Uneasy Truce Hinges on Pact At Birmingham
Birmingham unrest eases amid talks between Rev. Martin Luther King Jr Ralph D Abernathy and Fred Shuttlesworth and unseen white leaders. A 24 hour truce paused protests as authorities and politicians weigh potential settlement in the desegregation drive with arrests tallying over two thousand four hundred.
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Birmingham
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Martin Luther King Jr
Ralph D. Abernathy
Fred L. Shuttlesworth
Wolf River Dam Dispute Sparks Legislative Battle
The Wisconsin Assembly conservation committee voted 6 to 4 to recommend a bill banning Wolf River dam construction, with the Senate committee already backing a similar measure. Langlade County plans to bid soon on a dam at Pearson, which would create a 1600 acre lake and allow shoreline lot sales to boost taxes. Committee chair Paul Alfonsi opposed the bill along with two GOP allies, while opponents argued legal defeats.
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Madison
Assembly Conservation Committee
Wolf River
Assembly
Senate Conservation Committee
House
Langlade County
Pearson
Public Service Commission
Paul Alfonsi
Minocqua
Alfonsi
Floyd Shurbert
Oshkosh
Walter Terry
Bara
Motor on Fire Siren Overheats at Noon
Fire chief Josef Benkert reported the motor on the fire siren overheated and burned out at noon. He said the motor was being repaired this afternoon and the electron radio system would notify firemen in case of a blaze, with a siren blown from one truck.
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Josef Benkert
Benkert
Electron
Rose Voelkli Day Observed At Etter’s Store
Cited for Loyalty Store marks Rose Voelkli Day on May 18 to honor her 50 years as a sales clerk at Etter’s on the Square. Rose, a longtime yard goods buyer, recalls early prices and orders, noting a surge in teen sewing today.
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Rose Voelkli
Etter’s
Times
Etter
J.T
Duke) Etter
J.T. Etter
Rolland Etter
California
Rose
Agnes Studley
Studleys
Monroe
Sary
Lions Club to Deliver Bulbs in Monroe Monday
Kurt Schwager announces the Monroe Lions Club light bulb drive delivering bags door to door next Monday evening. One thousand plus bulb bundles prepared by 14 teams start at 5 pm to fund aid to the blind projects. Each bag holds four 60 watt and four 100 watt bulbs sold for $2. bulbs may be exchanged later for 25 40 or 75 watt ULDS. Schwager becomes president July 1 succeeding Raymond Fritz.
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Kurt Schwager
Monroe Lions Club
Monroe
Lions Club
Schwager
Raymond Fritz
Pierre Salinger Tours Berlin Wall as Kennedy Visit Looms
Pierre Salinger, President Kennedy's press secretary, toured the Communist wall dividing Berlin in preparation for the president's June visit.
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Pierre
Wall Berlin
Pierre Salinger
Kennedy
Communist Wall
Berlin
Wheat Farmer Deadline Monday for May 21 Referendum
Green County wheat farmers have until Monday May 13 to indicate if they will vote in the May 21 wheat referendum. Eligible voters must sign and return the allotment notice to the ASCS office by May 13 1963.
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Green County
ASCS
Donald Liedschlag
Siedschlag
Kennedy Warns Testing Ban Hopes Dwindle in Shifted Aims
President Kennedy cautioned that a U S Soviet nuclear test ban is unlikely this year if talks fail. He urged compliance with court orders on Birmingham race integration and noted plans to replace Admiral Anderson as chief of naval operations while expressing confidence in his successor.
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Washington
Kennedy
United States
Soviet Union
Birmingham
Ala
Huntsville
University of Alabama
George Wallace
Khrushchev
Laos
International Control Commission
Pathet Lao
Francois Duvalier
Organization of American States
Dominican Republic
Haiti
George W. Anderson
Naval Operations
Anderson
Pentagon
Richland Farm City Night at Windy Acres
Richland Watershed hosts Farm-City night at 8 p.m. Wednesday at Windy Acres golf course inviting a city guest. After dinner speaker Crawford Thayer of Jamesway at Ft. Atkinson will address attendees. Johnny's Polka Jacks, Monroe High School combo, will provide music.
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Richland
Windy Acres
Crawford Thayer
Jamesway
Ft. Atkinson
Johnny’s
Monroe High School
Harmony Show Offbeat Afterglow Seeks Community Singers
Robert J. Ruggieri of Monroe will MC the afterglow following the Green County Barber shop Chorus Show at Turner Hall. The informal gathering features more singing, refreshments, and relaxed quartets, with tickets available at Spurgeon’s and chorus members for the 8 p.m. Saturday performance.
