County Budget Adopts Record 1963 Levy with Curtailed Weed Spraying
County supervisors wrap up budget session approving a 1963 budget of 2,113,294 and a 1,218,337 property tax levy, and vote to end spraying on county trunks due to past damage and wildlife harm. They approve minor resolutions, additions to farm lanes, and address parking-ticket conflicts with city police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe Township
Sheriff's Department
York Township
Myron Stair
Seventh Ward
Emmett J. Norton
First Ward
Cr. S. Pierce
Brodhead First Ward
Henry S. Hefty
Fund Officials Continue Appeal for Monroe Drive
United Fund officials appealed to Monroe residents for extra contributions to reach a $20,935 goal. Only $17,100 (81.68 percent) has been raised. Uncontacted donors were urged to give at First National or Commercial and Savings Bank. The drive uses an electronic contributor classification that stops home solicitations for those already slated to give at work.
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United Fund
Monroe
First National
Commercial and Savings Bank
Next Week's Menus For High School Cafeteria
The article outlines upcoming school week menus to assist parents planning evening meals for students who eat at the cafeteria daily. It notes regular publication as a public service and mentions logistical details for meal planning.
Weekly School Lunch Menu Highlights
Monday features beef goulash with carrot and celery sticks and plum or peach sauce. Tuesday offers pork and gravy with whipped potatoes and buttered carrots. Wednesday serves oven fried chicken with whipped potatoes creamed corn cranberry relish and a doughnut.
First Sharing By AMC Hailed
DETROIT Officers of American Motors Corp and the United Auto Workers Union hailed the first profit sharing payoff in the auto industry's history. AMC allocated 9.77 million dollars to the fund with 27 000 production workers in Wisconsin and other states. The company posted a net profit of 34.24 million dollars for the year ending September 30 and paid cash and stock into worker pools while setting aside funds for salaried employees.
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Detroit
American Motors Corp
United Auto Workers Union
American Motors
Wisconsin
AMC
New York Stock Exchange
UAW
Blanchard Won’t Seek Speakership in Wisconsin Assembly
Madison Wisconsin Assembly Speaker David Blanchard Republican from Rodgerton says he will not seek the speakership for the January session citing health reasons. The GOP will hold a 53 to 47 edge with contenders Robert Haase Everett Bidwell Willis Hutnik as possible successors while Sen Jerris Leonard and Sen Robert Knowles contest for the Senate GOP floorleader post.
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Madison
Assembly
David Blanchard
Rodgerton
Blanchard
GOP
House
Robert Huber
West Allis
Sen
Jerris Leonard
Bayside
Robert Knowles
New Richmond
Senate
Bloodmobile makeup visit set for Monroe on Dec 17
The Red Cross plans a makeup blood donation trip in Monroe on Monday December 17 to reach the county quota of 150 pints. Rev James Plymire announces the mobile unit will be at the junior high school from 1 30 to 6 30 p m with Mrs Milton Johnson directing volunteers and Coral Blum overseeing operations.
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Monroe
James Plymire
Monroe Area
Red Cross
Milton Johnson
Coral Blum
Plymire
Juveniles Face Break-in Charge At Chris tianson Park Cottages
Two 13 year old boys from Brodhead released to parents will appear in Juvenile Court on charges of breaking and entering four cottages in Christiana Park along the Sugar River near Brodhead. Entry was made in about half the cottages with various items stolen and later recovered.
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Brodhead
Christianson Park
Sugar River
Leslie M. Schwitz
Schwitz
Charles R. (Chick) Hyland
Monroe
John Lee
John Arn
Orangeville
George Genseal
Chicago
Hyland
Arn
Lee
Schwitz A
Tuesay
Snow Flurries Sweep Wisconsin This Weekend
A cold wintry weekend is forecast for Wisconsin with rain in the south turning to snow flurries by tomorrow. Light snow or flurries were predicted for the north as deer hunters flocked to the opening early Saturday. In Superior, about an inch of snow fell overnight but melted by daybreak.
