Green County Board approves budget with tax plan
Green County Board of Supervisors adopted a budget of 1 732 204 43 for 1969, slightly above the proposed amount but below last year’s total, with an 8 60 increase in anticipated income tax. The panel approved salary adjustments, appointed Olin Flisrin as Civil Defense director, and reviewed a Public Affairs committee letter. Edward M. Adam’s group and a hospital inspection were noted.
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Green County Board of Supervisors
Citizens Affairs Committee
C. S. Pierce
Olin Flisrin
Dis
Edward M. Adam
Public Affairs Committee
Orville R. Evans Sr
Atomic Energy Takes Spotlight At Two High Schools
An Atomic Energy Commission sponsored assembly titled This Atomic World will be shown at Black Hawk High School in South Wayne on November 2 and Monroe High School on November 22. Jesse Nance explains atoms radiation reactors and fusion in a 40 minute program using electronic equipment to illustrate radiation sources and how nuclear energy powers cities. A follow up science class talk covers atomic structure radioactivity and careers in nuclear science. The program is a Wisconsin University Oak Ridge Associated Universities collaboration part of a national AEC traveling exhibit and funded by a Wisconsin Utilities Association grant.
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Jesse Nance
Blackhawk High School
South Wayne
Monroe High School
The
Atomic Energy Commission
Black Hawk High School
Nance
Oak Ridge
Tennessee
Tennessee A & I State University
University of Wisconsin
Oak Ridge Associated Universities
Southern Universities and Colleges
AEC
Wisconsin Utilities Association
Superior Snowfall Totals and Wisconsin Auto Fatalities
A weekend storm dropped 18 inches on Superior and five more at Park Falls in northern Wisconsin. Three youths died in two Platteville area accidents, raising the year's traffic toll to 17 in Grant County. The article notes several funerals and affected families, and ends with news of a tentative settlement ending a lengthy New York teachers strike.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Superior
Park Falls
Platteville
Grant County
Minor Thefts Noted In Monroe Businesses
A window was broken at Burkhard and Share Service Station Monroe with a small amount of soda pop taken. Police reported a window broken at Swiggum Beverage Depot but entry blocked by a double lock requiring keys on both sides.
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Burkhard and Share
Monroe
Swiggum Beverage Depot
Veteran of Two Wars Milbourne Duerst dies in California
Milbourne Duerst 43 a disabled veteran who served in World War II and the Korean War died at 5 05 a m PST Saturday Nov 16 at the Marine Corps Supply Dispensary Barstow California where he was a civilian employee. He lived in Barstow and also at Monroe with his mother Mrs Zella Ginner 504 16th Ave. He last visited here the past summer when he acted as an extra in Gaily Gaily filmed near Galena Michigan. Disabled since a 1952 car crash in Salt Lake City while on detach duty from Fort Ord he spent 57 months abroad in the Aleutians Germany and Korea. He served with the Second Division during Korea’s fiercest days and helped lay communications lines before the unit retook friendly territory after nine weeks in the hills. He received a disability retirement discharge June 30 1956 as a Sergeant First Class with Company D 314th Signal Construction Battalion. He was released at Walter Reed Army Hospital after years of hospitalization and rehabilitation. He used crutches and operated a specially equipped car. He was born July 24.
