Severe Drought Threatens Crops In Northeast U S
The Associated Press surveys severe drought across the northeast. Water restrictions spread from Rhode Island to New York and New Jersey. Officials warn of continued shortages unless substantial rainfall arrives.
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U.S
Associated Press
United States
W. Peabody
Federal Ee Service
Newport
Rhode Island
Providence
New York
Onondaga County
Syracuse
Lake Ontario
Albany
New York City
U.S. Geological Survey
Maine
Vermont
Raymond G. Rowley
Lake Champlain
Connecticut
Massachusetts
New Jersey
Richard J. Hughes
Elizabeth
New Hampshire
Maryland
Everglades Park
Mississippi
Georgia
Texas
Colorado
Nebraska
Firemen Save Shed On Leuenberger Farm
Quick action by Monroe fire department saved a machine shed on the Lloyd Leuenberger farm yesterday afternoon. Fire chief Josef J. Benkert said arriving firefighters found the blaze damaging about 200 square feet of farm ground. The fire began as a grass fire near the east end of the new municipal airport along Highway 59. Firemen remained on the scene for an extended period.
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Monroe
Lloyd Leuenberger
Josef J. Benkert
Benkert
New Municipal Airport
Highway 59
Michigan Honours Gemini 4 duo Old Grads at Rally
Lt Col James McDivitt and Edward White II received newly created doctor of astronautical science degrees at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor as about 30 000 gathered at Michigan Stadium. Gov George Romney hailed their space era role and Space Research building dedication plans followed the ceremony.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
University of Michigan
James McDivitt
Edward White II
Harlan Hatcher
Willow Run
McDivitt
White
George Romney
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Michigan
James A. McDivitt Sr
Jackson
Romney
Freeport Boy Burns In Gasoline Flash Fire
Allen Horbogen 14 is in critical condition at Freeport Memorial Hospital with second and third degree burns covering about 80 percent of his body. Officials say he poured gasoline from a coffee can over ant hills and struck a match to ignite it, causing the blaze that set his clothes ablaze. The neighbor, Mrs. Gary Kahl, and others rolled him in a rug to smother the flames.
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Freeport Memorial Hospital
Allen Horbogen
Allen
Clarence Horbogen
W. Douglas St
Freeport
Gary Kahl
Leo the Lion Dies After Legal Fight Over Pet
Leo the lion died at a veterinarian hospital after an intestinal obstruction ending How ard Sautter s bid to keep the animal as a household pet in Willow Grove Pa Sautter 52 a garage operator stood by as neighbors complained the roaring kept them awake ending a months long dispute with Abington Township Commission over Leo s custody
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Willow Grove
Leo
Howard Sautter
Sautter
Abington
Philadelphia
Bomber Crashes At Paris Air Show
A U S S B 58 jet bomber crashed on landing at Le Bourget during an international air show. Three crew members were involved with reports of one pilot killed Lt Col Charles Tubbs and Maj Vincent Carabas injured while Maj Harold Covington was among the two survivors, all from Little Rock Arkansas.
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Paris
le Bourget
Air Force
Harold Covington
Jacksonville
Ark
Charles Tubbs
Vincent Carabas
Little Rock
Monroe Pool Seeks Swim Lessons registration dates
Registration for swim lessons at Monroe Pool runs Thursday and Friday from 9 to 11 a.m. at the tiny tot pool. Marty Deignan outlines renewal cards for returning registrants and new forms for first timers, with class cards guiding times. Private lessons run noon to 1 p.m. at $1 for 30 minutes plus 50 cents for additional sessions.
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Marty Deignan
Deignan
Planes Hit Targets in North Viet Nam Near Hanoi
U S Navy planes struck bridges 50 and 55 miles from Hanoi and other military targets in North Viet Nam, as the war effort continued in Saigon and surrounding areas.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S. Navy
Hanoi
North Viet Nam
Swiss Bell Gift Promotes Cheese Days In Wisconsin
A Swiss bell gift from Capt. Arnold of Zurich was accepted at Truax Field Madison to aid Green County Cheese Days promotion. Rudy Burkhalter blew the alphorn while Miss Cheese Days Pat Kaster received the bell and gifts for Swiss officials. The event featured local dignitaries and media coverage as plans for Monroe September Cheese Days were announced.
