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Wisconsin State Journal from Madison, Wisconsin • 26

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2, SECTION 4 WISCONSIN STATE Obituaries Today's Funerals in Madison David Kink, 19, Dies of Injuries Injuries Mrs. Anna M. Berkvam, 11 a.m., Holy Cross Lutheran Church, 2670 Milwaukee St. Mrs. Bertha Webster, 9:30 a.m., St.

Paul's Lutheran Church, 2126 N. Sherman Ave. Deaths in Area Bar a boo Mrs. Harriet Smith, 75, West Baraboo, died Saturday at the home of a granddaughter in Delton. Beaver Dam J.

Hobart Tucker, 68, Beaver Dam, died Monday in a Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. Beloit Joseph A. Davis, 40, was electrocuted Monday while working as a city tree trimmer. Beloit Mrs.

Arnold McCord, 79, died Monday in a Beloit Charles Maxworthy, 77, died Sunday in a hospital. Beloit William Schumacher, 71, died Sunday at home. Beloit Oran Lovin, 53, died Sunday in a hospital. Cassville Mrs. John Kartman, 89, died Sunday in a Lancaster nursing home.

Ft. Atkinson Walter Jaeckel, 45, Rt. 3, died Monday in a Ft. Atkinson hospital. Janesville Mrs.

Charlotte Terrill, 79, died Monday in a Janesville hospital. Monroe Mrs. Otto Pinnow, 83, died Sunday in a Monroe hospital. Monroe Miss Selma Gamm, 54, died Sunday in a Norwalk Delores J. hospitals.

Schendel, 32, Rt. 2, died Saturday in a Sparta hospital. Stoughton Sigurd N. Kaupanger, 63, died Sunday in a Madison hospital. Viroqua Mrs.

Cora Mithum, 81, died Sunday in a Viroqua hospital. Waterloo Chester D. Bowden, 67, was found dead at his home Sunday. Watertown Lawrence A. Meitner, 77, died in a Watertown hospital Sunday.

Melvin Siebers, Noted Masonic Leader, Dies PORTAGE Melvin Sieber, 64, owner of Siebers Color Spot, decorators, and Masonic leader, died Sunday (Aug. 3, 1969) in a Portage hospital of a heart attack. Mr. Siebers was a member and past master of the Ft. Winnebago Masonic Lodge, a former excellent high priest of the Ft.

Winnebago R.A.M. lodge and past thrice illustrious master of the Ft. Winnebago Council. He was a past commander of the Ft. Winnebago Commandry, No.

a past commander of the Knight of the York Cross of Honor; a member of the Milwaukee Scottish Rite Bodies, the Zor Temple; chief ambassador of the Zor Shrine; a member of the Zor Shrine Chanters, the Vacationland Shrine Club, and the Star of Bethlehem, Chapter 100, O.E.F. The funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday in the First United Presbyterian Church, Portage. Friends may call 4:30 p.m. today at the Pilanz Funeral Home, Portage, where Masonic services at 7:30 tonight.

The family has suggested that memorials be made either to the First United Presbyterian Church or the Shrine Crippled Children's Hospital and Burn Center. Joseph Herale Joseph F. Herale, 48, of 137 Dempsey died Monday (Aug. 4, 1969) in a Madison hospital, Arrangements are pending at the Gunderson Funeral Home, Tester H. Bakken Dies at Age 71 TESTER BAKKEN Tester H.

Bakken, 71, of 2602 Chamberlain was dead on arrival at a Madison hospital Sunday (Aug. 3, 1969) He was chief clerk of the State Land Commission where he was employed for 23 years. He was a native and a lifelong city resident. He graduated from Madison Business College and attended the University of Wisconsin, and was a member of Bethel Lutheran Church and the Downtown Optimist Club. Surviving are his wife; two daughters, Mrs.

Phyllis Parisi, Denver; and Mrs. Lois Barry, Shawano; two sisters, Mrs. Adeline VanLone, Lafayette, Mrs. Lula Thrappe, Rhinelander; and 10 grandchildren. The funeral will be at 2 p.m.

Wednesday in the Bethel Lutheran Church. Burial will be in Forest Hill Cemetery. Friends may call after 4 p.m. today at the Frautschi Funeral Home, 3610 Speedway Rd. Memorials may be made to the Bethel Lutheran Church.

