Underground gang claim questioned in Wisconsin blast report
Madison law officers say no evidence supports claims a group called the New Year s Gang was linked to the UW Army Mathematics Research Center blast and earlier bombings. Sheriff Vernon Jack Leslie said eight months of leads yield no basis for the headline asserting such a gang. In St Paul three explosions damaged downtown business areas with injuries, while investigators caution the events may be bombings though not yet confirmed.
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Madison Area
University of Wisconsin Army Mathematics Research Center
Vernon Jack Leslie
St. Paul ST. Paul, Minn
St. Paul
Robert LaBathe
Minneapolis
Kellogg Street
Burlington Northern Railroad
POW Film Sparks Mixed Reactions Over POW Footage
A 12 minute North Vietnamese film claiming to show U S POWs celebrating Christmas drew mixed responses from families in Washington. Defense officials counted 75 faces, with 14 on the Pentagon POW list and 20 previously unlisted.
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Washington
U.S
Roger Zion
R-Ind
Paris
Zion
Defense Department
Pentagon
Nixon Convenes Midwest Session on Middle East Crisis
President Nixon meets with top advisers at San Clemente to assess the escalating Middle East situation amid Israeli cease-fire complaints. Vice President Agnew joins from Honolulu after a 10 day Asia trip to report on visits with five Asian nations. No announcements are expected from the session.
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San Clemente
Calif
Nixon
Middle East
Spiro T. Agnew
Honolulu
Asia
White House
Agnew
Ronald L. Ziegler
NASA adds power and water to Apollo 14 for moon flight
NASA will install an emergency power supply and about 20 pounds of drinking water in the Apollo 14 command module for its moon mission this winter. The launch is set for January 31.
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Washington
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Defected Marine Returns to U.S. Debriefing Start
John M. Sweeney a 21 year old Marine who said he defected to the Viet Cong after his company commander shot at him and left him for dead in the jungle has returned to the United States at his parents request and is undergoing military debriefing. He arrived Monday from Stockholm where he requested assistance in returning to military control according to the Pentagon.
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New York
John M. Sweeney
United States
Sweeney
Stockholm
Pentagon
Senate votes down End the War amendment on Vietnam pullout deadline
The Senate, 55 to 39, rejects a proposal to set a 1971 end date for all U S troops in Vietnam. McGovern Hatfield sponsors say the vote shows national discontent while Cooper's defection helps defeat the measure. Critics call the plan a potential defeat for the nation in Southeast Asia.
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Washington
Senate
Nixon
George McGovern
D-S.d
Mark O. Hatfield
R-Ove
America
Southeast Asia
Sen
John Sherman Cooper
Hatfield—McGovern
UW Awaits Nixon Commission After UW Bombing
The University of Wisconsin awaits a presidential study commission amid campus unrest. The Aug. 24 explosion at a UW research center killed a physics scholar. a grand jury recessed after underground journalist Mark Knops refused to identify sources. Regents seek a $100,000 reward and a separate fund surpassed $10,000 for the deceased physicist’s family.
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Madison
Wis
University of Wisconsin
U.S
John O. Olson
US. District Court
Mark Knops
Knops
Walworth County
John Mack
U. S
Bishop Walsh Returns to United States After 22 Years
Bishop James Edward Walsh, 79, arrives in New York from China after 22 years away 12 of them in prison. He reunites tearfully with family at Maryknoll Ossining and expresses lingering ties to China while grateful for homecoming.
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New York
James Edward Walsh
China
Walsh
United States
Maryknoll World Headquarters
Ossining
St. Theresa Convent
William C. Walsh
Israel Presses U S Over Egypt Missile Buildup Before Talks
In Jerusalem the Israeli Cabinet argued over pressuring Washington to curb Egypt's alleged antiaircraft missile buildup near the Suez Canal as indirect talks with Egypt and Jordan at the U.N. proceed. Israeli raids in Lebanon left one soldier dead and two wounded, while Rabin warned Sisco of a potential peace talks collapse if Egypt is not addressed.
