Plot to Sell Secret Formulas Uncovered by FBI Case
FBI says a Wilmington plot with international overtones aimed to sell secret industrial formulas worth millions to DuPont. Two men, Wilbur Pierce and Earl Bush, were arrested on mail fraud and related charges after an offer sent from Lorain, Ohio, and tied to data from a Goodrich plant.
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Wilmington
Del
FBI
DuPont Co
E.I. duPont de Nemours and Co
Wilmington Chemical
B. F. Goodrich Corp
Akron
Ohio
Montecatini Corp
Milan
Italy
Montecatini
DuPont
Goodrich
Cleveland
Wilbur J. C. Pierce
U.S. District Court
Earl Bush
Pierce
Bush
B.F. Goodrich
Lorain
Avon Lake
Blacksmith J W Laube Dies at 94 in Brodhead
Joseph W. Laube 94 of Brodhead died at Monroe Manor Nursing Home where he had resided since February 8. A lifelong blacksmith trained by his father he retired in 1952. Surviving: Le Roy and Wayne Laurie a daughter Mrs John Ambrecht and others. Services Monday at Everson Funeral Home with burial in Greenwood Cemetery.
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Joseph W. Laube
Brodhead
Monroe Manor
Mr. Laube
Baraboo
Sebastian Laubie
Bro
Sebastian Laube
Joseph
Maria Gombar
Will Durner
Mr. Laurie
North Dakota
Hannah Roselle Patterson
Durand, Il
Knights of Pythias
G.U.G.G
LeRoy Laurie
Elmhurst
Wayne
Greenwood Cemetery
Argentine Exchange Students Leave Monroe After Stay
Monica Silberstein and Adela Matienzo from Buenos Aires completed their two month Inter-American Cultural Exchange at Monroe High School. Monica traveled via Madison to Chicago then New York with planes to Miami and Buenos Aires, while Adela plans an extended US stay and visa extension with relatives in Oklahoma. The Lamboley and Notbohm families hosted them during their visit and noted their long journey and luggage.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Monroe High School
Oklahoma
Monica Silberstein
Leland Lamboley
Madison
Chicago
New York
Kennedy
Miami
United States
Notbohms
Canadian Leader Rejects Scandal Sparks Judicial Inquiry
In Ottawa Prime Minister Lester B Pearson challenged the Conservative opposition amid a security scandal linked to German beauty queen Gerda Munsinger. Pearson ordered a secret full scale judicial inquiry after Justice Minister Lucien Cardin alleged Cabinet members under ex- PM John Diefenbaker were involved with Munsinger.
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Ottawa
Lester B. Pearson
Pearson
Britain
Lucien Cardin
John G. Diefenbaker
Gerda Munsinger
Cardin
Front Pew Sabbath Day Verses by Clair R. Munns
Daily doggerel notes Clair R. Munns reflecting on church attendance with lines about entering and staying out. The cheerful verse invites readers to consider their place in the Sabbath observance.
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Clair R. Munns
Farmers reminded to order free trees and shrubs
Farmers were reminded that free trees and shrubs will be available next month. Applications should be made now. The Green County Conservation League purchases the trees for April distribution and the Wisconsin Conservation Department provides shrubs at no cost. Order blanks are at the Green County Agricultural Building Ray L. Beckman’s Monroe garage or from league directors.
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Green County Conservation League
Wisconsin Conservation Department
Green County Agricultural Building
Ray L. Beckman
Monroe
League
Fontaine Demands Careful Arrangements in Milwaukee
Actress Joan Fontaine will appear in Dial M for Murder at the Pabst Theater after her doctor set conditions. The theater promised heated car transport, draft-free dressing room, a full length chaise longue, limited rehearsals, and postperformance transport to her hotel. Fontaine recently recovered from pneumonia following a Miniola NY engagement.
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Milwaukee
Acctress
Joan Fontaine
Pabst Theater
Miss Fontaine
Miniola
N.Y
Weather Slows Allied Offensives Around Saigon
Jungle cover in the south and bad weather in the north slowed allied ground and air offensives against the Communists today in South Viet Nam. High winds and rain hampered patrols and air support, delaying planned moves amid ongoing combat operations.
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Saigon
South
Viet Nam
Food riots rage across Calcutta as rail hubs attacked
In Calcutta and surrounding areas mobs burned railway stations and hurled homemade bombs late at night as food riots continued into their third day in New Delhi and India.
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New Delhi
India
Calcutta
Bohlen Departs Paris for Washington Talks
United States ambassador Charles E. Bohlen left Paris by air today for consultations in Washington. The move signals upcoming discussions on Franco American relations and policy directions between the two capitals.
