Albany Village approves grants and zoning changes
The village board authorized Ruth Bly to apply for federal grants and state aid for sewage treatment and compliance reporting. E. O. Killingstad will sign the Civil Rights Assurance. The board rezones Steindorf property to industrial and plans rights of way on Sugar River Parkway for Campfire Land Co expansion.
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Albany
Ruth Bly
E. O. Killingstad
Plans Commission
Albany Fire Department
Sugar River Parkway
Stanton Steam
Campfire Land Co
Parkway
Harry Edwards
Ervin Klapper
Stone Mason
Hurry Up and Wait
A porch scene captures hurried passersby racing toward an unknown destination as day ends. The speaker notes their evident busyness and lateness, observing the world moving swiftly while remaining largely unaware of where it is going.
Monticello Plans Three Day Homecoming Festivities
Monticello prepares a three day Homecoming sponsored by the Community Club from July 19 to 21. General chairs Tom Dickson Dennis Rinehart and Roger Babler lead events including a Band Concert parade fishing contest slow pitch games street dance canoe races and a fireworks finale.
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Monticello
Tom Dickson
Dennis Rinehart
Roger Babler
Monroe City Park
Lake Montesian
Washington Huskies
Blanchardville Sodbusters
Ashton Tigers
Yellowstone
Argyle
Belleville
New Glarus
Police Release Suspect's Sketch
Madison police release a composite drawing of a man aged 25 to 30 in connection with the May 26 slaying of Christine Rothschild. The sketch was prepared by Capt. Edward Dennis of the Niles, Illinois force from descriptions given by assault victims.
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Madison
University of Wisconsin
Christine Rothschild
Ralph Hanson
Protection and Security
Edward Dennis
Niles
Dennis
Four Area Youths Lead in Arlington Dairy Judging
Four area youths led in the southern Wisconsin 4 H dairy judging contest at the UW dairy research center Arlington. The Green County team coached by Roger Stauffacher of rural Monroe scored 1 552 for fifth among 23 counties with top finishes in Brown Swiss and Holstein judging. Wanda Streiff placed fifth in Jersey judging and second in Brown Swiss, while Stanley Keehn ranked sixth overall and fifth in Brown Swiss. John Deininger Debra Indergand and Wanda Streiff represented Green County.
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Wisconsin
UW Dairy Research Center
Arlington
Wis
Myron Jeglum
John Deininger
Debra Indergand
Stanley Keehn
Wanda Streiff
Roger Stauffacher
Monroe
Green County
Jeglum
Jersey
Monroe Plans Set For July 4 Events
Monroe announces a July 4 Band Shell dance contest for children up to junior high age at Twining Park during the city band concert. No registration needed. pairs perform rock and roll dances with band accompaniment. Judges select finalists, then audience votes for the winner amid patriotic speeches and a concert by Jack Close.
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Shell
Twining Park
Monroe City Band
Allan F. Barnard
City of
Monroe
Monroe Chamber of Commerce
Naomi Barnard
Charles
Chuck”’ Figi
Stanley Neuberger
Joseph Trezoning
Gordon Roseleip
Jack Close
Dwight Coplien
Civil Defense Auxiliary Police
No Monroe Evening Times Published On Fourth Of July
The Monroe Evening Times will not publish Thursday due to the holiday. The forecast for Wisconsin calls for sunny warmer weather through Thursday with no rain in sight. Residents are urged to enjoy a safe and happy Fourth.
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Monroe Evening Times
Wisconsin
Monroe
Danger of Cherry Bombs Cast Hazel War On Independence Day
Monroe police report rising complaints about large cherry bombs and sparklers brought into Wisconsin from other states and used near crowds at Twining Park. Chief Coplien urges parental cooperation to prevent injuries like the prior incident when a cherry bomb injured John Roth.
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Dwight Coplien
Monroe
Wisconsin
Coplien
Twining Park Park
John M. Roth
17Th Ave
John
Monroe City Council Approves Airport Runway Extension
The Monroe City Council authorized the state Division of Aeronautics to act as agent for extending and lighting the Monroe Airport runway and for land acquisition. They moved 7,000 dollars to the airport fund, granted licenses to several contractors, authorized partial payment of 6,490.68 to Stauffacher Construction Co., annexed 2.9 acres as Parkside View Subdivision, and allowed the Wisconsin State Employment Service Job Mobile on July 24 25 26 to recruit workers.
