Kennedy says general surveys post War infantry issues at Ft. Lewis
President Kennedy announced the Army inspector general will examine complaints from some members of the 32nd Division at Ft. Lewis. He urged that reservists and National Guardsmen be properly equipped and trained while noting plans to release draftees within a year. He stressed a peaceful East-West settlement without surrender and highlighted talks on internationalizing the autobahn route to Berlin.
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Washington
Army
Ft. Lewis
32Nd
Alvin O’kenski
Kennedy
Wash
SAC
Strategic Air Command
Omaha
Pentagon
Edward H. McDaniel
Secretary of Army
Stahr
United States
Beer and Riese Elected VFW Trustees Here
Beer and Riese were elected trustees of VFW Cecil Jones Post No. 2312 at Turner Hall last night. They will replace T. J. Burgy Jr. and Hugo H. Voelkhi who are stationed with the 32nd Division. Walter Laeser spoke on membership and John Marty reported on the fall dance success.
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Wis Beer
Aivin Riese
VFW
Cecil Jones
Turner Hall
T. J. Burgy Jr
Hugo H. Voelkhi
Fr. Lewis
Walter Laeser
John Marty
Two Divisions Sought Draft Calls Due To Remain High
Pentagon sources say the White House backs increasing the regular Army to 16 divisions from 14 with Congressional approval. The current force stands around 1,080,000 including guards and reserves, with 16 divisions active in the U.S. and overseas, eight battle-ready regular divisions planned for possible rapid deployment.
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Washington
Pentagon
White House
McNamara
Berlin
United States
U.S
Germany
Korea
Okinawa
7Th Fleet
Far East
Hawaii
Laird Probes Fort Lewis Supply Complaints in Washington
Rep. Melvin Laird met Army officials in Washington to investigate reports of inadequate clothing and equipment for the 32nd Army unit at Ft Lewis. He plans a Dec 4 visit to Ft Lewis and will file a report to Chairman George Mahon. Senator Proxmire toured Ft Lewis and commented on a breakfast with troops as he gathered facts on supplies and conditions. Fidel Castro threatens death within 48 hours for prisoners in any new invasion plot.
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Associated Press
Melvin R. Laird
Awis
Army
Washington
Ft. Lewis
Laird
House
Appropriations Defense
George Mahon
D-Texas
Charles B. Duff
Mahon
Sen. Proxmire
Proxmire
Rep
Alvin O’konski
R-Wis
Ton
O’konski
Ft Lewis
H. A. Smith
Daryle Miller
Waupun
Havana
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Antigo Lawmaker Seeks Ft. Lewis Probe by Legislature
Madison A Wisconsin lawmaker asks the Legislature to probe Ft. Lewis where the 32nd Division trains. Assemblyman John Gray introduces a resolution urging a five-member committee to travel to Ft. Lewis for a personal investigation into housing feeding equipping and training adequacy before the call up.
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Ft. Lewis
Madison
Wisconsin
John Gray
Legislative Council
Flisram To Head County Shriners
Evan Flisram elected president of Green County Shrine Club at Swiss Wheel restaurant, succeeding Mayor Orville R. Evans. Officers named Franz Brand Thomas Hartwig Ivan Boyer Earl Hager Fred Kubly Elmer Trickel. Entertainment by Monroe Woman's Club. Shrine hospitals acknowledged gifts of $500 from county proceeds of last summer's ShrineKC benefit.
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Evan
Green County Shrine Club
Orville R. Evans
Franz W. Brand
Thomas R. Hartwig
Ivan M. Boyer
Earl E. Hager
Fred D. Kubly
Elmer
Jack) Trickel
Woman's Club of
Monroe
Chicago
Minneapolis
Shrine Hospitals For
County
Shrinekc
Christmas Tree Topples at Paramus Bergen Mall
A seven ton eighty foot Christmas tree at Bergen Mall toppled in high winds Tuesday crushing an unoccupied car. Local authorities investigated the incident and warned of ongoing storm conditions in Paramus New Jersey.
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Paramus
Bergen Mall
Kennedy Defends Callups Amid Ft Lewis Concerns
President Kennedy addresses reports of low morale among reservists called to Fort Lewis. He says the call is to deter war and signal U S commitment, not to prolong service, and pledges improved equipment and training while stressing a one year maximum with swift release. He notes inspector general review and aims to reassure families about the purpose and value of the service.
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Washington
Kennedy
Ft. Lewis
Department of Defense
Pentagon
Berlin
West Germany
Viet Nam
Fort Lewis
Wash
SAC
Omaha
United States
Congress
Meeting Tomorrow CD Fallout Course Starts January
City Hall hosts a meeting to gauge interest in a four week course on detecting radioactive fallout starting around January 4. Walter Drews says sessions run once weekly for two and a half hours with Robert Anderson as instructor, aided by radiology experts.
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Walter Drews
City Civil Defense
Robert Anderson
Argyle High School
Madison
Drews
City Candidates May Get Papers Beginning Friday
Nomination papers for the April 3 municipal election will become available here Friday. Voters will elect a mayor four aldermen a treasurer and possibly an assessor and a municipal judge. The assessor post may be appointive if the council approves a charter ordinance or if a petition puts the issue to a referendum.
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Freda M. Bray
Toho
Orville R. Evans
Evans
Philip H. Darling
Monroe
William J. Schmitz
L. A. Koenig
Lester M. Johnson
Herman L. Schindler
Robert L. Skattum
Walter J. Bober
Johnson
James B. Goetz
Minnesota
Schindler
Bober
Skattum
Eleanor B. Frederick
Helen Gempeler
UW Barrow Winner In Show Competition
A 210–pound Chester White barrow shown by the University of Wisconsin was named grand champion at the International Livestock Exposition. Badger's Pride topped more than 550 entries amid 42 UW pigs across Chester White, Poland China and Hampshire breeds. Patrick Sprosty, 16, of Eastman Crawford County, won a national 4H Club Congress award for landscaping a storm area.
