Fall Session Of Legislature Opens Tuesday
Madison The fall session of the 1967 Wisconsin Legislature opens Tuesday with 1,300 proposals pending and a tight budget. Republicans hold a 21-12 Senate and 53-47 Assembly margin aiming for five weeks, while Democrats fear a spring special session. Major spending likely capped, with revenue surpluses limiting new enactments. Key items include Milwaukee urban aid, school funding, disadvantaged children, and highway safety package reforms.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Senate
Assembly
Jerris Leonard
Bayside
Milwaukee
Henry Maier
Assembly Municipalities Committee
Maier
Warren P. Knowles
Daily Doggerel By Clair R. Munns
A poetic verse paints a clear blue sky over purple hills and misty haze. October days glow with warm gold red and brown tones and a hazy lazy atmosphere.
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Clair R. Munns
Four Firemen Die in Collapse Leaves 14 Children Fatherless
Five Ridgefield volunteer firemen trapped by a collapsing wall perished in a Sunday blaze at Cardinal Lanes in Cliffside Park near the Hudson River. The incident left 14 children under 21 fatherless and injured ten others, with investigations into possible arson under way. Memorial services are set for Wednesday as $8,000 was pledged to survivors by Hudson Dispatch.
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Cliffside Park
N.J
Ridgefield
Fire Department
Hudson Dispatch
Bergen County
Cardinal Lanes
Hudson River
New York City
Ridgefield Fire Department
Joseph Licata
Palisades Park
Henry Dengler Jr
Newlyweds Die In Tragic Appleton Crash
The Associated Press reports a young Appleton couple Gary E. Schroeder 19 and Beth Lea 18 died early today when their car lost control and struck a street light post on Appleton's northeast side. The fatalities push Wisconsin's weekend toll to 11 and 1967 highway deaths to 849, with a freshman Milwaukee assemblyman among the victims.
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Associated Press
Appleton
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Gary E. Schroeder
Beth Lea
Tax hike in Pennsylvania cigarettes 5 cents per pack
Gov. Raymond P. Shafer signed a bill in Harrisburg raising the state cigarette tax by five cents per pack, effective immediately. The move aims to boost revenues while the impact on shoppers remains to be seen.
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Harrisburg
Raymond P. Shafer
Parochial Pre-School Religion Program Starts at St. Victor's
Mrs. Ferron chairs St Victor's Coun cil of Women as Sunday School launches a new pre school religion program for four and five year olds. Classes run Sundays at 8:30 and 10 a.m. with Poems songs dramatic pieces and films to engage children in worship.
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St. Victor's
St. Victor’s Council of Women
John Ferron
Marcelson
O.P
Carl Moe
Susie Huber
Times
St. Victor's Council of Women
St. Victor's School
James Lehnert
CCW
Fred Huber
Jack Fernan
Marcelino
O. P
St Victor's School
Commission
Mmes
J. A Villacrez
Roger Moe
Delbert Share
Merle Monahan
Willis Stokes
Phillip Teehan
Dale Meyers
Kent Baumgartner
Henry Pick Jr
Donald Blum
Lynn Counselman
Mary Majerus
Randi Stafford
Cathy Dischler
Denise Daley
Gretchen Gable
Barbara Gibbons
Patty Eiserman
Pearl Jamieson Pillon
Pillon
St. Francis Cabrini Parish
Allen Park
Mich
Three Are Injured In County Mishaps
Three people were hospitalized at St. Clare after five Green County weekend accidents. Larry Wilson and his brother were hurt in a Spring Grove Township one car crash on Mt. Hope Road, Wil Meinert also injured. Linda Larson and Sandra Wyssbrod sustained injuries in a Highway 59 collision near Albany. Additional wrecks occurred at McNair Corners, Highway 1181, and on a Monroe town road.
