Land Bridge Route Proposed to Link Japan and Europe
Inter state Commerce Commissioner Dale W. Hardin floated using the United States as a land bridge between Asia and Europe. He urged coordinated transport across modes to attract ocean traffic, citing a suggestion from the American Association of Port Authorities in Canada.
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Chicago
Senz Canal
United States
Japan
Europe
Dale W. Hardin
Peoria
ICC
Traffic Club of
Association of
Asia
Hardin
American Association of Port Authorities
Canada
Atlantic
Pacific
Slums Blamed For Crisis Of Survival
Washington AP Surgeon General William H. Stewart declared city slums create a crisis of survival not just for systems but for society. He blamed private medicine welfare care and public health for failures and urged a massive commitment of health resources to aid the urban poor.
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Washington
William H. Stewart
Stewart
Public Health Service
Monday Parent Meetings Canceled for Morris Pupils
Supt. Kenneth S. Hammer announced the cancellation of homeroom meetings for seventh and eighth grade parents at Morris elementary schools due to a time conflict with the Morris Community High School Christmas concert. Meetings will be rescheduled in January. The next board of education meeting will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday.
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Supt
Kenneth S. Hammer
Morris
Hammer
Morris Community High School
Board of Education
Blood drive contest challenges colleges next week
O DSBORO North Carolina AP The Red Cross blood program benefit from a contest the Wayne Community College and Mount Olive Junior College next week Wayne has challenged Mount Olive to a bleed in at which students will volunteer blood.
IRS Says No Record SNCC Filed Tax Return
IRS regional officials disclosed no record SNCC filed an income tax return or tax exempt statement. District Director A C Ross declined further comment while confirming no denial of possible tax investigation into SNCC and Carmichael. Carmichael and Brown could not be reached for comment.
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IRS
SNCC
Atlanta, Ga
Internal Revenue Service
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
A.C. Ross
Black Power
Stokely Carmichael
Ross
Associated Press
Black Power Organization
Carmichael
U.S
Vietnam
H. Rap Brown
Parcel Explodes at Manhattan Post Office Injuring Eight
An addressed parcel to Cuba exploded in a Manhattan post office injuring eight and shattering windows. It was the second blast in a metropolitan area post office this week. Fire officials said a booby trapped package went off when tossed onto a rolling cart by a mail sorter.
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New York
Cuba
Manhattan
Elizabeth
N.J
Patient to Go Home by 25th
Five days after his historic heart transplant Louis Washkansky is eager to leave bed but doctors keep him resting. Surgeon Christian Barnard reports he is aching from lying still and may sit up. Mrs. Washkansky calls him strong and cheerful.
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Cape Town
South Africa
Louis Washkansky
Christian Barnard
Washkansky
Barnard
Heart transplant patient shows steady progress after groundbreaking operation
A 55-year-old Groote Schuur Hospital patient recovering from the first human heart transplant reports improvement and cheerfulness. Doctors note he remains in a critical period of potential rejection while the surgeon team led by Dr. Christian Barnard oversees his care.
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Mr. Washkansky
Bertie Bosman
Washkansky
Christian Barnard
Spock Leads Antiwar Marches Through New York
About 700 antiwar protesters move through Lower Manhattan to an Army intelligence center. Violence erupts with scattered fighting and at least 12 arrests as baby doctor Benjamin Spock, among the marchers, is taken into custody.
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New York
Lower Manhattan
Army
Armed Forces
Benjamin Spock
Spock
City Hall
Battery Park
Stop the
Car Stolen From Coal City Lot
A 1967 Chevrolet Camaro two door black with red body was stolen from Perona Chevrolet on Illinois 113. The car had no plates and was driven across a ditch from the lot after the theft reported by James Smith of Perona Chevrolet. The Grundy County sheriff’s office received the report, with theft occurring Thursday night or early today.
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Perona Chevrolet
Illinois 113
Grundy County Sheriff's Office
James Smith
Minooka to vote on expansion bonds for two districts
Minooka voters in District No. 111 high and District No. 201 grade will cast ballots Saturday from 7 am to 7 pm. High district asks approval of 1.35 million dollars in bonds for a new high school. grade district seeks 560 thousand dollars to buy the present high school.
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Minooka
Battle in Binh Dinh Leaves 159 North Vietnameses Dead
American air cavalrymen pursued a 600 strong North Vietnamese battalion in Binh Dinh Province after a four hour heavy clash. The fighting left 159 enemy dead and came amid renewed hostilities across other old battlefields including Con Thien and Bo Duc.
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Binh Dinh
Saigon
1St Air Cavalry Division
U.S
Con Thien
Mekong
Bo Duc
22Nd
President Johnson Rehearses For Daughter's Wedding
President Johnson attends dress rehearsal as daughter Lynda and Marine Capt. Charles S. Robb finalize preparations for their East Room wedding. White House decor includes evergreens and flowers, a white altar under construction, a 30 foot buffet, and 500 rice bags for guest shower.
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Washington
Johnson
Lynda
Charles S. Robb
White House
Robb
Carol Lawrence
Gordon MacRae
East Room
Congress Finalizes Social Security Bill With Major Increases
Senate House conferees reach agreement on the social security bill, sending it to President Johnson. Key provisions raise basic benefits for 24 million workers, increase minimums, expand taxable base, and limit Medicaid grants while tightening AFDC work requirements.
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Washington
Senate House
Congress
Johnson
House
Senate
Chief Issues Trash Can Suggestion
Morris City Police Chief Donald Ward urged residents to retrieve garbage cans after collection to reduce a growing safety hazard. He noted numerous complaints of empty cans rolling onto city streets and stressed it takes little effort to bring in cans after pickup.
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Morris City
Donald Ward
Ward
Post Office Urges Closing of Postal Savings Accounts
Acting Postmaster Robert Granger urges depositors to close unredeemed postal savings accounts at Morris Post Office noting they no longer earn interest. He says holders can redeem by applying at the issuing office where the certificates were issued with guidance and forms provided.
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Morris Post Office
Robert Granger
Granger
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Channahon Grade School
Sen
Russell B. Long
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