Woman sentenced to death in chair for murder of infant niece
Geneva Illinois Mrs Earl Crews 34 was sentenced to death by electric chair for beating her 20 month old niece Lisa to death She planned to adopt the child and claimed the death occurred when she fell into a bathtub A belt was offered as the murder weapon and no execution date was set
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Geneva
Ill
Earl Crews
Carpentersville
John S. Petersen
Circuit Court
Lisa
Crews
Orangeville Family Vacation and Holiday Social Roundup
Orangeville residents share a busy Fourth with travels on the Mississippi River from Clinton to Guttenburg and back. Local families visit relatives, attend picnics and gatherings in Freeport, Rockford, Solon Springs, and Brodhead, while many plan weekend trips and attend anniversaries and family events across Wisconsin and Minnesota.
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Bud Miller
Howard Lee
Chicago
Mississippi River
Clinton
Guttenburg
Janet Miller
Beloit College
Dale Fryer
Vernon Schulz
Robert Schulz
Daphne
Cindy
Alfred Schulz
Delmar Schulz
Fryer
Krape Park
Freertport
Milton Moore
Ore Melvin Dietmeier
Stella
Boyer
Glen Bolender
Verl Boyer
Marty
Holly
Laurie
Solon Springs
Wis
Oscar Phillips
James Flannery
Curt
Vicki
Hayward
Nellie Strohacker
Violet
Freeport
F. W. Fowler
Rockford
J. Milton Bostian
Barbara
Lenore Bostian
Illinois State Psychiatric Institute
Downers Grove
Gretchen Doss
J. E. Bostian
C. B. Bridge
Virgil Dickinson
Brodhead
Dorothy Printz
Chicago Heights
Ellen Goodhart
Goodhart
Printz
Orangeville
Miles Barr
Kermit
East High Street
Jerald Kleckler
LeOwen Rackow
Raymond Read
Cedarville
Reed Cottage
Clarence Barker
Lowell Barker
Earl Schulz
Merrimac
Gary Gast
John
Macon
Susan Metz
Vera Wambach
Lena Folgate
Delbert
Gertrude Zweifel
Ray Bolender
Tanya
Eugene Jr
Paul Maitland
Big Flats
N.Y
Raymond Kopp
Lena
Bessie Pinnow
Cal Flood
Orlando
Fila
Alan Musser
Roger DeRoche
Evelyn Smobersteg
Johnny
Bill Riechers
Darlington
Gene Lehman
Percy Harless
Stanley Hulbert
Messrs
Mmes
Ralph Frautschy
Orland Priewe
Clifford Scheider
Floyd Dietmeier
Roy
Around the Block Highlights Swiss Ties and Local Tours
A Swiss family, the Toblers, en route to Switzerland from Monroe, with father Rudolph Tobler a Nestle production director, plans periodic South America and North American checks. The feature covers local visitors, European travel plans, and Wisconsin ethnic programs at Camp Randall, plus Prairie Schooner rides at The Covered Wagon and a Alaska vacation story.
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Rudolph Tobler
Peter
Helen
Monroe
Switzerland
Tobler
Nestles
Brazil
South America
Mexico
Canada
University of Wisconsin
New Glarus
Marysville
Tablers
Assemblyman
G. Fred Galli
Seoul seeks stronger input on Vietnam policy
Seoul said it has 45,000 troops in Vietnam and urged enhanced voice on war policy, calling for a firm military stance. The statement was made Friday in Seoul with emphasis on decisive action.
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Seoul
South Korea
Pilgrims Progress Across A Crossword Puzzle Clues
A mixed list of across and down clues from a word puzzle, detailing terms from vanity to victory and cultural references. The grid includes musical terms, navigational points, animals, and Norse and Greek mythological terms.
Hit and Miss Camper Built on Family Truck
Albert Buri of Route 2 Monroe built a self made camper on a half ton pickup from April 15 to June 18. The project used car siding, wood construction, bunks, a gas range and folding table, saving about ninety percent of retail cost. The family of five plans a New York State trip after two local outings to Blue Mounds and near Baraboo. Beth Bryan and Bonnie join in travel with father mother and two auto trips already taken.
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Albert Buri
Route 2
Monroe
Guess
Gosh
Blue Mounds
Baraboo
Chevrolet
Janesville
Buri
New York State
Monroe Construction Company
Burns
Beth
Bryan
Bonnie
Art Museum Sees 1309 Visitors in June
Swiss Village Museum in New Glarus reports 1309 visitors in June. The Chalet of the Golden Fleece, run by curator Henry Schmid, welcomed 1308 guests during the same month.
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New Glarus
Times
J. A. Freitag
Henry Schmid
Strawbery Season Fat Box Turtles Block Shell Closure
Readers note how strawbery season draws box turtles to ripe fruit causing rapid weight gain. The excess fat can prevent the shells from closing fully, a caution about overindulgence in available fruit for wildlife.
