Laborites Win British Election By Slim Margin
London results show Labour gains but a fragile majority as Harold Wilson becomes prime minister after ending 13 years of Conservative rule. Queen accepts Sir Alec Douglas-Home’s resignation. Liberal Jo Grimond hints at potential power broker role amid a close tally and possible Liberal-Labour cooperation.
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London
Labor
House of Commons
Harold Wilson
Britain
Alec Douglas-Home
Buckingham Palace
Queen Elizabeth
Wilson
Liberal
Douglas Home
West Perthshire
Scottish Highlands
Alexander Douglas-Home
Treasury
Jo Grimond
Grimond
Beef Round-Up Chairmen Named
Beef producers and Monroe Jaycees announce the fall Round-Up at Green County fairgrounds on Sunday Oct. 25. Calf scramble greased pig contest and fat cattle sale will be featured with Jaycees and 4H/FFA involvement. Promoters and refreshment chiefs named. tickets issued through Monroe banks.
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Green County Beef Producers
Monroe Jaycees
Green County Fairgrounds
Green County 4H
FFA
Wallace Feldt
Earl Aiken
John Krebs
Harry Williams
Madison
Ben Feldt
Beef Association
Robert Leistikow
Jack Kessenich
Jaycees
Calvin Kraemer
Kenneth C. Allen
James Volkert
Ray Gordon
Delbert Krupke
Wesley Wandfluh
Jaycee
Monroe Banks
Firemen Extinguish Fire at Local Home
The Monroe fire department responded at 11 58 last night to the David Kubly residence at 1409 9th Street when an oil burner overheated. Chief Josef Benkert said smoke on the first floor woke occupants as firefighters cleaned the chimney and used fans to clear the smoke.
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Monroe
David Kubly
9Th Street
Josef J. Benkert
Homecoming Praise as Fort Atkinson Prep Rally Lights Night
Police Chief Henry S. Hefty praised students and staff for an orderly Homecoming rally at T. R. Holyoke Field. The pageant featured a 22 unit parade, crowning of Queen Kay Lindsay, marching band, and kickoff at 7:45 p.m. The game pits Fort Atkinson Cardinals versus Monona, with top scorers Jim Martin and Gene Gerner leading their teams.
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Henry S. Hefty
T. R. Holyoke Field
Ft. Atkinson
Kay Lindsay
Gary Ruge
Dan Franklin
Gary Blackbourn
Ruger
Gordy Blum
The
Cheesemakers
Wynn Grendahl
Blum
City Clerk Opens Evening Registration for Election
City Clerk Freda Mora announces 7 to 9 p.m. office hours at City Hall on Monday for registration ahead of the November 3 general election. Registration deadline is next Wednesday October 21 at 5 p.m. Those who have not voted, moved, or become Monroe residents in two years must check status. ex servicemen over 21 not yet registered should do so.
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Freda Mora
Monroe
Berra Will Not Manage Yanks
New York Yogi Berra will not return as manager of the pennant winning Yankees. Berra accepts a two year role as special field consultant under GM Ralph Houk. Houk says a new manager is being considered and a decision is expected within a week. Madison officials Kramer and Denis son re elected leaders of the League of Wisconsin municipalities.
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Yogi Berra
New York Yankees
Johnny Keane
St. Louis Cardinals
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Yankees
Yankee
Ralph Houk
Yogi
Houk
United Fund drive to start Monday in Monroe
The house to house United Fund drive in Monroe will begin Monday under Mrs. Edward Mueller with ward chairmen named. Donors are urged to display window stickers. homes without stickers will be solicited as the campaign aims to boost giving across agencies including Red Cross, Salvation Army, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts and many others. A United Fund meeting is set for 4:30 p.m. Monday at the First National Bank.
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United Fund
Edward Mueller
Mmes
Clarence Franklin
Wayne Fencil
Alton Kiel
A. C. Benkett
Edward Grossen
Sam Bruny
Walter Bober
Clara Thompson
United Giving
United
Monroe
American Red Cross
Christmas Stocking Fund
Salvation Army
Wisconsin Service Association
Boy Scouts of America
Tri-County
United Fund of Monroe
First National Bank
UAW AMC Strike Turmoil Eases Amid Progress Sharing Deal
Progress sharing in AMC UAW talks secures an accord avoiding a strike at AMC after a midnight deadline. The agreement extends profit sharing to about 27 000 UAW workers though details remain undisclosed. Remaining stumbling blocks include 3000 Keavinator division workers at Grand Rapids and broader GM Ford and Chrysler negotiations.
