Board Accepts Major Law Ride to LAW Wins For Junior High
The board awarded most contracts for the junior high building project to the low bidders at a special meeting after the Monroe Education Association dinner. All bids except the band room cabinet equipment were approved. the cabinet went to R L Nelson of Wauwatosa for 2765 dollars due to unspecified storage units. Total awards totaled 387632 dollars, about 92000 below initial estimates after gym remodeling was added.
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Board of
Monroe Education Association
R. L. Nelson
Wauwatosa
Nathaniel Sample
Weiler and Strang and Associates
Staller
Kuhne
Frey
Sample
Palinting
John Norton
Fred Krebs
Clarence Falk
Arthur Wagner
Robert Hahlen
Rodney O. Kittelsen
Osborne Plumbing and Heating
Beloit
Brandenburg
Monroe
Rubi and Leuenberger
Kessenich
Madison
Calabresa To Speak At Dougherty Creek Watershed Banquet
Nick F Calabresa a Tormier Soil Conservation Service director for Green County will speak at the 10th Anniversary banquet for the Dougherty Creek Watershed Association at 8 p m tomorrow in the Casino at Monticello. He led the ASCS Madison Soil Bank program and headed the local ASCS office from 1949 to 1956. Merlin Emberson of Argyle is association president. The group was Green County’s second watershed organization following theSmock Valley Association which has reached its 10 year milestone.
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Nick F. Calabresa
Tormier Soil Conservation Service
Green County
Dougherty Creek Watershed Association
Monticello
Calabresa
Soil Bank
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
ASCS
Madison
A Scs
Merlin Emberson
Argyle
Dougherty Creek Group
Smock Valley Association
Three Dead in Fire Aboard Sub in Groton Yards
Three men died and two were injured in a flash fire in the aft trim tank of the nuclear attack submarine Flash at Electric Boat yards in Groton Connecticut. The Flasher, same class as the Thresher lost with 129 aboard on April 10, is under construction at the General Dynamics facility.
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Groton
Conn
Electric Boat Division
General Dynamics Corp
U S Soldier Executed in Vietnam Identified
Lt. Parker D. Cramer, 26, Wantagh New York, was the American soldier executed by Communist guerrillas in South Vietnam on Monday. The Army disclosed the identity today.
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U.S
Washington
Parker D. Cramer
Wantagh
N.Y
South Viet Nam
Fallout Detection Course Graduates In County Ceremony
Twenty four residents completed the Civil Defense Radio logical Monitoring course at the Courthouse including 17 year old Louis Goecks of Monroe who earned a provisional juvenile certificate. Instructor George Nelson outlined radiation effects and safety measures while noting one Geiger counter needed repair and discussing dose rates and shelter times.
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Civil Defense
Louis Goecks
Ervin Goecks
Monroe
Charles Marvin
Seneca, Ill
George Nelson
State Health Department
Division of Civil Defense
Nelson
William Stuckey
Orville Repack
Nat G@ Preston
Ervin L. Goecks
Dorothy Goecks
John MacInnis
Leon Schroeder
Joe Signer
Donald Deininger
Donald Andrews
John Erb
Ted Ott
Eugene Lueck
Martin C. Hetzel
Walter Bober
Neil Sharp
Werner Blum
Donald Meyers
Emerson Wells
Walter Drews
Mike Johnson
Aaron Norder
Marion Berg
Trade Stamp Bill Killed by One Vote in Wisconsin Assembly
The Wisconsin Assembly killed for a second time a bill to allow redemption of retail trading stamps for merchandise or cash. The measure failed by a single vote, 44 to 43.
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Sembly
Wisconsin
Stone firms struck in Madison area by union action
Five Madison area stone and gravel companies were struck by heavy equipment operators on Monday in a move described by a union spokesman as potentially statewide in impact.
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Madison
Madison Area
Iliff School Closed For Day During Probe Of Vandalism
Sheriff and deputies investigated nighttime vandalism at Iliff School Route 4 Monroe. Six double-thickness windows $30 each and a front door window damaged. total estimated $400. School closed for the day to aid the inquiry. interior equipment undisturbed. suspect believed to be a single individual.
