidemic levels of influenza and pneumonia deaths in the past two weeks, threatening social events such as Julie Nixon and David Eisenhower’s wedding.
Carrier boys will deliver calendars to subscribers tomorrow as a holiday greeting. The year calendar features a child with a cocker spaniel in a springlike pose. In Austria, Salzburg observes Silent Night’s 150th anniversary with a wreath ceremony in Oberndorf and a tribute by international choirs.
Monroe Jaycees plan Bosses Night at Monroe Country Club on Wednesday January 15 with host Joe Soo Comms and speaker Vince Lloyd WGN sports announcer famous for Cubs and Bulls broadcasts. Bill George ex Bears linebacker will join as guest. Honors for Outstanding Young Farmer and Junior Senior Citizen Awards 1968 to be presented. Tickets 4.75 each, limited to 170.
S Sgt and Mrs Ronald Mabie and three daughters settle in rural Albany as he prepares for a Thai assignment. Older girls start Albany High, younger Rhonda not yet in school. They plan to build on Sugar River Parkway after retirement. The Mabies’ in laws depart for Tucson. Ron Mabie will train in Florida before deployment. NH Lt Fritz and family visit from Honolulu while he serves at sea until March. The Fritzs join the Johnsons for a Florida trip before returning to Hawaii.
Contaminated liquid oxygen found in Apollo 8 fuel cells spurs draining and replacement efforts as NASA aims for a 7 51 a m Saturday liftoff. Contamination blamed on excess nitrogen used to cool oxygen, no damage to cells, but purge frequency would rise if launched.
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