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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1968
Page
1
The Federal Reserve Board limits margin buying by requiring 80 percent down on stocks and 60 percent on convertible bonds, effective today with full effect when stock markets reopen Monday. The move tightens credit to curb speculation, replacing prior 70 and 50 percent requirements.
A Monroe Coin Club renewal show is set for June 16 at Turner Hall with doors opening at 10 a.m. The event aims to boost attendance and attract dealers and collectors from Wisconsin Illinois Iowa and nearby states. The club has grown to 25 35 attendees and 45 members under leaders Kuban Hofer Moon and committee members with plans for 15 to 25 bourse tables and 20 to 30 displays.
An explosion at the Iowa Army Ammunition Plant in Burlington killed five men on Friday. The blast damaged the warehouse where land mines were stored. four named victims were Gary Wayne Lawrence, Gary Raymond Young, Robert L. Walker, and Willis Bogan Henson with a fifth victim unnamed pending notification. The plant employs more than 7,600 people on a 20,000 acre site seven miles west of Burlington. past blasts at the same facility include four women killed in 1967 and two injuries in May 1967.
Leaders from across the United States and foreign nations gather at St Patrick's Cathedral for a solemn requiem for Sen Robert F Kennedy. President Johnson attends with his wife as four presidential hopefuls sit among mourners. The body will travel by 21 car train to Arlington where Kennedy rests beside his brother John. Archbishop Cooke delivers the eulogy urging faith and national unity amid grief.
A man with a gun was arrested as he tried to enter St Patrick's Cathedral about 15 minutes before President Johnson attended a Requiem Mass for Senator Robert Kennedy. He was searched and taken to a nearby police station.
The poem questions how God’s image is reflected in ourselves and others and whether we can discern the divine in faces. It contrasts self perception with external light and ponders the trace of the divine in human expression.
Sen Gordon W Reseleip announced a June 25 meeting to discuss upgrading Highway 11 81 between Monroe and Beloit and Highway 15 from Beloit to Milwaukee to improve the east west corridor in southern Wisconsin. Monroe Chamber of Commerce representatives, Monroe officials, Beloit city manager, and Green and Rock County legislators are expected to attend.
The first City Band Concert of the summer features ten Monroe Dairy Queen contestants interviewed by MC Charles Figi at 8 p.m. June 10 at Twining Park Band Shell. Co-chairs Mrs. Stauffacher and Mrs. Wegmueller attend, with Allan F. Barnard announcing and John Stafford Smith’s Star Spangled Banner opening.
The Monroe Park and Recreation Department and Bauman's Ace Hardware present the Ouray Indian Dancers from Freeport at 8:15 PM June 12 at the local bandshell. The authentic ceremony appeals to families and both adults and youths. Scouts are invited. Other summer programs include Juda Panther Band July 10 and more events through August with city band concerts and WEKZ Talent Night.
Three separate county accidents left three people injured. Alvin Walmer of Evansville and his wife were hurt when his car ran off Bump Road into a ditch, colliding with a mailbox. Carl Edwards of Janesville and passenger Waden Flint of Hanover were injured in a one car crash east of Monroe on Highway 1181 after hitting a tree. Mary Hafen of Brodhead lost control on Mt. Hope Road, causing moderate damage. Richard Wunschel of Juda backed into a parked car owned by Albert Schneider of Albany, causing minor damage with no injuries.
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