Humphrey Outlines Foreign Policy During Wisconsin Swing
Sen. Humphrey plans a major foreign policy speech in Wausau as part of a Wisconsin primary tour to rally supporters. He pledges an all-out fight against REA interest-rate hikes and stresses independent REA administration, while contrasting Nixon with Kennedy and predicting broad press support after Nixon’s nomination.
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Sen. Humphrey
U.S
Soviet Union
Wisconsin
Minnesota Democrat
Wausau
Sen. Kennedy
Minnesota
Madison
Kennedy
United States
Humphrey
REA
Electric Co
Lancaster
Gays Mills
Southwestern
Darlington
Milwaukee
A For
Benson
Nixon
GOP
Race Sitdowns Develop Twists
Authorities brace for more anti segregation demonstrations as sitdowns unfold with new twists. Gov charges CBS planning a sit in. CBS denies. Negroes served coffee in Houston Hall. ministers urge weekend prayers in Atlanta. Florida boards move to keep order and expel students. Alabama State College president put on probation for 31 convicted Negro students. Tennessee governor claims sit ins instigated by CBS. Four Negro students arrested for defying a closed lunch counter. CBS News distanced itself from the Nashville protest and CBS denies influencing the demonstration.
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Associated Press
Houston City Hall
Atlanta
Florida Board of Control
Florida State University
Negro Florida A. and
M. University At
Florida
Montgomery
Ala
State Board of Education
Alabama State College
Gov
Ellington
Tennessee
Nashville
Columbia Broadcasting System
CBS News
New York
John Lynch
Department
Glazners Edge Faculty in Charity Basketball Game
More than 300 spectators filled the Monroe-New Glarus high school gym for a Student Council charity fundraiser. The senior Glazners defeated the veteran Cheesemakers 56 to 38, with Monroe faculty and students contributing to a group effort benefiting local charities.
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Monroe-New Glarus
Monroe
New Glauts
Weatherman Tadges Backing More Snowfall Sparks Burlington Liar Claim
Amateur forecaster Frederick Ties of Brodhead jokes about joining the Burlington Liars Club after reporting a 51st snowfall of the winter. He had predicted 50. Snow continues with Brodhead reporting two inches on arrival. Monroe residents debate totals as spring nears.
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Frederick Ties
Brodhead
Fred
Burlington
Liar’s Club
Milwaukee
Monroe
Monroe Evening Times
Merryman II Wins in Grand National
Merryman II won the Grand National at Aintree with Badanloch second and Clear Profit third in the world’s toughest steeplechase.
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Merryman II
Aintree
England
Badanloch
Clear Profit
New Films Sought To Shed Light On Park Slayings
Ottawa investigators hope new scenes from Starved Rock State Park footage may reveal overlooked details in the murders of three Chicago matrons. A minister’s photos, and a reported red haired stranger, are under review as clues.
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Ottawa
Ill
Starved Rock State Park
Aubrey W. Heflin
Brookings
S.D
Starved Rock
Frances Murphy
Mildred Lindquist
Lillian Oetting
la Salle
St. Louis Canyon
William Morris
Rushville
Morris
Clark Eugene Gabel
Mason City
Iowa
Mathiessen State Park
French Canyon
Starved Rock Park
Trotters Meet Ends In A Tense Farm Cage Tie
One of Green County s first farm sports events produced a 29 29 tie between the Smock Valley Hilltrotters and the Richland Creek Waterbugs at Hiawatha school before 250 fans. The game featured multiple lead changes and a fatal level of violence officials were shot dead after the final whistle. Billy Hartwig suffered a head gash and vets treated other injuries.
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Green County
Hiawatha
Smock Valley Hilltrotters
Richland Creek Waterbugs
Jim
Dirty Jim) Schwoegler
County Soil Conservation Service
Kenneth Halverson
LCS
Kenneth
Honest Ken) Allen
Monroe Vo Ag
Billy Hartwig
Hilltrotter
John Norton
Satchel Paige to Speak at Monroe Lions Club Meeting
LeRoy Satchel Paige world renowned Negro pitcher will headline the Monroe Lions Club meeting at Swiss Wheel restaurant at 6 p.m. Monday. Paige started Major League play with the Cleveland Indians at age 40 and is billed for the city high school basketball dinner in Madison the next night. He helped Cleveland win a league pennant, while his long career began with the Chattanooga Black Lookouts in 1925 and included 42 games in 1933 with 31 wins and four losses.
