Autumn Drouth Worst In Area History
An autumn drought described as the worst in history has turned hundreds of communities into emergencies and threatened multimillion dollar losses in winter wheat. The drought spans New England and parts of the Midwest and West, with widespread water shortages and emergency designations across numerous states and counties.
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Chicago
Associated Press
New England
U.S. Weather Bureau
Midwest
Southwest
California
Colorado
Wyoming
Kansas
Pittsfield
Mass
Hartford
Pennsylvania
Crop Reporting Service
Ilinois
Wisconsin
Minnesota
South Dakota
Orville Freeman
Michigan
Steak Eating Fatal To La Grange Man
A La Grange Illinois man died in Racine after eating a three pound steak at a restaurant. A piece of steak lodged in the throat killing 34 year old Hugh B. Gentry who had been working as a horse trainer in Racine. He tipped the cook five dollars before his death. The death was reported by Racine County authorities on Monday.
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Racine
la Grange
Ill
Joseph Vergadoma
Hugh B. Gentry
Gentry
Racine County
Rockford Youth Finds $1000 Bill and Waits
James Barton, 20, found a $1,000 bill on a Rockford street Friday night and turned it in. Sheriff's officers said he must advertise for three weeks and wait a year before the bill becomes his if unclaimed. He says he cannot spend the money now to fix his car and hopes it will help in his old age.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockford, Il
James Barton
Barton
Rockford Street
Leaders Install Officers for 1965 4-H Group
Green County Adult 4-H leaders meeting in the ag building installed new officers led by Larry Klassy York as president and Howard Keehn Jolly Mixers as vice president with Mrs Chester Pinnow Juda Jolly Juniors as secretary treasurer Outgoing president William Leopold presided and other members were lauded for services The group discussed boosting rural blood donor recruitment and distributing county brochures in service stations restaurants and motels The meeting heard reports on a Madison conference and a Tri State Breeders dinner planned for December with volunteer help sought and radio programs slated through 1965
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4-H
New Aid
Green County
Eugene Meier
William Leopold
John Schlappi
Larry Klassy
Howard Keehn
Chester Pinnow
Times
York
Jolly Mixers
Juda Jolly
Donald Deininger
Myron E. Jeglum
Delbert Ritschard
Route 2
Argyle
Madison
Glenn F. Gruenberg
Harold Lehnherr
Mmes
Christ Tschanz
Harold Matzke
Roy Reinmann
Jake Senn
Leland Hartwig
Hermann Siegenthaler
Kenneth Hartwig
Monte Chesebro
John Hiltbrand
Herman Durtschi
Walter Ludwig
Tri-State
Ben Zimmerli
Calvin Kraemer
Kraemer
Decem
Cheddar Cheese Market Close Holds Steady in Madison
Madison dairy market shows steady cheddar prices with spotty demand and generally adequate supplies. Prices listed include 40 pound blocks at 38 to 41, daisies around 40, longhorns near 42, and midgets about 43.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Athlete in Crate Freight Bill Stiff In Melbourne Tale
Reginald Spiers, 22, who hid in a wooden crate to reach Perth, faces 970 dollars in freight charges from Air India, despite originally avoiding a ticket cost of 640. Air India will not waive the charge, and Spiers plans installments. He gained travel after failing to join Olympic teams, then escaped the crate and hitch hiked toward his wife in Adelaide.
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Sydney
Australia
Reginald Spiers
Air India
George Talati
Perth
Spiers
Talati
London
C.o.d
Adelaide
Classy Duesenberg Will be Built Again
INDIANAPOLIS The classy Duesenberg, a car famous 50 years ago, will be built again in Indianapolis. Fred McManus Jr., president of the Duesenberg Corp., says a production plant, display room, an office building and guest houses will be built on an 88 acre site north of the city. Construction starts next spring with first new four door handcrafted cars due early next fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Fred McManus Jr
Duesenberg Corp
McManis
Rain intensifies in mudslide areas from Los Angeles to Santa Barbara
In Verdugo Hills Burbank and nearby towns, rain worsened a brush fire scarred landscape as mudslides swept a home and vehicles. Aimee Miller, her husband William, and daughter Meredith survived. Miller was reportedly entombed in a 20 foot mud mass. Tornado-like winds damaged structures in West Los Angeles and coastal areas as showers continued statewide.
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Los Angeles
California
Aimee Miller
William
Frank Sinatra
Meredith
Canyon
Miller
Verdugo Hills
Burbank
Santa Barbara
London prime minister reports China proposes all‑nation nuclear disarmament talks
Harold Wilson said Premier Chou En Lai sent a message proposing an all nation summit to discuss nuclear disarmament. The statement frames China as seeking a multilateral conference on reducing nuclear arms.
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London
Harold Wilson
Chou En-Lai
Red China
Knowles Faces Reality as GOP Aims for Wisconsin Goals
Wisconsin governor elect Warren Knowles urged Republican legislators to accept a divided government and work toward a practical, pro growth agenda. He said a task force of businessmen would aid economic development and promised weekly meetings with GOP leaders. Speaker Haase warned Democrats control demands party unity.
