Wisconsin brothers to provide White House Christmas tree
A 20 foot Blue Spruce grown by George and Cal Frelk of Morris Illinois will be the President's White House Tree during the 1969 holiday season. The tree from Merrillan Wisconsin will be cut by Governor Warren Knowles in a ceremony and shipped to Washington D C. The Frelks 1970 Christmas tree champions of the National Christmas Tree Growers Association were selected to supply the White House tree.
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Frelks
White House
Wisconsin
Morris
Merrillan
Wis
George Frelk
Montgomery, Ill
Cal Frelk
Illinois Ave
Warren P. Knowles
Washington
Washington, D. C
Frelk
Norway
Drug Use High Among Vietnam Army Troops
Army psychiatrists told a Senate subcommittee that in Vietnam more than half of polled enlisted men may have used marijuana at least once and about one in six are habitu al users smoking 200 times or more a year. Opium use tripled among troops in Vietnam versus before deployment. The survey by Capt. Morris D. Stanton covered 2372 personnel at Cam Ranh Bay in November 1969, with 994 outgoing soldiers showing 53.2 percent having tried marijuana.
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Washington
Army Today
Vietnam
Army
Senate
Morris D. Stanton
Ft. Meade
Stanton
Cam Ranh Bay
West German Consul Kidnapped by Basques
Basque terrorists abducted the West German honorary consul Eugene Beihl Schaefer in San Sebastian and claim his release hinges on the trial of 15 Basque defendants in Burgos. The ETA linked suspects face banditry and terrorism charges, with possible death sentences for six.
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San Sebastian
Spain
Burgos
Anai-Artea
Between Brothers Association
Bayonne
France
ETA
Eugene Beihl Schaefer
Schaefer
Emory Psychologists Study Belief in Personal Control
Two Emory University psychologists report that students who see control over their fate tend to excel academically and take leadership roles while those who rely on luck drift socially. The year long Atlanta area study with 40 questions highlights internal versus external orientations and notes black pupils often score more external. Results suggest teaching methods to foster internal control from preschool onward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta, Ga
Emory University
Bonnie Strickland
Steve Nowicki
Atlanta
Strickland
Nowicki
Nowicki-Strickland
Soldier Testifies Calley Ordered My Lai Fire
A machinegunner in Lt. William Calley’s platoon testified that Calley ordered civilians into a ditch at My Lai, where they were shot. The witness, Robert Maples, said he refused to shoot and that Calley asked him to use his weapon. Other soldiers corroborated hearing shots at the ditch as the case nears rest.
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FT. Benning, Ga
William L. Calley
Calley
My Lai
Freehold
N.J
Maples
Pfc
Paul Meadle
Meadle
Lenny B. Lagunoy
Waiphu
Lagunoy
Aubrey Daniel Iit
Christmas Seal Campaign Totals Revealed for 1970 71
Donations totaling 31378.42 from Grundy LaSalle Will and other counties fund two mobile X ray units for TB detection plus health materials and research support. Proceeds aid air pollution anti smoking emphysema and respiratory disease efforts.
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Earl Meister
Grundy County
Will County
LaSalle
Boone
DeKalb
Kane
Kendall
Weather outlook and temps from Dresden Island Locks
Forecast calls for increasing clouds tonight with a low in the mid 30s and Thursday mostly cloudy with a chance of light rain and a high in the mid 40s. Tuesday’s high reached 68 at Dresden Island Locks and Dam with a 29-degree low. 7 am readings showed 32 at the Locks and 11 am downtown Morris at 49 degrees.
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Morris
Herald
Dresden Island Locks
Driver Killed Near Bonfield in Three-Vehicle Crash
Robert Charles, 28, of Bonfield died Tuesday in a three vehicle crash on Illinois 17 west of Kankakee. Police say Donald Freeman of rural Kankakee stopped to turn left, was struck from behind by Charles, and his car was hit by a second truck.
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Kankakee
Robert Charles
Bonfield
Illinois 17
Donald Freeman
Charles
Des Plaines doctor charged with assault and explosives
Des Plaines sheriff raided a clinic, arresting Dr James Middleton 44. He faces deviate sexual assault charges for alleged drugging of female patients and counts of possession of explosives and unlawful use of a weapon. Middleton bonded at 15 000, with December 29 hearing set.
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Des Plaines
James Middleton
Middleton
Chicago
Richard Lundgren
Heckler Disrupts Ky Speech During San Francisco Visit
Vice President Nguyen Cao Ky faced a Viet Cong flag protest at the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco as 5 000 to 10 000 antiwar demonstrators clashed with police. Three officers were injured and 34 arrests were reported amid rocks and missiles, while Ky received a standing ovation after reaffirming a continued fight for freedom.
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San Francisco
Nguyen Cao Ky
South Vietnam
U.S
Commonwealth Club
Nob Hill
Secret Service
Richard Lippman
Berkeley
Sacramento
Ronald Reagan
Davidson declines reelection to third ward alderman
Donald Davidson, second longest serving City Council member, announces he will not seek another term next year citing increased duties with the Federal Paper Board Co. after 23 years of service and his role on the street and alley committee. Elmo Ray Younger, 48, circulates Republican primary petitions for Feb 23. filing Dec 16–26. general election April 20.
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Third Ward
Donald Davidson
Federal Paper Board Co
Davidson
Christian Healing Sessions To Be Held At Bethlehem Lutheran
A Morris Association conference features Dr. Alfred W. Price, rector of St. Stephen's in Philadelphia, for a three day series at Bethlehem Lutheran Church. Price promotes spiritual healing as complementary to medical care. Sessions run Sunday to Tuesday with talks on prayer meditation preventive therapy and intercessory prayer. hands on healing and Q and A periods offered. The public is welcome and lunches are advised.
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Morris Ministerial Association
Alfred W. Price
Bethlehem Lutheran Church
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church
Philadelphia
Reader's Digest
Price
International Order of Saint Luke the
County Petit Jury Panel Dismissed
Grundy County circuit court petit jurors were dismissed shortly after 1 30 p m Tuesday after six days of session. One case went to trial 17 settled 17 passed or continued and three for which jury demands were withdrawn. Circuit Judge Leonard Hoffman presided. Session began in November.
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Grundy County
Circuit Court
Leonard Hoffman
Snicker-A-Day Heard on the Street
Brief quip notes a joke about life insurance and fire insurance with a punchline that the husband carries fire rather than life insurance, implying he knows his destination. The comment reflects a humorous exchange rather than a formal report.
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Patricia Frelk
Patricia
Division of Economic Development
State of Wisconsin Department of Local Affairs and Government
Dustry
Nixon
George Frelks
Calvin Frelk
Ginger
Wisconsin State College
Eau Claire
Richard Seibold
Lynnwood Drive
Mercury
Dresden Lock and Dam
Madrid
The
Reid W. Kennedy
Robert Maples
Lt. Calley
Grundy, LaSalle
Will Counties
Ralph Knight
Charge Des Plaines
Lundgren
Lake Shore Drive
Heckler
Elmo Ray Younger
University of Pennsylvania
Harvard Divinity School
Webster College
Oxford University
England
New York School of Social Work
U. S. Marine Corps
Military Order
A. W. Prich
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