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Wisconsin
Superior
Man Sentenced to Six Months for Slapping Tax Collector
Roy W. Wilson, 50, a television repairman from Atlanta, was sentenced to six months in federal prison after he struck IRS tax collector Mett K. Clements at Wilsons home during an argument over back taxes of about $100. Clements testified about the incident before U.S. District Judge Boyd Sloan.
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Atlanta
Roy W. Wilson
Mett K. Clements
U.S
Boyd Sloan
Clements
Wilson
Internal Revenue Service
Saturn Moon Rocket Third Straight Test Flight Triumph
Cape Canaveral reports Saturn No. 3 achieved its third straight test-flight success with an eight-engine burn and full fuel load. The 162-foot rocket rose to 104 miles, then exploded as planned after 4 minutes and 55 seconds, releasing water to simulate upper-stage weight and forming a massive cloud observed along the Florida coast. About 10 aircraft photographed the plume to study atmospheric physics.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
United States
Florda
Stock Prices Edge Higher in Late Trade
The New York market moved into a small advance in late trading after a morning decline. Daily volume was about 4 million shares, down from 5.05 million on Thursday. Automakers rose on strong 1963 model sales, with Chrysler and Ford up about a point.
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New York i
Motors
Chrysler
Ford
Renk Sets Up Parley of GOP At Beaver Dam
Wilbur Renk calls a GOP leaders meeting November 26 at Beaver Dam to discuss party plans and image before 1964. Invitations reportedly sent to state officeholders, congressmen, and some legislators as Aureus Jasper weighs attendance.
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Renk
Gop
Beaver Dam
SUN Prairie
Wilbur Renk
Sun Prairie Farm
University of Wisconsin
Philip G. Kuehn
John W. Reynolds
Kuehn
Melvin Laird
Jack Olson
Eisenhower
Wisconsin
Claude Jasper
Madison
Jasper
Activated Reservists To Remain in Service
Washington reports about 14 000 Air Force reservists ordered to active duty for the Cuban crisis will likely stay in service through Christmas. An Air Force spokesman said there is no plan to release them in time for the holidays.
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Washington
Air Force
Wisconsin Swiss and Limburger Cheese Producers Meet Dec 8
The 24th annual Wisconsin Swiss and Lim burger Cheese Producers Association meeting will be held at Turner Nall on Saturday December 8 with a morning session and a noon dinner. Dr Heinz Hofer of the Switzerland Cheese Association in New York City will speak on free trade and world conditions in the afternoon. Four directors with expiring terms are James Ula Dale Merriam Wilbert Strahm and Frank Deininger. An audit by Herman Streiff of the state agriculture department precedes the meeting.
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Wisconsin Swiss and Limburger Cheese Producers Association
Turner Nall
Heinz Hofer
New York City
Switzerland Cheese Association
United States
Canada
Hofer
Monroe
Otto Scheidegger
Switzerland
New York
Busines
James Ula
Blanchardville
Dale Merriam
Darlington
Wilbert Strahm
Monticello
Frank Deininger
Herman Streiff
State Department of Agriculture
Association
Streiff
John Streiff
Edward Frauchiger
13Th Street
Herman
Cuba blasts U N envoy over U S overflights and threats
Fidel Castro warned at the United Nations that Cuban forces would shoot down any U S aircraft over Cuban territory. Cuban Ambassador Lechuga accused U S reconnaissance flights of violating the U N Charter and sovereignty. He urged a four nation resolution to secure Latin America as a denuclearized zone and demanded banning nuclear weapons from Puerto Rico and the Panama Canal Zone.
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United Nations
N.Y
United Nations Today
Fidel Castro
U.S
United States
U.N
Lechuga
Castro
America
Puerto Rico
Panama Canal Zone
U Thant
Cuba
Chinese Troops Attack on Border Near Walong
New Delhi reports a massive Chinese attack on Indian troops at the east Himalayas near Walong after Indian advances capturing Chinese outposts. Spokesman says Chinese forces outnumber Indian troops and fighting continues as both sides probe lines.
