Storms claim many ship disasters worldwide
A casualty roll shows 144 dead or missing as storms hit Atlantic Pacific North Sea and Mediterranean. Dozens rescued after ships sunk battered or disabled. crews from Muna kata Maur Thorald Brovig Midnight Sun Windfall Curlew Captain George and others reported or missing.
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Associated Press
Atlantic
Pacific
North Sea
Mediterranean
Puerto Rico
Cuba
Tokyo Bay
Thorald Brovig
New Bedford
Mass
Santa’s Helicopter Landing and Parade Friday in Monroe
Christmas decorations brighten the Monroe business district as Santa arrives by helicopter at 2 p.m. Friday on the square. The event includes a parade, treats for children, and a Santamobile greeting at the courthouse yard.
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Monroe
Santa
Chamber of Commerce
Richard Saunders
New Mail Plan Expedited Gifts Shipping From Local Firms
Postmaster Russell J. Myers announces a new postal system to speed gift cheese shipments. Packages from Swiss Colony and other firms are loaded at the former Borden Foods building on 17th Avenue and sent to Chicago for dispatch, trimming shipping times by one to two days and reducing damage. The Chicago Ford plant on Pulaski Avenue will provide space and staff to handle peak loads during the Christmas season.
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Russell J. Myers
Swiss Colony
Borden Foods Co
17Th Avenue
Chicago
Myers
Ford
Pulaski Avenue
Nelson rents house in Madison after Washington trip
Gov Nelson, Wisconsin’s senator elect, returned from Washington on Sunday and said he has rented a house in Madison. He toured potential homes during hisWashington trip and chose a residence for his term.
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Nelson
Madison
Washington
Wisconsin
Five Greek Seamen Survive After Ship Abandonment
Five crewmen of a Greek freighter survived when abandoning a burning ship amid a sulfur fog and ammunition cargo fire. Twenty-five aboard. seven rescued overall, three bodies recovered, fifteen missing. They were picked up by the Trinity Navigator about 200 miles northeast of Bermuda and taken to Philadelphia.
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Japan
Maritime Safety Agency
Okinawa
Seaham
Britain
Bermuda
North Carolina
Mystic
Philadelphia
George
Atlantic Ocean
Trinity Navigator
Trinity
Atlantic
Gaullists Win French Ballot Set for New Government
Paris reports the Gaullist Union for a New Republic UNR topped the first round in National Assembly elections winning 50 of 104 seats decided and leading in 134 of 359 districts. Debuting with 31.9 percent of the popular vote, the UNR signals possible next-stage control, drawing support from MRPs Independents and Radical Socialists.
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Paris
Charles de Gaulle
National Assembly
France
Gaullist Union For A New Republic
UNR
de Gaulle
Gaullists
Popular Republicans
MRP
Independents
Historical Group Plans 25th Anniversary Event
The Green County Historical Society will observe its 25th anniversary Friday December 14 with a dinner meeting at the Swiss Wheel. Olin E Flisram president said today members will recount activities and progress of the society and work to obtain speakers from the state society.
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Green County Historical Society
Olin E. Flisram
Pea
Top Level Riff In State's GOP Growing Wider
Wisconsin Republicans clash after defeats for governor and senator as party leaders spar over campaign control and finances. Philip Kuehn accuses Claude Jasper of faulting the campaign while Jasper defends ad strategy and party unity amid post election tensions.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
U.S
Philip Kuehn
John Reynolds
Alexander Wiley
Nelson
GOP
Claude Jasper
Republican Party
Jasper
Kuehn
Patrick Lucey
Wilbur Renk
Roy Bear Dies After Stroke at Farm Home
Roy Bear age 55 of Route 1 Monroe died early today in Freeport Memorial hospital after a brief illness following a stroke at his Clarno Township farm. He married Frances Schroeder of 1322 21st Street. Survived by son Alan E. and another son Marvin, with grandparents and his parents noted. Funeral arrangements pending at Cramer Funeral Home in Orangeville.
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Roy Bear
Route 1
Monroe
Freeport Memorial Hospital
Clarno Township
Mr. Bear
Frances Schroeder
Paul Schroeder
21St Street
Alan E
Marvin
John M. Bear
Chorus and Glee Club to Present Christmas Concert
The Monroe high school chorus and girls glee club will present a Christmas concert on Wednesday December 19 at 8 p m in the junior high school auditorium. A featured number is Tschaikovsky Nutcracker Suite arrangement.
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Glee Club
Monroe High School
Tschaikovsky
Nehru Reports Fall of Bomdila and Se Pass In Chinese Offensive
New Delhi reports reach Nehru that Bombila and Se Pass have fallen to Chinese forces. He notes a broader offensive along the 1500 mile frontier from Burma to Kashmir and an outpost seized at Chushul near an Indian airfield. He condemns the aggression as naked and shameless.
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New Delhi
Nehru
Bombila
Assam
Defense Ministry
Se Pass
Bomdila
India
Himalayan
Burma
Kashmir
Ladakh
Chushul
Couple Found Dead From Fumes in Auto Near Highway 64
Medford, Wis. a Medford man and a Withee girl were found dead from carbon monoxide fumes in a car on a town road west of Medford. Deputy coroner Lester Hirt said Donald Dassow 27 and Kathleen Zalewski 21 had been dead about three hours when found about 5 30 a.m.
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Medford
Highway 64
Taylor County
Lester Hirt
Donald Dassow
Kathleen . Zalewski
U.S. Seeks Soviet Reply On Bombers By Tuesday
The United States told the Soviet Union it hopes for a clear answer on removing bombers from Cuba by Tuesday as Kennedy presses for a Cuba settlement. McCloy warned Kuznetsov progress depends on bomber withdrawal amid evasive Soviet replies.
