India Builds Up Frontier Forces with U.S. Arms Aid
New Delhi moves to strengthen frontier defenses as the United States prepares an airlift of mountain artillery from Turkey. Nehru directly oversees military arrangements amid a Himalayan frontline lull and China’s renewed threats, while Menon is demoted from defense minister and sidelined from arms procurement.
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India
Nehru
Turkey
United States
Kennedy
U.S
Britain
Canada
Himalayan
Indi
Jang
Towang
V. K. Krishna Menon
Menon
Defense Ministry
Platteville Man Dies in Mishap
Arthur Smail 53 of Route 1 Platteville was killed in a traffic accident on a town road north of Platteville as he prepared to unhitch a farm trailer. Charles Eustice Belmont drove the other car. Mrs Smail and their son David witnessed the tragedy. Surviving are his wife, son, three Chicago daughters, a brother, three sisters, and four grandchildren. Funeral arrangements with Thomas Funeral Home Platteville pending.
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Arthur Smail
Platteville
Lafayette County
Charles Eustice
Belmont
Laura Smail
Ralph Snell
Mason City
Richard Armstrong
Plymouth
Thomas Funeral Home
Gas Conversion In Second Stage In City
Technicians enter the second stage of converting the city to natural gas. About 20 conversion technicians from Utility Conversion Engineering Co. completed the first adjustment and will finish the final adjustment this week. A crew began laying 15 000 feet of pipe to add mains, with 20 to 30 local workers to be hired by Somerville Construction Co. The actual natural gas conversion will occur next year. meanwhile city gas was switched to a richer mixture at midnight Monday with no rate changes. Adjustments in homes and businesses are needed for pilot lights and burners to handle the richer gas. The operation is performed by trained technicians with no danger.
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Robert M. Bussen
North Central Public Service Corp
Utilities Conversion Engineering Co
Minneapolis
Somerville Construction Co
Ada
Mich
Bussen
Sommers Death Case Reopened. Ex-Con Claims He Knows Nothing
Fond du Lac Sheriff Leo Treleven said an ex-convict, questioned after approaching LeRoy Sommers’ widow, denied knowledge of the cheesemaker’s death. Sommers, 42, was found in a partly burned car last May 22. a coroner's jury ruled the death suicide. Dist Atty Donald Marcille, a Democrat, had reopened the case.
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Fond DU Lac
Leo Treleven
LeRoy Sommers
Sommers
Corone
Sui- Fond du Lac County
Donald Marcille
Treleven
Married Grid Star Expelled by Georgia School Board
In Gray Georgia the Jones County School Board expelled star halfback Johnny Arnold and his wife after learning of their marriage. The board defended the action citing concerns about family influence on peers and debated proposals to limit the rule to girls or to allow married boys to stay in class but exclude athletics.
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Gray
Georgia
Frank Childs
Jones County School Board
Childs
Voter Registration Totals Drop in City Wards
The city's total registered voters for next Tuesday's election stands at 4,766, down 19 from September's 4,785. The Fourth Ward shows the largest decline from 559 to 547, with smaller drops in the Eighth Ward from 609 to 602 and the Seventh Ward from 533 to 538. Other wards show minor changes in the October tabulations.
Darlington Youth Hurt In Mishap Near School
Darlington 16 year old John Bendorf was injured when his motor scooter struck a chain guard at Darlington High School and was thrown to the ground. He was admitted to Darlington Memorial hospital and later to Madison General hospital for neurosurgery.
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Darlington
John Bendorf
Frederick Bendorf
Madison General Hospital
Darlington High School
Darlington Memorial Hospital
U S Navy Restores Cuba Blockade as Castro Rejects U N
U S Navy ships resume the Cuba blockade at dawn and air surveillance is renewed after Fidel Castro rejects U N supervision of Soviet missile withdrawals. Thant reports all missiles to be taken down by Friday with dismantling to follow. The White House says surveillance will resume without agreed U N arrangements. Major Rudolf Anderson Jr. is identified as missing, and the Cuban government agrees to return his body.
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Washington
U.S. Navy
Cuba
Fidel Castro
U.N
U Thant
Thant
United States
New York
Air Force
Rudolf Anderson Jr
Greenville
S.C
Havana
Kennedy
Castro
Khrushchev
Security Council
Mahmoud Riad
United Arab Republic
Ghana
Council
Alex Quaison-Lackey
Mikoyan
Moscow
Guantanamo
Rep. Schadeberg to Speak Here Saturday
Rep. Henry Schadeberg announced a 8 p.m. Saturday talk in the Circuit Courtroom at the Courthouse for constituents. He will also attend a GOP breakfast at 9 a.m. Saturday at the Swiss Wheel before next Tuesday’s election.
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Henry Schadeberg
Halloween Parade Brings Vandalism Low in City
Police Chief Henry S Hefty praised community groups for a successful Halloween program with only minor vandalism. Students joined parades dances and parties led by Jaycees Youth Council and United Fund, with 340 children in costumes and 79 prizes. two girls made restitution for a broken window and isolated egging cases were noted.
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Henry S. Hefty
The
Jaycees
United Fund
Fense Police
Fairgrounds
Monroe
Monroe Evening Times
Evans
United Telephone Co
Fairfield
Lincoln Gymnasium
Fritz Wittner
Candidates Report Election Expenses
County Clerk records show expenses since the primary election. Incumbent Republican for the Assembly C M Stauffer spent 28.65 while Democrat F L Buchschacher spent 230. Democratic party contributions totaled 45 with dispersals of 240. Republican party disbursed 37.50. All county office candidates reported no donations or dispersals.
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Ray Kundert
C. M. Stauffer
The
Assembly
F. L. Buchschacher
Monroe School District adopts 13.023 mill rate for 1961
The consolidated Monroe district sets a 13.02333 mill levy based on 1961 equalized valuations. City of Monroe tax rate rises nine cents to 15.88 per thousand to fund expansion costs, with total district levy increasing from 819,500 to 839,000 dollars after a September special meeting.
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Monroe
D. J. Huenink
Huenink
Philip H. Darling
Village of
Browntown
Adams Township
Cadiz Township
Clarno
Jefferson Township
Jordan Township
Mt. Pleasant
Sylvester
Washington Township
Monroe Township
15Th Avenue
Reds Slow Traffic Through Helmstedt Autobahn
Communist slowdown slowed Berlin bound traffic on the Helmstedt autobahn in West Germany for several hours this morning, police reported. By noon, traffic flow returned to normal.
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Helmstedt
Germany
Berlin
Castro anger over Soviet radar move delays UN missile inspect
UNITED NATIONS reports Fidel Castro furious at Khrushchev for bypassing him in agreeing with Kennedy to permit UN inspectors to verify dismantling of Soviet missiles in Cuba. Thant pressed new talks as Castro wavered between rejection and tentative acceptance amid battering political signals.
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United Nations
N.Y
Fidel Castro
Khrushchev
U.N
Castro
Kennedy
Cuba
U Thant
Havana
4-H Recognition Event Set for 8 Tonight in Green County
The County Recognition Night honors top 4-H project winners and graduates in Green County. A county achievement boy and girl will be chosen during the evening in the Agricultural building.
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Green County
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