Forshaug recalls Alaska career from census counts to Indian training
Mt Horeb native James H Forshaug recounts 24 years in Alaska from counting a frozen dead man in a census to serving as a deputy U S marshal in a fading gold mining town. Now a relocation officer for the Bureau of Indian Affairs he trains Eskimos and Indians for better jobs. He plans Seattle travel with wife and daughter to attend the World's Fair.
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U.S
James H. Forshaug
Mt. Horeb
Alaska
Forshaug
U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs
Department of Interior
Magnus Forshaug
Point Barrow
Arctic
North
Nome
Texas
Mt. Horeb High School
St. Olaf’s College
Northfield
Minn
Minnesota
Seattle
Wash
Helen
Joan Marie
Fairbanks
James Forshaug
Norway
Seeger Wins Sentence Appeal in Contempt Case
A three judge U S appeals court unanimously overturns Pete Seeger’s contempt conviction for refusing to answer if he was a Communist. The court rescinds the one year prison term and dismisses the contempt indictment. Seeger, 43, had been free on $2000 bail during the appeal.
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New York
Congress
Pete Seeger
U. S. Court of Appeals
Seeger
Broadfoot 69 Chief Justice of Wisconsin Dies
Chief Justice Grover Broadfoot of the Wisconsin Supreme Court died at 5:35 p.m. in University of Minnesota hospitals from cardiovascular disease. He was 69, the 14th chief justice, appointed in 1948 and later elected to full terms. He served as attorney general, mayor of Mondovi, state representative, and bank president, leaving a son John and six grandchildren as survivors.
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Minneapolis
Grover , Broadfoot
Wisconsin Supreme Court
University of Minnesota
Broadfoot
Wisconsin
John E. Martin
Nelson
Madison
Spooner
John
Minnesota
Justice Broadfoot
Mondovi
High Court
Oscar Rennebohm
Rennebohm
Independence
University of Wisconsin
Mondovi State Bank
Buffalo County
State Assembly
Two Policemen Slain by Bandits in Brooklyn Store
In Brooklyn a gun duel left detectives Luke Fallon and John Finnegan dead after a holdup at a candy store. Bandits fled with about $3,000 to $4,000. the men had tried to combat a surge of cab driver robberies while in civilian clothes with police radios.
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New York
New York City
Brooklyn
Luke J. Fallon
John P. Finnegan
Poppy Day Decorations Set For Legion and Auxiliary
The Legion Club window and downtown stores are being decorated for Poppy Day next Saturday. The 1962 slogan Wear a poppy America s silent tribute to her heroes is announced by commander William Wartenweiler and auxiliary president Mrs. William R. Eberhardt. Donations aid hospitalized disabled and needy veterans and families.
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Legion Club
Legion and Auxiliary
America
William Wartenweiler
Zilcher-Riley Legion Post
William R. Eberhardt
Robert L. Hahn
Post
Eberhardt
Wartenweiler
Edward C Roth 57 dies at Monroe Township farm
Edward C Roth a Monroe Township farmer and longtime ASC county chairman died at 2 p.m. yesterday at his farm home after a year of illness from malignancy. He was born April 23 1905 and survived by his wife Orpha and son Roy with four grandchildren and three brothers. Burial is set at Greenwood cemetery after services at Bethel Evangelical United Brethren church.
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Edward C. Roth
Monroe Township
Mr. Roth
Monroe
Agriculture Stabilization and Conservation
ASC
Skinner Creek
Green County Service Co-op
Green County Fha
Christ
Lena Loertscher Roth
Iliff School
Orpha L. Bechtolt
United Brethren Church
Freeport
Roth
Roy
Fred Roth
Juda
William
Clarence
New Glarus
Pelmer
Clara) Albright
Bethel Evangelical United Brethren Church
Burton L. Holling
Greenwood Cemetery
Stuessy Funeral Home
Surgeon Cleared In Death Attempt
PORT ORCHARD Washington Dr Robert E Boehme 42 acquitted Friday of first degree assault charges alleging he tried to kill his wife by injecting poison into her arm The jury of 11 men and one woman deliberated eight hours Boehme's wife Dorothy 37 claimed innocence The couple after verdict attended a church social and Mrs Boehme played the piano The prosecution charged him with trying to kill his wife on Sept 20 citing jealousy as motive
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Port Orchard
Wash
Robert E. Boehme
Puget Sound
Boehme
Dorothy
Boehmes
Ray
Gordon Walgren
Mother kills two children by throwing from Statler Hilton
Police say Mrs. Ann Peters of Worcester tossed her children Norman 7 and Marguerite 3 from a ninth floor room at the Statler Hilton in Boston late Friday night. The pair died within minutes after landing on Columbus Avenue behind the hotel. The mother, about 30, is described as a former mental patient.
