Pair of Youths Die on Gallows After Pleas Fail
Two young men York and Latham, both 22 and 23, were hanged at Kansas Prison after four years since their escape and robbery spree. They had admitted killing four men and three women during flight from Ft. Hood to Utah. Gov Avery denied clemency and the pair donated their eyes to KU Medical Center.
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Lansing
Kan
George Ronald York
Jacksonville
Fla
James Douglas Latham
Mauriceville
Tex
Kansas
York
Heaven
Latham
Edgar Meissner
Ft. Hood
Florida
Tennessee
Illinois
Colorado
Utah
Otto Ziegler
Wallace
U.S. Supreme Court
William H. Avery
Sherman Crouse
York and
University of Kansas Medical Center
Leaks in Dike Raise Citywide Flood Fear
The Associated Press reports two seepages on a dike guarding Larned from the Kansas River. If the dike fails, about 1,500 residents and most of the business district could flood, with over 1,000 already evacuated as workers rush to patch breaches.
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Associated Press
Larned
L. B. Hess
Doyle Installed as First Judge in Western Wisconsin
In a crowded courtroom Madison ceremony, Doyle becomes the first judge to join the U.S. District Court for Western Wisconsin in over two years. The installation marks a milestone for the court and local legal community.
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Madison
U.S. District Court For
Wisconsin
Lightning strikes transformer near Monroe Machine Shop
A lightning bolt during a morning rain shower hit a transformer near the Monroe Machine Shop along the tornado path. The strike damaged a pole near Feller’s operation, which is housed in a new 64 by 100 concrete building not yet open for business. Repair estimates suggest two weeks to reinstall and restart machinery.
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Monroe
Feller
Rounds on the Way: Monroe Guardsmen Train at Camp McCoy
In Camp McCoy training, Monroe area soldiers of Company B 3rd Battalion 128 Infantry rehearse 81 mortar and 106 anti-tank weapon operations. Led by Lt. Lee B. Lockwood and Sgt. Frank Dillon, crews practice target spotting, fire direction control, and ammunition handling as they prepare for an army tactical test over two weeks.
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Camp Mccoy
Set
Rus Johnson
Sgt
Johnson
Spe
Emil Erb
Pfc
Roger Zweifel
Gary Kuebli
Phc
Zweifel
128 Infantry
Monroe
Beloit
Lee B. Lockwood
Frank Dillon
David
Fee) Babler
Phillip E. Crawford
Spc
Fred J. Zurfluh
Sat
Babler
Quality Hogs Bring Record Prices at Milwaukee Yards
Quality hogs topped 26 dollars per hundredweight at Milwaukee Stockyards on Monday, the highest since 1954. The gain lifted center cut pork chops to 1.05 to 1.15 per pound, with bacon up about 30 cents and sausage 15 cents. Beef prices remained steady with good to choice steers at 22.50 to 26.50 per hundredweight.
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Milwaukee
Guardsmen Celebrate Dairy Day and Red Arrow Show
Wisconsin's 32nd National Guard Division hosts Dairy Day with cheese samples by Beth Bartosh and Alice in Dairyland. About 2,000 soldiers expected for The Red Arrow A-Go-Go show. Summer ratings exceed 1964 levels. morale is high despite potential brigade reorganization.
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Camp Mccoy
Wisconsin
32Nd National Guard Division
Beth Bartosh
Burlington
Alice
Dairyland
Red Arrow
Marshall McBee
Fifth Army Evaluation Board
McBee
Minnesota National Guard
Red Arrow Division
32Nd
Nebraska passes income tax bill veto awaited
The unicameral legislature in Lincoln voted 26 to 23 to pass the state income tax bill. Governor Frank Morrison a Democrat said he will veto the measure.