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LeRoy
Satchel) Paige
Monroe Lions Club
Paige
Cleveland Indians
Madison
Bill Veeck
Cleveland
Indians
Chattanooga Black Lookouts
Boy 16 Admits Synagogue Bomb and Shootings in Alabama
In Gadsden Alabama police say 16 year old Jerry Earl Hunt admitted throwing a fire bomb at Beth Israel synagogue and shooting two congregants after a grudge over a chess game. Victims Alan Cohn 35 and Alvin Lowi 64 survived with noncritical injuries and a possible broader involvement is under review.
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Gadsden
Ala
Charles Wright
Jerry Earl Hunt
Attalla
Wright
Beth Israel
Hunt
Alan Cohn
Alvin Lowi
Obituary of Ben Thostenson Dies in Monroe
Ben Thostenson 83 a retired rural mail carrier at Brodhead died at 9 a m today in St Clare hospital He had entered March 18 as a medical patient Arrangements are pending at the Everson funeral home in Brodhead He was lifelong Brodhead area resident married Dec 16 1903 in Orfordville to Tilda Marie Beutseur She died June 4 1956 Survived by two daughters Mrs Wayne Weber Madison and Mrs Kenneth Hof es Brodhead two sons Marvin Edgerton and Carl Salem and several grandchildren
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Ben Thostenson
Brodhead
St. Clare Hospital
Everson
Thostenson
Orfordville
Tilda Marie Beutseur
Wayne Weber
Madison
Kenneth Hofes Brodhead
Marvin
Edgerton
Carl
Salem
Eisenhower Aide to Keynote Wisconsin GOP Mock Convention
Robert Gray, President Eisenhower's cabinet secretary, will deliver the keynote at the University of Wisconsin Republican mock convention on April 1-2. The event showcases party leaders and students engaging in campaign-style activities.
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Ike
Madison
Robert Gray
Eisenhower
University of Wisconsin
Castro Faces U S Clash Over Guantanamo Base
Cuba presses Washington to reinstate Federico Figueras Larrazabal the unions head at Guantanamo Base and complains of anti Castro hires and U S military aid curbs. Raul Roa notes protest over U S inspections and helicopter sales while Castro regime allies denounce a drift toward communism.
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Havana
Cuba
United States
U.S. Guantanamo Naval Base
Castro
Washington
U.S
Bonsal
Guantanamo
Federico Figueras Larrazabal
Raul Roa
U. S
Mexico
Jaime Varela Canosa
Laredo
Tex
Varela Canosa
Island Republic
Ernesto Guevara
Raul
Kennedy To Talk Here Next Friday
John F. Kennedy Democratic presidential candidate to visit Monroe on April 1 with a 4 30 p m rally after a daylong tour across the state. He begins in Mt Horeb at 8 15 a m visiting Dodgeville Mineral Point Darlington Shullsburg Argyle Blanchardville New Glarus Monroe and Beloit before addressing the Communications Workers of America at Steel Workers Hall.
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Monroe
John F. Kennedy
Sen. Kennedy
Mt. Horeb
Dodgeville
Courthouse
Mineral Point
Point Theater
Darlington
Legion Hall
Shullsburg
Argyle
Beloit
Communications Workers of America
Steelworkers Hall
Applications Sought For Postal Positions in Monroe
Postmaster John J. Burkhard announced that openings for substitute clerk and carrier roles at the Monroe post office will close on April 11. Applicants must be 18 or older and reside within the delivery area or be bona fide patrons of the Monroe office.
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John J. Burkhard
Monroe
Burkhard
State Eyes Impact Of Smaller Autos
Wisconsin highway officials study rising number of small cars to assess fuel use and effects on tax revenue for highways. The Highway Commission and U S Bureau of Public Roads conduct on the spot surveys at 128 stations to gauge traffic loads and inform road planning. Robert Paddock notes North Carolina is the only other state pursuing such a study.
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Madison
Wisconsin
The
Highway Commission
Robert Paddock
U.S. Bureau of Public Roads
Paddock
North Carolina
Mrs Brandt Stricken at 67 dies in St Clare hospital
Mrs Ernest Brandt 67 an employee at Green County hospital until Christmas holidays died at 8 55 a m today in St Clair hospital. She had been a medical patient there since March 7. Survivors include the husband three sons Kenneth and Charles Moore both Milwaukee Vernon Darlington and a daughter Mrs Marian Galli Mineral Point. Services are pending at Sharer funeral home in Darling ton.
