Princess Margaret and Earl See New York from Empire State
Princess Margaret and the Earl of Snowdon viewed New York from the Empire State Building on its 102nd floor. Security was heavy with 30 uniformed officers guiding the royal couple. hoax bomb fears led to a police sweep of the building.
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New York
Britain
Princess Margaret
Earl of Snowden
America
Empire State Building
Fidel Castro
Manhattan
Lord Snowdon
Upper East Side
John Hay Whitney
Town House
John F. Kennedy
Earl of Snowdon
California Family Dies In U S 66 Crash Near Budville
Three members of a San Bernardino California family died when their car collided with a pickup on U S 66 near Budville New Mexico. Five injured included a 5 year old and the truck driver. Ed Holcomb his wife Betty Jean and their 3 year old daughter Theresa perished. Holcomb served at George Air Force Base Vic torville. Witnesses said the crash happened so fast police will review details.
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Budville
N.M
California
Madison
Wis
U.S. 66
Ed. R. Holcomb
Betty Jean
Theresa
San Bernardino
Calif
Lawrence Sarracino
Marie
Acoma
Chuck
Annatta Ray
Holcombs
Holecomb
Holcomb
Blanch McInery
Centerville
Ind
George Air Force Base
Victorville
Cal
Woman Killed In Akron Blaze In Block-Long Building
Fire raged five hours in a block long business and apartment building on a main Akron street near Goodyear plant. An elderly woman died and two firefighters were missing. Firemen guided 15 to 20 people to safety. others were lifted from upstairs windows.
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Akron
Ohio
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co
Senators in Moscow meet Kosygin for Viet Nam talks
Five U.S. senators discussed Viet Nam and other subjects in a two hour and twenty minute Kremlin meeting today with Soviet Premier Alexei N. Kosygin.
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Moscow
U.S
Viet Nam
Kremlin
Alexei N. Kosygin
Hazel McDonald Keeps National Flavors in Local Eatery
Hazel McDonald runs MacDonald's Cafe at 1122 17th Ave, Monroe, serving Norwegian, Irish, Italian, and Cornish dishes with a home cooking ethos. Her career spans Darlington and Beaver Dam, with past roles at Wayland Academy and Saga Food Service, and she returned to self employment in 1964 after family hardships and surgery. Hazel relies on family recipes from The Household Searchlight and handwritten notes, while her family remains active in the area.
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Hazel McDonald
Hazel
17Th Ave
Waldwick
Mineral Point
Darlington
Monroe
William
Wayland Academy
Beaver Dam
Horicon
Saga Food Service Corp
New York
Wisconsin
MacDonald’s Cafe
1122 17Th
The
Sheila
United Telephone Co
Monroe Manor
Dean Hanson
16Th Ave
Russ Wilson
Lamont
Governor Urges Road Safety Laws
Governor Warren P. Knowles pressed for tougher traffic safety measures in Madison. He urged a uniform 21 year beer purchase age, periodic vehicle inspections, stronger driver education, an implied consent test for suspected drunk driving, and uniform penalties to cut Wisconsin’s highway death toll.
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Madison
Warren P. Knowles
Knowles
Wisconsin
Judge May Requires Teen Drivers to Write Own Obituaries
In Danville Kentucky Judge Jack May adds obituaries to punish teen traffic violators. He says teens lack experience and that writing about traffic deaths teaches a grim lesson. Two students have received the punishment with others expected.
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Danville
Jack May
May
Dad
NFO Delegates Plan Record National Convention
Green County National Farmers Organization prepares 20 delegates for the National Convention in St. Louis Missouri at Kiel Auditorium on December 12. Delegates from 25 states will attend making it the largest farmers convention this year with sessions on bargaining in dairy grain and meat and talks from nationally known speakers.