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Monroe
Division of Aeronautics
Department of Transportation
Airport Fund
Lloyd Retzlaff
South Wayne
Kenneth L. Carlson
Jane
Monroe Township
Parkside View
Wisconsin State Employment Service
Job Mobile
Vacations Take Flight With Alaska Cruise Plans
Ed Frauchiger and Robert Katz of Janesville plan two weeks in Alaska starting with a Sea-Tac flight. They booked Inland Passage voyage ports Prince Rupert Juneau Skagway Haines and Lynn Canal then Fairbanks and Anchorage before returning to Seattle and O'Hare. Frauchiger is on vacation from Triangle Cheese while Kutz has moved to Kennedy Mfg Co. Janesville. Mrs. Helen Sargeant enters a Demolition Derby after discussing lawful alternatives to divorce.
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Ed Frauchiger
Robert Katz
Janesville
O’hare
Seattle - Tacoma
Alaska
Frauchiger
Triangle Cheese
Kutz
Decker’s
Kennedy Mfg. Co
Ada fair highlights and visitors mix with regional notes
Around the Block at the Norman County Fair Ada Minnesota features a three foot trophy win and a Demo lition Derby finale with six men and the husband eliminated. Weather across the Dakotas brings rain and sun as the Ron Tschudy family ends an eight day trip. Swiss traveler Gustava Krapf departs for Switzerland returning August 26. Marion Boswell spends a month in Hawaii with daughter Phillip O Carroll family at Kaneohe.
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Ada
Minn
Marion
Gunhild) Boswell
Horeb
Hawaii
Phillip O’carroll
Kaneohe
Sniper Shootout at Central Park Comfort Station
In New York at 85th Street and Fifth Avenue a gunman killed a woman at a Central Park comfort station and then fired from trees, killing another person and wounding two officers before dying in a rooftop exchange with police. Tear gas cleared him from the trees as detectives fired 14 shots.
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New York
Central Park
Comfort Station
Metropolitan Museum of Art
85Th Street
Fifth Avenues
Reagan says he will run for president at GOP convention
AP News In Brief summarizes political moves across parties. Reagan confirms presidential bid at the GOP convention while Rockefeller's effort to win Pacific Northwest delegates shows no dent in Nixon support. Humphrey faces crowd doubts as advisers urge focus on delegates. Wallace plans heavy campaigning in Massachusetts to win November ballot. Mississippi Democrats brace for seating battles at the national convention amid civil rights tensions.
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Associated Press
California
Ronald Reagan
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Pacific Northwest
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Hubert H. Humphrey
Humphrey
Denver
Cleveland
Wallace
George C. Wallace
Massachusetts
Mississippi
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Clair R. Munns
Reynold Zeller
Roy Dickson
Zane Zurbuchen
Jack Krieg
Fred Grossen
Ed Quade
Dean Zimmerman
William Dickson
4 Sons
Lucky’s
Frederick S. Voegels
Don Root
Henry Spring
John Streiff
Fred Durtschi
Ray H. Gessler
Roy Schweitzer
James Zweifel
Richard Smith
Dennis Rineharat
City Council
Helen Sargeant
Helen
North
South Dakota
Ron Tschudy
Black Hills
Jake Tschudy
Pierre
S.D
Wall
Yellowstone Park
Gustava Krapf
Kent
Switzerland
Swissair
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Swiss United Societies
Milwaukee
Mr. Krapf
Andwil
Canton Thurgau
Bavaria
Josephine Maeslang
Canada
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Chicago Transit Authority
Air Force
Truax Field
AP News
Tokyo
Soviet Union
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James Earl Ray
Frank Milton
United States
Martin Luther King Jr
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Shelby County
Phil M. Canale
Ray
North Vietnam
U.S
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Fla
Northwest Airlines
Havana
State Department
Mario Velazquez
Las Vegas
N.M
Teddy Roosevelt
Rough Riders
Jesse Langond
East Rockaway
N.Y
Samuel C. Johnson
Johnson Wax Co
Wisconsin Rockefeller
J. Irwin Miller
National Committee
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