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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1968
Page
1
Cape Town hospital says Dr. Philip Blaiberg remains very ill more than six months after a heart transplant. Pulmonary trouble and unspecified liver concerns are reported as progress in his recovery continues under strict observation.
A poetic note describes a visitor arriving at a home and the warm reception they receive. The caller is greeted with hospitality and the scene emphasizes comfort and solitary enjoyment of the moment.
Miss Marcia Wells of Monroe Wisconsin daughter of Mr and Mrs Emerson Wells Route 3 Monroe is one of three delegates from the Monroe Chapter of the Future Homemakers of America to attend the national convention in Miami Beach. The other two delegates are Miss Chris Theiler of Browntown and Janet Lawver of Browntown.
The Independence Day weekend traffic toll rose to 281 on the third day of the four day period as holiday motorists plan homeward travel. A worst crash northwest of Meridian, Mississippi left four dead and seven injured. The AP notes prior holiday tolls and project ranges up to 800 deaths.
Arthur J. Hanes met with James Earl Ray at Wandsworth Prison to discuss defense for possible extradition over the murder of Martin Luther King Jr. Hanes said the meeting was productive and Ray appeared calm and sane despite security limits and a glass barrier. He plans no immediate return trip unless needed.
Wisconsin’s Fourth of July weekend traffic toll rose to 54 fatalities, up from 47 a year earlier, with 11 deaths across the state. Victims include Alois Liebmann, 80, fatally struck in Milwaukee. Arno Lisowe, 48, killed when a tractor overturned near Puycoh. and Patricia Phelan, 17, who died from injuries after a Kenosha motorcycle crash. A stillborn infant was attributed to a Monday accident that injured its mother, Mrs. Charles Barnes. Tourists with trailers flooded in, heightening Fourth of July traffic risk as more details appear on the back page.
After a two year delay Mr and Mrs John J Burkhard former Monroe residents now of Napa California return from a three week visit in Switzerland They hoped to see more of France battlefields and Memorial Day at a military cemetery but travel warnings due to strikes limited their plans They toured Amsoldingen and other locales met distant cousins and noted Swiss chalet fronts New Glarus in Wisconsin inspired by Swiss design They observed clean streets and a cheese industry detail and plan to visit their mother Mrs Leutzinger in Monticello.
Around the Block notes birds need high energy feed through July when young grow. Wildlife ecologist Joseph J. Hickey warns beef suet works best, avoid peanut butter due to choking risk, and suet attracts blue jays, woodpeckers, chickadees, and other species across Wisconsin. Also reports travel plans of Mrs. Edith Wenger and family for a three week trip to Europe and notes on relatives.
The Army announced a policy change effective August 1 allowing soldiers returning from Viet Nam, Korea, or other short tour overseas areas to be eligible for up to five months early discharge. The rule covers those serving less than 18 months unaccompanied or less than 24 months with families, with exceptions for returns to the United States of more than five months.
Paula Levine and her Bubble Machine group were ambushed on Highway 15 near Saigon en route to Vung Tau. A driver and two bandmates were killed while Levine and two others were wounded. The group had recently formed and performed for U.S. troops at bases around Saigon and the Mekong Delta.
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