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U.S
Washington
United States
Soviet Union
Cuba
State Department
John J. McCloy
Vasily V. Kuznetsov
New York
Kennedy
McCloy
Kuznetsov
Department
Monroe
Fidel Castro
Castro
Cheese Market Status in Madison Wisconsin
The American cheese market in Madison remains steady with fair to good demand. Supplies are adequate across most styles except current cutting blocks which remain short with several price ranges noted for cheddar blocks daisies longhorns and midget varieties.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Marie Pagel Leaves 5000 to Christmas Stocking Fund
Marie Pagel dies at 85 and leaves an estimated estate of 000. Her will establishes a 5000 trust to the Monroe Christmas Stocking Fund, with more bequests to Immanuel Evangelical United Brethren Church, the Wisconsin Association for Disabled, and Easter Seal Agency Camp at Wabeck, all to be supervised by the Monroe Woman's Club public welfare committee.
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Marie Pagel
Monroe
Immanuel Evangelical United Brothern Church of
The
Wisconsin Association For
Wabeck
Kiddie Camp, Inc
Madison
Monroe Woman's Club
Monroe United Fund
Fewer Hunters Noted in County Deer Season Totals
Deer hunting in Green County produced 89 deer by noon on opening weekend, far below last year’s 145. State warden reports 20 percent fewer hunters Saturday and 75 percent fewer Sunday, with no violations or accidents. First entries came from Eugene Hasse and Earl Voegels, with several women among the successful hunters and many bucks and does listed.
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Green County
Harold A. Pederson
Pederson
Eugene Hasse
Monroe High School
Sheriff's Department
New Glarus
Earl Voegels
Linda Keller
25Th Avenue
Jacqueline Maurer
South Wayne
Fritz Benkert
Monticello
Benkert
Peter Klassy
Ubert
Brodhead
Eugene R. Hasse
Eugene Ellefson
Donald Janke
23Rd Avenue
Arthur T. Edwards
Lincoln Road
Doc
Ben L. Abraham
William R. Eberhardt
Ith Street
Louis Surrell
Dean ‘Hendrickson
Argyle
John W. Michel
12Th Avenue
Edward Hartwig
18Th Avenue
Otmar Keller
Doe
Geo. Gille
Monroe
Roger Gille
Joseph Anderegg
Walter Leiser
Paul Sonderegger
Fawn
Charles Ruch
Buck Fawn
Herman Spaeni
Spike Buck
Robert H. Leuenberger
17Th Avenue
Karl Arnsmeier
Juda
Eugene L. Salzwed
Nine deer hunters die early in Wisconsin season
Wisconsin's 1962 opening two days toll reaches nine deaths from heart attacks, with one accidental gun discharge death. Victims include Everett Grimm of Stockbridge aged 48 near Winter in Sawyer County and Claude Shinkle, 63, near Cable Lake Namekagon. Others listed: Elmer Minton, Adam Bednarek, David Zdroik, Raymond Gross, Joan Randa, William Maloney, and James Bong.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Everett Grimm
Stockridge
Sawyer County
Claude Shinkle
Milwaukee
Lake Namekagon
Cable
Howard Hermanson
Neosho
Art Fischer
Dodge County
Hermanson
Elmer Minton
Waupaca
Adam Bednarek
Princeton
David Zdroik
Raymond F. Gross
Winneconne
Joan J. Randa
Miilwaukee
William G. Maloney
Stiles
James Bong
North Lake
Stock Prices Slip After Early Gains in Mixed Session
In New York the stock market reversed an early rise and traded unevenly in moderate activity. Most major stocks moved only fractions, with aerospace shares driving the swings. Grumman and Lockheed dropped over a point, General Dynamics fell about a point, Douglas Aircraft rose about a point, while Boeing and United Aircraft edged higher.
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New York
Aerospace
Grumman
Lockheed
General Dynamics
Douglas Aircraft
Boeing
United Aircraft
Nine More Die In State Traffic Toll Now 834
Wisconsin reports nine additional traffic deaths with seven from weekend crashes. Victims include George Schneider 54 of Wisconsin Rapids killed on Highway 13. Carol Cain 20 of Oconto in a curve rollover. Milton Arendt 55 of Marionette died after being struck while crossing in Marionette. Dennis Burg 19 of Rubicon died from injuries in a Sunday crash near Hartford. Thomas McCabe 30 and Ruth Belanger 38 of Milwaukee in a Brookfield collision. Eastman R. Cornelius 31 and David Mincham 32 of West De Pere fatally injured when their car hit a pole near Oneida. Kenneth Christenson previously reported dead.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
George Schneider
Wisconsin Rapids
Carol Cain
Harold Cain
Oconto
Hartford
Thomas McCabe
Ruth Belanger
Milwaukee
Brookfield
Waukesha County
Eastman R. Cornelius
David Mincham
West de Pére
UW Votes To Accept Bid for Trip to Bowl
Madison talks confirm the University of Wisconsin will accept a Rose Bowl invitation if chosen by the Big Ten. University President Fred Harrington says he consulted the athletic board and faculty committee and received unanimous support for accepting the invitation.
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Madison
University of Wisconsin
Big Ten
Fred Harrington
Harrington
Wisconsin
Socialist McLevy Dies at Bridgeport
Jasper McLevy 84 former Socialist mayor of Bridgeport died at his home after two years of illness. He suffered a stroke in October 1980 and had been in failing health since. McLevy served 24 years as mayor and a 58 year career included runs for governor U S senator legislator and for Congress in 1930.
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Bridgeport
Conn
Jasper McLevy
McLevy
U.S
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Alfred L. Schwai
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