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Newspaper
Morris Daily Herald
Location
Morris, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1967
Page
6
U S and Allied sources report Haiphong unloads take priority for food cargo in North Vietnam. Soviet and Chinese vessels bring wheat and rice as Hanoi faces food scarcity worsened by war and airstrikes.
Army recruiting stations in Oregon will keep hours longer during the holiday season to serve the extra youths visiting downtown shopping centers. Capt. Gene E. Moore, main station commander, said the extended hours aim to accommodate more potential recruits during the busy period.
Tweedleknees joins Claus on a quest to break the Pigwidgen curse that has left every child asleep. In Elfland the elves forge four magic gifts a bow with true aim a changeling ring a charm mouthharp and a deadly dagger. The gifts work only once and must be used with care. Tomorrow: The Giants.
In Lewisport Kentucky an AP report recounts a tale that a young Abraham Lincoln was arrested near here at eighteen for ferrying a passenger without a license. He reportedly acted as his own counsel and was acquitted on the charge of rowing a boat on the Ohio River while employed in Indiana.
The report notes that at the start of the year Americans carried roughly twenty million dollars in personal loans taken out previously. This figure reflects consumer borrowing before new lending trends and market shifts affected outstanding balances.
Nine cardinals take part in a two hour funeral service for Francis Cardinal Spellman at St. Patrick's Cathedral New York. Vice President Humphrey joins civic leaders and multi faith clergy as officials prepare to fill the cathedral with invited attendees and a solemn pontifical requiem Mass precedes interment in the crypt.
The archdiocese reports almost 250000 mourners paid last respects as Cardinal served as military vicar to Roman Catholics. A two block long line waited to pass the bier at the cathedral. Former Vice President Richard Nixon was among those paying respects. In the afternoon 2500 armed forces members attended a final tribute to their chaplain.
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