Council Okays Repair at Incinerator and Public Safety Updates
City council declared a state of emergency at the incinerator to allow cleaning and repair of the feeder unit with projected costs between 700 and 800 dollars, potential overrun above 1000 dollars to require urgency action. A new building code was set for March 20 public hearing alongside plumbing code changes for water softeners and city hall improvements. The council supported WEKZ broadcasting hours, approved street lighting contract, deed transfers, pay raise for a dump attendant, and vendor payments for police car and sewage plant work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orville R. Evans
Evans
Freda M. Bray
Sherman Hodgson
Monroe
Hodgson
Josef J. Benkert
Emil Kilarer
WEKZ
Federal Communications Commission
Vern Falk
FCC
Falk
Council
Raymond R
Dorothy L. Heinzelman
Alton V
Rose Kiel
Leo W
Shirley M. Nack
Henry
Ischa Marty
Fred W. Maske
Greenwood Cemetery
Walter Wasser
Wisconsin Power and Light Co
Monroe Sales Co
Chicago Pump Co
Chief Praises Youths as Beer Law Cuts Violations
Police Chief Henry S. Hefty praised teens parents and City Council as juvenile liquor violations fell from an annual average of 20 to five in 1961. Hefty noted four of the five occurred before the 21 year beer law and commended enforcement alongside Mayor Orville R. Evans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry S. Hefty
City Council
Hefty
New City
Orville R. Evans
Joseph Dischler 71 Succumbs in Plain
Joseph Dischler of Plain, 71, died yesterday at Prairie du Sac hospital from a heart attack. Retired farmer, he belonged to St. Luke's Catholic Church and Holy Name Society. Survived by wife Mary and eight daughters, four sons, three sisters, and 44 grandchildren. Services set for 9:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Luke's. rosary at home this week.
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Joseph Dischler
Plain
Prairie du Sac Hospital
St. Luke’s Catholic Church
St. Luke’s Church
Dischler
Wisconsin student named Daily Cardinal editor in chief
Jeff Green a University of Wisconsin sophomore from New York City has been named editor in chief of The Daily Cardinal. He succeeds John Kellogg of Appleton who resigned to devote more time to his studies.
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Cardinal
Madison
Jeff Greenfield
New York City
University of Wisconsin
Daily Cardinal
John Kellogg
Appleton
Schwartz Enters Congress Contest for First District Nomination
Racine resident Jay Schwartz 27 year old trial lawyer and former Human Rights counsel to the attorney general announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for Congress from the First District. He resigns as assistant attorney general to run on a platform of district improvement and is married with one son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Racine
Jay Schwartz
Congress
Schwartz
Adult Education Shows Diversity and Progress in Green County
Mrs. John E. Ferron leads an adult typing class with more than 20 women from Green County. Students range from teenagers to grandmothers, travel up to 15 miles, attend Tuesday and Thursday evenings, and learn typing plus Dictaphone adding machine mimeograph and duplicator skills. They pursue work advancement, new office roles, or personal growth, with progress tracked through project booklets rather than grades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence W. Schneider
Juda
Raymond A. Woodruff
Monticello
Conrad M. Blanc
Donald J. Knobel
John E. Ferron
Ferron
Green County
Stauffer Named To Study Group
Assemblyman C. M. Stauffer is named to the new Legislative Council committee on efficiency and economy in government spending. The panel will study steps to curb costs in state and local government, focusing on education and welfare, with a report due for the 1963 Legislature. Stauffer serves as vice chairman of agriculture, member of commerce and manufactures, and chairman of the Assembly third reading committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C.M. Stauffer
Legislative Council
Sauffer
Agriculure
Kennedy challenges Japanese youth to fight poverty and disease
In Osaka at a petroleum institute Kennedy urged Japan's youth to join a worldwide effort against poverty ignorance and disease. He said young people can battle together as brothers to make progress during the visit to the industrial city.
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Osaka
Japan
Robert F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Eau Claire Milk Drive to stage Queens contest clash
Eau Claire officials crown the city a temporary Milk City USA as a milk drive kickoff. Miss Wisconsin Dianne Anderson of Eau Claire and Alice in Dairyland Carol Anderson of Superior will vie in a milking contest refereed by Robert Lewis of the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service from Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EAU Claire
Wisconsin
Alice In Dairyland
Miss Wisconsin
Don Macrae
U.S.A
Dianne Anderson
Alice
Dairyland
Carol Anderson
Superior
Washington
Robert Lewis
The
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
Dairy Price Support Bill Faces Uncertain Future
Chairman Harold Cooley said the dairy price support proposal to maintain current levels through December 31 appears in trouble after a one day hearing. Authorities warn a price drop on April 1 could reduce dairy income by 250 to 360 million dollars and set parity at 83 percent or 3.49 per hundred pounds before falling to 75 percent. Kennedy backs stop gap action pending his broader dairy program with quotas.
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Washington
House Agricultural Committee
Harold Cooley
Kennedy
Saar mine blast leaves 56 dead and many missing
A fiery explosion at the Luisenthal coal mine near Saarbrucken caved in large sections of the Alsbach layer. Officials report 56 killed and 150 to 200 missing as rescue teams including U S Army units race to reach trapped workers. 216 miners were rescued or reached safety.
