07 Nov 1969
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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1969
Page
1
About 100 Viet Cong guerrillas attacked government outposts defending Saigon in a surge said to begin the enemy winter campaign. Across the country 68 rocket and mortar attacks were reported the heaviest in over two months.
Three labor unions and a company signed a contract Thursday to build prefabricated three bedroom homes on an assembly line basis. The government says the plan could help ease the housing shortage with houses under 10 000 dollars, including utilities.
An unidentified body and an empty lifeboat marked Keo were found Thursday night about 40 miles southeast of the Keo wreck site where the 629 foot Liberian tanker broke apart. The Coast Guard said the body was recovered by the USS Fox during a wide search of 20,000 miles of ocean off Nantucket.
The Wisconsin Senate approved a $35 million bonding program to fund reconstruction and repair of dangerous obsolete bridges. Senator Reuben La Fave R-Oconto noted urgent needs to replace aging structures, with 24 bridges named as top priority projects.
The IRS announced it has zip code level data on taxpayers including joint and single filers, dependents, and income brackets for 34 000 areas but will not release it to bulk mailing firms. Papst Brewing Co. said beer prices will rise up to 31 cents a case due to Wisconsin excise tax increase.
The Apollo 12 countdown starts at noon EST with 167 hours 38 minutes to liftoff at 11:22 a.m. next Friday. Astronauts Charles Conrad Jr. Richard F. Gordon Jr. and Alan L. Bean rehearse in ship and lunar lander simulators and receive a briefing on lunar topography.
The 7th Wisconsin Cheesemakers Association Convention in Fond du Lac covered the 4 percent sales tax issues on dairy equipment, a new two year vocational program at Fond du Lac Technical Institute, and possible apprenticeship plans. Speakers including Terrance McCabe and Robert G. Lewis discussed imports, quotas, and dairy policy, while 300 attended a banquet with Alice in Dairyland Judy Schulz. A Green County Beef Producers Sale set for November featured club and breeding stock, with Dr. Blum and Ralph Sacker among sellers and Col. Ray Mishkimon as auctioneer.
Mrs. Philip Watson 47 formerly Margaret Schindler, of Monroe, died of a heart attack in her Los Angeles home. She was found by her husband on his return from his county assessor duties. Born April 12, 1922, she was valedictorian of Monroe High School 1939 and UW graduate. She had a varied career in newspaper work and broadcasting. Funeral plans are pending in California.
The Lehner children from Mt Horeb join multiple groups for a full night of Swiss entertainment on Saturday November 8 in Monroe Turner Hall. The event, sponsored by the Monroe Swiss Singers and Monroe Turners, features singing dancing and a Swiss style lunch. Co chairmen are Mrs Werner Bernet and Mrs Joe Rast.
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