Faithful Pray On Good Friday in Monroe Area
Monroe and area residents paused work for Good Friday services. Union services at Immanuel Church 12:30 to 3 p.m. featured seven sermons by local pastors. Easter events include sunrise at St John’s UCC, masses at St Victor’s, and Easter programs across several churches. No community egg hunt due to weather.
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Monroe
Area
Union Good
Immanuel Church
Bernard Bartel
Burton L. Holling
Gerritt E. Mouw
Jesse R. Dom
C. C. Warfel
Paul H. Olm
Glen H. Ridnour
St. John’s United Church of Christ
Sanctuary
Carol and Crusaders
Rober Koller
Elmhurst College
Elmhurst
Ill
Monroe Christian Youth Council
Anita Ainsworth
Joanne Nussbaum
Sandra Miller
James Lovelace
Mary Jo Henning
Carol Peterson
Rev. Mouw
Masonic Temple
Knights Templar
St. Victor’s Catholic
St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church
First Methodist
Monroe Country Club
Union Presbyterian
Universalist
Mt. Olive Lutheran
New Apostolic
Grace Lutheran
Immanuel Eub
Bethel
Ameri can Broadcasting acquires Don Lee radio network
The American Broadcasting Co. has purchased the Don Lee radio network on the West Coast. The Don Lee system comprises 34 stations and stands as radio's largest regional network.
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DON Lee
New York
American Broadcasting Co
Don Lee Radio
Cooperation Urged in Monroe Elm Cleanup Week
Monroe Mayor Victor N Schiller proclaims Dutch Elm Cleanup Week from Sunday to April 4 urging residents to remove all dead elm wood and stumps. City trucks will collect the wood curbside to slow Dutch elm disease spread and prevent costly invasions to the community.
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Monroe
Victor N. Schiller
Thor Capsule Found in Sea
The Air Force recovered an instrument capsule from a Thor missile test fired Thursday night from Cape Canaveral. This marks the third recovery in Thor tests. The capsule housed a magnetic tape recorder a power pack a radio beacon dye for locating the sphere and a Solar bomb to aid underwater blast range reporting.
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Washington
Air Force
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Two More Killed In State Highway Toll Rise
The Wisconsin highway death toll rose to 131 after two fatal crashes on Thursday. Theresa Hoynacki, 5, died in Marinette County on Highway 141 near Amberg, suffering a punctured lung and fractured ribs and was hospitalized in Iron Mountain, Michigan. Kenneth E. Woods, 20, of Seymour, was killed on U S Highway 10 between Menasha and Appleton when struck by a car driven by Charlene M. Meis, with Andrejes Sics, 20, Appleton, also hit.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Theresa Hoynacki
George J. Hoynacki
Milwaukee
Amberg
Marinette County
Hoynacki
Iron Mountain
Mich
Kenneth E. Woods
Seymour
Charlene M. Meis
Menasha
U.S. Highway 10
Appleton
Andrejes Sics
Woods
Jail Escape Foiled as Boys Stash Weapons
Sparta Monroe County authorities thwart a jailbreak when they uncover a pistol rifle hacksaw blade and about 1000 rounds of ammunition stolen from a storage room by two boys on Thursday.
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Sparta
Monroe County
Allies Back U.S. On German Plan
Western powers Britain France and the United States favor a master plan for German unification with staged talks on a future German treaty. The plan envisions a loose federation, limits on forces in central Europe, and an end to Berlin’s division as East and West Germany are gradually merged. A temporary all German council would include representatives from 15 Länder.
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Washington
Britain
France
West Germany
U.S
Soviet Union
Germany
East Germany
Europe
Berlin
Herter
Geneva
Ousted Newsman Reports Large Iraq Purge
Beir ut Lebanon the American broadcaster Winston Burdette of CBS said on arrival that Baghdad prisons were filled to capacity with political detainees as part of a massive purge of army officers and government personnel in Iraq.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Iraq
Winston Burdette
Columbia Broadcasting System
Baghdad
Dalai Lama Escaped Reds During Attack
Sikkim prince in Tokyo reports that the Dalai Lama escaped the Chinese Red assault on his summer palace as Red forces fired from 1 a.m. Tuesday until capture. He cites official sources from Gangtok and notes Khampa rebels oppose the Chinese presence in Tibet.