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Highway B
Here
Robert Hull
Platteville
Angela K. Bonin
Bonin
Peter Strerath
New Berlin
Platteville State University
Platteville Municipal Hospital
Miss Bonin
Cuba City
Platteville High School
Fred Bonin
William
Belvidere
Joseph
Charles
Mabel Gerard
Tampa
Fla
Sarah Carns
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Thomas Funeral Home
Robert Baliff
Warren Baliff
Cassville
Bloomington High School
Baliff Transportation Co
Dennis
Clinton
Gerald
Susan
Mark Baliff
Akron
Leo Webber
Marine
Ill
Cassville Methodist Church
Metcalf-Kinster
Ronald Hull
Earl Williams
George Hull
David
el Paso
Tex
Frankie Joe
Peggy
Brandenton
Mary Elizabeth
Diane Lynne
Bonnie Sue
Thomas
Wisconsin
Milbourne Duerst
Marine Corps Supply Dispensary
Barstow
Calif
Zella Ginner
16Th Ave
Monroe
Duerst
Galena
Salt Lake City
Utah
Fort Ord
Proving Grounds
Milwaukee
Korea
Signal Corps
Family Loses Effects in Fire Near Blanchardville
A mother, father and three children lost all personal effects in a Sunday morning fire at Route 1 Blanchardville. Faulty wiring blamed. upstairs gutted, downstairs damaged. Family stays with relatives. clothing and monetary donations requested via Immaculate Conception Church and Blade-Atlas. Sizes for children and adults listed for aid.
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Blanchardville
Times
Gary Kammerode
Route 1
Blancardville
Argyle
Gary Kammerude
LaVerne Kammerades
Immaculate Conception Catholic Church
Blade-Atlas
Sandra
Youths Faced With Local Charges In Monroe Incidents
A 15 year old Monroe boy was taken into custody and questioned by police over a spate of bicycle thefts. He admitted taking cycles without consent and abandoning them at various spots, with case slated for Juvenile Court. A second 17 year old Monroe boy faces Juvenile authority for vandalism after egg throwing at a moving auto, causing a collision and damage. In New York, stocks rose early with more gains than losses, though the Dow eased. In Merida, a Mexicana DC6 was hijacked and diverted to Cuba with passengers aboard, landing safely.
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Monroe
Juvenile Court
Juvenile Authority
Merida
Mexico
Mexicana Airlines
Cuba
War, weddings, and protest songs headline AP brief
Allied forces report 416 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong killed in coastal lowlands below Da Nang as part of a winter offensive. President Johnson marks his 34th wedding anniversary and attends aide Jim Jones’s marriage. Joan Baez warns she will not pivot conservative while urging protestors to hand in draft cards. Rep. Byrnes vows to depoliticize postmaster and rural carrier appointments in his district.
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Saigon
da Nang
Hoang Xuan Lam
Hue
Quang Tri
Quang Ngai
Hoe An
Tam Ky
Washington
Johnson
Lady Bird
Inglewood
Calif
Joan Baez
Miss Baez
Nixon
John W. Byrnes
Wis
Green Bay
Make the Dream House a Reality in Monroe
A vintage Monroe advertisement urges homeowners to plan remodeling instead of moving. It advises listing goals, seeking professional help on codes and feasibility, and arranging financing through Monroe building material firms and local lenders.
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Monroe
Monroe Evening Times
Baber’s
Badger
Bahr’s
Variety
Bauman Ace
Steede Wins Humorous Speech at Hofmann Swiss Club
Bill Steede of Sun Prairie Toastmasters won the humorous speech contest at Hofmann's Wilhelm Tell Swiss Club in New Glarus, advancing in competition. Don Le Jambura placed second with Pedestal Jumpers, while Dwight Coplien and Bill Nichols also delivered notable talks. The event drew over 100 attendees and featured trophies, judges, and the addition of a Portage club entry for future contests.
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Area 4
New Glarus
Robert H. Rieder
Monroe
Don le
Jambura
Cap City Club
Bill Steede
Groundhog Communicators
Sun Prairie
Bob Miller
Times
United States
Toastmasters
Hofmann
Wilhelm Tell
Don le Jambura
Steede
Bill Nichols
Madison No. 1
Eppin
N.H
Portage
Rolland Karlen
Len Haney
George Wells
Walter Babula
Freeman Mills
Leo Sebald
Cap City
Stu Lavier
Wells
Don Christianson
Bernard Purcell
Cheesecity
Ralph Stromquist
Bob Anderson
Chuck Miller
Marv Meyer
Groundhog
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AP News
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Johnsons
Jim Jones
Olivia Barclay
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Allan Olson
Chuck DeNaeur
Bill Walington
Roger Burroughs
Babula
Jim Dixon
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