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Lincoln, Neb
Nebraska
Frank Morrison
Matching Fund Plan Eyed for CD Project
W J Ewald Mazomanie state Western area CD director outlined steps for Monroe to rejoin the federal matching fund program after the Palm Sunday tornado. The City Council Civil Defense committee heard that a resolu tion must be adopted and a full CD program activated with a roster of officials and a designated alert contact.
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W. J. Ewald
Mazomanie
Western Area CD
Monroe
City Council Civil Defense Committee
Ewald
Palm Sunday
Badger Booster Day Set At Monroe Country Club
Loyal Badger Boosters meet at Monroe Country Club tomorrow for the annual W Day stag. Lloyd Larson of the Milwaukee Sentinel will be toastmaster. Dinner and talks by UW coaching staff including Milt Bruhn John Erickson Ivan Williamson Sid Luckman. Jim Forbes expects 80 to 100 golfers and 125 for dinner. Pro Forbes and Lee Mitchell will post scores and start play. Proceeds aid the Student Welfare Fund for scholarships.
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Badger
Monroe Country Club
Lloyd Larson
The
Milwaukee Sentinel
University of Wisconsin
Milt Bruhn
John Erickson
Ivan Williamson
Sid Luckman
Chicago Bears
Bears
Jim Forbes
Forbes
Lee Mitchell
Finalists Named Shirley Bowen Local Queen in Monroe
Three Green County communities Monroe Brooklyn and Brodhead announced their queen candidates last night. Monroe named 17 year old Shirley Bowen daughter of Mrs Wesley Bowen and the late Mr Bowen as dairy queen. Esther Krause was chosen in Brodhead and Phyllis Klitzman in Brooklyn.
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Monroe
Shirley Bowen
Marco’s
Miss Bowen
Mary Nussbaum
Pat Walters
Jim Packard
Belleville
Times
Green County
Brooklyn
Brodhead
Phyllis Klitzman
Esther Krause
Wesley Bowen
Bowen
Monroe High School
State Line
Ray
Harry
Clarno
EUB
LaVerne Krause
LuAnn Meichtry
John Meichtry
Karen Olson
Edmund Olson
Decatur Lake Country Club
Davis Williams
University of Wisconsin
C. S. Pierce
A. W. Schwabe
Sidney Stair
South America
Carol Feldt
Peggy Wyss
Beth Matzke
Juda High School
New Glarus
JoAnn Hoesly
Bonnie Elmer
Barbara Hustad
Dairy Queen
Walter R. Ekum
Monroe Dairy Queen
Monroe Queen
Jim Huffman
County Dairy Month
Huffman
Weather warnings issued for Wisconsin area storms
The Weather Bureau forecast severe thunderstorms for parts of Southern Minnesota Northern Iowa and West Central and Southwest Wisconsin. Damaging winds and hail expected from 3 p m to 9 p m CDT in the zone about 60 miles east and west of the Sioux Falls South Dakota to La Crosse Wisconsin line.
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Kansas City
Weather Bureau
Minnesota
Iowa
Wisconsin
Sioux Falls
S. D
la Crosse
Wis
Johnson signs $4.7 billion excise tax cut bill
President Johnson signs a sweeping tax cut eliminating most federal excise taxes on jewelry cosmetics handbags and luggage at midnight. Refunds will apply retroactively for cars and air conditioners with stage two to follow next January as manufacturers and retailers are urged to pass savings to consumers while harsher taxes on alcohol cigarettes and gasoline remain.
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Washington
Johnson
White House
Congress
Governor signs $1.3 million gym contract in Whitewater
Madison Gov Warren P Knowles signed today a $1.3 million contract with T. S. Willis Co of Janesville for general construction on a new gymnasium at Whitewater State University.
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Madison
Warren P. Knowles
T. S. Willis Co
Janesville
Whitewater State University
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Mother Nature
Co. B. Green County
National Guard
32Nd Division
Richard Brenum
Hans von Allmen
Phillip Crawford
Ollie Fink
Monroe Evening Times
Country Club
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Christine Schenk
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