04 Jun 1971
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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1971
Page
1
Monroe Police Chief Dwight Coplien and the Kiwanis Club introduce a weekly series for parents on drug abuse. The first installment outlines the scope and aims, stressing factual discussion, knowledge of terms, and ways parents can address rising drug use among youth.
Green County Extension agent George Hartman and UW entomologist Dr James Apple report further checks and consultations suggest most farmers will not need to spray for Alfalfa Weevil. remove first crop promptly, ensile if possible, monitor regrowth for leaf feeding. Some fields with high populations may require spraying with malathion up to 1 1/2 pounds per acre. methoxychlor requires seven day harvest delay.
Sutter County sheriff Roy Whiteaker said more bodies may be found as deputies wait for irrigation water to recede before resuming searches of peach and plum orchards. The latest discovery followed a string of stabbings and hacks in the area, with 24 victims reported.
The U S troopship Upshur with 13 disabled North Vietnamese prisoners of war returned to Da Nang after Hanoi said it would not accept them. Prisoners appeared downcast as they were moved to a Da Nang prison camp from Bien Hoa and will stay there. The ship and 10 gunboats waited off the coast all morning and did not enter the cease fire area off the DMZ.
The AMA devotes three major stories and several pictures to Sen. Edward M. Kennedys cross country campaign in support of his health care reform plan. The piece notes AMA members used hearings tapes eye witness reports and press packets to brief local leaders ahead of Kennedy health sub committee appearances.
Washington AP reports the U.S. unemployment rate jumped to 6.2 percent in May, tying a nine year high. Construction and sales workers plus young women saw notable increases, while long term unemployment of 27 weeks or more climbed substantially.
Monroe High School prepares for 7 30 p m commencement in the gymnasium. The 209 graduates will receive diplomas from Board President R O Kittelsen as Lee Olsen awards honors. Rev Milde will give invocation and benediction, with John Bauman delivering the welcome and Jody Wegmueller giving remarks.
All NATO members except France план a special year talks on mutual troop reductions in Europe. US and other foreign ministry deputy chiefs will attend, with Rogers pressing for exploration after Berlin settlement. France seeks broader security conference, but agrees planning cannot start until Berlin future is settled, likely by December.
Three $40 scholarships were awarded at the 1971 Music Clinic at the University of Wisconsin during the Monroe Junior High School Band Awards assembly on June 4. Recipients: Kelli Boss, Kirk Stroessner, and John Van Wagenen. Silver and gold Music Lyre pins were also presented to top performers with seven or more credits.
Funeral services and burial for Kermit Johnson 22 of Freeport Illinois who drowned at Beckmans Lake near Browntown will be held in Macon Georgia. Johnson recently moved to Freeport worked as a program worker for the Freeport Area Church Cooperative and was released from U S military duty five months ago. He disappeared in weed covered lake bottom about 300 feet from shore while swimming with four companions. Coroner ruled accidental drowning no inquest. Body at Stnessy Funeral Home Monroe and to be flown direct to Macon.
Rev. Glenn L. Borreson accepted a call to pastor Our Savior's Lutheran Church South Wayne and Jordan Lutheran Browntown. Installation will be Sunday June 6 at 10 30 a.m. and 9 a.m. Rev Eugene Leschensky will perform the rite. Born April 29 1944 in LaCrosse he is a Luther College and Luther Theological Seminary graduate with a son born to Mary Esther Jorgenson in 1967.
The Monroe City Band directed by Allan F. Barnard performs Monday at 8 in Twining Park Band Shell. Queen contest finalists are announced, Swiss Singers perform, and selections include Miss America, Expedition March, Symphony No 1 Finale, and The Magnificent. Free admission.
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