Nixon to Change Paris Peace Negotiators
W Averell Harriman said after meeting Nixon that a personal observer would be sent to Paris and the two main American negotiators replaced soon after Inauguration. Vance may stay briefly. Harriman noted the shift aims to ensure continuity and closer liaison with Saigon while Greenspan designated as budget observer preps for new spending plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
W. Averell Harriman
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Paris
Harriman
Cyrus R. Vance
Vance
Washington
United States
Saigon
North Vietnam
Johnson
Ronald L. Ziegler
Alan Greenspan
Budget Bureau
Congress
Henry A. Kissinger
Robert D. Murphy
Gannett Faces Monopoly Suit Over Rockford Media Assets
The Justice Department sues in U S district court seeking divestiture of either Gannett tele vision station WREX TV or its Rockford News papers The Rockford Register Republic and Rockford Morning Star Gannett agreed to sell its WREX TV stake within 18 months pending court approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Justice Department
U.S
Gannett Co
Tele- Vision
Rockford
Wrex—Tv
Alexander J. Napoli
Wrex-Tv
Rockford Register-Republic
Fordham Negroes seize dean's office on protest day
Militant students disrupt Fordham University in the Bronx with about 20 Negro protesters seizing a dean's office and securing a pledge that federal aid would not be threatened for nonviolent dissent. A white group at the Jesuit school called for 20 percent of future freshmen from Black and Puerto Rican communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York City
San Francisco
Jesuit
Dixon elected chief judge of 13th circuit
Circuit Judge Walter Dixon a 54 year old Streator resident was selected as chief judge of the 13th judicial circuit to replace Howard C. Ryan. The nine member panel including Leonard Hoffman and Robert Malmquist chose Dixon who has served as circuit judge since 1957 and was previously LaSalle County probate judge. The 13th circuit covers Grundy LaSalle and Bureau counties.
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Walter Dixon
Streator
13Th Judicial Circuit
Howard C. Ryan
Tonica
Third Appellate
Leonard Hoffman
Robert Malmquist
Morris
Dixon
Eureka College
LaSalle County
Weather outlook turns colder with brisk winds
The forecast calls for a fair windy night with a low in the upper teens. Friday will be partly sunny and cold with a high near 30. Collins Weather Station logged a Wednesday high of 41 and a low of 22. At 9 am the station read 25 and downtown Morris 26 at 10:30 am.
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Collins Weather Station
Morris
Jury to Get Case Friday in Morris Burglary Case
Attorney James Fleming of Coal City resumes defense in the petit jury trial of Kenneth Hamilton 26 Highland Ind charged with burglary and rape for a Jan 28 Morris rural home incident. Testimony conflicted over a statement by Clara Ehrman and Price the private investigator.
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James Fleming
Coal City
Kenneth Hamilton
Highland
Ind
Morris
Clara Ehrman
John Price
Fleming
Price
Miss Ehrman
Hamilton
Saratoga Inn
N. Division St
Missing Sheridan man found dead in car near pits
Frederick Earl Hyatt 24 of 240 E Third St Sheridan was found dead Wednesday in his car in a water filled pit between the Sportsman's Inn and his home after being missing 10 days. Hyatt was a Vietnam veteran, bookkeeper, and member of local Moose Lodge and Sheridan post. Funeral services set for Friday at Sheridan Methodist Church with military rites.
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Newark
Sheridan
Frederick Earl Hyatt
Third St
LaSalle County
Floyd Conkling
Hyatt
Sportsman's Inn
Ottawa
Sandwich
Frederick
Cora (Miner) Hyatt
Peggy Bermel
Sally Dreishmire
Plano
Rickey
Raymond Miner
Indianapolis
Shabbana Silica Co
Moose Lodge
Morris
LaVerne Anderson Post
Sheridan Methodist Church
Robert Ash
Larson-Gabel Funeral Home
Deaf mathematician named California Teacher of the Year
Lawrence E. Newman, 43, who has been deaf since early childhood, is named California Teacher of the Year. He teaches mathematics in the high school department of the California School for the Deaf at Riverside.
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Sacramento
Calif
California
Lawrence E. Newman
Newman
California School For the Deaf
Riverside
Air Force Maj. Gen. Henry R. Spicer Dies at 59
Major General Henry R. Spicer, 59, who led the Pacific Northwest Air Defense System in his final command, died Wednesday. He retired in 1964 after a 31-year Air Force career.
