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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1969
Page
1
Casualties mount in South Vietnam with Allied sources reporting over 1,800 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong killed. U.S. losses exceed 100 dead and several hundred wounded. South Vietnamese deaths tallied at 273 with 748 wounded and 22 missing. Contingent updates on Nixon draft plan and peace efforts follow.
The Green County Dairy Queen contest opens May 19 with voting through June 12. Ten nominees advance after a week of nominations, then three weeks of voting for those ten. Community queens are judged at Brodhead High School on June 19 with county queen to follow, culminating in the Dairy Banquet and county announcement.
Dr Ralph Speer rushed to the Hanover High School gym in response to an emergency call. About 600 students and numerous townspeople gathered to recognize his more than 20 years of service to the community.
Robert A. Cork, 23, of Belleville, died about 5 p.m. Tuesday May 13 when his pickup skidded on Prairie Road west of Madison and crashed. He was not wearing a seat belt. Cork, a carpenter, left work to go home and is Dane County’s 19th fatality of the year. Surviving are his wife Nancy and four children in addition to his parents and several siblings. Funeral arrangements are handled by Becker Funeral Home.
Three people were injured in a one vehicle crash at 11 02 last night one and a half miles west of Juda on High 1181. Gordon E Seep 22 Monroe in critical condition suffered facial skull jaw fractures and possible internal injuries. Frederick Amacher 1107 2 16th Ave Monroe had facial fractures jaw fracture and left leg fracture in satisfactory condition. Carol Ann Gibbons 18 Monroe suffered fractured pelvis head and leg lacerations shoulder and hand injuries in satisfactory condition.
Wayne King Concert and Dance drew about 1400 fans at Monticello High School Gym Tuesday night welcoming Clarence Slim Freitag, Monticello native trombonist, and praising the Wayne King group. Amstutz Marty American Legion Post sponsored to raise building funds. crowd cheered as memories of past Wayne King performances and radio broadcasts resurfaced.
State Sen. Gordon Roseleip announced Senate approval of a bill to deny direct state educational aid to students on all state campuses who are convicted of disruption after due notice and hearings. The measure aims to curb campus disruptions while sending the bill to the Assembly for action.
In Argyle the Annual Spring Concert and Art Show will be held in the high school gymnasium on Sunday May 18 with a 2 30 p m start for the concert directed by Don Schoenick. Art viewing runs May 17 1 3 and May 19 3 45 5 in various school locations. The display includes sand sculpture and local building beauty studies. The madrigal singers the high school a cappella choir and the senior band perform works by Monteverdi Schütz Vivaldi and others. The event is open to all.
Monroe police report crossing lights on Highway 69 near the Illinois Central crossing fail due to vandalism. Railroad detectives say cables have been pulled from signal devices, risking serious accidents.
Green County Board of Supervisors approved amendments to the county zoning ordinance governing mobile homes on farm property. A replacement rule for existing parcels was added, and a trailer must meet size and construction criteria to be considered a dwelling. Some supervisors dissented. The board also accepted a bequest of 4200 dollars for the Green County Home for the Aged and addressed missing funds from CDs. A new chief radio dispatcher and jailer, titled sergeant, will earn 555 dollars monthly starting May 1, filled by Clint Blackbourn.
Assemblyman Joe Tregoning cites crime as the nation’s top domestic cost and pushes gun registration and licensing. He supports making firearm theft a felony with penalties up to three years and $1,000 fine, arguing tougher laws deter thugs and revolutionaries.
Green County announces the June Dairy Month Recipe contest with four weekly dairy salad contests, two winners at large, six finalists at a county tasting bee on June 27, and a regional televised bake-off in August. Entries eligible are Green County residents 16 and older including a dairy product requirement.
A vent system fire at Advance Transformer Company 350 21st Ave caused a 9 am alarm. The fire started in a solder pot line and burned a motor and duct work to the roof. Monroe volunteers arrived after extinguishers had control. Offices were spared and smoke cleared by the plant ventilating system. Evacuation was temporary as repairs began to restore the line.
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