Ditching drill keeps crew calm as plane crashes into Atlantic
A Flying Tiger Super Constellation with 76 aboard plunges 500 miles west of Ireland. Forty four service men and four women survive as 12 are confirmed dead and 16 remain missing. Captain John D. Murray credits crew and passengers with no panic and orderly ditching. Rescue efforts aboard Bonaventure and Celerina recover bodies and aid survivors with life jackets and medical supplies.
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London
Atlantic
U.S. Air Force
Bonaventure
Celerina
Ireland
Antwerp
Germany
John D. Murray
Oyster Bay
N.Y
Mrs. Amelia M. Von Klein 84 Dies in Hilltop Haven
Mrs Amelia M Von Klein 84 died at 315 pm yesterday in Hilltop Haven nursing home South Wayne after fourteen months as a resident She was born March 2 1878 in Germany daughter of Mathias John and Louise Dorn Zuhlke and came to America in 1883 Surviving are her son Gerald Patch Grove two sisters Miss Louise Zuhike Harvey Illinois and Mrs Helen Lewis Los Angeles Calif and four grandchildren Funeral services at 130 pm Thursday Shriner Neushwand er funeral home Rev Paul H Olm of St Johns United Church of Christ will officiate Burial in Greenwood cemetery Friends may call at the funeral home tomorrow afternoon and evening
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amelia M. von Klein
Hilltop Haven
South Wayne
22Nd Avenue
von Klein
Amelia M. Zuhlke
Germany
Mathias John
Louise Dorn Zuhlke
America
Clarno
Oneco
Orangeville
Gerald von Klein
Monroe Area
Patch Grove
Louise Zuhike
Harvey
Ill
Helen Lewis
Los Angeles
Calif
Martin
John
San Bernardino
Fred
Long Beach
Frank
Rockford
Mathew Heinzelman
August Herman
Danbury
Milk withholding vote eyed as NFO tightens hold
National Farmers Organization weighs milk withhold action at Corning Iowa while continuing livestock holds. Chicago leads three month hog receipts as overall Midwest market receipts dip with cattle and hog totals down from last week. NFC president Staley notes weak livestock quality but plans more regional meetings before deciding on milk inclusion.
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Corning
National Farmers Organization
Chicago
Midwest
NFC
Oren Lee Staley
Staley
NFO
Minnesota
Illinois
Wisconsin
Kansas City
South St. Paul
Green County
Monroe
Brodhead
Rock County
Winnebago
Walworth
Iowa County
McHenry County
Boone County
Green County Nfc
Turner Hall
Oregon
United Fund Campaign Set to Start Oct 1 in Monroe
Officials of the United Fund of Monroe Inc announced the 1962 campaign will begin October 1. Business solicitation starts October 1 and the rest-canvass will begin October 1. The meeting and announcement were made at the Monroe Clinic library.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Fund Campaign
United Fund of Monroe, Inc
Monroe Clinic
Negro Who Passed As White Attended Ole Miss in 1945 46
Harry S. Murphy Jr. a fair complexioned Negro who passed as white says he spent nine months as a student at the all white University of Mississippi in 1945 46. Navy records listed him as white when he registered with a V 12 unit and his race was not questioned at entry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
University of Mississippi
Harry S. Murphy Jr
James H. Meredith
Ole Miss
Murphy
Atlanta
New York Times
Oxford
Navy
Stocks Rally After Selloff With Late Day Gains
New York stocks staged a brisk rally late in the afternoon turning a sharp three day selloff. Steel motor and aircraft shares led the gains though volume was about 3.9 million shares versus 5 million Monday. Early losses faded as a second buying wave lifted prices in heavy trading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
House approves JFK reserve powers measure for up to 150000 reserves
The House passed a bill giving President Kennedy authority to mobilize up to 150000 Ready Reservists during crises. The vote was 342 to 13 amid Republican opposition and warnings about overreach. Senate previously approved the bill unanimously. Kennedy said the power would cover partial emergencies during adjournment.
