Titletown celebration after ninth Packers title
Green Bay fans filled bars and streets after a 23-12 win over Cleveland to claim the team's ninth NFL championship in five years. Goalposts were dragged away as revelers swarmed the field and packed downtown restaurants and bars into a frenzied Titletown celebration.
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Vince
Green Bay
Vince Lombardi
Lambeau Field
Jimmy Taylor
Paul Hornung
Cleveland Browns
Green Bay Packers
Packers
Cleveland
Packer
Bart Starr
Bethlehem To Lose Future Defense Orders
Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara ordered shift of future structural steel deliveries away from Bethlehem Steel Corp and other firms that raised prices. He directed defense buyers to use suppliers not increasing prices and to study current contracts for possible cancellation. Bethlehem remains the chief supplier as the department seeks to curb inflationary pressures.
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Washington
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Bethlehem Steel Corp
Rail McNamara
Secretary of Defense
Arthur Sylvester
McNamara
Defense Department
Sylvester
Bethlehem
Packers Clinch NFL Title as Packers Triumph
Mrs. Art Mueller, a 46 year old Green Bay fan, injured her leg entering the stadium but stayed for the game with a splint. After the victory over Cleveland she went to Berlin Hospital where doctors diagnosed a severe sprain, not a break.
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Green Bay
Green Bay Packers
Cleveland
Art Mueller
Packers
Berlin
Holiday Toll Sets Record A New Year Traffic Toll
The New Year weekend traffic deaths reached 556, a record for the second straight holiday period, surpassing the 474 toll from the previous New Year. Officials warned the final count could near 600, as the six holiday periods recently set national traffic death records.
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Associated Press
National Safety Council
Wyandotte to Build $11 Million Chemical Plant Near Rapids
Wyandotte Chemical Corp plans an $11 million plant on a 15 acre site along the Wisconsin River between Port Edwards and Nekoosa to produce 120000 tons of chlorine and caustic soda annually. Gov Knowles announced the project at a news conference noting the $400000 payroll and regional economic boost.
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DeKalb County, Ga
Los Angeles County
Calif
Blue Mountain, Miss
Snow and Cold Rule Wisconsin Weather Scene
A major winter storm blankets Wisconsin with up to eight inches of snow in parts and subzero temperatures across the state. Roads become dangerous, traffic slows toward Green Bay for the NFL title game, and several cities report significant snowfall and cold.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Green Bay
Weather Bureau
Wausau
Superior
New
Angiana
Eau Claire
la Crosse
Milwaukee
Beloit
Cleveland
Appleton
Butte Des Morts
Oshkosh
Prairie du Chien
Johnson Seeks Peace Talks Amid Viet Nam War Efforts
President Johnson met with advisers on Viet Nam and heard Pope Paul VI express hope for peace. United Nations Ambassador Goldberg relayed the pope's warm gratitude for the Rome mission as Washington pushes diplomatic steps toward negotiations with Hanoi.
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Johnson
Viet Nam
Paul VI
United Nations
Arthur J. Goldberg
Cable
Vatican
White House
Bill D. Moyers
Goldberg
Rome
Moyers
Europe
Texas
Hubert H. Humphrey
Far East
Communist Party
Nhan Dan
United States
Hanoi
W. Averell Harriman
Pakistan
Mohammed Ayub Khan
G. Mennen Williams
North Vietnam
Reds Slither Away In Mekong Delta Invasion
US paratroops of the 173rd Airborne Brigade pushed into the Mekong Delta seeking to flush out Viet Cong strongholds near Bao Trai and the Plain of Reeds. Despite initial skirmishes, VC forces slipped deeper into swamp regions as American losses and captures were reported. air power and ground actions continued with mixed results.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Mekong Delta
Red Sanctuary
173Rd Airborne Brigade
Crrillas
U.S
Bao Trai
National Liberation Front
Plain of Reeds
Binh Duong
Tuy Hoa
Viet Nam
Diamonds Recovered From Priest Chalice Theft at Cathedral
Police recovered eight of nine diamonds pried from a priest's chalice stolen Saturday at St. Joseph the Workman Cathedral. A diamond and onyx setting from the damaged chalice were found in a vestry case along with a bloodstained knife and linens. Investigators continued probing the disappearance of the jewels.
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St. Joseph the Workman
la Crosse
Clarence Koblitz
Tribune
Transit Strike Eases After NYC Traffic Threat
New York faced a two day transit strike that threatened to swamp Manhattan with cars. Mayor Lindsay warned he might close the city to new autos, then traffic relaxed to near normal by morning as Police helicopter checks and officials reported loosening congestion.
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Jerry Back
New York
Manhattan
John V. Lindsay
Lindsay
Way
Barnes
Henry A. Barnes
Wisconsin Ends 1965 Road Toll Near Record High
Wisconsin reports 1,027 traffic deaths in 1965, second only to 1964's record. New year 1966 opens with seven deaths, many from crashes into stationary objects or trains. Notable fatalities include Norris Onsager in Stetsonville and several victims in Milwaukee, Door, Dane, and Clark counties.
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Wisconsin
Norris Onsager
Stetsonville
Soo Line
Taylor County
Harvey Malzahn Jr
Fish Creek
Highway 42
Egg Harbor
Door County
Raymond G. Becker
Necedah
Gerald Kohnert
Black River Falls
Leonard Scallon
Fennimore
Cobb
Iowa County
Robert Hinze
Portage
Madison
Baraboo
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