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Wilbur E. Deininger
William Stucken
Santar
Hneviece
Monroe
D. J. Huenink
Iliff
Times
Iliff School
Route 4
William Stuckey
Green County Hospital
Parochial Battle Ends as Public Bus Bill Fails
In Jefferson City Missouri Catholic parents who sought public school bus service for their children lost a legislative battle. A bill to extend transportation to private school pupils failed in a House committee and was tabled by voice vote. The enrollment drive among Catholic families will shift to public schools next fall, though organizer Clarence J Blume halted the protest.
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Jefferson City
Missouri
Kansas City
St. Louis
Clarence J. Blume
Cole County Catholic Parents Committee
State Chamber Head to Speak at Monroe Jaycee Meeting
Sidney L. Horman of Milwaukee president of the Wisconsin State Chamber of Commerce will address a Monroe Jaycee gathering on Wednesday May 15 at Marco's. A veteran insurer and longtime advocate of Kerr Mills medical care legislation for the aged he is nationally known as a featured speaker and 1960 Man of the Year honoree of the International Health Insurance Association.
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Sidney L. Horman
Milwaukee
Wisconsin State Chamber of Commerce
Jaycee
Monroe
Marco’s
Horman
International Health Insurance Association
Four Hearings Set for Tonight City Council Meeting
Four public hearings are on tonight's City Council agenda starting at 7 30 p m One would consider vacating an alley behind the Monroe Clinic as the clinic seeks to expand Its facilities A liquor license application from Emil Rufer Jr for Deb and Donnas bar is scheduled as well as a minor traffic code change and an ordinance barring the electrical inspector from issuing a contractor license rezoning land south of the Newcomer funeral home from residential to business is set for May 21 Also on the docket is a Board of Public Works plan to seek permission to install gutters and to accept Standard Oils low bid for liquid asphalt repairs at streets The Park Board and Badger Motors insurance dispute over a Jeep loss at Twining Park was discussed with no action pending State Insurance Fund word and William Greub of Badger Motors represented by Atty Herbert T Johnson.
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Monroe Clinic
Emil Rufer Jr
Deb
Donna
Delbert Schindler
Newcomer Funeral Home
Board of Public Works
Curranu Gutter
Standard Oil Co
Park Board
Badger Motors Co
Twining Park
William Greub
Badger Motors
Herbert T. Johnson
Brodhead Hears Plans To Expand Park for Football
The Brodhead City Council discussed using North Side Park for an 11 man football field this fall and widening the area with four new light poles. If approved, school facilities priority could waive lighting charges, with the pool opening June 8 and summer park activities set. The council also declined a Rock County road resurfacing request while approving labor for three railroad crossings.
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Brodhead Times Special City Council
Rock County
Brodhead
East 3Rd
West 3Rd
West 2Nd
Gerald Thompson
State Line League
North Side Park
Region Park
Dale Johnson
Power and Light Commission
Legion Park
Board of Education
Francis Gombar
Park and Recreation
Putnam’s Park
Gombar
Dave Timm
William Pfisterer
James Looze
Dale Witt
Sidney Wheeler
Mac Ties
Maureen Shrier
Helen Kletzien
Marlene Pinnow
Herb Hanson
Martin Berg
Milwaukee
Northern Natural Gas Co
Telstar 2 placed in looping orbit on Delta launch
A 90 foot Delta rocket launched Telstar 2 from Cape Canaveral at 6 38 am sending the satellite into a looping orbit. Telstar 2 aims to test world wide satellite radio television and phone links with new design to reduce radiation damage. Ground stations in Antigua Maine Britain and France prepared to relay and receive tapes for transatlantic transmission.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Telstar
West Indies
Antigua
Space
United States
Europe
Japan
Andover
Maine
Britain
France
U.S
Navy Chief Loses Post Over TFX Battle
Admiral George W. Anderson, 56, will be replaced as chief of naval operations on August 1 by Admiral David L. McDonald after clashing with McNamara over the TFX fighter. President Kennedy also plans to nominate Gen. Curtis LeMay for a one-year extension as Air Force chief of staff, amid broader disagreements on the aircraft program.
