Texan Winner In Liar's Event
Lester Connally of Mc Gregor Texas won the Burlington Liar's Club contest claiming a diamond studded medal and a year’s possession of the prize. Other entries from Merlin Vergens Robert Stroup Sammy Ferguson describe weather and humorous tall tales from Wisconsin Montana California and Vista California.
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Connally
Burlington Liar’s Club
McGregor
Merlin A. Vergens
Juneau
Wis
Nightcrawlers
Spring Arrived First Oops It’s Gone Again
The article notes a spring like night and morning on the last day of 1965 with mild temperatures in the 50s. Snow from a blizzard has melted, lawns appear green, and flowers such as phlox are blooming while night crawlers are active. Overnight forecasts promise a return to colder weather tonight and tomorrow.
Agreement Near Amid East Alton Gunpowder Strike
After four days negotiators reached a tentative settlement at the Olin Mathieson plant in East Alton Illinois. Four unions must vote over the holiday weekend to approve, with potential resumption of powder production after New Year’s weekend. The agreement aims to replenish ammunition stocks for Viet Nam though Pentagon officials say no shortage exists yet.
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Washington
Viet Nam
Olin Mathieson
East Alton
Ill
Federal Mediation Service
Wiliam E. Simkin
Tenta
Tive
White House
Pentagon
Illinois
Aflcio International Association of Machinists
Simkin
Afl-Cio International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Western Employes Trade Council
Army
Badger
Baraboo
Wis
Wisconsin
Defense
Red Cross Appeals for Help After Family Fire Loss
Red Cross workers urge donations for the John Turnmire family left homeless by a blaze at their farm home south of Brodhead. The seven children range in ages from 2 to 8, with the father employed at a Beloit Foundry. Fire officials say an oil heater likely started the fire, which gutted the house after 5:30 yesterday morning.
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Here
George Deegan
Orfordville
Brodhead
Rock County
Red Cross
Barr School to Close After Long Legal Fight
Barr school in Avon and Newark Townships Rock County will close and join the Orfordville school district. Mrs John Lahy of Route 3 Brodhead led a movement to keep the school open.
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Brodhead
Barr
Avon
Newark
Rock County
Orfordville
John Lahy
Route 3
New Year Celebrations Around the World Rise in 1966
The year begins with festive displays from West Germany planning about 15 million dollars in fireworks to mark Sylvester. Moslem nations observe Ramadan timing, while Pope Paul VI calls a jubilee as Vatican Council ends. New York’s Times Square debuts a 10 thousand dollar illuminated clock as Johnson seeks peace talks on Vietnam.
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Paul VI
Vatican Ecumenical Council
New York
Times Square
U.S. Naval Observatory
Johnson
Viet Nam
Lbj Ranch
Texas
White House
Bill D. Moyers
Quemoy Islands
Quemoy
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Burlington, Vt
Free Press
Detroit
William Polkinghorn
Plymouth
Midh
Robert J. Stremich
The
Council of Churches
No Times Edition on New Year’s Day
The Monroe Evening Times will not publish tomorrow honoring a long standing custom. Regular publication resumes with Monday’s paper.
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Monroe Evening Times
Draft Unit May Induct Students
Washington reports the Selective Service considers reviving Korean War college deferment rules to exclude less promising students and boost draft eligibility. With 2.2 million deferments, officials say Viet Nam era demands push action. meetings for regional directors set from January 9 to February 7 in Ga, Washington, and San Diego.
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Washington
Selective Service Agency
Selective Service
Lewis B. Hershey
Ft. Stewart
Northeast
Midwest
San Diego
Pictures of Susan Brady Missing Girl Monroe Cheese Days Troupe
The Green County sheriff’s department posted photos and detailed descriptions of 11 year old Susan Brady of Rockford who has been missing since Monday December 20. She disappeared while walking home from a friend’s house in the late afternoon. Brady belonged to the Purple Knights drum and bugle corps and her unit placed second at a competition here during Cheese Days.
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Sheriff's Department
Green County
Susan Brady
Rockford
Susan
The
Purple Knights
Monroe
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Crandall Oil Co
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Snively Camera Shop
Burlington
Lester Connally
Robert O. Stroup
Butte
Mont
Wise River
Sammy Ferguson
Oceanside
Calif
Vista
California
Jerry Buck
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Smiths
Colden
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