Percy Enters Campaign for Senate Seat
Chicago AP Charles H. Percy announces a Republican bid for the U.S. Senate to run in 1966. The Bell & Howell board chairman, 46, vows a vigorous two party campaign and seeks the GOP State Conference endorsement on Jan. 28. Douglas is the Democratic incumbent and speculation swirls over the race.
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Chicago
Charles H. Percy
U.S. Senate
Percy
Bell & Howell Co
Sheraton-Chicago
Otto Kerner
U.S
Paul H. Douglas
Douglas
Charles Percy
University of Chicago
Republican State Conference
GOP
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Kerner
Bell & Howell
Wilson Johnson Meet Again Today
President Johnson and British Prime Minister Harold Wilson planned further talks on four major topics including Rhodesia independence, nuclear arms sharing with NATO, and British defense cuts. They held a private hour meeting followed by a 40 minute session with advisers, with U.S. and British officials present.
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Washington
Johnson
Harold Wilson
Britain
Atlantic Alliance
McGeorge Bundy
George W. Ball
David K.E. Bruce
U.S
London
Francis Bator
Wilson
Patrick Dean
Burke Trend
Derek J. Mitchell
White House
Bill D. Moyers
Weekend Forecast Promises Warmer Yet Cloudy Skies
Cloudy skies expected this weekend with slightly warmer temperatures in the local area. Lows remain in the 20s while daytime highs climb back into the 30s. No precipitation report from the U S Weather Bureau. Collins Station recorded a trace of snow with a high of 27 degrees on Thursday. low 26 and 9 a m today was 29 degrees.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Collins
Twenty Faculty Members Fired at St John’s University
NEW YORK AP The number of faculty members fired at St John’s University rose to more than 20 over two days after a long dispute over academic freedom. Msgr John Clancy, former Vatican Secretariat official, and Rev Peter O’Reilly, AFL-CIO union head, were among those dismissed as the university closed for Christmas. The president said contracts were not renewed per policy and reasons would not be discussed publicly.
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New York
St. John’s University
Msgr
John Clancy
Vatican Secretariat
Pope Paul VI
Peter O'Reilly
St. John’s
Afl-Cio United Federation of College Teachers
Father O’reilly
Msgr. Clancy
Pope Paul
Police Chief Announces $50 Reward for Window Damage Suspects
Police Chief Donald Ward today announced a $50 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those damaging city property. The alert follows the Thursday night discovery of several broken windows at a building in the No 5 city well area on Gould Drive, marking a second such incident in months.
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Donald Ward
No. 5 City Well
Gould Drive
Africa Breaks Ties With Britain Over Rhodesia
The United Arab Republic joined Ghana Tanzania Guinea and Mali in severing diplomatic relations with Britain over Rhodesia. The OAU had urged break relations if Britain would not topple Rhodesia's white minority government led by Ian Smith by a set deadline. Additional states Nigeria Mauritania Senegal Congo Republic Brazzaville were reported to follow, though Senegal denied imminent action.
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United Arab Republic
Britain
Rhodesia
Ghana
Tanzania
Guinea
Mali
Organization of African Unity
London
Ian Smith
Tass
OAU
Nigeria
Mauritania
Senegal
Congo Republic
Brazzaville
U.A.R
Haile Selassie
British Commonwealth
Kwame Nkrumah
Commonwealth
Comonwealth
Extra Post Office Hours Saturday
Morris Post Office will keep stamp and parcel post window open until 3 p.m. Saturday to handle Christmas mail. Money order window closes at noon. Total local Christmas mail expected at 300000 pieces with peak around Monday.
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Morris Post Office
Henry Verfurth
Verfurth
Astronauts Press On Toward 14 Day Gemini Flight
Astronauts Frank Borman and James Lovell continued toward a 14 day Gemini mission after a power unit issue was judged non critical. Ground teams reported the fuel cell problem stable and the crew planned a splashdown near the aircraft carrier Wasp in the Atlantic near Bermuda.
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Bermuda
John D. Hodge
Hodge
Borman
Air Force
Navy
Lovel
Wasp
Walter M. Schirra Jr
Thomas P. Stafford
Cape Kennedy
Mission Control Center
Schirra
Stafford
Youth Delivers Grenade Attack On U.S. Truck In Saigon
In Saigon a teenage assailant hurled a grenade into a truck carrying U.S. soldiers, injuring 12 GIs as terror campaigns mark the Viet Cong era. North Viet Nam witnessed MiG activity and heavy air bombardment while U.S. recalls report mixed outcomes and ongoing operations across the region.
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South Viet Nam
U.S
National Liberation Front
Air Force
Viet Nam
Dien Bien Phu
Vinh
Hanoi
Hanoi-Haiphong
Haiphong
Mekong River
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Johnson Administration
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