Dairy Import Report Urgently Sought by Rep Laird
Rep Melvin Laird urges President Johnson to release the U S Tariff Commission dairy import report from June 15 and act now on its recommendations. He cites ongoing penalties on dairy farmers and says delays worsen prices and hardship.
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Washington
Johnson
Melvin R. Laird
R-Wis
U.S. Tariff Commission
Commission
U. S
Laird
Tariff Commission
Congress
House Republican Conference
Fire gutts Sparta-A Lounge at Sparta Bowl
A fire gutted the Sparta-A cocktail lounge on the lower level of the Sparta Bowl on Highway 21 near the northeast city limits early this morning. No injuries reported. investigators began scene examination as flames damaged the popular recreation center.
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Sparta
Sparta Bowl
Highway 21
Wisconsin Legislature Honors Cheese Days Boost
A Wisconsin citation signed in Madison June 26, 1967 by Senate chief clerk Nugent, Lt. Gov. Olson, and Assembly Speaker Froehlich praises Monroe as the Swiss Cheese Capital and Green County as a leading dairy area. Co sponsors Sen. Roseleip and Assemblyman Tregoning.
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State of Wisconsin
Madison
Gordon W. Roseleip
Joseph E. Tregoning
Monroe
U.S.A
Green County
Wisconsin
Monroe Chamber of Commerce Inc
State of
William D. Nugent
Senate
Jack Olson
Harold Froehlich
Assembly
Pete Lewis Honored As Shrine Friend At Green County Shrine Club
Earl S. Pete Lewis of Madison, a 35 year Shrine Club member and 1959 past Potentate, received a lifetime membership plaque in a surprise tribute titled Pete Lewis Night. The event highlighted his love for people, ongoing Shrine support, and guidance as membership chairman, with plans announced for Cheese Days parade participation and aid to a county family’s children.
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Pete’ Lewis
Green County Shrine Club
Pete
Lewis
Madison
Shriner
Orrin St. Clare
Potentate
Earl S
Ollie Fink
Pete) Lewis
Shrine Club
Swiss Wheel
Pete Lewis
Green County Shrine
Ray Gessler
Forest Products Laboratory
Shrine
Gessler
Shriners
Hugo Voelkli
Shriners Hospital
Chicago
Miss Hawkins Crowned Brodhead Community Queen
Miss Rhonda Hawkins a 17 year old from Brodhead Route 2 was crowned community queen at Decatur Lake Country Club. Retiring queen Delores Wendler performed the ceremony. Finalists included Heidi Keen and Joan Berra both of Brodhead with Route 2 addresses.
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Brodhead
Rhonda Hawkins
Orville Hawkins
Route 2
Delores Wendler
Decatur Lake Country Club
Heidi Keen
Robert Keen
Joan Berra
Howard Berra
Kennedy to Speak at Madison Democratic Dinner in Milwaukee
Senator Edward Kennedy will be the main speaker at the state Democratic party Jefferson Jackson day dinner in Milwaukee on October 8. Party chairman Richard Cudahy said the event will raise funds for the 1968 political campaign.
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Kennedy
Madison
Edward
Ted) Kennedy
D-Mass
Democratic Party
Milwaukee
Richard Cudahy
Green County Fair Premium Books Available in Monroe
The 1967 premium books for the 113th Green County Fair July 26-30 are now available at Monroe banks the Commercial and Savings and the First National, and at Schuetze's. The five day five night fair features a Green County 4H Horse Show opening night with a free grand stand and tractor pull contest Thursday with a 50 cent amphitheatre charge, plus Country and Western music Friday and Saturday nights, harness racing weekend afternoons, and two Sunday shows by Hurricane Hell Drivers. Officers are O L Hare president Fred T Burgy vice president Alfred Henning secretary and Lyle Rodger treasurer. Directors include David C Cunningham superintendent of speed Roger and Ernest Hayes concessions Ken Allen beef William Buehl Monticello swine Ernest W Hayes amphitheatre and Burgy dairy cattle.