Mauston, Albany Die in Viet WASHINGTON UP) The names of three Wisconsin servicemen were included in a Vietnam casualty list released Monday by the Defense Department. Listed as having been killed in action were Army 1st Lt. Ronald R. Niles, son of Mr. and Mrs.

Bernard Niles of rural Mauston; and Army Spec. 4 Kris E. Shaw, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lyle E.

Shaw of rural Albany. Mrs. Clara Nolden SAUK CITY Mrs. Clara Nolden, 75, Sauk City, died Sunday (Aug. 3, 1969) in a Reeds-! burg hospital after a brief illness.

Mrs. Nolden was a member of St. Aloysius Catholic Church and the Christian Mothers. Surviving in Madison is a son, James, 4630 Elgar Lane. The funeral will be at 10:30 a.m.

Wednesday in the church. Friends may call after 7 tonight in the whre Zimmermann Funeral 1 Home, the Christian Mothers rosary will be said at 7:30 p.m. and the parish rosary at (3:30 p.m. Mrs. Allene Schoenoff Mrs.

Allene Schoenoff, 40, a former Madison resident, died Sunday (July 27, 1969) in a Phoenix, hospital after a long illness. Surviving here is a sister, Mrs. Dewayne Tietz, Monona. Other survivors include her husband, Waldemar, and two children, Douglas and Barbara, Phoenix, and her parents, Mr. and Mrs.

Alvin W. Bretizke, Mesa, Ariz. The funeral was in Arizona, Metz Edgar Metz, 74, Foreston, died Monday (Aug. 4, 1969) in a Madison hospital after a long illness. Arrangements are pending at Gunderson Funeral Home, 5203 Monona Dr.

Hugh Ragon Hugh J. Ragon, 66, 4330 Rolla Lane, died Monday (Aug. 4, 1969) after an apparent heart attack. Funeral arrangements are pending at the Gunderson Funeral Home, 5203 Mon a Dr. Fellys FLOWERS and studio shops CENTRAL: 542 W.

WASHINGTON AVENUE 255-4534 WEST: 3760 UNIVERSITY AVENUE 231-2404 Open Sunday 10 'til 5 EAST: SHERMAN AT COMMERCIAL A FAD 249-0492 FID TELEFLORIST 1969 Steel Companies Rally Around Price Increases PITTSBURGH (UPI) More steel companies raised prices sharply Monday despite unfavorable reaction in and the automobile industry, steel's biggest customer. National Steel 1 Steel and Jones and Laughlin Steel Corp. joined six other firms which last week increased prices by an average 4.8 per cent on big-volume products accounting for about half of all industry shipments. THE ACTION was a clear indication the industry did not in- Bishop Denies War Crime Guilt MUNICH (UPI) Msgr. Matthias Defregger, Roman Catholic auxiliary bishop of Munich, said Monday he considers himself legally and morally ininnocent of any crime despite his admitted role in the massacre of Italian hostages during World War II.

Defregger said in a television interview that he had revealed "human inadequacy" in the incident and added "anyone who believes that in the 25 years since then I have won an inner distance from this unfortunate event is Defregger was a captain in a German infantry unit that spent a few days in the Italian town of Filetto in June, 1944, while retreating before American forces. While there, he said four men in his unit were shot and killed by Italian partisans. In reprisal, the unit commander ordered most of men in the town rounded up and shot. Defregger has said he argued against the order but was overruled and relayed it to the soldiers. He said he left the scene before 17 Italian hostages were executed and the town razed.

Colombian Airliner Hacked to Cuba HAVANA (P) A Colombian Avianca Airlines DC-4 with 68 persons aboard was hijacked to Santiago, Cuba, at' Monday. Officials the Swiss Embassy in Havana said the airliner landed safely and that Cuban authorities would permit it to return to Colombia Tuesday. Deaths Elsewhere NEW YORK Dr. Libbie Hyman, 80, a zoologist and a 1e a ding authority on invertebrates, died here Sunday. Dr.

