Five Wisconsin ballot questions proposed by 61 Legislature
Wisconsin lawmakers moved five referenda for the April 4 ballot, seeking constitutional changes on judges pay while in office, tax rates for certain property, sheriff term limits, school district borrowing power, and emergency powers. The week also saw debates on fishing seasons, ice regulation, milk supports, DC voting rights, film demonstrations, and various bill introductions.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Assembly
Senate
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture
U.S
District of Columbia
San Francisco
U.S. House UN- American Activities Committee
Assembly Chamber
Wisconsin Legislature
Senate Taxation Committee
Assembly Highway Committee
Monroe FFA Team Networks Second in Wisconsin Hog Show
The Monroe high school Future Farmers of America judging team placed second at the 11th Wisconsin Market Hog Show in Madison. Members are Karl Drye Virgil Leopold and Paul Priewe with Kenneth C. Allen as adviser. Janesville won, Markesan took third. nearly 50 teams entered. Dallas Grenawalt Beloit won Hampshire contest and James Lang Beloit won reserve champion with a 238 pound Poland China.
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Monroe High School
Future Farmers of America
Madison
Karl Drye
Virgil Leopold
Paul Priewe
Kenneth C. Allen
FFA
Janesville
Markesan Ffa
Dallas Grenawalt
Beloit
Hampshire
James Lang
Poland
China
Watching the Times Plant Grow in the Pressroom
Paul L. Frenzel custodian at The Monroe Evening Times tends a two inch tall plant loaned by Arnold Loveland. It has surged to seven and a half feet, with a bulb measuring 48 inches around. The stem reportedly grew six inches in one night without watering, and the bloom is expected to emit a strong odor before removal.
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Paul L. Frenzel
Monroe Evening Times
India
Times
Arnold Loveland
Loveland
Frenzel
Mrs Galli IlI in Switzerland hospitalized in Basel
Mrs Galli and her husband are in Basel at the Burgerspital with severe headaches. X rays are being taken to diagnose her condition, and she will remain in the hospital several days delaying their return to Monroe. She manages the Wisconsin Swiss and Limburger Cheese Producers Association and is in Switzerland to discuss dairy production and imports with experts.
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G. Fred Galli
Switzerland
Basel
Monroe
Galli
Wisconsin Swiss and Limburger Cheese Producers Association
Proxmire Attacks Blue Cheese Import Quota Ruling
Senator Proxmire criticized a Customs Bureau decision that would allow unlimited imports of blue cheese. He cited a 60 40 blend with vinegar as a sauce, arguing the 4 167 000 pound Agriculture Department quota ignores end uses and should be revised.
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Washington
William Proxmire
Customs Bureau
Proxmire
Agriculture Department
Asian Flu Subside Report From Britain
Britain's health ministry spokesman said the Asian flu epidemic is waning as fatalities fall. Last week’s deaths were 972 versus 1,393 the prior week, reflecting a downward trend in the killer influenza virus.
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London
Britain
Health Ministry
Knoxville Banker Tells of Shortage and Suicide
Eldon L. Job president of Community National Bank and Trust Co. of Knoxville hanged himself amid a reported shortage exceeding half a million dollars. The bank carried a $1 million fidelity bond, and Job left a confession claiming forged notes funded bad investments and donations. The town of 7817 residents faced shock as earlier embezzlement cases at Sheldon and Malvern also surfaced in Iowa.
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Knoxville
Iowa
Eldon L. Job
Community National Bank and Trust Co
Job
Sheldon
Sheldon National Bank
Fidelity
Community National
Sheldon Bank
Burnice Geiger
Malvern
John E. Willard
Malvern Trust and Savings Bank
National
Iowa State Savings
Bernice
Ned
Louis
Judith
Drake University
E. W. Morgan
Des Moines
Richard Darnell
Aircraft workers return as major airlines resume service
Airports buzz with restart as Pan American American Trans World Eastern National Flying Tigers resume near normal schedules after a six day walkout by flight engineers. Western alone did not rejoin the plan firing 130 engineers and planning replacements. A presidential commission will study the mediation backed labor ruling affecting United Air Lines and report in 90 days. Northwest remains shut down by an IAM strike with an emergency board launched.
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New York
Civ Af Shen Iadi Oan UN Tae
Pan American
Western
National Mediation Board
Flight Engineers Union
Air Line Pilots Association
United Air Lines
United
Northwest Airlines
Northwest
International Association of Machinists
White House
Rivers in Area Crest Without Flood Danger
Pecatonica and Sugar rivers rise above normal levels today but pose no flood danger. Officials monitor conditions as waterways stay within safe thresholds.
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Pecatonica
Sugar
Pecatonica River Crests Near Flood But Receding
The Pecatonica crested at Darlington around midnight Thursday at 12 feet, four feet below flood. It has been receding. Pecatonica at Freeport stood at nine feet, four feet from flood stage, six feet above last week. Sugar River at Albany began rising Wednesday as ice cleared from banks by midweek and the ice went out at 8:15 p.m. last Saturday.
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Darlington
Freeport
Sugar River
Albany
Kennedy Urges Schools Not To Close Over Integration Row
President Kennedy urged against school closings over desegregation, saying the nation must stay true to constitutional principles. He spoke in a telegram to the U.S. Civil Rights Commission during its third annual conference and praised parents and children of both races on the front lines of desegregation.
