New Audit Approved Council Okays Account Study
The City Council authorized Meythaler and Caton to study converting city bookkeeping to an electronic data processing system and to audit 1962 books for up to 500 dollars. The move could speed reports, cut staff, and begin by January 1, with the 1961 audit approved to finish early in 1963.
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Civil Defense
Meythaler
Caton
Orville R. Evans
Walter E. Drews
Evans
Planning Commission
Lincoln School
15Th
16Th Avenues
Harry F. Sauer
Brodhead
Monroe
Walter J. Bober
Seventh Ward
William J. Schmitz
Swiss Mart Steady and Supplies Short in Wisconsin Dairies
In Madison Wisconsin the cheddar cheese market shows demand fair to good and steady prices with small styles ample and longhorns sometimes short. Large styles are adequate to ample. Swiss cheese prices unchanged with firm undertones and July factory prices up one cent. demand fair to good and supplies adequate to short.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Airport Grading To Start Friday
City Engineer Gerald Wickus announced grading work on the 2000 foot secondary runway will begin Friday. A Rees Construction Co. grader will start the actual leveling after site prep by two city workers. The $1200 project is funded 50 50 by state and city.
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Gerald Wickus
Wickus
Rees Construction Co
State Aeronautics Commission
Monroe Evening Times
Carl C. Crane, Inc
Engineering Co
Madison
Wisconsin State Aeronautics Commission
Freda M. Bray
Monroe
District to Vote on Buying Two 15th Ave Homes
Monroe school district electors will vote at a special meeting tonight at 8 in the junior high auditorium to approve purchase of two 15th avenue residential properties adjoining Lincoln school for future expansion. The total price negotiated by John Norton is 19500 dollars with an option on 1410 15th avenue for 9500 dollars and a proposed purchase at 1402 15th avenue owned by Mrs Lee Thompson Rochester NY currently occupied by Margaret Martin. After the meeting the board will hold its regular monthly session.
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Monroe
15Th Avenue
Lincoln School
John Norton
Marvin Ellis
Lee Thompson
Rochester
Residents Urged to Use Fire Phone Only for Emergencies
Monroe Fire Chief Josef J. Benkert warns residents against using the fire alarm number to learn fire locations. He says dispatchers are busy directing trucks answering radios and handling alarms. A separate overheated oil space heater caused little damage in a mobile home on 17th street yesterday at 5 45 p.m.
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Monroe
Josef J. Benkert
Benkert
Benkett
Leo Johnson
17Th Street
Ole Miss Faces Desegregation Showdown
In Mississippi a desegregation clash centers on James Meredith who waits in Memphis for guidance to register at the University of Mississippi as federal orders require. The Justice Department wins court permission to pursue contempt actions if Ole Miss defies the order while the Legislature applauds Gov. Barnett and the state patrol moves toward Oxford.
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Jackson, Miss
State College Board
University of Mississippi
James Meredith
Kosciusko
Meredith
Mississippi
Ross Barnett
Senate
House
Barnett
State Highway Patrol
Oxford
Fifteen Elms Confirmed Dieback in City
Wickus announced last night that fifteen trees in the city have tested positive for Dutch Elm Disease this summer. He noted the figure is lower than in other communities and credited last fall’s spraying program with most of the elms. All diseased trees have been cut and destroyed.
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Gerald Wickus
Wickus
Wolter Injured In Auto Mishap Near Decatur Cheese Factory
Willis W Wolter aged 48 of Brodhead suffered fractured ribs and chest injuries in a one car crash near the Decatur Cheese factory about 1 02 am today. Sheriff deputies and Monroe police logged six wrecks in a 24 hour period with details still pending.
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Willis W. Wolter
Brodhead
Decatur
Walter Home
Sheriff's Deputies
Monroe
Earl T. Sagar Jr
Freeport
Charlene L. Strommen
Mt. Hope Road
Louis G. Studer
6Th Street
Green County Highway Department
Purcell School
Monticello
Arnold W. Elmer
Donald O. Noble
Route 1
South Wayne
Clarno
George W., McKeown
7Th Street
Harry F. Buholzer
20Th Avenue
17Th Street
16Th Avenue
Betty J. Dunlavey
11Th Street
Ronnie C. Shippy
Menticello
Wilbur Renk declines independent bid after primary loss
Wilbur Renk, 53, a Sun Prairie farmer, rejects an independent run for November. He says a petition drive honoring his supporters is a great tribute but he will honor the primary voters and abide by the outcome. He states a man's word is his bond.
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Wilbur Renk
Kuehn
Renk
Sun Prairie Farm
Waukesha
Ripon
la Crosse
Manitowoc
Candidates Carley and Humphrey Visit Monroe Campaign Tour
Democratic candidates David Carley for lieutenant governor and Gerald Humphrey for secretary of state toured Monroe this morning. Carley later spoke in Darlington arguing politics should align with higher education goals.
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David Carley
Gerald Humphrey
Monroe
Carley
Darlington
Kennedy Lodge face off in Massachusetts Senate race
Ted Kennedy wins a landslide Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate over Edward McCormack Jr. George Cabot Lodge tops Rep. Laurence Curtis for the Republican nomination as several Suffolk and state races unfold. Endicott Peabody named Democratic governor nominee, to oppose incumbent John A Volpe.