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St. Clare
Green County
Mt. Hope Road
Spring Grove Township
Larry Wilson
Davis
Ter
James Wilson
Wil Meinert
Daryl Wilson
Linda L. Larson
Evansville
Albany
Sandra Wyssbrod
Browntown
Miss Larson
Harry L. Hein
Clem Mansheim
Kenneth Klossnerm
Two Events Set Saturday Hartwig Aleda Schuetz Are Named Monroe West Achievement Winners
Aleda Schuetz of the Clarno Classy Clubbers and Larry Hartwig of the Browntown Busy Beavers were named the Achievement Girl and Boy at Monroe West Area 4H Achievement Night held Saturday at St John’s United Church of Christ. The event honored 4H members across clubs including Browntown Busy Beavers Cadiz Clarno Classy Clubbers Hiawatha Hilltop and Jordan Jolly Workers with awards, speeches, and a community sing led by local leaders and extension staff.
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Hartwig
Aleda Schuetz
Monroe West
Clarno
William Schuetz
Monroe
Larry Hartwig
Browntown
Busy Beavers
Charles Hartwig
Fellowship Hall
St. John’s United Church of Christ
Larry
Kristine Meier
Robert Silvis
Marla Lueck
Mary Nuckles
Browntown Busy Beavers
Leanne Hartwig
Hiawatha
Cadiz Club
Hiawatha Club
Hilltop Club
Jordan Jolly Workers
Jane Wells
Delores Lauper
Miss Lauper
Hel
En Miller
Alaska
Paul Gruenberg
Victor May
John Masters
Peace United Church of Christ
Calvin E. Kraemer
Mary Alice Hart
Nancy Ekum
Anna Wuethrich
Carolyne Silvis
Nathan Tschanz
Barbara Farmer
Walter Wheeler 87 Albany Fire Volunteer Dies
Walter Fitz Wheeler 87 of Albany died Sunday after a short illness. a 50 year member of the Albany volunteer fire department he was an honorary member. Born December 16 1879 he married Viola Anderson September 27 1909 in Monroe. Survived by widow two sons Marion and James five grandchildren six great grandchildren and a sister Mrs Nelson Wells. Services set for 2 p m Wednesday at Suarez Funeral Home with calling hours Monday.
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Albany
Walter
Fitz) Wheeler
Wheeler
Albany Volunteer Fire Department
Herman Joel Wheeler
Bennington County
Vermont
Alvina Perry Wheeler
Viola Anderson
Monroe
Beloit
Farm Indiana Condensed Milk Co
Marion
James
Gay
Mabel Horton
Nelson Wells
Charles
Arthur
Suarez Funeral Home
Lynn Named Municipal Justice For Monticello
M. E. Peggy Lynn has been appointed Municipal Justice for Monticello to fill the unexpired term of M. R. Zimmerman who resigned as of September 1. The Monticello Village Board announced the decision noting Lynn had previously served in that capacity.
Riot Training Brings Activity To South Wayne
National guardsmen conducted riot control training near South Wayne Wisconsin over the weekend. Exercises at the Saalsaa farm and South Wayne High School included rifle grenades, formations, and transport planning while participants slept on gym floors and prepared for possible riot duty. Food and instruction continued through Sunday with an eight hour session planned for November 4.
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South Wayne
Wisconsin
National Guardsmen
John Saalsan
South Wayne High School
Frank C. Dillon
William Riese
Saalsaa
SSG
Harold Gissing
Mental Health Unit Will Elect Tuesday
Green County Mental Health Association plans its annual meeting and officer elections at 8 p.m. Tuesday October 17 in Green County Hospital. Dr Egbert Kamstra Tom Sampson and Amos Johnson prepare the slate. Johnson hospital administrator and association member will be speaker on the hospital and its patients and operation.
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Green County Mental Health Association
Green County Hospital
Egbert Kamstra
Tom Sampson
Amos Johnson
Johnson
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Mrs. Ferron
Illinois
Merlin G. Nenneman
Route 1
Juda
Paul J. Carroll
Pecatonica
Ill
McNair Corners
Highway 1181
Bluff View
Gary R. Johnson
Elso Y. Aurand
Winslow
Monticello
L. A Laudon
University of Wisconsin Department of Geology
Landon
Green County Conservation League
Bluff View Park
Brodhead
Tagish Lake
Leonard Nuckles
Delbert Soddy
Keith Haldiman
Jerry Block
Richard Brandt
Robert Westgard
Walter Wheeler
Lynn
Justice Office
Mental Health Unit
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