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House
Tex
Kennedy
Cuba
Melvin R. Laird
Wis
National Guard
Wisconsin
Senate
Carl Vinson
D-Ga
House Armed Services Committee
Berlin
Laos
South
Vietnam
China
Congress
Wisconsin considers detergent restrictions amid treatment concerns
A Wisconsin state committee weighs restricting or banning detergents as researchers and opponents urge delay pending ongoing studies. Sewage plant operators link foam with waste treatment difficulties, while health officials fear persistent detergent residues in streams. Soap and Detergent Association representatives meet the subcommittee. report due next month. E. Scott Pattison calls for more field research.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wisconsin
Soap and Detergent Association
Natural Resources Committee
E. Scott Pattison
New York City
Wisconsin School Boards Meet at Monroe High School
About 300 board members administrators and custodians from several southwestern Wisconsin counties attended the WASB regional meeting at Monroe High School. The event opened at 8 p m with remarks by M A Tolland and Monroe board president Rodney Kittelsen. Panels covered evaluating schools and questions from reorganizations with officials from the state department of public instruction and local superintendents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
Monroe High School
Wisconsin Association of School Boards
M. A. Tolland
Mt. Horeb
Rodney O. Kittelsen
Monroe Board of Education
Green
Iowa
George Tipler
Winnecone
WASB
A. H
Steindel
Industrial Appraisal Co
Milwaukee
John Merscher
S. C. Johnson and Son Co
H. Amundson
American Air Filter Co
Charles M. Bradley
Bradley and Bradley, Architects
Rockford
Alan Dale
Beloit
Rex Liebenberg
C. W. Spangler
State Department of Public Instruction
Cyril Barnes
Shullsburg
Robert van Raalte
A. L. Buechner
Monroe Guardsman Assigned as Liaison in 128th Infantry
1st Lt. William B. Johnston of Monroe is reassigned as liaison officer for Headquarters and Headquarters Company 2nd Battle Group 128th Infantry. He will reside in Monroe and will visit Elk horn unit and other battle group units including Monroe Bara boo Ft. Atkinson Stoughton Platteville Beloit and Whitewater. Johnston previously served with the 32nd Division at Fort Lewis and heads Monroe Evening Times advertising staff. He is a Park Falls native, Carroll College graduate, WWII Army veteran, and National Guard member since 1948.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
William B. Johnston
128Th Infantry
Johnston
Co. B
Elkhorn
Baraboo
Ft. Atkinson
Stoughton
Platteville
Beloit
White
Lt. Johnston
Ft. Lewis
Monroe Evening Times
Park Falls
Watertown Times
Carrol College
National Guard
Four Shot in Riot In St. Louis Area
In Kinloch Missouri a shotgun blast wounded three St. Louis County officers as they tried to disperse about 300 protesters. A civilian, Anthony Williams, 32, was lightly wounded. Rioting followed the killing of a Kinloch man by a local police officer. Fires damaged a vacant building, a school wing, and a home of Kinloch’s chief. chaos continued after the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
St. Louis County
Kinloch
Anthony Williams
Roosevelt Hoskins
Dunbar Grade School
Two Pupils Die In State Traffic
Two Wisconsin schoolchildren died in separate accidents raising 1962 highway fatalities to 659. Erlinda Reigel 6 of Stettin near Wausau was fatally struck while walking to school with siblings. no sidewalks at the scene. Peggy Lou Crum 17 a Wittenberg junior was killed when a semi truck collided with a school bus as she stepped from the bus near her parents home on Highway 45 north of Wittenberg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Wisconsin
Erlinda Reigel
Stettin
Wausau
Peggy Lou Crum
Wittenberg High School
Donald Crum
Highway
Wittenberg
Castro says Soviet base in Cuba to back Atlantic fishing fleet
Fidel Castro announced a Soviet plan to build a major port in Cuba as a base for its Atlantic fishing fleet. The project, costing 12 million pesos financed by a Soviet credit, will be built by Cuban labor with Cuban materials and operated by Cubans, with Cuba retaining ownership. A naval base possibly at Banes North of Guantanamo is implied under a 10 year contract. Castro cited longer use beyond ten years. Cubans refugees in Florida may volunteer for Spanish speaking units to train for U S Army and Navy service.