Hyman had been a research associate since 1937 at the American Museum of Natural History. Her study, "The Invertebrates," is an outstanding reference work on the subject. THOMAS ORMSBEE NEW YORK Thomas H. Ormsbee, 78, author of a dozen books on American antiques, died here Monday. Ormsbee wrote a syndicated newspaper column, "Know Your Heirlooms," and did an "Antiques: Questions and Answers" feature for House and Garden magazine.

(c) 1969, Newspaper Enterprise Assn. DR. LIBBIE HYMAN WILLIAM O. DAPPING AUBURN, N.Y. William O.

Dapping, 89, a Pulitzer Prizewinning journalist who retired as managing editor of the Auburn Citizen-Advertiser in 1960, died Friday night. Dapping, a native of New York City and a Harvard graduate, won a special Pulitzer award of $500 in 1930 for his coverage of the Auburn State Prison riot of Dec. 11, 1929 in which eight convicts and a prison official were killed. tend to rescind the increases because of adverse reactions in Detroit and Washington. The increases, effective Aug.

6, ranged between $4.50 and $12 a ton covered a wide range of hot and cold rolled and galvanized sheets and strips and tinplate products used in the manufacture of automobiles, cans, and household appliances, and in construction. GENERAL MOTORS Corp. reacted to the price action, init ated last Wednesday by United States Steel by ordering Events Will Mark Hiroshima Bombing Films, plays, lectures, and discussion sessions are being sponsored this week by the Madison Committee to End the War in Vietnam as a part of the commemoration of the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan, during War II. "Events scheduled for today including the showing of two films in Room 180 of the University of Wisconsin Science Building at 7 and 9 p.m. and a play at 7:30 and 9 p.m.

in the Green tern, 604 University Ave. The films are, "A Plague on Your Children," which deals with chemical and biological warfare, and "Testimony of Truth," which deals with antipersonnel warfare in Vietnam. The play will be "Brother, You're Next," performed by the Rose Guerrilla Theater of New York. CD Siren Test Set Wednesday The Dane County-City. Civil Defense Office will conduct its monthly outdoor warning siren system test in Madison at noon Wednesday.

A steady signal will be sounded for one minute, followed by a minute of silence and then a wavering signal for one minute. The steady signal would be sounded for three minutes or longer if there was a tornado or other natural disaster. The wavering signal would be sounding. at least three minutes if there was an actual enemy attack. If residents find the outdoor warning siren in their area is not working during the noon test, they were asked to call the Civil Defense Office, 266-4330 or 266-4500.

Art Classes Omitted From Announcement Night school art classes at Orchard Ridge High School and at La Follettte High School were; omitted from the Madison Area Technical College announcement which appeared in Madison newspapers recently. Classes at Orchard Ridge are free hand drawing and oil paintling, both on Monday nights. At La Follette, interior and free hand drawing will be offered on Mondays, while oil painting and rosemaling are scheduled for Tuesdays. All of the classes are held from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. and require a $3 fee.

Registration materials may be picked up at Madison Area Technical College, 211 N. Carroll St. holdup of all purchases of steel at the higher prices. However, all the big four auto companies were expected to be in production of 1970 models this week and will require increased supplies of steel. THERE WAS NO official reaction from the Nixon Administration.

Sen. William Proxmire (D- Wis.) vice-chairman of the Economic Committee, and Rep. Henry S. Reuss (D-Milwaukee) ranking Democrat on the committee, blamed the Nixon Administration for taking no action in the matter. They called for an investigation of the price increase.

IN ADDITION to U.S. Steel, companies raising prices last week were Bethlehem Steel, Inland Steel Steel Kaiser Steel Sharon Steel Corp. Jones and Laughlin last week raised the price on only one product, but Monday it joined in all of the increases. U.S. Steel made one change in the new price schedule Monday.

It revised its increases on galLan-Ivanized and aluminum coated sheets to $4.50 a ton and long terne sheets to $8 a ton, instead of the $9.50 per ton announced last week. The revised prices were similar to those announced by the other companies. Sandra Diehl, Verona, Hurt in 2-Car Crash Sandra M. Diehl, 20, Verona, was reported in "satisfactory" condition night in St. Mary's Hospital after a two-car accident earlier in the night.