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Monroe
Truax Field
Madison
Switzerland
Green County
Rudy Burkhalter
Pat Kaster
Capt
Arnold
Zurich
United States
SwissAir
Miss Kaster
Pierre Voirol
Chicago
Marco
Nathan Bear
Fredo
Hoffman House
Sec. of
Robert Zimmerman
Oru Akee
Northwest Airlines
Dr. Bear
Robert F. Marty
Edmund C. Hamilton
Cheese Days
Robert M. Bussen
Marco Bregenzer
Peter Graf
Milwaukee
Emil Schaffer
Madison Swiss Club
Otto Festge
Voirol
Arnold Burkhalter
Harold H. Snively
Vernon
Bud) Schillinger
The
Monroe Chamber of Commerce
Where's The Stage Zim Waited It Out No Show At Dane County
Wisconsin stage coach arrival for a rodeo promotion failed to appear. Governor Knowles was unable to attend due to tax matters and sent Secretary of State Robert Zimmerman, who waited at the Dane County fair grounds but saw no coach. Capitol guard Ray Hustad recalled seeing a stage leaving the Capitol area.
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Madison
Shucks
Warren P. Knowles
Wisconsin Rapids
Robert Zimmerman
Zimmerman
Dane County Fairgrounds
Ray Hustad
Capitol
Capitol Square
Soviet Unveils Mammoth Passenger Plane in Paris
The Soviet Union unveiled today a massive transport aircraft claiming it can carry 720 passengers or a payload of 80 tons. Officials emphasized its potential for large scale airlift capabilities and mass deployment.
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Paris
Soviet Union
Wisconsin Badger Boys and Girls State sessions under way
Five area youths attend Badger Boys State at Ripon and Badger Girls State at Madison. Delegates pledge oath, elect officers, and simulate government activities culminating in a state election and inaugural events led by Gov Knowles. Two girls may advance to Nationals in Washington, D C.
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Badger Boys
Ripon
Badger
Madison
Jane Schreier
Monroe
Teresa Ernst
South Wayne
Badger Girls State
University of Wisconsin
Dick Swiggum
Dick Sullivan
Dennis Wirth
Monroe Zilmer Riley American Legion Post
American Legion Auxiliary
Wisconsin Legion
Ripon College
Warren Knowles
Badger Girls’ State
Wisconsin
Washington, D.C
Guardsmen Begin Bivouac in Field at Camp McCoy
Wisconsin 32nd National Guard units commence a five day bivouac in field conditions with simulated war drills. Brig Gen Francis F Schweinler, 58, announces retirement in November after 41 years service. he is an associate VP with the Wisconsin Division of the American Cancer Society. The exercise includes night movement and 100 aggressors simulating an enemy. The group plans to return Friday for Governor Day parade. Schweinler is a Neillsville native and former Mosinee Times publisher.
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Camp Mccoy
Wisconsin
32Nd National Guard
Francis F. Schweinler
Schweinler
American Cancer Society
Madison
National Guard
Neillsville
Mosinee
Milwaukee Man Dies After Friday Car Crash
Charles Calabrese, 22, died in Milwaukee County General Hospital from chest injuries after a head on collision Friday night. The other driver Linda Drag olovich escaped injury. The 1965 Wisconsin highway fatality toll rose to 378, compared with 429 a year ago on this date.
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Associated Press
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Charles Calabrese
Milwaukee County General Hospital
Linda Dragolovich
Eighteen Soldiers Die in Ft Benning Helicopter Crash
Eighteen soldiers were killed when two troop laden Army helicopters collided during a training flight over a swamp near Ft Benning in Columbus Georgia. The crash occurred today on the base as investigators started to assess the scene and determine causes.
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Columbus
Ft. Benning
Bill Approved By 33-1 Margin In House Vote
The House Armed Services Committee backed a $1 billion military pay bill with a 33 to 1 vote led by Rep. Mendel Rivers. It includes a 10.7 percent average annual raise plus a variable $8,000 re enlistment bonus for critical skills and annual pay reviews.
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Washington
House Armed Services Committee
Johnson
Samuel S. Stratton
Dn.y
L. Mendel Rivers
D-S.c
Rivers
Pentagon
Armed Services
Defense
Robert McNamara
House
Congress
McNamara
Resource Session Friday Night At Monroe Ag Building
Chairman C S Pierce invites all Total Resource Development members to an 8 pm meeting this Friday at the Monroe Ag Building. An open session will hear 5 to 10 minute reports from seven subcommittee chairs on community development natural resources social and cultural marketing and development products youth agriculture and farming and publicity.
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C. S. Pierce
Brodhead
Total Resource Development Group
Monroe
Lawrence Raymer
Richard Shallberg
Raymond Montgomery
M. Palmer Welsh
Marketing Ag
William Tschudy
Larry Klassy
Ray L. Beckman
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Jaycees
Monroe Jaycees
Walter R. Ekum
Jaycee
Robert Florek
Herbert C. Paske
Ekum
Florek
Eugene Kloessl
Times
Spacewalker White
Earth
Hubert H. Humphrey
Leo the Lion
Monroe Pool
Rudy
Zim
Gen. Schweinler
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