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Paris
Charles E. Bohlen
U.S
France
Washington
Alderman Dilemma At Bank Art Show Cat Portrait
A lively scene at the First National Bank lobby features a cat on a leash against a colorful backdrop. The piece by Mrs. Marge Zach from the Monroe adult night school class carries a $299.99 price with 95 percent benefiting the alderman and cat lovers. cash only. Meanwhile Mr and Mrs Vance Wall of Decatur Township visited the Monroe Courthouse for a tax settlement, with Mrs Wall now handling the treasurer duties since his 65th birthday. Susan, 7, plans to attend Thursday Lent services hoping for a school-night lunch treat, saying she loves to eat and enjoys breakfast twice with her parents.
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First National Bank
Marge Zach
Monroe
Vance Wall
Decatur
Susan
Lions Club drives for Badger Mine and Museum funds
Shullsburg Lions Club begins a Lafayette County door to door drive on March 15 seeking cash gifts and interest free loans to replace the current shed with a 50 by 80 foot rustic museum building in Badger Park. The project supports Lafayette ARC and regional handicapped programs while boosting southwestern Wisconsin tourism and economy.
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Shullsburg
Lions Club of
Lafayette County
Badger
Badger Park
Norris Haffele
Wisconsin
Badger Mine
Lafayette Association For
Fr. L. C. Ihm
Virgil Brown
Lafayette Arc
Shullsburg Lions Museum Fund
Wisconsin Governor Attends White House Briefing
Gov. Warren P. Knowles travels to Washington for a White House luncheon and briefing with all 50 state governors. The agenda remains undisclosed but is expected to address the Vietnam War. he plans to return to Wisconsin this evening.
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Gov. Knowles
White House
Madison
Warren P. Knowles
Washington, D.C
Knowles
Johnson
Wisconsin
Charles Threadgall of Beloit Dies in St. Clare Hospital
Charles W. Threadgall, 76, Beloit, died at 5:50 this morning at St. Clare Hospital where he had been a patient since February 28. His wife is listed among the survivors.
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Charles W. Threadgall
Beloit
St. Clare Hospital
Prince Philin Raises Funds as Pilot on U S Tour
Prince Philin of Great Britain tours the United States as a charity fundraiser and pilot. Dallas stops will push total Variety Clubs International donations past one million dollars, with Miami and Houston dinners raising 225 000 and 215 000 respectively. He impressed Gemini 4 astronauts by handling a Gemini mockup and docking controls solo.
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Prince Philin
Great Britain
U.S
Miami
Fla
Houston
Air Force
James A. McDivitt
Edward H. White
White
Prince
Manned Spacecraft Center
Dallas
Braniff International Airways
Phillip
Los Angeles
Chicago
New York
Toronto
Variety Clubs International
Philip
Palm Springs
Calif
Tucson
Ariz
Neil A. Armstrong
David R. Scott
McDivitt
Court Decision Rules Fine Out
UAW lawyers weigh appeal after a 4 3 U S Court of Appeals ruling in Chicago that unions cannot fine members for crossing a picket line during a strike. Philip Padden will confer with UAW officials before deciding next steps. John L Waddleton of Allis Chalmers welcomed the ruling reversal and argued Congress sought maximum protection for employers against coercion.
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Chicago
United Auto Workers
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Philip Padden
UAW
Allis- Chalmers Manufacturing Co
High Court
U.S. Court of Appeals
John L. Waddleton
Congress
Beef Producers Set Meeting on Thursday
Election of two directors will be on the agenda at the annual meeting of the Green County Beef Producers Association Inc. at 8 p.m. on Thursday, March 17 in the Agricultural Building. Also on the agenda are final reports and pictures from the Fall Roundup, treasurer's report, collection of annual dues, and suggestions for future activities.
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Green County Beef Producers Association Inc
Agriculltural
Famed Bill Bailey Buried in Singapore Nightclub Owner
Singapore expatriate Bill Bailey 80, owner of the Cocoanut Grove, died Thursday. He claimed the song Bill Bailey Won’t You Please Come Home was written about him and never planned to return home. Bailey left the United States in 1929, later ran a club bombed in World War II, spent time in an internment camp, and reopened the Cocoanut Grove on Christmas Day 1945.
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Singapore
Bill Bailey
Bailey
Cocoanut Grove
Hughie Cannon
Far
Maxwell
Iowa
United States
Australia
Wisconsin Toll Hits 150 In 1966 Highway Deaths
The death of 8 year old Gregory Peterson of Weyerhauser raises Wisconsin 1966 highway deaths to 150, nine below last year’s pace. He died in a two car crash on Highway 8 between Bruce and Ladysmith in Rusk County, per sheriff’s statements.
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Associated Press
Rusk County
Wisconsin
Gregory Peterson
Weyerhauser
Bruce and
Ladysmith
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J. W. Laube
Monica
Helen
Mrs
Decatur Town
Clarence Seaton
St. Victor’s Auditorium
Kip Scherer
Gary W. Scherer
Monroe Woman’s Club
Seaton
R. Finley Barry
Times
Charles Threadgall
Houston, Tex
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