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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1968
Page
1
AP dispatch reports heavy combat across Saigon for a third day as U S troops deploy tanks and major units. Nearly 5,000 enemy deaths tallied while sniper fire and street fighting spread through Saigon and other towns.
The seven Alphorn Ford employees on a month long strike continue picketing as no new negotiations appear. Union official cites economic conditions, discharge for union activity and reluctance to bargain as causes. The union seeks extensive health, vacation, and wage benefits, and insists on mandatory union membership after 31 days.
Mrs. Richard Eileen Wagner 1804 10th St. is named campaign chair for the 1968 Heart Fund drive in Monroe with Dr John S Hirschboeck announcing. The February appeal funds research education and community service by Wisconsin Heart Association with Doris Kubly as Sunday Heart Chairman and others aiding in business solicitations and treasury duties.
The federal minimum wage rose to 1.60 an hour for 33 million workers and 1.15 for 8.5 million others. About 7.3 million people will get raises totaling roughly 2.3 billion dollars annually. Mixed reactions came from hotel, hospital, and restaurant operators about price changes and job-cost concerns.
A narrator describes gazing at stars, feeling close to the sky and a person named Him as the moment feels brief and intimate.
Officials of Oaktron Industries and labor union representatives of Local 58 of the International Union of United Brewery Flour Cereal Soft Drink and Distillery Workers reached a contract at a regular bargaining session. The agreement, required by the federal wage law, raises the minimum from 1.40 to 1.60 per hour and will be ratified by employees after a vote within a week. The talks focused on wage adjustments up the pay scale.
Monroe Jaycees host state Senate majority leader Jerris Leonard at Marco's Supper Club on February 7 at 7:30 p.m. The event is an orientation for new members and Leonard will discuss what the Jaycee can do for the community. Leonard has held multiple GOP leadership roles and honors in Wisconsin prior to serving as majority leader.
Monroe native Mrs. Fern Maurer spent four weeks in New York and Milwaukee. Fog delays forced her evening flight from New York to Milwaukee to Chicago. From Chicago she rode by bus to Milwaukee Airport where her son in law William Preston waited five hours for her.
Donna Springer writes that Monroe High School's senior class stages the 1930s era comedy You Cant Take It With You in the Junior High School Auditorium on February 3 and 5 at 8 p.m. The cast, directed by Kent Duit and Mark Rosa, digs through attic props and period clothing to show timeless family and social quirks.
OLLIE FINE reports district game manager James Huntoon emphasizes planting shrubs and trees to boost wildlife habitat for 1968. Planned plantings include 12 000 to 15 000 shrubs and 6 000 to 7 000 trees on state land, plus wetland acquisitions and habitat improvements across Browntown Liberty Creek and Albany areas.
U S and South Vietnamese forces clash with stubborn enemy inside Saigon with street fighting in nine locations. Bien Hoa airbase gate area comes under heavy attack as the largest Communist offensive sweeps South Vietnam. Westmoreland cites 5800 enemy dead and allied toll of 555 killed including 232 Americans and 1698 wounded including 929 Americans.
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