Guard Unit Here Builds Waiting List for Recruits
Company B plans a waiting list for five recruits while full strength stands. Capt. Dwight C. Coplien notes eligibility remains via selective service boards until a unit slot opens. Weekend firing at Camp McCoy on Sept 11-12 requires 5 am arrival, with a noon meal delayed for field setup.
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Dwight C. Coplien
Selective Service Boards
Camp McCoy
Coplien
Verona
Highway 12
Wisconsin Dells
Baraboo
Two Men Missing After Drau River Bridge Collapse
A bridge south of Klagenfurt over the rain swollen Drau River collapsed, sending 50 to 100 people into the flood. A swift rescue operation recovered many, with two men reported missing.
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Klagenfurt
Austria
Drau
Here
Cheese Days to Get TV Exposure Next Week
Archie Myers Jr and Robert Bussen co chairmen of Cheese Days will appear three times on Joan Hood's Farm and Home hour on Channel 3 Madison at 12 50 p m on Monday Tuesday and Friday of next week Pat Kaster Miss Cheese Days will also be featured in the broadcasts from the event site in Madison Wisconsin
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Archie Myers Jr
Robert Bussen
Pat Kaster
Joan Hood
Channel 3
Madison
Wilhelm Tell weekend festivities face rain and traffic
Green County communities push ahead with Swiss pageants and Labor Day events in New Glarus Argyle Gratiot and Brooklyn. rain could affect golf and street activities while tours and parades proceed with many performances including English and German Tell dramas. Governor Knowles expected at New Glarus show.
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Mary Ella Hoes
Green County
New Glarus
Argyle
Gratiot
Legion- Firemen
Brooklyn
Monroe Country Club
New Glarus Business Association
Park Shelter House
VFW
No Holiday Edition For Times On Labor Day
The Monroe Evening Times will not publish a Labor Day edition and will resume regular publishing with Tuesday's edition.
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Monroe Evening Times
Evening Times
Hurricane Betsy Heads Toward Carolina Coast
Labor Day weekend pause in the American Motors strike drew comments from both sides. UAW negotiators accused the company of crippling talks while AM Corp officials insisted workers were straying from core issues. mediators paused talks to reassess, aiming for a quick settlement after August 23 strike start.
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Kenosha
American Motors Corp
United Auto Workers
Douglas Fraser
Detroit
David Tanzman
Eugene Miynek
Milwaukee
Fraser
American Motors
George E. Gullen Jr
UAW
Gullen
Local 72
Death on 84th Birthday Ends Roy G. Rottler's Long Business Career
Roy G. Rottler of Monroe Illinois and Stockton Illinois died at 8 35 p m on his 84th birthday anniversary at St Clare Hospital He had admitted Aug 23 from complications of a heart condition He and his wife ran a variety store business in Monroe since 1917 and in Stockton since 1906 Their son Harold M now operates the Monroe store Rottler was born Sept 3 1881 in Galena Illinois He married Martha Klipstein in Chicago June 20 1910 He traveled as a sales engineer before owning stores He belonged to First Methodist Church Kiwanis Monroe Chamber of Commerce and several Masonic and Eastern Star bodies
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Stockton
Ill
Monroe
Roy G. Rottler
9Th St
St. Clare Hospital
Chicago
Martha Klipstein
Light Up and Live campaign urges daytime headlights
Wisconsin business leader Don F. Taylor promotes the headlight in daylight tip during Labor Day weekend. He cites Indiana studies showing oncoming cars are hard to see in bright sun, especially dark colors, and says low beams add safety with no battery drain.
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Merrill
Don F. Taylor
Wisconsin
Taylor
State Highway Patrol
State Chamber
Schweitzer Near Death in African Jungle Hospital
Dr. Albert Schweitzer, 90, lapsed into a coma at his jungle hospital in Gabon. His daughter Rhena Schweitzer Eckert said there was no hope of saving him as doctors reported kidney failure and a peaceful, dying state. Relatives, staff, and African patients watched tearfully as the renowned physician’s condition deteriorated and a plan for a possible U.S. return was discussed.
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Dr. Schweitzer
Lambarene
Gabon
Albert Schweitzer
Rhena Schweitzer Eckert
Bombers Hit Viet Cong Stronghold in South Viet Nam
A U S Air Force spokesman said a fresh B52 mission pounded a suspected Viet Cong stronghold near Saigon in South Viet Nam today.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Strategic Air Command
U.S
Italy Sees Broad Storm Toll As Floods Persist
Severe storms across Italy leave nearly 100 dead or missing, with vast floods crippling infrastructure. Rome faces water shortages as aqueducts fail while rivers like the Po and Tiber flood. the Brenner Pass line is cut, raising regional transport concerns. Pope Paul VI visits the hardest hit areas, urging prayers.
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Rome
Italy
Tiber
Orvieto
Rome-Milan
Alto Adige
Brenner Pass
Paul VI
Screenwriter Howard Green Dies at 72 in Los Angeles
Veteran writer Howard Green aged 72 died Thursday night of a heart attack while attending a Writers Guild of America meeting in Los Angeles. He penned scripts for Kid Brother and Life of Reilly among other films.
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Los Angeles
Howard Green
of Reilly
Writers Guild of America
Weather Bureau Posts Watch as Betsy Aims for Carolina Coasts
Hurricane Betsy moved parallel to the Atlantic coast forcing a 500 mile stretch watch from Cape Kennedy to Cape Hatteras. Forecasters warned rough seas and pounding surf from Georgia to the Carolinas with Betsy drifting northwest and possibly turning northward.
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Miami
Fla
Carolinas
Cape Kennedy
Cape Hatteras
Miami Weather Bureau
South Carolina
Betsy
Bahamas
Atlantic Ocean
Abaco
Melbourne
Atlantic
Weather Bureau
N.C
Raymond Kraft
Georgia
Kraft
Florida
Jacksonville
Extension Classes Set for Platteville Area This Fall
Extension classes of Platteville State University will be offered in Blanchardville Monroe Richland Center and Spring Green this fall. Organizational meetings are Wednesday September 8 at 7 p.m. in designated centers. Introductory Math at Blanchardville High School History of Western Civilization at Monroe County Teachers College Human Growth and Development at Monroe County Teachers College Richland Center and Elementary Curriculum at River Valley High School Spring Green.
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Plattevile State University
Blanchardville
Monroe
Richland Center
Spring Green
Blanchardville High School
County Teachers College
River Valley High School
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Delmar Kubly
Ed Richert
Dwight Elmer
Roger Klassy
Times
Warren Knowles
Ken Ross
Carolina Coast
Monroe Kiwanis Club
Monroe Chamber of Commerce
Smith Masonic Lodge
St. Omar
G. Rottler
Walter Muns
Schweitzer
Richard Friedmann
Friedmann
David Miller
United States
Ogoove
Hunter
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