DROWNING IN RIVER CLAIMS 12 YEAR OLD GIRL
Trempealeau girl Peggy Dahl, 12, drowned after apparently stepping from a ledge into the Trempealeau River. Her body was recovered. Weather disrupted parts of Wisconsin with fog and showers including hail near Rice Lake and a trailer blown over west of Eau Claire.
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Eau Claire
Trempealeau
Trempealeau River
Peggy Dahl
Clifford Dahil
Wisconsin
Rice Lake
Elk Mound
Faulty cargo door blamed for midair DC10 incident
Investigators ruled a malfunctioning cargo door opened in flight causing debris to spill from the American Airlines DC10 as it landed safely at Detroit Metropolitan Airport. The FBI and NTSB found no explosive device involved. The incident prompted a full check of DC10 cargo compartments and ongoing investigations by American Airlines and McDonnell Douglas.
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American Airlines
Los Angeles
FBI
Wayne County Sheriff's
George A. Warde
New York
Detroit Metropolitan
Buffalo
McDonnell Douglas
National Transportation Safety Board
Guard leaves for camp for summer maneuvers at Camp McCoy
Monroe based 1158th Transportation Company of the Wisconsin National Guard departs in three convoys for two weeks of summer drills at Camp McCoy. Advance detail leaves Thursday morning, 35 men and one officer depart Friday, others report Saturday, with flights to follow civilian traffic adjustments. About 80 men train on heavy equipment including M79 grenades and M60 guns, bivouacking first week and night drills second week. Capt. Thomas E. Irvin commands. O E Erzinger is first sergeant with Lt. H. Luxem as new second lieutenant. Several recruits not attending encampment begin active duty training in September.
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Monroe
128Th Infantry
Department of Defense
Thomas E. Irvin
Madison
O. E. Erzinger
Dennis Ferguson
H. A. Luxem
Mc Farland
SSG
J. L. Moser
D. A. Neuenschwander
C.F. Strahm
S. R. Mauer
PFC
L. E. Beer
Dionne Babler
New Glarus
Playground activities begin Monday under Monroe Park plan
Monroe Park and Recreation announces Tot Lot sessions for 600 preschoolers starting Monday June 19 at Twining Park 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Morning programs run 9 a.m. to noon at East and South Schools and Recreation Park with one afternoon session 1 to 4 p.m. at Recreation Park.
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Monroe Park and Recreation Department
Twining Park
Recreation Park
Craft Shelter
Burials Begin in Rapid City After Flood Floods
Rapid City rapid flood victims begin burial in three cemeteries as survivors search for the dead. Death toll varies with reports, Maj. Gen. Corning says bodies found daily, curfew imposed, and aid from government agencies mobilizes. Roughly 400 missing, 3,000 homeless, damages exceed $100 million.
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S.D
Rapid Creek
Black Hills
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Duane L. Corning
South Dakota National Guard
Donald Barnett
Barnett
Army Corps of Engineers
Sturgis
Office of Emergency Preparedness
OEP
Agriculture Department
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Small Business Administration
Farm Home Administration
Queen judging schedules set for Green County Dairy Day
Judging to select the area community queens leading to a Green County Dairy Queen and Princess to be announced on June Dairy Day Saturday June 24. Dates span Juda Brooklyn Albany SOC Glarus Monticello Blanchardville Browntown Monroe Brodhead Belleville Argyle with judges at banks, schools and town halls and meals served at events.
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Carol Durtschi
Herman Durtschi
Albany
Debbie Schilt
Robert Schilt
Rt. 3
Green County
Larry Hawthorn
Rt. 1
Hawthorn
Arleigh Frautschy
Green County Ag Chest
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Times
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Juda Bank
Juda High School
Brooklyn
Stub
Dayton
Albany Bank
SOC En Glarus
Village Hall
Church Lawn
Monticello
Blanchardville
Village Park
Browntown
Peace United Church of Christ
Monroe
First National Bank
Turner Hall
Brodhead
Decatur Lake Country Club
Belleville
Argyle
The
Norseman
Banks
Tom Saunders
Dairy Day Cochairman
Howard Voegels
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