Israeli assault across Lebanese border near Bint Jbeil
An Israeli armored force with air and artillery fire attacked southern Lebanon near Bint Jbeil at 12 45 p m, Lebanon says. The incident interrupted radio programs as authorities denounced a new aggression. At Milwaukee a hunger march drew about 10 000 people and raised over 190 000 for world food programs. Teenagers led most walkers, with a 53 year old noting youth campaigns over force.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Bint Jbeil
Milwaukee
PATCO fights for control of federal air controllers
The Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization seeks to become the sole official union for the government’s 11,500 controllers. FAA and a rival union oppose the move before Labor Department hearings. FAA Administrator John H. Shaffer says a single nationwide unit would clash with decentralized FAA management.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Federal Aviation Administration
Labor Department
FAA
John H. Shaffer
Weatherman Warns of Attack on Justice Symbol
The Weatherman group reportedly warned of an attack on a symbol of American justice within two weeks. The New York Times noted the claim and identified Terry Robbins, a Weatherman and Kent State leader in 1968, as the third victim of a Greenwich Village townhouse explosion last March.
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New York
Weatherman
Revolutionary Youth Organization
New York Times
Greenwich Village
Terry Robbins
Kent State University
Potofsky Breaks From AFL-CIO Over Vietnam War Policy
Jacob S. Potofsky president of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America condemns Nixon era Vietnam and Cambodia policy, urging Congress to exercise constitutional responsibility and not defer war decisions to the President alone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Afl-Cio
Nixon
Vietnam
Cambodia
New York Times
Jacob S. Potofsky
Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America
Congress
Abernathy rally caps five day protest march in Georgia
Reverend Ralph Abernathy led a five day 120 mile protest across Georgia ending in Atlanta. He called for ousting Nixon and Spiro Agnew and urged replacing aging leaders with younger "soul power" at the rally Saturday.
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Atlanta, Ga
Ralph David Abernathy
Georgia
Nixon
Spiro T
Abernathy
Atlanta
Air Support to Continue After U.S. Pullout
Indications mount that U S air support will be provided to South Vietnamese forces remaining in Cambodia after American withdrawal next month. Secretary Rogers signaled continued U S air aid for operations beyond the pullout despite earlier statements by President Nixon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.S
Cambodia
Nixon
William P. Rogers
Girl Born Thursday Marks 80 000th St Clare Patient
A baby girl named Carol Jane Klessinger, born Thursday May 21 at 5 21 p m in St Clare Hospital Monroe, is recorded as the 80 000th patient admitted since the hospital opened in August 1939. Her family includes parents Mr and Mrs Joseph Klessinger and siblings Troy Alan Dawn Marie and Todd Joseph. Grandparents and great grandmothers are named in the notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Clare
St. Clare Hospital
Carol Jane Klessinger
Joseph Klessinger
17Th Ave
Monroe
May
Darol Jane
Troy Alan
Dawn Marie
Todd Joseph
Alex Sutter
Route 4
Selma Ladner
Monroe Manor
Katherina Schultz
Madison
U S B52s Strike North Vietnamese Buildup in Vietnam
U S B52 bombers attacked a North Vietnamese buildup in South Vietnam's northern provinces dropping nearly 2000 tons on base camps and bunkers near the DMZ and south of Da Nang. South Vietnamese troops reported 45 enemy killed with 17 weapons captured while 4 government soldiers died and 16 were wounded.
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Saigon
Cambodia
South Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
da Nang
Dmz
Laos
Summ Wins Coveted Jaycee State Speak Up Award
Monroe Jaycees honored at the state convention in Milwaukee. Gene Summ won the Speak Up competition representing the Third Region and will represent Wisconsin at the national meet in St. Louis next month. Paul Schoenike was named outstanding state chairman for directing Speak Up activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Gene Summ
Milwaukee
Jim Timms
Kenneth Norder
Wilson Bloom
E” Club
Glarus Jaycettes
Jaycees
Ted Scheffer
Lumm
Schoenike
UW Students Clobbers Officers In Picnic Point Softball War
Dane County sheriff's deputies UW police and students clashed at Picnic Point on Lake Mendota in a DMZ Enterprises softball game. The Red Army won as officers paid the loss with a half barrel of beer amid laughs and street merchants watching. Special investigator Robert O'Neil billed the scene while Sheriff Vernon Leslie quipped about practice.
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Red Army
Dane County
Vernon Leslie
State Street
Robert O'Neil
Sheriff's Department
Leslie
Stock Market Drop Pushes Dow Toward Seven Year Low
The Stock Market Report notes a sharp downturn in New York trading as the Dow Jones Industrial Average slides to 651.15 by 11 a.m. down 11.02 points or 1.66 percent, erasing efforts to maintain recent highs.
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New York
Albany Youth Killed in County's Fourth Fatality
Terry A. Minder 20 of Albany was killed when his car left Highway 59 near Sylvester Creek and rolled after 8 p.m. He served in Vietnam and was a Specialist Fourth Class. Passenger Dwayne J. Martin 22 was treated for injuries and listed in satisfactory condition. This marked Green County's fourth traffic fatality of 1970 and Wisconsin's 367th. Funeral services set for May 27 at Sharer Funeral Home with military rites at Hillcrest Cemetery.
