Monroe OKs 5000 loan to start airport project
Aldermen unanimously approved a 5000 loan to the Wisconsin Aeronautics Commission to speed the Monroe Municipal Airport, with repayment planned once federal funds arrive. The action followed a Jordan letter noting limited state and federal support and the need to advance two smaller land purchases and construction.
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Wisconsin Aeronautics Commission
Monroe
T. K. Jordan
Commission
Jordan
John Ruff
Philip H. Darling
Darling
Rex N. Eyler
Public Property Committee
Robert G. Rote
Jerry Coplien
Park and Recreation
Recreation Park
League of Municipalities
Dodgeville
Warzyn Engineering Co
Madison
Wickus
Waukesha Motorac
Stahr Named Indiana University President
Elvis J. Stahr Jr. educator and former secretary of the Army has been elected president of Indiana University. He will assume office July 1, succeeding Herman B. Wells after 25 years. The announcement came from William Hickman on the university’s 142nd anniversary. Stahr will resign as Army secretary effective June 30.
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Bloomington
Ind
Elvis J. Stahr Jr
Indiana University
Herman B. Wells
I.U
William Hickman
Stahr
White House
Washington
Memorial Day Parade Plans and Veterans Graves Decor
The City Council approved the annual Memorial Day parade and a 150 dollar appropriation for veterans graves. Commander William Wartenweiler led coordination with Edward Niffenegger and Robert Alder arranging wreaths at Greenwood cemetery by 7 30 am on Memorial Day. Poppies will be delivered May 26 with 500 from the Legion and 500 from the VFW.
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William Wartenweiler
American Legion
Wartenweiler
Edward Niffenegger
Robert Alder
Greenwood Cemetery
The
Legion
VFW
Legion Hall
Woman's Relief Corps
Walter Drews
Civil Defense Auxiliary Police
Dewey Dwyer
Edward Doyle
I.J. Connors Jr
Seven Seek Monroe Postmaster Job In Civil Service Tests
Seven of the seven applicants for the Monroe postmastership are noted. New entrants include Robert A. Bennema a Rockford high school teacher Willis J Kohlhagen Russell J Myers and William E Rosenthal. Reapplying are Harry E Buholzer Harold F Pickett and Harry E Williams. Original applicants who did not reapply include Frederick D Kubly Victor N Schiller Paul A Chapman Paul Neubauer ax Cashman and Alfred H Henning. Henning served as acting postmaster after John J Burkhard retired on Sept 30 1960 and was succeeded by Myers on June 9 1961.
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Monroe
Robert A. Bennema
Rockford
Arthur
Willis J. Kohlhagen
Ft. Lewis
Wash
Russell J. Myers
William E. Rosenthal
Harry E. Buholzer
Harold F. Pickett
Harry E. Williams
Frederick D. Kubly
Victor N. Schiller
Paul A. Chapman
Paul Neubauer
State Board of Health
A x Cashman
Reen County Auto Co
Alfred H. Henning
Henning
John J. Burkhard
Myers
VA Hospital Sold in Waukesha for 136000
The Veterans Administration hospital and auxiliary buildings in Waukesha were sold to James R. Lowe and Caldwell R. Keyser of Waukesha for $136,000.
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VA Hospital
Chicago
Veterans Administration Hospital
Waukesha
James R. Lowe
Caldwell R. Keyser
Two Orchesis Units Plan Modern Dance Program on May 15
Monroe high school Orchesis units present a modern dance program on Tuesday night May 15 in the junior high auditorium at 8 p.m. Mary Fidel Storck and Nancy Castro Baker choreograph a Cuban dance while Jan Barry directs The Creation movement. Karen Jacobs leads the Minstrel Show with Miss Barry Guineth Gonstead and Karen Woolever dancing to a jazz piece. A children friendly number features Holly Hoesly Barby Kundert DeDe Zwygart and Nancy Sickinger. Senior girls perform a Hoe Down as part of the program with junior Orchesis offering folk dances and Nutrocker choreographed by Kathleen Nuss Mrs. John Callahan and JoAnn Larson advise.
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Monroe
Mary Fidel Storck
Nancy Castro Baker
Jan Barry
Karen Jacobs
Miss Barry
Guineth Gonstead
Karen Woolever
Burke Station District Backs High School Law Challenge
Dane County Burke Station School District votes 26-15 to spend up to 500 dollars to aid Barr School District in testing constitutionality of a state law requiring all districts to join a high school district by July 1. Earlier votes rejected smaller funding. A public hearing on a similar petition for the western part of the district is set tonight.
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Burke Station
Dane County
Rock County
Barr
Brodhead
John Gerhardt
Sun Prairie
Swiss Mart Steady Demand Slow to Fair
Madison Wisconsin cheddar cheese market shows steady prices with fair demand and ample supplies. Cheddar items list price ranges including 34% for standard cheddars and 34-36% for 40-pound blocks, with other varieties cited at 35-37% and 37%. Wisconsin Swiss cheese market mirrors steady output with slow to fair demand and adequate supplies. State brand blocks 40-43 and other grades 34-41 or 38-41 ranges observed.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Danish Premier Viggo Kampmann Hospitalized After Heart Attack
Premier Viggo Kampmann of Denmark was rushed to a hospital early today after suffering a mild heart attack. Officials indicated the episode was likely due to overwork.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
Viggo Kampmann
Eisenhower warns on modern trends at Abilene library dedication
Former president Dwight D. Eisenhower denounces what he calls vulgarity and moral decline as he dedicates the $3 million Eisenhower Library in Abilene Kansas. He urges a return to pioneer American standards and notes the crowd and dignitaries in attendance.
