U S Demands Release of Two Air Force Officers
U S officials demand the release of two Air Force officers held in the Soviet Union after the July 1 RB47 incident. The note rejects espionage charges and calls for the return of the navigator John R. McKone and copilot F B Olmstead, plus the pilot Willard G. Palm's body.
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Washington
U. S
Soviet Union
Khrushchev
United States
Moscow
Lovell
Ural Mountains
Arctic
Kola Peninsula
John R. McKone
Tonganoxie
Kan
F. B. Olmstead
Elmira
N. Y
Willard G. Palm
Oak Ridge
Tenn
Belgians Clear Congo Airfield
Belgian parachutists cleared Leopoldville airport of Congolese soldiers in under an hour amid gunfire and grenades. One Congolese soldier killed, one wounded. three Belgian civilians wounded. Gen. Geysens announced Belgian forces would take charge as Congolese guards watched. International tensions rose as Kasavubu and Lumumba called for UN aid amid Belgium’s evacuation plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leopoldville
Congo
Geysens
Force-Publique- Congolese
Joseph Kasavubu
Patrice Lumumba
Congo Republic
United Nations
Belgium
Brussels
Gaston Eyskens
Moise Tshombe
Katanga
Eisenhower
U.S
U. N
Dag Hammarskjhold
Alston Stars Try Again in All-Star Game Bid
National League manager Walter Alston fields Vern Law and Whitey Ford as starters with Podres and Wynn entering in later innings at Yankee Stadium. Eddie Matthews and Willie Mays hit home runs as the Nationals surge to a 4 0 lead in the seventh before the Americans rally.
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Walter Alston
Yankee Stadium
al Lopez
Kansas City
Vern Law
Whitey Ford
Johnny Podres
Early Wynn
Eddie Mathews
Willie Mays
Nationals
Board Approves Tank Purchase for County Jail Fuel
The Green County Board voted to advertise bids to install a 2,000 gallon gasoline storage tank and used pump at the jail for up to 450. The plan aims to save by bulk gas handling with a four cent per gallon federal tax refund. An August meeting was set for the third Tuesday due to a convention in Hannibal Missouri. Myron I. Stair led the measure, and $450 was moved from the general fund to the courthouse and jail outlay fund. The agriculture building progress was also updated as about one third complete with electrical work begun.
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Green County
Agriculture Committee
Hannibal
Myron I. Stair
Seventh Ward
Stair
Emil G. Voegeli
Wilbert E. Stauffer
Monticello
Slayer of Six Shot by Police in New Jersey
Michael Fekecs, a Hungarian refugee accused of murdering six persons, lay in a coma as a police officer remained lodged in his skull. Two Franklin Township patrolmen, George Dunham and John Lebed, were killed in his apartment after arresting him for driving with a revoked license. Tests linked the same gun to four Jan killings at Dr. Francis Clarke estate.
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Fekecs
Franklin Township
George Dunham
John Lebed
Francis Clarke
UW Day at Club Sets New Record
The University of Wisconsin events at Monroe Country Club drew a record crowd for Badger Booster Day. Local high school athlete Dave Grams shot 78 in the golf event, introduced by UW staff, with UW supporters and coaches in attendance.
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University of Wisconsin
Badger
Monroe Country Club
Dave Grams
Grams
John Erickson
Erickson
Dave
Elmer
Wisconsin Student Aid Foundation, Inc
Edwin Rufenacht
al Steier
Chicago
Steve Caravello
Madison
Allien
Vern Bell
John Fish
Raymond R. Kubly
James Forbes
Russell J. Myers
Gage
Ivy Williamson
Fred Marsh
Milt Bruhn
Europe
Nathan Twining
Kenneth Gibson
Collins Ferris
Wisconsin National Air Guard
Platform Points From Democratic National Convention
A summary of the convention platform outlines aims in foreign policy to restore strength and leadership for peace and growth, national defense to deter aggression, economic growth with ending tight money, agricultural supports and food programs, expanded medical care for the elderly, civil rights enforcement, higher minimum wage to 1.25, and fiscal policies for a balanced budget with tax adjustments as needed. The platform also calls for broader federal action to end racial discrimination and to fund expanding domestic and international needs.
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Los Angeles
Stock Market Displays Cautious Rally Amid Mixed Trading
New York stocks edged higher in a cautious session as prices improved slightly after a weak start. Volume stayed moderate with fractional changes, aerospace shares led gains, steels held firm, and the market overall remained wary amid a tense international situation.
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New York
Dodgeville Man, 81, 397th Traffic Victim
Wisconsin 1960 highway fatality toll reaches 397 with Marshall Matthews age 81 of Dodgeville among the dead from injuries in a July 6 two car crash near Spring Green in Iowa County.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Marshall Matthews
Dodgeville
Spring Green
Iowa
Kennedy Forces Pushing Closer to First Vote Win
The article reports Sen. John F. Kennedy's backers nearing a first ballot nomination win as Democrats name their presidential candidate at the convention. It notes Adams Stevenson’s unannounced floor visit and Stevenson’s refusal to desert supporters who drafted him. Lyndon B. Johnson and Stuart Symington are mentioned as figures backing different paths.
