Swedish Teen Visits Monroe as Pen Pal Friend
Monica Jonsson an 18 year old from Freil Sweden visits Monroe staying three weeks with her pen pal Linda Voelkli 15 daughter of Mr and Mrs Roger Voelkli. Monica traveled with a tour group to see the World's Fair and toured Detroit Washington Niagara Falls and Chicago. She notes cultural differences and says Americans are kindly and generous. Her most memorable moment is President Kennedy's grave in Washington reflecting on Hammarskjold's death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sweden
Monica Jonsson
Monroe
Miss Jonsson
Linda Voelkli
Roger Voelkli
United States
Monica
Linda
Times
Freil
Roger M. Voelkli
19Th Avenue
Detroit
Washington
Niagara Falls
Chicago
America
England
Louis Armstrong
Kennedy
Dag Hammarskjold
Oslo
Norway
Sherry Schaeffer
Siv Lundh
Lidkoping
Wisconsin
High Winds Hit Wisconsin Again
Western Wisconsin Gustavson storm causes one death in Superior and Duluth harbor. A 72-year-old Duluth bridge operator was seriously injured after a 600 foot coal loading span collapsed. A 6 year old Danbury girl suffered severe burns from a downed live wire. Hail and wind disrupted Eau Claire traffic and damaged a National Presto warehouse roof.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Wisconsin
Superior Duluth
Burnett County
Eau Claire
Pasquale Sackette
Duluth
Minnesota
Twin Ports
John P. Nordeen
Lake Superior
Superior
Debbie Smiley
Danbury
Ivan Paulus
National Presto Industries
Jerome Hunt Resigns New Glarus Police Chief Post
Jerome Hunt resigns as New Glarus police chief after accepting a private sector job. He notes officer salaries make raising a family difficult. Hunt had led the department since October 1962 after prior service as a Green County deputy. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Carson Hunt of Monroe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW Glarus
Times Special
Jerome Hunt
Hunt
Green County Sheriff's Department
Carson Hunt
Monroe
Johnson Launches Poverty Drive Tour Through Appalachia
President Johnson opens a six state tour from Cumberland to Georgia to rally support for the antipoverty program. He cites a 1 billion dollar push and urges national action while promoting regional development at Ohio University and highlighting the American Revolution goal of ending poverty and war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Appalachia
Johnson
White House
Cumberland
Ohio University
Area Redevelopment Administration
Ohio
Congress
Appalachian States
Martinsburg
W.va
Tennessee
North Carolina
Georgia
Deep South
Atlanta
Gainsville
Mrs. Cora Stavig Named 1964 Mother of the Year
Mrs. Cora Hjertaas Stavig of Sioux Falls is honored as America's Mother of the Year for 1964 by the American Mothers Committee. She reared four sons and fostered foreign students at Augustana College while married to Dr. Lawrence Stavig, president of the college. Born in Mayville North Dakota, she met her husband at St Olaf College.
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New York
Cora Hjertaas Stavig
America
Stavig
American Mothers Committee
States
District of Columbia
Puerto Rico
Lawrence Stavig
Augustana College
Sioux Falls
S.C
Hong Kong
Sierra Leone
Third Kidnap Body Located In Virginia Case
FBI agents recovered the body of eight year old David Wulff from Hillsville Virginia, the third child killed in a month linked to Joseph Bryan Jr. Bryan, an ex convict, used a stolen credit card at a service station, tying him to the New Jersey boy’s disappearance and other abductions from South Carolina and Florida. Authorities connect Bryan to the Florida, South Carolina, and Tennessee cases as investigations continue.
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Hillsville
FBI
New Jersey
David Wulff
Willingboro
N.J
Joseph Francis Bryan Jr
Audubon
Sumter
S.C
Bryan
New Orleans
John David Robison
Mt. Pleasant
Dennis Burke
Humboldt
Tenn
Young Robison
Hallandale
Fla
Burke
St. Petersburg
Lewis (Hackie) Wilson
Venice
Survey To Be Taken On Shoplifting Deterrent Program
Monroe merchants will test theft deterrents in a two week survey as special program speakers from Madison and Dane County outline retail theft detection methods. The event is set for May 27 at 7 30 p.m in the high school lecture hall with Vernon Schillinger leading the chamber of commerce efforts. A chamber retail meeting precedes on May 13 at 5 p.m in the First National Bank Community Room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Vernon Schillinger
Monroe Chamber of Commerce
Bruce Cruser
Madison Business Protective Association
Stanley Klein
Dane County Sheriff's Department
Sher
Iff
W. E. Deininger
Henry S. Hefty
Schillinger
Chamber
First National Bank
Airliner Crash Kills 44 Near San Francisco
A Pacific Airlines Fairchild F27 flight 733 crashed in foothill country about 40 miles east of San Francisco killing 44. The twin engined plane origin Reno carried 40 passengers, 3 crew, and a FAA observer. Pilot Captain Ernest Clark and First Officer R A Andress among the dead.
