Wisconsin Education Leader From One Room School
William Kahl, now state superintendent of public instruction, oversees more than 860000 Wisconsin students and 40000 educators with a 265 million dollar biennial budget. Born on a farm near Mount Horeb, he started in a one room school and rose through Albany and Lancaster before taking the helm in Madison.
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John Keefe
Associated Press
Madison
William Kahl
Wisconsin
Kahl
Mt. Horeb
University of Wisconsin
Albany High School
Albany
Lancaster
Ivory Tower
Angus B. Rothwell
Mount Horeb
Monticello Homecoming Weekend Kicks Off Friday Night
Monticello hosts a three day homecoming with a Kiddie parade Friday at 8 p.m. Main events include a Zor Shrine Nomads show on Saturday at 3 p.m. and a Monroe City Band concert at 8:15 p.m. Sunday features lake dedication ceremonies and water fights. The program lists a wide array of bands soloists and brass groups.
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Monticello
Madison Boy Scout
Main Street
Zor Shrine
Main St
Monroe City
Allan F. Barnard
Gerald Fritz
Janesville
Kenneth Krattiger
Mendez
Frederick S. Voegels
William Ruda
William Lanz
Modernaires
Hollis Schilt
Stanley Neuberger
Fredric Moritz
Flamengo
Karen Witt
Pool To Close For Fair Week In Monroe
The Monroe swimming pool closes after noon and evening sessions from Wednesday July 27 through Sunday July 31 for Green County Fair. Morning practices run 7 30 to 9 30 a m next Wednesday through Friday and lessons continue through Fair Week until Friday August 12. Free admission for children during a 2 p m opening and a money dive with 5 dollars in pennies nickels and dimes. Next Tuesday the pool closes at 3 15 p m to prepare for the Shorewood Hills Monroe meet at 6 p m.
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Monroe
Shorewood Hills-Monroe
Britons Brace for Austerity as World Markets Loom
London reports indicate Britons face tougher cost living and stricter controls after Parliament approves a major austerity plan. The move aims to defend the pound, cut two billion dollars in spending, and curb domestic and foreign debt, with unions opposing parts of the program.
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London
Harold Wilson
Europe
Suez
Siren Malfunction Alarms Monroe City Hall
Residents of Monroe were startled at 10 a.m. when the new City Hall siren sounded. Authorities explained an apparent malfunction caused the wailing signal as residents scanned clear skies for tornado funnels and questioned if it was a drill.
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Monroe
City Hall
Villa Louis Museum to reopen after 1965 flood
Prairie du Chien residents learn the Villa Louis Museum will reopen this Friday marking the first public access since the 1965 Mississippi River Flood. Curator Ed Pugh announced the milestone and schedule.
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Prairie DU Chien
Villa Louis Museum
Ed Pugh
Speck Formally Charged With Murder in Nurses Slayings
Richard Speck, 24, was formally charged with murder in Chicago for the eight nurse killings. He met with his attorney and the Rev. David Peterson, who visited at the City Jail Hospital, and Speck requested another minister visit. A sanity hearing was indicated, with the case continued to July 28.
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Chicago
Richard Speck
David Peterson
Speck
City
Peterson
Irving Park
Dallas
Tex
Cook County Hospital
O. W. Wilson
Gerald W. Getty
Daniel Ryan
Felony Division of Circuit Court
Getty
St Clare Hospital Care Message Cites Time Spent
St Clare Hospital staffs emphasize patient care and note an average American spends nearly one day per year in a hospital, framing healthcare as a constant presence in daily life.
Benkert letter praises AFS summer program abroad
Malaysia trip notes from Bobbie Benkert, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur C. Benkert, spent summer in Kuala Lumpur with the Americans Abroad Summer Program. She thanks Monroe AFS committee and Swig gum for help. mentions Manila and Singapore returns and an AFS sister from Ceylon, now in Malaya.
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American Field Service Committee
Glen A. Swiggum
Roberta
Bobbie) Benkert
Arthur C. Benkert
Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
Americans Abroad
Miss Benkert
AFS
Monroe
Manila
Singapore
K. L
Ceylon
Malaya
New Glarus Heidi Festival Presents Story of Heidi
The Heidi Folk Festival in New Glarus features a four act English adaptation of Johanna Spyri's Heidi by thirteen local residents. The event includes the Hall of History exhibit and a 2 p.m. village park performance on August 6 followed by the Maennerchor Volksfest on August 7 celebrating Swiss Independence Day with music and yodeling.
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NEW Glarus
Clara Seseman
Frankfurt
Germany
Heidi
Maienfeld
Graubunden
Switzerland
New World
Maennerchor
Wisconsin
Five Day Week Proposed For Congress
A Senate House committee study recommends replacing the Tuesday through Thursday session with a five day work week to improve efficiency. The proposal aims to streamline congressional operations and shorten the work cycle for lawmakers.
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Washington
Senate House
Congress
Dress Revue Names State Fair Delegates at 4-H Event
Mary Nussbaum and Carol Deininger were named State Fair delegates at the 4-H Dress Revue held in the Junior High School auditorium. 147 girls displayed dresswork with 300 spectators as alternates Karen Hanson and Renee Schuetz were also noted along with organizers and hosts.
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Best OF
Main Street
Monroe Junior High School
Mary Nussbaum
Carol Deininger
Renee Schuetz
Karen Hanson
Daniel Benkert
Jake Rufener
Times
Main Street USA
Robert Faith
Paul Hollis
Rita Paulson
Nancy Strommen
Miss Hanson
Richland 4
John Nussbaum
Richland Club
Miss Deininger
Richland
Nathan Deininger
Faith
Dorothy Chesebro
Daniel Benkett
Jean Wells
Janis Sandley
Heidi Schlappi
Aleda Schuetz
Gemini 10 astronauts prepare fiery Atlantic descent
Cape Kennedy Florida reports that Gemini 10 crew John W. Young and Michael Collins will fire retro rockets at 3:31 p.m. EST to begin re entry, with a 4:07 p.m. Atlantic splashdown about 550 miles east southeast of Cape Kennedy. A Guadalcanal backed recovery force awaits in the landing zone as weather is good.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
John W. Young
Navy
Michael Collins
Air Force
Atlantic
Capt Kennedy
Guadalcanal
Rioting Firebombs in Cleveland After Car Shootout
Police and National Guardsmen opened fire on a car wounding a 16 year old Negro mother and her two children during a fire scene in Cleveland. Five people were hurt including a 7 month old, a Guard captain, and a 12 year old brother of the mother. The night followed rioting that left two Black residents dead. Firemen fought a $100000 blaze as guards and police held back further disorder.
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Cleveland
Ohio
National Guard
Christopher Green
Diane Towns
Emmanuel Towns
Ernest Williams
Towns
James Pletcher
National
Hough
TRY IT SOMETIME By Clair R Munns
A poem urges reflection when passing a mirror noting a shock at current appearance. It hints that changes will gradually occur and mentions the speaker plans improvements over time.
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Sousa
Rudy Burkhalter
Golden Gate
Monticello Lake
Gordon Roseliep
Sen. Roseliep
Robert W. Kastenmeier
Belle
St. Clare Hospital
Bobbie’ Benkert
Glarus
Linda Phillips
Joyce Pagel
Ann Silvis
Rene Schuetz
Carolyn Silvis
Pat Kaster
Virginia Raymer
Jane Wells
Yvonne Zimmerman
Lynn Berge
Susan Durtschi
Cindy Mauerman
Jim Bauman
Paul Beach
Russell Block
Dan Meier
Alvin Sacker
William Stuckey
Clair R. Munns
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