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Dalai Lama
Sikkim
Tokyo
Maharaja Kumar
Maharaja
India
Tibet
Gangtok
Lhasa
Fighta
Cheddar List Firm In Green Bay Trade
Values on the Wisconsin Cheese Exchange were unchanged today under a steady trading tone. Sales totaled 10 lots of cheddars at 375 boxes each with two in paper boxes and 31 percent. Uncovered offers included two cars pasteurized single dairies 34 percent one car pasteurized longhorns 34 percent and two cars Illinois U S Grade A cheddars 314.
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Green Bay
Wisconsin Cheese Exchange
Illinois U.S
U S Restores Bulgarian Ties End of Nine-Year Break
Washington reports the United States resumes full diplomatic relations with Communist Bulgaria after Bulgaria withdraws espionage charges against former Minister Donald Heath. Talks began in 1957 with formal discussions in New York and Washington. The U S legation in Sofia will reopen. Swiss and Polish offices previously handled American interests.
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Washington
United States
Bulgaria
Sofia
State Department
Donald Heath
Supreme Court
Heath
New York
Poland
U.S
Joseph Reap
Legation
Dictator Plans To Stay in U S
Marcos Perez Jimenez former dictator of Venezuela expects to live in Miami Beach long term despite an order to leave by April 15. His attorney calls the removal order a mere formality and expects favorable action on the resident status request. The March 13 order came from district immigration director Joseph Savoretti.
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Miami
Fla
Marcos Perez Jimenez
Venezuela
Miami Beach
Immigration Service
Jimenez
U. S
David M. Walters
Walters
Joseph Savoretti
River Recedes As Darlington Flood Threat Eases
The Pecatonica River crest at Darlington reached 14.20 feet then fell, easing danger to towns. Winslow and Freeport faced higher flood impacts with evacuations and closed highways. Indian Creek flood affected Winslow and several businesses. broader area braced for more rain and rising water. National Guardsmen authorized but not activated yet. Rest of region dealt with snow sleet and ongoing high water in Green County and surrounding roads.
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Darlington
Winslow
Freeport
U.S. Weather Bureau
Monroe Evening Times
Pecatonica Valley
Wiota
Irene Smith
Arnold Zuger
Roger Miller
Mary Fuller
Campbell
Frederick Hastings
Martintown
Weather Bureau
Moline
East Side
Freeport East Side Recreation Center
William Stratton
Water Department
Fairbanks, Morse and Co
Green County
Browntown
Argyle
Jordan Bottoms
Jordan Bottom
Brodhead
Attica
Brooklyn
Milwaukee Road
Pecatonica
Monroe
Skate Breaks Arctic Records Under Ice Voyage
The US Navy submarine Skate logged 3,090 miles and 12 days under the Arctic ice, surfacing 10 times including once at the North Pole. Commanded by Cmdr. James F. Calvert with 106 crew, the voyage began from New London and honored Sir Hubert Wilkins by scattering his ashes at the Pole.
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Washington
North Pole
New London
James F. Calvert
Skate
Hubert Wilkins
Calvert
Navy
Peary
Robert E. Peary
Five Cubans Nabbed In Castro Death Plot
Five Cubans were arrested in Havana over an alleged plan to kill Fidel Castro. Police said the detainees, followers of ex Senator Rolando Masferrer, faced varying detentions at La Cabana Fortress while one man, Andres Chacon Arango, was hospitalized after an attempted escape and self harm.
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Havana
Fidel Castro
Rolando Masferrer
Batista
la Cabana
Andres Chacon Arango
Tragic Mishap on Highway 69 South of Verona
Two New Glarus women, Mrs. Goldie Seeholzer and Mrs. Wilbert Zweifel both 56, died when their car plunged into flood swollen Badger Mill Creek on Highway 69 south of Verona. Bodies recovered after dawn search, coroner to determine if death came from the crash or drowning. Old notes link the creek to a prior 1933 death nearby.
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Wilbert
Norma) Zweifel
Goldie Seeholzer
New Glarus
Badger Mill
Highway 69
Verona
Ralph Keppler
Zweifel
Green
Dane County
Times
Glarus
Badger Mill Creek
Golden Fleece Museum
Wilbert Zweifel
Madison
Dane County Sheriff's Deputies
Wickline
Willoughby
A. Charles Howe
Monroe
Paoli
Seeholzer
Mayme Steiner MacRoberts
Marion Blumer
Sara Holcomb
Zweitel
Norma E. Marty
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Cheddar List
Lafayette County Fairgrounds
Swiss Museum
Arctic
Castro
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