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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1964
Page
2
The text lists subscription rates for Monroe Wisconsin and Stephenson County Illinois, with outside Wisconsin pricing. It provides postal compliance notes and office hours from 8 30 a m to 5 00 p m and a phone number 925 5101.
An editorial recalls McKinley birthday rallies and proscribes stale eulogies. It cites Bob Taft's 1939 address as a renewal model and urges modern Republicans to adopt a positive, future‑oriented stance rather than contentious attacks on Johnson.
Citizens from Monroe and Brodhead attend a PSC hearing at the Courthouse in favor of a Monroe Janesville Beloit busline. Footville Juda and Orfordville reps expected. Molotov calls for world armaments conference. obits include Mrs. Arthur Brown and Patrick Doyle.
Chairman Miller uses humor about past Republican leaders like McKinley and Taft as a keynote quip. The light moment draws laughs but offends listeners who prefer a more mature appeal from the loyal opposition.
Senate finance committee staff moved the tax reduction report up two days as debate on the measure is slated for late next week. Mansfield and Dirksen pledge cooperation to pass the bill by Feb 11. Federal Reserve experts report a stronger ongoing three year expansion with stable leading components. December civilian employment fell by 5,526 to 2,487,853. Spain and the United States plan a space tracking station 90 miles west of Madrid as part of NASA’s deep space network with Spain’s technicians to operate the $1.5 million facility.
Durand Illinois 13 year old Douglas Thresher is treated at Rockford Memorial hospital for a gunshot wound to the stomach in what authorities say was a self inflicted injury after his parents refused to let him watch television. His condition is listed as fair. The boy reportedly ran away after an argument over the TV and was returned home later the same day by an uncle.
The Peace Corps will hold a placement test for overseas service on Saturday February 8 at 8 30 a m. Testing sites include Freeport Rockford Beloit Janesville and Madison main post offices. The one hour exam comprises a 30 minute general aptitude test and a 30 minute language aptitude test. Applicants must submit a Peace Corps questionnaire and meet age and citizenship requirements. Training begins this summer to recruit over 6 000 volunteers for 46 countries in Latin America Africa and Asia.
Audubon Park police seek two guns two ammo boxes and the front door lock missing from the station. Police Chief Louis Sipplee discovered the thefts on arriving to open the station amid the probe for the missing items.
Panamanian leaders demand a new Canal Zone treaty as relations with the United States strain over sovereignty of the 50 mile by 10 mile zone. Economists warn of lost income and jobs if the canalhome is abandoned and discuss compensation and port access. A note on Panama City’s political tensions precedes a final line about water birds searching underwater.
Heathr Farm Scene notes Sam L. Pehl near Woodford quits farming with a farm sale this Saturday including three work horses. John Ammon near Argyle sells farm personal property on Tuesday February 4. Louis Seffrood near Shullsburg holds an auction February 5. A large Holstein sale with 73 head and 55 cows ages 3 to 7 is set for February 6. Ezra Pfile near Davis offers 100 Holsteins including 68 milking cows as he quits farming.
Darlington council instructed City Attorney Gilbert Barnard to draft an amendment to the parking meter ordinance giving police the authority to tow and impound cars of owners with overdue parking tickets. Robert Carlson of Wisconsin Power and Light will speak at the Feb 11 meeting on extending natural gas lines and will discuss line layouts with Paul Peterson of public works.
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