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Green County National Farmers’ Organization
St. Louis
Kiel Auditorium
Green County
Ambrose Wenger
Wenger
NFC
Rumor Soaks Parents Over Goecks Injured in Vietnam
The Goecks family denied reports that their son Lance Cpl Toby Goecks was seriously wounded in Vietnam. He swapped seats with a wounded crew member after a helicopter was shot down near Hiep Duc. Goecks was injured earlier in mid October but survived and is set for rest in Japan or Okinawa before a Vietnam return.
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Ernest Goecks
Saigon
Lance Cpl
Toby Goecks
Cpt
Toby
Cpl
Teddy Duckworth
New Lisbon
Duckworth
Goecks
Hiep Duc
da Nang
Japan
Okinawa
Viet Nam
Coin Shortage Hits Green County Merchants Hard
Local merchants report a severe shortage of half dollars and quarters as Christmas shopping rises. Bank officials say relief is not expected before January 1, 1960. Consumers urged to provide exact change and use checks to ease the situation.
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Green County
John MacInnis
First National Bank
MacInnis
Federal Reserve Bank
Chicago
Treasury Department
Monroe
Dale Alexander
Marcus J. Pink
Krogers
Piggly Wiggly
Marion Beattie
Montgomery Wards
U.S. Treasury Department
Cheddar Market Remains Steady in Wisconsin
Wisconsin cheddar cheese markets stayed steady this week with demand fair to good and above normal for November. American cheese output fell one percent nationally and held steady in Wisconsin at about 16.7 million pounds for the week ending November 11. Wisconsin Swiss remained steady to firm with strong last minute demand for Thanksgiving.
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Madison
Agricultural Marketing Service
Wisconsin
Two Prisoners Escape From Waupun Farm
Bruce Brandal and John Nieburt, both prisoners from the Wisconsin State prison at Waupun, escaped Thursday from a generating plant outside the facility. Chicago police recaptured them early today, finding them in a Near North Side apartment. Nieburt crouched on the roof and Brandal hung by fingertips from a window ledge.
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Chicago
Bruce Brandal
John Nieburt
Wisconsin
Waupun
Nieburt
Brandal
Elderly Couple Ties Knot for 102nd and 77th Birthday
William Payson Holt aged 102 weds Mrs Karen Monrad aged 77 in Seattle at a home for the elderly. Holt seeks companionship, saying he has found it in his bride. This is Holt’s fourth marriage. Mrs Holt has two children. They wed last week.
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Seattle
William Payson Holt
Karen Monrad
Holt
Monrad
Chicago
Platteville students march 80 miles to Madison support Viet policy
About 20 Platteville State University students from Alpha Sigma Rho began an 80 mile march to Madison to back U.S. policy in Vietnam. Co chairmen are Mike Hoff Glen Camberg and Dave Chin. They received $100 from local businessmen but will donate $50 to a student loan fund and $50 to the Kennedy Memorial Library fund.
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Madison
Platteville State University
U.S
Viet Nam
Alpha Sigma Rho
Platteville
Mike Hoff
Beloit
Glen Camberg
Green Bay
Dave Chin
Amaica
Death of Scientist Ruled Suicide in Wisconsin
Coroner Clyde Chamberlain ruled the death of Dr. Ludmila Szarkowska of Warsaw Poland a death by own action. Cyanide poison was the cause of death with coworkers saying she had been very despondent for several days. Her husband and daughter reside in Warsaw.
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Madison
Dane County
Clyde Chamberlain
Ludmila Szarkowska
Warsaw
Poland
Chamberlain
New Feed Grain Stab Program Aims for Surplus Reduction
The Agriculture Department outlined 1966 voluntary feed grain measures similar to 1961 patterns to cut surpluses of corn barley and sorghum and protect grower returns. Farmers divert at least 20 percent of feed grain base acreage to be eligible for price support loans and payments while cropland adjustment aims to remove up to 40 million acres from surplus production over five to ten years.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Orville L. Freeman
Harold D. Cooley
D-N.c
House Agriculture Committee
Johnson
Cooley
Freeman
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Doug) Hirsch
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