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Yosef Tekoah
Israel
Egypt
Jordan
U.N
Maariv
Yediot Aharonot
Washington
Yitzhak Rabin
Joseph Sisco
Middle East
United States
Being a Good Guy Pays Off for Youth
In Watts Los Angeles Stan Myles 50-year-old widower runs the Neighborhood Good Guys Club giving dimes to about 80 children each Saturday at 10. Any welfare family can join and kids aged 3 to 14 must keep neat appearance avoid trouble and obey mothers. A good report card adds 15 to 50 cents. Since 1965 Myles has endured only $20 in losses and has never had a window broken.
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Los Angeles
Stan Myles
Watts
Stan
Good Guys Club
Vancy Bush
Myles
Texas
Mark Winzenried Day set for Sept 14
Monroe honors middle distance star Mark Winzenried with a Sept 14 program led by committee chair Al Peterson. Elroy Hirsch and Bob Brennan are invited, as are former coaches, with Jack Fernan as emcee. Local letters acknowledge his achievements as medals and trophies go on display in the Chamber window.
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Mark Winzenried
Monroe
United State
al Peterson
Mark
Elroy Hirsch
University of Wisconsin
Bob Brennan
U.W
Jack Fernan
Monroe Chamber of Commerce
Monroe Evening Times
Drug Charges Continued Against Two Monroe Men
Myron Luetenegger and Mark Jackson appeared in Green County Court on marijuana possession charges stemming from an Aug. 23 Mt. Pleasant Township incident. Both did not plead. Luetenegger has a court appointed attorney and a Sept. 8 date, Jackson requested a substitute judge and awaits a new date. The pair, from Rockford, were arrested with Phillip and Marilyn Curran who pleaded not guilty and face an Oct. 7 trial.
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Myron Luetenegger
Mark Jackson
Monroe
Green County
Mt. Pleasant Township
Rockford, Ill
Roger L. Elmer
Luetenegger
Phillip
Marilyn Curran
Rockford
Annual ASCS Township Elections Ballots Due September 11
Green County voters receive ballots by Sept. 1 for 16 townships. Top vote earners will be chairman vice-chairman and third member of township committees. Ballots must be returned to the ASCS Office by Sept. 11. postmarks after that date not counted. County and township committees meet Sept. 18 and Sept. 24 at the Agricultural Building to count ballots and organize fields programs.
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ASCS
Green County
ALCS
Monroe
Elmon G. Ott
James E. Ula
Henry Ruppert
ASC
Green County Ag Chest Plans Cheese Days Float
The Green County Ag Chest and Publicity Committee meet at the Agricultural Building to approve funds for a permanent float on wheels for Cheese Days and dairy promotion. Mrs. Lewis Hull invites Dairy Queen groups to participate and provides a contact Browntown number. Plans also include the Sept. 12 Swine Show at the Green County Fairgrounds and committee setup for Cheese Days.
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Green County Ag Chest
Green County Board of Supervisors
Ray Beckman
Ag Chest
Ray Montgomery
Ag Chest Queen
Lewis Hull
Carol Newman
Green County
United States
John Mahlbuch
Juda
Green County Fairgrounds
Badger Bloodmobile visit set for Monroe Junior High
The Badger Red Cross Bloodmobile comes to Monroe Junior High School on Thursday September 3 from 1 to 6 30 p m with a quota of 140 pints. Jaycette volunteers co chair Mrs Eugene Dawson and Mrs Greg Wenger lead donor recruitment via St Victor s Catholic Women council. The canteen runs by Grace Lutheran Church Women s Society. Monroe High School Key Club members unload and set up under John Reese.
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Badger Red Cross
Monroe Junior High School
Monroe
Eugene Dawson
Greg Wenger
Jaycette
Richard Carroll
St. Victor’s Council of Catholic Women
Women’s Society For Christian Service
Grace Lutheran Church
Monroe High School
John Reese
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