Nixon Apology Eases Tension With Pompidou Visit
President Nixon and French President Pompidou said they were pleased with the result of Nixon's hurried New York trip to apologize for any discourtesy during Pompidou's State visit. The gesture aimed to calm ill feeling after demonstrations over France's decision to sell 110 jets to Libya while withholding 50 for Israel.
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New York
Nixon
Georges Pompidou
Pompidou
France
Libya
Israel
Lyndon Johnson Under Observation In Army Hospital
Former President Lyndon B. Johnson suffers chest pains while in a top Army hospital penthouse suite. Col. Robert L. North says coronary artery hardening is reducing heart blood flow, causing the pain and requiring constant observation.
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San Antonio. Tex
Lyndon B. Johnson
Army Hospital
Robert L. North
Johnson
McGovern Warns Laos Buildup Mirrors Vietnam in Secret
Senator George S. McGovern accuses Washington of a Laos troop increase, saying the United States is repeating Vietnam errors and pursuing it in secrecy despite lessons learned. He cites a growing American force and criticizes policy as costly and hidden.
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Washington
George S. McGovern
Dl.c
Laos
United States
Vietnam
Moon dust vial recovered undamaged from mailbox
Police recovered a two inch vial of moon dust from a mailbox after an anonymous tip. Dr. George Wetherill of UCLA confirmed the sample assigned by NASA was intact and untampered.
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Los Angeles
George Wetherill
University of California At Los Angeles
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Helicopters Downed As War Sees More US Losses
Viet Cong and North Vietnamese gunners shot down three American helicopters in South Vietnam. One American was killed and six wounded in the incidents. Across the action zone, 156 enemy combatants and five Americans died in various engagements. The crashes occurred near the Laotian border south of the DMZ, near the Cambodian border northeast of Saigon, and northwest of Hue.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
Hue
Laos Fighting Increases Near Two Capitals
North Vietnamese and Pathet Lao forces intensified activity near the highway junction between Vientiane and Luang Prabang. Government and Communist troops clashed Monday about two miles south of Sala Phoukhoune at the Route 7 and Route 13 junction.
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Vientiane, Laos
Vientiane
Luang Prabang
Sala Phoukhoune
Wisconsin Woman Charged with First Degree Murder
Suzanne B. Stordock, 41, is charged with first degree murder in the shooting death of her husband Laverne at their Oregon home. County Judge Russell Mittelstadt set a preliminary hearing for April 7 with no bail.
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Madison
Suzanne B. Stordock
Laverne
Oregon
Russell Mittelstadt
Explosions Hit Midwest Bottle Gas Plant Injuring Five
A series of explosions and a fire at the Midwest Bottle Gas Co plant in La Crosse on Monday injured four employees and a member of the Onalaska volunteer fire department.
Leary Goes to Jail for Drug Smuggling Conviction
Dr. Timothy Leary, 50, was sentenced to 10 years in prison by U.S. District Court in Houston for drug smuggling. Federal agents transported him to California after the ruling, with bail denied pending appeal, as he previously faced related state charges and a prior Laredo conviction related to the 1965 incident. The judge called Leary a danger to the community.
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Houston
Tex
Timothy Leary
California
Leary
Harvard
U.S. Dist
Ben C. Connally
Laredo
Supreme Court
Monroe Woman Escapes Fire in Mobile Home
Mrs Peter Kubly of Monroe escaped injury when a fire in her mobile home on 1819 10th Ave started from a heating tape malfunction. Monroe volunteers extinguished the blaze in 15 minutes after a 3 25 a m call, firemen remained about 90 minutes. Flood alerts were issued for parts of the region as heavy rain threatened flash flooding.
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Peter Kubly
10Th Ave
Monroe
Kubly
Joe Benkett
Times
John Wilkinson
Darlington
Wisconsin
Weather Bureau
Iowa
Illinois
Minnesota
Lafayette
Pecatonica
Janesville
Rock County
Rock River
Peter
Mary) Kubly
Ice Age Reserve Bill Clears Hurdle
Congressman Bob Kastenmeier announced a bill to aid development and operation of the Ice Age National Scientific Reserve in Wisconsin. The measure would authorize up to 425000 for development and cover 50 percent of operating costs, moving from sub committee to the House Interior Committee.
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Washington, D. C
Kastenmeier
Wisconsin
Bob Kastenmeier
Watertown
House
New Loan Agencies Seek Monroe Offices
Anchor Savings and Loan and First Federal plan hearings to set up offices in Monroe from Madison and Washington. Anchor is state controlled with Madison final say. First Federal is federal with approval expected from Washington.
