Hotel and Dining Trade Slump Hits United States
New York City hotel occupancy fell to 65 percent in the first seven months of 1963 from 70 percent a year earlier. Dining and banquet sales in hotel restaurants dropped 11 and 13.6 percent respectively, with employers blaming tightened expense account rules and rule confusion. Washington reports declines as well, with June business down 7.6 percent and six month figures off 6.2 percent.
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New York
Uncle Sam
Washington
New York City
Hotel Association
William Thomas Power
National Restaurant Association
Power
Guerrilla Chief Prieto Fatally Wounded in Colombia
Roberta Gonzales Prieto, who boasted of organizing Castro style guerrillas, was fatally wounded in a mountain hideout by troops in west central Colombia. An unnamed gang member was also struck by the patrol.
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Bogota
Colombia
Roberto Gonzales Prieto
Prieto
minister to preach at St John’s United Church
Rev. Richard Wichler from Madison will visit St John’s United Church of Christ Monroe for his first sermon since becoming a Southwest Wisconsin Association minister. He will preach both services on Sunday with the theme Growing Up Into the Christian Faith. Wichler, a New York native, is a Syracuse graduate and studied at Union Theological Seminary and Chicago Theological Seminary. He served Hillsboro and Two Rivers parishes and was assistant minister for the Wisconsin Congregation Conference until January.
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Richard Wichler
Madison
St. John’s United Church of Christ
Monroe
Wisconsin Association
Wisconsin Conference of the United Church of Christ
New York State
Wichell
Syracuse University
Union Theological Seminary
New York
Chicago Theological Seminary
Hillsboro
Two Rivers
Wis
Wisconsin Congregation
Crime Hearings To Open Tuesday In Senate Probe
Senate investigations subcommittee plans three weeks of hearings starting Tuesday on syndicated crime and narcotics traffic. Atty. Gen. Robert F. Kennedy will testify first, with mobster Joseph Valachi poised to describe the inner workings of Cosa Nostra from his New York life sentence.
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Washington
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Robert F. Kennedy
McClellan
Joseph Valachi
Cosa Nostra
New York
Boston
Chicago
Detroit
Valachi
Farm Bureau Opposes New Milk Control Legislation
The American Farm Bureau Federation says no new dairy laws are needed as the industry progresses toward stabilizing production and prices. Marvin L. McLain urges Congress to reject bills offering payments to reduce output and to change federal milk marketing orders. Milk output runs slightly below last year amid government action uncertainty. The Kennedy administration backs the proposed legislation.
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Washington
American Farm Bureau Federation
Marvin L. McLain
Farm Organization
House Agriculture Subcommittee
McLain
Belmont Fair Opens With Friday Concert Led by Martin Schultz
Belmont special report details the Belmont school and community fair starting Friday with a 7:30 p.m. band concert in the high school gym directed by Martin Schultz. Crowning of queen, rural school stunt program, and home economics judging follow on Saturday with livestock exhibits, parade, women’s program, flower demonstration, and a 9 p.m. dance to conclude.
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Belmont
Martin Schultz
Father and son participate in Army Reserve oath ceremony
Lt. Allen L. Lew, grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Buehler of Monroe, took an oath as second lieutenant in the Army Reserve at the National Guard Armory in Jasper. His father Lt. Luther L. Lewis administered the oath. The new officer, a Jasper High School and Oklahoma Military Academy graduate, earned a physics degree from Indiana University and is bound for Ft. Sill Oklahoma for artillery training. The senior Lewis and his son were joined by fiance Miss Colleen Goeppner, with a late fall wedding planned.
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Allen L. Lewis
Frank Buehler
Monroe
United States Army Reserve
Luther L. Lewis
United States
Air Force
Jasper
Ind
National Guard
Lewis
Oklahoma Military Academy
Claremore
Okla
Indiana University
U.S. Army Artillery and Missile School
Ft. Sil'l
Buehlers
Colleen Goeppner
Packers Lions clash underscored by fan turnout
The Green Bay Packers playoff showdown with the Detroit Lions drew strong interest as Democrats moved the Ninth District convention from 1 30 to 7 30 p m to avoid conflicts.
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Milwaukee
Green Bay Packers
Detroit Lions
Ninth
Military Help Biggest Burden
President Kennedy told Congress that military aid remains the largest item in U.S. foreign assistance in fiscal 1962. He noted most military aid is aimed at countering the Chinese Communist threat in the Far East and that aid to Latin America is rising as the Alliance for Progress faces Communist pressure. The 1962 aid package totals 4.5145 billion dollars with military aid at 1.6 billion, plus development loans and other support to Greece, Turkey, Iran, Pakistan, Thailand, South Viet Nam, Nationalist China and South Korea.
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U.S
Kennedy
Congress
Far East
Latin America
International Communist Movement
Alliance For Progress
Greece
Turkey
Iran
Pakistan
Thailand
South Viet Nam
China
South Korea
Moose Convention Slated for Wausau
Plans by local Moose Lodge members for attendance at the state Moose convention in Wausau on September 20 and 21 were set at a Tuesday meeting with 31 present. The group reported donations to the Green County Agricultural Chest and announced a joint Moose and Women of the Moose officers meeting on September 23. A card party for Moose, Women of the Moose, and guests is planned for September 28 in the Moose hall, with Roger Severson and Leland Miller as lunch committee chairs.
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Wausau
Green County Agricultural Chest
Moose
Women of the Moose
Moose Hall
Roger Severson
Leland Miller
Belleville District Plans For New School Project
The Belleville school district authorizes preliminary plans for a 781000 building program. An elementary addition costing 95000 adds four classrooms and a multipurpose room. The project also includes razing parts of the high school for junior and senior high wings and a new gymnasium. Architect Ivan Baucom of Beloit.
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Belleville
Ivan Baucom
Beloit
Miss Kay Cairns Visits Grandmother En Route Home
Miss Kay Cairns of Winnebago Illinois calls on her grandmother Mrs Elva Dooley while on the way to spend the weekend at her home in Monticello.
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Kay Cairns
Winnebago, Ill
Elva Dooley
Local Notes From Fennimore And Surrounding Areas
In Fennimore Miss Cairns teaches music in the Winnebago schools. Mr and Mrs Thomas Brusveen visited Wednesday evening with his parents Mr and Mrs Hans Brusveen in York. Mrs Hazel Becker attended a Madison meeting Wednesday and will spend Friday there. Mr and Mrs M E Lynn were Sunday callers in Cuba City. Mr and Mrs Clarence Freibtag and Henry Freitag of DeKalb Illinois called here Sunday. Mr and Mrs Fred Stauffer and Misses Anna and Sophia Bently were in Monroe Wednesday.
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Fennimore
Cairns
Winnebago
Thomas Brusveen
Hans Brusveen
York
Hazel Becker
Madison
Becker
M. E. Lynn
Cuba City
Clarence Freitag
Henry Freitag
DeKalb, Ill
Butter Cookie Contest Set for Oct 2 at Farm Bureau
A countywide Farm Bureau meeting will host a butter cookie contest on Wednesday Oct 2 at 8 p.m. in the Green County Agriculture building. Cookies will be judged by appearance texture flavor and aroma. Mrs A J Bauman Cottage Grove state chairman of Farm Bureau Women will be the speaker. Audrey Beach daughter of Mr and Mrs Duane Beach will discuss her 4 H Canadian Exchange trip.
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Farm Bureau
Green County Agriculture Building
A. J. Bauman
Cottage Grove
Audrey Beach
Duane Beach
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