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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1970
Page
1
President Nixon flies from Key Biscayne to Washington for an early morning call and 5 p.m. face-to-face session with Postmaster General Winton Blount as negotiations continue to avert a postal crisis. Aides say talks with seven postal unions have progressed well.
North Vietnamese troops launched fresh dawn assaults north of Long Cheng, a key government base and CIA area, and struck along the Mekong River within two miles of the Thailand border. Informants report more than 100 attackers under mortar cover targeting a hilltop position near Long Cheng.
Cambodian Premier Lon Nol said Viet Cong forces continue attacks in Cambodia and that if U N deems them grave he will seek military aid from the United States and other friendly nations. He added Cambodia could defend its territory if armed sufficiently.
Salt water mixed with the Gulf oil from Chevron Platform C No. 6, 30 miles offshore, hinting the spill may ease. Paul Red Adair led specialists as they prepared to cap the well after it spewed thousands of barrels since March 10. other connected wells have been killed following a platform fire.
Supporters of the Carswell nomination shift from elite lobbying to aggressive campaigning. Deputy Attorney General Richard G. Kleindienst said Sunday that attacks on Carswell's racial beliefs and judicial record are false.
A U S military court overturned 1st Lt. James B. Duffy's murder conviction and found him guilty on two counts of involuntary manslaughter and conspiracy in the September 5 killing of a Vietnamese prisoner of war. The officer from Claremont California faces up to six years in prison with a sentencing set for Tuesday.
Joan Tunney Wilkinson, 30, daughter of former boxing champion Gene Tunney, appears in Amersham magistrates on a preliminary charge related to the death of her husband Lynn Carter Wilkinson. Police kept weapon details undisclosed after the Sunday stabbing at their Chenies cottage on the village green.
Premier Lon Nol told reporters the hijacked ammunition ship Columbia Eagle could leave at any time. He said Cambodia may seek help from a neutral country and was considering India's aid to turn back the vessel loaded with bombs bound for Thailand.
David Christian of Caledonia Wisconsin died Easter Sunday morning after his body rejected the lungs transplanted March 18 at Hennepin County General Hospital. Dr John Haglin head of the surgical team said death was caused by donor lung rejection and tests were planned to pinpoint the cause.
House Democrats show strong support to lower the voting age to 18 and to extend the 1965 Voting Rights Act. Rep. Emanuel Celler signals readiness to seek a House vote on both measures after previously opposing them.
Washington AP reports a sixth day of PATCO sick-out deepening the dispute with legal moves and accusations amid flight delays Easter weekend. Kennedy and other hubs faced major cancellations while FAA warned of suspensions if workers did not return.
In Gediz and surrounding villages, rescue crews comb rubble as rain hampers relief. Officials fear the death toll may reach 1,000 amid widespread destruction and fires. By Sunday night 586 bodies found, 460 injured, housing minister estimates about 1,000 dead in Gediz area.
Paul L. Frenzel 78 of 1816 10th St Monroe died at 12:05 a.m. Monday March 30 at St. Clare Hospital after a heart condition. He retired as maintenance man at The Monroe Evening Times and previously ran a checkroom with his wife at Turner Hall. Surviving are seven children, a brother, 17 grandchildren, and 18 great grandchildren. Services will be 1:30 p.m. Wednesday April 1 at Stnessy Funeral Home with Rev. Milton G. Petzold officiating. burial in Greenwood Cemetery.
Robert Mortensen executive director of the Wisconsin County Boards Association will address the Green County Board dinner on April 1 at Marco's Supper Club Monroe He has long served local government in various roles including attorney for towns villages and schools and led county government efforts since 1967 The event features guest dignitaries and hospitality committee hosts with Leland Jordan giving the invocation and C S Pierce delivering the welcome address
Glenn Dearth 47 of rural Blanchardville and 18 others died in Easter weekend crashes across Wisconsin. A Minnesota family of five perished in Dunn County, while Oshkosh State University students were killed in Marathon County. The 1970 count rose to 203, with multiple fatal accidents on Interstate 94 and highways across Portage, Wood, Vernon, and Dane counties.
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