Koenig Funeral For Freeport Philanthropist At 79
Robert P. Koenig Freeport philanthropist dies at 79 with services set at 2 p.m. Thursday in First Methodist Church. Rev. Ray Baldwin to officiate. burial in Oakland Cemetery. Masonic services planned at Walker Mortuary. He funded parks and civic projects, YMCA, YWCA bowling alleys, band shell, and more, plus books for Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts. He served on the Park Board and supported local institutions.
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Freeport
Robert P. Koenig
First Methodist
Ray Baldwin
Methodist Church
Oakland Cemetery
Walker
Koenig
East Side
Winneshiek Playhouse
First Methodist Church
YWCA
Rawleigh
Freeport Park Board
Freeport Park
Echo 2 Sightings Listed for Two Days
NASA schedule lists Echo 2 satellite sighting times for January 29 and 30 across Madison and Milwaukee. Entries show hour, date, city, altitude, and travel direction with northeast trajectory.
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Echo 2
Washington
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Madison
Wis
Insurance informer survives gangland bombing near Chicago court
Chicago insurer Lewis C. Barbe, 32, wounded when a dynamite bomb exploded as he started his car outside the Criminal Court building. Barbe, a key witness against Cosa Nostra leader Marshall Caifano, was in court 30-40 minutes and later said the mob would kill him. Police report he declined protection earlier. a heavy guard remains at his hospital room.
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Chicago
Cosa Nostra
Criminal Court
Lewis C. Barbe
Barbe
Schiller Park
James McMahon
Illinois Public Safety Director
Lice
Marshall Caifano
Caifano
Los Angeles
Johnny Marshall
Ano
Allen W.mark
Chicago Rolling Mill Products Co
Republicans Plan Lincoln Day Dinner Speaker Named
Congressman Clark MacGregor of Minnesota's Third District was named the featured speaker for the Lincoln's Day Dinner at Marco's at 7 30 p m on Friday February 7 The Green County Republican Party sponsors with Merlin Meythaler chairing and a long local committee listing Monroe leaders and residents as ticket sources.
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Clark MacGregor
Minnesota
Marco's
Minneapolis
Dartmouth College
University of Minnesota Law School
MacGregor
Green County Republican Party
Merlin J. Meythaler
Joseph D. Viney
Erma L. Thurber
Marvin Stauffacher
Meythaler
Viney
Thurber
Stauffacher
Frank C. Stiles
Dwai
Burning attempt fails at Tivoli guest house in Panama
An attack to burn the Tivoli guest house in the Panama Canal Zone failed on Monday. The guest house stands as a symbol tied to nationalist sentiment tied to the 1903 Canal Zone treaty signed there.
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Panama
Tivoli
Panama Canal Zone
Canal Zone
France Refuses Peking Demands On Chiang Split
Red China demands France break with Nationalist China over Formosa. Paris rejects, reaffirming intent to maintain relations with Nationalist China while not recognizing a two Chinas. Rusk asserts U S support for Nationalist China and warns against Peiping militancy.
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France
Peking
Chiang
Formosa
Rusk
Red China
Southeast
Asi
Japan America Society
United States
China
Taiwan
Foreign Ministry
Schlesinger Quits Plans Kennedy Book
Arthur Schlesinger Jr, a White House adviser to Kennedy, resigns to Johnson and will leave March 1. He plans to write a book on the Kennedy years after serving on the Harvard faculty and as special assistant. Theodore Sorenson also resigns to end February.
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Wadminulun
Arthur Schlesinger Jr
White House
Kennedy
Johnson
Schlesinger
Andrew T. Hatcher
Hivard
Theodore C. Sorenson
Joint Event March 2 PTA to discuss junior high curriculum
The Monroe PTA Council voted to hold a citywide combined meeting on March 2 to shape next year's junior high curriculum. Supt. D. J. Huenink outlined aims to choose new subjects, with home economics and possibly language under consideration. The plan to discuss math methods was dropped. The council also seeks improved traffic safety at Lincoln and North schools, possibly using student traffic patrols in uniform. Walter R. Ekum leads the Council.
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Monroe
PTA
Supt
D. J. Huenink
Lincoln
North
Board of Eduation
Walter R. Ekum
PTA Council
GOP Chief Sees Perjury In Baker Probe Conflict
The DAR Good Citizen winner at Monroe High is JoAnn Schlichting, daughter of Mr and Mrs Jack Schlichting. Selected from the senior class for dependability service leadership and patriotism she participated in chorus Pep Club Orchesis Public Discussion annual staff Latin Club Student Council and was prom court treasurer of Student Exchange. JoAnn plans to attend St Marys Hospital School of Nursing and Edgewood College.
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DAR
Monroe High School
JoAnn Schlichting
Jack Schlichting
16Th Avenue
Miss Schlichting
JoAnn
St. Mary's Hospital School of Nursing
Edgewood College
Liturgy Reform Set To Begin February Sixteen
Vatican announces Feb 16 as the start date for a broad reform of Roman Catholic public worship. Some changes take effect immediately while others require detailed work by a new commission. the decree also allows national bishops’ councils to decide language use in the Mass.
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Vatican City
Paul VI
Vatican Ecumentical Council
National Council of Bishops
Packers To Talk Here on Feb 23 at St Victor’s Banquet
Two Green Bay Packers players will speak at the Third Annual St Victor’s Sports Banquet set for 7 p.m. Sunday February 23. Proceeds go to the St Victor’s Athletic Fund with a 75 cent student donation and 1.50 adult fee covering lunch and program. Sponsored by Knights of Columbus and St Victor’s Holy Name Society.