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Vietnam Service
Terry A. Minder
Albert A. Minder
Albany
Monroe
Highway 59
Dwayne J. Martin
Wilbur Martin
St. Clare Hospital
Minder
Sylvester Creek
Green County Sheriff's Department
Green County
Richard Wagner
Wisconsin
Terry Alan Minder
Albert R
Pearl Evelyn Schneider Minder
Albany High School
Milwaukee
Ft. Lewis
Wash
Vietnam
Fort Leonard, Wood
SPLM
Chrysler Corp
Belvidere
Ill
Larry
Karen
John Minder
Browntown
Sharer
Oscar Stanke
United Methodist Church
Hillcrest Cemetery
Nerve Gas Move Triggers Mixed Reactions in Kodiak
In Kodiak Alaska the proposed storage of 13 000 tons of nerve gas at the naval station drew mixed responses from residents officials and activists The plan was criticized as dangerous by Sen Mike Garvel Gov Keith Miller pledged to block it while Mayor Pete Resoff warned of potential economic benefits from 4 to 14 million dollars and 400 to 600 new families The Defense Department later canceled plans to move gas from Okinawa to Oregon and said Kodiak was among possible sites for storage formation of an Anchorage chapter of People Against Nerve Gas was announced Seattle staged a die in The Navy was urged to avoid Northwest routes and Senator Magnuson pressed for a bill amendment to ban using military funds for shipments to the U S The discussion centered on Kodiak as a top choice despite local opposition
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Kodiak, Alaska
Mike Garvel
Alaska
Keith Miller
Pete Resoff
Defense Department
Okinawa
Umatilla
Hermiston
Ore
Nixon
Pentagon
Department
Kodiak Naval Station
Naval Station
Kodiak
Anchorage
People Against Nerve Gas
PANG
Seattle
Northwest
Warren G. Magnuson
Dwash
United States
Gravel
Three Men Killed in Evansville Area Plane Crash
A light plane carrying three men on a weekend fishing trip crashed in fog near Evansville on May 23, killing pilot James C. Casey his 17 year old son Darrell and George Courtney. The two other planes in the area were not involved. FAA investigators examined the scene and the bodies were sent to Indianapolis.
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Evansville
Norman Krumwiede
James C. Casey
Indianapolis
Ind
Darrell J
George Courtney
Dayton
Ohio
Casey
George Nonweiler Jr
Ontario
Canada
Brookside
Nonweiler
Hay Field
Federal Aviation Agency
Fernan Couple Transferred to St Clare Hospital
Mr and Mrs John Jack Fernan are recovering at St Clare Hospital Baraboo after an early Wednesday auto accident north of Wisconsin Dells. Fernan a state assembly candidate for Green and Lafayette counties and his wife Joan were hospitalized with serious bumps and bruises. They were returned to Monroe Sunday for final observation and expected to stay two to three days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Jack) Fernan
St. Clare Hospital
Wisconsin Dells
Fernan
State Assembly
Green
Lafayette
Joan
St. Clares Hospital
Baraboo
Monroe
St. Clare
Lions State Horse Pull Set For Memorial Day In Monroe
The Monroe Lions Club sponsors a Memorial Day horse pulling contest at the Green County Fairgrounds starting 1 30 p m with 16 teams signed and 20 to 25 expected from Wisconsin Iowa and Indiana Local teams may compete in two classes Medium 3200 pounds and under and Heavy over 3200 pounds Prize money totals 480 with 60 to the first place in each class plus trophies and a farthest distance trophy Proceeds fund a shelter house at Lincoln Park Contact Floyd Achterberg for details Judges are O L Hare and Ted Burgy Teams listed include Phil Zibell Donald Nelson Bud Ward Steve Lance John Osborne Marvin Stacks Ken Huffman Ken Craig Rodney Wildie and others from several Wisconsin towns
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Monroe
Green County Fairgrounds
Fairgrounds
Portage
Baraboo
Lodi
O. L
Doug) Hare
Ted Burgy
Monticello
Phil Zibell
Donald Nelson
Cambridge
Bud Ward
Waterloo
Wis
Steve Lance
Watertown
John Osborne
Elkhorn
Marvin Stacks
Sun Prairie
Ken Huffman
Blue River
Ken Craig
Roy Payne
Dale Huston
Frank Brodd
Madison
Tim Kearney
Hillpoint
Rodney Wildie
Wilton
Robert Ferris
Ontario
Dick Sidie
Westby
Chub Maly
Boaz
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Patco
U.S. 5Th
Summ
Jaycee State
Speak Up
Pal Hagen
Jaycee
Monroe Jaycette
James Monson
Green Bay
Commercial and Savings Bank
Janet Priewe
Stanley Priewe
Monroe’ Faycettes
Pfister
Stock Market Report
Janesville
Rock Rock County
Fernans
Lions State
Lions
Lincoln Park
Achterberg
Wisconsin Horse Pullers Associations
Jean Retrumare
Jan Diedrick
Penny Williams
Lori Escher
Laura Eberle
Hayley Bower
Steve Mitschele
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