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Ernest Brandt
Green County Hospital
St. Clare Hospital
Brandts
Highway 11 West
Chesebro Trailer Park
Eva Verne Moore
Benton Area
Brandt
Monroe
Kenneth
Charles Moore
Milwaukee
Vernon
Darlington
Marian Galli
Mineral Point
Sharer Funeral Home
Korea's Rhee Turns 85 Amid Global Status
President Syngman Rhee of Korea, the oldest active world leader, observed his 85th birthday today in Seoul. His long tenure keeps him at the center of regional and international attention as Korea marks another milestone.
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Korea
Rhee
Seoul
Syngman Rhee
Ray Preston Honored At Postal Ceremonies For Years of Service
Ray W. Preston a rural carrier for nearly 46 years was honored by former postal associates in the office of postmaster John J. Burkherd. He received a wrist watch a shirt with star sleeve bars pins for 45 years service and 30 years without an accident plus a retirement card and a letter of commendation from Postmaster General Arthur Summerfield.
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Ray W
Shorty) Preston
John J. Burkherd
Preston
Green County Rural Carriers Association
National Safety Council
Arthur E. Summerfield
Burkhard
Figi Tour Group Heads Through Central South America
William Figi Jr. leads the Ford Farms Efficiency Award group touring Central and South America. The itinerary includes Mexico City San Jose Guatemala Toluca Bogota Cali Lima Chosica Valley Caguamarquita Palmira Canete valley Buenos Aires Campinas Rio de Janeiro Caracas and more as several agricultural sites and plants are visited.
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William Figi Jr
Jordan Township
Central
South America
Panama City
Bogota
Colombia
Mexico City
San Jose
Guatemala
Ford Farms
Carlos Arruza
Toluca
Mexico
Tibaitata
Cali
Palmira
Lima
Peru
Chosica Valley
Cagamarquita
Canete
Figi
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Sao Paulo
Brazil
Campinas
Rio de Janeiro
Caracas
Venezuela
East German Chief Prosecutor Ernst Melsheimer Dies
East Germany announces the death of chief prosecutor Ernst Melsheimer at age 62 from lung cancer. He led prosecutions in Berlin as a prominent state official of the communist regime.
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RED Prosecutor
Berlin
East Germany
Ernst Melsheimer
Police Indictments Shake Chicago Police Department
A Chicago grand jury indicted 16 individuals including policemen and seven burglars in a corruption probe. Richard Morrison, a noted burglar, led the indictments that also charged burglary conspiracy receiving stolen property and obstructing justice. Police Commissioner Timothy O’Connor resigned as the city restructured the department and University of California dean Orland W. Wilson was named to head a cleanup administration.
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Chicago
Grand Jury
Richard Morrison
Timothy O’connor
University of California
Orlando W. Wilson
Richard Austin
Criminal Court
Austin
James R. Webster
Webster
Frank Ferlic
Four City Students Compete in District Forensics Contest
Four Monroe high school students represented their school at the district forensics tournament in Fort Atkinson. Eligibility was earned by achieving A grades at the Badger League contest held March 12 at Edgerton. Valerie Usher, Sandra Miller, Karen Meier, and Barbara Schuetze advanced in interpretive reading and extemporaneous speaking.
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Monroe High School
Fort Atkinson
Edgerton
Valerie Usher
Sandra Miller
Karen Meier
Barbara Schuetze
Macmillan Heads to U.S. to Seek Nuclear Test Ban
British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan departed for the United States to press President Eisenhower to accept the latest Soviet proposals on a nuclear weapons test ban.
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U.S
London
Harold Macmillan
United States
Eisenhower
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Robert Keith
Kendall Digman
Trotters
Alfred Baumgartner
Richland
Henry Pick Jr
Bob Elmer
Leon Kubly
Bill Hartwig
Danny Bechtolt
Vincent Thom
Waterbugs
John Waefler
Werner Rutsch
Ernie Wegmueller
Verlin Eberne
Dewey Dunaway
Martin Dickson
Lester Johnson
Dick Ammon
Floyd Asmus
Lee Kubly
Paul Beutel
Hilltrotters
Werner Vogel
Ted Falk
Harry Williams
Don Ritschard
Henry Blumer
Tom Schuetz
Ralph Bohren
Delbert Indergand
Newell Smith
Satchel Paige
U.S. Naval Base
Ray Preston
Panama
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