Soviet Secret Police Spy on Spies at Home
AP reports the KGB era security apparatus shifts focus from internal purge fears to espionage abroad and counterespionage at home. Pravda notes the mission adapts with party aims, while Izvestia contrasts Western provocation claims with FBI accusations about fanning anti-Soviet sentiment.
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Stalin
The
Committee For State Security
KGB
Soviet Union
Harold A.R
Kim” Philby
Manny
Novocherkassk
Pravda
Communist Party
Izvestia
U.S
Federal Bureau of Investigation
John Doe
Morris Daily Herald to skip Monday edition for Christmas
The Morris Daily Herald will not publish Monday as employees observe Christmas Day. Publication will resume Tuesday.
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Morris Daily Herald
Seasonal Temperatures With Rain Or Snow Expected
The U S Weather Bureau predicts normal seasonal temperatures with some rain or snow over the next three days. Highs 29 to 35, lows 14 to 21, with a brief warming today and Sunday, then a cold spell early next week and another warming by Wednesday. Precipitation near .2 inches, mainly Sunday and midweek. mostly sunny otherwise with periods of rain or snow and some late Sunday to early Monday cloudiness. The Collins Weather Station logged a Friday high of 25 and low of 12, with readings of 14 at the station and 15 in downtown Morris at 7 p m Friday.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Collins
Morris
Dry Roads for Holiday Across Nation
The nation enjoyed dry roads as cold clear weather covered most areas for Christmas travel. The National Safety Council estimates 625 to 725 traffic deaths over the three day weekend, with drivers expected to cover 7.9 billion miles.
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Associated Press
National Safety Council
Council
Christmas Church Services Weekend in Morris
Morris churches schedule Christmas services and programs. Bethlehem Lutheran offers 8:30 and 11 a.m. services with multiple choirs and sermons. Other churches include First Christian First Methodist First United Presbyterian Immaculate Conception Church and First Baptist with varying Christmas Eve candlelight Midnight Mass Holy Communion and morning worship plus Sunday School programs.
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Morris
Bethlehem Lutheran Church
Karl E. Linnemann
Robert Hunt
Norval Wigtil
L. G. Hinderaker
First Christian Church
First Methodist Church
Paul H Dude
Ithaca
N. Y
First United Presbyterian Church
Immaculate Conception
First Baptist Church
Arthur Johns
Morris Free Methodist Church
Four Hurt In Head-On Interstate 80 Crash Near Seneca
Four people were rushed to Morris Hospital after a head on collision on Interstate 80 about one mile east of the Seneca overpass. One was alone in a car and three were in the other vehicle. A Morris Hospital spokesman identified one injured person as Francis Cushing of Coal City. Conditions were not released.
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Morris Hospital
Seneca
Grundy County
Sherman Hexdall
Hexdall
Francis Cushing
Olson
Davis
Hexhall
Steve C. Riley
Joliet
District 5 State Police
Wife Shot in Chicago Home. Mrs Branson Dead
Chicago police reported Mrs. Donna Branson 41 wife of Dr. John Branson was found shot 12 times in the neck and head Friday in the kitchen of their South Side residence. Dr Branson discovered the body upon returning with their 4 year old son from nursery school.
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Chicago
Donna Branson
South Side
John M. Branson
John
Living Costs Rise in November Across the United States
The Labor Department reports a 0.3 percent rise in consumer prices in November with all goods except food increasing. Grocery costs fell 0.3 percent helping offset the rise. The CPI reached 117.8, about 2.8 percent above a year ago, signaling a near 3 percent annual rise.
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Washington
Labor Department
Arnold Chase
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Johnson visits Cam Ranh Bay troops for Christmas
President Johnson briefed U.S. forces at Cam Ranh Bay during a Christmas stop in South Vietnam. He toured the 12th Air Force hospital, presented Purple Heart medals, and spoke to several hundred airmen before departure. He had earlier stopped at Khorat in Thailand after Australia and Holt memorial services, with Gen. Westmoreland and Ambassador Bunker present.
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Johnson
U.S
Cam Ranh Bay
South Vietnam
Cam Ranh
Khorat
Thailand
William C. Westmoreland
Vietnam
Ellsworth Bunker
Bob Hope
Asia
Manila
Air Force
Morris Police Take Action On Loose Dogs
Morris police filed complaints Friday against James Chronister Charles Enger and Mrs George E Heap for letting their dogs run loose. Four dogs were picked up and taken to Morris Veterinary Hospital with owners to claim or risk destruction by Saturday.
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George E. Heap
First Ave
James Chronister
Armstrong St
Charles Enger
E. Jefferson St
Designate County For Food Stamps in Midwest
Grundy County is among 172 counties in 10 Midwest states chosen by Secretary Orville Freeman to receive the Food Stamp Program. About 635,000 people in 286 areas already participate, with coupons boosting purchasing power at authorized outlets. timing for local issuance will be announced after planning with state welfare officials. Nearby counties Kendall LaSalle Livingston and Will were also designated.
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Midwest States
Secretary of Agriculture
Orville L. Freeman
Midwest
Kendall
LaSalle
Livingston
Will
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