Vietnam War Hopes Split Hawks and Doves in 1967 Fight
Washington in early 1967 sees hawks dominating policy across Congress and White House. President Johnson presses troop increases while seeking talks, with Defense Secretary McNamara and Rusk among doves. Senate and House leaders push for greater force to compel concessions from Hanoi Haiphong and the North Vietnamese government.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
White House
Vietnam
Secretary of
Dean Rusk
Walt Rostow
Arthur Goldberg
W. Averell Harriman
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
North Vietnam
L. Mendel Rivers
D-S.c
House Armed Services Committee
Hanoi
Haiphong
Senate
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
Senate Armed Services Committee
Hubert H. Humphrey
U.S
Sen
J.W. Fulbright
D-Ark
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
United States
National Liberation Front
Red
South Vietnam
Fulbright
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Fulbright Dean Rusk
Wallace M. Greene
Marine Corps
Rusk
Coonskin
Mass Slaying of Nurses Tops 1966 Illinois Story
Illinois readers crowned the nurses murder in Chicago as the top story of 1966. Valerie Percy’s murder ranked second, with other major events including West Side riots, civil rights marches, and political scandal completing the top ten.
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Chicago
Illinois
Associated Press
Valerie Percy
Charles H. Percy
West Side
Weston
Menard Penitentiary
Frank
Porky) Porcaro
Illinois State Fairgrounds
Krebiozen
Porcaro
Richard Speck
Cook County Hospital
Peoria
Andrew Toman
Cook County
Percy
Kenilworth
Magician to vanish seven foot elephant on CBS stage
Milbourne Christopher, famed magician, plans to make a full-grown elephant vanish on a Garry Moore CBS special. He aims to fire a pistol from 14 feet away and vanish the elephant behind slatted gates, a feat not done on a brightly lit stage before.
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New York
Milbourne Christopher
Christopher
Hippodrome
Navy orders 6.1 million Shrike missiles for replacement plan
The Navy contracts 4.4 million and 1.7 million for Shrike anti radar missiles, totaling 6.1 million, amid reports of limited Vietnam era effectiveness. Officials note demand exceeds supply as talks turn to a Shrike replacement with potential 90 to 100 million funding. A follow on HOGS system is also discussed.
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Washington
Navy
Vietnam
Sperry Rand Corp
Bristol, Tenn
New Years Eve Revelry Across the Nation
Prices for New Year’s Eve celebrations range from $1 to $100 per couple or person as venues from Berkeley to New York, Chicago, New Orleans and Las Vegas offer dinners, dancing and suites. Major hotels report sold out rooms and high demand while some venues keep last year’s prices.
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George Esper
Associated Press
Vietnam
Phil Miles
New York
Brody Corporation
Peter Redfearn
Claremont
Berkeley
Calif
Churchill Room
San Francisco
Hotel Fairmount
Chicago
Maxim's de Paris
Astor Tower
New Orleans
Roosevelt Hotel
Nancy
Ambassador Hotel
Cocoanut Grove
Los Angeles
Ella Fitzgerald
R.E. Bredeson
Dallas
Tex
Philadelphia
American Federation of Musicians
Atlanta
Illinois Gov Kerner unveils $268.5 million road plan for 1967
Governor Otto Kerner announced a 1967 Illinois highway program totaling 268.5 million dollars. The plan ignores a 38 million dollar federal funding cut announced in November and will be shaped by how quickly federal funds become available.
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Springfield, Ill
Otto Kerner
Kerner
Weekend Warm-Up Amid Snow Likely Weather Outlook
The U. S. Weather Bureau forecasts near normal highs of 29 to 35 and lows of 14 to 21 Saturday through Wednesday with a weekend warming then a turn to cold. About half an inch of snow possible early next week with mixed rain, partly cloudy tonight, and a high near 30 Saturday. Sunday expects snow or rain, Collins station reports 25 high and 3 low Thursday.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Collins
Statio
Morris
Wage Hikes for 7 Million Workers in 1967 Talks
The Labor Department outlines major wage negotiations affecting about seven million workers in 1967. James R. Hoffa begins talks for roughly 450,000 Teamsters under the trucking contract, signaling potential 7 percent wage and fringe-benefit demands.
