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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1968
Page
1
AP News In Brief reports that 299 Americans were killed in action and 2,220 wounded in the week ended last Saturday, the lowest weekly U.S. KIA in two months. The tally brings Jan 1 to June 22 totals to 9,370, near last year’s 9,419, amid slackening ground fighting and rising Vietnamese losses.
Heavy rains trigger minor flooding on Wisconsin rivers with water levels staying above normal for at least 10 days. Flood warnings cite Grant Platte and Pecatonica rivers, Mississippi rising, Trempealeau cresting near two feet above flood stage, Kickapoo at flood stage, and Steuben crest forecast at 22 feet. Water encroached streets and flooded fields across many areas.
Crowd anticipation builds for Albany dairy events as dairy cattle show at ACPARD grounds and a 2 p.m. parade lead by Albany High School Band highlight tomorrow. Miss Madeline Bosben of Juda ends her Green County Dairy Queen reign with heartfelt farewell. new queen and princess to be crowned amid festivities. County promotes dairy products and publicity through TI TV appearance and community remarks.
Allen Pearson of the Weather Bureau says only about one in ten towns in the tornado belt has an adequate warning system. After a May 15 outbreak that killed 61 people in Arkansas Iowa, he urges community civil defense groups, sirens, and widespread use of radio and TV to broadcast alerts and save lives.
Wisconsin dairy farmers will vote in July on a marketing order to raise about 3.5 million dollars for dairy promotion research and sales. About 35,000 producers are eligible by mail ballot. If approved, a two cent per 100 pounds milk assessment funds promotion and research, with a 14 member advisory council to guide spending. The referendum was ordered by Department secretary Donald N. McDowell after public hearings. Nominees require five producer signatures and registration to vote to participate.
Steffen named editor of the Eau Claire Leader and Daily Telegram to succeed D E Whelen who retires Saturday. Steffen has been state editor since 1946 with a Washington stint 1957-1958 as secretary to Rep Lester Johnson. Whelen, 74, has been managing editor since 1938 and twice led the Wisconsin Associated Press.
Residents will attend a 6:30 p.m. tasting in the First National Bank lobby for the annual Green County Dairy Recipe Contest. Four finalists will sample quick bread recipes, with winner announced around 8:15 p.m. Judges: Horst D. Hart, Mrs. Jack Pregent, Mrs. Frank Stiles.
Green County bridge crew is replacing the concrete floor of the Skinner Creek bridge on State Trunk Highway 81. The project, funded by the state through the county, includes welding steel plates to reinforce beams. Traffic detours via County Highway M and State Trunk Highway 11. open by the fourth of July weekend if weather permits.
A brief verse jokes about family trees and pride in lineage while lampooning the trees that produce wood yet drop many nuts. The quatrain uses playful rhyme to poke at boastful ancestry and its fruit.
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