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Anchor Savings and Loan
First Federal
Madison
Monroe
Washington, D. C
Two Accidents In Heavy Fog Reported In Monroe
Despite dense fog two accidents occurred in Monroe. Evelyn L. Hahlen's car rear ended Helen R. Palmiter's in the 1700 block of 12th Street. Palmiter treated and released for neck pains. Ann L. Elmer reported damage to a parked vehicle by an unknown driver on Sunday.
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Monroe
Evelyn L. Hahlen
19Th St
Helen R. Palmiter
Pecatonica
Ill
12Th Street
Monroe Clinic
Ann L. Elmer
Route 2
Drama Chorus Presents Show at Madison
Macalester College Drama Chorus brings a performance blending solo and group readings with music and dance to Mills Concert Hall in Madison on March 5 and 6 at 8 p.m. The 60 member group in clan tartan kilts travels nationwide, sponsoring scholarship through Phi Beta. Tickets at Wisconsin Center YWCA Victor Music or Mrs Richard Bruns.
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Macalester College
St. Paul
Madison
Mills
U. W. Humanities
Macalester Clan
Phi Beta Speech and Music Fraternity
Wisconsin Center
YWCA
Victor Music
Richard Bruns
Lake Mendota Drive
Macalester Drama Chorus
Denver
Neighbors Meet at Mesa Ariz County Reunion
A Green County reunion of residents visiting in Arizona brought Monroe and Juda locals together. H. H. Stauffacher and Maude Salzwedel learned they lived near each other back home as hosts Mr. and Mrs. Charles Golickson welcomed attendees. Stauffachers stayed seven weeks in Phoenix. Salzwedel and Niedermeier sisters plan May return to Monroe.
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H. H. Stauffacher
Maude Salzwedel
Elsie Niedermeier
Monroe
Mesa
Ariz
Green County
Arizona
Charles Golickson
Monticello
Golickson
Phoenix
Gertrude Wyss
Stauffachers
Salzwedel
Niedermeier
Juda
Wisconsin March primary draws light turnout
MILWAUKEE AP This was March primary election day in Wisconsin with predictions of an extremely light turnout. No statewide contests were on the ballot while weather was gray foggy and rainy. Some cities held mayoral primaries and voting was expected to be higher there. Nominees will meet in the April 7 election.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Nixon Urges New National Institute for Education Reform
President Nixon urged Congress to create a National Institute to research and experiment in education, calling for a sweeping reexamination of learning. He noted U.S. spending on education research trails health and defense and pressed for a sizable increase in educational science funding.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
White House
Ronald J. Ziegler
Ziegler
National Institute
United States
America
U S Treasure Hunter Released by Cubans
An American treasure hunting vessel the Jocelyn C captained by Stan Carlson of East Orleans Massachusetts was released by Cuban patrol to sail home. The crew of five had been boarded near Cay Lobos in the Bahama channel about 15 miles north of Cuba. The Steadfast Coast Guard cutter stood by while radio communications failed due to interference. The vessel was escorted into Carbarien as the Steadfast remained offshore awaiting return to Fort Lauderdale Florida.
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Miami
Havana
Jocelyn-C
Stan Carlson
East Orleans
Mass
State Department
Jocelyn Carlson
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Cay Lobos
Old Bahama Channel
Cuba
Paul G. Prins
7Th Coast Guard District
U. S
Coast Guard
Steadfast
Prins
WLBW
Burglaries Hit Corky's Grill The Spot in Monroe
Monroe police say burglars took cash from Corky's Grill and The Spot in the 1100 block of 17th Avenue after midnight. Entry method undetermined. once inside, access to both businesses was plausible. Owners Sartino and Hong reported the loss around 7 30 a.m. and police continue the investigation.
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Monroe
Corky
17Th Avenue
John
Corky) Sartino
Sartino
Wilbert Johnson
Louis E. Hull
Crusade Kickoff Planned for March 12 in Monroe
Mrs. Adele Lehnherr announces the Dutch Treat kickoff dinner for the Green County American Cancer Society. The March 12 event at Marco's Supper Club costs $2.50, with tickets sold by Green County board members by March 9. Dr. Bill Maddix presides, and R. O. McLean will speak on the cancer research crisis.
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Louis
Adele) Lehnherr
Juda
Green County Unit
American Cancer Society
Marco’s Supper Club
Monroe
Green County Cancer Society
Lehnherr
Bill L. Maddix
Green County
Wayne Peckham
Albany
R. O. McLean
Wisconsin
McLean
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Drama Chorus
Mesa, Ariz
Bill Madison
Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Richard R. Malmgren
Oshkosh
Warren P. Knowles
University of Wisconsin
U.S
David J. Shamp
Sub-Mar Inc
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Robert J. McCloskey
Richard Hong
Dorothea Stark
Crusade
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