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Williamsburg
Kennedy
U.S. Civil Rights Commission
Commission On
Norton T. Ames Dies at Oregon
Norton T. Ames 66 an insurance agent and civic leader of Oregon died at home after a three month illness. Services set for 1 30 p m Monday at People's Methodist church. He directed and vice led the Bank of Oregon and aided the fire department being named honorary Oregon fire chief. Survived by wife Ruth Tillotson two daughters Susanne and Mrs George Shampoo.
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Oregon
Norton T. Ames
People’s Methodist Church
B. L. Booth
Ames
Bank of Oregon
Oregon Fire Department
Oregon Fire
University of Wisconsin
Wisconsin-Northern Illinois Firemen’s Association
Wisconsin Council of Firemen’s Associations
Ruth Tillotson
Madison
The
University
Susanne
George Shampoo
Bloomfield Hills
Mich
Kennedy to Speak at Wildlife Federation Dedication
President Kennedy will address ceremonies in Washington on March 3 for the dedication of the National Wildlife Federation headquarters. The event coincides with the federation's 25th annual convention.
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Kennedy
Washington
National Wildlife Federation
Federation
Wreckage Spotted From Air in Wisconsin Timber Crash
Air Force crews reported sighting wreckage of a B47 jet bomber in snow covered timber near Peace Wisconsin. Four crewmen were unconfirmed as survivors. The plane from Forbes Base Topeka disappeared after a blaze last night following a bailout order.
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Duluth
Ironwand
John G. Benner
343Rd
40Th
Forbes Air Force Base
Topeka
Kan
Peace
Wis
Tournament Scores From Recent Wisconsin Meetups
Scores from multiple high school games across Brodhead Monticello Albany Oregon Saunspurg Basel and surrounding towns. Notable results include Cuba City 72 Shullsburg 69 and New Glarus 68 Barneveld 65 with Verona 56 Brooklyn 40 and Highland teams posting wins over rivals.
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Brodhead
Monticello
Albany
Orfordville
Oregon
Belleville
Verona
Brooklyn
Saunspurg
Benton
Belmont
Cuba City
Shullsburg
New Glarus Barneveld
New Glarus
Blanchardville
Ridgeway
Cassville
Grant
Potosi
Bloomington
Waureka
Highland
Iowa - Grant Livingston
Blue River
Muscoda
West Grant
Iowa - Grant
Belmoent
Barneveld
Iowa Grant
Monticello—Ponies
Little
Ron Farge
Bob
Kent Cohee
Guy Gust
Blackhawk
Dave Hoffman
Dennis Fuller
Clayton Jackson
Elmer Lemon
Brodhead Cardinals
Paul Fowler
Don
Lumumba Force Captures Capital in Congo Crisis
Pro Lumumba forces seize Luluabourg 500 miles from Leopoldville as the Congo central government gives the United Nations six hours to clear them out. About 300 intruders enter the town and reportedly merge with the loyal garrison, triggering alarms in Leopoldville. The rebel control covers half of the Congo’s provincial capitals.
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Leopoldville
The
Congo
Luluabourg
United Nations
U. N
Joseph Mobutu
Jean Bolikango
U.N
Kasai
Antoine Gizenga
Four Lafayette districts seek merger study for new district
Following a recent meeting in Shullsburg the boards of Darlington Gratiot Shullsburg and Benton asked the County School Committee to request state studies on consolidating into one district Two studies are planned one for a three district merger with Darlington Shullsburg and Gratiot and another covering all four districts The discussion emphasized site selection for a consolidated high school with Darlington seen as a natural location and already advancing plans for a new high school due to overcrowding
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Bruce G. Patterson
Marlene Armstrong
Vikki Lysser
Helen Ebneter
Barbara Miller
David Goetz
Donna Holcomb
Lincoln School
Times
Lafayette
Darlington
Gratiot
Shullsburg
Benton
State Department of Public Instruction
Cuba City
A. L. Buechner
State Department
Buechner
Willow Springs
Faint Recovery Signs Glimmer in 1966 Economic Roundup
New York reports a mixed week with steel output rising 3.8 percent to 1,582,000 tons the highest in eight months. Automobiles up 24,000 to 100,000 but plant closures at Chrysler GM and Ford threaten near-term gains. Retail sales rise 3 to 5 percent amid Washington Birthday sales and better weather. Construction contracts jump to 397.2 million led by roads schools and offices while factory buildings and single-family homes lag.
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New York
Goldberg
Chrysler
General Motors
Ford
Washington
South Battles Rising Floods Threaten Deep South
Floodwaters surged across central Alabama and Mississippi as winter storms hit the Deep South. Thousands were displaced in four states by high water, while tornadoes and damaging winds affected at least three others. Temperatures dropped as rain turned to snow in northern Mississippi and Alabama, with Montgomery bracing for its worst flood since 1948. The Atlanta area received 5.67 inches of rain in 24 hours.
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Associated Press
Alabama
Mississippi
Montgomery
Atlanta
Sub-district showdowns hinge on Monticello and Blanchardville
Blanchardville faces Barneveld at New Glarus in tonight’s feature after a 61 35 win over Ridgeway. Monticello meets Brodhead in the other championship game at Brodhead as area teams push toward district berths with regional finals scheduled next weekend.
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WIAA
Brodhead
New Glarus
Blanchardville
Barneveld
Monticello
Monroe
Darlington
Mineral Point
Dodgeville
the. Fhorsemakers
Middleton
Ridgeway
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Ili
Hooter
Civaf
JIA VI Mili
Ironwood
Indianhead
Bessemer
Air Force
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Omaha
Air Rescue Center
Lumumba
Cardinals
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