Monroe pool to open June 7 with safety rules in force
The Monroe pool opens June 7 with new baskets required for all swimmers. When baskets run out no one may reenter until a basket is returned. Open hours vary by day and a revised swimming lessons program starts June 15 with registration June 10-12 at the pool.
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Monroe
Red Cross
Recreation Park
Martin Diegnan
Diegnan
Deignan
Enid Spring
Karen Jacobs
Donna Swiggum
Claire Kubly
Kathleen Nussbaum
Pete von Allman
Bill Johnston
Ron Mauerman
Carol Mitchell
Mike McAlpine
Kim ‘Kindschi
McAlpine
Twining Park
John Prien
Kim Kinschi
Keith Burington
Civil War Torpedo Found at Vicksburg Blasted at Air Base
A century-old experimental Union torpedo found in the Mississippi River near Vicksburg was detonated Tuesday at Greenville Air Force Base. Discovered Sunday by William W. Felker of Greenville, the cigar-shaped weapon was identified as the first Civil War torpedo of its kind by historian A. W. Banton after consulting the Smithsonian Institution.
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Skeenville
Mississippi River
Vicksburg
Greenville Air Force Base
William W. Felker
Greenville
Felker
A. W. Banton
Vicksburg National Military Park
Smithsonian Institution
More Witnesses Testify at Trial in Wy man Case
Testimony continued in the Circuit Court death case of Mrs. William Wy man of Janesville. Judge Arthur L. Luebke presides over a 12 member jury. Ten witnesses testified including Walter Ekum Undersheriff Roy Vetterli Duane Youngblood William Wyman Dr Ben Brunkow Corwin Hilton Charles Agnew and Frank Dulles. The trial recessed yesterday afternoon and resumed this morning.
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Aday
William Wyman
Janesville
Arthur L. Luebke
Walter Ekum
Highway 1181
Roy Vetterli
Duane Youngblood
Richard Larney
Edmondson Unseated in Oklahoma Senate Vote Twist
Oklahoma City voters chose Fred Harris 270,928 to 172,785 over incumbent J Howard Edmondson in a stunning party primary. Jed Johnson upset 6th District Rep Victor Wickersham, while Harris, a 33 year old attorney, will face Bud Wilkinson in the U S Senate race.
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Oklahoma City
Okio
Oklahoma
Democrats
Fred Harris
Bud Wilkinson
U.S. Senate
Harris
J. Howard Edmondson
Jed Johnson
Victor Wickersham
Johnson
Edmondson
UN to send Nigerian troops to aid Congo army in Kivu
The United Nations plans to dispatch about 900 Nigerian troops to support the Congo army in restoring order amid rebellion in Kivu Province.
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United Nations
N.Y. H
Kivu
Johnson Okays Consular Pact
President Johnson announced a historic consular treaty with the Soviet Union described as a significant step toward understanding. The accord, signed jointly in Washington and Moscow, paves the way for consular offices in both nations and marks the first US Soviet treaty. The pact ensures access for Americans detained in the Soviet Union, pending Senate ratification. Foy Kohler and Andrei Gromyko are expected to sign in Moscow on June 1.
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Washington
Johnson
Soviet Union
Moscow
United States
George Reedy
White House
Reedy
Senate
Foy Kohler
U.S
Andrei Gromyko
Russia
Stock Market Slumps as Electronics Lead Decline
Prices fell gradually in early afternoon trading as electronics shares dragged the market downward. Activity picked up slightly from the slow pace of the prior sessions with most changes fractional and several key issues off about a point.
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New York
Midwest Turnday to Highlight Monroe July 4 Holiday
Monroe hosts Midwest Turnday at Twining Park on July 4 with a day of calisthenics track and field events. The Turn and Schwing Club plans the event, with invitations to Turners from Cleveland Milwaukee and possibly Toronto and a late afternoon fireworks finale.
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Midwest
Twining Park
Baumgartner’s Grove
Fairgrounds
Cleveland
Milwaukee
Toronto
Monroe Club
Marvin
Mike) Wuthrich
Turner Hall
John Ruef
LeRoy Wuethrich
Julius Hofer
Ernest Ammon
Vernon Schillinger
Henry Altman
Sami
Fritz Wenger
Dale Bertalot
Clarence Gissing
Haydon Burns Wins Florida Governor Nomination
Haydon Burns, 52, mayor of Jacksonville and critic of civil rights bills, won the Democratic nomination for Florida governor. He defeated Miami Mayor Robert King High by over 169000 votes, setting Burns on a likely November race against Republican Charles Holley.
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MIAML
Fla
Barry Goldwater
Florida
Goldwater
Haydon Burns
Jacksonville
Charles Holley
Burns
Robert King High
Miami
Johnson
Delinquent 16-Year-Old Sent to Wales for Parents Murder
Gerald Krueger of Waterloo admitted firing on his father Roland and mother Lillian with a 22 caliber rifle, concealing their bodies ten days earlier. Juvenile Court Judge Charles E. Kading ruled him delinquent, committing him to the State School for Boys at Wales until age 21, with possible two-year extensions.
