Elite South Vietnamese Ranger Battalion encircled near Tam Ky
A strong Viet Cong force surrounded and mauled an elite ranger battalion near Tam Ky, 350 miles northeast of Saigon. Heavy casualties, 30 to 50 wounded evacuated by helicopter. The battle broke a two day lull and involved heavy ground and air action including US planes striking supply lines near Dien Bien Phu.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Tam Ky
Route 1
USS
South
Viet Nam
Dien Bien Phu
North Viet Nam
Rach Gia
U.S
Chu Lai
da Nang
Leatherneck
Gene Rogers
Meridian
Tex
Rogers
Board Probes Safety Angles on Nuclear Plant Permit
The Atomic Safety and Licensing Board continues a two day public hearing on Commonwealth Edison’s request to build a second nuclear unit at the Dresden site near Morris. The panel asks whether safety must cover reactor and radiological aspects while Edison and staff outline tests and development oversight.
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Atomic Safety and Licensing Board
Commonwealth Edison Company
Dresden
Morris
Seek Funds for Nativity Scene at County Courthouse
The creche committee urges donations to support the Nativity Scene set up for the eighth Christmas on the county courthouse lawn. Nels P. Nelson is treasurer and Rev. L. G. Hinderaker serves on the committee. The scene cost about $2,000 and bills are paid, but ongoing repairs and setup costs require funds. treasury holds slightly under $10.
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Creche
Nels P. Nelson
L. G. Hinderaker
Christ
Hinderaker
Weather continues mild with mid-40s days in Grundy County
Grundy County weather remains steady for two days with no complaints. Highs about 40s and lows near 30. Collins Weather Station recorded 41 degrees high and 27 low on Tuesday night, with 9 am reading at 35 degrees today.
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Grundy County
Collins
U S Plans to Reduce Size of Bomber Forces
Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara announced reductions in the U S long range bomber fleet to about a third of its present strength and planned cutbacks in air defense and early warning systems. The move includes phasing out older B 52 and B 58 models while maintaining strategic nuclear capability and may precede a new advanced plane.
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Washington
Robert S. McNamara
U.S
McNamara
United States
Air Force
Congress
Strategic Air Command
Defense
SAC
MacNamra
Bundy Quits Post As LBJ Adviser
McGeorge Bundy resigns as President Johnson's special assistant for national security affairs effective February 28. He will become president of the Ford Foundation at about 75000 dollars annually, leaving the White House staff from a 28500 dollar salary. Press secretary Bill Moyers said Johnson accepted the resignation with genuine regret in a handwritten note.
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Johnson City
Tex
Texas White House
McGeorge Bundy
Johnson
Bundy
White House
Ford Foundation
Bill D. Moyers
City's New CD Siren to Be Adjusted
Grundy County Civil Defense director Mrs. Mae Reagan said tests of the new CD siren show adjustments may be needed for wider sound. Residents east of Morris heard it best while downtown and river areas were quieter due to southwest winds.
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Mae Reagan
Grundy County
Civil Defense
Morris
Narvick
Morris Community High School
E. Douglas and
E. Main Sts
Reagan
Illinois River
Fred Bohlander
Pine Bluff Road
Orville Boss
Cemetery Road
Gardner
Coal City
Blue Island
Grundy County to survey 1966 celebration plans
A county wide group discusses a 125th anniversary celebration for Grundy County in 1966. A non profit organization may be formed and a free survey by Rogers and Company will inform a final decision at the January 4 meeting.
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Grundy County
Morris Savings and Loan Association
Donald Barkley
Mazon
Coal City
East Brookon
Kinsman
South Wilmington
Gardner
Diamond
Eileen
Carbon Hill
Barkley
Pete Muffler
Corn Festival
A. Frank
Leathers
Morris Chamber of Commerce
Harry Borchett
Terry Rowell
Rogers and Company
Fostoria
Ohio
Rowell
Peter Cinotto
Brooklyn
Borchelt
Donald Koerner
Bob King
Rod and Gun Club Elects New Officers
Earl Claypool was elected vice president of the Grundy County Rod and Gun Club and will assume the presidency in 1967. Arnold Helgeson became president, Myron Green was reappointed secretary and treasurer, with six directors elected for two-year terms and two more for one year. Two by-law amendments were presented for future votes, relating to director attendance and dues-free membership for active directors.
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Earl Claypool
Grundy County
Charles Roseland
Ray Carlson
Jim Wooldridge
Board of Directors
Morris Librarian Named to Area Library Committee
Mrs Gordon Gregg Morris librarian was appointed to a steering committee to draft temporary by laws for a regional library plan including Grundy Kankakee and Will Counties at a Wilmington Township Public Library meeting attended by 35 librarians from eight libraries Slides reviewed library development plans and Pohl explained the program A Q and A followed with Gregg and Pohl answering questions Mrs Eugene Hayes Morris library trustee attended with Gregg
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Gordon Gregg
Morris
Grundy
Kankakee
Will
Robert Pohl
Joliet
Wilmington Township Public Library
Pohl
Pope Paul VI closes Vatican II seeks world renewal
Pope Paul VI ends the Vatican Ecumenical Council after three years and vows its work will renew the world, not only the Catholic Church. The ceremony drew 100000 at St Peter's, with 2300 bishops processing to the basilica and a papal brief declaring the council the greatest in Church history. The Pope announced charitable grants totaling 90000 dollars to projects in Bethlehem Argentina India Pakistan and Cambodia, and a new church near the basilica will be named Our Lady Mother of the Church.
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Vatican City
Paul VI
Vatican Ecumenical Council
St. Peter’s Basilica
Pope Paul
Vatican
Paul
Argentina
India
Pakistan
Cambodia
Rome
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St. Peter’s Basil
Ica
Italy
Alfredo Cardinal Ottaviani
Walter Arrington
Kansas Turnpike
Arrington
Emporia
Kansas City
Kan
Commonwealth Edison
Atomic Commission Regulatory
Atty
Arthur Gehr
Troy B. Conner
J. D. Bond
Eugene Greuling
Duke University
Durham, N. C
Hugh Paxton
Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory
Los Alamos, N. Mex
LBJ
City
Federal Reserve
Wiliam McChesney Martin
Federal Reserve Board
Lbj Ranch
Stonewall
Texas
Rod and Gun Club
St. Peter’s Square
John XXIII
Apostolic Palace
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