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Monroe
Commercial and Savings
First National
Schuetze’s
Green County
The
Fair Association
O. L
Doug) Hare
Fred T. Burgy
Monticello
Alfred Henning
Lyle Rodger
David C. Cunningham
Rodger
Ernest Hayes
Ken Allen
William Buehl
Ernest W. Hayes
Burgy
Nations plan joint treaty to curb nuclear weapons
The United States and the Soviet Union will submit a joint proposal at the Geneva Disarmament Conference to curb the spread of nuclear weapons. The move signals a rare bilateral effort amid Cold War tensions as diplomats seek a formal instrument to limit armaments.
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United Nations
United States
Soviet Union
One Way to Look Daily Doggerel
In looking back we find defeat In looking down discouragement see In looking around confusion we meet But in looking up there is victory.
Wisconsin Cheese Production Sets 1966 Records
Wisconsin dairy plants produced over 820 million pounds of cheese in 1966, up nearly 7 percent from 1965 and a new high. American cheese reached 560 million pounds, an almost 8 percent rise, with Italian, Swiss, brick, Munster, Limburger also reported records or declines.
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Wisconsin
Wisconsin Statistical Reporting Service
Wisconsin dairy educator Winder wins milk foundation teaching award
William C. Winder of the University of Wisconsin food science and industry department was honored with the milk foundation teaching award on Tuesday. The presentation took place at Cornell University in Ithaca. Winder has served on the Wisconsin staff since 1949.
Madison lawmakers reject second bid to raise state officials pay
Legislators again refuse to boost the pay scale for state administrative officials. The vote blocks a planned raise, amid ongoing debate over compensation in state government.
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Madison
Monroe Board Approves Eight Electron Alert Systems
The Monroe Board of Education approved buying eight electron alert systems for district schools to warn of tornadoes. Each unit costs 163 dollars and will be installed at North, South, Lincoln, East, Hiawatha, Browntown, and the Junior and Senior High Schools. The fire chiefs’ recommendation was published in the June 22 Monroe Evening Times.
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Monroe Board of Education
Green County Fire Chiefs Association
Monroe
Theodore Weiss
North
South
Lincoln
East
Hiawatha
Browntown
Monroe Evening Times
Lawmakers Split On Kellett Bill Seeks Compromise Panel
In Madison the Kellett bill to reorganize state government heads to a compromise committee amid a 77 to 18 Assembly vote supporting equal merger terms and a 19 to 10 Senate vote granting majority control to conservation. The six member panel will aim to resolve 1968 merger details within three days as session winds down.
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Madison
Kellett
Assembly
Senate
Senate Assembly
Servation Commission
Natural Resources Board
J. Curtis McKay
Cedarburg
Robert T. Huber
West Allis
Paul R. Alfonsi
R-Minocqua
Conservation Commit
Italian girl Eva Mazzetta chosen as next AFS student
Monroe selects Eva Mazzetta, 16, of Rome Italy as the fifth American Field Service exchange student. Her host family will be Mr and Mrs Sherman Hodgson and daughters Mary and Julie at 1766 Lake Drive. Eva recalls childhood memories and says she studies English hoping to visit the United States to learn about Americans.
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Monroe
Eva Mazzetta
Rome
Italy
Sherman Hodgson
Mary
Julie
Lake Drive
Eva
Ricardo Mazzetta
America
AFS
Johnson Defends Policies in Open Letter to Youth Business Group
President Johnson spoke to 10,000 Junior Chamber of Commerce members in Baltimore praising anti poverty funding and denying claims war costs cripple programs. He attacked critics as cussers and doubters and urged doers and builders to support his Vietnam and domestic policies.
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Baltimore
Johnson
Vietnam
Chamber of Commerce
United States
Alexei N. Kosygin
Young Girl Suffers Wrist Injury In Fall
Kathy Wild 12 daughter of Mr and Mrs David Wild New Glarus is treated at St Clare Hospital for a left wrist injury after a fall on grass yesterday. She was admitted at 11 35 a m and is listed in good condition today.
