Corn Committee Seeks Speaker for National Contest
Officials of the National Corn Picking Contest renewed efforts to secure a prominent speaker after word that Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson would be unavailable on Oct 24. The Green County Agricultural Chest chair, Clarence Grundahl, said a definite no came from Washington after calls to Johnson’s office. The event on the Willis Riemer farm near Albany drew expectations of 60,000 attendees, with Gov. John Reynolds not confirmed for Oct 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyndon B. Johnson
Clarence S. Grundahl
Green County Agricultural Chest
Washington
Johnson
Kennedy
Willis
John Reynolds
Vernon Schillinger
Riemer Farm
Denny Farm
Monroe
Shillinger
Schillinger
Monroe Chamber of Commerce
National Mechanical Corn Picking Committee
Grundahl
Wisconsin
Timepieces Return To Standard Time This Weekend
Wisconsin ends Daylight Saving Time this Sunday at 2 a.m. by turning clocks back one hour. Sleep enthusiasts may choose to change at 2 a.m., while others may adjust before bed Saturday. Illinois remains on fast time until Oct. 31, affecting schedules and church arrivals.
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Illinois
Wisconsin
D A Aide and Wife Held in Extortion Case
Nassau County assistant district attorney Joseph Heneghan and his wife were arrested on extortion charges over tape recordings and a $27,000 payoff from widow Margaret Mirabella. Heneghan was fired by District Attorney William Cahn. the hoard of funds passed through his wife to pressure the widow into marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mineola
N.Y.P
Joseph Heneghan
Nassau County
Margaret Mirabella
Heneghan
Dist
Atty
William Cahn
Mirabella
Cahn
Cheddar Demand Fair Amid Tight Block Supplies
Madison Wisconsin market notes steady demand fair to good for cheddar with 40 pound blocks and longhorns in tight supply. Aged cheese shows good demand with prices for cheddars around 35 to 38 percent. 40 pound blocks 35 to 38 percent. single daisies 38 to 54 percent. longhorns 33 to 42 percent. midgets 37 to 40 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wisconsin
City to repair incinerator unit with Madison firm
Madison firm Plibrico Sales and Service Co. to repair the original incinerator after the Board of Public Works declared an emergency bypassing bidding. Work to cost up to 9500 and begin after the new unit comes online, with completion in about three weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plibrico Sales and Service Co
Madison
Board of Public Works
City Hall
Phibrico
Orville R. Evans
Kennedy blasts Hell's Canyon in water policy clash
President Kennedy on a western tour advocates water resource projects arguing the Eisenhower era no new starts policy is discredited. He cites nine campaign promises delivered and highlights plans for 211 water and 182 watershed projects costing about 4 billion dollars while visiting Billings and Great Falls in Montana.
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Great Falls
Mont
Kennedy
Rocky Mountain
Billings
Grand Teton National Park
Grand Teton
Washington
Utah
White House
West
Eisenhower
Hell's Canyon
Idaho Power Co
Snake River
Idaho
Oregon
Army Corps of Engineers
Montana
Mike Mansfield
Lee Metcalf
Mansfield
Senate
Angry Trucker Rams White House Gates in Washington
A North Carolina man Doyle Allen Hicks 39 of Waynesville rammed a small truck through the White House gates and drove toward the north portico before guards halted him. He yelled he wanted to see the President and was removed by officers.
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Washington
Kennedy
White House
Doyle Allen Hicks
Waynesville
Land judging contest slated in Platteville region
Four Green County FFA chapters will compete in a tri county land judging event at Platteville State College Farm on October 5. Teams from Monroe Brodhead Juda New Glarus compete under advisers with 9 am instruction and 9 30 am judging supervised by SWCD officials.