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St. Victor’s
Green Bay Packers
Kenneth R. Schneider
St. Victor's
St. Victor’s Athletic Fund
Knights of Columbus
Parole Bid for Beck Rejected in Seattle
Dave Beck, 68, longtime Teamsters union boss, has had his parole bid denied. He remains imprisoned on a five year sentence for filing fraudulent tax returns tied to the Joint Council 28 Building Association in Seattle and is serving time at McNeil Island Penitentiary.
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Dave Beck
Seattle
Teamster’s Union
Beck
Joint Council 28 Building Association
McNeil Island Penitentiary
Puget Sound
Nixon Bid Forecast Margaret's Toss Aids in Scramble
Washington reports that New Hampshire's March 10 presidential primary may prove chaotic with Sen. Margaret Chase Smith filing to appear on the ballot. John L. MacDonald forecasts a Nixon delegate slate, while write-ins remain possible as Rockefeller and Goldwater are listed. Other GOP hopefuls like Lodge, Scranton, and Stassen also filed candidate papers.
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Washington
New Hampshire
Margaret Chase Smith
Maine
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Barry Goldwater
Nixon John L. MacDonald
Manchester
Nixon
John F. Kennedy
MacDonald
Rockefeller
Goldwater
Smith
Henry Cabot Lodge
William W. Scranton
Pennsylvania
Minnesota
Harold E. Stassen
Atlanta Braced For New Uproar
In Atlanta authorities faced a tense clash as civil rights protesters tied up downtown for a third night. More than 100 jailed Monday and nearly 200 youth leaders planned further actions focused on Leb's restaurant which refuses service to Negroes. Police declared a state of emergency as crowds surged among white onlookers and demonstrators were arrested at the jail.
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Atlanta
Leb’s
Leb's
Dick Gregory
National Milk Unit Hits Withhold Moves
Washington reports the National Milk Producers edition joins three dairy groups opposing Midwestern proposals to withhold milk from markets to push higher prices. The study by National Creameries Association Wisconsin Council of Agriculture Co operative and Minnesota Dairy Products Association warns of disastrous effects for producers and milk as a major food. Cheddar cheese market in Madison shows steady demand fair to good with supplies adequate and prices listed for various styles.
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Washington
National Milk Producers Edition
National Farmers Organization
National Creameries Association
Wisconsin Council of Agriculture Co-operative
Minnesota Dairy Products Association
Madison
Wisconsin
McCloskey Firms Face 4.9 Million VA Hospital Suit
The Department of Justice filed a 4.9 million damage suit in U.S. District Court against McCloskey and Co. of Philadelphia contractor for defects in the Jamaica Plain Veterans Administration hospital brickwork. Co-defendants include Charles T. Main Inc. and Shepley Bulfinch. Aetna Casualty is also sought for 2.5 million for the performance bond.
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Department of Justice
Matthew H. McCloskey
Ireland
Democratic National Committee
McCloskey
Dublin
John F. Kennedy
U.S
McCloskey and Co
Philadelphia
Veterans Administration Hospital
Jamaica Plain
Boston
Charles T. Main Inc
Shepley, Bulfinch, Richardson and Abbott
Aetna Casualty and Surety Co
McClosky
Witness Admits Knowledge of 1962 Hoffa Bribe Plot
CHATTANOOGA Tenn. A nervous Nashville policeman admitted he knew of an attempt to bribe a juror in James R Hoffa s 1962 conspiracy trial but said he did not report it He testified in the jury tampering trial of James Ewing Parks Walker and Parks and Fields are named Nash vile Negroes and Walker said he told federal authorities about meetings with Parks.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Nashville
James R. Hoffa
James T. Walker
Teamsters Union
Thomas Ewing Parks
Mr. Fields
Walker
Gratin Fields
Parks and
Fields
Parks
Steel stocks push market to new highs on trading day
New York stocks climbed as steel shares led the advance. Youngstown Sheet spurred nearly four points on news of its stock split proposal, triggering a broad rally with gains of over a point for Jones and Laughlin and Republic Steel. Standard Oil New Jersey rose about two points to another high.
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NEW York Steels
Youngstown Sheet
Jones and Laughlin
Republic Steel
Standard Oil
New Jersey
Cites Dispute Over Accounts Of TV Ad Deal
Washington reports a dispute over accounts of a TV ad deal tied to the Johnson family. Sen ate investigators face possible perjury in the Baker case as testimony conflicts about purchasing time on an Austin station. Financial records show Baker’s net worth rising sharply and pledging MGIC stock as collateral.
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Washington
William E. Miller
Senate
Robert G. Baker
Miller
Austin
Tex
Johnson
Don B. Reynolds
Silver Spring
Walter Jenkins
Jenkins
Senate Rules Committee
Baker
Max H. Karl
Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Corp
Milwaukee
Washington Post
Albert G. Young
Mid-Atlantic Stainless Steel Corp
the Post
Young
Reynolds
Post
John L. Williams
R-Del
Internal Revenue Service
Firemen Extinguish Rural Chimney Fire Near Monroe
Firemen were called at 5 p.m. to extinguish a chimney blaze at the home of Lyle B. Gilbertson north of Monroe on Route 3. Fire chief Josef J. Benkert said no damage occurred and crews returned to the station at 5:45 p.m. It was Monroe’s second alarm of the day.
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Lyle B. Gilbertson
Monroe
Josef J. Benkert
Benkert
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Lynn Jensen
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Carol Rudhti
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GOP
Jo Ann Schlichting
Packers
Margaret
National Milk Unit
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