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Madison
Warren P. Knowles
Wisconsin
Knowles
State Assembly
Robert Haase
Assembly
Guard Inspection Slated for Dec 8 32nd Division Unit
Annual federal inspection of Company B Green County unit of the 32nd Division set for Tuesday December 8 and open to the public. Drill at Monroe Armory focused on dismounted maneuvers. Co B Christmas party planned for December 12 at the Armory. Larry Voegels to Ft Jackson SC for six months active duty. Lenwood Potts and John Saalsan to Ft Leonard Wood MO departing Nov 16. Two new recruits signed Ronald Duerst Belleville and Gary Lee Hartwig Monroe.
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Co. B
Green County
Monroe Armory
Larry Voegels
Ft. Jackson
S. C
Ft. Leonard Wood
Lenwood Potts
John Saalsan
Ronald Duerst
Belleville
Gary Lee Hartwig
Monroe
Two Young Men Cross Lake Michigan by Canoe
John T. Baker and Richard Kuske, both 22, crossed Lake Michigan in about 17 hours in Baker's 18 foot canoe. A Coast Guard search followed fog delays, and they reached the Michigan shore near Ludington. They credit the voyage as worthwhile but say they will not repeat it soon.
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Romulus
Mich
Lake Michigan
John T. Baker
Richard Kuske
Baker
University of Michigan
Kuske
Boston
U.S. Coast Guard
Kiiske
Lakevo
Monroe IOOF Lodge Aids Huffman Family
The Monroe IOOF Lodge No. 72 voted to donate 25 dollars and send a fruit basket to the E. Robert Huffman family, aiding a crippled patient with multiple sclerosis as an appeal from The Monroe Evening Times drew support. Walter E. Drews delivered best wishes to the Huffman home this morning.
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Independent Order of Odd Fellows
IOOF
Lodge No. 72
Monroe
E. Robert Huffman
Walter E. Drews
Huffman
Bob
Orangeville
Veterans Officer Resigns in Sparta After Board Question
Zel S. Rice resigned today as Monroe County veterans service officer after a supervisor questioned his right to serve while a member of the Wisconsin Employment Relations Board. Rice had been elected to the $190 a month part time post by the County Board on April 21 and said Gov. Reynolds had not accepted his WERB resignation, keeping him on a day to day basis. He noted travel pay for trips from Sparta to Madison for board duties.
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Sparta
Zel S. Rice
Monroe County
Veterans’ Service
Wisconsin Employment Relations Board
Rice
WERB
John W. Reynolds
Gov. Reynolds
Madison
Lindsay Recalls WWI Battlefields Visit At Lions Club
Ralph A. Lindsay spoke at the Swiss Wheel Lions Club meeting last night about his visits to World War I battlefields in France. His color slides showed sites where other members had served during World War II.
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Ralph A. Lindsay
France
Lions Club
Lindsay
City Hall Closure Noted by City Clerk
City Clerk Freda Bray announced City Hall will be closed tomorrow in observance of Veteran's Day. The notice urges residents to plan ahead for essential services and directs departments to operate on limited hours.
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Freda Bray
Bus rollover injures 30 at Bremerton high school
In Bremerton Washington a school bus rolled 71 feet down a hillside injuring about 30 of the 67 high school students aboard on a Monday afternoon. Nine were critically hurt. Driver James H Cobb said he pulled to the shoulder as a city bus approached.
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Bremerton
Wash
Donna Muller
C. D. Muller
Bud Winders
Jan Western
Netherlands
State Patrol
James H. Cobb
Cobb
Donna
Pam
Powell Predicts Johnson Will Name Negro to Cabinet
Rep. Adam Clayton Powell of New York said at a news conference that President Johnson would soon appoint a Negro to his Cabinet. Powell, chairman of the House Education and Welfare Committee, spoke while investigating the California farm labor situation and did not comment on himself.
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San Francisco
Adam _ Clayton Powell
New York
Norge
Johnson
Powell
House Education and Welfare Committee
California
Strikers Act As Individuals Not Union Group
About 150 Louisville teachers boycotted classes continuing a picket despite a restraining order. The strike aimed at higher pay and school funding, with teachers insisting they acted individually, not as a union. Oklahoma and Georgia protests referenced, with a state plan for a $4200 minimum salary for 25 000 teachers.
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Louisville
Board of Education
Louisville Federation of Teachers
Robert Sanders
Joe Cascalla
American Federation of Teachers
Oklahoma
Georgia
Cascella
Belleville
N.J
The
Louisville Education Association
LEA
Henry Bellman
AC Resumes Talks At Springfield Plant
AC Delco manufacturing resumes negotiations with the local UAW after 1,500 non‑UAW workers reportedly passed through Springfield Illinois picket lines without incident. The company had alleged illegal mass picketing blocked entry and said it could pursue legal action if the situation continued.
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Milwaukee
Aillis-Chalmers Mfg. Co
United Auto Workers
Springfield
UAW
Carol’s Piggy Bank Story Sparks Bank Name
In San Francisco a man named Slavsky gave his 9 year old daughter Carol ten dollars for her birthday to open a bank account. While filling the form she wrote Piggy on the line for her former bank name, a playful nod to her savings habit.
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San Francisco
Herman Slavsky
Carol
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Ft. Lewis
Freeport
Gop
Ioof Lodge
Robert Huffmans
Ralph Lindsay
City Hall
Rep. Powell
Federation
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