Richland Unit Joins Monroe Public School System
The Richland school district east of Richland votes to attach to Monroe under state law, effective July 1. The Green County committee approved the petition after a public hearing, with Richland officials noting enrollment 34 and transfer plans for 7th and 8th graders to Monroe.
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Span
Richland
Monroe
Green County School Committee
John Coryell
Nathan Deininger
Richland Group
Richland School
Ralph Frauchiger
Fred Ziltner
Virgil Emler
Loren Elmer
Frauchiger
John Hiltbrand
Roy Ott
E. B. Griffith
Deininger
Coryell
Mathew F. Eraser
Merlyn Ruser
Rudolph Haskee
Elizabeth Severson
South Wayne High School
Browntown
South Wayne Union Free High
Bloodmobile Planned for Albany June 8
The Red Cross Bloodmobile returns to Albany for the first time since Green County joined the Badger Regional Blood Program. The unit will operate in Albany High School gym from 2 to 6 p.m. June 8 to meet a 120-donor quota. Delbert Hein leads Brodhead recruitment with Thelma Burt coordinating Albany donors. Dr. Ronaldean Pawlisch chairs the drive for the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Albany
Green County
Badger
Albany High School
Brodhead
Delbert Hein
Thelma Burt
Ronaldean Pawlisch
Green County Bank of Brodhead
M. J. Ingwell
August Lehnherr
Frederick Blanc
Dr. Glenn S. Pound to speak at Kiwanis anniversary
Madison's Dr. Glenn S. Pound will address the Monroe Kiwanis 40th anniversary banquet May 17 in the high school M Room and serve as feature speaker at the June 1 commencement. He is a noted plant pathologist and longtime Kiwanis leader with ties to the University of Wisconsin and Kiwanis International.
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Glenn S. Pound
Madison
Monroe Kiwanis
D. J. Huenink
W. C. Anderson
Assembly of God Church
St. Victor’s Parochial School
Pound
University of Wisconsin
University
Kiwanis
Madison Club
Kiwanis International
International Agricultural Committees
Hector
Ark
Robert
Betty
Alma Central High School
Arkansas
Rio Grande Valley
Texas
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Stock Prices Rise On Space Jaunt Boost
New York notes a moderate market gain as America’s space flight spurs activity. McDonnell Aircraft led gains in its group after the Mercury astronaut project, rising over three points while other missile rocket electronics and chemicals also rose.
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New York
America
McDonnell Aircraft
Pair Confess Dayton Supper Club Hold-up
Richard Comstock and Bert Anderson confessed to Milwaukee police that they committed armed robbery of Woody's Dew Drop Inn in Dayton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Comstock
Route 2
Brooklyn
Bert Anderson
Dane County
Milwaukee
Woody
Dew Drop Inn
Dayton
First U S Astronaut Completes Spectacularly Successful Ride
Navy Lt Cmdr Victor G Prather 34 of Bethesda Maryland and Cmdr Malcolm Ross soared to a record 21 1 2 miles over the Gulf of Mexico in a balloon flight from the USS Antietam. Prather died after a 25 foot fall from a rescuing helicopter while being hoisted from the water. Ross survived uninjured as the balloon drifted toward the carrier and the gondola landed.
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Washington
Navy
Cmdr
Victor G. Prather
Bethesda
Gulf of Mexico
Antietam
Malcolm Ross
Ross
Gulf
Atlantic Ocean
Florida
Mississippi River
Mobile
Ala
Prather
Shepard Proves America Closer To Orbit Flight
Alan B. Shepard Jr. completes a 5,100 mph suborbital flight reaching about 115 miles up, 302 miles downrange, and 15 minutes total. He reports the Earth view and OK status as recovery teams secure him aboard the Lake Champlain. This test advances U.S. space goals amid Soviet orbit attempts.
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Shepard
America
Cape Canaveral
Fla
United States
Alan B. Shepard Jr
Monroe
Redstone
Lake Champlain
Russia
Yuri Gagarin
Earth
National Space Agency
Mercury
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
U.S
Kurt Debus
Debus
Werner von Braun
Space Flight Laboratory
First Aid Meet Sunday By U S Grant Council Boy Scouts
The U S Grant Council Boy Scouts of America will host a councilwide first aid meet Sunday afternoon May 7 at the Junior high school gym. Co chairs are Richard Kundert of Monroe and John O Neill of Galena. Finalists include 12 patrols from Monroe Rock Grove Mt. Carroll and Galena with names Flaming Arrow Panther Apache and others.
