Ruby Defense Uses Up Seven Jury Challenges
In Dallas Jack Ruby’s murder trial the defense used up seven of their 15 peremptory challenges to strike jurors including Herbert Goellner who had served in a murder and rape cases. Judge Joe B Brown admonished defense attorney Joe Tonnhill during a tense session amid a shouting exchange with A D Bowie. Five jurors were still in play as Bohannan and Bland were challenged. four people have been taken into custody on mental disturbance charges related to the trial.
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Dallas
Jack Ruby
Joe B. Brown
Ruby
Herbert Goellner
Buffalo
N.Y
Goellner
Joe Tonnhill
Lee Harvey Oswald
Tonahill
Asst. Dist. Atty. A. D
Jim Bowie
Bill Bohannan
James C. Bland
Melvin Belli
Dist
Causey
Belli
Illinois Legal Aide Atty General Williams Kills Himself
William C. Wines 54 an assistant attorney general shot himself in his Illinois Building office. Allen Walsh said Wines was despondent over ill health. A specialist in appeals he argued many cases before the Illinois Supreme Court and had led the office appeal unit for 25 years.
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Umilagu
William C. Wines
State of Illinois
Allen Walsh
Attorney General
Wines
Illinois Supreme Court
Next Week's Menus for High School Cafeteria
Editor note explains weekly menus help mothers plan meals for students eating at noon. Week entries list daily meals including entrees sides desserts and beverages such as sliced pork with potatoes and gravy on Monday, spaghetti on Tuesday, pork chapsettes on Wednesday, chicken in gravy on Thursday, and Two Sea Dog sandwiches on Friday with sides and drinks.
Wisconsin farmer to visit Norway with King Olav V
Clarence S. Grundahl and his wife will travel to Oslo in early March as goodwill ambassadors for Wisconsin agriculture. They depart Chicago Feb 29 for an audience with King Olav V, hosted by Scandinavian Airlines and the Norwegian Royal Agricultural Society. Grundahl’s Norwegian language skills aided a European Russia tour last summer, and he plans to visit relatives near Leira, possibly extending beyond the paid week.
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The
Commercial and Savings Bank
Norway
Wisconsin
Clarence S. Grundahl
Chicago
Oslo
King Olav
Scandinavian Airlines
Scandinavian Countries
Royal Agricultural Society of Norway
Selskabet For Norges Vel
H. M
Olav V
Grundahl
Monroe High School Comedy Opens to Sold Out First Night
Students at Monroe High stage a lively senior class play with a 1920s theme “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.” The cast includes Kathryn Fodor from Belgium and many named performers. three more shows follow at 8 pm in the Lecture Hall with tickets selling fast.
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Monroe High School
Patt van Dyke
Kathryn Fodor
Belgium
Miss Fodor
Bela Fodor
Cramer Houser
W. R. Schuetze
Ruth Chambers
Mary Condon
Stephen Grundahl
Bernard Milz
Hugh Roberts
Kendall Reinmann
Susan Mathias
Barbara Kundert
Teresa Goetz
Cheryl Whitehead
Martha Etter
Philippine Airlines crash kills 31 in Mindanao mountains
Manila Times reports a Philippine Airlines airliner struck a Mindanao mountain killing 31. Two survivors were pulled from the wreckage, one dying shortly after from injuries.
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Philippines
Manila
Philippine Airlines
Mindanao
Manila Times
County Forms Milk Improvement Plan Committee
M. Paimer Welsh of New Glarus was named chairman of a county committee coordinating a state dairy improvement program to combat adulterated milk. Dr C W Burch of Madison outlined catalase testing at state plants to detect adulterated milk and disease, with Myron E Jeglum noting a ring-test style approach. Other members include Robert Tschudy, LaVerne Koehn, Fred Escher, Robert Janssen, Dr Graham Miller, and Gene Taylor.
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M. Paimer Welsh
New Glarus
C. W. Burch
Madison
State Department of Agriculture
Burch
Myron E. Jeglum
Robert Tschudy
LaVerne Koehn
Fred Escher
Monroe
Robert Janssen
Brodhead
Graham Miller
Gene Taylor
Vong
Juda
Cheddar List Steady with Two Cars Traded at Exchange
Wisconsin Cheese Exchange shows moderate activity with two State brand barrel cars sold at 34M and 34, matching prior market levels. No bids remained unfilled at close. offers outstanding include three barrel cars at 34% and single-daisies and rindless pasteurized products at 37%.
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Green Bay
Wisconsin Cheese Exchange
Milwaukee youth with shotgun takes school hostage
An 18 year old Milwaukee youth entered John Audubon Junior High with a .12 gauge shotgun to see a girl. He overpowered by police after holding the principal captive for about an hour as officers urged surrender. The gun was not loaded. shells and two other rifles were found in a car outside. Reiswitz, who faces Muskego burglary sentencing, aimed to drive the girl to California and had escaped deputies the prior night. Five squads intervened, students sheltered in place, and the gunman was taken into custody after an officer surprised him from behind.