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Eisenhower
America
United States
Abilene
Johnson
Kennedy
Gettysburg
Kimberly Clark Executive dies after cancer battle
William J. French 44, vice president in charge of consumer products marketing for Kimberly Clark Corp., died at a hospital Tuesday night from cancer.
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Kimberly
Neenah
William J. French
Kimberly Clark Corp
Bombing at Algiers Dock Reflects Tense Strife
A booby trapped car exploded at a dockside hiring office in Algiers killing eight and injuring about fifty as part of a series of bombings linked to the European Secret Army Organization. The attack sparked panic among 1500 Moslems, with further shootings killing four and wounding four more. European militants sought to incite violence to provoke a French army crackdown.
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Algiers
Secret Army Organization
Maennerchor to Hold Concert Here on May 11
The annual Swiss Club Maennerchor concert is set for 8 15 p.m. Friday May 11 in Turner Hall. The barbershop chorus and quartet perform for the first time with solos by Mrs Martha Bernet and Walter Stettler. A one act comedy will be presented and dancing music by the Roy Vetterli orchestra. Ed win W Schuetze directs the Maennerchor.
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Maennerchor
Turner Hall
Barbershop
Martha Bernet
Walter Stettler
Roy Vetterli
Edwin W. Schuetze
Kindergarten registration set for Monroe area schools
Miss Doris Messmer announces kindergarten registration for Monroe area children who turn five by Dec 1. Registration runs May 8 at North, May 9 at East, May 10 at Lincoln, and May 11 at South. A through K attend 3:00 to 11:15 a.m., L through Z 1:00 to 3:15 p.m.
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Monroe Area
Doris Messmer
North School
East School
Lincoln School
South School
Viet Cong Frees Sergeants After 22 Days in Captivity
Sgts. Francis Quinn and George Groom arrived in Saigon after 22 days atop a mountain near Da Nang. They reported regular meals, no brutality, and that two fellow soldiers were killed during the ambush and later found. The freed men carried wounded comrades and said their captors gave no reason for release.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Francis Quinn
Niagara Falls
N.Y
George E. Groom
St. Joseph
Army Special Forces
da Nang
Wayne E. Marchand
Plattsmouth
Neb
James Gabriel
Honolulu
Park quashes life sentence for coup avenue figure in Seoul
South Korea's Gen. Chung-lee Park overturns the life imprisonment verdict against Lt. Gen. Chang Do-young, the former front man of the ruling junta's coup, ruling that Chang had attempted to obstruct the military takeover.
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Seoul
South Korea
Chung-lee Park
Chang Do-young
Park
Chang
Wisconsin Dentists Plan Prepaid Dental Care Program
The Wisconsin Dental Society House of Delegates votes to form the Wisconsin Dental Service Corp. nine trustees will draft the plan and present it at next year’s meeting. Initial coverage will likely target group programs, joining similar prepaid plans in four other states akin to Blue Cross and Blue Shield.
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Milwaukee
House of Delegates
Wisconsin Dental Society
Wisconsin Dental Service Corp
April Weather Contrasts Hit Wisconsin Extremes
Wisconsin’s April showed wide swings in temperatures with 90s in the northwest on April 24 25 and later in other areas. Monroe reached 84 on April 27 while a heavy wet snow fell April 12 in the west and south. State climatologist Marvin Burley notes averages near 46.35 degrees versus 41.73 for April last year.
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Wisconsin
Marvin Burley
Monroe
New Moose Lodge Officers Plan Next Year Activities
New officers and committee chairmen of the Moose Lodge will meet tomorrow in Moose Hall at 8 30 p m to discuss the next year s activities. Carl Burgi the newly installed governor conducted the meeting held last night in Moose Hall. A discussion of a proposed Moose civic project was held.
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Moose Lodge
Moose Hall
Carl Burgi
Advisory Group Urges Broad Taft-Hartley Reforms
A presidential advisory panel urged giving the executive branch power to halt national emergency labor strikes for 80 days without court injunctions. The group proposed emergency dispute boards to propose settlements and possible interim pay or conditions changes, and to revise Taft-Hartley procedures for major strikes. Only one industry member, Henry Ford II, dissented.
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Washington
Kennedy
Congress
Henry Ford HU
Ford
Joseph L. Block
Inland Steel
John M. Franklin
U.S. Lines
Richard S. Reynolds Jr
Reynolds Metals
Thomas S. Watson
International Business Machines Corp
Stocks Resist Profit Selling Rally Persists In New York
New York stocks held firm as profit taking eased, with moderate gains across the market. Volume was about 4 million shares, down from 5.1 million Tuesday, as IBM Beckman Instruments Litton Industries Polaroid and Xerox posted modest advances.
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New York
IBM
Beckman Instruments
Liten Industries
Polaroid
Xerox
Hefty Names Goecks New Civil Defense Police Chief
Police Chief Henry S. Hefty announced Sgt. Ervin L. Goecks will lead the local Civil Defense auxiliary police. Goecks will assist Walter E. Drews, Monroe CD director, in directing the special unit.
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Henry S. Hefty
Ervin L. Goecks
Civil Defense Auxiliary Police
Goecks
Walter E. Drews
Monroe CD
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Kan
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Forrest Deininger
Sam Pickett
Ralph Schroeder
Fred Felder
Ernest Marty
George Hoover
Walter Laeser
WRC
Margaret Altman
Grace Schreeder
Mmes
Herman Stuessy
Olin Flistam
Clark Klieckner
Kenneth Kleckner
Charles Schadewaldt
Anna Morgenthaler
Rose Alder
Letha Krueger
Richard Wagner
Emma Tschanz
P. Schwarze
Ula Tyler
Edward Mulligan
Kathryn Etter
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