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Chicago
University of Wisconsin
Badger
Buell Gunderson
University
Poland
Wisconsin
Patrick Sprosty
Eastman
Crawford County
Troops Prepare For Scout Fair At Armory
Twenty two Girl Scout troops will participate in the annual Scout Fair at the Armory Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Co chairs Mrs Milo F Friedrichs and Mrs Carl H Maurer announced troop leaders and planned concessions from brownies to intermediates and seniors including candy, pine cone decorations, hot dog stands, nutmeats, bead games and crafts.
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Girl Scout
Jerome Howe
Donald Springer
Marcia Mahley
Susan Goecks
Mary Mayer
Times
Milo F. Friedrichs
Carl H. Maurer
Daniel Brennan
John Lewis
Edward Zupane
Lloyd Holmes
Roy R. Olson
Edwin Pankau
Walter Schuett
Robert Salzwedel
Harold Rufer
Merle Robertson
Willi Herbert Davidson
Leland Lamboley
Jacob Rufener
Kenneth Mayer
Glen Schreier
Franklyn W. Pickett
Virginia Rogers
John L. Norton
Joseph R. Ganshert
George R. Barry
Jerrey Hoesly
Charles Miller
Troop
Robert Trumpy
Stock Trend Turns Mixed in Late Trade
Morning gains were trimmed as the stock market turned irregularly higher. Silver mining issues rose on government action ending sales, remaining in demand though some gains subsided. Sunshine Mining, the largest producer, was up nearly 3.
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Sunshine Mining
Stocking Committee To Meet At Ludlow Library Saturday
The Christmas Stocking committee of the Monroe Woman's Club will hold its first meeting at 3 p.m. Saturday in Ludlow Memorial library. Co chairmen are Mrs Davis J Burri Mrs Allie Holtshopple and Doran R Zwygart. The group will collect names of families and individuals to aid this year's project and plan home calls during school hours. The effort, once a club project, now relies on United Fund support and involves the Girls Service Club of Monroe High School under Mrs Alice Nations for distribution.
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Ludlow Memorial Library
Monroe Woman's Club
Mmes. Davis J. Burri
Allie Holtshopple
Doran R. Zwygart
United Fund
Girls Service Club
Monroe High School
Alice Nations
Mmes
Edward M. Adam
Dan L. Ault
Alvin H. Babler
Nathan E. Bear
David K. Bennett
Dwight C. Coplien
Wilbur E. Deininger
John T. Etter
James Forbes
George L. Geiger
William A. Gyure
Edmund C. Hamilton
Alden J. Hawthorne
C. G.hennager
Lloyd L. Holmes
Paul H. Olm
Howard P. Olsen
Merlin J. Olson
A. P. Stauffacher
Kenneth W. Stuart
Harvey H. Trumpy
George L. Wells
Lillian Gempeler
Colby Cheese Imports from Bulgaria Draw Proxmire Fire
Senator Proxmire urged Kennedy and Secretary Freeman to act to close dairy import loopholes that allow unlimited Colby cheese from Bulgaria. He said American taxpayers support the farm economy of Communist nations and warned that current imports of Colby, about 20 million pounds annually, undermine quotas while Soviet bloc countries plan shipments.
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Washington
William Proxmire
Kennedy
Freeman
Bulgaria
Proxmire
Final Rites Planned For Coroner Malloy
Services for Michael Malloy the 56 year old Dane County coroner who died in his sleep early yesterday will be held tomorrow at St Bernard's Catholic Church Burial will be in Resurrection cemetery.
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Malloy Madison
Michael Malloy
Dane County
St. Bernard's Catholic Church
Resurrection Cemetery
Enos the space chimp lands safely after abort of mission
Capsule carrying Enos the space chimp parachutes into the Atlantic 500 miles southeast of Bermuda after mission termination. NASA reports the chimp in good condition upon landing as destroyers and search aircraft sweep the area. A crash program to send a human astronaut on a similar flight is planned by year end 1961.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Enos
Atlantic
Bermuda
Stomes
Compton
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
U.S
Space Agency
Astrochimp
Africa
Cameroons
Farm Owners Seek Woodford Attachment
Hearings set for Wednesday December 13 at 8 p m in Woodford school on petitions by Pleasant Valley and Banner district farm property owners to detach from current districts and attach Cadiz and Jordan Township properties to Woodford and South Wayne Union High. Attending will be Green and Lafayette County School Committees Woodford South Wayne and affected district boards. Banner petitioners include Louis Butts Dean Pickett Henry Wieman Louis Stucki the DeNure Brothers Sam Pehl and Jack Schulthess. Pleasant Valley petitioners include Don Marti Walter Eddie Alfred Guizmer Gutzmer cheese factory Charles Huber estate and Ray Wells.
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Woodford
Pleasant Valley
Banner
Cadiz
Jordan Township
South Wayne Union
Green
Lafayette County
South Wayne
Louis Butts
Dean Pickett
Henry Wieman
Louis Stucki
DeNure Brothers
Sam Pehl
Jack Schulthess
Don Marti
Walter
Eddie
Alfred Guizmer
Gutzmer Cheese Factory
Charles Huber Estate
Ray Wells
Gate fee set for Madison park and forest system
The Senate completed action on a bill to set gate fees for the state park and forest system. Effective April 1, 1962, a 50 cent per auto charge will be assessed.
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Madison
Senate
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Proxmise
Ft. Lewis Area
Flisram
County Shriners
County Agricultural
Randall Swenson
Donald Jenson
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Ape
Earth
UW Barrow
Colby
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