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New Delhi
India
Himalayas
Defense Ministry
Malong
Walong
Himalayan
Tawang
Burma
Rescue Craft Carry On For 18 Greek Seafarers
Rescue planes and ships searched the stormy Atlantic northeast of Bermuda for 18 missing crewmen from the Greek freighter Captain George as flames lit the cargo of explosives. Coast Guard messages said seven crew members were saved by freighters or in the gale. the rest went overboard when their lifeboat capsized, vanishing into darkness amid 45 foot waves.
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Hamilton
Bermuda
Atlantic
George
Coast Guard
Cheddar Mart Quiet With No Exchange Activity
GREEN BAY there was no activity on the Wisconsin Cheese Exchange today and price levels remained unchanged.
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Green Bay
Wisconsin Cheese Exchange
Christmas Stocking Group Seeks Toys For Monroe Children
The Christmas Stocking committee of Monroe Women’s Club appeals for used toys. Monroe High School Industrial Arts Club under Charles Mowbray will repair and repaint toys. Mort Armstrong chairs. Girls Service Club repairs and redresses donated dolls. Donations contact Mrs. Doran R. Zwygart Mrs. Allie Holtshopple or Mrs. Kenneth Stuart.
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Women’s Club of
Monroe
Industrial Arts Club
Monroe High School
Charles Mowbray
Mort Armstrong
Girls Service Club
Doran R. Zwygart
Allie Holtshopple
Kenneth Stuart
Oil Lease Probe Still Under Way In Monroe
District Attorney Joseph D. Viney reported no new developments in the oil lease investigation involve 47 Monroe residents who invested 240000. State Securities counsel Roderick J. Lippert said an additional 5300 had been paid back to Madison area investors by the agent for promoter Clifford J. Meyer Sr., who died in jail in Dubuque. Waivers may bar repayment unless fraud is proven, and no fraud found yet. Meyer's son Clifford Jr. alias John Walker has been bailed in Boise and faces extradition to Michigan on a charge of obtaining money under false pretenses.
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Joseph D. Viney
Monroe Area
Roderick J. Lippert
State Department of Securities
Madison
Madison Area
Clifford J. Meyer Sr
Dubuque
Lippert
Monroe Investing
Meyer
Clifford Jr
John Walker
Boise
Ida
Meyer Jr
Michigan
Bailey Released For Term In Kansas
Bailey a 76 year old former gang boss leaves Sea Goville prison for Lansing Kansas State Penitentiary to serve 49 years on a 50 year bank robbery sentence. He already holds a life sentence for abducting Oklahoma millionaire Charles Urschel, a job directed by George Kelly. The 1933 jailbreak followed by the abduction nets $200000.
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Dallas
Harvey Bailey
Federal Correctional Institution
Seagoville
State Penitentiary
Lansing
Kan
Bailey
Oklahoma
Charles F. Urschel
George
Kansas Penitentiary
Urschel
Kennedy reviews Cuba crisis as risks of clash rise
President Kennedy met with top advisers in a White House session of the National Security Council amid signs the Cuba crisis could enter a dangerous new phase. Officials say Khrushchev and Castro push for verification of weapon removals while Mikoyan negotiates in Havana, with the U.S. maintaining aerial surveillance and a naval blockade until verification proves complete.
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Washington
Kennedy
White House
Executive Committee
National Security Council
Fidel Castro
U.S
Cuba
Defense Department
Khrushchev
Caribbean
Mikoyan
Havana
Castro
New York
Stevenson
United States
Organization of American States
Thanksgiving Vacation Dates Set for Monroe Schools
Monroe public school students will dismiss Wednesday after noon for the Thanksgiving break. Superintendent D. J. Whuenink says classes end at the usual time and resume Monday morning, November 26. Christmas vacation starts Friday, December 21 and ends Monday, January 7.
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Monroe
Supt
D. J. Whuenink
Peking Becomes Official Spelling For Chinese Capital
The Associated Press adopts Peking as the standard spelling for the capital of China. Peiping was used in earlier quiet periods and by some Western editors. The switch reflects common usage after the 1949 change and a renewed alignment with global practice.
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Associated Press
Peking
Peiping
Nanking
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