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Washington
James R. Hoffa
Teamsters Union
Labor Department
Hoffa
Praise from Chen Yi during Cultural Revolution rally
Red Chinese Foreign Minister Chen Yi delivered a fiery speech praising the cultural revolution after his ouster was demanded by the Red Guards. He praised Mao and Lin Piao at a Peking rally of 100,000, while posters criticized him the previous day.
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Tokyo
Red Guards
Chen Yi
China
Chen
Peking
New China
Mao Tse-tung
Lin Piao
Mao
Lin
Chou En-lai
Red
Extended Care Nursing Homes in Illinois List
Federal officials announced 86 Illinois nursing homes will join the extended care phase of medicare starting January 1. The Morris area includes Americana Nursing Center Joliet 89 Salem Home for the Aged Joliet 26 Kankakee Highland Sanitorium and Con valscent Home Ottawa 63 Pleasant View Lutheran Home Ottawa 146 Ed Stec HEW spokesman said more homes may be certified later and total could exceed 100.
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Chicago
Illinois
Morris
Americana Nursing Center
Joliet
Salem Home For the
Kankakee
Highland Sanitorium
Ottawa
Pleasant View Lutheran Home
Ed Stec
the Health, Education and Welfare Department
Local Man Faces Second Charge in Morris
Gary Kuntz a 25 year old Morris man with no fixed address faces a second charge disobedience to a Morris City policeman James Gretencord. He previously faced a disorderly conduct complaint and speeding and noisy mufflers tickets on Lisbon Street. He was arrested at 1 10 a m and posted bond for release.
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Morris
Gary Kuntz
Morris City
James Gretencord
Kuntz
Lisbon St
Wayne Matteson
Glenn Johnson
Would Prohibit Home Picketing
Springfield Illinois Sen W Russell Arrington announces a bill to ban picketing of citizens homes with penalties up to 500 dollar fine and six months imprisonment or both. He cites disturbances at public officials homes including Chicago Mayor Richard Daley as justification.
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Springfield
Ill
Sen. W. Russell Arrington
Illinois
Senate
Arrington
Chicago
Richard Daley
Small-Scale Fighting Flares In Mekong Delta
In the Mekong Delta and central lowlands small-scale fighting flared as a New Year cease-fire approached. U.S. B52 bombers attacked Communist positions in South Vietnam while 74 North Vietnamese troops fell in clashes. A five-day port strike in Saigon ended with an agreement to rehire 288 replaced Vietnamese dockworkers.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Mekong
North Vietnam
Nguyen Cao Ky
Vietnamese Confederation of Labor
U.S
Phan Thiet
South China Sea
Kontum
Bong Son
U.S. 1St Cavalry
Panhandle
Newport Dock
Three Strikes Out For Mrs Powell
Mrs. Adam Clayton Powell’s aide refuses a third summons to testify before Wayne L. Hays subcommittee. The chair plans to seek removal from a $20 500 annual staff post as the payroll and travel expense inquiry nears its end with a report due January 3.
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Washington
Adam Clayton Powell
Congressional Investigating Committee
Wayne L. Hays
Dohio
Congressional
Powell
Puerto Rico
Hays
Subcommittee
Morris Daily Herald Skips Monday Issue for New Year Holiday
The Morris Daily Herald will not publish Monday as employees observe the New Year holiday. Publication will resume Tuesday.
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Morris Daily Herald
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Everett M. Dirksen
Antwerp
Belgium
BEM Price
Richard Maiorano
Philadephia
Maioranos
Michael
Mekong Delta
Mrs. Powell
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