Kerner Eyes Special Tax Session Amid Budget Woes
Gov. Otto Kerner signals a potential special legislative session to raise taxes as Illinois faces a projected 67 million shortfall in general revenue funds and no operating cash by June 30 1967. He warns delaying until January could necessitate rapid tax hikes. He notes highway funding strains and plans for Route 66 relief routes. He also touts a 1.7 million trade mission and two Democratic candidates per district.
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Kerner
Lincoln
LaSalle-Peru
Joliet
Bloomington
Menard Prison
Illinois
Japan
Australia
Fireballs Seen Across Nation Illuminate Night Sky
Reports spread from the Northeast to California of a dazzling light in the sky Thursday night. Fragments fell in the Midwest as witnesses called in waves. astronomer William P. Bidelman of Michigan said it was undoubtedly a fireball while a Defense Department spokesman called it a natural phenomenon and noted aircraft and missiles were accounted for.
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Pittsburgh
California
Midwest
William P. Bidelman
University of Michigan
Idaho
Defense Department
Washington
Poverty Program Studied in Grundy County
The Federal Economic Opportunity Act program is being studied in Grundy County to identify needs and potential projects. Possibilities include Head Start for pre schoolers and a migrant day care program with a six county planning group meeting in January.
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Grundy County
William V. Dorn
Mazon
Ottawa
la Salle
Ray C. Hawley
Marshall
Putnam
Bureau
Livingston
L. S. Botts
Illinois Office of Economic Opportunity
Dorn
Mazon-Verona-Kinsman
Washington, DC
Free Parking Begins Monday In Morris Downtown
Beginning next Monday free parking will be available on all Morris downtown streets for Christmas shoppers. The Morris City Council extends the courtesy through December 24. The Morris Chamber of Commerce asks downtown employees avoid metered spaces as all meters will be covered with white paper bags bearing Merry Christmas greetings.
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Morris
Morris Chamber of Commerce
Rain forecast with warm temperatures across Collins area
The U S Weather Bureau warned of rain turning to rain by Saturday morning and continuing through Sunday. Temperatures stay above normal with highs in the 50s and lows in the 40s. Thursday at Collins Weather Station reached 53 with a low of 34. 9 am today logged 43.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Collins
County Supervisors Set December Meeting Schedule
Semi annual reports from county offices are due and will be presented at the December meeting of the county supervisors. The session starts at 9 30 a m in the county courtroom next Tuesday.
Brezhnev's Role is Reaffirmed in Soviet Leadership Changes
Washington reports changes in the Soviet leadership confirm the increasing power of Communist Party leader Leonid Brezhnev and party supremacy in state affairs. Mikoyan retires with honors while Podgorny is seen as a ceremonial figure and unlikely to return to active politics.
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Washington
Communist Party
Leonid J. Brezhnev
Supreme Soviet
Moscow
Anastas 1
Mikoyan
Brezhnev
Nikoli V. Podgorny
Central Committee
Podgorny
Johnson Pledges Peace Efforts
President Johnson said he would exhaust every peace effort before other hard steps are taken in Viet Nam. He spoke by telephone to the AFL-CIO convention in San Francisco defending U.S. role and detailing renewed efforts for peace despite silence from some and propaganda from others.
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Washington
Johnson
Viet Nam
Moscow
Hanoi
United States
Britain
North
U.S
Texas
San Francisco
Pentagon
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Defense Department
Hubert H. Humphrey
Dean Rusk
Astronauts Pace Gemini 7 Mission Amid Christmas Hurry
Gemini 7 astronauts James Lovell and Frank Borman sail through day six in space as their craft surpasses two million miles on a 14 day mission. Gemini 6 readiness accelerates with Schirra and Stafford slated to launch Sunday to chase.
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United States
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Cape Kennedy
Navy
Walter M. Schirra Jr
Air Force
Thomas P. Stafford
Schirra
Stafford
James F Holderman dies after brief illness at 55
James Franklin Holderman 55 of Goose Lake Township Grundy County farmer died Thursday evening at Morris Hospital after a brief illness. He hosted national and international visitors at his farm including Soviet deputy premier Frol Kozlov in 1959. He served on Farm Bureau boards and the Grundy County unit, married Ruth Wills in 1935, and leaves four daughters a son four grandchildren a brother and a sister. Burial in Evergreen Cemetery with services Monday at 2 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church.
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James Franklin Holderman
Goose Lake Township
Grundy County
Morris Hospital
Davis Funeral Home
First Presbyterian Church
Roy Hamburger
Evergreen Cemetery
Morris Hospital Fund
Morris First United Presbyterian Church
University of Illinois Foundation For Agricultural Research
James I.’. Holderman
Mr. Holderman
Morris
Frank
Anna Brown Holderman
University of Illinois
Alpha Gamma Rho Fraternity
Holderman
United States
Frol R. Kozlov
Soviet Union
Kozlov
Grundy County Farm Bureau
Illinois Agricultural Association
Farm Bureau Business Service Inc
First United Presbyterian Church
Pine Bluff
Morris Community High School
Amateur
Vandalia
Ohio
Ruth Wills
Coal City
Wilfred
Jean Ann) Robinson
Janet
New Haven
Joliet
David
Marines in Rice Paddies Fight Viet Cong Near Da Nang
U S Marines joined Vietnamese troops in a three day battle to trap Viet Cong in the Da Nang Chu Lai rice plain area. Helicopters from the carrier Valley Forge lifted in a fresh Leatherneck force to engage groups of 30 to 40 guerrillas in brisk clashes.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
da Nang
Chu Lai
Valley Forge
South China Sea
Leon Utter
Miami
Okla
Voice of America
Hue
Imperial
Philippines
Viet Nam
Duc Pho
Quang Ngai City
7Th Fleet
Rice Plain
Que Son
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1St Infantry Division
Douglas Nelson
Houston
Springfield, Ill
Otto Kerner
Peking
Batlefield
Charles Crocchiola
New York City
Thomas O’brien
James F. Holderman
James F, Holderman
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