West strong Independence Day concert lights Twining Park
Thousands gathered at Twining Park for the Monroe City Band patriotic concert and a City Chamber fireworks display. Notables praised Barnard as Mr Music of Monroe and Mayor Reasa urged families to value independence day as Senator Roseleip urged gratitude and faith in democracy. David Fritz, 4, guest conductor, led "On Wisconsin" as crowds enjoyed bands, vocal numbers, baton twirls, and a flag exhibition amid Fire Dept and Civil Defense traffic help.
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Twining Park
Monroe City
City and
Chamber of Commerce
Stan Neuberger
Barnard
Monroe
Margie Rast
Joe Rast
Margie
Wisconsin
Stars and Stripes Forever
David Fritz
Tom Fritz
Washington, D.C
M.K. Johnson
David
Fritz
Newport
R.I
Washington D.C
Civil Defense Unit
Tragic Train Collision Kills Merrill Girl on Trestle
A 7-year-old Merrill girl, Dawn Peterson, was killed when struck by a Soo Line freight on a trestle over Bridge Lake northeast of Tomahawk. Her 7-year-old cousin Deborah Latzig was swept into the water but survived, treated for shock after the incident during a camping outing.
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Sacred Heart Hospital
Deborah
Warren Latzig
Merrill
Latzigs
Fireworks powder burns youth in Milwaukee incident
A 14 year old boy was burned by powder from fireworks bombs stolen earlier in the day from a lakefront park. Terry Halbrooks is in satisfactory condition at Children's Hospital with flesh burns. Police say youths placed powder from a finale bomb around him and ignited it as officers recovered most of the 24 stolen bombs in the Juneau Park area. The bombs were intended for a display at the park that night.
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Milwaukee
Terry Halbrooks
Children’s Hospital
Juneau Park
Armstrong
Ol’ Satchmo
Youth shoots Beloit policeman during arrest attempt
An 18-year-old surrendered to Beloit police six hours after Officer Robert E. Hurley was shot in the back while arresting a youth on parole violation. Hurley, 29, was listed in stabilized condition at Beloit Memorial Hospital. Witnesses said the youth grabbed the officer’s revolver and fired.
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Beloit
Wis
Robert E. Hurley
Beloit Memorial Hospital
Bernard Kakuske
Hurley
Kakuske
Four drownings mark Wisconsin long holiday weekend
Four people drowned over the long weekend in Wisconsin with two victims from Illinois. Beth Anne Nelson, 20, of Hometown Illinois, drowned while skin diving at Lower MacKenzie Lake near Minong and her body was found by a helicopter crew. Clarence Garbie, 3, of Harwood Heights Illinois, drowned at Pleasant Lake near Elkhorn after falling from a pier. Leonard Jazdzewski, a father of ten from Wisconsin Rapids, drowned in the Wisconsin River after leaping from a bridge. John Sorger, 37, Milwaukee, drowned at Castle Rock Lake when his boat lurched as he tried to start it. his body was recovered.
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Wisconsin
Illinois
Washburn
Beth Anne Nelson
Hometown
MacKenzie Lake
Minong
Marvin Anderson
Clarence Garbie
Harwood Heights
Ill
Pleasant Lake
Elkhorn
Walworth County
Wisconsin Holiday Traffic Toll Dips From Past Peak
Traffic deaths over a long holiday weekend totaled 15, four fewer than the 1967 comparable 78-hour period and well below the 32 recorded in 1966. Wisconsin's yearly toll stood at 446 today, down from 519 on the same date last year. The holiday period ran from 6 p.m. Friday to midnight Monday.
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Wisconsin
Nixon urges constructive settlement in steel talks
President Nixon calls for a constructive settlement to keep the steel industry competitive in world markets and support the economic recovery. He meets with union and management negotiators as contract talks approach with a July 31 expiry. the United Steelworkers seek a 311 percent boost over three years.
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Washington
Nixon
United Steelworkers of America
Basic Steel Industry Conference
President’s Council of Economic Advisers
U.S
Union
Steel Companies
White House
Nixon to Meet News Executives in Kansas City
AP reports President Nixon travels to Kansas City to meet news executives from 13 states and push his domestic proposals. In Miami Beach Frank Fitzsimmons is favored to win Teamsters presidency amid union opposition. Typhoon Harriet curbs some bombing in Indochina as B52s hit northern Vietnam. US troop withdrawals from Vietnam outpace earlier estimates. AFL CIO reentry denied by Teamsters and UAW leaders. Trial judges urged to stay calm with unruly defendants. Penn Central signals selling nonrail assets to restore profits.
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Washington
Nixon
Kansas City
Frank E. Fitzsimmons
Teamsters Union
Nation's road toll record for Fourth of July
Traffic accidents over the three day Fourth of July weekend killed 612 people, a new holiday record. The tally exceeds 611 in 1969 and 540 last year, with the period spanning 78 hours. The worst crash was on Interstate 65 in southern Indiana, where 10 people died in a head on collision.
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Indiana
Editorials and Local News Overview
A condensed page view lists editorials on page 2 and local news plus society items on pages 2 and 4. Sports coverage appears on page 4, with brief society notes and community updates accompanying the sports and local briefs.
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Sports Society
Louis Armstrong Dies at 71 in New York
Famed trumpeter Louis Armstrong died today in New York at age 71 after a two-week Waldorf engagement and a 10 week stay in Beth Israel Hospital. The legendary musician rose from a Louisiana school to world fame through trumpet and song.
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Satchmo
Louis Armstrong
New York
Louisiana
Armstrong
Beth Israel Hospital
The
Waldorf
Hijackers Held After Argentinian Case Referred Up
U S Navy deserter Robert Lee Jackson and Lydia Sanchez surrendered after hijacking a Braniff Boeing 707 from Acapulco to San Antonio. The craft stopped in Monterrey Lima and Rio de Janeiro before landing in Buenos Aires 43 hours later. Argentine judge sent case to higher federal court over jurisdiction.
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Argentina
U.S. Navy
Braniff
Robert Lee Jackson
Maryville
Tenn
Lydia Lucretia Sanchez
Mexico
la Plata
Luis Gerrello
Gerrello
Jackson
Miss Sanchez
Acapulco
San
U.S
Peru
Braniff International
Lima
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
Old Milwaukee Days circus parade ends as Baraboo wagons head home
The 27 car train pulled 66 antique wagons from Milwaukee to Baraboo signaling the parade’s end for this year. C P Fox, head of Circus World Museum, says the event underwrites about 500000 dollars yearly and plans improvements for 1972. More than 500000 spectators lined downtown streets to view the wagons horses and bands. Fox notes relief at a safe procession and sadness at waiting a year to do it again. He also regrets a broken calliope harness that prevented the instrument from keeping pace with the parade. Fox intends to repaint wagons and restore English wagons for next year.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Baraboo
Santa Claus
C.P
Chappie) Fox
Circus World Museum
Jos. Schlitz Brewing Co
Fox
Jillion
Calliope
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Donald Heeren
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Allan F. Barnard
Insight Magazine
Milwaukee Journal
Joseph Tregoning
Shullsburg
America
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AP News
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Harriet
Indochina
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Vietnam
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Miami Beach
Fla
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Philadelphia
Penn Central Railroad
National Safety Council
Dwight Coplien
Abby
Settle Estate
LOS Angeles
Earl Carroll
Milwaukee Days
Harry Heck
St. Augustine
Great Britain
Robert Fossett
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