Miss Diehl was a passenger in a car driven by Edward A. Regge, 20, of 4426 Hammersley when it and a car driven by Olin J. Norseter, 57, of 2026 Helena collided at the intersection of the Highway 51 access road at Highways 12 and 18. The two men were released from hospitals after treatment. Norseter was ticketed for failure to yield the right of way.

Violence Flares in Passaic, N. J. PASSAIC, N.J. (-Disorders, firebombings, and looting broke out Monday in this northern New Jersey city for the second straight night, police said. A police spokesman said a crowd comprised mostly of Puerto Ricans began breaking store windows and looting late in the night.

The entire police department was called in on an emergency basis. A furniture store was firebombed and police reported other buildings were hit by Molotov cocktail firebombs. Several fires erupted. The disorders began Sunday during a demonstration called on behalf of a Puerto Rican woman and her 11 children who were evicted from their apartment and relocated in allegedly substandard housing. Read the Want Ads for Profit! Consult GLENN ONSAGER YOUR about this AGENT question: "My neighbor developed heart condition and is For the answer 10 a your insurance hospitalized frequently.

Now his insurance company questions, teer free refuses to renew his Accident and Health Policy, leav- 10 call me al the ing him to pay all future bills. Does the company you Reitan-Lerdahi agency represent have a non-cancellable policy?" Dial 256-2654 Schroeder Funeral Home 3 Madison's only funeral home serving the community for three consecutive generations. Established in 1906 by Otto A. Schroeder Arthur O. Schroeder Steven W.

Schroeder Thomas E. Baxter 3325 EAST WASHINGTON AVENUE PHONE 249-6666 Sorensen to Seek RFK Senate Seat (C) 1969, New York Times News Service NEW YORK Theodore Sorensen, one of President Kennedy's closest aides, has decided to seek the Democratic nomination next year for the Senate seat held by the late Robert F. Kennedy, sources close to Sorensen said Monday. The former White House aide was understood to have discussed his intention with highly placed Democratic figures in recent weeks and to have received considerable encouragement. "Many people have urged me to run and I am giving it serious consideration," Sorensen said in an interview Sunday night, just before he left on a two week vacation in Israel.

After Sen. Kennedy's death in June, 1968, Gov. Nelson Rockefeller named former Republican Rep. Charles E. Goodell to the New York Democrat's Senate seat.

W. Germany Extends War Crimes Limits (c) 1969, New York Times News Service BONN With a stroke of a pen, West German President Gustav Heinemann Monday closed off a potential escape route to freedom for undetected Nazi killers. Heinemann, in a routine exercise of his powers, signed into law a bill extending the statute of limitations on the prosecution of all murderers from 20 to 30 years. Those guilty of war crimes remain Hitler's subject Third to Reich prosecution hone until Dec. 31, 1979, three decades after the federal republic is judged to have assumed jurisdiction over such cases.

Before parliament gave final approval to the 10-year extension the statute of limitations--already once extended through a technicality would have expired for undetected Nazi killers at the end of this year. Passerby Saves 2 as Girl Drowns MANITOWOC (UPI) Kim Marie Goeke, 13, daughter of Mrs. Donna Goeke, drowned late Monday in Lake Michigan and two companions were rescued. Police said the three girls were swimming off Red Arrow park after lifeguards had gone off duty at 5 p.m. A passerby, Robert Kustka, 54, rescued Diane Rasmussen and Debby Klabunda, both 13.

Three Charged in Court Cases Involving Guns MIDDLETON Warrant Officer David R. Kink, 19, a Vietnam war veteran, died Sunday (Aug. 3, 1969) in a Tokyo, hospital from injuries suffered in a helicopter crash July 21 in Vietnam. A 1967 graduate of High School, he worked for the Hub Clothing Store, Madison, before he entered the service June, 1968. He completed his aviation training May 20, 1969 at Hunter Air Force Base, Savannah, and was sent to Vietnam.

Surviving are his parents, Mrs. Marcella Kink, 6605 Franklin Middleton; and Martin Kink, Poynette; and two sisters, Susan and Juliet Beth, at home. Funeral arrangements are pending at the Gruber Funeral Home, 7432 Elmwood Ave. Mrs. Harold Smith DAVID KINK MRS.