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American Motors Corp
United Auto Workers
AMC
Milwaukee
Kenosha
Wis
Edward L. Cushman
Douglas A. Fraser
UAW
American Motors
Cushman
Fraser
Grand Rapids
Mich
General Motors Corp
Ford Motor Co
Chrysler Corp
General Motors
Stock Market Showing Gains
NEW YORK The stock market rose sharply in active trading as investors awaited the Russian leadership changeover and absorbed the British election results. The news of Red China's first atomic bomb tempered gains in steels but overall market breadth stayed positive.
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New York
Wall Street
Red China
Steels
Balance
Johnson Receives Soviet Peace Message After Talks
President Johnson announced receiving a peace message from the new Soviet government and pledged that the United States would persevere in its quest for peace. He met 45 minutes with Soviet Ambassador Anatoly Dobrynin at the White House, calling the exchange affable and noting continued peaceful coexistence as Moscow seeks to ease tensions.
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Washington
Johnson
United States
White House
Anatoly Dobrynin
Dobrynin
Moscow
Kremlin
U.s-Soviet
President To Speak In Madison Friday At University
President Lyndon B. Johnson will speak next Friday at the University of Wisconsin field house in Madison. He is expected to arrive at 3 p.m. by air and travel by motorcade to the campus before departing by plane to his Texas ranch. Vice presidential nominee Hubert H. Humphrey, who spoke in Milwaukee Thursday night, plans to return to the state October 24 to campaign in Green Bay and La Crosse.
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Milwaukee
Lyndon B. Johnson
University of Wisconsin
Madison
White House
Texas
Hubert H. Humphrey
Green Bay
la Crosse
Chicago Man Killed In Plunge From Capitol Chimney
Edward Martis a 34 year old Chicago man died after falling 42 feet while repairing the state capitol heating plant chimney when a hoist broke two co workers escaped unharmed Martis father of two worked for Continental Heine Chimney Co Madison police said Johnson cancels Texas trip after international developments
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Chicago
Capitol Madison
Edward Martis
State Capitol
Martis
Continental Heine Chimney Co
Pheasant Opening Marred by Dry Conditions Warned Hunters
Caution rang through Green County as hunters prepared for the statewide pheasant season opening. District forester Richard Camp warned that tinder dry corn fields and swamps could spark fires, urging permissions for private lands and gun safety in vehicles. State conservation warden Norman Wood echoed safety cautions and noted recent league efforts stocking thousands of birds. Despite pessimism from some officials about nesting cover, Madison reports predict a larger bag due to better reproduction. The 37 day season runs to November 22 with strict daily limits the first weekend.
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Richard Camp
Zanders Lake
Camp
Rock County
Norman Wood
Wood
Green County Conservation League
Grand Central Hotel
Monticello
Clarence R. Benkett
Green County
Benkett
Brodhead Club
Brodhead
Wisconsin Conservation Department
Lafayette County
Madison
Wisconsin
Africa
Ft.Atkinson
Boethe
Horicon Marsh
South Dakota
California
League
Ray L. Beckman
Beckman
Bushnell Creek
Kendall Digman Farm
Red China tests a low yield nuclear device
President Johnson announced China’s first low yield nuclear test, calling it militarily significant but not instantly dangerous. U.S. experts estimate a 4–10 year path to more weapons, with China lacking ICBMs for now and Japan and Southeast Asia within potential but not intercontinental range. The move shapes leadership dynamics in the world Communist movement.
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Washington
Johnson
China
U.S
Asia
United States
Japan
Formosa
Southeast Asia
India
Russia
Dean Rusk
Khrushchev
Next Week's Cafeteria Menus For Students
Editor notes help mothers plan evening meals as high school students dine at lunch. Week menus include Monday Park with gravy and vegetables, scooter pie, bread and milk. Tuesday beef stew with apple cake. Wednesday beef porcupines with green beans. Thursday chicken and noodles with slaw. Friday salmon patty with creamed potatoes and jello.
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