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Kathy Wild
David Wild
New Glarus
St. Clare Hospital
Folk Festival to Aid Monroe High Pool Project
The benefit Folk Festival will be held Saturday July 8 at 8 p.m. in the Junior High Auditorium. Proceeds go to fund a new municipal swimming pool at Monroe High School. Admission is 1.25 for adults, 75 cents for students, 50 cents for children 12 and under. Tickets from local businesses or at the door.
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Monroe High School
James Beer
Green County Young Republicans
Kurt Adam
College Students Given Discipline at La Crosse
La Crosse State University disciplines 103 students after May 23 cafeteria food throwing and downtown demonstrations. President Dr. Sam Gates says 11 are ineligible next semester, five had prior probation, one singled out as a leader. Ninety two receive varying penalties. three arrested for disorderly conduct.
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LA Crosse
la Crosse State University
Sam Gates
King Hussein to Seek U.S. Aid At White House Talks
Jordan’s King Hussein plans to ask President Johnson for emergency aid to rebuild after the Arab-Israeli war losses. The meeting at the White House is set for today as Washington weighs a bailout package.
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Washington
King Hussein
Jordan
Johnson
White House
Lions Officers Installed Here
New officers were installed at the Monroe Lions Club meeting on Monday June 26 at the Swiss Wheel. Prize checks from the State Lions Bowling Tournament in Madison were awarded to bowlers Tom Hartwig Robert Buehler David See holzer Robert Rofenacht William Tschanz Charles Mathias J T Etter Jack O Donahue and Donald Ripp. Membership awards for 1966 67 went to Ray Fritz Dr J H Usher and Walter Babula. Babula also received the perfect secretary award. Franz Rastbaumwieser joined as a new member sponsored by Karl Schwager. George Mund attended as a guest of Ed Mund. The officers installed were Donald Liedschlag president Dr Robert Smith 1st vice president Lowell Markwardt 2nd vice president Charles Mathias 3rd vice president Lee Mitchell and Walter A Vierthaler directors and Herbert Booth Lion tamer. The Wisconsin convention runs July 5 8 in Chicago at the Bismarck Hotel with a Wisconsin breakfast and tour July 6. Lions Donald Siedschlag Allan Holtshopple and others plan to attend. The Monroe Lions Camp Rosholt Wis for the blind visually and mentally handicapped marks its tenth anniversary July 23 with a program and chicken barbecue 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. The next Monroe Club meeting is July 10 with a golf outing at Windy Acres.
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Monroe Lions Club
Madison
Tom Hartwig
Robert Buehler
David Seeholzer
Robert Rofenacht
William Tschanz
Charles Mathias
J. T. Etter
Jack O’donahue
Donald Ripp
Lester Johnson
Donald Liedschlag
Robert Smith
Lowell Markwardt
Lee Mitchell
Walter A. Vierthaler
Herbert, Booth
Lion Tamer
Chicago
Bismarck
Wisconsin
Donald Siedschlag
Allan Holtshopple
Monroe
Rosholt
Wis
Monroe Club
Windy Acres
UN General Assembly Nears End on Middle East Crisis
Emergency session in New York reduces prospects for accord on easing the Arab Israeli conflict as general debate winds down. Delegates from Egypt Israel and allied states spar over next steps and demand firm pledges on ceasefire and peace terms.
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United Nations
N.Y
U. N. General Assembly
Middle East
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Roseleip
Tregoning
E. D. Hulse
Clair R. Munns
William Stuckey
Stuckey
Jerome J. Rottier
Burton Howard Artz
Albany
Lyle Babcock
Orangeville
John E. Close
University of Michigan
Evelyn M. Haas
Fond du Lac
James L. Haas
Gail Ann Rieraldo
Beaver Dam
Richard Kubly
South Wayne
Platteville
James M. Larson
Trempeleau
Robert L. Michaels
Cashton
Commercial
Mary Carol Olsen
Lee Olsen
Susan Onkka
Luther College
Ann M. Serpe
Kenosha
William Hubbard
Salem
Gilbert Jelinek
Platteville State
Joseph R. Rieraldo
Hodgson
Jaycees
City Hotel
Loewi and Co
Ruf’s
Marco’s
Roll and Karlen Insurance
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