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Green County
Robert J. Ruggieri
Monroe
Spurgeon’s
Monroe juniors named Badger Boys State delegates
Two Monroe high school juniors Kim Kindschi and Tony Lux were selected as delegates to the 29th Badger Boys State to be held June 15 to 22 at Ripon College. Kindschi serves as junior class president and active in student government and clubs. Lux holds roles in orchestra and science, and has participated in Boy State related leadership events.
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Monroe High School
Badger
Ripon College
American Legion
Kim Kindschi
L. G. Kindschi
13Th Street
Tony Lux
E. B. Lux
8Th Street
Kindschi
Badger Conference
Lux
Long Beach
Calif
Science Club
Chess Club
State Youth Council
A-V Crew
Kiwanis Explorer Post
Stewart Chapter of
DeMolay
United Presbyterian Youth
Madison Presbytery
Green County
Dougherty Creek Watershed Anniversary Banquet
More than 90 people attended the 10th anniversary banquet for the Dougherty Creek Watershed Association held in the Casino at Monticello. Featured speaker Nick F Calabrasa traced cooperation among farmers, agencies, and residents in watershed progress.
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Dougherty Creek Watershed Association
Monticello
Nick F. Calabrasa
Madison
Wisconsin Ascs Commission
Green County Soil Conservation Service
Calabrasa
Merlin Emberson
Ambrose Wenger
Monroe Evening Times
James Scnwoegier
Myron E. Jeglum
Clarence Grundahl
Stephen Esser
Monroe Jaycees
Ron Strahm
Bicycle Registration Set For Saturday At Police Station
Bicycle registration will be held at the police station until noon if weather permits. Police said any rider operating a bicycle on June 1 without a valid license will violate the city ordinance.
Cheese prices hold steady amid slow demand in Madison market
Madison Wisconsin cheese trade shows steady prices as demand remains slow to fair and supplies stay ample. Cheddars move at 34 to 36 percent with 40-pound blocks at 35 to 36 percent, single daisies 37 to 38 percent, longhorns 37 to 39 percent, and midget varieties around 3712 to 3838 percent.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Assembly Debates General Sales Tax Bill in Wisconsin
Republican floor leader Paul Alfonsi declared no amendments will be added as the assembly opens debate on the general sales tax bill. The measure faces a veto risk from Democratic Gov Reynolds. Four Republicans were absent ill, keeping the tally close at 50 to 46 with pairs suppressed.
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Madison
Assembly
Paul Alfonsi
Minocqua
Reynolds
Senate
Robert Huber
D-West Allis
C. M. Stauffer
Monticello
Elmer Showalter
Jackson
William Merriam
Janesville
Norbert Nuittelman
West Salem
Fugitives Sought Near Markesan Wisconsin After Jail Break
Report indicates three of four Jackson Michigan inmates may be in Green Lake County prompting concentrated FBI presence. Authorities pursue leads across Wisconsin as search intensifies near Markesan and surrounding areas.
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Markesan
Wis
Jackson, Mich
Green Lake County
FBI
Rain Storms May Bring Cool Spell Tonight
Hot weekend gives way to unsettled May pattern as temperatures ranged from 66 to 86. Weather forecasts call for thunderstorms tonight and tomorrow with rain possible after several days of dry spell.
Chippewa Falls man dies in house fire ruled asphyxia
Joseph Wittrock age 80 died Wednesday in a house fire that swept his home. Death was ruled asphyxiation. He lived alone.
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Blaze Chippewa Falls
Joseph Wittrock
Cooper to embark 22 orbit Mercury flight next Tuesday
Cape Canaveral expects Leroy Gordon Cooper Jr. to launch on a 22 orbit Mercury mission with Faith 7. The 34 hour 19 minute flight will cover nearly 600 000 miles and pass over Red China Afghanistan and near the Soviet border amid potential diplomatic concerns.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Leroy Gordon Cooper Jr
Mercury Travel Agency
Cooper
U.S
Red
China
America
Afghanistan
Monroe
Pacific Ocean
Midway Island
Small Dairies Press for Price Control Bill
Wisconsin small dairies urged passage of a bill to create a state department of milk marketing control with power to set minimum and maximum wholesale and retail prices for dairy products. Opponents argued existing laws suffice amid broader industry competition.
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Madison
Wisconsin
State Department of Milk Marketing Control
State Agriculture Department
Roger Radue
Independent Dairies of
Senate Agriculture Committee
Agriculture Department
Radue
R. P. Ames
Guernsey Dairy Co
Oshkosh
Paul Affeldt
Pure Milk Products Co-operative
Fond du Lac
la Crosse
Milwaukee
Ashland
Clintonville
Farmers Union
Wisconsin Independent Retail Grocers
Skunk interrupts Catholic Central spring concert finale
No encores were called at the Catholic Central High School spring concert in Troy as a skunk wandered onto the stage and sent the audience fleeing during the finale.
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Troy
N.Y
Catholic Central High School
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