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Los Angeles
John F. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Adlai E. Stevenson
Kennedy
Dixie
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
House
Sam Rayburn
Johnson
James T. Blair Jr
Missouri
Stuart Symington
Kenneddy
A. S
Mike Monroney
Oklahoma
Stevenson
Illinois
Abraham A. Ribicoff
Connecticut
Farmer Loses Toes In Machinery Accident
Walter Haberman, 53, of Footville and formerly of Monroe, was admitted to St. Clare Hospital after injuring his left foot in a farm machine incident. His big toe was partially amputated and two others fully removed when he caught his foot in the power take-off. He was working the machine and did not stop it. He remains in satisfactory condition and is expected to stay several days.
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Walter Haberman
Footville
Monroe
St. Clare Hospital
Haberman
J C Timm Dies at 67 in Brodhead
J C Timm 67 vice president of Green County Bank and director of the bank died at St Clare hospital after admission Monday. He owned Timm Motor Co until two years ago. Born August 27 1892 in Union Star Missouri he married Mabel Heath in 1918. Survived by wife three sons four brothers two sisters and seven grandchildren. Services Saturday at 1 30 p m Newcomer funeral home Brodhead with military rites at Greenwood cemetery Brodhead.
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J.C. Timm
Brodhead
Green County Bank
St. Clare Hospital
Mr. Timm
Timm Motor Co
John
Bruce
William and
Sophia Discher Timm
Union Star
Mabel Heath
Rockford
American Legion Post
Masonic Lodge
The
Congregational Church
Donald
Madison
John D
Roy
William
Footville
David
Benjamin
Janesville
Nettie West
Verona
Ed Deubendorfer
Beresford
S. D
Newcomer Funeral Home
J. C. Robertson
Congregational
Case Rejects Demand in Long Strike at Racine
The J. I. Case Co. ended talks with United Automobile Workers today by rejecting the union s latest contract proposals to resolve a lengthy strike in Racine.
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CASE
J. I. Case Co
United Automobile Workers Today
Democrats Revive Brannan Farm Plan for Subsidy Grants
Democrats revived the Brannan Farm Plan as a centerpiece of their farm platform. The proposal would provide broad payments to farmers to supplement income from product sales, reintroducing government support to agriculture on a large scale.
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Brannan Farm Plan
Party
Brannan
Charles F. Brannan
Truman
Chester Bowles
Resolutions Committee
Swiss Mart Steady Demand Fair to Good
Madison Wisconsin cheese markets show steady to fully steady pricing with ample to limited offerings. Cheddars priced 34 to 36 per 40 pound block, longhorns 35 to 37, midgets 36 to 39 and Swiss wheels light with State brand blocks 42 to 43, other grades 39 to 41.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Rainstorm Hits Area Damages Road Relocation
Monroe escaped the worst of a wind and rainstorm that lashed surrounding communities and stalled traffic on the Highway 69 relocation north of Monticello. A truck bogged down on the new road bed around 1 a.m., delaying relief until after 5 a.m. and leaving several cars trapped or damaged. Fields flooded, rainfall totals around Monroe were light, with cooler, drier weather forecast for tomorrow.
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Monroe
Monticello
Monticeli
Albany
McGuire Seeks Assembly Office
Harry McGuire Jr. filed nomination papers for state assemblyman in the September primary, unopposed for the Democratic nomination, set to face incumbent C. M. Stauffer in November. The piece notes other local races with unelected incumbents and two Democratic candidates for the register of deeds post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry McGuire Jr
14Th Street
McGuire
Chevrolet
Janesville
C. M. Stauffer
Washington Township
Purcell School
Monroe High School
Helen Kummer Bratzke
Register of Deeds
Frances Leuenberger
Register of Needs
C. E. Gardner
New Glarus
Grace M. Thorpe
Gardner and
Bank Re-elects Board and Officers at Annual Meeting
The Commercial and Savings Bank held its annual stockholders and board meetings with all directors and officers reelected. Reappointed are Nathan E. Bear Arthur Benkett Bruce Blum Emil Escher Robert Rote and Ralph Wenger with Wenger as president and Blum as vice president. Deposits on June 30 totaled 10 041941 while loans and discounts reached 5 920035.
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The
Commercial and Savings Bank
Nathan E. Bear
Arthur P. Benkett
Bruce M. Blum
Emil Escher
Robert G. Rote
Ralph H. Wenger
Wenger
Blum
H. L. Fenton
E. J. Lawrence
John F. Kundert
A. Bender
C. S. Gamesha
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West Germany
Alston Stars
Steve
Nakoma Country Club
Fred Gage
Caravello
Billy Sixty Jr
Billy Sixty
Milwaukee
Bob Leslie
Times
Sen
Humphrey
Adlai Stevenson
U.S. Grant Council
Colorado Springs
Jack Herbig
Freeport
Quartermaster
Emmett Terwilleger
Lancaster
Mike Woodruff
Scribe
Rick Bahr
Roger Schelley
Ed Laughlen
Mr. Carroll
Bill Brodbeck
Platteville
Charles Hancock Jr
Richard H. Bahr
Bank
Assembly
Joseph D. Viney
Franz W. Brand
W. E. Deininger
Helen F. Myers
Ray E. Kundert
Ralph Kundert
A. Charles Howe
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