New Attorney Says Ray Was Innocent
James Earl Ray’s new lawyer, J. B. Stoner of Savannah, claims new information shows Ray did not kill Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Stoner, tied to the National States Rights party, says Ray was pressured into the guilty plea and seeks a new trial. Ray is serving a 99 year term after pleading guilty to King's assassination in Memphis.
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Nashville, Tenn
James Earl Ray
Yer
Ray
Martin Luther King Jr
J. B. Stoner
Savannah
Long
Lake Thompson
Tennessee State Penitentiary
Stoner
King
Memphis
Chattanooga
Robert W. Hill
Stoners
Edward R. Fields
National States Rights Party
London
NSRP
W. Preston Battle Jr
Battle
Percy Foreman
Houston
Tex
Arthur Hanes
Birmingham, Ala
Foreman
Vietnam talks admitted by Laird and possible U S alternative
Defense Secretary Laird disclosed private negotiations to end the Vietnam war, noting an administration alternative if talks fail. The remark came during a Senate hearing on missile defense.
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Washington
Melvin R. Laird
Laird
Vietnam
Senate
Godfrey to Promote ORAP Across Four Cities
Governor announces Arthur Godfrey will tour Eau Claire Duluth Green Bay Milwaukee and Madison to urge support for the Outdoor Recreation Act Program ORAP proposing 156 million for pollution control and 44 million for recreation. Bonding appears on the April 1 ballot with a news conference in Madison and a Friday breakfast with outdoor writers.
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Madison
Arthur Godfrey
Duluth
Minn
ORAP
Eau Claire
New Glarus Lions Club Meeting Highlights Swiss Diner
The New Glarus Lions Club met with Mr. and Mrs. Karl Hofmann hosting a Swiss style dinner at the Wilhelm Tell Inn. Articles note brats roasted in brown gravy and Roester potatoes, with playful dressing and St Patrick's day garlands.
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Glarus Lions Club
Karl Hofmann
Wilhelm Tell Inn
H. ‘Old Hoesly
Mrs. Mae Hood Celebrates 96th Birthday With Family Dinner
Mrs. Mae Hood will mark her 96th birthday on March 25 with a Sunday dinner at 2515 Sunnyridge Court hosted by her daughter Mrs. J. H. Schwaiger. Family from Madison and Roger Schwaiger of Monroe will attend. Hood, a longtime member of St. Omar Chapter of Eastern Star, is described as cheerful though her reading and hearing have declined.
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Filrs
Mae
Granny) Hood
J. H. Schwaiger
Sunnyridge Court
J. W. Schwaiger
Madison
Roger Schwaiger
Monroe
Farm Bureau Meeting Set To Study By Laws
Green County Farm Bureau Cooperative and Green County Farmco Cooperative plan an 8 pm joint annual meeting April 1 at Monroe Senior High School gym. Revised articles of incorporation and by laws will be presented. Arthur J. Holst of Peoria will speak, combining NFL official duties with Foundation work and economic insight.
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Farm Bureau
Green County Farm Bureau Coopertive
Green County Farmco Co-operative
Monroe
Farm Bureau Co-operative
Harold M. Whitehead
Whitehead
Arthur J. Holst
Forest Park Foundation
Peoria
National Football League
Holst
Knox College
University of Illinois
Europe
United State Chamber of Commerce
Visit To School Shock Surprise Modular System In Wilmington
Monroe High School exchange students tour Alexis I duPont High School Wilmington Delaware and adjust to a modular daily schedule with 23 changes of 17 minutes. They explore the campus, enjoy a library patio, a large lounge, and a cafeteria with tiered lines. A tiger mascot nicknamed Ralph greets newcomers. They plan a Philadelphia excursion to see revolutionary sites.
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Surprise Modular System
Wilmington
Monroe High School
Alexis 1. duPont High School
Del
Alexis I duPont High School
Monroe
Monroe Exchange
Philadelphia
95-Year-Old Woman Recovers From Hip Injury
Darlington, hospitalized at St. Clare Hospital since February 26 for a fractured hip, was discharged yesterday. Mrs. Bell of Lafayette County Manor Nursing Home was moved to St. Clare for hip surgery and has progressed well, with a nephew in Milwaukee as her only listed relative.
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Leeds
England
John Randolph
Harold Wiedman
Wiedman
Irs
Afina
Darlington
St. Clare Hospital
Bell
Lafayette County Manor
Milwaukee
Zimmerli Herd Gone Vacation Needed To See Holsteins
The Ben Zimmerli family of Brodhead sold their Holstein herd, shipped 22 cows and 2 calves to Catlament Washington via train and truck. Dr Charles Emerick, a former summer helper, bought the cattle and the trip took four days. Norm Magnussen organized the voyage while Zimmerli recalls the move as largely successful.
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Zimmerlis
Brodhead
Catlament
Washington
Charles Emerick
Zimmerli
Norm Magnussen
Lake Mills
Dr. Emerick
M. J. Condon
Condon
Zimmer
Oregon State School of Veterinary Medicine
Oconto
Sfc. Kuster Earns Bronze Medal in Vietnam service
Army Sfc. Robert Kuster received the Bronze Star Medal February 11 in Vietnam for meritorious ground operations. He, his wife Orpha, and family reside in Monroe. Kuster has 24 years in the Army and plans retirement October 1 to work in aviation. He is with the 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile) and previously earned the Distinguished Flying Cross and Air Medal among many decorations.
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Army
Robert Kuster
Orpha
Monroe
Vietnam
Kuster
Sth Transportation Battalion
1St Cavalry Division
Ft. Sheridan
Ill
Co. K. Monroe
National Guard
Pearl Harbor
Co. B
Berlin
Elijah to Be Given March 29 at Monroe High
Elijah the oratorio will be performed March 29 at 8 p.m. in the Monroe Junior High Auditorium by the Monroe High School Mixed Chorus with local singers and guest soloists. Jack Close will conduct and Merryth Seaton will play organ. The piece presents a biblical narrative with a non staged religious theme and varied chorus roles.
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Mendelssohn
Elijah
Monroe Junior High
Monroe High School
Monroe
Jack Close
Merryth Seaton
Israel
Baal
Rural Evansville Man Dies in Crash
The Associated Press reports Kenneth Bernick a 27 year old from rural Evansville died early today when his car overturned after leaving Highway 14 near Oregon in Dane County The Wisconsin highway toll this year reached 121 with three deaths including two in Kenosha County.
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Associated Press
Kenosha County
Wisconsin
Kenneth Bernick
Evansville
Oregon
Dane County
Classified Ad Promises Money Growth Over Phone
A dialogue promises financial growth through a phone call to 325-5101 with an assistant. The ad frames itself as a money making service and urges inquiry.
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Los Angeles
Sirhan Bishara
Sirhan
Robert F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Eric Marcus
Tom Collins
New York
Ambassador Hotel
Food and Agriculture Organization of the
United Nations
U.S
FAO
Ture Department
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Walter Reed General Hospital
House
Godfrey
Dave Hodgson
Frank Dillon
Glarus
Lions Club
Naomi Barnard
Ben Zimmerli
U.S.A
Times
Ollie Fine
Evening Times
Emerick
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