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Saarbruecken
Germany
Luisenthal
Saarland
Alsbach
Voerklingen
U.S. Army
Orbit Attempt Set for Feb 14
Cape Canaveral Florida officials delayed John Glenn Jr. orbital flight by one day to February 14 to give the Atlas booster more prep time. A full scale fueling test for the vehicle was conducted Tuesday as part of the extra preparations.
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Cape Canaveral
Filia
John H. Glenn Jr
Stagg to Remain in Hospital as Knee Heals
Amos Alonzo Stagg, 99, cannot leave Stockton California and must stay at Cameron hospital for another week. The Grand Old Man of football has been hospitalized since Saturday with an ailing right knee, his doctor says.
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Stagg
Stockton
Calif
Amos Alonzo
Cameron Hospital
Stagey
Kelly to Be Speaker at Farm Awards Program
Jaycees will honor Green County farmers February 15 at Turnerhall in the 11th annual Farmers Institute and Conservation Awards. Senior and Young Farmer winners will be named, with six county farmers receiving soil conservation certificates. Tom Kelly of Milwaukee will headline as speaker, with Donald Siedschlag presiding.
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Green County
Farmers Institute and Conservation
Turnerhall
The
Soil Conservation Service
Kendall Digman
Ambrose Wenger
Donald Deninger
Walter Stre
Tom Kelly
Milwaukee
Kelly
Mother Nature
Donald Siedschlag
ASCS
Myron E. Jeglum
James Schwoegler
County
Soil Conservation Service Office
Henry Grundahl
Jerry Sehwaiger
Walter Donoven Jr
Arthur Spoerry Jr
Doran Blum
Paul Paulson
Troops Crawl Under Live Fire in 75-Yard Training Run
Guardsmen from Co. B Monroe joined a 75 yard infiltration drill at Fort Lewis as live machine gun fire and tracer rounds simulated combat. The course included explosives and rocks to mirror battlefield conditions with three crawls and night and day runs.
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Fort Lewis
Co. B
Monroe
Nathan Garwell
Route 1
Browntown
Floyd Coplien
28Th Avenue
Chester Dillon
Route 4
Mellen Hunts Cause Of Cutoff for Water
Mellen residents in Ashland County facing a water cutoff used Bad River and melted snow for emergency rations as pressure remained at zero for a third day. Officials said two wells still held adequate supply, but access pipes or pumping equipment apparently failed.
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Mflien
Ashland County
Fire destroys model barn on Louis Sticka farm
A large model barn and equipment were destroyed by a Tuesday fire of undetermined origin on the Louis Sticka farm in Kewaunee. Grain and seed stored in the barn were also lost, with substantial property damage reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kewaunee
Louis Sticka
No Flying Saucers Declared By USAF After 15 Years
The Air Force reports 15 years of UFO investigations found no proof of alien spacecraft. Project Blue Book examined 7 369 unidentified objects since 1947 with no threat to national security or evidence of extraterrestrial vehicles. In 1961 the office investigated 488 UFO reports, 26 fewer than the prior year.
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Washington
Air Force
Office of
Mistake Affects Few in 32nd Division Muster
A Washington spokesman said estimates for how many men in the 32nd Division would be mustered out due to an error are not possible. The Army noted some reservists called to active duty last fall were misassigned to units and should have joined the standby reserve. Harry Hunke cited 4 000 to 5 000 fillers among 20 000 National Guard and reserve arrivals, while Maj Edwin Caffery in Minneapolis said only a handful were likely affected.
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FT. Lewis
Wash
Harry Hunke
National Guard
Hunke
Minneapolis
Edwin Caffery
14Th Army Corps
Oshkosh Man Becomes 57th Victim for State
A rural Oshkosh man was killed Tuesday night when his car veered off Highway 44, struck a snowbank ten feet high, and rolled over twice. Garland H. Burg, 31, of Route 3, Oshkosh, died at Mercy Hospital. The crash marked the state's 57th traffic fatality this year. Burg was not wearing a seat belt.
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Associated Press
Oshkosh
Wisonsin
Garland H. Burg
Route 3
Mercy Hospital
Bury
Burlington Officers Donate Pay To Slain Officer's Family
Burlington police plan to donate a week of vacation pay from nine officers to the family of slain Sgt. Anthony Eilers, with court and juvenile action pending against suspected killer Wilson Brook and possible adult prosecution for his mother Max.
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Burlington
Anthony Eilers
Eilers
Wilson Brook
Racine
Brook
Max
Racine County
John Peyton
Dorothy Eilers
John
Jean
Common Council
Tony Filers
Peyton
Ei'es
Janesville
Filers
Broeck
Jasper Webb
Offcers
Webb
Rock County
Wisconsin cheddar cheese market faces spotty demand
Madison Wisconsin notes demand is spotty with steady overall activity and ample supplies. Prices show varied blocks and grades with ranges around 40 to 45 cents for blocks and lower for other grades, reflecting regional market conditions.
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Madison
Wisconsin
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Svove
Ruth Severson
Stauffer
Eau Claire Milk Drive
Saar
Voelklingen
U S. Army
Kaiserlauten
Ruhr
Juda Baptist Church
John Leggett
Harold P. Humbert
Glenn F. Arnold
Chicago
Humbert
Arnold
Moody Bible Institute
Jaycees
Co.b
Mellen
USAF
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