Rogers in Rome on Last Leg of Trip
Secretary of State William P. Rogers arrived in Rome after a Middle East peace mission he said had produced some narrowing of the gap between Arabs and Israelis. He flew in from Tel Aviv.
08 May 1971
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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1971
Page
1
Secretary of State William P. Rogers arrived in Rome after a Middle East peace mission he said had produced some narrowing of the gap between Arabs and Israelis. He flew in from Tel Aviv.
The Green County Extension Homemakers Board met in Monticello with 35 members. New president Mrs Monty Chesebro outlined center chairmen and committee posts for the coming year. Plans included events, a 25 year members recognition May 11, and a Wisconsin Center meeting June 15. A Dairy Bake-off and RAP Center volunteers were also announced along with health and education initiatives.
Rev. Pearlie Conley Jr. of Watertown accepts the pastorate at Monroe's First Baptist Church and begins ministry May 2 with sermons on The Church's Goals and Pastor and People. Born in Knox Indiana he earned theology credentials and BA, has served as youth minister and interim pastor at multiple churches with a family of three children.
Federal judge denies a third bid to lower Leslie Bacon's $100,000 bond as a grand jury hearing she testifies before recesses until Wednesday. Her lawyers also seek to quash a subpoena making her a material witness in the Capitol bombing case. Bacon, 19, from Atherton California, had earlier bail reductions denied in Seattle and Washington.
AP reports include an Eau Claire case where a coed cannot be named under Wisconsin law. Capp defends himself amid threats and vandalism. Moscow launches eight satellites on a single carrier rocket as part of Cosmos top secret space program. Miami Beach union leader laments hot pants hurting small fashion houses amid industry disarray with multiple dress lengths. Common Market currencies float suggested. Giscard d Estaing warns against a concerted float as not plausible.
Cartoons veteran Al Capp faced charges of sodomy attempted adultery and indecent exposure in a deemed morals offense involving a 20 year old coed. District Attorney Lawrence W Durning said a warrant named Alfred G Kaplin 61 of Cambridge Mass who draws Li l Abner under Capp.
The Rev Carl McIntire leads his third win the war march in Washington with a Pennsylvania Avenue parade to the Washington Monument for speeches at 2 PM. Thousands travel by bus and car while allied leaders from Nationalist China and Vietnam plan to send messages and political figures announce via remote link.
Peggy Tackett of Monroe High School is named a member of the 1971 72 Wisconsin High School Honors Band. The junior clarinetist also plays flat clarinet and participates in the Clarinet Choir Woodwind Quintet and Pep Band. The Honors Band will rehearse at Green Lake June 12 to 19 with a Madison state convention concert upcoming. Dr. Frank Bencriscutto directs the 1971 72 Honors Band.
Mrs. Roger Blanc of Monroe new president of Church Women United of Green County installed during May Fellowship Day at Peace United Church of Christ Browntown. New officers include Mrs. Donald Rutsch vice president and Mrs. L M Johnson secretary for two years.
Communist forces staged two ambushes on U S and South Vietnamese patrols as ceasefires began for Buddha's birthday. Four Americans and two South Vietnamese were killed, five Americans and three South Vietnamese wounded. One American mine incident caused three more casualties.
In Brussels the West German economics minister Karl Schiller and French finance chief debated how to address the international monetary crisis fueled by an influx of U S dollars into Europe. They differed on method and approach.
Wisconsin state Rep. Kenneth Merkel introduced a state constitutional amendment to allow private and parochial school parents to claim tax credits. The plan would reduce a school district's net operating costs by 15 percent for the first child, 10 percent for the second, and 5 percent for each additional child.
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