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Concord
Calif
Pacific Airlines
San Francisco
Airlines
Federal Aviation Agency
Reno
Louis Skuse
George M. Galvin
Ernest Clark
R. A. Andress
Marge Schafer
Tasajero
Gordon Rassmussen
Rassmussen
Oakland International Airport
Soviet Drugged Three, U S Says
The U S Embassy in Moscow protested to the Soviet government after three American officers were drugged during a trip to Odessa. Lt Col W L Van Meter Air Force Marine Lt Col J M Landrigan and Lt Cmdr S Shapiro were affected at dinner on March 25. Tests in Moscow found barbiturates, and the protest was filed May 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.S
Moscow
Odessa
State Department
Robert J. McCloskey
W. L. van Meter
Air Force
J. M. Landrigan
Navy
Cmdr. S. Shapiro
Some Firemen Strike Railways
Washington reports unauthorized walkouts by railroad firemen as union officials protest a federal arbitration ruling that could eliminate about 30 000 jobs. Strikes were noted at Conway Pennsylvania Railroad yards and at Peoria Illinois amid efforts to prevent wider spread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
H. E. Gilbert
Afl-Cio Brotherhood of Locomotive
Conway
Peoria
Ill
Pennsylvania Railroad
Toledo, Peoria and Western Railroad
Peoria and
Pekin Union Railway
Victory Close In Rights Test
Senate sponsors win first civil rights bill test as a 45 45 tie rejects a jury trial amendment. Morton sought jury trials in contempt of court related to anti discrimination injunctions. defeat leaves Mansfield Dirksen limited jury trial proposal with 30 days or 300 dollar threshold. Southern foes may press next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
House
Thruston B. Morton
Johnson
Richard B. Russell
DGA
Mansfield
Morton
Kennedy to Speak at Marquette Commencement
Marquette University will honor Atty. Gen. Robert F. Kennedy with a Doctor of Laws degree and invite him to deliver the commencement address. The 3 p.m. ceremony at the Milwaukee Arena will graduate a record senior class exceeding 1,400 students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Marquette University
Robert F. Kennedy
William F. Kelley
Marquette
Kennedy
Milwaukee Arena
Rock Island Quartet Added to Spring Show Planned Here May 16
The Green County Barbershop Chorus adds the Four Mid-Niters of Rock Island to its spring show on May 16 at Monroe junior high auditorium. Also performing are the Mid States Four, the Fortes, and the 30 member chorus directed by Leon Rabe. An afterglow with refreshments follows at Turner hall. tickets available from chorus members and Swenson's barber shop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green County Barbershop Chorus
Mid-Niters
Rock Island, Ill
al Leemans
Jack Bauer
Paul Heinze
Ken Johnson
Schultz
Rock Island
Janesville
Green County
Turner Hall
Swenson
Chicago Teen Slain in Forest Preserve Mystery
Martha Turner, 15, a Chicago high school freshman, was identified as the slain victim found stabbed in Lime Woods forest preserve in Morton Grove. Police say she was likely attacked with a hunting knife after a struggle. her body was discovered by Joseph Paprocki while mushroom hunting.
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Morton Grove
Ill
Martha Turner
Chicago
William Turner
Miss Turner
Lime Woods
Forest Preserve
Milton Scanlon
Joseph Paprocki
Berman
Stock Market Rise Paced by Steel List
A strong steel rally lifted the New York market in late trading as the fifth day of gains continued. U.S. Steel Bethlehem Lukens and Chrysler led advances while General Motors posted a smaller uptick before a temporary trading halt due to heavy buy orders.
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New York
Steels
U.S. Steel
Bethlehem
Lukens
Chrysler
General Motors
Spring Love Crowds High School Chorus Variety Show
A high school chorus directed by Jack Close staged the first known variety show blending spring love songs with Civil War era pieces. Featured soloists included Beverly Alm Marcia Manos Cheryl Whitehead Kristy Miller and Urs Garner with Dan Landis narrating. The Civil War section highlighted Four Springs for War Summerside and Battle Hymn of the Republic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Close
Beverly Alm
Marcia Manos
Cheryl Whitehead
Marcia Kundert
Urs Garner
Terry Kubly
I Dream of
You
Steve Grundahl
America
Dan Landis
Kristy Miller
Firls
Susan Hoffman
Marsha Manos
Linda McGuire
Lauren Young
Nancy Klarer
Barbara Kubly
Folk Arts Club
Terry Goetz
Susan Brown
Patt van Dyke
Monroe
Jean Betrum
Miss van Dyke
Ruth Chambers
Republc
Gary Baumgartner
Landis
Cheese Trade Steady to Improved in Madison Market
Madison Wisconsin traders report cheddar and cheese markets steady to improved with prices largely unchanged. Demand is light to fair while supplies of current styles are ample. Cheddars fetch 34 to 35 dollars, 40 pound blocks 34 to 36 dollars, single daisies 37 to 38 dollars, longhorns 36 to 37 dollars, and midgets 37 to 39 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wisconsin
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Beatles
Glarus
Mrs. Cora Stavig
Reno Falls
Coast
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