Time Machine Trip to January 1968

January 3, 1968

Packer fanatics from the Heart of the Valley are reliving the historic National Football league championship won in -13-degree weather. First were the delightful delirious last minute 21 to 17 victory over the Dallas Cowboys. Then there was their personal triumph over the elements.

Airman First Class James M. Reader, Kaukauna, took part in the recent 10,000-mile airlift of the 101^st Airborne Division units to Vietnam – the largest aerial troop deployment in history. Airman Reader is an aircraft mechanic. 

Captain Thomas McAndrews, Kaukauna native, has been awarded the Silver Star for his actions in the Bong Son battle in South Vietnam December 7-8. The U. S. Army 1^st Air Cavalry Division, which is Capt. McAndrew’s unit lost approximately 267 men in the battle. In the citation Capt. McAndrews received with his award, the Army cited his exceptionally valorous actions whole serving as company commander during the operation. He had consistently exposed himself to intense enemy fire in directing his unit.

Funeral services were held Thursday for Randy Hietpas, 16, of Appleton, who died as result of an automobile accident December 25. Randy was a junior at Kaukauna High school.

As his proud parents look on, Robin Whitman is presented the highest award in scouting, the Eagle Award, from Scoutmaster Tim Tousey. Robin is a member of Troop 104, Kaukauna.

Charles and Richard Heindel, Brothers street, Kaukauna, were flown to South Vietnam in November as members of the Navel River Assault patrol group located in the area of the Mekong Delta. Word has been received that Richard has been wounded when his boat was hit by a rocket. He has been evacuated to a hospital in Guam.

Robert Grogan, Kaukauna Postmaster, said the post office had received numerous queries from citizens concerning the new postal rate of 6 cents that will go into effect this Sunday, January 7. The question most often asked is the redemption of the old 5 cent stamps. The stamps may be exchanged to the new 6 cent stamp or currency.

January 5, 1968

The Kaukauna high school wrestling team got on to the right track after the holidays with a 24-21 win over Oshkosh Lourdes Wednesday evening at Oshkosh.

January 10, 1968

An explosion followed by a fire burned out of control for about 1 ½ hours early Sunday morning and did extensive damage to the asphalt department room at the Thilmany Pulp and Paper Co. Two fire trucks from Kaukauna were called to the scene and firemen fought the blaze in -24-degree weather. 

Sp. 4 Lawrence Delaney, 21, Kaukauna, is currently serving as a VHF radio operator with the 41^st Signal Battalion at the Vung Chua Mountain signal site in Vietnam.   

Bill Jirikowic picked up the 7-10 split at the Bowling Bar last Wednesday evening while bowling in the Knights of Columbus League.

January 17, 1968

Some fifty Kaukauna persons were among the more than 5,000 Packer fans who went to Miami to witness the Green Bay Packers 33 to 14 win over the Oakland Raiders for the World’s Championship in football.

Fred Gerhard, owner of the Hill Top Bakery, is taking count on his nationwide distribution of Honey Houses and looking ahead to a bigger year in 1968. “We shipped out 140,000 units,” Fred says after checking last year’s production which was 80,000 units over 1966.

January 24, 1968

Calvin Spice, Kaukauna, has been elected to a one-year term as president of the Wisconsin Sheriffs and Deputy Sheriffs Association in Milwaukee last week. Spice is a former Outagamie County sheriff and is currently serving as undersheriff. Spice was a Kaukauna policeman and later an Outagamie County traffic patrolman. 

 

Kaukauna’s newest arrival and winner of the Kaukauna Merchants’ First Baby Contest is Ann Marie Kortz. Ann Marie was born January 3 at 11:05 p.m. Her parents are Mr. and Mrs. William Kortz, 20^th Street, Kaukauna.

January 26, 1968

Incumbent Mayor Gilbert Anderson has filed his nomination papers for the April election. Anderson’s opposition consists of Alderman Russel Dix.

January 31, 1968

The Outagamie Selective Service has inducted a total of 23 men into the Army in the month of January including five Kaukaunans.  Gerald J. Arts, James A. Kempf, Marlin G. Geurts, Ronald N. Gonnering and William R. Schiefelbein. 

Bob and Bill Sachs, with a 834 two game series, were the winners of the Father-Son bowling tournament held at the Bowling Bar by the Kaukauna Recreation Department.