HAROLD SMITH Mrs. Harold S. Smith, 73, of 822 E. Dayton died Monday (Aug. 4, 1969) in a Madison hospital after a long 1 illness.

Born in England, she came to Madison in 1922. She was a member of Grace Episcopal Church. three Surviving are her husband; daughters, Mrs. Ross Browne, 5310 Starker Mrs. Vernon Gottschalk, Poynette; and Mrs.

Joseph Rahn, Brooklyn; three sisters, Mrs. Bertha Osborne, 548 North Mrs. Gurdie Wheeldon and Mrs. Dora Hentsock, both of England; a brother, David Marsh, England; and 10 grandchildren. The funeral will be at 1:30 p.m.

Thursday in the Gunderson Funeral Home, 5203 Monona where friends may call after 7 tonight. Mrs. Selma Bork Mr. Selma Bork, 77, of 1210 Droster died Monday (Aug. 4, 1969) in a Madison hospital after a long illness.

Born in Deerfield, she was married to Ervin Bork in 1922. He died in 1945. She was a member of Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. William F.

Smith, 1210 Droster four sisters, Mrs. Edna Holzhuter, Nettie Sorum, Clara Sorum, Burnette Sorum, all at 221 Division St. The funeral will be 3 p.m. Wednesday at the Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church. Friends may call after 4 p.m.

today at the Holzhuter Funeral Home, Stoughton, and until 10 a.m. Wednesday. Dorothy McGuire The funeral for Miss McGuire, 2222 Hollister who died Monday (Aug. 4, 1969) in a Madison hospital, will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday in St.

Raphael Catholic Cathedral. Surviving are two sisters, Gladys McGuire and Mrs. Gharlotte Knechtges, both of 2222 Hollister Ave. Burial will be in Resurrection Cemetery. There will be no visitation.

A gift of love is tax exempt The portion of your estate that you bequeath to help carry on God's work on earth is not taxed. Of course, it is your responsibility to provide for your loved ones first. But, then, even a small amount can do so much for the works of mercy performed by your church and the Diocese of Madison. Won't you try to show your appreciation for God's blessings in a small way when you make your will? Consult your pastor, or call or write our Madison office for more information and brochures describing our services. 25 S.

Hancock St. Madison, Wisconsin 53703 256-2677 DIOCESE OF MADISON Three men, from Madison, Sun Prairie, and Columbus, were charged in Criminal Court Monday with separate incidents involving their use of revolvers Sunday night. Leon Gatson, 37, of 620 E. Johnson was jailed under $1,500 bail for court hearing Aug. 11 on charges of reckless use of a pistol, carrying the gun concealed, and conduct regardless of life.

His charges stemmed from a house party at the home of Ollie B. Williams, 28, of 937 William, son where Williams was shot in the upper left arm; his wife needed hospital treatment for shock, and another guest, Virnell Hunt, 25, of 2917 Union required treatment for head cuts and bruises he claimed were inflicted by being hit with a pistol grip. Edgar E. Smith, 28, Rt. 3, Columbus, was released on $200 bail for trial Aug.

18 on charges of reckless use of a pistol which allegedly shot the hand of William Marks 28, Columbus, during an argument between the two in the Woodside Tavern, near Columbus. Marks was treated at Columbus Hospital for his hand wound and Smith for head bruises received in the tavern fracas. Herbie I. Alme, 56, of 204 W. Main was released on his own signature for $200 bail for trial Sept.

9 on charges of carrying a concealed gun. Sun Prairie police, acting on citizens' complaints, found Alme with a .44 caliber magnum pistol at Columbus and Vine Sts. in Sun Prairie about 10 p.m. Saturday. Alme fired no shots.

Slayer Spade Cooley Is Granted Parole SAN FRANCISCO (UPI) Country music star Spade Cooley, 58, was granted a parole Monday from the prison sentence he is serving for the murder of his wife. He will be released Feb. 22, 1970. The author of a number of Western music classics such as "Shame, Shame on You," Cooley was sentenced to life in prison in 1961 after he was victed in Bakersfield, of murdering his wife, Ella Mae. Cooley, in poor health from heart trouble which has weakened him for a decade, is confined at the California Medical at Vacaville.

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