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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1968
Page
1
North Korea declared itself fully combat ready and said the United Nations has no right to discuss the Pueblo seizure. It accused the United States of war clamoring and mobilizing forces while pledging to strike the U S. The statement framed the Pueblo affair as US aggression.
Robin Williams, travelogue artist from Laguna Beach, will show his all color film Austria on Wednesday January 31 at 8 p.m. in Monroe Jr High Auditorium. The event is part of the Travel and Adventure Series and sponsored by the Monroe Rotary Club. Williams discusses his career and the film's exploration from the Alps to the Danube, highlighting Austria's history and modern democratic status.
Dozens of avalanches triggered by warm weather and storms swept central and eastern Switzerland, severing rail links to Italy and burying farm buildings. Four people died and ten were missing with ongoing blizzards threatening further slides in the Gotthard and Davos regions.
Laura Brandenburg a seventh grader at Platteville Junior High School placed second in the Eagle Essay contest held with Bald Eagle Days in Cassville. Her essay What the Bald Eagle Means to Me represented Platteville Junior High and won second in the area wide grade school contest.
Bill Parker reports four focus areas for the 1967 Soil Conservation Service program in Green County. The plan targets family farmers, rural poverty, community resource development, and recreational areas preserving natural beauty. Over half of Green County farmers are SCS cooperators, with 40 new cooperators added in 1967 despite staff shortages.
A brief verse titled Liz's Limericks by Mrs. Vernon Workinger offers a hopeful poem. It reflects sunshine today and prayer for happiness tomorrow while singing in a house of worship.
Monroe police report for 1967 shows the busiest year in department history with an eight percent rise in complaints and a 35 percent jump in incidents since 1965. Supreme Court rulings limited traffic enforcement time, lowering traffic arrests and penalties while workloads rose. Auto theft up, burglaries down, larceny and juvenile referrals noted. patrol miles and traffic summonses declined from 1966.
Four children perished in a predawn blaze that engulfed a two story frame house in Portage. The cause was not determined. Neighbors and firefighters found four youngsters missing due to heat and smoke. an eighth child was staying with neighbors. Joseph Gray, a Badger ordnance works foreman, had previously lost a child in a traffic accident.
Monroe residents are urged to keep porch lights on next Monday evening to welcome nearly 200 volunteer mothers marching for the March of Dimes against birth defects. The event marks the end of January’s campaign. Sue Buening chairs the Mothers March. A volunteer list will appear in Monday’s Monroe Evening Times. The march starts at 6 p.m., with some volunteers allowed to begin earlier.
Greencounty Dental Association honored Dr H F Cunningham of Monroe for fifty years in dentistry at a quarterly meeting at Idle Hour Mansion. He retired Jan 1 with Dr David K Bennett handling final cases. he will continue monthly care at Green County Hospital. Dr C J Schwingel received life membership certificates and dues pins. Dr Cunningham, Dr Byron R Bennett, and Mr Clifford Bartle also hold life memberships. Dr John F Caradine elected delegate to state convention in Milwaukee. Dr E E Ronspiex named alternate.
Wisconsin congressman Bob Kastenmeier denounces cuts to Food for Peace funding, saying military spending in Vietnam diverts aid from hunger relief. He warns higher hunger and social unrest as policy leans to military solutions, urging protection of agricultural research and farm loan programs.
Helen explains a prolonged bout of laryngitis has halted her regular segment. A caller with a hearing aid proves more communicative, while readers learn of the Bregenzer family trip to Antigua to visit Lt. Karl Bregenzer at the U S Naval Base.
Green County Republicans plan a countywide meeting at Monroe Municipal Building to recruit volunteers and meet presidential candidates including Gov. George Romney. The effort aims to boost Republican voter participation, form committees, and attract independents and disillusioned Democrats for a record turnout.
Carl L. Ward age 19 of Stueben Wisconsin employed in Freeport is listed in fair condition at St. Clare Hospital after a Friday night crash. His car skidded while attempting to pass two vehicles on U.S. 20 and struck a bridge over Small Pox Creek. Ward is the son of Ronald and Mrs Ward. Police report vandalism at Recreation Park fireplace and damage at the new Shelter House with no damage estimate yet.
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