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Associated Press
Fidel Castro
Soviet Union
Cuba
Castro
Ishkov
Banes
U.S. Naval Base
Guantanamo
Russia
Florida
U.S
Army
Navy
U.S. Defense Department
Pentagon
Coral Gables
Miami
Station WLS to broadcast Liston Patterson title fight
WLS Chicago will carry the heavyweight title bout between Sonny Liston and Floyd Patterson. The event will be shown on radio with 890 on the dial, while television will be in closed circuit in theaters nationwide, including the Orpheum in Madison. Promoters expect 35,000 in Comiskey Park paying about 750000 for the live show, with 1,000,000 additional theater seats available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sonny Liston
Floyd Patterson
WLS
Chicago
Orpheum
Madison
Comiskey Park
Living Cost Index Steady for August
The index shows no change from July as higher prices for used cars gasoline and recreation items were offset by declines in clothing from end of season sales. The August reading keeps the record level reached in July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
NATO warns Soviets over Berlin action in Copenhagen
NATO Secretary General Dirk Stikker warned the Soviet Union that any move against West Berlin would be met with a series of counteractions by the Western powers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NATO
Soviet
Copenhagen
Dirk A. Stikker
West Berlin
Routine gall bladder surgery for 104 year old woman
Brooklyn Hebrew Home doctors report 104 year old Sarah Perler underwent a routine gall bladder operation with a normal recovery and faster healing than some younger patients. The case is noted as possibly unique in modern American medical literature.
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New York
Brooklyn
Obituary for Marie Pagel 85 Stricken at Home
Marie Pagel 85 died at 5 30 after being patient four days at Masshardt nursing home 2223 9th street She was born February 18 1877 in Sylvester Township daughter of Friedrich and Louisa Hartwig Pagel She practiced nursing till ill health Nieces and nephews survive three brothers and three sisters preceded in death Funeral services by Rev Karl F Koch at Stuessy funeral home burial Greenwood Cemetery Friends may call after 3 pm tomorrow
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Pagel
Masshardt Nursing Home
9Th Street
Marie Louise Pagel
Sylvester Township
Friedrich and
Louisa Hartwig Pagel
Dutch Hollow
Frank
Albany
Will
Monroe
Otto
August Behindt
Rice Lake
Nic Luchsinger
New Glarus
Stuessy Funeral Home
Karl F. Koch
Immanuel Eub Church
Greenwood Cemetery
Cheddar markets steady in Madison Wisconsin dairy trade
Madison Wisconsin buyers report steady cheddar markets with ample supplies. Current and aged styles show favorable trading, with 40 pound blocks at 42 to 37 percent and other forms like daisies and longhorns listed with similar price ranges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wisconsin
Goodwill Industries names Monroe representative to aid handicapped
Mrs Volmary Goodwill Agent Mrs Dorothy Volmary named Monroe representative for Goodwill Industries to succeed the late Gene F Bloom. She will accept pickups arrange referrals and oversee programs aiding handicapped residents of southern Wisconsin with reclaimable clothing and household discard drives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Volmary
Goodwill Industries
Monroe
Gene F. Bloom
Times
6Th Street
Volmary
Joseph Volmary
Schmidt Shoe
Joe’s Shoe Comfort Service
Wolmary
Goodwill Agency
Wisconsin
Brodhead
Albany
Blanchardville
Gratiot
South Wayne
Runway Project Nears Completion at Monroe Airport
Monroe prepares for continued construction as the 2000 foot secondary runway nears seeding and rolling. Mayor Evans says grass will grow after seed and that the runway could be usable this winter. Main runway bids open Oct 4 with work starting this fall and full airport readiness by mid summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Orville R. Evans
Evans
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VFW
Thorp Finance Corp
17Th Avenue
Ralph Schroeder
George Hoover
JFK
William Johnston
Goodrindustries
U.S. Army
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