Massachusetts teacher suspended over draft card debate
Sheila McNabb and her seventh grade class in Somerville sparked a controversy when a teacher Mrs. Sobel commented on a Vietnam War essay asking if the death of a brother was worth it. The school suspended Sobel with pay pending a hearing, while Mayor Brennan urged her firing.
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Somerville
Mass
Sheila McNabb
Eleanor Sobel
Sheila
Henry McNabb
Sobel
James F. Brennan
Brennan
Supt. of Schools
Leo C. Donahue
Illinois House OKs gas tax hike and bonds for highways
The Illinois House approved a one cent gas tax increase a highway bond issue totaling 2 billion and higher vehicle license fees. The package aims to fund accelerated highway construction though critics say urban roads gain little. Proponents cite modernization of 5000 miles of roads and 1599 miles of freeways as top priorities.
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Springfield
Ill
Illinois House
Senate
Illinois High Study Commission
Richard B. Ogilvie
W. Robert Blair
R-Park Forest
Highway Study Commission
Blair
Deininger Speaker as Commencement Honors Noted
Citizenship awards went to Mary Usher and John Deininger at Monroe Senior High School graduation. Six top ten percent students received honor scholarships from $100 to $800. Usher, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. John Usher, is on the annual staff and active in Badger Girls State. Deininger is son of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Deininger.
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Monroe High School
Monroe
Mary Usher
John Usher
John Deininger
Lloyd Deininger
Route 2
Usher
Badger
Deininger
James Babler
Daryl Babler
Route 1
Browntown
Mary Jo Goecks
Edwin Goecks
Big Wheel
Thomas Nondahl
Arthur Nondahl
Robert Skattum
Mary Zuhlke
Alvin Zuhlke
Bloodmobile at Turner Hall Monroe June 17 140 pint quota
The Badger Red Cross Bloodmobile visits Turner Hall Monroe on Tuesday June 17 from 4 30 p m to raise Monroe’s 140 pint goal. Local groups organize recruitment and canteen duties as students assist with setup and cheer activities. Commencement remarks by John Deininger highlight student achievement and school gifts to Lutheran School of Theology.
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Badger Red Cross
Turner Hall
Monroe
David Wake
The
Jaycettes
Richard Carroll
Community Affairs Commission
St. Victor’s
Women’s Society For Christian Service
Methodist Church
Monroe High School
County Board Unit Meets on Tuesday
Green County Board of Supervisors will convene on Tuesday, June 10 at 8 p.m. in the Court House for their regular monthly meeting. Agenda items include vocational school tuition costs of 9 270.04 dollars and Common School aid payments of 7 524.05 to Lafayette and Dane counties, with annual grave care charges of 2.50 or 3 dollars, plus other resolutions from other counties. Meetings are open to the public.
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Green County Board of Supervisors
Court House
Cross County
Lafayette
Dane
Wells Promoted to Lieutenant Colonel in Air Force Reserve
George L. Wells of Monroe is promoted to lieutenant colonel in the U S Air Force Reserve. A WWII and Korea veteran, he is Air Force Academy liaison for southwestern Wisconsin, owner of the Chocolate Shop, and husband of Marlyn Disch. He will attend a reception at St Johns Military Academy in Delafield on June 14 and 15 with Wisconsin appointees to the Air Force Academy.
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George L. Wells
Monroe
U.S. Air Force Reserve
Korea
Air Force Academy
Wells
Defense Personnel Support Center
Philadelphia
Marlyn Disch
Ann
University of Wisconsin
Michael
John
Monroe High School
American Legion
University of Maryland
Col. Wells
U.S. Air Force Academy
Southwestern
Wisconsin
Marilyn
St. John’s Military Academy
Delafield
Soldier Suffers Surgical Setback
ALBANY Times Special reports Pfc. Kris Blumer aged 19, wounded in action in Vietnam on May 15, had a surgical setback on June 2 and remains in critical condition. His mother, Mrs. Virginia Blumer, cites a Red Cross letter noting he was better and hopes for evacuation to Japan then the United States. His brother Karl, from Ft. Knox, is en route on leave. he is visiting Judy Lepsey near Chicago before Albany.
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Albany
Times Special
Kris Blumer
Vietnam
Virginia Blumer
Kris
Korea
Judy
Linus Lepsey
Chicago
Salvation Army Truck to Pick Up in Monroe and Judo
The Salvation Army truck will be in Monroe and Judo on Wednesday June 11 for pickups. The next June date is June 25. Accepts newspapers magazines books rags clothes furniture appliances. Drop at Courthouse square south side until 1 p.m. or at 1917 12th St storage garage anytime. For home pickup call Wilma Heimann at 325-4215.
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Salvation Army
Monroe
Judo
Courthouse
12Th St
Knowles to Join Governors on Switzerland Trip
Gov Warren P Knowles will join three other governors on a June 20 trip to Switzerland returning by July 1 at the start of the new fiscal biennium Accompanying Knowles are Gov Louie B Nunn of Kentucky Gov Stanley Hataway of Wyoming and Gov Robert McNair of South Carolina.
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Knowles
Switzerland
Madison
Warren P. Knowles
Govs
Louie B. Nunn
Kentucky
Stanley Hataway
Wyoming
Robert McNair
South Carolina
Air Force shoots down DC6 aiding Biafra amid red cross loss claim
In Lagos the air force said a DC6 delivering supplies to Biafra was shot down. Swedish Red Cross aircraft with four aboard reportedly disappeared after being hit over Biafra. In Saigon the fighting intensified with multiple bases hit and hundreds killed. Americans injured or killed reported.
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Lagos
Biafra
Swedish Red Cross
Stockholm
Nixon
Nguyen van Thieu
Midway Island
Pankau Wins Dairy Month Recipe Contest Card
Mrs Erwin Pankau 1114 21st St Monroe wins first week Dairy Month recipe contest with a chicken salad using two dairy products. Contest open to Green County women 16 plus. weekly winners through June 21 and a June 27 county take-off.
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Erwin Pankau
21St St
Monroe
Pankau
Monroe Clinic
Jeffrey
Judith
Mark
Green County
Donald Witt
Ralph Baltzer
Agricultural Building
P.O
Wis
First National Bank
Madison Television
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Kristi Schuepp
Jim Babler
Illinois
Scott Boss
Randy Boss
Don Ross
Freeport Model Airplane Club
Times
Lutheran School of Theology
Peter Martyn
Martyn
Douglas McArthur
Ben Campa
USAF
SP. Acty Sq
Ft. Myer
Wilma Heimann
AP News
Saigon
South Vietnam
Beloit
Leon A. Wittwer
Colorado Springs
Colo
Edward D. Wittner
30Th Ave
Los
New York
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