Two Killed in Nebraska Car Crash Near Greenwood Interchange
Thomas W. Cunningham 27 of Lincoln and Leonard P. Zamora 21 of Brigham Utah died when their car left Interstate 80 several times and overturned near the Greenwood Interchange. Cunningham, Monroe native, was a pharmacy graduate and is survived by his mother and sister. Services set for Wednesday at St. John’s Church with burial in Greenwood Cemetery.
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Monroe
Thomas W. Cunningham
Lincoln
Neb
Greenwood
Omaha
Nell Cunningham
North School
Leonard P. Zamora
Bragerton
Utah
Lincoln Air Force Base
Nebraska
Associated Press
Plattsmouth
Cunningham
New Ambulance Air Service
Wendell Brunkow
Brunkow
Robert Severson
Blumer’s
University of Wisconsin School of Pharmacy
University of Nebraska At Lincoln
Kappa Psi
Professional Society
Rho Chi
Gilmour-Danielson Drug Co
St. John’s United Church of Christ
Carol
Madison
Anna Cunningham
Thomas
St. John’s Church
Calvin P. Fischer
Donald Storck
Greenwood Cemetery
Stuessy Funeral Home
Wisconsin highway crashes kill eight in weekend toll
The Associated Press reports eight fatalities across Wisconsin from weekend crashes. Ed Hanleck, 57, Greenfield, died in a fiery front of home crash watched by wife and daughter. others include Joseph Snyder 20 Watertown and Virginia Schisel 21 Hilbert. Similar crashes injure and claim youths and families across Brown, Calumet, Waupaca, and Manitowoc counties.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Milwaukee Area
Edward P.hanleck
Milwaukee
Greenfield
Pol
Hanleck
Joseph E. Snyder
Watertown
Virginia Schisel
Hilbert
Calumet
Potter
William Hakes
Greet Bay
Kenneth
Brown
Green Bay
Ladysmith
Richard Lewandowski
Robert Johnson Jr
Appleton
Fremont
Robert Johnson Sr
Scandinavia
Waupaca County
Donald B. Leonard
Marquette
Mich
Highway 141
Crivitz
Wilfred Sauld
Niagara
James Norter
Rio
Columbia County
Highway 16
John H. Morgan
Butternut
Richard Neese
Sheboygan
Man Arrested Near LBJ Motorcade Seeks Observation
Robert E. Babcock, 39, was seized in a car along the President Johnson motorcade route in Commack, Long Island. Police found a telescopic rifle on the floor and an unloaded shotgun in the trunk and ordered him to a hospital for observation.
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Lbj Commack
N.Y
Robert E. Babcock
President Johnson
Long Island
Embezzler Released to Aid Auditors in Records
Richard Davenport, former president of the State Bank of Valentine, released on bond and returning to work to help auditors untangle records. County Attorney Richard Splittler said misentries may involve up to 4 million dollars, with actual losses not to exceed 1.5 million. Davenport faces embezzlement charges and two federal counts of making false entries in Omaha.
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Valentine
Neb
Richard Davenport
State Bank of
Richard Splittler
Splittler
Sherry County
Nebraska
Davenport
US District
Omaha
Cheddar Market Steady in Madison Wisconsin
Madison Wisconsin cheddar market remains steady with fair to good demand and generally adequate yet closely held supplies. Prices show 40 pound blocks at 38 to 41 percent butterfat and daisies longhorns and midgets within the 40 percent range.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Mrs Hodges Dies in Denver at 79
Mrs. Paul V. Hodges Sr. 79 died unexpectedly Saturday night at her Denver home. Former Grace Haren of Monroe, she taught in Green County rural schools before marriage to Paul V. Hodges, city engineer and later government employee. She is survived by six sons and two brothers. Burial in Denver.
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Paul V. Hodges Sr
Denver
Colo
Frank M
William C. Haren
Savanna
Ill
Hodges
Grace Haren
Monroe
Daniel and
Ann McCorry Haren
Monroe High School
Green County
Paul V. Hodges
Courthouse Square
Geological Survey and Indian Service Department
West
Wyo
Gilbert
New York City
R. N
Celeste) DeMars
Florence Haren
George B
Marie) Erwin
Arthur
France
Kolata
Watertown
New Glarus
Merlin Meythaler
Jack Robilette
Kolatas
Swiss Wheel
Roland E. Karlen
Robert Kastenmeier
Times
Getting Out of Hand Narcotics Problem For Chicago Teens
Chicago police report narcotics trafficking among teens rising in the area. Lt. Cornelius Casey notes pills nicknamed bennies and Christmas trees are sold to teens for 10 to 25 cents each, with multiple cases cited of violent acts and street drug use. He says 500 narcotics arrests yearly in ages 17 to 20, many involving pills, and warns barbiturates and amphetamines pose serious dangers.
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Chicago
Cornelius Casey
Casey
Khrushchev Sclerosis Report Stirs Danish Leader’s Claim
Danish Communist leader Knud Jespersen said in a radio interview Khrushchev suffers from sclerosis and is not receiving visitors. He spoke after a Moscow fact finding mission about Khrushchev's ouster amid health concerns and political disputes.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
Communist Party
Moscow
Nikita Khrushchev
Knud Jespersen
Jespersen
Khrushchev
Europe
Communist Party Central Committee
Supreme Soviet Presidium
N. S. Khrushchev
Nixon Blames Pentagon Over Bien Hoa Raid
Former Vice President Richard Nixon charged the Pentagon failed to act after a two day warning of danger at Bien Hoa air base in South Vietnam. He said dispersal of bombers did not occur, leaving four Americans dead, 36 wounded and 27 aircraft damaged or destroyed.
