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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1969
Page
2
An early morning fire destroyed a log cabin at Virgin Lake in Oneida County and killed eight people. Two more bodies were being sought as authorities identified victims from St. Francis Milwaukee suburbs. A motorist found the blaze at 5:15 a.m. and alerted responders.
Traffic injuries mar weekend in Green County as deputies and police handled multiple accidents. Three hurt in a three car crash on Highway 69 near Monroe with Lynda M. Peterson hospitalized for a broken jaw and cuts. Others treated for facial cuts and chin injuries. Separate incident involved a dog strike near Monticello. A collision at 16th Avenue and 12th Street left two boys bruised. Thorsen cited for failure to yield. One parked-car hit reported with no injuries. A parking meter crash caused vehicle damage with no injuries.
Lt. (J.G.) Ronald Ochsner, Navy, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Ochsner, nearing end of leave in Albany, awaits another five months in Antarctica. He oversees construction at McMurdo, from barracks for 280 men to a 3,000-meal mess hall, fuel-tank upgrades, and a ship pier, under the U.S. Antarctic Research Program. Travel relies on icebreakers, helicopters, and winter winds as supplies are airlifted or shipped.
Green County Public Health Nurses and the Green County Medical Society outline a new Home Nursing Service available countywide for all ages. Registered nurses and a physical therapist provide consultations and in home care with costs based on actual cost. Medicare covers 100 visits for those over 65 meeting hospital stay criteria, or 80 percent otherwise after a $50 deductible. Referral requires medical orders. initial visits by visiting nurse leaders Martha Tschudy Nan Diedrick or Jean Ripp assess patient needs and in home caregiver availability.
In Argyle a rainy Saturday drew more than 2 500 to the 29th annual fish fry and to honor the new Dairy Queen Bernie Pink 17 daughter of Mr and Mrs Cletus Pink Blanchardville and Albany later hosts for June 13 events The event highlighted the dairy industry with cheese giveaways a 4 H tent and community pride The Rod and Gun Club sponsored the queen program with Susan Moen Blanchardville Dairy Queen crowning Bernie Pink who is the eighth of 14 children and a Yellowstone Lake swimmer and biographer reader The afternoon featured two other queen candidates Glenda Erickson and Christine Nipple with the crowd hoping for a 3 000 turnout despite heavy rain
New York banks including Bankers Trust Co and Chase Manhattan boosted the prime rate to 8 percent from 7 percent effective immediately. The move, first by Bankers Trust Co, prompted a Dow Jones drop of about seven points after the stock market opened as other banks in New York Chicago Philadelphia and Boston followed suit.
Kathleen Brennan of Monroe was admitted to St. Clare Hospital after being run over by a parked station wagon in her driveway. She was in satisfactory condition with X rays showing no serious injuries.
Cadet Michael Keppner of Rockford was promoted to Cadet Private First Class and cited for excellence at Roosevelt Military Academy graduation for the fourth quarter. He is a junior and son of Mr. and Mrs. Melvin C. Keppner. The ceremony included an excellence award in Concert Band. Roosevelt enrolls 170 cadets. Prices down New York stock market falls after banks raise prime rate to 8 percent.
Secretary of Defense Melvin R. Laird said Nixon’s decision to remove 25,000 U.S. troops from Vietnam moves the nation closer to peace and will enable a broader role for South Vietnam. He spoke after a U.S. Vietnamese meeting at Midway and predicted fruit from the new policy in the near future. Robert Taylor dies of cancer at 57 in Hollywood, after a 35 year film career opposite Irene Dunne and Greta Garbo.
The St. Clare Hospital Blood Bank in Madison area relies on Red Cross support. The Badger Red Cross Bloodmobile will stop at Turner Hall Monroe on Tuesday June 17 from 1 to 6 30 p.m. to collect 140 pints. The hospital uses 100 to 125 pints monthly for surgeries at the 375 bed facility.
In Parkerburg West Virginia a home housing a family of twelve burned after 1 30 a m. The grandfather 63 escaped through a bathroom window. The children named Nancy 17 Patricia 11 Claudia 8 Marv 7 Tim 6 Debbie 5 Steve 3 Dale 2 Ted 1 and Ricky 6 months perished. Roger Bailey 13 and Susan 15 survived. Firemen could not determine the cause of the blaze.
Monroe recorded 14 inches of rain Friday and 1.68 inches Saturday for a weekend total of 15.68 inches. Albany measured 2.6 inches Friday through Saturday night with an after six PM shower. Bradford police log noted a claim of a girl being beaten on Elm Street driveway, later retracted as no police case.
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