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San Antonio
Tex
Air Force
Henry R. Spicer
Pacific Northwest
Vietnamese Peace Team to Arrive Sunday in Paris
South Vietnam confirms its entire peace conference delegation led by Vice President Nguyen Cao Ky will land at Orly Airport Sunday. Ky will coordinate Saigon’s case at the talks, meeting U S leaders before the formal negotiations with North Vietnam and the Viet Cong. Massive security is planned as pro Saigon supporters gear up for a grand reception in Paris.
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Paris
Nguyen Cao Ky
South Vietnam
Orly
Pham Dang Lam
Lam
Saigon
W. Averell Harriman
Cyrus R. Vance
U.S
North Vietnam
Viet Cong
National Liberation Front
Vance
Ha van Lau
NLF
Nguyen Thi Binh
Find Woman's Body Charge Ex Husband
The body of Mrs. Pearl L. Edrington, 33, was recovered from the Hennepin Canal. Ex husband Frank Pierce Jr., 41, is in custody for questioning during the preliminary investigation. Pierce allegedly pushed her into the canal near Rock Falls.
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Sterling, Ill
Pearl L. Edrington
Hennepin Canal
Karl Yost
Whiteside County
Frank Pierce Jr
Sterling
Pierce
Robert E. Edrington
Rock Falls
Edrington
Yost
Robert Edrington
Two Aldermen to Seek Reelection in City Primary
Two incumbent aldermen indicated they would seek reelection in the city primary on February 25 for the April 15 city election. John Nelson and James Stine plan to run for four year terms, with Nelson aiming for a fourth term and Stine likely pursuing a mayoral bid if nominated.
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John Nelson
First Ave
James Stine
Nettle St
Nelson
Fred Bright
The
Herald
Floyd Siron
Black St
Lester Johnson
Donald Caisley
Robert White
Robert Wren
Ike Improves Slowly but Walks Messy Newswire
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower remains in Walter Reed Army Hospital with unchanged condition after heart attacks. Spokesmen say no early release is expected. he will miss grandson David Nixon's Dec 22 wedding in New York but can watch televised portions.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Walter Reed Army Hospital
New York City
David
Julie Nixon
Richard M. Nixon
Eisenhower
Vandals Break Church Window in Morris
Morris police report vandals broke a large front window at the Church of the Nazarene 705 E. Washington St. Pastor Merle Bright said two windows were broken in two weeks. A soft drink or beer can was used. Police will increase nightly church surveillance.
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Church of the Nazarene
Washington St
Morris
Merle Bright
Peruvian doctor reports self injection cancer cure attempt
Dr. Alfonzo Zavaleta Cruzado claims he injected his sister Elis Wenzell with cancer cells he cultured from her tumor to trigger antibodies in his body and transfer them back to her. Officials caution it is too early to assess results, with five years needed to evaluate remission.
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Lima
Peru
Alfonzo Zavaleta Cruzado
Elis Wenzell
Zavaleta
United States
Oscar Miro Quesada
National Institutes of Health
Associated Press
Miro Quesada
Peruvian Society For Immuno-Pathology
Rail Merger To High Court
The Justice Department asks the Supreme Court to block the Northern Lines merger of Great Northern Northern Pacific and Burlington railroads totaling 26500 miles. A federal court had approved the pact but kept the date open for the government appeal.
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Washington
Justice Department
Northern Lines
Supreme Court
Great Northern
Northern Pacific
Burlington
Penn Central
Seaboard
Dellinger defends nonviolence at Chicago convention hearing
David Dellinger testified before House HUAC subcommittee that the antiwar movement did not plan violence and feared police and federal violence at the Democratic National Convention. Jerry Rubin attended in disguise and resisted open session. Dellinger urged probe into JFK assassination and Malcolm X, and criticized the Warren report as a snow job.
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Washington
David Dellinger
House
Dellinger
National Mobilization Committee
Vietnam
House Committees On
Chicago
Subcommittee
U.S
Jerry Rubin
Richard Schord
D-Mo
Rubin
Huac Star Chamber
No Increase in City Vehicle Tags
City vehicle license tags went on sale Monday at the city clerk office with no rate change. John Nelson, chair of the license committee, said the $3 rate for cars remains and funds primarily support the police department. Other committee members voting against an increase included Lester Johns, Charles Roseland, and Acting Mayor Cold Davidson.
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John Nelson
Johnson
Lester Johns Charles Roseland
Cold Davidson
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Bureau Counties
Robert Granger
Granger
Abbie Gregory
Illinois Bell Telephone Company
Elliott Tratt
Fred Ehrman
U.S. Air Force Aerospace Defense Command
Golden Gate Bridge
Ike
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