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Milwaukee
Pentagon
Bien Hoa
South
Viet Nam
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
U.S
Pearl Harbor
Record Turnout Expected to Vote in Presidential Election
Washington officials and AP observers predict a record turnout for the presidential election with about 70.9 million expected to cast ballots. Registration stands near 88.7 million, up over 4 million from 1960, suggesting turnout could reach roughly 72 million if current estimates hold.
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Washington
District of Columbia
Associated Press
Quiet Halloween Observed in Monroe County
Police Chief Henry S Hefty praised local youths for orderly Halloween behavior while Sheriff W E Deininger noted minimal vandalism. A single incident involved a homemade bomb thrown from a car with no damage or injuries. Civil Defense Auxil iary officers aided city police and the Monroe Jaycee chapter organized a large parade with hundreds of children and prizes ahead of student dances.
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Henry S. Hefty
Monroe Area
W. E. Deininger
Hefty
Civil Defense Auxiliary
Monroe Jaycee Chapter
Theer
CD Police
Duane Vorseth
Vorseth
Lincoln School
Youth to face murder charge in Halloween party death
A 17 year old Rockford youth was charged with murder after Gregory A. Smith 16 was kicked in the throat while seated at a Halloween party. Witnesses said Smith attended as a guest of Vickie Alyea. Smith died of a fractured larynx minutes later. Police have not disclosed a motive.
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Rockford
Ill
Gregory A. Smith
James L. Hooper
Smith
Rockford West
Vickie Alyea
Wayne Smith
Green County GOP Offers Rides and Babysitting to Voters
Polls open 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Turner hall as Green County Republicans promote turnout with free rides to the polls and babysitting. Call Monroe numbers for services. County results tallied at the courthouse after 5:30 p.m. with offices including sheriff, clerk, treasurer, register of deeds, clerk of courts, and coroner all seeking re election or new terms.
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Green County Republican Club Today
Republican Club
Monroe
Turner Hall
Monroe Banks
Green County
Lafayette County
G. Fred Galli
Walter Calvert
Benton
Fred Lienhardt
New Glarus
Galli
Wisconsin Swiss and Limburger Cheese Producers Association
Lienhardt
Louis A. Koenig
Koenig
Dist
Joseph D. Viney
Republcans
W. E. Deininger
Ray E. Kundert
Helen Bratzke
Register of Deeds
Ralph J. Kundert
Helen F. Myers
Richard Wagner
Foreign Visitors Arrive in County
Three foreign visitors arrived in Monroe and Green County to study co operatives and agricultural marketing hosted by Virgil E Brunkow Green County Farm Bureau general manager They include Jose T Barcin as Guam acting chief of extension division Department of Agriculture Onwusik awa Nwaiwu Nigeria assistant registrar of Co operative Societies and permanent secretary Ministry of Commerce and Lawrence Goddie Ubaka Odukwe Nigeria civil servant assistant registrar of Co operative Societies accountant and permanent secretary of Ministry of Commerce Odukwe handles accounts for Eastern Nigeria and loan appraisals He from Guam focuses on marketing problems and markets at home.
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Monroe
Green County
Virgil E. Brunkow
Green County Farm Bureau
Nigeria
Guam
Eugene Hotel
Jose T. Barcinas
Department of Agriculture
Onwusikawa Nwaiwu
Ministry of Commerce
Lawrence Goddie Ubaka Odukwe
Elderly Couple Die In Lucas Farm House Fire
In Lucas town near Menomonie Dunn County Wisconsin an elderly couple Mr and Mrs Fred Ludkie in their 70s were found dead in a farm house destroyed by fire. A neighbor discovered the blaze shortly before 1 a m and authorities said the couple were overcome by smoke while attempting to escape. Cause of the fire was not immediately determined.
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Menomonie
Wis
Lucas Farm
Fred Ludkie
Lucas
Dunn County
Hero's Burial Planned For Astronaut Freeman
Astronaut Theodore C. Freeman, 34, former Air Force test pilot, will receive burial at Arlington National Cemetery after Tuesday services in Seabrook Texas. Freeman died Saturday in a T38 jet crash during a routine training flight. He is survived by his widow Faith Freeman and daughter Faith Huntington Freeman and his parents Mr and Mrs John Freeman of Lewes Delaware.
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Houston
Tex
Theodore C. Freeman
Arlington National Cemetery
Seabrook
Freeman
Air Force
Faith Freeman
Faith Huntington Freeman
John Freeman
Lewes
Del
Interest Seen In Senate Race Governor Battle
MILWAUKEE The bitter presidential clash between Lyndon B Johnson and Barry Goldwater, a close governor contest and a fight for a U.S. Senate seat are expected to draw a record 1.8 million Wisconsin voters to the polls Tuesday. Democratic Gov. John W. Reynolds faces Warren P. Knowles in a hot lieutenant governor race as William Proxmire seeks a second term in the Senate. Bronson La Follette challenges George Thompson for attorney general, while Dena Smith runs for treasurer against Eugene Lamb. The slate of Democratic candidates opposes Goldwater, with turnout expected near past highs despite weather forecasts of near 60 and showers in the north.
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Milwaukee
Lyndon B. Johnson
Barry Goldwater
Goldwater
Johnson
Leo Fahey
House of Representatives
John W. Reynolds
Reynolds
Warren P. Knowles
Knowles
New Richmond
William Proxmire
Wilbur Renk
Proxmire
Renk
Sun Prairie
Dwight Eisenhower
U.S
Kenneth F. Klinkert
Menomonee Falls
Wayne Leverenz
Socialist Workers Party
Jack Olson
Patrick Lucey
Lucey
Madison
Robert C. Zimmerman
Theodore Griswo
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Thomas Cunningham
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