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Milwaukee
Robert Reiswitz
John Audubon Junior High School
Reiswitz
Waukesha County
California
Phillip 4. Geil
Geil
Waukesha
Ski Fans Face New Snow Shortage Across Wisconsin
Wisconsin skiers face limited natural snow with only Park Falls at 10 inches Superior at 9 and Beloit region at 3 inches by mid morning. Light snow flurries were reported elsewhere while Upper Michigan towns Marquette with 24 inches and Houghton with 22 inches maintain deeper coverage. The forecast calls for a chilly weekend with fair to moderately cold conditions Saturday and possible snow flurries in scattered areas.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Park Falls
Superior
Beloit
Upper Michigan
Marquette
Houghton
Polaris Sub Bases Set at Rota Spain Base For Eight Subs
The United States plans to base eight Polaris submarines at the Rota naval base on Spain’s southern Atlantic coast. Proteus, a submarine tender, will arrive from Holy Loch to serve as mother ship. Officials say the assignment follows the withdrawal of missiles from Turkey and Italy and signals strong US-Spain ties amid Cuba trade concerns and a pending aid inquiry.
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Madrid
United States
U.S
Rota
Spain
Atlantic
Mediterranean
Holy Loch
Scotland
Europe
David Bell
Soviet Union
Turkey
Italy
Cuba
U.S. State Department
Mae Murray Finds Refuge At St. Louis Shelter
Mae Murray, the silent film star of the 1920s, is staying at a Salvation Army shelter in St. Louis after police identified her wandering the West St. Louis streets. Capt. Fred Major said she became confused while traveling from Los Angeles to New York by bus and declined passage money back home. Murray, born May 7, 1898, rose to fame opposite John Gilbert in The Merry Widow (1925).
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ST. Louis
Salvation Army
Mae Murray
Miss Murray
Jack Gilbert
Merry Widow
Clothing Depot Planned in City
Monroe Woman’s Club launches a year round used clothing depot at the Community Center in the basement open Wednesdays 1 to 4 PM, except July and August. Co chairmen Allie Holtshopple Kenneth Stuart and David Bennett lead volunteers from the Woman’s Club and Christmas Stocking. Clothes for all ages in labeled boxes will be accepted at the center to aid local families in need beyond the holiday season.
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Monroe Woman's Club
Mmes Allie Holtshopple
Kenneth Stuart
David Bennett
Woman’s Club
Monroe
David Burri
Woman's Club
Park Board
James Mauermann
Roland Treloar
Puge
Johnson Warns Against Outside Aid to Viet Nam Guerrillas
President Johnson spoke at the University of California Los Angeles warning that outsiders backing Communist guerrillas in South Viet Nam are playing a dangerous game. He defended U.S. resolve to aid South Viet Nam’s independence and framed the conflict as a broader civil war among Communists, citing Cyprus, Panama, and Cuba as other trouble spots while urging calm and swift responses to any peace deeds.
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Los Angeles
Johnson
China
South Viet Nam
United States
U.S
Soviet Union
University of California At
Adolfo Lopez Mateos
Mexico
Desert
Palm Springs
Viet Nam
Cyprus
Panama
Cuba
Guantanamo Naval Base
Walter A Johnson and Lydia Johnson Scholarship Trust Formed
The Monroe Evening Times reported the creation of the Walter A and Lydia Johnson Scholarship Trust to fund Monroe high school seniors. Initiated by Mr Johnson in memory of his wife and himself, both living, the fund uses 200 Bethlehem Steel shares valued above 10000 dollars. The trust will provide about 450 dollars yearly for awards and is perpetual with income up to May 15 each year for current awards.
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Walter A. and
Lydia Johnson
Monroe Evening Times
Johnson
Monroe
Bethlehem Steel Corp
Heart surgery hero thanks donors and doctors in Madison
Theodore Ott recalls a life saved by a new plastic heart valve after a months long medical fight. The Monroe man credits Wisconsin Heart Association grants and UW Medical School researchers Dr. Vincent Gott and Prof. Ronald Daggett for rapid advances in valve technology and life-saving surgery performed at Madison's University Hospitals. Ott expresses deep gratitude toward the medical team, nurses, and 18 blood donors who supported his operation and recovery.
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Ted
Theodore H
Ted) Ott
Vincent Gott
Ott
Gott
Heart Fund
Times
Larry Lindgre
Theodore
Madison
Monroe
Wisconsin Heart Association
University of Wisconsin Medical School
University Hospitals
The
Heart Association
Dr. Gott
Henry Ott
Clarno Township
Geraldine Hauser
Henry Hauser
Jenny
Monticello
Phillips and Smith Appliance Co
Ronald L. Daggett
D. Koepke
William Young
Otto
Young
Prof. Daggett
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Illinois
Self
Olav
Leira
Green County
Polaris
LBJ
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