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FFA
Green County
Platteville State College
Green
Grant
Lafayette County Soil and Water Conservation
Loag
Monroe
Kenneth C. Allen
Brodhead
Robert Keen
Juda
Gene Taylor
New Glarus
Ed Klassy
James Schwoegler
Jerry Hytry
Lafayette County
Jerry Easton
Grant County
John McNitt
Pioneer College Farm
Hyrry
SWCD
Tuberculin Tests Begin in Monroe
Monroe High School Assistant Principal Ralph Neale urges 100 percent student participation for the tuberculin skin test program set for Tuesday October 1 at 1 30 p m Freshmen and seniors will be tested while sophomores and juniors are excluded A written objection from parents must be sent to the school office before Tuesday Early TB detection is stressed as essential to safeguard the student body The Monroe district testing follows rounds in Albany Monticello Juda and Brodhead with this week’s schedule covering multiple schools and grade levels Tests target first fifth ninth and 12th graders this year
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Ralph Neale
Monroe High School
Neale
Tuesay
Monroe
Albany
Monticello
New Glarus
Juda
Brodhead
West Clarno
East Clarno
Fairfield
Sanders
Enterprise
East School
Argus
Round Grove
Prien
Richland
Ball
St. Victor’s
South School
Roosevelt
Browntown
Ullom
Cadiz Center
Rush
Hiawatha
Blackford
Buckskin
Iliff
North School
Teacher’s College
Lincoln School
Islands Warned of Edith Blast
Hurricane Edith posed a direct threat to Jamaica as flags rose in Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Officials warned residents along Puerto Rico and the Caribbean coasts to seek higher ground as six to eight foot tides and heavy swell were forecast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Fla
Haiti
Dominican Republic
San Juan
Tax Slash Bill Shifts to Cooler Senate Chamber
The House passed President Kennedy's 11 billion tax cut bill by 271 to 155. The measure aims to reduce taxes for individuals and corporations and could take effect January 1 if it clears the Senate this year. Senate opposition centers on spending offsets and Byrd's finance committee hearings.
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Washington
House
Kennedy
Senate
Wilbur D. Mills
D-Ark
Ways and Means Committee
U.S
Senate Democratic
Harry F. Byrd
Dva
Finance Committee
Byrd
Congressional
Negro Hiring Threat Probed in Chicago Extortion Case
Cook County Grand Jury subpoenaed five men in an extortion probe tied to a boycott pressure to hire more Negro workers. State's Attorney Ward declined to identify witnesses. The Negro Labor Relations League claims 35 000 members and targets Bowman Dairy Co and other firms. Teamsters union officer Haggerty warned of possible extortion elements and noted secretary Robert Scott’s 1951 conviction.
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Chicago
Cook County
Grand Jury
Daniel P. Ward
Negro Labor Relations League
Bowman Dairy Co
Teamsters Affiliated
Thomas J. Haggerty
Haggerty
Robert Scott
Dominican Trio Takes Over Rule In Dominican Republic
A three man provisional civilian government replaces President Bosch after a bloodless coup. Emilio De Lo Santo Ramon Tatia Espinal and Manuel Tavares Es vaillat named to lead. Bosch exiled or confined as US suspends aid and diplomatic ties.
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Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Juan Bosch
Emilio de Lo Santo
Ramon Tatia Espinal
Manuel Tavares Esvaillat
Antonio Imbert Barrera
Bosch
Haiti
Puerto Rico
Luis Munoz Marin
San Juan
San Ysidro
Trujillo
Beloit Man Frank Johnson Dies in Beloit Hospital
Frank Johnson age 48 of 2250 West Grand Beloit died at 4 20 am today in St Clare hospital where he was admitted as a medical patient on Sept 14 Rosman Uehling Kinzer funeral home Beloit has charge of arrangements.
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Frank Johnson
West Grand
Beloit
St. Clare Hospital
Rosman - Uehling - Kinzer Funeral Home
Valachi Testifies on Mafia Ties in Closed Senate Hearing
Mobster Joseph Valachi arrived in Washington to testify before the Senate investigations subcommittee on the Mafia known as Cosa Nostra. He provided names and facts about the crime syndicate amid questions on possible immunity while a public hearing is planned for Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Joseph Valachi
Senate
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Edmund S. Muskie
Maine
Valachi
Muskie
U.S
Underworld
la Cosa Nostra
McClellan
Cosa Nostra
Black Hand
John F. Shanley
New York City
Shanley
New York
Janesville Strikers Threaten Closure Over Ongoing Dispute
Amphenol Borg Electronics Corp division president Ralph E. Ackerman warned that unless the machinists resume work soon the Janesville plant may close. The plant has been idle since August 20 after a wage dispute led to a walkout. Union members were urged to return by Monday, or the company would hire permanent workers from laid off staff on a seniority basis. If the 150-strong workforce is not rebuilt by October 18, other actions could follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janesville
Amphenol- Borg Electronics Corp
International Association of Machinists
Ralph E. Ackerman
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Willis Riemer
Highway 59
Corn Committee
D.A
Raps
Ike
Platteville
Wallace M. Greene
Marine Corps
David M. Shoup
Islands
Jfk
Juan D. Bosch
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