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Boston
Kennedy-Lodge
Massachusetts
Edward M. Kennedy
President Kennedy
U.S. Senate
George Cabot Lodge
Henry Cabot Lodge
U.N
Senate
Kennedy
Lodge
Edward J. McCormack Jr
John W. McCormack
Mass
Endicott
Chub
Wickline Named Brodhead Police Chief
Calvin D. Wickline of New Glarus, police chief the past six years, was appointed Brodhead chief to replace Duane Youngblood who resigned. Wickline, 31, will begin duties Monday Oct. 15. He is married and father of four. Youngblood served 11 years.
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Brodhead
Calvin D. Wickline
New Glarus
Duane Youngblood
Wickline
Youngblood
Monroe Bicycle Court Model Used by Other Cities
Mayor Orville R. Evans told aldermen Monroe’s Children's Bicycle Court serves as a model for juvenile violation handling in several state communities. He invited officials to attend Saturday sessions at 9 a.m. and praised student judges and the VFW and auxiliary for bicycle safety program support.
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William J. Schmitz
Monroe
Orville R. Evans
VFW
Children’s Bicycle Court
Reynolds Kuehn Trade Tax Attacks in Wisconsin Race
Wisconsin gubernatorial candidates John W. Reynolds and Philip G. Kuehn accused each other Tuesday night of hiding tax positions. Reynolds blasted Kuehn’s three percent sales tax plan as a tax cut for the wealthy, while Kuehn said Reynolds has not outlined his stance on state finances.
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Wisconsin
John W. Reynolds
Philip G. Kuehn
United Auto Workers
Racine
Reynolds
Kuehn
Milwaukee
State recommends tighter policy on Type III oral polio vaccine
Wisconsin poliomyelitis advisory committee led by Dr. Josef Pretzler urges stricter use of Type III Sabin vaccine. It favors using Types I and II without restriction and reserves Type III for those with Salk vaccine, arguing longer lasting immunity and better intestinal protection. The panel notes many school children already received Salk and suggests two immunization paths with boosters or restricted Type III use after prior Salk doses.
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Madison
State Board of Health
Josef Pretzler
U.S. Health Service
Pretzler
Wisconsin
Albert Sabin
NFO Milk Hold Decision Nearer
Local leaders said no date is set for an area NFO meeting to decide whether milk should be added to the holding drive. Ora Lee Staley, NFO president, indicated a week’s wait to gauge member support, with final approval possibly resting with the national board. Milk price targets cited are 5.06 for Grade A and 5 dollars for Grade B.
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NFO
Ora Lee Staley
National
Corning
Staley
Dairy Farmer
National Board
Midwest
Madison
Swift Fertilizer Plant
Chicago
Elmer Schlemme
Cascade
NFC
Monroe Kiwanis Club
Waupaca Hoax Satellite Debris Found To Be Prank
Waupaca County deputies report a hoax involving a 21 inch metallic object planted to resemble space debris. A 22 year old Clintonville man admitted forging the object from red hot metal chips and placing it in the ground hoping the finder would mistake it for Sputnik IV fragments.
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Waupaca
Ray Abrahamson
Jimmy Krueger
Big Falls
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Russia
Wisconsin
Abrahamson
Clintonville
Stock Prices Slide As Trade Rate Lags
New York stock market prices were slightly lower as trading dragged late this afternoon. Volume for the day was estimated at 3.1 million shares versus 3.69 million Tuesday. Losses of most key stocks were fractional and many showed little or no change.
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New York
Both Houses Plan Adopting Edict On Cuban Threat
Senate and House committees unanimously back a joint resolution to deter Castro by any means including arms. The measure, likely approved Thursday, cites Monroe Doctrine and Rio Treaty and urges action with OAS and Cuban exiles to halt Cuban aggression.
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Washington
Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees
United States
Senate
House
Kennedy
White House
Congress
Cuba
Hemisphere
Organization of American States
Richard B. Russell
Dga
Armed Services Committee
John Sparkman
D-Ala
Foreign Relations Committee
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Punta del Este
America
Soviet Union
Primary Expense Filings Reported in Green County
Final expense accounts for the Republican primary were filed at the county clerk's office. Notable itemized costs include G. Fred Galli 487.37, C. M. Stauffer 168.75, Victor N. Schiller 219.30 for assembly. Wilbur E. Deininger 447.50, Leslie M. Schwitz 431.50 for sheriff. Green County Republican club showed 157 donations with 500 expenses. other party reported no donations or expenses.
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G. Fred Galli
C. M. Stauffer
Victor N. Schiller
Assembly
Wilbur E. Deininger
Leslie M. Schwitz
Roger L. Elmer
Reds Fight Shortage
East Germany’s Red rulers appeal to the population to save kitchen scraps and keep pigs in backyards to help overcome the meat shortage.
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Berlin
East Germany
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Monroe Electric Co
W. A. Stauffacher Construction Co
Walker Processing Co
Aurora
Ill
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12Th Street
William P. Ryan
Janesville Construction Co
Dorothy C. Stauffacher
14Th Avenue
First National
Bank of Chicago
General
General Reserve Fund
Commercial and Savings Bank
Parking Meter Fund
Parking Reserve Fund
Motorola Communications and Electronic Inc
Max H. Voelkli
Twining Park
Park Board
John H. Greenley Elevated Tank Co
Cherry Valley
NASA
Houston
James A. Lovell
Charles Conrad Jr
Frank Borman
Elliot M. Lee Jr
Thomas P. Stafford
Edward H. White II
Neil A. Armstrong
John W. Young
James A. McDivitt
Ole Miss
Wolter
The
Associated Press
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Ted Kennedy
Jfk
McCormack
Brodhead Chief
Waupaca Metal Fund
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