Gemini 6 and 7 In Orbit For Rendezvous Test
Astronauts Frank Borman and James Lovell Jr in Gemini 7 continue a multi day orbit as Gemini 6 closes in. Cape Kennedy preparations race toward a Dec 13 launch with hopes of a near simultaneous sleep period for both crews and a possible laser reference to Earth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Haney
Misson Control
Houston
Walter Schirra Jr
Thomas P. Stafford
Cape Kennedy
Fila
Haney
Chris C. Kraft
Space Agency
Martin Co
Borman
Lovell
Russia
Carnarvon
Australia
Navy
U.S
Air Force
Frank Borman
Earth
Vandenburg Air Force Base
Calif
Gemini
Fla
Space Center
James Lovell
Report States Blackout Could Happen Again
Johnson received a 95 page Federal Power Commission report on the November power failure that affected 30 million people in the United States and Canada. The panel found the outage could have been avoided if a Canadian plant relay had been reset and noted no sabotage was evident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson City
Tex
Johnson
Federal Power Commission
United States
Canada
FPC
Joseph C. Swidler
LBJ
Here
Sir Adam Beck
Niagara River
Two Minooka youths plead guilty in Hensley shooting case
Shooting Edward J. Lavan and Daniel Tope, AWOL Marines aged 17 and 18, admitted guilt to two charges in the Hensley shooting. Judge Howard C. Ryan imposed concurrent indeterminate sentences with minimum two years and maximum 12 years at Illinois State Penitentiary. Each received two to 12 years on attempted armed robbery and one to five years on aggravated battery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward J. Lavan
Daniel Tope
Minooka
Alvin Hensley
Illinois State Penitentiary
Howard C. Ryan
John E. G. Olson
Atty
Richard Wider
Lavan
Hensley
Eugene Hayes
Tope
Sandwich
West Senior High School
Aurora
US Marines
Federal Reserve Raises Rates to 35-Year High
The Federal Reserve Board boosted rates to the highest level in 35 years. The discount rate rose from 4 to 4.5 percent and the maximum on time deposits over 30 days climbed from 4.5 to 5.5 percent. The unchanged 4 percent savings rate remains. Johnson criticizes the move as costly for credit. Banking leaders urge stability and support the policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Federal Reserve Board
U.S
Federal Reserve Banks
Savings and Loan Associations
Johnson City
Tex
Johnson
New York
Robert V. Roosa
Brown Brothers, Ha
The
National Council For A Sound Monetary Policy
Wright Patman
D-Tex
House Banking Committee
Praise Skill of Pilots in Eastern TWA Crash
Eastern Airlines pilot Charles J. White died aiding passengers after a collision with a Trans World Airlines jet two miles above Westchester County. Captain Thomas H. Carroll of the TWA jet landed safely at Kennedy. Three others were killed and 50 injured. 112 aboard. Investigators probe the cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Salem
N.Y
Eastern Airlines
Charles J. White
Trans World Airlines
White
TWA
Thomas H. Carroll
Kennedy International Airport
Oscar Bakke
Federal Aviation Agency
Westchester County
Boston
Newark
N.J
New York
San Francisco
Arthur D. Lewis
Eastern
Lewis
Danny Williamson
Mount Kisco
Carmel
Danbury
Bloodmobile Visit Aids Grady County Blood Drive
Grundy County Red Cross seeks donors as the bloodmobile comes to Morris at the Presbyterian Church on Monday December 13 from 11 30 a.m. to 5 30 p.m. The drive targets 220 pints and urges appointments via WH 2 1046.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grundy County
Peoria
Red Cross
Harder
Presbyterian Church
Annual Meeting of Grundy County Rod and Gun Club
The Grundy County Rod and Gun Club holds its annual meeting Tuesday at the clubhouse. A fish fry at 6 p.m. precedes the business session in which six directors and a vice president are to be elected. Arnold Helgeson moves from vice president to president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grundy County Rod and Gun Club
Arnold Helgeson
Toys for Vietnamese orphans collection from Morris
A donation drive led by Duane D Hooge of Sno White Laundromat in Morris seeks toys dolls and gifts for Vietnamese orphans. Items should be dropped at 216 W Washington St by Thursday for a Friday flight from Rockford. The effort follows a Marines letter from Cpl Richard A Davis noting shortages of clothing soap and simple comforts for hundreds of Viet Nam children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viet Nam
Rockford
Morris
Duane D’hooghe
Washington St
Richard A. Davis
4Th Battalion
12Th Marines
Cpl. Davis
De Gaulle Falls Short in First Round Vote for Presidency
Paris reports President Charles de Gaulle failed to secure a majority in the Sunday first round with 43.96 percent as Francois Mitterrand led the field at 32.04 percent and 24 million voters cast ballots, forcing a December 19 runoff. Jean Lecannet emerged as a strong new centrist contender.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Charles de Gaulle
de Gaulle
Francois Mitterrand
Department
France
Jean Lecannet
Jean-Louis Tixier-Viganancour
Pierre Marcilhacq
Marcel Barbu
Mitterrand
Name President of New College
PONTIAC Illinois AP Regents of Winston Churchill College appoint Dr. Andreas A Paloumpis as Churchill's first president. He will recruit a faculty and organize administration for a new two year private liberal arts college opening to students in September 1966 in the former Pontiac High School building. He is a zoology and fisheries professor at Illinois State University on sabbatical with a 40 year old native of Minonk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontiac, Ill
Winston Churchill College
Andreas A. Paloumpis
Illinois State University
Churchill
Paloumpis
Pontiac High School
Illinois State In Normal
ISU
Minonk
Iowa State University
Ames
Weather shifts as cold snap moves in
After a warm Sunday the forecast from the U S Weather Bureau calls for a drop to the low 20s tonight. Tuesday and Wednesday highs are expected in the low 40s. Collins Weather Station reported 39 degrees Saturday, falling to 30 at night. Sunday reached 50 in the afternoon and 28 at low. At 9 am today the temperature was 29.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Weather Bureau
Collins
Mercury
Heavy Battle Northwest of Saigon Rages With U S Forces
U S infantrymen, aided by Air Force and Navy jets, battle Communist forces 40 miles northwest of Saigon near a bloodied rubber plantation. Casualties are heavy on the American side and Communist losses are reported up to 200. The fight involves the 1st Infantry Division in its fiercest action yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Viet Nam
7Th Fleet
Quang Ngai City
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ryan
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Kane County
George Rhoads
Cranford
Fred Trenner
Bloodmobile
New College
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!