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Washington
George W. Anderson
Pentagon
Naval Operations
Kennedy
Anderson
CNO
David L. McDonald
Curtis E. LeMay
Air Force
McNamara
Senate
LeMay
Strategic Air Command
Congress
Navy
Boeing
General Dynamics Corp
Jails Jammed In Birmingham Desegregation Protests
Birmingham News appeals to President Kennedy amid mass arrests in Birmingham as desegregation campaigns widen. About 2,400 people jailed since April 3 with hundreds of youths held at the State Fairgrounds. Sheriff Bailey warns of ongoing demonstrations. MLK Jr. predicts more actions.
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Birmingham
Ala
Birmingham News
Kennedy
Melvin Bailey
Martin Luther King Jr
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Student Riot Shocks Princeton In Three-Hour Campus Parade
Princeton University students rioted overnight storming grounds around the governor’s mansion and the university president’s house. About 1,000 people moved through campus and town damaging property, overturning a commuter train car, and triggering alarms amid clashes before arrests.
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Princeton
Princeton University
Henry Hall
Bandman Ted Weems a Pioneering Bandleader Dies
Tulsa born bandleader Ted Weems died Monday night at age 62 after a lung ailment. He helped launch Perry Como career and mentored stars Jan Garber and Snooky Lanson. Weems ran a Dallas theatrical agency with his son and led a band from childhood into college and beyond.
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Ted Weems
Perry Como
Tulsa
Okla
Perry —CoMo
Weems
Jan Garber
Snooky Lawson
Dallas
Dallas Las
DeGénider- Weems
Assembly Debates Tax Bill Delayed to Thursday
Madison Assembly planned to begin debate on the Senate approved general sales tax bill at 9 30 a m Thursday. The GOP measure would levy three percent and faced limited amendments as Assemblyman Glen Pommerening said passage by Friday was likely with minimal discussion.
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Madison
Assembly
Officials Will Amend Baseball Balk Ruling
Commissioner Ford Frick and the National and American Leagues agreed to remove the one-second step in the balk rule. Frick met with Warren Giles and Joe Cronin to seek uniformity. NL umpires have called 96 balks this season, an all time record, vs nine in the AL.
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New York
Ford Frick
J Ican
Frick
Warren Giles
Joe Cronin
Dominican Units Hold Up Invasion Of Neighbor Land
The State Department orders all dependents of U S diplomatic and military staff to leave Haiti with an airlift planned for rapid evacuation. About 1,300 Americans remain in Haiti as tensions rise near Guantanamo, with Dominican President Bosch reporting Haitian troops about the Dominican embassy.
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Associated Press
State Department
U.S
Haiti
Port Au Prince
Guantanamo
Cuba
Bosch
Organization of American States
Washington
Republic
Army Captures Defect to East Germany Two Soldiers Defect
East Germany reports Captain Alfred Swenson 30 of Scranton Pennsylvania and Sergeant Benjamin Cain 35 of Frederica Delaware defected to the Reds seeking political asylum. Swenson crossed into East German territory near Giessen while Cain, stationed in West Berlin, remains missing. No known connection between the two cases is stated.
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Berlin
East Germany
USS
Lithuania
United States
ADN
Alfred Swenson
Scranton
Benjamin
Motors Rise and Mixed Stock Market Closes Higher
In New York late trading shows a mixed stock market with motors higher. Trading remains moderately active with about 4.2 million shares that day. GM gains over a point and hits a new high while Chrysler also climbs.
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New York
Motors
Chrysler
Cheese Market Steady in Madison With Ample Supplies
Madison Wisconsin dairy market reports Cheddar trades steady as demand ranges from slow to fair. Prices quoted include 40 pound blocks at 35 to 36 percent, single daisies around 58 to 38 percent, long horns 37 to 39 percent, and midgets about 12 to 54 percent, signaling ample supply across grades.
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Madison
Wisconsin
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Von
Brodhead Hears
JCS
JFK
Cavalier
Reds
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