Mental Health Unit Honors Chapter Exceeded 1968 Goal
The Green County Mental Health Association received a plaque at Del View Motel Wisconsin Dells for surpassing its 1968 Bell-Ringer Fund Campaign target by 153 percent, an $81 increase in contributions over the prior year. Vernon County also received the same award as part of the event.
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Green County Mental Health Association
Eeal
Sorensen
Vernon
Green County
March Green County Mental Health
Green County Hospital
Aia
Mendota State
Classified Ad Pitch Man Reels In Buyers And Tenants
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School boards discuss merging Monticello and New Glarus
New Glarus and Monticello boards met with CES A15 to explore a possible district merger next school year. They noted shared teachers as a potential upgrade to curricula and discussed bus routing and building needs, with officials suggesting larger buses might suffice.
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Smonticello
New Glarus
Monticello
Co-operative Education Service Agency
CESA
K. J. Glewen
Joel D. Larson
Cancer Crusade Kickoff in Green County Dinner
The Green County Unit of the American Cancer Society held a kickoff dinner at Marco's Supper Club for a 1969 goal of 6 675 dollars. About 130 attended, with orientation sessions planned for March 21 at the Bank of Brodhead. Rev Lyle D Stephenson led, citing six campaign days in April for business and residential areas and urging fundraising to save lives. Dr Glenn A Smiley spoke on Crusade progress and early cancer diagnosis.
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Green County
American Cancer Society
Wisconsin
Marco's Supper Club
Monroe
Ron Tschudy
Tom Flynn
Brodhead
Wisconsin Tavern League
Mone
Bank of Brodhead
Glenn A. Smiley
Delavan
Tornado Spotting System Stirs City Officials
Aldermen Aldermen August Burgis and Wesley Dodge urged creation of a tornado spotting network guided by Civil Defense. The plan would have designated farmers monitor storms and coordinate with sheriff deputies, with color slides on cloud formations and a TV based detection tip from Popular Mechanics. The council also discussed radar repairs, tree planting, park damage, street repairs, and sewer line bids as part of broader spring updates.
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August Burgis
Wesley Dodge
Civil Defense Committee
Warren Knowles
Madison
Green County
Monroe Police Department
Burgi
Dwight Coplien
Popular Mechanics Magazine
Monroe Streets
James Mauermann
Ronald Barribeau
Park and Recreation
Twining Park
Nathan Klassy
Harvey Elmer
Eleanor Fredericks
Highway 69
Viet Cong offensive hits Da Nang as U S troops clash
AP dispatches report rockets struck a Da Nang slum near a Navy pier and U S and South Vietnamese troops pressed heavy operations in the region. In the Saigon theater, 123 North Vietnamese were killed on day one of a major counteroffensive, with one American killed and 23 wounded. Civilians near Da Nang suffered 13 dead and 21 wounded from shells. Apollo 10 plans to orbit the Moon for 63 hours with a possible lunar approach, launching May 18. Senate debate on a 10 percent surtax looms as Proxmire opposes renewal and calls for spending cuts. In Wisconsin, Chilsen and Obey present farm proposals including higher exemptions and milk price supports.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
da Nang
U.S
John T. Wheeler
Space Center
Houston
Tex
Moon
Manned Spacecraft Center
Space Agency
Lunar
Earnestly Urging Juda Brodhead merger approval urged
The Juda and Brodhead merger plan, approved January 21, 1969 by Agency 15 and 17 School Committees, seeks to dissolve Juda and merge into a reorganized Brodhead District. Referendum will be held April 1, with high school enrollment projected at 477 and expanded Brodhead units.
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Juda
Brodhead
Cesa Agency 15
Agency 15
State Department of Public Instruction
Juda Area
Juta
Joint
Juda - Brodhead
Jubo Area
Agency
Bucks Get Chance at Lew Alcindor in NBA Draft
Milwaukee won a coin toss and earned the first opportunity to select Lew Alcindor, UCLA star, in the upcoming NBA draft. Alcindor closes his college career in Louisville as UCLA pursues a third straight NCAA title, while Milwaukee remains a last place Eastern Division club likely to take him first.
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New York
Milwaukee Bucks
Phoenix Suns
Lew Alcindor
UCLA
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Flynn
Arthur Chandler
Lyle Stephenson
Stephenson
Times
Green County Cancer Unit
Wayne O
Hilda) Peckham
Albany
Domenic Bongiorno
Tom Sampson
Glarus
Tel Aviva
Jordan River
Gilead Mountains
Cancer Crusade
Jeff Larbacker
Belleville
Bill Rupp
Jeff
AP News
Washington
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Congress
Wausau
Walter J. Chilsen
David Obey
Chilsen
Obey
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