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Jefferson
Gerald Krueger
State
Wales
Krueger
Waterloo
Roland
Lillian
Charles E. Kading
State Department of Public Welfare
Johnson Fund Frolic Draws Million For Democrats
President Johnson stoked cheers at a large fundraising event in Washington as Democrats touted plans for a four year run. About 6 000 attended the Salute to Johnson at the DC Armory with donors paying 100 dollars per ticket and 750 attending a prior 1000 dollar plate dinner. Johnson joked the show was open to all contributing 100 dollars to the campaign and urged continued support for future achievements.
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Washington
Lyndon
Treasury
Johnson
District of Columbia
Armory
Rights Cloture Sought as Civil Rights Bill Moves
Senate leaders seek cloture to end debate on a revised civil rights bill after House passage. The package, crafted to attract undecided votes, faces two thirds voting requirements by June with hopes of presidential signature by July 4. Mansfield aims for second week of June cloture. Dirksen cautions timing.
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Wachingsun
Senate
House
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
Johnson
Mike Mansfield
Everett M. Dirksen
Dirksen
Republican Briefed On Viet Nam By LBJ
President Johnson briefed Republican senators at the White House on Southeast Asia conditions. Senator Everett Dirksen of Illinois urged resolve, saying indecision costs American lives and prestige as reports surface of new policy moves by the administration.
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Viet Nam
LBJ
Ashington
Johnson
Southeast Asia
White House
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
U.S
Space pioneer rescued after crowd at New York World's Fair
At the New York World's Fair Lt. Omar M. Scott Carpenter, aboard the Aurora 7 capsule, was freed from a crowd of excited youths after a demonstration. The scene drew attention to the space program and its anniversary celebration.
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Caméntan “Mupors
New York
Omar. M. Scott Carpenter
Nehru dies after stroke at 74 in New Delhi
Indian prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru dies at 2 p.m. after his second stroke in less than five months. Indira Gandhi, his daughter, is with him. G. S. Nanda becomes acting prime minister. Nehru steered India’s state socialist approach and played a pivotal role in independence.
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India
Jawaharlal Nehru
C. Subramaniam
Nehru
Monroe
Indira Gandhi
Vijayalakshmi Pandit
Krishna Hatheesingh
Bombay
Pandit
Maharashtra
Lal Bahadur Shastri
All-India Congress Party
Shastri
G. S. Nanda
Nanda
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
Gandhi
Motilal Nehru
Mahandas Gandhi
United Nations
V. K. Krishna Menon
Menon
Goa
Damao
Diu
Judge delays Polaris Corp shareholders meeting
Circuit Judge Robert M. Curley postponed Friday's Polaris Corp shareholders meeting to allow more time to read briefs on the proposed ouster of top management at the $14 million company.
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Ballot Milwaukee
Polaris Corp
Robert M. Curley
Overseas War Dead Honored at Memorial Day Shrines
An overview of American overseas cemeteries and memorials where World War II dead rest. It notes 14 memorials near major battles, naming Normandy Cambridge Brittany and Margraten as key sites with Wall of the Missing lists and enduring ceremonies each May 30.
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Wanor
Anis
America
Millard Tschudy
New Glarus
U.S
American Battle Monuments Commission
England
London
Cambridge University
Air
Navy
Royal Air Force
Cambridge
Normandy
Nel
Omaha Beach
Omaha
Utah
Cotentin Peninsula
Cherbourg
St. Lo
Coutances
Falais Gap
St. Cyr Military School
West Point
France
Patton
U.S. Army
Brittany
Avranches
Netherlands
Margraten
Maastricht
Ninth U.S. Army
Ninth Army
Roer
Rhine
Shoplifting Seminar Set For Monroe High Tonight
A 7 30 p m shoplifting seminar for Monroe merchants and staff will be held in the Monroe high school Lecture Hall. Sponsored by the Monroe Chamber of Commerce, speakers include Bruce Cruser and Stan Kline with Sheriff Deininger, Dist Atty Viney and Police Chief Hefty among participants.
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Monroe
Monroe Chamber of Commerce
Bruce Cruser
Madison Business Protective Association
Stan Kline
Dane County Sheriff's Department
W. E. Deininger
Dist
Joseph D. Viney
Henry S. Hefty
Kennedy Memorial Stamp Due at Post Office Friday
A Kennedy memorial stamp becomes available at the local Post Office this Friday, marking the late president’s 47th birthday. The stamp uses a Robert L. Miller sketch, and Jacqueline Kennedy selected the design from many submitted.
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Kennedy
Postoffice
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Robert L. Miller
Jacqueline Kennedy
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