03 Mar 1965
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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1965
Page
1
An AP photograph by Horst Faas accompanies an eyewitness account of the hidden fighting in Vietnam. The report details air strikes dominating headlines while a grueling ground war persists with local casualties.
In Xuyen MOC South Viet Nam a Vietnamese battalion with two American advisers faced a Viet Cong ambush after staying in a jungle clearing overnight. The clash killed two soldiers and wounded eighteen. a supply helicopter was lost as mortars and air strikes followed.
Morris E. Hanson of Stoughton logged traffic from 2 to 10 p m at South Wayne as heavy streams tied to the Monroe basketball tournament. Eastbound entry into Monroe stayed light until 6 to 7 p m with 172 vehicles and six school buses. westbound return saw 149 vehicles and four school buses between 9 and 10 p m. two additional school buses were observed after 9:25 p m not counted on the return trip.
The piece argues that national progressivism has led to mediocrity and illiteracy despite curriculum reforms. It critiques grade inflation and life adjustment aims, calling for editors to scrutinize local schools' curricula Iowa test results report cards and senior English themes to identify excellence and failures.
Cpl. Gerber from rural Monticello details arrival in Viet Nam with the Third Marine Division. In a letter home he describes camp life near Saigon, nightly mortar fire, Viet Cong activity, and hard duty with limited liberty. He mentions malaria risk, mosquitoes, malaria pills, and 800 rounds with his machine gun. He notes homecoming planned in August.
A six month report by Secretary Felton M. Johnson outlines quirky Senate expenses including 72 whisk brooms for 38 cents, alpaca coats for 27.90 and 25 blankets for 449.05. It details long distance calls, local phone charges, telegraphs, and the $2400 annual stationery allowance used by Senator Sparkman.
Berkeley California Mario Savio a leader of a UC political advocacy sit in December 23 which drew 700 arrests was ordered to jail Tuesday for contempt by a judge who Savio said was guilty of shameless hypocrisy.
Monroe tournament manager Walter Babula announced closed circuit TV coverage for the Friday night Monroe versus Dodgeville game. Tickets are 50 cents at Monroe High School. remaining tickets sold night of game. A new camera from Satterfield was rushed in after the previous unit failed, with help from Green County Sheriff and Dane County deputies. exchanges or refunds offered for fans who left early.
The Green County jury selection faces challenge before Judge Arthur L. Luebke. Walter Lehmann livestock dealer is charged with fraud and the venire process is attacked for youth absence and geographic distribution. Jury commissioners Jacob Bruni James Larkin and Minnie Figi appear with clerk Helen Myers.
Washington reports the long running business boom may become the longest peacetime expansion in history if it lasts through May. Through April the boom reaches 50 months, rivaling the 1933 37 climb, with production and incomes rising and unemployment falling to 4.8 percent. Secretary Connor predicts no early downturn, citing steel and auto output and higher planned plant spending, with recovery seen into 1966 and possibly lasting beyond.
A mountain avalanche crushed a tourist bus on a road near Obertauern Austria killing fourteen Swedish students and injuring ten others on Tuesday. Local authorities urged caution and coordinated rescue efforts in the alpine region.
In Saigon, U S Air Force jets from Da Nang launched a mystery strike believed aimed at Communist targets in Laos or North Viet Nam. Officials would not confirm targets, while Rome radio and Vietnamese sources tallied down casualties from a separate North Viet Nam raid.
A brief note points out a dateline error and player identifications mixed on Sports Page images yesterday. The column jokes about readers spotting mistakes and sets the calendar straight for Tuesday March 2.
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