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U.S. Grant Council
Boy Scouts of America
Richard Kundert
Monroe
John O'Neill
Galena
Flaming Arrow
Panther
Explorer Post
Boscobel
Rock Grove
Mt. Carroll
Savanna
Hanover
Democrats Seek Restored Outlay In Wisconsin Budget Fight
Democratic assemblymen proposed amendments to the Joint Finance Committee budget bill in the Wisconsin Legislature to restore Gov. Nelson’s recommendations. They sought 10 to 14 percent university faculty raises, restored funds for state agencies, and reestablished several positions and programs cut in the 1961-63 biennium. The floor battle begins Wednesday as Republicans hold control.
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Madison
Joint Finance Committee
Nelson
University of Wisconsin and State College
Finance Committee
State Building Commission
Department of Resource Development
Fair Employment Division
Attorney General’s
Department of Administration
Ground Broken Planned For Community Theater Outdoors
Groundbreaking ceremonies for an outdoor community theater project are set for 6 p.m. Monday at Twining Park with brief ceremonies. Officials hope construction of the bandshell can start Tuesday morning as fund raising continues. Local 243 of the AFM voted a $200 donation at Woody's Dew Drop Inn in Dayton.
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Twining Park
American Federation of Musicians
Woody’s
Dew Drop Inn
Dayton
Msgr Emmenegger Assigned to Delavan
Msgr Joseph Emmenegger, who spent six years in Rome on the Casa Santa Maria administrative staff, is assigned to St Andrew's in Delavan effective Tuesday. He is visiting his mother in Browntown and other relatives. His Rome office handled American requests for papal audiences.
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Joseph Emmenegger
Rome
St. Andrew’s
Delavan
Msgr
Emmenegger
John Coryell
Browntown
Casa Santa Maria
North American College
Congress approves 73 new federal judgeships
Congress passed a bill to create 73 additional federal judgeships and sent it to President Kennedy. The measure includes a new judgeship in the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, covering Wisconsin Illinois and Indiana.
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Washington
Congress
Kennedy
7Th Circuit Court of Appeals
Wisconsin
Illinois
Indiana
United States Considers U.S. Aid as Communists Shift to Viet Nam
The article reports a shift of Communist pressure from Laos to South Vietnam with possible prolonged conflict. It notes talks at the White House NSC, Senator Fulbright’s briefing, and the administration’s readiness to provide direct support to Diem if needed, including possible military action to prevent Red conquest.
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Washington
Southeast Asia
Laos
Viet Nam
Soviet Union
United States
South Viet Nam
Ngo Dinh Diem
National Security Council
White House
Kennedy
J. W. Fulbright
D-Ark
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Fulbright
Diem
U.S
Thailand
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
Dean Rusk
Europe Hails Shepard Flight Amid Global Cheers
Crowds across Europe listened to live radio as Alan B. Shepard Jr. completed the first American manned spaceflight. Western Europe praised the U S effort, noting contrasts with Soviet secrecy and citing officials in Britain and West Germany who welcomed the achievement.
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London
Alan B. Shepard Jr
U.S
Europe
Yuri A. Gagarin
United States
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Japan
America
Gagarin
Shepard
Kenneth J. Carter
West Germany
Bonn
Shrine KC benefit set for July 23 in Green County
Fourteen representatives from the Knights of Columbus and the Green County Shrine Club agreed to hold the annual Shrine KC benefit program on Sunday July 23. Proceeds aid crippled and underprivileged children. Lester M Johnson chairs Shrine Club Emmett J Norton leads Knights of Columbus. A kickoff dinner May 29 at 7 p.m. in the Swiss Wheel. Members and wives attend the Dutch treat banquet.
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Knights of Columbus
Green County Shrine Club
Lester M. Johnson
Shrine Club
Emmett J. Norton
Mrs. Shepard Watches Alan Shepard’s Spaceflight
Virginia Beach residents gathered around Mrs. Alan Shepard’s home as she watched her husband depart Cape Canaveral. Col. John Powers told her the mission went well and she described the launch as wonderful to a crowd of reporters and onlookers.
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Virginia Beach
Alan Shepard
John Powers
Cape Canaveral
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South School
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Kevin Smith
Cinda Goecks
Chick
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Howard Benedict
Spaceman Shepard
Assembly
Msgr. Emmenegger
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