Service Record Notes New Address For Lance Cpl Legler
The Service Record reports Lance Cpl David R Legler now at 8S Company 2nd Amtrac Bn FMFLANT Camp Lejeune NC 28542, as his parents Mr and Mrs Joseph Legler are advised. Raphael Heinzman, son of Mr and Mrs George Heinzman, is home on Naval leave from service on the USS Valley Forge.
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Monticello
Joseph Legler
Lance Cpl
David R. Legler
8S Company
2Nd Amtrac Bt
Fmflant
Camp Lejuene
N.C
Belleville
Raphael Heinzman
George Heinzman
Valley Forge
Air Force enlistments with Texas bases listed
Joe Donlin and Bruce Adams have enlisted in the Air Force and are now in basic training. Donlin is at Lackland AFB Texas and Adams is at Amarillo AFB Texas. Pvt Stephen Streiff RA 1-680-208 is at Ft Campbell Kentucky with 592nd TC Co LT Trk. He spent a three day leave here over the weekend.
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Belleville
Joe Donlin
Bruce Adams
Air Force
Donlin
Lackland
New Glarus
Stephen Streiff
Ft. Campbell, Ky
T.C. Co
Private Thompson completes training at Ft Leonard Wood
Pvt E2 Richard L Thompson son of Mr and Mrs Merlin Thompson of 716 23rd St has completed advanced training as a combat engineer at Ft Leonard Wood Missouri and has been transferred to Ft Bliss Texas His new address lists US service number and unit at Ft Bliss Texas
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Richard L. Thompson
Merlin Thompson
23Rd St
Ft. Leonard Wood
Ft. Bliss
Tex
Peterson Completes Radio Course At Fort Knox
Army Pvt. Robert R. Peterson completed a ten week radio and electrical theory course at Fort Knox Kentucky. He studied international Morse Code and basic radio theory after enlisting in January 1966 and graduating from Brodhead High School in 1964.
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Army
Robert R. Peterson
Raymond O. Peterson
Second Ave
Brodhead
Army Training Center
Fort Knox
Pvt
Peterson
Fort Knox, Ky
Brodhead High School
Week of fishing reports highlights in Green and Iron counties
Green County notes bluegills at Browntown Wildlife area and catfish fair on Sugar and Pecatonica rivers with panfish biting in Lafayette County. Iron County reports improving pan fishing with muskies northerns and trout, plus a 31 pound catfish at Yellowstone. Sawyer County lists six pound bass a 10 pound walleye and a 41 inch northern in weekly summary.
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New Lake
Browntown
Green County
Sugar
Pecatonica
Lafayette County
Omer J. Thorpe
Milfred Isely
Gratiot
Yellowstone
Iron County
Sawyer County
Weekly Market Summary for Hogs Cattle and Sheep
Chicago reports weeklong changes in hogs cattle and sheep markets. Hogs mostly lower with lighter demand, cattle and sheep mixed with steers steady to higher and spring lambs showing solid prices. Prices given by weight ranges for barrows gilts sows and various cattle categories.
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Chicago
Cronin Names Umpires for All Star Game in St Louis
American League president Joe Cronin selects veteran umpires Jim Honochick Frank Umont and newcomer Jerry Neudecker to officiate the All Star game against the National League next Tuesday in St Louis.
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Boston
Joe Cronin
Jim Honochick
Frank Umont
Jerry Neudecker
St. Louis
Brooklyn Post Office Set for August Completion
The new Brooklyn post office building under construction on the former Dreher property on Commercial Street will be completed by August 15. Mel Mathison of Stoughton is the contractor.
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Brooklyn
Brooklyn Post Office
Dreher
Commercial St
Mel Mathison
Stoughton
New York Rowing Champion Trials Crown Don Spero
Don Spero, 27, Olympian from the New York Athletic Club, won the single sculls final at the U S trials for the World Rowing Championships. The event sets the American representative for the world meet in Yugoslavia this September.
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New York
Don Spero
New York AC
U. S
Yugoslavia
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Liechtenstein
Germany
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Highway 14
Arena
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Elsa Hopkins
Clydesdale
Florian A. Chollet
Sabine Judith
Paris
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A. E. Henze
Mt. Horeb
Arthur Anderson Auditors
Choliets
Milwauukee
Chollet
Margaret Henze
Wisconsin Idea Theatre
Camp _ Randall
Madison
Warren P. Knowles
Wisconsin Institute of Nationalities
Wisconsin
Robert Neal
Mineral Point
Wisconsin Conservation Department
Wisconsin Corporation
Block HH
Herb
Margaret LaBuch
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Monroe Construction Co
Pilgrim’s Progress
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