Four-Day Cease-Fire Franchise Granted for Cable TV Here
Morris city council unanimously approved a franchise to Morris C.A.T.V. Co after technical changes. Operation is expected in 18 to 24 months with four Morris schools attached to free television service Center Franklin Garfield Parochial. Surveys and subscriber work precede service as engineers map streets for highway funds.
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Morris C.A.T.V. Co
Morris
Paul Splain
Splain
Center
Franklin and Garfield
Richard Schweichkert
Chamlin Engineering Service
Springfield
Pause in Viet bombing raid continues as talks loom
Washington reports a continuing pause in B52 heavy raids against South Vietnam and in bombing the north. Officials say no B52s have attacked in the south since December 24, amid a move to push North Vietnam toward peace talks. The lull appears orchestrated at top levels with President Johnson credited by Pentagon sources for ordering the pause.
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Washington
United States
South
Viet Nam
North Viet Nam
William C. Westmoreland
U.S
Pentagon
Johnson
White House
State Department
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Westmoreland
Adm
U.S. Grant Sharpe
Pacific
New District Chief Named For Ni-Gas Joliet Area
Paul Myers is named district superintendent of the Joliet area by Edward T. Willauer of Northern Illinois Gas Company. He succeeds Bart Juell, who moves to the new Mississippi River district. Myers, former Joliet division sales manager, lives at 1102 Oregon Ave with his wife Betty and daughter Paula. He is a Joliet Township High School and Northwestern alumnus and active in local business groups. Juell previously served NI-Gas in Ottawa and Joliet, with roles in engineering and management.
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Paul Myers
Joliet
Edward T. Willauer
Northern Illinois Gas Company
Myers
Bart Juell
Mississippi River
N-Gas
Betty
Paula
Oregon Ave
Joliet Township
Italian Fanfani resigns as foreign minister over peace feeler
Rome AP Amintore Fanfani resigns as Italy's foreign minister amid criticism of his role in relaying a purported North Viet Nam peace feeler to President Johnson. He seeks to face the Foreign Affairs Commission before Jan 6. The UN says his GA presidency remains unaffected by the move.
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Rome
Amintore Fanfani
U.N. General Assembly
Italy
Viet Nam
Hanoi
Foreign Affairs Commission
Chamber of Deputies
Fanfani
Commission
Aldo Moro
Christian Democrat Party
Florence
Giorgio la Pira
Johnson
Borghese
la Pira
Dean Rusk
Moro
Red China
Benito Mussolini
United Nations
New York
General Assembly
Assembly
Weather outlook with moderating temperatures this week
Cloudy skies persist as temperatures rise from a high of 30 at Collins Weather Station on Monday to a low of 10. A gradual moderation brings a low around 20 tonight and a high near 40 on Wednesday, with warmer conditions Thursday. No precipitation expected until the weekend.
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Collins Weather Station
Westminster Abbey Anniversary Marked by Queen Elizabeth II
Queen Elizabeth II laid a bouquet on a Westminster Abbey altar to inaugurate a year long 900th anniversary celebration. The abbey consecrated December 28 1065 and serves as England’s historic coronation church for most monarchs. The queen arrived with Prince Philip Princess Margaret and royal escorts as Sir Arthur Bliss played a ceremonial prelude on the abbey organ.
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London
Westminster Abbey
Britain
Edward the Confessor
England
Elizabeth
Edward
Prince Philip
Princess Margaret
Sir Arthur Bliss
Coal City Industrial Site Lease Sought For Development
Coal City Development Company seeks to lease 15 acres west of Coal City from the village for industrial use with an option to buy. B J Ulm, VP, told the council Monday night. no action was taken as discussions continued. The site includes an old strip mine and previous garbage dump.
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Coal City
Coal City Development Company
B. J. Ulm
Fire Fatal to Siamese Cats in Rear Shed Blaze
Three Siamese cats died in a Monday night fire in a shed at the rear of the Robert Byers home on Merrill Street. Mrs. Avis McKune alerted firefighters when she discovered the blaze as the Byers family were visiting in Gardner. The shed, heated by a lamp, stored the cats and bedding. the lamp overheat is blamed for ignition.
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Braceville
Robert Byers
Merrill St
Avis McKune
Byers
Gardner
Cigarette Warning Faces Jan 1 Rollout in NC
In Raleigh area, cigarette packs show health warnings ahead of the January 1 federal deadline. Liggett & Myers Tobacco Co. Durham plant produces L&Ms with side panel warnings stating smoking may be hazardous to your health. Federal law requires the warning on all packs sold nationwide after Saturday.
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Raleigh
N.C
North Carolina
S&ms
L&ms
Liggett & Myers Toacco Co
Durham
United States
Ice crash cuts power near Morris injures Seneca woman
A northbound 1960 Buick skidded on ice on Illinois 47 one mile north of Interstate 80 at 2:30 a.m. injuring 21 year old Barbara Lankford of Seneca. The crash knocked down a pole supplying 4 000 volts. About 100 customers lost service until crews restored power at 5 a.m. A Seneca man in the car escaped injury.
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Morris
Illinois
Robert
Barbara) Lankford
Market St
Seneca
Morris Hospital
George Hendrickson
Humphrey Opens Asian Swing With Tokyo Stop
U S Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey arrives in Tokyo on the first leg of a brief Asian tour. He plans an 18 hour stay before the Marcos inauguration and will discuss Viet Nam with leaders while avoiding direct talks there. He meets Emperor Hirohito and Prime Minister Sato.
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Tokyo
U.S
Hubert H. Humphrey
Japan
Humphrey
Ferdinand Marcos
Viet Nam
Eisaku Sato
Etsusaburo Shiina
United States
U. S
Richard M. Nixon
Hirohito
Chung Hee Park
South Korea
Seoul
Chiang Kai-shek
China
Formosa
Washington
Andrews Air Force Base
Tet cease fire announced by Viet Cong during Lunar New Year
The Viet Cong declared a four day cease fire from January 20 to 23 during Tet to permit compatriots to observe the holiday and return to villages. U.S. air operations paused for a similar period, while North Vietnam and allied forces reported ongoing patrols and combat along several fronts near Saigon.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Viet Cong
United States
North Viet Nam
Communist Liberation Front
Viet Nam
U.S
Vet Cong
Liberation Front
Bu Prang
Gia Nghia
U.S. Air Force
Guam
North Vietam
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Water Department
Division and
North Sts
Walter Hundt
Water and Sewer Committee
William Sharp
George St
Illinois 47
Sharp
Chief
Ft. Riley
Kan
George EF. Smith
Chester
W. Va
Claude FE
McClure
Chattanooga
Tenn
U. S. Army
Okinawa
Manila
Philippine
Ferdinand E. Marcos
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