Saigon Prepares To Host Agnew
Saigon expected to receive Vice President Spiro Agnew amid security radio blackout similar to Nixon visit. He would meet U.S. and South Vietnamese leaders and visit troops, with ROSE to report from Saigon radio restricted for about ten hours. Demonstrators in Manila protest U.S. Vietnam policy outside the Institute gate.
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Saigon
Spiro T. Agnew
Nixon
Asia
Philippines
U.S
Radio Corporation of America
New York
Nguyen van Thieu
Thieu
Agnew
Philippine
Ferdinand E. Marcos
International Rice Research Institute
Manila
Vietnam
Grundy County Farm Census Records 1969 Highlights
The 1969 census shows Grundy County operating 735 farms with 228 709 acres an average of 311 acres per farm. On April 1 714 farms reported 2617 people in operator households averaging 3 67 per home. In 1968 corn led crops with 692 farms on 93 196 acres. soybeans followed on 659 farms 70877 acres.
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Grundy County
Grundy
Illinois Cooperative Crop Reporting Service
Illinois
U. S. Departments of Agriculture
Nixon relaxing in California during holiday visit
President Nixon and his family are in California for a couple of weeks of relaxation. He says his only public appearance will be when he registers to vote in his home state. The State of the Union message is expected to occupy most of his time.
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Associated Press
San Clemente
Calif
Nixon
California
Congress
Progress Edition. Grundy County Leads Into Industrial Growth
Morris Daily Herald surveys 1969 gains with Grundy County posting a $19 million rise in assessed value signaling an economic shift from farming to industry. It notes Commonwealth Edison and Dresden nuclear plant as major wealth creators while urging proactive planning, zoning, and leadership in Morris for 1970 to avoid stagnation.
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Morris Daily Herald
Ufforts
Grundy County
Commonwealth Edison
Morris
Goose Lake
Dresden
Grundy
Planning Commission and
Zoning Board of Appeals
Thoe
Hess Named LaSalle Sheriff After Death of Predecessor
Wayne Hess, 57, of rural Utica, was sworn in by the LaSalle County Board of Supervisors as sheriff to fill the unexpired term of Floyd Conkling who died on Christmas Day. Hess joined the sheriff's department in 1953, was promoted to captain in 1967 and has served as chief deputy.
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Ottawa
LaSalle County Board of Supervisors
Wayne Hess
Utica
Floyd Conkling
Hess
Sheriff's Department
Morris Herald Skips Thursday Edition for New Year’s Day
The Morris Herald will not publish on Thursday to let employees spend New Year’s Day with families. The next edition is scheduled for Friday.
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Morris Herald
Cold Weather Update and Temperature Readings
Snow blankets the city with 2 percent new accumulation after Tuesday night. The Collins Weather Station recorded a high of 34 Fahrenheit and a 9 am reading of 30. Tonight will be partly cloudy and colder with a low near 20. Thursday looks mostly cloudy with a 27 to 33 high. downtown Morris 11 am reading was 28 degrees.
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Collins
Morris
Allied Truce Begins in Viet Nam War Cease Fire
Allied truce starts at 6 p.m. after Viet Cong 72 hour halt. reports show 203 to 203 enemy killed in major clashes across Vietnam and Laos. US losses include two Americans killed and three wounded. paratroopers suffer 11 dead and 28 wounded in key areas near the Cambodian border.
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Saigon
U.S
South Vietnam
Laos
A Shau
North Vietnam Opens Limited Mail to POWs
U S officials report Hanoi may allow regular family mail to American POWs for the first time, with one package every two months per prisoner. Preparations exist to route items via Ha Noi, with first shipments anticipated next February, as Geneva Convention obligations press Hanoi to disclose prisoner lists and allow inspections.
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Washington
U.S
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Philip D. Habib
Paris
Southeast Asia
Democratic Republic of Viet-Nam
Drvn
Car Fire on Union Street Damages Engine
The Morris Fire Department extinguished a car blaze around 12 30 a.m. on Union Street. Minor damage reported to the engine and the owner remains unknown.
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Morris Fire Department
Union St
My Lai court-martial charge against Sgt Mitchell
Sgt David Mitchell faces court-martial for assault with intent to commit murder during the My Lai massacre in March 1968. The Pentagon ordered the proceeding after investigations. Mitchell will remain free and continue duties at Fort Hood while prosecution and defense prepare.
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My Lai
Ft, Hood
Tex
David Mitchell
Vietnam
Mitchell
William L. Calley Jr
John K. Boles Jr
1St Armored Lion
Ft. Hood
Texas
St. Francisville
Pentagon
United States Army Co. C
6Th Infantry
1St Armored Division
My Lay
Son My Village
Quang Ngai Province
Republic of Vietnam
Snicker a Day on Privilege and Self Gain
A humorous characterization speaks of a typical American who loudly denounces special privileges yet seeks such privileges for himself, hinting at hypocrisy. The remark contrasts public stance with private desires and pokes fun at self interest.
County and City Leaders Outline 1970 Plans
Grundy County chair Sig ney C. Carr and Morris Mayor John Hendrickson discuss 1970 goals. They foresee no county financial crisis, seek remap after the 1970 census, study Morris governance, form an advisory panel, and push zoning code updates. They expect retail sales tax gains, need records microfilming, and aim for a secondary sewage plant and new city facilities.
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Grundy County
Morris — Board
Signey C. Carr
John Hendrickson
Carr
Morris
Hendrickson
Carr Sa
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Israel
France
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H. Ross Perot
Moscow
LaSalle
Viet
George Esper
N. Viets
Hendrickeson
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