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Boston
Statler Hilton
Ann Peters
Worcester
Norman
Marguerite
Columbus Avenue
Texas probes Estes death link to cotton scheme
A Texas grand jury will investigate the mysterious death of Agriculture Department agent Henry Marshall tied to Billie Sol Estes. District Attorney Bryan Russ seeks to clear any connection to the Estes affair as he convenes the Franklin grand jury. Senator Yarborough reports talk of Estes running for Texas governor. immigration officials urge penalties for passage of Estes out of the country. Marshall died after gunshot wounds on his Franklin area farm.
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Bryan
Tex
Agriculture Department
Billie Sol Ester
Dist
Atty
Byran Russ
Billie Sol Estes
Franklin
Ralph Yarborough
D-Tex
Washington
Estes
Texas
Yarborough
Houston
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Houston Post
James L. Hennessy
Commissioner of Immigration
Freeman
Atty. Russ
Henry Marshall
Marshall
State Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Office
Texas Atty
Will Wilson
Kennedy
Este
Department of Agriculture
Stop Lights Top Safety Violations
State Patrol check on the square cited 164 five day tickets, three warnings and one citation from 701 vehicles. Four officers two inspectors and one Monroe officer assisted as other violations included directional signals headlight issues and license or registration problems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Six receive death penalty in South Korean embezzlement case
A South Korean general court martial condemned three officers and three enlisted men to death for embezzling from army units. The verdict underscores military corruption concerns within the Republic of Korea.
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Seoul
Hoffa Indicted in Taft Hartley Case Shocks Nation
Nashville federal jury indicts Teamsters President James R. Hoffa on two counts for violating the Taft Hartley Act and allegedly taking about 1 million through an auto transport firm based in Nashville. Hoffa pleads innocent to a separate assault charge and ships to Chicago for talks.
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Nashville
Tenn
James R. Hoffa
Washington
Atty
Robert Kennedy
Kennedy
McClellan
Hoffa
Teamster
Chicago
Harold Gibbons
Teamsters
Gibbons
Orlando
Fla
Commercial Carriers, Inc
Detroit
Tennessee
Test Fleet Corp
Cadillac
Teamsters Union
Owen Brennan
Test Fleet
Cooler Weather To Bring Showers Across Wisconsin Tonight
Weather forecast for Wisconsin calls for cooler air and showers tonight with thunderstorms in the Monroe area. Temperatures will drop from recent 90s to lows near 48. Strong winds and hail were reported in places as storms moved along a line from Oklahoma to the Great Lakes.
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Wisconsin
Monroe
Oklahoma
Great Lakes
Pontiac Official Slain and Youth Sought in Milwaukee Case
Milwaukee reports a Pontiac official Charles A. Davis, 50, first corporation counsel for Oakland County, found slain with stab wounds in his home. A 17-year-old Negro boy, escaped from a Pontiac mental institution, is sought for questioning after fingerprints tied him to the crime scene. Davis’ car, later in a Milwaukee hit and run, was impounded.
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Milwaukee
Michigan
Charles A. Davis
Pontiac
Mich
First Corporation
Oakland County
Davis
Taverns Remain Open During School Bond Election
Police Chief Henry S Hefty announced Monroe taverns will stay open for the school bond issue election. City Attorney William J Schmitz ruled no law requires tavern closures. Polls at the junior high school will operate 7 AM to 8 PM.
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Henry S. Hefty
Monroe
Hefty
William J. Schmitz
Monsoon Rains Hit Marine Maneuvers Near Laos Border
U S Marines in northeast Thailand press through mud to assist Thai units as Gen. Paul D. Harkins leads a high level inspection toward Laos border tensions. NKPRC Khrushchev warns of potential shooting match like Korea as Laos diplomacy unfolds.
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Bangkok
Thailand
U. S
Laos
Mekong
Paul D. Harkins
Khrushchev
Harkins
U.S. Military Assistance Command
South Viet Nam
James L. Richardson
U.S
Kenneth T. Young
Udon
Nong Han
Luang Prabang
Bulgaria
Korea
China
Southeast Asia
Red China
United States
Fond du Lac Airman Schfer Jr Conviction Upheld
The Court of Military Appeals unanimously affirmed the premeditated murder conviction of Airman Elmer G. Schfer Jr. of Fond du Lac and his life sentence for the slaying of Harold D. Cartwright of Temple Texas at McGuire AFB New Jersey after a drinking bout March 2 1969. The court also reversed the separate conviction of Airman Harry C. Kemp of Shreveport Louisiana for the same offense.
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Washington
Court of Military Appeals
Elmer G. Schfer Jr
Fond du Lac
Schafer
Harold D. Cartwright
Temple
Tex
McGuire Air Force Base
New Jersey
Harry C. Kemp
Shreveport
Cartwright
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Green County
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