Wonderful Wisconsin Week Ends With Hospitality Day
Monroe hosts Cheese Days celebrating hospitality and the Swiss Cheese Capitol status. The event showcases Green County dairy strength with Holstein and Brown Swiss cows, vast milk production, and a 60,000 attendee two day parade plus cheese consumption.
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Farm Bureau Queen Contestants Judged in Green County
Contestants for Miss Green County Farm Bureau were judged after a meeting in the Farm Bureau Meeting Room. The winner will be crowned at the annual Farm Bureau dinner Wednesday Oct 17 at 7 15 PM in the Monroe High School M Room and will represent the bureau at State events in Lake Delton on Nov 14.
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Mary Alice) Hart
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University Extension
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Sally) Hoesly
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Route 2
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Monroe
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Washington
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Clarno
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Spring Grove
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Forrest Ludwig
Sylvester
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Mt. Pleasant
Agnew Urges GOP Victory Amid Geneaphobia Charge
Vice President Spiro Agnew addressed about 2,000 Republicans in Milwaukee urging Jack Olson for governor and John Erickson for senator. He coined geneaphobia to denote fear between generations while protests outside featured riot police and sizeable crowds.
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Campus Unrest Report Reaches Nixon Amid Blame Talks
The Presidential Commission on Campus Unrest report arrives at the president’s desk as critics claim administration policy bears some responsibility for campus disorders. Republicans counter that liberals packed the panel to excuse permissiveness. The final report is to be issued at 6 p.m.
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Egypt accuses Jordan of cease-fire breach in Jordan crisis
Egypt alleged Jordan violated the cease-fire and planned to liquidate Palestinian guerrillas as King Hussein announced a new government and a resumed fight in Jordan. Reports say Amman calmed, but guerrilla groups persisted, with Libya proposing an Arab police force and Nasser backing anti-Jordan sentiment.
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Fires Ravage Southern California in Widespread Blaze
Fires swept tinder dry brush across Southern California injuring firefighters and residents. More than 57 000 acres burned and about 140 homes destroyed with 400 damaged amid hot desert winds. Reagan ranch and Spahn movie ranch affected as Malibu Canyon and San Fernando Valley blazes led to mass evacuations and a county state of emergency.
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U S Warns Soviet on Cuban Submarine Base
The Nixon administration warned Moscow against building a major Soviet naval base in Cuba after the Pentagon reported activity at Cienfuegos harbor that could serve Polaris type submarines. White House officials warned the move would be taken seriously, and U2 imagery linked the Cuba activity to broader Cold War concerns.
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Monroe High names Homecoming Queen for 1970
Mary Karlen was chosen as Homecoming Queen from six candidates by the football team. Chris Wagner and Deborah Smith join her on the court. The Homecoming Committee is set for Friday Oct 9 with Jeanne Usher leading, and the dance will be Oct 10 after a pep rally Oct 9. The Homecoming game vs Edgerton starts at 7:45 p.m.
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Monroe High School
Chris Wagner
Deborah Smith
Miss Karlen
Rolland Karlen
Jeanne Usher
Carol Lehr
Charles Will
Kirsten Kundert
John Bauman
Mary Beth Norton
Elizabeth Babler
Mary Swiggum
Shelly Kubley
Pat
Joseph Rieraldo
Edgerton
Rain and Lightning Cause Local Outage and Flooding
A severe storm blacked out Orfordville for two hours Friday night as lightning struck a feed-mill transformer. Green County saw only scattered outages. Monroe plant reported .69 inches of rain from Friday to Saturday with hail in spots. Temperatures fell about 20 degrees while showers and thundershowers moved across eastern Wisconsin.
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Platteville
Government troops gain in Cambodia and Laos conflicts
AP dispatch reports Cambodian government forces capturing Taing Kauk after a two week stalemate, and Lao troops seizing Xieng Dat hill near Attopeu. Separately a Coast Guard cutter searched the North Atlantic for debris from the balloon attempt across the ocean.
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