Alfonsi Found Guilty of $100 Bribe in Wisconsin Assembly
Assembly Minority Leader Paul Alfonsi sobbed and pleaded innocence after jurors found him guilty of taking a $100 check from Hayward resort owner Anthony Wise as part of an alleged deal to marshal support for a highway bill. Sentencing set for next Friday. maximum penalty five years and $1000 fines. Alfonsi plans an immediate appeal with attorney John Fritschler Jr. leading motions.
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Madison
Assembly
Paul R. Alfonsi
Alfonsi
Minocqua Republican
Hayward
Anthony Wise
Marshall
John Fritschler Jr
William C. Sachtsen
Fritschler
Paul
David Obey
D-Wausau
Paul Alfonsi
Michael Torphy
Wisconsin Beauties Seek Miss Wisconsin Crown
Oshkosh report from preliminary judging for the 1966 Miss Wisconsin pageant. Sally Wuells 19 of Fox Point won highest talent score for Adele song while contestants face swimsuit and interviews. Ten finalists expected for tonight's final judging.
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Oshkosh
Wisconsin
Miss North Shore
Sally Wuells
Fox Point
Lucey Visits Here Outlines Wisconsin Welfare Vision
Lt. Gov. Patrick J. Lucey campaigned in Monroe with his family outlining an ideal commonwealth for Wisconsin. He urged creative federalism, criticized Knowles administration, and discussed dairy supports, farm policy, Viet Nam, Small Business loans, and political timing ahead of the Democratic primary.
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Patrick Lucey
Green County
Lucey
Wisconsin
Finley Barry
Patrick J. Lucey
Monroe
Green County House
Warren Knowles
Washington
William Proxmire
Viet Nam
Small Business Administration
Proxmire
McDonald-Davis
McDonald - Davis
David Carley
Carley
Daily Doggerel by Clair R Munns
Poem notes how people feel they can rush ahead by patting themselves on the back and overlooking effort. Reflects light verse about self praise and progress.
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Clair R. Munns
Grandma Hoeft Surprises Club at 89th Birthday Party
Anna Hoeft hosted a birthday party at William Blum's home Monroe Route 2 honoring her 89th birthday. She surprised guests by revealing a secret and presenting each club member with handmade sun bonnets. Attendees included Anna Hoeft Donald Springer William Blum Harold Haworth Emma Holtshopple J T Etter Jr Elsa Foesch Alvin Rabehl William Hershberger and other relatives and friends.
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Grandma” Hoeft
Anna Hoeft
9Th St
Grandma Hoeft
Mmes
Donald Springer
William Blum
Harold Haworth
Emma Holtshopple
J. T. Etter Jr
Elsa Foesch
Alvin C. Rabehl
Park Schedule Highlights Busy Week of Local Leagues
Monday shows Little League Twin clash and Giants face Pirates at 2 PM schedule lists. slowpitch games include EUB vs Firemen at 7:15 and City Taxi vs Phillips 66 at 9:15. Tuesday features Indians vs Sox and Astros vs Giants while Pony League rounds out with Team Three vs Team Four and Commercial Bank vs Hughes.
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Twins
Sox
Giants
Pirates
EUB
Firemen
Heeren
Coplien
Swiss Colony
City Taxi
Phillips 66
Indians
Astros
Martin’s
Power and Light
Tri State
Grace Lutheran
Eagles
FFA
Gladiators
Bank of Juda
Browntown
Pony League
Commercial Bank
Hughes
Treuthardts
Lena
Team One
Pleasant Hill Cheese
Bernets
Agrico
Monroe Board of Education Looks to Indoor Pool and Budget
The Monroe Board of Education approved including 25000 in the 1966 67 budget to study an indoor pool at Monroe High School with voter approval due July 25. If funded, plans drawn by an architect and a cost estimate would follow, with day use for students and evening public access under a city lease and user fees to cover lifeguards and lockers. The board also voted to heat a new elementary school with fuel oil, heard views from fuel and gas industry reps, and tabled Mrs Barbara Hammerly’s resignation until July 25.
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Monroe Board of Education
Monroe
Monroe High School
Lee Mitchell
Park Board
Schmitz
Joe Huff
Wisconsin Petroleum Association
Robert M. Bussen
Bernie Purcell
North Central Public Service Inc
Barbara Hammerly
John McGuire
D. J. Huenink
William Harvey
Harvey
McGuire
Mother Visits Son Ricky Thorne In Michigan Clinic
Mrs. Magnie Thorne visits her son Richard Bruce Ricky Thorne in Michigan after he was abandoned at Miami airport last September 21. Doctors and psychiatrists see hope he may speak and function normally, though he still does not talk. The 13 year old was placed in a clinic for mentally retarded and emotionally disturbed children and later reclassified as not definitively so.
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Troy
Mich
Magnie Thorne
Richard Bruce
Ricky) Thorne
Miami International Airport
Ricky
Victor
Chicago
Timone
Miami
Mrs. Thorne
Michigan
Fort Lauderdale
Celebrated Murder Case Linked To Grace Brown Tragedy
Sixty years ago Grace Brown, twenty and four months pregnant, drowned in Big Moose Lake Adirondacks. Her death sparked one of America's most famous cases inspiring books and films. Chester Gillette, the alleged killer, was executed and buried at Auburn. Witnesses and legends continue to surround the case decades later.
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Big Moose
N.Y
Grace Brown
Big Moose Lake
Adirondacks
Albany
Theodore Dreiser
Chester E. Gillette
Auburn
John Denio
Old Forge
Roy C. Higby
Gillette
Cortland
New York
Farm Bureau States Meeting at Madison
District No 2 Farm Bureau officers and members meet Friday July 15 at the Farm Bureau Building Madison from 10 a.m. to 3 30 p.m. A luncheon is planned at noon with speakers Mrs August Bauman Cottage Grove state president of the women's group and Percy Hardyman state president of the men's organization. First 25 women arriving before 10 a.m. receive corsages. Local Farm Bureau members will attend.
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Farm Bureau
Madison
August Bauman
Cottage Grove
Percy Hardyman
Orsages
Grounded Air Travelers as Major Airlines Strike
Thousands of travelers faced delays as a 35,000 machinists strike shut down Eastern, National, United, Northwest and Trans World Airlines. Kennedy Airport saw 757 flights canceled, with bus and train schedules boosted nationwide.
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New York
United States
Afl-Cio International Association of Machinists
Eastern
National
United
Northwest
Trans World Airlines
Johnson
Washington
Kennedy
American
Pan American
Northeast
Delta Airlines
Social Security Office Extends Monday Hours in Janesville
Einar Hanson district manager of the Social Security Office announced Janesville will be open 8 30 a m to 8 30 p m on Mondays starting July 11 and continuing indefinitely for those unable to visit between 8 30 a m and 4 30 p m.
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Einar Hanson
Social Security Office
Janesville
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Laurie
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Myers
Peter Graber
Times
Jean Lucey
Platteville
Donald Fitzgerald
Grant County
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Nell
Darlington
John McDonald
Green County Group
Elsmere Howe
Magdalene Keel
Melvin Will
Harvey Elmer
Leo Share
Will
Barry
Thomas McCarthy
Brooklyn
Luceys
Rock County Bank
David Lasker
University of Wisconsin
Eagle River
Labor Cope Committee
Stevens Point
Twining Park
Board of Education
Group Okays
Recreation Park
Shawn
Donna Swiggum
Mary
Carol
Srace
South Otselic
Earl
Grace
Farm Bureau States Meeting
Portland
Ore
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Portland International
Far West
West Coast
Western
Pacific
Los Angeles
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